The Sunday Guardian

For that million-dollar shot, go for these flagship cameras

- TARU BHATIA

There was a time, say, around a decade or so ago, when pocket cameras became a must-have gadget for everyone. Then, with the advent of the smartphone, amateur photograph­y received another fresh boost. But all these shifts in technology haven’t been able to touch the profession­al camera market. Owning a DSLR is still the dream for all photograph­y enthusiast­s. From photojourn­alists to college students, everyone wants a high-end camera. But choosing the best one, given so many options, can be quite a challenge. The following roundup may help you with that. to buy separately and the transmitte­r cost around Rs 38,000. Nikon D4S shoot video at 1920x1080 resolution­s with a 60/50p frame rate, bettering the 24/25/30p rates of the D4. Some of the new features are interval timer and time lapse image capture. The cameras come with an EN-EL18a battery that can take up to 3,020 shots. Nikon D4S is priced at Rs 3,48,555. A6300 consists of Micro-HDMI connector, and Mirco-USB port and an HDMI cable for the 4K video and stills. Sony A6300’s electronic viewfinder is of XGA OLED display with a 2.4 million dot resolution and a magnificat­ion of 1.07x. The camera supports frame rate of 60fps for smoother motion. The camera sports 24.2-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and 24.2-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor for low-light shots at high ISO sensitivit­y levels. Sony also packages SELP1650 lens for powered zoom and it also has an in-built stabilizat­ion with Sony’s Optical Steady Shot technology. The camera is priced at Rs 74,990.

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