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The Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital ELPH is an ultracompact JeansPocket™ Certified digital camera with an elegant molded "Edge" concept, "as if it was sliced from the PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH’s solid design." It continues Canon’s tradition of providing top-tier imaging technology in a ultra-slim, ultra-compact and easy-to-use package.
The Canon SD630 has 6.0 megapixels resolution, 3x optical zoom, a F2.8 maximum aperture, and -- a first for Canon -- an extra large 3.0-in. LCD with 173,000 pixels resolution.
A new “focused position display” function allows the LCD monitor to display simultaneously a focused spot together with the recorded image. When taking an image using 9-point AiAF function, you can move the frame if multiple spots are focused. You can also move the focused spot, which helps verify whether the entire image is well focused.
A "Touch Control Dial" à-la-iPod allows users to easily scroll through captured images or change the camera's menu settings.
The DIGIC II and iSAPS Technology allows for faster and more precise AF, AE and Auto White Balance, as well as faster response times. A High ISO Auto setting allows the use of a high ISO up to ISO 800 to reduce camera shake in low-light situations (albeit with increased noise).
The Canon Powershot SD630 Digital ELPH delivers high performance in an elegant and stylish ultra compact design.
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nikon digital camerasDigital Blue and LEGO have announced a licencing agreement that will bring several LEGO branded kid’s tech products to market. The line is scheduled for release this summer and will include digital cameras, video cameras, MP3 players, walkie talkies and other electronics.
The entire line will have a brick-built look to it, though devices like the LEGO digital camera, won’t actually be built out of bricks, at least not bricks that come apart. Probably a good design decision given kids have a tendency to drop things like this. Parents wouldn’t be too jazzed about having to rebuild a camera each time it gets dropped.
Today, General Imaging launched its anticipated line of GE digital cameras.
This new line totaling 8 cameras is the first time the GE brand has been used on a consumer camera. Every camera offers the advanced features that we see in a lot of cameras these days. This includes image stabilization, red-eye removal, high ISO sensitivity, and panoramic stitching.
First off is the A Series of cameras. The most affordable of the bunch, these cameras are made for first-time buyers and offers the minimum. The E Series is for those who have had more experience with cameras. As with most average cameras on the market, cameras in this series offer a wide 3inch screen and 4x optical zoom. The G Series or G1 is the most compact of the line up. Made as a ‘point and shoot’ camera, this is perfect for taking great pictures from time to time. For the more serious photographers is the
X: a very high performance camera that offers 12x optical zoom and 8 mega pixels.
Prices have not yet been set of all these cameras but it is expected to be within $149 - $399. They should be on shelves in the US sometime in May.
A large number of pixels don’t mean a better image so be cautious while purchasing. Lower resolution camera is the best to post images to the web, email files or view images on your computer. Don’t think that only a high capacity memory card will give better performance because a small-capacity memory card can also give high quality performance.
Sometimes digital camera uses its own battery and charger or it can also use double-A sized batteries. Digital cameras may connect to a computer for data transmission. Most common method of connectivity is USB but sometimes people use Fire wire port or Blue tooth. Various cameras like EasyShare are able to connect to computer networks wirelessly.
You can easily buy best quality digital camera at cheap rates with a slight concentration and knowledge about digital cameras.
In terms of features this is a pretty straightforward digital camera and is suited to anyone who is looking for a point and shoot digital camera with a decent build quality...
Key Features:
The 3x optical zoom lens has a focal length equivalent to 38-114mm in 35 mm format. In addition to this there is a smart zoom feature offering 13x zoom and a digital zoom offering a further 6x zoom. It is worth noting that the smart zoom decreases the amount of megapixels you can shoot at while the digital zoom reduces picture quality...
The lens aperture works in a range of f2.8 to f5.2. For close up photography the camera can focus from 2cm away from the subject.
The LCD screen is 2.5" in size. This size has almost become the standard for pocket sized cameras. The screen is made up of 115,000 dots. A number of useful indicators are displayed on the screen. These include battery remaining, storage remaining and an exposure warning. A histogram is also available. The good news is that Sony have squeezed an optical viewfinder onto the DSC W50. These are becoming increasingly rare on the smaller models...
Batteries and Memory Card:
A lithium ion battery (NP-BG1) is used to supply power to the camera. Sony supplies both a battery and charger with the DSC W50. Sony estimates you should be able to take around 300 shots before the battery needs to be recharged.
The camera comes with 32mb of storage built into it. Therefore a memory card is NOT supplied with the camera as standard. Although Sony are more generous than most with the amount of memory they build into a camera I was only able to take 15 photos before the memory was full. Therefore you will almost certainly need to buy a memory card to go with the camera. It is compatible with Memory Stick Duo cards. It is very important to ensure the memory stick you buy have Duo in its name as standard memory sticks are too large for this camera
Guide to Digital Photography for Estate Agents
One of the areas Transcribe Thames Group specialises in is providing solutions for Estate Agents property detail production. As well as providing advice about suitable copiers and printers to produce the details, we also advise on suitable digital cameras and how to use them (in fact, we helped Polaroid develop instant cameras for estate agency use). Over the years we have helped our customers avoid the many pitfalls than can easily be avoided. If you’re an estate agent and struggling with digital photography, then we hope you find this guide useful.Composition
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This part is down to the person taking the pictures and is fairly common sense, but you would be surprised how many dustbins and toys etc appear on the front of house details. My most successful estate agents pay great attention to this, when joint marketing properties the difference between one agents photo’s and another is incredible. Sometimes taking pictures from a low or high point or slightly to the side of a property can make all the difference.Wide Angle lenses to enable capturing most of internal rooms and external shots with restricted distance. The camera should have a lens that is 28mm (in 35mm camera terms) or wider. (The smaller the number the wider the field of view). Most cameras that have wide angle lenses specify it (in Traditional 35mm film camera equivalent terms) Unfortunately quite a lot of cameras, especially the new Digital SLR Cameras do not show the specification of the lens in 35mm equivalent terms so it is hard to compare like for like, for example the Canon EOS 350D lists a 18-55mm lens, but in 35mm terms this is actually 28.8mm to 88mm lens, and yes you can use some of your old lenses but multiply them by1.6x .
Photo shape!
Traditional 35mm film cameras usually used pictures that had an aspect ratio of 3:2 which are the same sort of shape as landscape A4 paper, some digital cameras take 4:3 shaped pictures that are the shape of most computer screens i.e a lot squarer. On many new cameras you can select either shape, but on quite a lot of the Digital SLR (removable lens cameras) you are stuck with one shape only. This could effect the layout of your details and mess up your templates, or web pages, obviously you can change your templates, but not if you are one office out of a group. This can be changed in software but is another step, so I would suggest you pick a suitable one.Good Quality Photos
These days you should aim for a camera with 5M pixels or more, although these are often capable of capturing far higher resolution pictures than you need. But is not just the number of pixels that count but the quality of the lens and the camera.Are your pictures too dark?
When cameras are used in their standard mode they are often set to average or evaluative metering. This often means then when about 1/3 of the picture is brightly lit sky that the actual house is very dark in the picture, look for a setting in the metering for either center weighted metering(or spot metering if you don’t have centre weighted) which takes all of its readings from the central area of the picture i.e the house, you could be amazed at the difference, alternatively use the exposure compensation + or – buttons to manually brighten the image whilst you are looking at the image on the back of your camera before you take the shot.On internal photography, you will often be looking straight at a window at the end of the room so with the average metering on you will get pictures of dark rooms, so with centre weighted metering set look slightly away from the window in to the corner of the room, ½ depress the picture taking button, keeping the button in recompose your shot back facing the window and push the button all the way. I would also often use the flash in fill mode so that it fires regardless of light coming in through windows etc, but this is not suitable in all cases.
Ease of use
To enable you to market your properties to their full potential it is essential that the outside and the inside look spacious and inviting.I wish I had a pound for everybody that visited our stand at PCS that had purchased a Digital SLR and said they had no idea how to work it. Digital SLR cameras are capable of taking the best pictures but if you are not a keen photographer then you would probably take better pictures with a simpler camera..
Files Sizes
If you are printing details from Word for example and the front picture is about 6x4” then this does not need to be a huge 8 million pixel photo, try to resample it to the smallest file size you can before you lose print quality. Apart from freeing space on your PC this will also print much faster, this is particularly important if you have a lot of pictures per detail or you produce lettings list with loads of pictures, just because you have made the picture look smaller in Word does not mean that the files size is any smaller. I am often asked why is this lettings list taking a long time to print, upon investigation I then find out the print job is spooling into hundreds of Megabytes because each picture is at full resolution even though they may only appear in the document as a two inch image.A digital camera is an electronic device to transform images into electronic information. New digital cameras are typically multifunctional and the same device can take pictures, video and audio.
Many digital cameras can connect directly to a computer to transfer data. Early cameras used the PC serial port. USB is the most commonly used method, though some have a Firewire port or use Bluetooth. Some cameras are able to attach to computer networks wirelessly via Wi-Fi.
Here are 10 top things to consider when looking to purchase a digital camera: -
1. Price: This can vary from around $100 to up to $10,000 for a high end professional camera. You can buy one with good resolution and options for under $600. Ones with more manual control settings can be found for around $600-2000 dollars, usually suited to serious amateurs.
2. Resolution: To print good quality color photos at the standard film sizes 4"x6" or 5"x7" you’ll need a 1-2 megapixel camera. If you are printing as large as 8"x10" then you’re going to need a higher resolution around 2-3 megapixels.
3. Viewfinder: Low-end digital cameras provide an optical viewfinder while more expensive ones replace the viewfinder with a LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). Look towards purchasing one with an LCD display. Kodak makes digital cameras with superb displays so have a look at those.
4. Focus: Most cameras are either fixed-focus or autofocus, which is suitable for the average digital camera user. With a fixed-focus lens everything from a few feet to infinity is in focus. The only problem with this is when shooting pictures up close. Autofocus will automatically bring whatever is in the centre of the viewfinder into focus.
5. Storage: Many cameras come with a small memory card, but if you want to take lots of pictures or footage, it is a good idea to check whether what is supplied is enough. Chances are it won’t be, so look at how much a new ‘decent’ capacity memory card etc is going to cost for that particular model.
6. Compression: If you want the highest possible image quality, look for a camera that will let you save pictures in "CCD raw mode" which means with no compression at all.
7. Batteries: It is important to get a camera that will accept rechargeable batteries. There are three varieties of batteries available Nickel Cadmium (NiCad), Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) and Lithium-ion (Li-ion or LiOn). A camera may accept only one or two kinds of batteries so be sure to find out what kind.
8. Power Saving: To save battery power, use a camera that accepts an AC adaptor.
9. Interface: If you are interested in maximum speed you should keep your eyes open for cameras and card readers that support FireWire
10. Video Output: This can be invaluable for presentations. If you would like to do this, look for a camera with a video-output terminal. It allows you to display your pictures on a TV or projector.
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Article by David Crossley of http://www.digitalcamerasinfozone.com (All the information you need on buying your next digital camera).
Samsung have announced four new models in its line-up of compact digital cameras consisting of the 14.7 megapixel TL34HD (billed as being ‘the most advanced point-and-shoot digital camera in Samsung’s history’), the ultra compact 10 megapixel TL9 sporting rather fetching and decidedly retro styled dual analog gauges, the 13.6 megapixel SL310W and their 10.2 megapixel SL201.
Samsung’s new range of compact and ultra compacts are detailed in Samsung’s press release as follows.
Samsung TL34HD
Boasting an impressive resolution of 14.7 megapixels and renowned Schneider lens yielding a 28mm wide-angle focal length with 3.6x optical zoom, the TL34HD promises sharp, clear and detailed images with every shot. The most advanced point-and-shoot digital camera in Samsung’s history, the TL34HD builds upon the success of its predecessor, the NV24HD, with the ability to capture high-definition video at a resolution of 720P along with Dual Image Stabilization.
Featuring an all-metal build, the TL34HD is pocket-sized with dimensions of 3.68″ x 2.34″ x 0.80″. Available in all-black, or silver with a red accent adding to the camera’s elegance, the TL34HD takes camera design to a new level. Although compact, a large three inch touch-screen hVGA LCD dominates the back of the camera and is sure to turn heads no matter where the TL34HD may be used.
The TL34HD also pioneers Samsung’s next generation Smart Touch 2.0 user interface, which further simplifies the way users navigate through the camera’s comprehensive feature set. By incorporating touch-screen technology, users can now select and control various camera functions by interacting with the TL34HD’s large three-inch touch screen LCD. Not only does this enhance the experience for the shooter and the operation of the Smart Touch interface, but it also provides for a much sleeker and attractive design.
Samsung TL9
Samsung’s TL9 is an ultra compact, 10.0 megapixel digital camera highlighted by a large 2.7 inch LCD, internal 5x optical zoom as well as Dual Image Stabilization. The latest digital camera in Samsung’s digital camera arsenal to feature MP3 and PMP capability, the TL9 sets itself apart from the crowd as a multimedia powerhouse.
The TL9 is encased in a silver, metal body, measuring 3.74″ x 2.36″ x 0.84″, and incorporates a unique design element which graces the top of the camera’s body – dual analog gauges. The small gauges, located next to the power button, display remaining battery life and memory capacity in a way that’s easy for the shooter to access while on the go. Thanks to the enhanced sensitivity of the TL9’s CCD sensor, which features a maximum ISO of 1600, and the camera’s Dual Image Stabilization, users can rest assured that they’ll be able to capture images in low-light situations, especially when the use of a flash is not desired.
Shooters can also benefit from a comprehensive suite of automatic controls designed to help them capture better images, specifically portraits and group shots of family and friends. The TL9’s Face Detection technology makes taking pictures of family and friends a snap, as it detects up to nine faces and automatically adjusts focus and exposure to ensure better composition and image quality. Furthermore, Smile Shot automatically triggers the TL9 to take a photo only when the camera detects smiles on the subjects’ faces, and Blink Detection will prevent a photo from being taken if the camera recognizes that a subject’s eyes are closed – a useful feature as it’s often difficult to distinguish closed eyes when composing a shot on an LCD screen.
Samsung SL310W
Ideal for the step-up shooter, the SL310W is highlighted by features commonly found on higher-end, more expensive digital cameras, including an impressive resolution of 13.6 megapixels, Dual Image Stabilization, 2.7 inch LCD, and a 3.6x, 28mm wide-angle optical zoom lens which significantly improves the user’s ability to photograph more of a desired scene.
Unlike a standard 35mm lens which is commonly found on compact digital cameras, the SL310W’s 28mm wide-angle lens gives consumers the ability to expand their creativity and take even more moving and emotional images. Ideal for a variety of scenarios, users can easily leverage the increased viewing angle of the SL310W’s wide-angle lens, especially when shooting landscapes or groups of family or friends.
The SL310W offers a number of user-friendly features, including 11 scene modes, auto red eye fix and MPEG-4 video recording. The camera also features Self Portrait, Face Detection, Blink Detection, and Smile Shot technology, all which help enhance the digital imaging experience for the shooter.
The SL310W also offers Function Description and a Photo Help Guide. Function Description automatically provides a brief and easy to understand description of each setting when scrolling through the camera’s menus, helping the end-user determine which setting is appropriate for their current shooting scenario. The camera’s Photo Help Guide is another intuitive component incorporated into the digital camera. Photo Help Guide offers the end-user a guided tour of how to take better images as well as easy-to-follow tips instructing them how to obtain excellent results.
Samsung SL201
The Samsung SL201 is an ultra-slim, compact point-and-shoot digital camera featuring a resolution of 10.2 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom lens and large 2.7-inch intelligent LCD which will automatically brighten or dim based on available lighting.
For added versatility, the new SL201 features Face Detection, Self Portrait, and Digital Image Stabilization technology. Face Detection makes taking pictures of family and friends a snap as it automatically detects up to nine faces and automatically adjusts focus and exposure to ensure better composition and image quality. Self Portrait mode is a unique function that takes the guessing out of taking a self portrait. When in Self Portrait mode, the SL201 automatically detects the user’s face, adjusts focus and exposure, and will only allow a photo to be taken if the subject is centered in the frame. Samsung’s improved Digital Image Stabilization (DIS) helps the user capture blur-free images.
With 11 scene modes to choose from, including Night, Children, Landscape, Text, Close Up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, and Beach & Snow, shooters can effortlessly adjust the camera to capture the most superb image possible in any setting. Additionally, the SL201 features Function Description and a Photo Help Guide. Function Description provides a brief and easy-to-understand description of each setting when scrolling through the camera’s menus, helping the end-user determine which setting is appropriate for their current shooting scenario. The Photo Help Guide is another intuitive component incorporated into the digital camera. It offers the end-user a guided tour of how to take better images as well as easy-to-follow tips instructing them how to obtain excellent results.
Samsung’s TL9, SL310W and their SL201 will all become available in September priced at around $280, $230 and $170 respectively whilst, at the time of writing, we are unable to obtain either a release date of pricing details concerning the TL34HD.
