The Casio EX-H10 has relatively few external controls, just 12 in total, which reflects the fact that this is a simple camera in functionality terms, with very limited photographic control on offer. First of all, this is my first dslr, so I am not a pro, but I just love this camera. The pictures are soo much better than your typical point and shoot camera. You are able to take continuous action shots, and there is hardly any time between shots.
There are numerous features that you can control which I still am just learning about, such as the spot metering and white balance adjustment. What is great is the amount of control you want or just set it to auto and the camera does it all. All the controls are clearly labeled using industry-standard symbols and terminology, with just a couple of Casio-specific buttons that require a quick read of the manual. Located on top of the EX-H10 are the switch button and the tactile Zoom Lever and Shutter button.
I think the only weakness I found was that when you are in Live view mode, the camera is very slow. I thought I could use the lcd screen like my point & shoot camera but found that to be too lagging. The Live View would be good for close up shots or if you are trying to shoot something where you can’t really get your eye on the camera. All in all, this is the best prosumer camera I think. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to move up to a dslr.
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I had a Canon point and shoot that I really loved–I wanted to graduate to a digital SLR and had heard good feedback about the Rebel series. So far I am satisfied; but need to get more into the manual features to fully use the camera. While that’s it for the relatively uncluttered and unfussy top plate, at the rear we find the aforementioned tilting 230,400-dot resolution LCD screen, nestling centre, ranged left, to aid shooting from either high or low angles.
I was also disappointed that the live view is not available when the camera is set on auto. I am getting used to using the view-finder to compose and focus, it will take some getting used to. While an adjustable screen is undoubtedly a helpful addition, to our minds it could do with being physically more flexible, being able to tilt or rotate it through more than one axis would be a definite boon. Still, perhaps we should be thankful for small mercies.
With the impressive Quick AF Live View selected it’s sufficiently bright and clear to do the job, and of course if harsh sunshine should obscure your view, it can be angled for a better one. Since the screen sticks out slightly proud of the back plate in its dormant state and the viewfinder is recessed into the body work just above with the eye relief therefore blending into the body work, the user’s nose inevitably butts up against the screen when using the optical viewfinder, smudging and smearing the LCD.
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Nikon, a profesional camera makers, like its rivals, Nikon’s APS-C CCD sensor sporting D60 is targeted at both hobbyist and family user, trying to entice those trading up from a compact or bridge camera with a promise of more professional looking images, ease of use and affordability. At the time of writing retailers were offering the D60 and standard zoom lens for ￡610, even if Nikon’s own site was suggesting a less inviting figure of ￡719.
Although it feels surprisingly plastic in the hand, with a shorter than average grip and lightweight too at 490g, the Nikon D60 has retained a couple of neat and sophisticated features. By contrast the Nikon’s screen feels a bit stiff and awkward, even if overall the camera is reassuringly solid with rechargeable NP-FH50 lithium ion battery inserted and the 18-55mm kit lens we were supplied for our test attached.
These include an eye level sensor that switches off the rear screen’s info display as you bring your eye close to the optical viewfinder, plus a facility that automatically flips the same display through 90° should you turn the D60 on its side to shoot portrait fashion. The LCD display itself eye-catching-ly resembles something from a school science textbook, complete with stick figures to illustrate the effects of shutter speed and aperture.
Size wise, when gripped in the palm the latest Nikon D60 is almost a doppelganger for Nikon’s 5000, and like that model, features an adjustable rear 2.7-inch LCD, still a relative rarity on a digital SLR. Since this can only tilt up or down to a limited degree, it’s not quite as flexible as the Nikon’s however, which can also flip around to face inward to the body and swivel to the left and right.
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The Canon A350 is a new 14 megapixel DSLR camera featuring a restyled design and user interface to make it easier to use. Replacing the A350 model, the A350 retains all of its predecessor’s key features, with a 2.7 inch tilting LCD screen, Live View, anti-dust system, ISO range of 100-3200, anti-shake system that’s built into the body, eye-start auto-focus system and Dynamic Range Optimiser.
In terms of DSLR sales, in the UK at least Canon – a relative latecomer to the party claims to be snapping at the heels of the traditional ‘big two’ in Canon and Nikon. So it’s worth asking if the 14.2 effective megapixel A350, coming after the A350 and currently the highest specified of a trio of new models, including the 10.2 MP A230 and Jessops exclusive A330, has what it takes to consolidate its manufacturer’s market position and possibly even leapfrog its closest compact DSLR competitors in the Canon 500D and Nikon D5000?
Like its rivals, Canon’s APS-C CCD sensor sporting A350 is targeted at both hobbyist and family user, trying to entice those trading up from a compact or bridge camera with a promise of more professional looking images, ease of use and affordability. At the time of writing retailers were offering the A350 and standard zoom lens.
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Founded in 1975, Canon America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Canon Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Canon America, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif.
The Canon Perfection V500 Office adds further flexibility with a robust software bundle, including, Canon Scan with Easy Photo Fix, Adobe PhotoShop Elements for advanced photo editing, Event Manager for one-touch scan jobs such as Scan to E-mail or creating searchable PDFs, and ABBYY Fine Reader Sprint Plus OCR for creating editable documents from scans. Canon offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography, and graphic arts markets.
The scanner is compatible with popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home/Professional, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows Vista , and Macintosh OS X 10.3.9-10.5.x. The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market.
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Canon America, Inc. today announced the Canon Perfection V500 Office scanner for micro-business owners, home office users and consumers, delivering a scanning solution that effortlessly combines the productivity features of a document scanner and the image quality of a photo scanner into a compact package.
In addition, the Canon Perfection V500 Office offers 6400 dpi resolution for stellar image quality scans, and a wide range of specialty photo features such as a transparency unit for negative, slides and film scanning, Digital ICE(TM) Technology for dust and scratch removal in film scans, and Canon Easy Photo Fix(TM) technology for restoring old and faded images, removing dust and reducing grain.
“Continuing Canon’s commitment to innovation, the Canon Perfection V500 Office is a versatile scanner that is designed to produce high-quality scans, whether for personal or business needs,” said Mitch Kadish, senior product manager, Professional Imaging, Canon America, Inc. “By combining the productivity features of a document scanner with detailed image quality expected from a dedicated photo scanner, Canon is able to deliver the ideal scanning solution at a great value.”
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Canon America today announced the Canon Perfection V500 Office scanner that effortlessly combines the productivity features of a document scanner and the image quality of a photo scanner into a compact package. The Canon Perfection V500 Office inherits some of the features, functions and characteristics of the existing Canon Perfection V500 Photo scanner, such as a resolution of 6300dpi, a transparency unit for film scanning and Digital ICE Technology for dust and scratch removal in film scans.
Delivering reliable and easy-to-use office functionality, the Canon Perfection V500 Office is ideal for scanning everything from important documents to receipts. It includes a 30-page automatic document feeder with scan speeds up to three pages per minute, four push buttons for easy, one-touch scanning, and Canon ReadyScan(TM) LED technology for fast scans, eliminating warm-up time both when starting a scan or when switching between reflective and film scanning for enhanced productivity.
What the new scanner adds is a 30-page automatic document feeder with scan speeds of up to three pages per minute, which makes for quick document scanning and thus for certain users eliminates the need for separate document and photo scanners. The Canon Perfection V500 Office will be available in September 2009. ReadyScan LED technology is also mercury-free, and consumes less power for increased energy-efficiency.
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This camera replaced our Canon PowerShot S500. I wanted to go with a true dSLR but my wife didn’t want something that big. we do have an EOS Rebel APS camera also. We needed something that could take very good pics of our alpacas to use in advertising for our farm but also wanted something that was small enough that we would actually not mind carrying it at the alpaca shows and on vacations. The G7 fits that bill to a “T”. We were not able to see the camera in person prior to ordering it and when I saw a G6 at a store, I got a little worried that we had made a mistake in ordering the G7.
When it arrived the other day boy was was I relieved to see that it is a lot smaller than the G6. We are very happy with the over all size. I didn’t like the smaller ELPH cameras since they always seemed too hard to hold and this resulted in a lot of blurry shots. The build quality is excellent. The G7 actually feels better built than our Rebel! The weight of the camera is just right…not too light making you feel like you could lose it at any second while not being over burdensome. I do wish Canon would have made the rubber “grip” for your thumb a bit larger but I am already getting used to it. We chose the G7 over both the SD800IS and the A710IS for several reasons. Neither of us really liked the grip on the A series and the fact that it used AA batteries. The SD800IS was just too small and slippery in my hands.
We also like the optical zoom of the G7 over the other two. With our Rebel, we always seemed to use the 28-200 mm lens. The G7 gives us essentially the same, 35-210 mm, focal length without the bulk. I will probably look into some of the add-on wide and telephoto lens in a while for those occasions that I would like to get a bit more out of the camera. I also like that my kids won’t be placing their fingers all over the lens since it retracts. We have taken over 500 pics already and only 2-3 have been bad quality pics but that was mostly due not having the camera set in the right mode.
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Camera is not things cheap, they are not to be replaced very often. If your digital camera budget approaches $300, you’re going to be pleased with your options. Cameras around $300 typically remain in the category of beginner-level, point and shoot models, but they carry plenty of resolution, large LCDs, interesting styles, and extremely thin camera bodies. With a budget of around $300, you could try ones in the following, they are not bad!
The first one will be Nikon. If standard-looking, black digital cameras don’t appeal to your stylish side, you’ll want to skip the Coolpix L100 from Nikon. If you’re more interested in shooting power, though, the L100’s 15X optical zoom lens offers a lot of versatility in a sub-$300 package. You’ll find 10.0 megapixels of resolution with this model, which lags behind some models in this price range, but which should be plenty of resolution for most photographers. The L100’s 3.0-inch LCD is big and bright. The L100 even offers some wide-angle capabilities with its built-in lens, increasing its versatility. It runs from four AA batteries, which makes it a bulky model at 3.0 inches in thickness.
Then we have Olympus. If a company includes the word tough in the name of its digital camera, it had better live up to that billing. Olympus’ Stylus Tough-6000 does exactly that. It’s a sturdy, well-built model that can survive tough weather conditions, underwater photography, and a fall from up to 5 feet. Such features aren’t commonly found in a sub-$300 camera, so the Tough-6000 excels in those areas. However, as a trade-off, it offers only 10.0 megapixels of resolution, a 3.6X optical zoom lens, and a 2.7-inch LCD, all of which are slightly behind some other models in this price range. Still, this model’s toughness makes it a great choice for a sub-$300 camera.
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If Genesis can charge $250 and still sell a lot of tickets, imagine what an lucy charles would cost? I’ll bet they could charge a flat $500 a seat for a stadium tour and still sell out.
That said, years of hard living haven’t been to kind to Plant and Page. I haven’t seen Page recently but Plant is really showing his age these days. But more importantly, his voice isn’t what it once was. Perhaps 20 years ago, maybe even 10 years ago, a lucy charles would have worked.
It would be great for Jimmy Page to unearth some more video from the vaults though. I’m not at all the world’s biggest LCZ fan, but the “DVD” is phenomenal.
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