Tag: mirrorless camera

Canon Launches The EOS RP Mirrorless Camera In India

After launching it on February 14 in Singapore, Canon has launched the EOS RP mirrorless camera in India. It is the lightest and smallest full-frame mirrorless camera the company has ever made. The camera is the second addition to its EOS R range, with the first one, the Canon EOS R which was launched in September last year.

Canon EOS RP: Features

The Canon EOS RP boasts of a lighter, smaller body compared to regular DSLRs. Measuring 132.5 × 85 × 70 mm in body size and weighing in at 485g, the camera is 285g lighter than its closest competitor, the company’s own 6D Mark II. The Canon EOS RP features a 26.2MP dual pixel CMOS sensor which is capable of 4K video recording at 25fps. It has a 0.05s focusing speed and EV-5 (Exposure Value) focusing capabilities. The camera runs on Canon’s Digic 8 image processor and is equipped with the RF mount which was introduced with the EOS R last year.

The Canon EOS RP has a wide range of lens compatibility options. Either an RF, EF or an EF-S lens can be used with an EF-EOS-R Mount Adapter in the camera. An LP-E17 battery is utilised in the camera which the company says should be good for 250 shots. For the viewfinder, Canon is using a 2.36 million dot OLED Electronic viewfinder with a 22mm eyepoint. It also has silent scene mode and support for UHS-II memory cards. Just like the EOS R, the EOS RP can be charged via a USB Type-C port, but there will be a need for the optional PD-E1 adapter (sold seprately).

Canon EOS RP: Price

Also read: Xiaomi Launches Mi Wireless Earphones In India

The entry of Canon in the mirrorless camera space seems to be a little late. But what will make it stand out from the competition is the price. The Canon EOS RP is available in India at a starting price of Rs. 1,10,495 for the body. If the RF24-105mm f/4 IS USM lens is purchased alongside the camera, it will cost Rs. 1,99,490.

March 1, 2019
Canon EOS M50 Mirrorless Camera Launched In India For Rs 61,995

Canon has launched the new Canon EOS M50 Mirrorless camera in India for a price of Rs 61,995 including an EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM lens. This Canon EOS M50 supports native 4K video recording and HD videos with up to 120fps. The camera has a 24.1 MP sensor powered by a DIGIC 8 image sensor. The camera will be available across the country via online and offline stores.

Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India said:

India is an evolving market and so are the demands and expectations of the customers. Canon EOS M50 strengthens our commitment to the mirrorless segment. This product is a result of our ‘consumer-first’ approach.

The camera has a built-in electronic viewfinder with 2,360,000 dots. Interestingly, the camera uses a Dual Pixel CMOS AF with up to 143 autofocus points and an ISO sensitivity of 51200. The camera has connectivity features like NFC and Wi-Fi for seamless data transfer with built-in Bluetooth to pair different accessories. The camera uses 5 axial image stabilisation to offer smoother 4K footages.

The Canon EOS M50 has a sRGB and Adobe RGB Colourspace with the highlight tone priority and Auto lighting optimisation. It also comes with different camera models Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Assist and Landscape. The Canon EOS M50 supports RAW + JPEG simultaneous recording as well. Finally, it has a 9 customisable buttons with 15 steps plus smooth pinch-to-zoom feature.
<br />

April 13, 2018
Sony A7R III Mirrorless Camera Launched

Sony has launched a new mirrorless camera, the Sony A7R III at an event in China.

The Sony A7R III is based around the same 42.2MP full-frame image sensor as in the earlier A7R II. What’s different is that the A7R III is paired with a reworked imaging pipeline that should allow for a 15-stop dynamic range at lower sensitivities. Sony claims that is the “highest picture quality of any camera we’ve ever made.” Despite its high megapixel count, the A7R III is fast with a continuous shooting speed of up to 10fps with full AF/AE tracking which this is twice as fast as the 5fps on the A7R II. The new A7R III also features new technologies like a gapless on-chip lens design and anti-reflective sensor coating to achieve better low-light performance and wider dynamic range. The A7R III features an ISO range of 100-32000 which is expandable to 50-102,400. The camera also has a 5-axis optical image stabiliser that provides 5.5 stops of compensation.

The new A7R III has a new feature called the Pixel Shift Multi Shooting Mode. When activated, the camera captures 4 separate photos shifted by 1 pixel each to capture 169.2 megapixels of data. These are then composited in Sony’s new Imaging Edge software to create a single photo to achieve a higher resolution and colour accuracy. On the back of the camera is an 3-inch OLED viewfinder with 3.186 million dots.

The A7R III captures 4K footage using the full width of the sensor, and packs the Super 35 oversampling mode. Like the Sony A9, you can also shoot at 120fps at full HD, but the A7R III also adds S-Log 3 and support for the hybrid log gamma HDR standard.

The Sony A7R III will be availble in November at a starting price of US $3200.

Sample images taken from the Sony A7R III

October 25, 2017
Fujifilm Launches The New Mirrorless X-E3 Camera In India

Fujifilm has launched a new mirrorless camera in India, the X-E3 at a starting price of Rs 70,999. The company claims that the mirrorless camera market has a 25% market share in the global camera market which is currently dominated by DSLR Cameras. The situation however is expected to change as the demand for DSLR is expected to decline and mirror-less is expected to exceed DSLR market within 3 years.

Talking about the launch of the X-E3 in India, Mr. Yasunobu Nishiyama, Managing Director, Fujifilm India Pvt. Ltd. said:

The X series was first introduced in March 2011 and is now the most widely accepted mirrorless camera among photographers across the world. In India too, we see much potential in the Mirrorless Camera Segment due to the rise in professional photography, increase in Wedding Photography and Commercial Photography for Brand communication and advertisements and increased use of Social Media to showcase ones work. The advantage of an X Series mirrorless camera lies in its compact size packed with cutting edge innovative technology and unique features that provide great controls along with excellent colour reproduction and image quality.

The X-E3 has a 24.3MP APS-C sized X-Trans CMOS III sensor and X-Processor Pro image processing engine. The company claims that the X-E3 has an AutoFocus speed of 0.06 seconds. The camera has a 3 inch LCD monitor which is touch sensitive. Th camera is capable of recording recording 3840 x 2160 px videos at 29.97 FPS and 1920 x 1080 px videos at 60 FPS.

The camera has built in Bluetooth 4.0 to transfer images and videos to your smartphones o tablets on the go. It has a NP-W126S Li-ion battery which has a life of 350 frames when the LCD is turned on.

In terms of pricing and colour variants, the X-E3 is available in Black and Silver colours and is priced at Rs.70,999 (Body only), X-E3 with 18-55 kit is priced at ?.102,999 and X-E3 with 23mm F2 kit is priced at ?.89,999.

October 12, 2017