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Fujifilm launches X-T3 mirrorless digital camera in India
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Japanese photography and imaging major Fujifilm Corp. on Wednesday launched its latest model in the X Series of mirrorless cameras, the X-T3, in India at a starting price of Rs 117,999.
The X-T3 mirrorless digital camera is available in two colours — black and silver, Fujifilm India said, adding that the X-T3 with 18-55 mm lens would be available at a price of Rs 149,999.
“It is a proud moment for us to announce the much-awaited Fujifilm X-T3 mirrorless digital camera in the same year which marks our 10th anniversary in India,” said Haruto Iwata, Managing Director, Fujifilm India.
“We at Fujifilm are confident that the new X-T3 will receive the same recognition and acceptance received by its predecessors,” Iwata said.
Fujifilm’s X Series mirrorless cameras are renowned for their stunning colour reproduction technology to deliver high image quality in both stills and video.
The latest model, X-T3, features the new X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 image processing engine.
The X-Trans CMOS 4 is the back-illuminated APS-C sensor that brings more than four times the number of phase detection pixels across the surface than current models – the X-T2 and X-H1, the company said.
Boasting a resolution of 26.1MP, the sensor uses a unique colour filter array to control false colour without the use of an optical low-pass filter.
The sensor’s read speed is about 50 per cent faster than current models. The X-T3 can shoot 4K video at 60 fps.
The low-light autofocus limit has been extended to -3EV (exposure value), enabling accurate autofocus even in low light conditions, Fujifilm India said.
The camera’s X Processor 4 engine has four CPU units to achieve image processing speed about three times faster than that of the current models, the company claimed.
It is also capable of instantaneously handling complex image processing tasks such as “colour chrome effect” and “monochrome adjustment” function, the company added.
The X-T3 inherits X-T2’s popular design features such as the positioning of dials on the top panel, and central viewfinder style for added sense of stability.
In addition to improved autofocus performance and noise reduction technology, the new “sports finder mode” of the device makes it easier to capture a moving subject, Fujifilm India said.
“We believe that the X-T3 will play an important role in achieving our goal of capturing 30 per cent market share in the Indian mirrorless market in the next three to four years,” Iwata said.
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Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
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Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
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Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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