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[app_engine]

What about digital cameras? Any guidance for a camera with Mega Pixel ranging between 10 and 12 with rich features and lowest in price?

Raghavendran

If the HP ones are still in the market, they probably have the best price-performance

I had one 10mp HP that got lost unfortunately, suspect my daughter threw that thinnie into the trash can

Now a Nikon 12mp that costed < $200, extremely good, my son took a zoom pic of night moon with so much details Highly recommended!

[sathya_1979]

Canon / Sony / Nikon / Olympus - Wide variety available in 10-12 MP range. Should be between Rs. 5000 to 15000 depending on features

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

Mr. Raghavenra. I don't know much about cameras. But can give u a link of a site that hosts reviews on hottest camera models - www.imaging-resource.com

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

sony is the best their 10x optical zoom has more coverage, very good at night mode, has a large screen, its somewhat worth the high cost.

on other note, nowadays the small 3x optical zoom ones too are having more megapizels in range of 10 to 12 megapixels. this much is not at all needed for normal close range, they kind of compensate the optical zoom feature.

[app_engine]

I guess one of the greatest inventions of the last few decades is the flash memory.

IIRC, intel launched them in late 80's and our team used it first in an add-on-module of telephone system to store voice messages.

For people like me who were used to EPROMs (UV needed for erasing) and the frequent memory loss of the prior "EEPROMS", these were nothing short of a miracle.

Even then, I never thought that it would be as popular as it became later on. Today, they're practically in all gadgets and the technology is still alive after 20 years

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

all memory technologies are improving superb, 2 TB hard disk is just INR 5000, 16 gB pen drive is just INR1300, DDR RAM prices too are falling down.

all these years, its CPU which is not catching up with any new tech wave - In a nutshell, I can sum up my take as follows: "computing" has changed radically since 2003. CPUs have not.

app, neengalum namma aalu polirukke

[sathya_1979]

all memory technologies are improving superb, 2 TB hard disk is just INR 5000, 16 gB pen drive is just INR1300, DDR RAM prices too are falling down.

app, neengalum namma aalu polirukke

Sakala, details pls (Brand, Place where I can buy). Badly in need of one as my External HDD is full

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

I am in touch with Bangalore guys(SP Road) If u are in chennai u can try some shop at Ritchie Street ( Remba Posh a irukkum )

I guess Seagate is in this range. I brought 1 TB Seagate HDD for PC, and brought an USB to SATA Box and converted to an external drive. total cost is some 4800 INR, and thats b4 some 6 months. now u shud get 2 TB in same range

[sathya_1979]

Thanks, yeah Ritchie street nallaa theriyum! Will check it out.

[littlemaster1982]

Sathya,

Check the prices here. One of the cheapest/most reliable seller in Chennai.