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by David Burgess on November 19, 2022 0

The Ultimate Guide To Using Your Dji Pocket 2 Camera

Dji has released a new product called the Dji Pocket 2 Camera. This camera is a great addition to any drone enthusiasts tool kit. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is a very compact camera that is able to shoot 4k video and 12mp photos. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is also very lightweight and can be used with most drones that are on the market today. In this article we are going to show you how to get the most out of your Dji Pocket 2 Camera.

We are going to start of with the basics of the Dji Pocket 2 Camera. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is a very compact camera that is able to shoot 4k video and 12mp photos. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is also very lightweight and can be used with most drones that are on the market today. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera has a 1/1.7Â CMOS image sensor and a f/2.0 aperture. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is able to shoot 4k video at 60fps and 1080p video at 120fps. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera also has a 3-axis gimbal which helps to stabilize the video and photos.

The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is a great camera for anyone who is looking to get into drone photography or videography. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is very easy to use and is very compact. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is also very affordable and is a great camera for anyone who is just starting out in drone photography or videography.

Now that we have covered the basics of the Dji Pocket 2 Camera, let’s get into how to use the Dji Pocket 2 Camera. The first thing you need to do is to make sure that your drone is compatible with the Dji Pocket 2 Camera. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is compatible with most drones that are on the market today. Once you have confirmed that your drone is compatible with the Dji Pocket 2 Camera, you will need to mount the Dji Pocket 2 Camera to your drone.

Most drone manufacturers will have specific instructions on how to mount the Dji Pocket 2 Camera to your particular drone. Once you have mounted the Dji Pocket 2 Camera to your drone, you will need to connect the Dji Pocket 2 Camera to your drone’s remote control. Once the Dji Pocket 2 Camera is connected to your drone’s remote control, you will then need to power on your drone and the Dji Pocket 2 Camera.

Once your drone and the Dji Pocket 2 Camera are powered on, you will then need to calibrate the Dji Pocket 2 Camera. The calibration process is very simple and only takes a few minutes. Once the Dji Pocket 2 Camera is calibrated, you will then need to select the video resolution and frame rate that you want to use. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is able to shoot 4k video at 60fps and 1080p video at 120fps.

Once you have selected the video resolution and frame rate, you will then need to select the photo resolution that you want to use. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is able to shoot 12mp photos. Once you have selected the photo resolution, you will then need to select the photo mode that you want to use. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera has three photo modes which are single shot, burst shot, and time-lapse.

Once you have selected the photo mode, you will then need to select the video mode that you want to use. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera has two video modes which are standard and high definition. Once you have selected the video mode, you will then need to select the video resolution and frame rate that you want to use. The Dji Pocket 2 Camera is able to shoot 4k video at 60fps and 1080p video at 120fps.

Once you have selected the video resolution and frame rate, you will then need to start recording. To start recording, you will need to press the record button on the Dji Pocket 2 Camera. Once you have started recording, you will then need to press the stop button to stop recording.

Once you have stopped recording, you will then need to transfer the video or photo to your computer. To transfer the video or photo to your computer, you will need to connect the Dji Pocket 2 Camera to your computer using the provided USB cable. Once the Dji Pocket 2 Camera is connected to your computer, you will then need to open the Dji Pocket 2 Camera’s software.

Once the Dji Pocket 2 Camera’s software is open, you will then need to select the video or photo that you want to transfer to your computer. Once you have selected the video or photo,

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by David Burgess on November 11, 2022 0

The Best SLR Digital Cameras For Beginners

In fact, many entry level DSLRs are quite affordable these days. But, what are the best SLR cameras for beginners?

Here are our top 5 picks for the best entry level DSLRs:

1. Canon EOS Rebel T6i / T6s

The Canon EOS Rebel T6i and T6s are great entry level DSLRs that offer excellent features and performance. They both have a 24.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, Full HD 1080p video recording, and a vari-angle touch screen LCD. The T6i also has built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity for easy sharing of photos and videos.

2. Nikon D3300

The Nikon D3300 is a great entry level DSLR that offers excellent image quality and performance. It has a 24.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, Full HD 1080p video recording, and a fixed 3.0-inch LCD screen. It also has built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity for easy sharing of photos and videos.

3. Pentax K-S2

The Pentax K-S2 is a great entry level DSLR that offers excellent features and performance. It has a 20 megapixel CMOS sensor, Full HD 1080p video recording, a vari-angle 3.0-inch LCD screen, and built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity. It also has a weather-sealed body, making it ideal for shooting in all kinds of weather conditions.

4. Sony Alpha a6000

The Sony Alpha a6000 is a great entry level DSLR that offers excellent features and performance. It has a 24.3 megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor, Full HD 1080p video recording, and a fixed 3.0-inch LCD screen. It also has built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity for easy sharing of photos and videos.

5. Canon EOS Rebel T6 / T6i / T6s / T7 / T7i

The Canon EOS Rebel T6, T6i, T6s, T7, and T7i are all great entry level DSLRs that offer excellent features and performance. They all have a 24.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, Full HD 1080p video recording, and a vari-angle touch screen LCD. The T6i and T7i also have built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity for easy sharing of photos and videos.

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by Leland Richardson on November 16, 2021 0

Kodak Zi8 Camcorder Review

Kodak’s Zi8 is a high definition pocket camcorder that records 1920 x 1080p video at 30 frames per second (fps) in the H.264 format. The Zi8 competes with products such as Pure Digital’s Flip UltraHD and Sony’s Webbie HD. Kodak’s pocket camcorder has a few tricks that the others don’t – such as digital image stabilization, face detection, and an external microphone input.

Kodak Zi8 At a Glance

The Good:[ Excellent video quality, easy to use, strong feature set, large LCD screen.

The Bad: Slightly clumsy user interface, little internal memory.

Video & Photo Quality

Using a 1/2.5-inch, 5-megapixel CMOS sensor, the Zi8 records 1080p HD video.This is one of the first 1080p pocket camcorders on the market and the video quality is definitely impressive for a model in this class.

If you want to extend recording times, you can opt for one of three lower resolution settings: 720p/60fps mode (the faster frame rate is good for shooting motion), a 720p/30fps mode or a WVGA mode.

A nice addition to the Zi8 is face detection, which, when activated, can improve exposure around a face it detects in a frame. This function can be disabled as it will draw down the battery faster when it’s used.

The Zi8 also snaps 5-megapixel still photos when set to photo mode (it can’t snap them while you’re filming).

You shouldn’t expect much from these stills – with no flash and a fairly slow performance, it’s not going to wow you.

Design

Like other models in the pocket camcorder category, Kodak kept the functionality and buttons to a minumum. Four dedicated buttons on the back of the unit let you access menu settings, delete videos and still photos, return to filming and play back stored videos.

The menu, and quality settings, are navigated using a joystick at the center of the unit. All-in-all, a very intuitive design that just about anyone can figure out in short order, even if the buttons could stand to be a bit larger.

The Zi8 weighs in just shy of a svelte five ounces with battery. At 2.4 × 4.5 × 0.9 inches, it’s the size of a nice, lean point-and-shoot digital camera. You’ll have your choice of red, black and blue.

Removable Battery

Another nice design touch is a removable lithium ion batter (accessed by removing the unit’s faceplate). For longer trips where you can run low on battery, you have the option of swapping in a new one rather than finding a spot to recharge. You can charge the battery when the Zi8 is connected to a PC via its flip-out USB connector or by using the supplied AC adapter.

Menus

The menu in the Zi8 consists of nine icons for switching off image stabilization, engaging face detection and accessing other functions. Unfortunately, while Kodak had ample room to add some descriptive wording above each menu icon, in most cases they choose not to. None of the icons are that mysterious, but still, for a novice user it would be nice to use the generous LCD screen to its fullest potential.

Memory

The Zi8 comes with a meager 128MB worth of internal memory – barely enough to record a few seconds of HD video or a couple of still images. To enjoy recording of any length, you’ll need to use an SDHC memory card (not included). The Zi8 supports SDHC cards up to 32GB, which would give you close to five hours of recording at the highest quality setting.

The use of flash memory cards helps keep the price of the unit down, but that only helps if you already own a memory card.

Optics

Like all pocket camcorders, the Zi8 does not offer an optical zoom lens. Instead, it features a 4x digital zoom. The zoom itself is of limited utility and when it’s engaged, it isn’t terribly smooth.

The Zi8 also packs digital image stabilization. Again, it’s not as effective as the optical variety, but it’s also not as important a feature in a pocket camcorder because you don’t have an optical zoom lens. You can see it in action here. On the whole, it’s better to have some form of stabilization than none, so Kodak gets the thumbs up for adding it.

Kodak Zi8: A Powerful Pocket Camcorder

Kodak’s Zi8 manages to outdo most of its rivals in the pocket camcorder market by adding some feature-enhancements without burdening the camcorder with complexity. It could stand to tweak its interface, build bigger buttons and make the exterior more resistant to finger prints. If you have no interest in anything but the simplest pocket camcorder for creating Web-friendly videos, the Flip UltraHD would still give you the best bang for your buck. But if you’re thirsting for a pocket camcorder with equal (and in some cases, better) quality than the Flip with more features to boot, the Zi8 is the model for you.

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by Leland Richardson on November 15, 2021 0

DXG A80V Camcorder Review

DXG’s A80V is a low cost high definition camcorder capable of recording 1920 x 1080p video to SDHC memory cards. The $299 model features: a 10-megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom lens, and a 3-inch touch-screen LCD.

DXG A80V at a Glance:

The Good: Inexpensive, decent HD video quality, lightweight, touch-screen.

The Bad: Bulkly, limited optics

1080P Video Recording on a Budget

The DXG A80V is one of the least expensive traditionally-styled camcorders to offer 1920 x 1080p HD video resolution. And unlike the even cheaper pocket camcorders that boast 1080p recording, the A80V has more features (although far less than comparably priced standard definition camcorders – more on that later).

The A80V’s video quality at 1080p is definitely on par with some more expensive HD camcorders (like the $499 Sanyo FH1) but you shouldn’t expect it to perform as well as the higher bit-rate AVCHD models from Sony, Panasonic and others. That said, colors reproduced accurately and crisply. The camera was a solid performer indoors as well, with less digital noise marring the video in lower light than you’d find in either FH1 and lower-cost pocket models like Pure Digital’s Flip UltraHD. Another nice bonus: it offers a built-in video light.

The A80V has several other recording modes beyond 1080p/30 frames per second (fps). You’ll also find a 1080i/60fps for shooting fast-moving subjects. (See a comparison between 1080p/30fps and 1080i/60fps – it’s modest, but nonetheless the motion is crisper at the faster frame rate). You can also bump the resolution down to 720p at either 30fps or 60fps.

There’s also a dual-record option, which records two versions of the same video: one in high definition (1080P) and the other in WVGA.

The thinking here, I guess, is that you can create a lower-resolution video file for easier uploading to the Web. Personally I found it extraneous – why clog up your memory card with an extra file when YouTube and other sites support HD uploads?

High Resolution Stills

The A80V can snap 10-megapixel still photos with a flash to aid in low-light photography. The camera itself isn’t super-responsive. You’ll have to wait a second or often two from when you press the shutter, but the photos it produced were serviceable.

Limited Zoom

The A80V offers a 5x optical zoom lens. That’s not a lot of optical punch in a $300 camcorder and a far cry from the 70x lens you can find on, say, a standard definition Panasonic. On top of that, it uses electronic image stabilization, which isn’t as effective as optical stabilization in curbing camera shake.

The camcorder does offer a manual focusing option (which you operate using the zoom lever). Another useful feature is the ability to set a focus point using the touch-screen LCD. While the overall performance of the touch-screen display was good (see below) I found it somewhat sluggish when it came to this touch-focus feature. It would take the camcorder a few seconds to relocate the focus box and lock-on to its target.

Modest Feature Set

To pack a 1080p camcorder into a $299 price you have to expect some trade-offs. Other than the lens, the other trade off you’ll make is with the feature-set. You’ll get more options than you would with a pocket camcorder, but you won’t enjoy the same breadth of features on similarly priced standard definition camcorders (for instance, no scene modes or shutter and aperture controls).

That said, it’s not totally bare-bones: you can adjust white balance and exposure, as well as choose to film in sepia or black and white.

Responsive Touch Screen

DXG packed the A80V with a 3-inch touch-screen LCD. That’s a larger screen than you’ll find on more expensive models (with or without touch-screen operation) and aside from the sluggish spot focusing, the overall touch-screen performance is very responsive. All the features you’ll need to access are represented as nice large icons on the screen.

When it comes to external, physical controls, you’ll find a small mode dial at the back of the camcorder for switching between video and photo mode. There’s also a small toggle joystick at the back for adjusting white balance and exposure. A small shutter button and zoom lever sit atop the camcorder while behind the LCD screen sit nicely-sized controls for the flash, video light, power and display buttons. All in all, the controls are well positioned, making the A80V quite easy to operate.

Since it’s a flash camcorder, the A80V is light weight at 10 ounces (without battery). It springs to life fairly quickly and can be powered up and down by opening the LCD or via a button behind the display. It is a tad bulkier than other flash camcorder at a little over 5-inches long, but it’s not very obtrusive.

The Bottom Line: The DXG A80V is a Good Budget Buy

At $299, the DXG A80V has very few competitors that can offer the same video resolution of 1920 x 1080p. You can spend about $70 less for a 1080p pocket camcorder, but you’ll lose out on a lot of the features the A80V has to offer. You could spend the same amount for a fuller-featured camcorder with a better zoom, but it would only offer standard definition resolution. So there’s your trade-off.

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by David Burgess on July 12, 2018 0

Can Advanced Point and Shoot Cameras Measure Up to DSLRs?

Affordable Point and Shoot Cameras for Advanced Users

If you’ve already spent some time learning about photography you probably already know know that with the proper knowledge you can take amazing photos with a DSLR. But carrying around a large camera with you everywhere can be a bit of a drag. Sometimes you need a camera that is small, compact and easily transportable. So, if you’re looking for the best point and shoot camera for an advanced photographer, then you can find some great options that take incredible images. If saving some money on the camera is a factor, then you will usually find that prices are a bit less than most of the DSLR cameras out there which could give you some additional cash for use to purchase a nice printer or some accessories.

The best part about point and shoot types of cameras is their portability and ability to pack extremely powerful picture taking within a small and compact package. There are several models out in the market that can let you manipulate and alter its settings so that you can take the exact kind of photo that you want. It’s almost like having a small DSLR.

Canon G12

Canon a leader in the camera world, they have a wide range of models that encompasses point and shoot cameras to entry level, mid-level, and professional level cameras. The G12 is a 10 megapixel camera that is a part of Canon’s G series of cameras.

Nikon J1

The Nikon J1 is a very impressive device. Its auto-focus function works very quickly which allows you to take advantage of its fast shooting speed. You can also just as quickly switch to video recording which lets you take high definition videos up to 1080p by hitting one button.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is a compact camera that delivers high quality photos and high definition videos. This camera is equipped with Leica DC Vario-Summicron, F2.0, ultra-wide lens. Image distortion is reduced by this model bringing you gorgeous, detailed photos.

More High Quality Point and Shoot Cameras

You don’t need a big fancy camera to take high definition videos and high resolution photos. A simple point and shoot camera may just do the trick for you.

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by David Burgess on September 22, 2016 0

Seiki SE42UM, An Affordable TV for High Quality 4K TV

Seiki SE42UM is Seiki newest model of 4k tv. Seiki may not as popular as other massive brand like Sharp or Samsung but it does give good choice of tv selection. This model is an Ultra HD or 4K type of tv, which is a good thing. Its resolution is 3840 x 2160 pixels.

Seiki TV can br connected to PC to play games and there are extra setting for better adjustment in the quality of the program watched. The tv is 50 inch wide, which is quite a wide one for the price that is only $1300. The tv is designed in a simple but elegant looking design with thin bezel and clear from any brand names. There is LED light below the screen to show status of the tv.

The Price of Seiki SE42UM

With only $319.99, buyers can get a 4K Ultra HD. Usually, people need to have at least $5000 for this kind of television so Seiki SE42UM is quite affordable. With only third less price than usual brand like Samsung or even Sony, buyers get 50 inch wide tv. It also supports connection to other devices like laptop and PC. The design is simple and though not strikingly look special, the simplicity of the design helps to make the picture in the tv looks clearer with no brand name or any other button to distract the sight.

Unfortunately, price speaks its quality. Even though it is 4K Ultra HD, it cannot compete with other 4K Ultra HD brands in terms of quality. The quality is just enough for the resolution unless we get to watch the tv in a very close view. Moreover, there is still few tv programs that support 4K Ultra HD and it will eventually set to just full HD so it kind of waste to have an Ultra HD TV, that is not even in its maximum quality and probably better be competed with 1080p tv.

Conclusion

Regardless, for a 4K Ultra HD TV that is priced third less than the common tv in its class, people with low budget is at advantage to enjoy a 50 inch wide television in a 4 times higher resolution without much money. The design, though plain, isn’t as cheap looking as its price on the market. Price compensate quality but then it is up to buyers to think whether it is worthy or not. To order Seiki SE42UM, you can click here.

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