Posts Tagged ‘DSLR camera’

CANON 400D

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Photography professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts alike love to capture everyday moments to help.

Here are some of Canon 400D’s highlights:

  1. Integrated Cleaning System – image-sensor dust is one of the most annoying problems a DSLR owner can have. Since a camera lens is very sensitive, you can’t just wipe it off with an ordinary cloth. Canon 400D has an incorporated cleaning system built in its body that generates ultrasonic vibrations which shakes off dusts that enter when a lens is mounted or removed.
  2. Dust Delete – to further enhance the cleaning system of this camera, the Canon 400D has a second defense system to remove dust that the integrated cleaning system did not totally get rid of. A computer program composed of two steps locates and identifies dust that appears on the images and automatically deletes it.
  3. Noise Reduction – this feature is built into the CMOS sensor to aid in preventing image noise when a higher ISO setting is selected.
  4. 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor – this camera can produce 3904 x 2598 pixels and has a sensitivity range which varies from ISO 100 to 1600.
  5. Display-Off Sensor – it’s a bit annoying when light seeps into your eyes everytime you peek into a camera’s viewfinder. Canon 400D’s Display-Off Sensor attribute automatically switches off whenever the photographer’s face is pressed to the viewfinder.
  6. Picture Style – this function presents various “film emulsion” choices to photographers in order for them to take advantage of the different options to utilize exceptional color, saturation and resolution to suit a certain subject or particular object.
  7. Three-layer optical low-pass filter - this characteristic focuses on helping the camera reduce chromatic deviation or abnormality and color fringing. It makes up for artificial red coloration brought about by infrared rays.

If you’re still not satisfied with this camera’s fine focal points, then maybe mentioning a few more worthy features will make you run out the door to avail your very own Canon 400D.

The Canon 400D is a great DSLR camera for beginners, who prefer this type of camera over the regular point-and-shoot ones, as its controls are very clear-cut and it has basic icons and icons for easier comprehension. It consists of standard exposure modes which include Manual, Shutter-Priority Speed, Aperture Priority, Full Auto, Auto Depth of Field and Program. As mentioned a while ago, beginners will have a fun time taking photographs with this camera since it is equipped with a Full Auto Mode which will give novice photographers superb results.

Newbies often enjoy chimping. This term simply means looking at a taken photo consecutively—shoot, look at the picture, shoot, look at the picture. It’s not really an offense but most newbies are identified with this habit. However, with Canon 400D’s 2.5 inch LCD monitor, chimping won’t be a problem any longer since it displays your pictures clearly.

If your concern is about the battery life, there’s no need to worry. Once the battery is fully charged, you are guaranteed to enjoy it throughout the day. The camera’s weight won’t be a problem as well since it’s quite light so you can take photographs without complaining about aching arms when you wake up the next day.

Of course, nothing is perfect in this world. The Canon 400D also has its weak points and one of it is its smallish grip which is a major complain by photographers who has medium-sized hands or bigger. This next snag is for serious photographers who have discovered the beauty of shooting in RAW format. Shooting in RAW format makes the camera lag for a few seconds, this is a problem because a photographer has to wait before he can shoot another picture.

Evidently, not all photographers opt to shoot in RAW format. So disregarding this matter the Canon 400D is a good choice for those who are planning to take up photography as their form of relaxation. Of course, professionals and amateurs will surely benefit from this camera too as it has a lot of features that can be quite useful to all photographers.

NIKON D80

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

A new model upgraded from the D70, which was very popular with professionals and enthusiasts, with features acquired from D50 and D200 is now making its way into the hands of photographers. The Nikon D80 can be classified as a more-than-adequate camera for people who love photography.

Most photographers and even most people who like taking photographs want the benefit of being able to improve or alter images straight from the camera. With the Nikon D80, users can now edit images even without the help of computers. The in-camera editing features that can edit pictures are the Image Overlay, Red-Eye Correction, Monochrome/Black and White, Image Trimming and Sepia and Cyanotype. In addition, there are also Warm Tone, Skylight and Custom Color filter effects to help users get the most out of their pictures. Nikon’s impressive D-Lighting function, which is also included in the in-camera editing features, fixes underexposed images caused by inadequate flash and too much backlight.

Most cameras usually solely sell the camera body only. However, with the Nikon D80, not only will you be getting a body camera with kit lens, you’ll be getting a kit lens that is equipped with an amazing 18 – 135mm AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor with ED glass together with a swift and hushed Silent Wave Motor.

What good would a great kit lens be if you can’t see the image clearly? It won’t be a problem with the Nikon D80 as it has a clear and enjoyable 2.5 inch LCD with 230,000-pixels. Furthermore, the Nikon D80 has a high resolution that measure up to 10.2 megapixels. If the ISO is set at 400, the noise is not noticeable but if it is set at a higher ISO level a small amount of noise will be distinguished.

Viewfinders are considered a bother for some especially since if it is slightly smaller than the average DSLR camera because it follows the size of the camera body. D80’s viewfinder is larger than most of the viewfinder’s of other DSLR camera’s out in the market. On the other hand, it is still not large enough to please photographer’s who wear eyeglasses.

You won’t be bothered with slow image transfers because the Nikon D80 has a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface which is able to transfer files faster compared to its predecessor, the Nikon D70.

Nikon D80 also has another cool feature that allows the user to connect his camera directly to a television to be able to view his photos. D80’s Video Out Interface offers this feature to users who don’t have any other option but to show the images in the camera through television. In addition, it also has a built-in slideshow function, with transition effects, which lets the user insert music for a more outstanding presentation.

One main feature that most photographers look for is a camera’s simplicity when it comes to the camera’s handles. Taking photographs is easier if the correct icons and buttons are right under a photographer’s fingertips.

Nikon D80’s weight is a bit heavier compared to other cameras but being on the heavy side has its own advantage. D80 is better at reducing image distortion caused by the camera’s vibration.

A photographer can take at least 2600 or more images on a fully charged battery made of Lithium Ion. In less than three hours, a charger can fully recharge the camera’s battery to its full potential.

There are a few upsets regarding this camera. First is the memory storage. Unlike other DSLR cameras which use Compact Flash (CF) cards, the Nikon D80 uses a Secure Digital (SD) card to store its files. Second upset is that the flash sync is condensed from a remarkable 1/500 sec. synch that the D70 has, to 1/1200 sec.

Despite this, the Nikon D80 is still one of the best cameras out in the market today.