Consumer electronics industry's trends

Consumer Electronics is a broad term which encompasses the electronic products used in daily life like the ones used in entertainment, communication or even the utility products. The consumer electronic products are made in the different countries of the world. The big multinational corporations like ,Samsung or Sanyo make use of the low labour cost locations around the world to set up their plants of manufacturing of these items. Some of the most noticeable trends of this industry are the following:
1.Automation and efficiency of operations: The automation has resulted in the efficiency of the operations of the companies which have been able to bring about products at a good pace. This has also been the requirement of the competition as well.

2.Continued research on newer technologies for delivering better products: The companies like Sanyo or Samsung have been able to capitalize on the scientific and engineering temper of the people to make the products which are more user-friendly, environment-friendly as well as practical in usage.

Trend of convergence: This is perhaps the most significant impact which has been made on the products of the companies by the digital technology. The new products are combining the multiple functionality of the convergence of technologies. Now, you have the video cameras which can take high resolution motion pictures and, at the same time, store them into the optical media storage device like CD. This convergence seeks to make life easier and better for the people.

3.Trend of connectivity: People love this trend of convergence and one reason why this is being liked by them is that this is providing them a way to remain connected with the others for most of the time. Whether this connectivity is by way of the mobile telephonic communication or by way of the internet, the people can remain connected with the others anytime and at any place. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth have enabled the wireless connectivity among the devices.

4.Environmental friendliness: With the concerns for the environment and mother earth growing by the day and the people getting awakened by the need to give their generations a better and cleaner earth, the companies in the making of the :-Consumer Electronics products, like Samsung, Sanyo and others are now making products which consume less power and also are made with cleaner technologies.

5.Trend towards standardization: With so much of variety of consumer electronics products on the offer, it is next to impossible for the ancillary products or the accessories to be made which can be used with these devices. So, there shall be some agreed, uniform code of standardization on which the development of these accessories shall be based which can provide easy connectivity as well as convergence of the technologies. This has led to the global trend of standardizations.

The trends on the fronts of technology and marketing of the product have considerably impacted the sale and the brand values of the products. The companies have to keep up with these trends; otherwise the competition is likely to take better of them.

Video cameras come of age technologically

The convergence of technologies has added numerous features and functionalities to the products. Now you have the mobiles coming with high resolution cameras. The TV, computers and internet are getting interconnected. This convergence is aptly called the ICE convergence. Though the convergence is enabling the creation of products with multiple features, some of the deeper complexities in the features that are essential for getting top quality performance have to be compromised. So, while the digital cameras are there in the mobile phones, these can not give the same quality pictures as that of the digital SLR Camera . The latter are still the most preferred ones by the serious professional photographers since these provide more control to the user to change their setting manually.

The same is true even for the Video Cameras . While you can turn the mobile camera to the video mode and capture the moving objects, these are no match for the video cameras which are singularly used for this purpose. Digital mobiles cameras are just one of the types of video cameras. The latter are broadly categorized into two types. The first type is the one which is used for the live broadcast of the videos as these are captured into the camera. This is the one which is used in the beaming live TV news, or for military purposes and even in the industries for maintaining a watch on the goings on of the different parts of the premises. The second type of the video cameras is the one which does not beam the proceedings live in real time. Rather, it records the captured images on some kind of optical device, hard disk or other storage medium. This is the most commonly used in taking the videos of the marriages or even for film production purposes.

While it is true that there is a dilution of the performance levels while incorporating different products features into one product, it is also a fact that the market of Consumer Electronics continually demands the new products. There is always an interest for these products among the masses and if reputed companies like Sony or Samsung do not keep pace with the market demand and constant product innovation in design and technologies, there is a good chance of the companies being outdone by their competitors.

Talking of video cameras, it is interesting to note that even these can now be used without the wires. The future is getting wireless and companies in the consumer electronics segment are now making products which do not make use of the wires for operations. The wireless video cameras are operated with the help of radio controls. These make use of the transmitters of different distance range of operations and the receivers. For common applications, you can use the ground to ground based systems or even the airborne systems. This innovation will help a great deal to keep your marriage parties or functions as well as your homes and office clean and clutter free.