Most Sold Digital Cameras in India

Digital Cameras are one of the favorite electronic products which we all love to carry around to capture memories. Smartphone which comes up with high megapixel cameras are affecting this digital camera industry a bit, but still those look for the experience and passion of photography goes for a digital camera. Here comes a list of the most sold compact digital cameras of Nikon, Canon, Sony and a few others in the Indian market.

Best of Nikon:  If you are one among those who has some interest and knowledge in photography, then your first pick will always be a Nikon. We are listing out a few affordable and good ones under this brand.

Nikon Coolpix L23:

Nikon Coolpix L23 is a 10.1 megapixel entry level compact camera engineered with EXPEED C2 Image Processing Engine and 5x optical zoom NIKKOR lens which zooms up to 5x optically and 4x digitally. Its comes with a 2.7-inch TFT LCD screen, 22MB internal memory, supports external memory cards, has a rechargeable Ni-MH Battery and a built-in and auto-focus flash. This entry level camera costs just Rs.4,400.

Nikon Coolpix S2500:

Nikon Coolpix S2500 is a 12 megapixel compact digital camera which comes with the company’s EXPEED C2 Image Processing Engine and possesses a 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor. It sports a 4x zoom 4.9 - 19.6 mm focal length NIKKOR lens which can be zoomed optically and digital, a 2.7-inch TFT LCD monitor, an internal memory of 16 MB-expendable with SD card, rechargeable Li-ion battery, in-built flash and comes with auto-focusing features. This affordable camera is available for Rs.5,500.

Nikon Coolpix S6100:

Nikon Coolpix S6100 comes with a massive 16 megapixel sensor, 7x optical zoom and a 3-inch 460k dot LCD touchscreen. Other features are; F-stop ranges from 3.7-5.6, 4 way image stabilization, 20MB Internal Memory, SDXC card slot, Li-ion Battery and an auto-focus built in flash. This high-featured digital camera costs around Rs.11,500.

Nikon Coolpix P300:

Nikon Coolpix P300 is a point and shoot 12.2 megapixel camera. It comes with 4.2x optical zoom and 2x digital zoom, 3 inch TFT LCD Screen, 35 mm Equivalent Focal Length: 24 - 100 mm, rechargeable Li-ion Battery, 90 MB in-build memory, SD card slot and auto-focus built-in flash. This is a promising new camera of Nikon which costs Rs.14,500.

Nikon Coolpix S630:

Nikon Coolpix S630 is a small 12-megapixel point-and-shoot camera which gives 7x zoom. The camera is easy to use, gives a perfect image quality and good color accuracy; about video recording you can’t say it’s perfect. The camera sports a 2.7 Inch LCD screen, rechargeable Li-ion Battery and an internal memory of 44MB which is expandable with SD Card. It comes with a focal length of 37 - 260 mm, has Auto Focus features and built-in Flash. You can owe this camera for Rs.18,000.

Best on Canon: Canon camera are preferred to catch pictures with some professionalism as most of their cameras comes with high-end functionality which can sometime puts normal guys in jeopardy. Have a look at the comparatively simple and worth buying ones.

Canon Powershot XS 150:

Canon XS 150 comes with an exciting 12x optical zoom and sharp 14.1 Megapixel resolution. It features a 3-inch LCD screen, smart shutter with wink self-timer, flip-up auto focus flash, supports SD, SDHC, SDXC cards for storage and for power it has 2x AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries. This camera is quite affordable for Rs.10,000.

Canon SX 220:

Canon just gave a treat to photographers with this zippy 12.1 megapixel Camera which comes with CMOS Image Sensor, 14x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom, full HD Recording and 3 inch TFT Colour LCD Screen. It also has a built-in pop-up flash, Li-ion NB-5L rechargeable battery, Hi-Speed USB port and a card slot to expand memory. This camera is available for Rs.15,000.

Canon PowerShot SX130IS:

This point and shoot 12.1 megapixel camera has CCD sensor with dimensions of 1/2.3 inch and is powered by DIGIC 4 image processor. The camera features 4x digital zoom, 12.1x optical zoom, 3-inch TFT colour LCD with wide viewing angle, USB 2.0, memory card slot and an in-built auto focus flash. This product will cost you around Rs.10,000.

Best of Sony: Sony camera are the most popular ones in India and  the best once if you are a brand freak, the functionality of these cameras are quite good but they lags a bit behind when compared to the above covered brands. Have a look at the best selling once of Sony.

Sony Cybershot DSC-W570/B:

Sony Cybershot DSC-W570/B is a 16.1 megapixel camera which provides 5x optical zoom and 20x digital zoom. It has a Super HAD CCD sensor, a 2.8 inch LCD display, rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BN1, USB Connection, Micro SD card slot and in-built auto-focus flash. This hot selling camera costs Rs.8,500.

Sony H70:

Sony H70 features 10x optical zoom, 20x Digital Zoom and 25mm wide angle lens. This 16.1 megapixel camera sports BIONZ image processor, Super HAD CCD Image Sensor,   3 inch Clear Photo LCD Screen, Lithium ION NP-BG1 battery, 2.0 Hi-Speed USB, in-built auto-focus flash and memory card slot. This affordable camera has a price tag of Rs.10,000.

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9V:

This is a 16.2 megapixel Camera which has a Exmor R CMOS Sensor, 16x optical zoom and 64x digital zoom. The device features 3 inch XtraFine TruBlack LCD Screen, high-speed USB 2.0, Lithium ION Battery NP-BG1, built-in auto focus flash and memory card slot. Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9V has a price tag of Rs.16,500.

iPhone 5 Release Date in 2012: Top 10 New Features

Apple Inc. proved analysts and most tech sites wrong when it didn't unveil an iPhone 5 this year.  New CEO Tim Cook last week unveiled an iPhone 4S that has a 3.5-inch screen; an 8-megapixel, 1080p high-definition camera; an A5 chip processor that is seven times faster than the processor in the iPhone 4; two antennae to transmit and receive data; CDMA and GSM connectivity; and new applications like Siri and Find My Friends.

iPhone 5

iPhone 5: 3 months after iPhone 4S? 6 Months? 9 Months? 12 Months? The waiting continues.

It's an iPhone 4 with an "S" -- meaning it has the same design as the predecessor, and "S" stands for the late Steve Jobs or software (same aesthetics but new operating system).  As Apple has not released a new phone model in the past 15 months and with the outpouring of emotion for its creative genius, the iPhone 4S is expected to rake in record sales.

For fans frustrated with failure's to announce the iPhone 5 last at the "Let's Talk iPhone" event week, the 15-month wait for the fifth generation iPhone will get longer, by four to twelve months.

There have been reports that Apple will be releasing an iPhone 5 this January.  Unless the iPhone 4S doesn't sell, Apple will likely unveil the iPhone 5 beyond January. 

If the iPhone 5 is ready to go by January, why not put the device in the market in December holiday season when consumer spending is at its highest point?  A December or January release date is just too soon. 

Customers who lined up for the iPhone 4S will find their three-month phones obsolete.  And for those not mad at this rip-off, who would want to pay termination fees three months after taking a two-year contract?

A March release date would also be possible although unlikely.  The first and second generation iPads were released in March in the past two years, and the third one will be available in March next year.  Having two new pricey devices simultaneously would cannibalize sales of one of the devices -- who would want to pay for a $649 (contract-free) iPhone 5 and a $499 iPad 3 at the same time?

A June unveiling at Apple's developers' conference would be a more plausible schedule.  Prior to this year, Apple has been launching new iPhone models in June.  Analyst Keith Bachman of BMO Capital Markets had said a few months ago that the all-new iPhone 5 would arrive only in 2012.  "We believe the iPhone 5 will launch in mid-2012," Bachman had written in a note.

An October 2012 release date for the iPhone 5 also makes sense.  Releasing a new iPhone 24 long months after the flagship iPhone 4 was made available -- and 12 months after the "interim" iPhone 4S -- would allow Android phones and Windows-based Nokia phones to gain ground.
With no iPhone 5, it's rumor-time once again.  

HERE ARE THE TOP 10 RUMORED FEATURES OF THE IPHONE 5:

10. 4G LTE Connectivity.  "Apple is saving the iPhone 5 brand for the LTE version, and the new model won't arrive until the 4G LTE technology is ready to be used in smartphones, which won't be out until next spring," Will Strauss, president of market research firm Forward Concepts told CNET.  There have been reports that Apple was testing LTE but was unhappy with the first generation LTE chipsets from Qualcomm, which chipsets would make phones bulkier.

9. Quad-core processors and bigger RAM.  The iPhone 4 has a single core A4 processor, while the iPhone 4S has a dual core A5 processor.  Samsung Electronics and other Android device-makers are preparing to launch phones with quad-core processors with Nvidia's quad-core Kal-El chips. 
iPhone 6 would have quad-core processors, Ars technica reported, after discovering that the Cupertino, California-based company has embedded support for quad-core chips in source code revealed in its Xcode developer tool.  But Ars technica's report was based on the assumption that the iPhone 5 would be released this October. 

With the iPhone 5 still due 2012, it would be more likely that the quad-core processors, which will give phones with desktop-like performance, will be in the iPhone 5.  Linley Gwennap, founder and principal analyst at The Linley Group told PCWorld, told PCWorld that she expects the iPad 3 will have a quad-core A6 processor. 

The iPhone 5, which will be released after the iPad 3, will likely have the same processor.  As to the RAM, the iPhone 4S has the same amount of RAM as its predecessor, persisting at 512 MB.  "Don't be deceived because inside it is all new", Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, said about the iPhone 4S.  The iPhone 5 will be a full-version upgrade over the iPhone 4.  It will have a faster processor and a bigger amount of RAM.

8. Curved screen.  Digitimes, citing sources in the glass industry, Apple's design team is working on a new iOS device with a curved glass screen.  There were rumors earlier that Apple has been purchasing glass-cutting machines that specialize in curve screens.  The iPhone 5 will have the external design changes fans have been looking for in this year's new iPhone.

7. NCF Chips.  Apple will include near field communication (NFC) in the iPhone 5.  Google has just announced that it has signed deals with Visa, Mastercard and others for NCF readers at stores. More people will flock to Android devices for Google Wallet if the iPhone 5 can't be a virtual wallet.

6. Operating system.  Each new iPhone launched in the market comes with new software.  Aside from the radical new design, the iPhone 5 needs the 200 new features from a new OS in order to entice Apple users to upgrade or Android users to switch. By the time iPhone 5 is available, Microsoft Corp. will already have Windows 8, a new operating system designed to work not only for personal computers but also for smartphones and tablets. 
The Mac OS X Lion launched together with the new MacBook Air laptops in August incorporated many developments made in Apple's iOS.  This indicates that Apple could go Microsoft way and possibly merge the platforms for its mobile devices and PCs.  Apple's iCloud infrastructure would function perfectly with a common platform.

5. Teardrop design and no home buttons.  Boy Genius Report months before had a report that the iPhone 5 that will be released this year will have a teardrop design.  Although BGR and others never predicted the release date, BGR's "iPhone 5 will have radical changes" has not been proved wrong after Apple only unveiled the iPhone 4S this month. 

The iPhone 5 is expected to come with an aluminum plate casing rather than the current glass backing.  As to the home-button, Jobs removed the keyboard, so it's not surprising that the iPhone 5 won't have the home-button.

4. Display at 4 inches.  It is expected that iPhone 5 will have a larger edge-to-edge display possibly with 3.7-inch to 4.3-inch screen.  Samsung, HTC, and Motorola have launched new smartphones with 4.3-inch screens.  If CEO Tim Cook keeps the iPhone's 3.5-inch screen, he'll be hearing "too small" criticisms everyday.  Apple knows how to challenge boundaries, so a massive display on an iPhone is not impossible.

3. AMOLED screen technology.  Apple is Samsung's number one customer.  Samsung already manufactures the processor, the RAM and screens for Apple devices.  It will make more money if it manufactures and provides the AMOLED screen technology for the iPhone 5.  But the two have been at odds this year. 

Apple has sought a ban of the Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its lawsuits against Samsung in three continents.  Samsung has responded with a lawsuit seeking a ban of the iPhone 4S on account of Apple's infringement of Samsung's wireless technology.

2. Dual-LED flash camera.  People were expecting an iPhone 5 that would have an advanced 8-megapixel this year.  Apple only launched iPhone 4S and it came with an 8-megapixel LED flash camera and a secondary VGA one for video chat. 
The iPhone 5 should have an upgraded camera, possibly at least a 12-megapixel.  The iPhone 5 is expected to have a dual-LED flash and the flash unit will be separated from the camera sensor.  The front-facing camera should At least have 2-megapixels rather than the archaic VGA. 

1. 3D Experience.  Toshiba has already unveiled the world's first glasses-free 3D laptop, which uses a lenticular screen and integrated webcam.  And LG Electronics has already released the LG Optimus 3D, which claims to offer "the world's first 3D experience on a smartphone.  Steve Jobs doesn't like to incorporate half-baked features on Apple devices. 

3D technology on mobile devices is certainly in its infancy, making it unlikely that Apple engineers will add 3D features on the iPhone 5.  But Apple filed a patent application related to 3D picture taking to the US Patent and Trademark Office later in March, according to an AppleInsider report.
The filing described a system that would be capable of capturing, processing and rendering 3D images with the additional dual-camera hardware.  Apple will continue to lead the industry in innovation if its 3D feature works better than rivals. 

The iPhone 5 will be awesome if the new virtual assistant, Siri, will be available in 3D.  The sky's the limit for Apple if it has apps and cameras that provide 3D experience.
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Best Desi Smartphones

Global brands ruled the mobile market in India till early 2009. With the introduction of indigenously made low cost mobiles, Indian companies like Micromax, Karbonn and Lava were able to get a huge bite out of the revenue which goes to these companies.

According to CyberMedia Research, 40%-45% of the total handsets shipped in 2011 were indigenous brands and is expected to grow more in 2012.

When it comes to Smartphones, the Indian companies were not able to get a strong recognition in the market. But with the new Smartphones like Lava Xolo- with an Intel processor and Micromax Superfone a85, the companies give a tight competition to international brands.

Here are some of the best Indian made Smartphones.

Lava Xolo X900

Lava Xolo X900 is claimed to be India’s first Smartphone with an Intel processor (1.6 GHz Atom processor with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology). It comes with a 4-inch capacitive LCD touch screen having 3264×2448 resolution, 8 megapixels camera in rear, 3 MP in front and runs on Android 2.3. The device is expected to launch in early second quarter of this year.

Micromax A85 Superfone

A85 is the flagship android from Micromax and first dual core phone in sub 20K price market. The matt finished device with stainless steel cover has a 3.8-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 480x800 pixel resolution.It runs on Android 2.2 OS and is powered by Nvidia’s 1GHzTegra 2 processor, 512 MB RAM and 8GB onboard storage. Primary rear camera is 5MP and the front camera is equipped with gesture control, which allows you to flip through the photos with a wave of your hand. The device is priced at Rs 15,249.

Spice Mi410

The Mi410 offers wide range of features at a competitive price. It is packed in a full metal back cover and runs on Android 2.2.  A 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 powers the device with 512MB RAM and a 2GB onboard memory. It spots a 5 MP rear camera with HD video recording and 0.3 MP front camera. At a price around Rs 14000, it offers many features found in Smartphones above 20K.

Lava S12 

Lava S12 offers the best battery back-up in the category. It runs on Android 2.2 FroYo and powered by Qualcomm 600 MHz processor. The 3.2-inch touch screen has a resolution of 480 x 320. Main drawback is the internal memory of 120MB but the external memory can be expanded up to 32GB. It spots a 5 megapixel fixed focus camera and comes at a price of Rs. 9,990.

Micromax A78

A78 is a dual SIM, touch and type phone which runs on android 2.3. It features a 3.5" TFT touch screen, QWERTY keyboard and is powered by 650 MHz processor. It spots a 3 MP primary camera with an LED flash and a 0.3 MP secondary camera.The device which comes at a price around 7900, which makes it a highly economic Smartphone for India.

Major Slums of India

The slum population of the country is constantly increasing and has doubled in the past two decades. India is known for its slum areas and the major slum areas in the top ten cities of India are:

1.Dharavi Slum, Mumbai:

Dharavi used to be the largest slum in Mumbai at one time, but as of now there are four slums in Mumbai larger than Dharavi. Dharavi is spread over 557 acres and houses about three lakh people. It is a city within a city with its unending stretch of narrow dirty lanes, open sewers and cramped huts.

As Dharavi is located between Mumbai's two main suburban rail lines, most people find it convenient to live here for work. It provides a cheap alternative as rents are low. The slum is also known to exports goods around the world.

 

2. Bhalswa Slum, Delhi:

About 24 percent of Delhi's population is said to live in slums. The Bhalswa slum dwellers come from various parts of Delhi. It has a population of about twenty two thousand. The slum also has one of the largest child labors. 

3. Nochikuppam Slum, Chennai: 

Chennai, “The city of flyovers” has Nochikuppam slum that has about 1,300 huts. It is home to around five thousand people who live below poverty line. The people here struggle to even have two meals a day.

 4. Rajendra Nagar Slum, Bangalore:

Bangalore alone holds 570 slums from a total of around 2000 slums in the State. It is estimated that about 20 percent of Bangalore population reside in slums. The families living in the slums refuse to move into the temporary shelters as they find it risky to live under a flyover.

5. Basanti Slum, Kolkata:

The city of joy, Kolkata has a slum area known as Basanti slum. It is one of the major slum areas. One third of Kolkata’s population lives these slums.

6. Indiramma Nagar, Hyderabad:

Hyderabad, the City of Nizam has about thousands of lakhs of people living in slums. There is very little land available to accommodate all the people in these slums.

7. Mehbullahpur Slum Lucknow:

Lucknow, the City of Nawabs has a population that includes large numbers of poor people, many of who live in slums. Many people migrate from the nearest district for daily wages. People, hence, illegally occupy land and create their own shelters, residing in the awful living conditions. The population in these areas increases at a faster rate than compared to the urban population as a whole.

8. Saroj Nagar Slum, Nagpur:

Nagpur, the Orange city has many slums areas and Sarojnagar is one among those many. Approximately 40 percent of the population in Nagpur is said to live in slums. These slums are home to about a lakh people and cover about 1,600 hectares of prime land. It makes for one of the largest slum areas in Maharashtra.

Hottest Technologies of 2015 And Beyond

It’s human nature to fantasize about the future. But have you ever imagined your mobile changing its shape to fit your pocket or having a two inch music player, which can store all your music achieves?

This is how technology around you is evolving and in five to ten years from now, companies including IBM, Intel and Microsoft will commercialize many of these technologies which were once, just a fantasy.

SkinDisplay

The technology was developed by Clara Gaggero, head of Vitamins Design Ltd in a BlackBerry sponsored project. SkinDisplay uses piezoelectricity to display raised-up letters on the back of your phone, which can be imprinted into your thumb with a press. The raised-up message includes caller name, reason for call and the urgency, which is represented by three dots.

"If you're in a meeting and you hear your phone ring, you immediately get stressed out because you can't answer it. Is it an emergency? Is something wrong with the kids? We wanted to give the phone a chance to be discreet," Gaggero says.

So you simply put your hand in pocket, press the raised portion in mobile and read the imprinted message in your hand without anybody knowing it. The technology was patented by Research In Motion, the BlackBerry maker in 2011.

Microsoft’s Future Home

People who visit Microsoft’s executive briefing home in Redmond, Wash will be welcomed with a full scale model home of the future including kitchen, living room, dining room and a foyer. As soon as you enter the home, it will start briefing you on things that happened since you left including news that your son got A grade in math test, The air conditioner stopped working, your electric scooter will be charged in 27 minutes and you have six voice mails.

The home is completely equipped with micro sensors which help it to learn a lot including your daily routines. It will tell how to cook a dish, referring the things you have in fridge, remind you to take the medicines and automatically send a message to you or relatives if it finds anything out of ordinary like leaving the doors unlocked. According to Microsoft, the technology based on internet and “cloud” will become affordable and common within five years.

Intel’s Programmable matter

Imagine you stretching the mobile to make it big or pressing a button to convert it instantly to a lap top. It seems impossible, but that is what Intel is currently working on i.e. shape shifting technology and the company things it will be possible within next decade.

Intel has already built sphere shaped microrobots called “catoms,” which has enogh computing power to be self programmable. Millions of them work together to take a particular shape.  Intel currently is successful in making catoms with 1 millimeter diameter and is trying to make the diameter tenth of a millimeter. If this material were used to make a device's casing, it would be theoretically possible for your smartphone or tablet to change shape whenever you want.

Intel plans to use the technology first in health field, where doctors can model the 3-D structure of organs for diagnosis.

IBM’s 12 atom memory storage

To store one bit of data, you now need about 1 million magnetically charged atoms, a main reason why hard drive capacity is not getting much bigger related to physical size. But in January this year, IBM announced that it stored one bit in just 12 atoms, a technology which could increase the capacity of hard disks to 100 times without increasing size.

Eventhogh IBM achieved the success in limited conditions in a lab with an electron microscope, the company believes that it can eventually use the results to bring something significant into market.

So you could see a 2 inch iPod shuffle which can store an entire archive of pop songs back from 1950’s or a hard drive with 300 TB capacity in the near future.