I am travelling from UK to India.How many digital cameras can i take without paying custom duty?

Answer 1

As far as I know, as many as you like (for you own personal use).

However if you turn up with a suitcase full of cameras in unopened boxes, Indian Customs might well decide you intend to resell them and charge you Import Duty (don't know what it is these days but in the old days they charged 100% on 'high tech' goods).

Answer 2

you have all hte right information. compact cameras aren't designed to capture movement. And are natually limited by that. Generally, when you are trying to capture some movement, you need at least a shutter speed of 1/50 seconds to stop your hand from shaking. You'll need a faster shutter speed if the people are moving really quickly. And when you are in a low light situtation like the ones you've described. There really isn't much you can do. The sensor is too small. There isn't enough light to capture. On camera flash just looks horrible and high iso doesn't help enough. (high iso helps, but doesn't help enough during those indoor night time lights) I haven't seen a compact camera that can deal with this situation yet. My compact is a canong G10, which is about as nice you can get, short of a dslr. I'm in hte same boat. So I eventually upgraded to a dslr. My setup for low light Canon 500D + 50mm f/1.8 However from reading your question, you might not be inclinded to upgrade. We all have to live with the limitations of your camera. And utilize it for what it does best (which is why I own about 5 Cameras now)

Answer 3

From UK to India, I would imagine the number would be unlimited as India is a lower tax state.
Ask on the Indian site!

Answer 4

doubt you will be allowed to take many. It is the norm to have to pay import taxes in most countries. In the UK its £145.