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Samsung leads Phl compact camera market
MANILA, Philippines – Samsung, the world leader in technology innovation, is now the leader in the digital still camera (DSC) market in the Philippines with its compact cameras.
In a retail audit by the international and independent GfK Research Group, data gathered from retailers and resellers showed Samsung as the new leader in the compact cameras with fixed lens category of the DSC market in the last two months of 2010.
In this category which comprises 91.3 percent of the DSC market, Samsung became the top-selling brand in terms of unit sales with 21.7 market share in November, and 22.7 percent in December 2010.
The success of Samsung’s compact digital cameras is attributed to the company’s strengthened sales channels and its growing number of competitive products in the market.
Among the Samsung products in the top list of compact cameras are the Samsung ES65, ES70 and the flagship model for Samsung 2View cameras, PL101.
The ES series is Samsung’s array of entry-level compact digital cameras which offer consumers an impressive range of advanced features at an affordable price.
Also among the Samsung products in the top list is the Samsung 2View PL101.
Lo-Fi tries to turn back time for digital photographs
With a cutesy camera-shaped interface, users can drag and drop photo files into Lo-Fi and play with a range of effects that mimic the photographic mistakes of the past. Users can modify their pictures one at a time or apply changes to a group of images. “Film” effects let you play with the grain of a photo, “Mood” settings give you the opportunity to mess with the colors and other effects, and “Frame” settings let you pick how to set off the whole effect. There’s also a randomizer button to get you started. The application also offers one-click sharing options for Flickr and Facebook, and the user gets quite a bit control over which specific groups see the images and at what security levels.
At $29, the price is steep, and real photo enthusiasts probably would rather do it themselves instead of using the cookie-cutter effects that the app has to offer. But Lo-Fi is a fun application and a neat way to add a little old-school flair to your digital images.
- Hayley Tsukayama