JVC GZ-MG575EK Hard Disk Camcorder

January 8, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Camcorder | Comments(0)

JVC GZ-MG575EK Hard Disk Camcorder
JVC 40GB HDD Camcorder

Customer Review: Great piece of kit but
I brought this for my holiday, as we were going to be away for month, we wanted something with great features and a hard drive and we found this. It’s fantastic, easy to use and the sound quality is excellant. However when you download the video clips on to your hard drive it saves it as .mod not .MPEG which most software system uses. Wish life was simple, it took me days to find converters, so if you now how to change the format then this is great, if not then you will be having a hardtime.

Customer Review: good improvement
ive owned 2 everios and bought this one as i like the improvements to handling over the previous models.

5mp photos sounds great but reality is in good light they are v good but become noisy in low light unless you are in flash range.

The battery lasts 10mins longer than old model and the lens cover is handy too although manual.

No complaints on video quality but dont expect a professional camera as this is an excellent everyday camera with good 6×4 photos.

Manual control is excellent and also has a mic shoe and input with a small light too.

see reviews on usa gz555 version on camcorderinfo.net.

Im happy with this product.

Amazon Price: ?178.80
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Lowepro Apex 120AW Shoulder Bag For Digital Cameras/Camcorders - Black

January 8, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Camcorder | Comments(0)

Lowepro Apex 120AW Shoulder Bag For Digital Cameras/Camcorders - Black
Customer Review: Perfect for my Fujifilm S9600
I purchased this bag online so was unable to test the fit with my Fujifilm S9600. Luckily it fits like a glove. I was looking at the Apex 110AW also but the 120 is a little longer which means it’ll take the camera with the lens hood in place. I can fit in a all the associated cables, spare batteries and the battery charger without it all rattling around like they would in a much bigger bag.

The build quality is superb, padding seems good and there is a microfibre cloth built in to protect delicate lcd displays on the back of your camera. The easily deployed (and easy to stash) rain cover will protect your camera and case from the elements.

All in all I am very impressed. Size was important to me as I wanted all my stuff in one place but I wanted a bag small enough I wouldn’t be put off taking it to places. Although the S9600 isn’t a digital SLR it is very similar in size so I can see this bag being perfect for your EOS 400D, or similar, with a reasonably sized zoom lense attached.

40GB Hard Disc Drive. Maximum recording time: 50 hours. 2.18 megapixel CCD.
Amazon Price: ?379.50
Used Price: ?329.99
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MINIDV CARL ZEISS 2.5 LCD INA 40X OPT. ZM 2000X DIG. ZM NS
Amazon Price: ?162.00
Used Price: ?146.99
Customer Review: Compact and good value
A great little standard definition dv camcorder which fits comfortably in the palm of the hand and produces good quality footage for general home&family use. The supplied software from Sony will only allow capture to PC via Firewire/iLink which means you have purchase an extra cable because its not included in the box. However you can capture video to PC via USB (cable included), just turn on the USB Streaming option through the onboard menu (set off by default) and then use a suitable third party program which can detect it (I suggest Virtualdub, its free and fully featured). I definitely recommend this camcorder to anyone on a sub ?200 budget - from my own research, I could not find another model that could beat it for value in this price bracket.
Customer Review: Sony Software does not support USB Streaming
The Picture Motion Browser software that comes with this doesn’t have tool to download video using USB streaming. The only option that comes with it is iLink . So, if your PC doesn’t have iLink then this handycam is useless. Even the iLink cable is not supplied by Sony. I was really surprised to see that USB streaming is not supported. Sony used to supply Picture Package software previously, which had USB streaming and it was really good and now their latest handycams with latest software doesn’t have this feature. So don’t go this if you rely on only USB2.
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New AVCHD camcorder. Records High Definition on a 30GB Hard Disk Drive with a ClearVid CMOS Sensor, Carl Zeiss(R) Vario-Sonnar T* lens and a HDMI connection.
Amazon Price: ?599.99
Used Price: ?556.99
Customer Review: HD Editing
Great camera with some nice features, including TV on-screen zoom facility via handset - easy to use and no problems encountered yet. Don’t know if it’s relevant but Serif’s MoviePlus5 software supports HD video format (is this the same as AVCHD?) and DVD Authoring. I have not purchased or tried it!
Customer Review: SR1 - You CAN edit - Options
The SR1 is a great camcorder and a quick way to get your own HD footage onto your HDTV via an HDMI cable. But as other reviewers have pointed out - editing is not so simple - AVCHD (.m2t files) is quite new and is not supported yet by the common NLEs (non linear editor programs) Options are: 1. Supplied software will enable you to burn footage to a DVD (-R) which will play as HD in a PS3 (it will NOT play in a normal DVD player which is only SD - standard definition) 2. Elecard sell HD conversion software which converts from AVCHD to HDV which can be edited (most NLEs - Premiere Pro etc) 3. Sony Vegas (version 7e only) and Pinnacle v11 supports AVCHD which will allow you to edit on the PC and (theoretically at least) move the edited footage back to the SR1 for viewing in HD on a HDTV You could of course get a blu-ray burner too!! I think the options will grow as more AVCHD camcorders ship - although anything that edits AVCHD is going to be very processor and memory intensive
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Getting Your Photos Ready for Sharing

January 8, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Cameras | Comments(0)

Getting Your Photos Ready for Sharing

One of the main reasons people buy digital cameras is so they can share their photos with others. Even if you are just going to print your photos for yourself, you will want them to look their best. Here are some tips on getting your images ready for sharing or printing.

1. ORGANIZE YOUR PHOTOS

Delete the ones you don’t like or those that are near duplicates of others. No sense in clogging up your hard drive or CDs with junk. Use a good photo management software program like ACDSEE 7, Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 or Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5 to view, organize and name your images. These programs also let you batch rename so you can give more descriptive file names to a group of photos at the same time. You can add key words and tags to make finding your photos easier. Be detailed in your photo descriptions, not just “John and Laurie.” You’ll probably have hundreds of photos of your kids and it will be harder to find the one you’re looking for. Better to say “John and Laurie waterskiing on Lake Powell, May 2004.”

2. BACK UP YOUR ORIGINALS

Mistakes can happen. It is a good idea to back up all your images to a CD before you start editing or changing them. That way you always have the original to go back to if you accidentally save over an image or made changes to a photo that you later decide you don’t like. CDs hold lots of photos, making it cheap insurance.

3. ROTATE IMAGES

Trying to look at a sideways photo is annoying. Use your photo management or editing software to rotate photos as needed. And if you have any images that are a little crooked, you can fix that using your editing software. Most photo editors have an automatic “straighten” function, or you can manually rotate the image a few degrees to straighten the horizon line.

4. REMOVE RED-EYE

Even with your digital camera’s auto red-eye reduction function, your subject’s eyes may still have red-eye. Use your photo editing software to remove it. Zoom in on the eyes and it will be easier for you to correct the red-eye. I’ve tried a number of red-eye correction tools and find that the one that comes with ACDSEE 7’s photo editor is among the best. It zeros in just on the red eye and doesn’t darken the surrounding eye area like some other software does.

5. CROP YOUR PHOTOS

Crop out unnecessary or distracting backgrounds and focus in on your subject. Most photo editing programs will keep the aspect ratio, so when you draw a box around the area you want to focus on it will crop it as 4×6 or whatever you have specified. That way you won’t end up with an odd size photo. Kodak EasyShare Gallery also has a very good cropping tool for maintaining the proper print size. It comes with its free photo editor.

6. ADJUST LIGHTING AND CONTRAST

Some of your photos may have come out washed out or too dark. You can automatically adjust the color, brightness and contrast of your photos. The better programs like Photoshop Album 2.0, Jasc and ACDSEE also have tools for making manual adjustments for fine-tuning. Be careful not to overdo it, though, or your picture could come out grainy.

7. PREPARE TO SHARE

There are a number of ways to share your images. Several programs, like Roxio Photo Suite 7, ACDSEE7, Photoshop Album and Paint Shop Photo Album allow you to create digital photo albums or slide shows, complete with music, transitions and captions. You can burn them to CD or resize and optimize for emailing directly from the program.

Online photo services such as PhotoWorks, Shutterfly, Snapfish and Kodak EasyShare Gallery also let you share your photos on line, for free. You simply upload your images to their server into your own photo albums and add captions if you wish. Then email your friends with a link to your albums. With most of the online services your photos stay on their servers as long as you have an account with them, for free. Signing up for an account is free, you only pay for photos you choose to purchase.

For hardcore photo sharers, there are also dedicated photo sharing applications such as PiXPO v1.5.0, which lets you share photos right off your hard drive. This is a peer to peer software application that allows you to connect directly with your friends and family to share and view pictures online with no uploads. Unlike traditional photo sharing services, you have unlimited storage and you don’t have to upload your photos to a distant server or wait for friends to log onto some photo sharing site. The application is easy to install and use and it’s inexpensive, around $30. PC Magazine rated it an Editor’s Choice in their January 3, 2005 issue.

Valerie Goettsch publishes the digital photography website http://www.digitalphotos101.com featuring reviews of photo editing and album software and digital photo printing services.
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Sandisk 2gb Extreme3 SD card in retail packaging with travel case
Serious professional photographers who demand one of the fastest, most rugged, and most durable memory cards on the market should choose the SanDisk Extreme III SD card. Built to work under the most challenging conditions, with SanDisk Extreme III youll get more speed, better performance, and unmatched reliability. Thats because only SanDisk Extreme III memory cards feature innovative ESP Technology for the fastest speeds and highest performance. ESP stands for Enhanced Super-Parallel Processing. Simply put, it means you are getting the fastest read/write speeds available an amazing minimum 20MB per second** sequential read and write speed speed youll definitely appreciate whenever you find yourself shooting and storing pictures in harsh environments, extreme temperatures or at high altitudes. Every SanDisk Extreme III SD card comes with RescuePRO? so you can recover images, documents, mail, video, music just about any digital file, with ease. Built with leading-edge media recovery algorithms, RescuePRO lets you preview recoverable data before you try to retrieve it. With RescuePros unique recovery algorithm for MPEG audio and MPEG video recovery (MPEG-1/2/3) what you see, and what you hear, is what you can recover.

Technika SHZ735 Digital Camera
Battery Type Lithium Ion - Rechargable Box Contents Digital Camera, Li-Ion Battery and Charger AV and USB cable, Software CD and Manual, Quick Start Guide, Strap and camera pouch Brand Technika Built in Memory 32MB Camera Type Compact Card Type SD Compatible With Sdhc Cards No Digital Zoom 5X Exposure Modes Automatic, Manual Features of Product Detail: Please add key benefits in priority order. Max 40 characters per benefit Compact and easy to use 7MP 3.0″ LCD screen Flash Modes Auto, Flash off, Flash on Focal Length Wide 5.8mm, Tele 17.4mm Image Stabiliser No ISO Range Auto 100, 200, 400 LCD Size in Inches 3.0 Megapixels 7MP Optical Zoom 3X Self Timer Yes Video Record Yes - no sound
Used Price: ?89.99

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Travel and Scenic Photography

January 8, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Cameras | Comments(0)

Travel and Scenic Photography 101

When you’re driving through the mountains somewhere, and you notice a car parked half off the road and some guy leaning to the left to avoid a branch with his Rebel 2000 camera in the act of focusing, you’ve met me. I do this because, to me, a trip isn’t fulfilling unless I’ve preserved that beauty for posterity. I’d like to share some of the techniques that make scenic photography such a wonderful artform - simple, yet elegant.

First off, equipment. As much as the cheapo disposable camera beckons, get real. These cameras have fisheye lenses which I call “spam” lenses. They cram everything in, with equal blurriness and boringness. Good photos are sharp, unless you use blur for artistic effect. Sharp comes from an adjustable lens. It can be a fixed lens or a zoom, but it must focus specially for each picture. Fixed lenses are limiting for scenic pictures, where to frame the shot you may need to move long distances. Imagine using a fixed lens on the Washington Monument, when you’re half a block away! Zooms get my vote, even though they often don’t have as wide an aperture, which limits their capabilities in low light situations.

Practically speaking, an SLR is the absolute best. They are lightweight, and can be used with top quality lenses. Film SLRs tend to be less expensive, but have the limitations of film, meaning you have to get it developed and so forth. Digital SLRs are VERY expensive, so for the budget conscious either go with a film SLR or a high quality basic digital camera. With digital, resolution is also a critical factor, so look at the specs before you buy.

OK, we’ve got the camera, emotions are running high, and that’s great, but not too great! Sometimes I find a spot that is so wonderful, I start shooting like a madman, only to be disappointed by the pictures. What happened? Emotions. When you experience a place, there are sounds, aromas and breezes as well as the visuals of the spot. Needless to say, you can’t photograph all of these elements, only the visual. When overwhelmed by the spectacle of a scenic hotspot, we are often overwhelmed by all of these elements.

So what to do? Look through your camera. The viewfinder does not lie (usually). Try to see what you are looking at as the finished picture. Most people perfunctorily take pictures, hoping that somehow the shot will come out great. If you wonder how the pictures came out when you are on the way to the drug store to get them, you’re doing something wrong. At the moment you click the pic, you should know exactly what you will get. (Of course with digital, that’s not a trick!).

Now, I was a tad dishonest in saying that you can’t capture all of the elements of a scene. You can hint at them. For starters, motion. Yes, even in a still picture, there is motion. Something happened before, during and after your picture. In a mountain vista scene, you may find something that hints at motion, whether it be a branch of a tree that has been swaying in the breeze, or a river flowing through the valley below. These add a sense of motion.

Then there’s the “rule of thirds.” When you place the main object of the picture smack-dab in the middle, it is static and boring. Place it one third of the way from either side, and you IMPLY motion. Put the horizon in a landscape photo a third of the way up or down, not across the middle.

Remember, when a person looks at a picture, their eyes move. You want to frame your photo to help that movement. If you can find some lines in the scene, such as a skyline, cloud formation, path through the forest, etcetera, use it interestingly, and with the rule of thirds to draw your viewer’s eyes into the picture.

Avoid “summit syndrome.” You get to the top of Mount Washington and shoot the majestic vista. Great. The pictures come out … boring! How? No PERSPECTIVE. Big vistas will be flat unless you have an object in the foreground, such as a rock or a tree, to give them perspective. Then the eye really grasps how big this scene is. People enjoying the view is a real winner, because the viewer may identify with their emotions, giving the image real impact.

Cheese! Yes, you do have to take the family photos. It’s obligatory. But when you do, make sure that they show the LOCATION of the photo. Otherwise, you might as well do it on your driveway. Frame the scene in context, with landmarks as part of the picture. Find a way to tell as story in the picture, such as little Sara climbing up the rocks by the waterfall.

Finally, any element in the picture that hints at more senses than just the visual will make it remarkable. Actor headshots for example, tell a story about the subject. You can almost hear them saying their next lines. If you photograph a garden, the viewer may experience the aroma of the flowers. A tourist street with an accordion player on the corner may have your amazed friends whistling “Dixie.”

In summation, picture taking on travel is recording the experience in a satisfying way. Use motion, perspective, sensory, storytelling and so forth, to bring your photos to life. Oh, and needless to say, make your job easy and go to great places! See you at the overlook!

Seth Lutnick is a photographer, composer, and performer. He has taken thousands of scenic photos, recorded two albums of original music, and appeared on stage, TV and film. Visit his website - www.getitdone.biz - for more detailed plans on photography, music, health and education, and extensive product links for the resources to fulfill your goals.

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Sony DSCH7S.CEH Digital Camera (8.1MP) 2.5” LCD
Sony Cyber-Shot Digital Camera

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Panasonic - SDR-H20 - HDD and SD Camcorder

January 8, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Camcorder | Comments(0)

Panasonic - SDR-H20 - HDD and SD Camcorder
Powerful 32x Optical Zoom

Panasonic SDR-S10 Water-resistant SD Camcorder (10 x optical zoom, shock-proof, USB 2.0)
Super Compact Size
Amazon Price: ?239.99

Panasonic - SDR-H20 - HDD and SD Camcorder
Powerful 32x Optical Zoom
Amazon Price: ?249.99

Sony HDR-SR5E 40GB High Definition Camcorder
SR5E HI DEF 1080I 40GB HDD 4MP 2.7 WIDE LCD 10X OPT/ 80X DIGI NS
Amazon Price: ?512.10
Customer Review: Superb in every way
This is another superb camera from Sony. As soon as you take it out the box you know it’s something special just by the way it feels, looks and sits in the palm of your hand. The build quality is superb, on many cameras you’d just get a normal resolution LCD screen to watch while you record but Sony have even installed a 2.7″ HD screen. The docking station makes it easy to backup or transfer files and everything feels sturdy and made to last. The video quality is just unbelievable, it is the highest quality you could imagine and looks even better than ?2,000 TV studio cameras - no joking. Due to the x.v system the colours are lifelike, sharp and very bright. There’s no ghosting, blurring or shaking at all thanks to the super steady shot, it’s hard to see how this kind of quality could ever be improved upon. I filmed a cat walking on a fence which was a good 50 metres away, I had it on full zoom filming through a glass window and even then it was so clear you could see every whisker on his face. I have used it on a 40″ and a 19″ TV, it looks stunning on both. Thanks to super nightshot It’s equally as good in total darkness for all those of you who do ghost hunts or film nightlife, you can see up to 20 metres away and the quality remains as stunning and clear as if it were day. With up to 28 hours of “film” in standard definition and 5 hours at the top quality I doubt you’ll ever run out of room and it’s so much easier than carrying round spare tapes with you everywhere you go. There’re lots of super features like the “old film” effect where you can make it look as though you’re recording on an old black and white camera from the 1930’s. There’s steadyshot to get rid of shaking caused by your hand. You can use the camcorder as a normal digital camera too and get 9999 pictures on the hard drive and there’s memory stick slot you can use too. The camera even has a flash, you can take them while still recording videos and the photos are as good as on a still camera thanks to the 4 megapixels. You can record in 5.1 surround sound which can really add a new dimension to your films and if all this sounds too much for you then just hit the “easy” button and the camera makes all the decisions for you! There’s a cool slow motion feature so you can record live action at about half the speed, great fun!The list of features goes on and on. Editing is a slight problem although it is getting easier as time goes by. In High definition mode it records in a new format called AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition). AVCHD is not very editing friendly, it won’t load into about 90% of editing programs such as windows movie maker so I thoroughly recommend buying Sony Vegas 8 platinum for about ?50 at the same time as this camera so you can edit footage. You’ll need a powerful PC to edit HD footage (minimum 3.0 GHZ with 512mb ram and a 256mb graphics card) and even with that it takes 30 hours to publish a 1 hour film in 1080i. You could always just film in normal resolution though and you can easily edit that straight into any program. Overall this is a top-notch camera.There are higher spec models in the range such as the SR7 and SR8 but they just have bigger hard drives and a very slightly better lens so this seems the pick of the bunch for me. I tried several hard drive high definition cameras before i bought this including JVC and Aiptek but this Sony model just blows everything else out the water.
Customer Review: Superb HD Camcorder from Sony
I’d been looking into purchasing a HD (High Definition) camcorder in order to take away on holiday and capture all of those memorable moments in stunning HD. I heavily researched the few HD models which are currently on the market and took an interest in Sony’s new HDD (Hard Disk Drive) camcorders which were released in June/July of 2007. Sony have released three HD models which record to HDD in the new AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) format: the HDR-SR5E, HDR-SR7E and HDR-SR8E. The HDR-SR5E is the cheapest of the three. I purchased the HDR-SR5E a few weeks ago, shortly after the release date, based on my research and my own personal requirements. At the time (and even now) there were very few reviews on this model, which is mainly why I am writing this, for the benefit of others! Upon receipt of the camcorder, my first impression was ‘WOW!’. I had seen in a Sony Store a few days before-hand and so wasn’t too shocked at the size, but others could be. The device is fairly small, considering its capabilities, but feels strong and is of the typical high build quality from Sony. All of the required cables etc were included in the box, along with a Handycam Docking Station and remote control. Be aware though, that the HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable needed for a HDMI connection is not bundled with the device. However, the camcorder can be connected to a HDTV using the supplied component cables. I put the camcorder to test on a recent trip to Norway, capturing approximately one hour of footage at high quality (HD-XP). To my surprise, I used just under 7GB of the 40GB hard drive and did not even have to charge the supplied battery during the trip (takes approx. 2hr 20 min to charge). The touchscreen LCD is a joy to work with and the camcorder itself is easy to hold when filming for long periods of time. Now for the real stuff…picture quality. In my opinion, the picture quality produced by this camcorder is superb. When viewed on a HDTV, footage is sharp and clear, and colours are strikingly accurate. The focus of the camera is accurate exposure adjusts automatically to produce some stunning shots. The camcorder has 10x optical zoom which is excellent, especially for capturing those shots a little bit further away. Moreover, the camcorder records in Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, which is extremely good quality. Footage can be uploaded to a computer for editing and playback using the supplied USB cable. However, be aware! This new AVCHD format requires quite a lot of processing for playback alone, never mind editing. If your computer is more than 18 months old, I wouldn’t recommend trying to edit such footage. The supplied Picture Motion Browser software will play the footage but editing options are limited. The software will, however, allow you to burn the AVCHD footage to DVD for playback in a PlayStation 3 or convert the footage to MPEG-2 for standard DVD players. Obviously, this loses the HD quality, but having tested this option myself, I can confirm that the quality is still relatively good. At present, support for the .m2ts format (which the camcorder records in) is also limited. However, if you have a Sony VAIO computer released from 2006 onwards, you should have no problem importing the .m2ts files into Adobe Premiere Elements for editing, as the VAIO Edit Components software (v6.2) provides AVCHD support. Differences between this cheaper model and the other two models (SR7E and SR8E) are, in my opinion, very little. As far as I am aware, both the SR7E and SR8E offer a viewfinder, larger hard drives (60GB and 100GB respectively) and the inclusion of ‘Super SteadyShot’ as opposed to just ‘SteadyShot’ which IS included in the SR5E. Unless you have an extremely shakey hand, I can’t see there being much difference with the addition of Super SteadyShot. Obviously the larger hard disk drives and viewfinder do support the higher prices of these two models, but the SR5E is much cheaper and still offers approx. 5 hours and 20 minutes of high quality HD recording to its 40GB HDD. Overall, this is an all-round winner. I would definately recommend this camcorder to anyone who is looking for a new model to capture memories in HD. Build quality is very good, both picture and sound quality are superb, and the unit is very easy to use. All of which you would expect from a Sony product. As a final note…..a suitable bag for this camcorder is the LCS-VA20 which I purchased from Amazon. I would also recommend a larger battery, such as the NPF-H70, to compliment the supplied battery, should you be going on a longer trip with the camcorder.

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JVC Everio Share Station DVD Burner White - for JVC Hard Disc Drive Camcorders (excludes MG21 & MG36)

January 8, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Camcorder | Comments(0)

JVC Everio Share Station DVD Burner White - for JVC Hard Disc Drive Camcorders (excludes MG21 & MG36)

Sony DCR-HC37 Handycam Mini DV Camcorder With 2.5” LCD Screen
MINIDV CARL ZEISS 2.5 LCD INA 40X OPT. ZM 800X DIG. ZM NS
Amazon Price: ?154.00
Used Price: ?135.99
Customer Review: Works fine with a Mac!!
Just unpacked my HC37 - works seamlessly with my Mac (it’s plugged in now as I’m typing and trust me it works). Excellent functionality, brilliant picture quality.
Customer Review: Don’t buy it ! Wate of time and money
Don’t be fooled by the price… The camcorder comes with basically nothing and you have to buy the USB cable to transfer your videos onto your computer… And worse, it’s not compatible with Mac… Really disappointed… First and definitely last Sony product I will buy… I really regret this purchase…

Aiptek T300LE Camcorder (MPEG 4 Recording (720*480 pixels), 5 MP CMOS sensor, 2.4″ LCD display, 4* digital zoom, SD card format)
Amazon Price: ?87.83

The 2007-2012 Outlook for Digital Camcorders in the United States

Canon MD140 Digital Video Camcorder (35 x Optical Zoom) 2.7″ Colour LCD
Amazon Price: ?199.99

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera

January 8, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Cameras | Comments(0)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 Digital Camera - Silver (7.2MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 2.5” LCD
by Sony
Technical Details
Product Description: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 - digital camera
Product Type: Digital camera - point and shoot
Dimensions (WxDxH): 8.9 cm x 2.3 cm x 5.7 cm
Weight: 116 g
Colour: Sleek silver
Supported Flash Memory: Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
Integrated Memory: 56 MB
Sensor Resolution: 7.2 Megapixel
Shooting Modes: Frame movie mode
Lens Aperture: F/2.8-5.2
Focus Adjustment: Automatic
Min Focus Range: 50 cm
Focal Length: 6.3 mm - 18.9 mm
Optical Zoom: 3 x
Digital Zoom: 6 x
Camera Flash: Built-in flash
Red Eye Reduction: Built-in
Viewfinder: Optical - real-image zoom
Display: LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5″ - colour
Supported Battery: 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( included )

Silicon Power 2 gb Compact Flash Card 45X- life warranty in retail packaging
Description: Designed to intake extreme write speeds for absolute pure performance during demanding photo shoots.Ideal for amateur, advanced, or professional photographers. Best-value CF Card (Type I).

Sony Ericsson K800i Cyber-shot Digital Camera Phone (Black, UK)
A camera stabilizer function compensates any small movement of your hand when you?re taking a picture and shooting video. Features: Network Tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / /1900 3GYes Digital Music FormatsMP3, AAC Memory SlotMemory Stick Micro BluetoothYes Camera3.2 Megapixel FM RadioYes Size105 x 47 x 22 mm BatteryStandby up to 350h, Talk up to 7 h The Sony Ericsson K800i is part of their Cyber-shot range for the high-end market and features 3G. Boosting an impressive 3.2Mega-Pixel camera, with auto focus, built-in xenon flash and image and video stabilizer function so you can take great photographs. Then share your photos instantly using 3G. It?s hard to take a bad picture. Get the picture you want with BestPic?. It takes a series of picture including some immediately before the camera key is pressed. You can pick the best and delete the rest. Other options for sharing your pictures include adding text to the picture and send it to a blog site. The site is created the first time you blog a photo. you be text with the Web address and log in data. Send the address to friends and share your life in pictures. Printing pictures is simple. The K800i supports the PictBridge standard. Connect the phone directly to a PictBridge-compliant printer using the USB cable and print your photos without a PC. With proven 3G technology built-in, mobile Web browsing, photo blogging, downloading of multimedia content and video calling become a pleasant experience. Visit real Internet sites with the Access NetFront? browser and subscribe to automatic news updates with RSS Feeds. Multitask with K800i. Be engaged in a call or listen to the music player or FM radio while you search for information on the Web. In the Box: Handset UK AC Charger Battery User Guide Hand strap CD Headphones USB Cable
Used Price: ?100.00

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Canon IXUS 70 Digital Camera

January 8, 2008 | By Doug In Digital Cameras | Comments(0)

Canon IXUS 70 Digital Camera - Silver (7.1MP, 3 x Optical Zoom)
by Canon

Technical Details
Product Description: Canon Digital IXUS 70 - digital camera
Product Type: Digital camera - point and shoot
Dimensions (WxDxH): 8.6 cm x 1.9 cm x 5.4 cm
Weight: 125 g
Supported Flash Memory: MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Sensor Resolution: 7.1 Megapixel
Shooting Modes: Frame movie mode
Lens Aperture: F/2.8-4.9
Focus Adjustment: Automatic
Min Focus Range: 30 cm
Focal Length: 5.8 mm - 17.4 mm
Optical Zoom: 3 x
Digital Zoom: 4 x
Camera Flash: Built-in flash
Red Eye Reduction: Built-in
Microphone: Microphone - built-in
Viewfinder: Optical - real-image zoom
Display: LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5″ - colour
Supported Battery: 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( included )
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The Sony DSC-T100 fits an amazing combination of high-tech features into super-slim dimensions. It has high-resolution 8.1 MP, a powerful 5X optical zoom lens and a huge 3.0-inch screen that lets you snap and share photos easily. Innovative technologies like Face Detection, in-camera retouching, D-range optimization and HD (high definition) output expand the possibilities of digital photography — and the Sony Double Anti-Blur Solution lets you shoot in low light without flash to preserve the mood.
Used Price: ?194.99
Customer Review: Preview screen not working after 1 year
I found this camera easy to use and ideal to carry around due to its size. The only complaint I have is that the preview screen light stopped working 1 month after the guarantee ran out. So now I am unable to preview my photos. Plus Sony charge ?100+ to repair it!
Customer Review: Excellent compact digital camera. Does what it says on the tin.
If you’re looking for a camera that itself looks good or has a robust feel, don’t choose the T100 here. As far as all other main criteria are concerned, this is a candidate for the best compact around at the moment. (With the exception of certain Canon models I happen to agree with the Sept issue of Stuff magazine.) Excellent day shots, good (though understandably short range) flash, excellent basic functionality with a reasonable “auto” point-and-shoot mode. I’m not sure that I like the design of the keys/menu system, but the peerless screen goes some way to make up for that. The camera feels more robust that is, so a little caution advised long term. Also note: the camera is not at all weather resistent. Not even splash proof. Some years ago, I acquired the original T1. I appreciated the fact that they came with the charging/connectivity cradle. I am lazy, I do not like to remove a battery to charge it. Whether that affect(ed) price/value for money may be another matter, perhaps. Bottom line: Takes very good pictures in most circumstances and is good value for money at this time.
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This zoom lens was exclusively designed to suit the characteristics of digital SLR cameras. The image circle was designed to match the size of the image sensors of digital SLR cameras, and this produced a compact lens with a maximum diameter of 60mm (2.3in.), overall length of 67.5mm (2.6in.) and weight of only 245gr (8.6 ounces). It has a variable angle of view of 69.3degree - 27.9degree. The use of aspherical lenses provides correction for various aberrations throughout the entire zoom range and produce high level of optical performance. 18-50mm F3.5-5.6 DC lens has a minimum focusing distance of 25cm (9.8in.) at all focal lengths and is capable of macro photography with a maximum magnification ratio of 1: 3.5.
Customer Review: Don’t Bother
I originally bought this lens from my wife’s Canon Rebel XT. After three months, it stopped auto-focusing. Magically, it restarted to behave a few weeks. Finally after using it for a total of 7 months. It stopped. Permanently. I can still manually focus, but the auto-focus is non-functional. Warantee is gone. Don’t waste your money. If you are going to buy a lens, buy a Canon. It costs more, but it will be worth the investment.
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Red Leather Camera Case High-quality black genuine leather case Includes rear belt loop Magnetic clasp for easy opening and closing Approx. Size (mm) W 98 x H 72 x D 31 Approx. Weight 70g
Amazon Price: ?25.86
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