Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Program, Scene
• Scene Modes: Night, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach/Snow
• Movie Mode: Yes, with sound (mono); 640 x 480, 320 x 240 at 30 or 15 fps
• Effects: Sharpness (Soft, Normal, Vivid), Color (Normal, B&W, Sepia, Negative, Red, Green, Blue, RGB), Highlight, Composite, Photo Frame
• Flash Modes: Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Fill-in, Slow Synch, Forced Off.
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Daylight Fluorescent, Warm White Fluorescent, Tungsten, User set.
• Metering: Multi, Centre-weighted or Spot

Technical Data:
• 2.7 inch LCD
• 10.1 megapixels
• 5x zoom
• Focal Length: 38 – 190 mm
• Aperture: f2.8 – f7.3 (Wide);f4.4 – f11 (Telephoto)
• ISO Range: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600
• Flash Range: Wide angle:0.3 – 4.9 m(1 ft – 16.07 ft);Telephoto:0.5 – 3 m(19.5 in. – 8.84 ft)
• Focus Range:
Normal Focusing distance: 80 cm (31.2 in.) – infinity
Macro Focusing distance (approx): Wide angle: 10 – 80 cm(3.9 – 31.2 in.); Telephoto: 50 – 80 cm(19.5 – 31.2 in.)
Super Macro: 1 – 10 cm(0.39 – 3.9 in.)
• Exposure Compensation: ±2 EV in 0.3 EV increments
• Shutter Speed: 15 seconds to 1/2000 second
• Self Timer: 10 sec., 2 sec., Double self timer (10sec. & 2sec.)
• Start Time:1 second
• Time between photos: 2 – 3 seconds between first and second shot
• File Format: JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.2
• SD/MMC – Secure Digital memory + 20MB internal memory
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery (SLB-1137D) and charger SAC-45
• Dimensions: Width 106.6 mm (4.15 in.); Height 64.2 mm (2.50 in.)
• Weight: 195.3 g (6.83 oz) without batteries and card

Tags: Samsung digital camera, Samsung digimax, samsung digimax nv11, digimax nv11, Samsung nv11, 10MP, 5x zoom

Tamron AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical IF is a Macro Lens that just won the EISA Award (EUROPEAN CONSUMER LENS OF THE YEAR 2007).
Designed for exclusive use with digital SLR cameras equipped with APS-C sized image sensors (compatible with Nikon digital SLR cameras with APS-C -24mm x 16mm or smaller)- image sensors; manual focus only with Nikon D40 and D40x SLR models), this Tamron lens has the world’s biggest zoom ratio of 13.9X, covering a range of 28mm to 388mm focal length when converted to a full frame/35mm film format (in other words, it covers the entire focal range relevant to amateur photographers – no wonder it got the EISA Award).

“This is a do-it-all lens many DSLR users will never need to take off their cameras. The extreme (almost 14X) zoom ratio delivers the ultimate freedom for composition and framing.” commented the EISA Jury.

Tags: Tamron 18-250mm Lens, Tamron 18-250mm, all in one camera lens, tamron macro lens, 18-250mm Lens

Functions:
• Exposure Modes: Programmed Auto (P) with flexible program, Shutter-Priority Auto (S), Aperture-Priority Auto (A), Manual (M)
• Playback Functions: Full frame, Thumbnail (4 or 9 segments), Zoom, Slide show, Histogram indication, Shooting data, Highlight point display, Auto image rotation
• Flash(pop-up) Modes: Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction with slow sync, Rear-curtain sync; TTL flash control with 1,005-pixel RGB sensor; i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL fill-flash available with SB-800, 600 or 400
• White Balance: Auto (TTL white balance with main image sensor and 1,005-pixel RGB sensor);
Seven manual modes can be preset with fine-tuning; color temperature setting; white balance bracketing: 2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1, 2 or 3
• Focus Modes: TLL phase-difference AF with 51 focus areas (15 cross-type sensors);
Autofocus: Detection: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 at 20°C/68°F); AF fine adjustment possible: Single-servo AF (S); continuous-servo AF (C); focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status, 2) Manual focus (M) with electronic rangefinder
• Metering:
1) 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses); Color Matrix Metering II (other CPU lenses); Color Matrix Metering (non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data)
2) Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-, 15- or 20-mm circle in center of frame, or weighting based on average of entire frame
3) Spot: Meters 4-mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus area (on center focus area when non-CPU lens is used)

Technical Data:
• 3.0 inch LCD
• almost 100% Optical Viewfinder with 0.7x magnification
• 12.1 megapixels
• ISO Range: 200 to 6,400 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV; sensitivity decreases approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 (ISO 100 equivalent) EV below ISO 200, and increases approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 (ISO 12,800 equivalent), or 2 (ISO 25,600 equivalent) EV over ISO 6,400
• Exposure Compensation: ±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
• Exposure Bracketing: 2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV
• Continuos Shooting:
1) Single-frame [S] mode,
2) Continuous low-speed [CL] mode: 1-9 frames per second,
3) Continuous high-speed [CH] mode: 9 fps (9-11 fps with DX format),
4) Liveview [LV] mode,
5) Mirror-up [Mup] mode
• Self Timer: 2, 3, 10 or 20 s
• Shutter Speed: 30 sec – 1/8000 sec
• File Format: JPEG, NEF (RAW), RAW + JPEG
• CompactFlash (CF) Card (Type I and II, UDMA compliant) Memory Storage
• Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a/EL4, Quick Charger MH-22,
AC Adapter EH-6 (optional)

Tags: nikon digital camera, digital slr camera, digital camera, nikon dslr, nikon d3, 10MP, manual controls, Depth-of-field preview, Histogram display, d-lighting

We usually spend allot of money on the camera, lenses, filters, memory cards and batteries, leaving us with the empty pocket most of the time. In this shopping list, the camera bag is probably the last thing. Until the pocket will be full again to finally buy a camera bag, here’s what you can do:
Get a desired resistant material, a needle and strong threat and a shears. Measure the dimensions of your camera and follow the instructions in this article by Evil Mad Science Laboratories.
Later on you can decorate it with flowers (or other shapes) made from a different material.

Tags: camera bag, cheap camera bag, self made camera bag

The 3 basic metering styles (Spot Metering, Center-Weight Metering and Multi-zone Metering) are explained in part I of How to use the Metering System of Digital Cameras. In this Video you get a better approach of how to use the metering system on both compact and slr digital cameras.

Tags: spot metering, center-weight metering, matrix metering, evaluative metering, metering sistem, metering modes, multi-zone metering, manual metering, exposure metering

Before looking at the following video, take a read of this article: Focal Length and Aperture Explained for the Photography Novice – Part I.

Tags: lens, focal length, aperture, f number, f stop, depth of field, dof, angle of view, perspective, wide, tele, exposure time

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Macro, Continuous, 33 Photo Best Shot Modes and 10 Movie Best Shot Modes
• Movie Mode: MPEG-4, 848 x 480 at 30fps ,640 x 480 at 30fps ,320 x 240 at 15fps
• Flash Modes: Auto, Fill flash, Flash cancel, Soft Flash, Red-Eye reduction
• Metering: Multi-pattern, Center weighted, Spot
• Focus: Contrast Detection AF, Macro, Infinity, Manual
• White Balance: 6 fixed modes, auto and manual

Technical Data:
• 2.5 inch LCD
• 8.1 Megapixels
• 7X Optical Zoom + 4x Digital Zoom
• 38-266mm (35mm equiv) lens
• Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec
• ISO Range: 64, 100, 200, 400, 800 + 1600 BEST SHOT High Sensitivity mode
• Focus Range: Normal: 30cm – infinity, Macro: 10-40cm, Manual: 10cm – infinity
• Aperture: F3.4 – F4.6 + F9.2 when ND filter is used
• Shutter speed: 60 – 1/800 sec
• Self timer: 10, 2 sec
• Exposure compensation: +/- 2EV in 1/3EV steps
• File Format: JPEG (Exif V2.2)
• SDHC / SD / MMC card compatible + 11.6MB internal memory
• Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery NP-50

Note: Compared to the predecesor Exilim EX-V7, V8 has 8MP instead of 7MP and adds Face Detection and YouTube Capture.

Tags: Casio Exilim EX-V8, Casio Exilim, Casio, ultra compact, digital camera, camera, compact digital camera, slim camera, 8MP, 7x optical zoom, anti shake, Image Stabilizer, world time, face detection, youtube capture

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Program, 41 BEST SHOT modes
• Blur-reduction technologies: Automatically analyzes the velocity and vector of a moving subject and sets the most appropriate ISO sensitivity and shutter speed.
• Anti Shake DSP: reduces blur due to shaky hands and subject movement, using high shutter speeds and high sensitivity settings.
• Movie mode: with electronic camera shake compensation function, Motion JPEG, AVI
• Metering: Multi-Pattern, Center-Weighted, Spot
• Focus Modes: Spot, Multi, Tracking + Contrast Detection AF Focus
• Flash Modes: Auto, On, Off, Soft Flash, Red-Eye Reduction with max 2m range
• White Balance: Auto, Fixed (6 modes), Manual

Technical Data:
• 2.6 inch LCD
• 10.1 megapixels
• 3x optical zoom + 4x digital zoom
• Continuos shooting: 7 shots/second
• ISO range: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, up to 6400
• Exposure compensation: ±2EV (1/3EV steps)
• Aperture: F2.8-8.0
• Shutter Speed: 4 – 1/1000 sec
• Self-timer: 2, 10 sec
• File Format: JPEG
• Focus Range: Normal: 40 – infinity, Macro: 10-50 cm
• Memory Storage: SD (Secure Digital) card + 15.4 MB internal
• Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NP-40 (over 350 shots)

Note: the difference between EX-Z1080 and the predecessor EX-Z1050 is the “YouTube Capture”.

Tags: Casio Exilim EX-Z1080, casio, casio exilim, casio exilim z1080, slim, ultra compact, comptact digital camera, digital camera, camera, pocket camera, youtube capture

Inspirational nature scenes from Asia and other parts of the world. Enjoy.

Tags: landscape photography, nature scenes, nature photography

Adobe Photoshop CS3 includes a black & white feature that transforms the colored picture into pretty realistic infrared black and white image.
From the Menu Image -> Adjustments -> Black & White (or Alt+Ctrl+Shift+B). In the Black & White Tab select Infrared. Now you can decrease the RED channel even more (and increase the GREEN channel) if you want the greens to be closer to white. The image after this step does not yet look like a perfect infrared, but by adding more contrast to it (until the green becomes white), you get it right. The result is grainy due to the high contrast. You can uniform the grain by adding Filter -> Texture -> Grain, and then desaturate the image. Or, you can choose to remove the grain with Neat Image plug-in.

Original and final images:

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Tags: infrared photography, photoshop infrared, photoshop black and white, infrared pictures