For those interested in such things, GFK, a company that makes its dollars by counting things, has revealed some interesting stats on camcorder and dSLR sales in Australia for January 2010.

Seems that the number one vendor was Sony with the budget priced DCR SR47 (average price $453). The top dSLR was the Nikon D3000.

Brand share was a different story though with Canon dropping 5% to 28% while Panasonic rose by the same margin to 12%. Figures strictly for the camcorder market show a different picture though, with Sony at 38%. Bottom of that pile was Samsung with 5%.

Stand by for a swathe of new models from all vendors; NAB, the big US trade show is running and this is the time that the big guns bring out their new toys. We already have advance information on some Sony models, and will bring that story to you shortly.

By David Hague

David is the owner and publisher of AusCam Online. He has a background in media dating back to 1979 when he first got involved with photojournalism in motorsport, and went from there into technology via a 5 year stint with Tandy Computers. Following that, he ran a software distribution company on the Gold Coast and was one of the first to recognise the potential of Microsoft Windows.

Moving back to WA, David wrote scripts for Computer Television for video training for the just released Windows and Office 95 among others, and was then lured to Sydney to create web sites for the newly commercial Internet in 1995, building hundreds of sites under contract to OzEmail including Coates Hire, Hertz Queensland, John Williamson, the NSW Board of Studies and many, many more.

He went back into full time journalism as the Managing Editor for Channel 7's 'Gadget Guy', Peter Blasina's publications VideoCamera and Pixelmag, before starting Australasian Camcorder magazine when these publications were shelved. He lives at Sydney's Avalon Beaches nearly on the ocean front with dog Budweiser and in his spare time is a nut for motor sport, road safety, fishing, science fiction - especially Dr Who - and technology.

David can be contacted via david@auscamonline.com