So, its 2015 and do you want to really know about the camera technology changes which are here to stay in 2015.

Then let us peek into the future.

All photographers starting from amateur to professionals are looking forward to the revolution happening in the camera industry. According to a survey, due to the increasing use of smartphones all over the world, the sale of camera brands had decline from past two consecutive years. Considering the shift, camera manufacturers have decided to shift the focus from casual photography camera to more enhanced, with superior image quality and compact camera for those who want to look beyond the general photography.

Are Compact Cameras are running out of market?

It has been observed in a recent trade show, that the people are not using point and shoot anymore. In fact the point and shoot CSC have been replaced by the smartphones.

We already know about compact cameras. Till date we are thinking that the DSLR are for the photo experts and the compact one have features less than the DSLR. CSC are undoubtedly famous owing to their shape, shape and design. However, off late the compact cameras have changed and are providing the same kind of clarity and responsiveness of DSLR viewfinders.

To list a few

• Olympus’s DSLR-style OM-D cameras
• Sony RX100 series
• Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

The above camera are the models with larger APS-C and full-frame sensors to attract photographers. These cameras come with an enhanced wireless connectivity and 4K video.

The CSC are reinventing themselves. With improved clarity, responsiveness and image quality, the small and light CSC are coming at par with DSLR’s.

4K hybrids

Also known as UHD (ultra HD), 4K video are in. It captures movies at an amazing quality.

Processing needs for 4K videos.

• Fast memory cards for read/write
• Powerful system for post processing
• You can extract 8-megapixel stills of really good quality.
• The technology was demonstrated by  Panasonic in Photokina 2014 photographic exhibition
• Earlier hard drive needed to save 4K footage, but now you can save directly to an SD card.

Few other uprising trends

• More and more cameras brands are featuring now Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity
• Faster connections and high download speed between devices
• Apart from 4k video, larger sensors, Raw and HDR (High Dynamic Range) are on the boom
• Lens breakthroughs as well with Optical Zoom Capability are continuing to high rise.

The impact of the above changes is that now you can take continuous shots at high speed and split the captured moments. You can distinguish every single frame as a high-quality still image

Conclusion:

Since the Camera industry has known the fact about the consumer shift towards more of smart phones, they are shifting their focus towards reinventing the cameras for those photographers who don’t want to shoot with smartphones.