Showing posts with label Camera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Camera. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Apples Keynote Speech - Some Issues

I started watching Apples Keynotes speech and there seemed to be an issue with the sound and a women talking in the background in another language, I thought I would come back to it later when someone at Apple had sorted it out. When I later tried to access the Keynote speech from my iPad it closed Safari!!! I kept trying but could not get it to work, I imagine it was due to the amount of people trying to view the web site.

So I have not watched much of it and have only heard about what was said from blogs and tweets. The Apple watch looks better than I had expected, but still a bit chunky. The iPhone 6 is a bit disappointing with the camera sticking out, which I can imagine will scratch coffee tables. Will have to see it in the flesh before giving proper judgement.

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Canon 650D Camera Review

I recently bought a new DSLR camera after doing months of research I decided to purchase the Canon 650D. When I was looking for a camera my budget was in the £600 ($965) region, it came down to the Nikon 3100 and the Canon, after playing with them in a store it was clear that the Canon was a superior product even if the mega-pixels is less, 18 with the Canon compared with 24 with the Nikon.

After owning the camera for a couple of weeks and being on holiday with it I am very happy with it. It takes great photos and I like the touch screen, which I thought I would not use as much as I do. Here is a list of pros and cons I have found so far.

Pros

  • Easy to use menu, I have owned Canon cameras before so I found I could use the camera straight away.
  • Touch screen which I find very useful for changing settings and reviewing the photos.
  • Continuous auto focus in HD video mode.
  • When camera is in video mode it is also possible to take a photo when not recording.
  • HDR function is useful is some situations and have had some interesting results from using this.
  • Good image quality.
Cons

  • Video is not have as many options as my other Camera (Canon G9)
  • Lens included with the Camera was a 18mm-55mm which has a noisy auto focus so is not good for video. I am currently looking at the Canon pancake lens for video.
  • Video file format is mov, would have like it to be in avi format like my Canon G9. There might be a setting I need to find for this.
Overall I am very happy with the Canon 650D and I am still learning some of the features. I think as a beginners DSLR camera it is the best on the market.