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Japanese imaging giant  Nikon  on Tuesday launched a new full-frame mirrorless camera  Nikon  Z 5 in India at a starting price of Rs 1,13,995. According to the company, the  Nikon  Z 5 is compact and lightweight, allowing users to move freely as the camera only weighs approximately 675 grams, and will be available from August 27.    "From the superb depiction of details to great low-light shooting capability, to fast-focusing reaction and compact portability, we are certain that consumers will appreciate the camera's superior capabilities to capture their images and videos," Sajjan Kumar, Managing Director, Nikon India, said in a statement. The camera features improved user-friendliness, which eases the handling and operation via a touch screen and its customisable "i-Menu" that provides shortcuts to frequently used settings in one interface. The camera has 20 different types of Creative Picture Control, which works like fav...

Virtual reality (VR) devices are still mostly purchased by a niche market: gamers. Google wants to change that. The Alphabet unit released a new VR headset with Lenovo Group on Tuesday, along with specialised cameras to support the technology. Google showed off the new headset, dubbed Mirage Solo, at the CES consumer electronics conference in Las Vegas. It has features from high-end VR devices, like displays that don’t blur as the wearer moves around, and doesn’t need to be tethered to a PC. Those shortcomings have been a major hurdle to broader VR adoption. Google’s new cameras are meant to address another handicap. The devices, called VR180, are built to encourage people to capture 360-degree footage that can be viewed on VR devices. So far, the media library for VR is relatively thin, due to the high costs of shooting and creating content. “ Watching VR180 gives such a strong sense of presence that it’s almost like having a time machine that lets you be there al...