The Perfect Shot

Although today’s generation prefers to click with their smartphone. But to grab the minute details, picture gradient, photographic effect, clarity, and image quality, having the latest digital camera is a must.

- NIVEDITA GIRI

While 2020 hasn’t panned out as expected, but the global pandemic hasn’t slowed down a wave of new camera launches, and the latest rumors suggest that this year will continue to be an incredibly exciting one for photography fans.

The year may have been plagued by delays, setbacks and production issues, but the leaks, teases, and rumblings keep coming thick and fast. While recent headlines have been dominated by blockbuster launches like the Canon EOS R5 and Sony A7S III, it seems the likes of Nikon and Sony will now switch their focus to the more affordable end of the market. Which will come as a big relief to hobbyists who can’t justify spending thousands on a new camera body, as tempting as it is.

1 Nikon Z7 Mirrorless Digital Camera

The Nikon Z7, along with its slightly lower specified 24MP Nikon Z6 sibling, was the manufacturer’s big news of late 2018 – an indication that Nikon was, finally, taking mirrorless cameras seriously after some very tentative false starts. Was it too little too late, some wondered? Fortunately, we need not have worried, as the full-frame camera has been critically acclaimed by photographers and reviewers alike as an instant classic, and, as we ourselves opined: ‘Nikon has learnt its mirrorless lesson’.

The Z7 – starting from a very rugged and ergonomic build to top-notch performance from its 45.7MP full-frame sensor— have similarities with the Nikon D850, although here its manufacturer has fashioned a sophisticated on-sensor phase-detection system that has, in turn, given rise to a whopping 493 phase-detection AF points.