The well-known electronic manufacturer company Samsung on Friday announced that launch of its 3G-powered Galaxy Camera in India for Rs 29,900.

The new 3G-powered Galaxy Camera allows users to share photos and videos on social networking sites.

Talking to media, Samsung Mobile Vice-President Asim Warsi said, “”… There is a large trend of consumers connecting online and sharing pictures and videos. This product is directed at people who like taking pictures and would want to share them with their friends on the go.”

Earlier this year, Nikon also launched an Android-based camera, Coolpix S800c, which costs Rs 20,950. Though, it connects to the internet using Wi-Fi.

On the other hand, the Samsung 3G Camera uses 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. It is powered with 16MP sensor with 21x optical zoom camera.it is loaded with a 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos processor.

Further, Mr. Warsi said, “The camera is powered by Android 4.1 OS, so you can run virtually any Android app on this camera. Sans voice calling, one can do everything possible on the device that one can on a smartphone.”

He said, “This a totally new category and we are looking at sales of a few lakh units in the first year.”

Moreover, the company claims to have single digit market share in the space. The company had joined hands with Airtel to provide 1GB of free data per month for 2-months.