Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Pentax Optio WG-3 underwater camera with a unique design
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| Pentax Optio WG-3 in four color. Image: petapixel.com |
The Pentax Optio WG-3 is a waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant compact camera which can be used at a depth of up to 14 meters and can withstand a drop of 2 meters, cold to -10°C and a weight up to 100kg.
Features include a stabilized 16MP CMOS sensor, and a relatively fast F2.0-4.9 lens with 25-100mm equivalent zoom. This camera has versatile zoom lens accommodates a wide range of applications - from macro shooting of flowers to wide-angle shooting of spectacular landscapes.
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| Example of underwater photos from Pentax Optio WG-3. Image: whatdigitalcamera.com |
The Optio WG-3 also equipped with image-sensor-shift-type Shake Reduction, a 3 inch 16:9 ratio LCD monitor with 460K dots, and six built-in LED macro lights.With anti-shake feature, then you can maximize the zoom lens on this camera.
The camera’s Intelligent Zoom function also extends the zoom range to approximately 28.8 times to cover the focal length of an approximately 720mm super-telephoto lens to capture extra-high-magnification images without compromising image quality.
The Pentax WG-3 is the less expensive version of the Optio WG-3 GPS, and while it omits the wireless charging and GPS (obviously) features of its costlier cousin it still offers a strong feature set for an affordable price. This camera delivers reliably good image quality and decent video, making it attractive as a 'knockabout' camera or a tough compact for travelling and everyday use. Like many everything-proof cameras these days, the WG-3 features a rubbery grip and rugged design.
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| Pentax Optio WG-3 a strong camera for underwater photography. Image: ricoh-imaging.co.uk |
The Pentax Optio WG-3 has Sharp lens with Wide aperture and Short shutter lag plus Macro LED lighting and you can enjoy a very unique design. The WG-3 features a bold design that combines bright, metallic colors with a body style that's a bit wider than most compact cameras.
The WG-3 features Full HD movie recording, a 16 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor, a 4x optical zoom lens with 25mm wide-angle coverage and a maximum aperture of f/2. The newly designed optical zoom lens offers a maximum aperture of F2.0 to capture bright, clear images with minimal noise, even under dimly lit underwater conditions
The WG-3 is one of the more interestingly designed tough cameras on the market. Its lens is fast and sharp. The closest competitor of the Pentax Optio WG-3 is Olympus TG-2 and the Canon PowerShot D20. You can compare them before you decide to buy one of them. Due in February 2014 is still in the atmosphere of Chinese New Year, then you have a chance to get the special discounts, there is even a possibility to get additional accessories or a memory card in a larger capacity, for example, a 16GB memory card, so you can shoot more without dizziness due to runs out of memory.
New smartphones rumors that are ready to be launched in 2015
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| Oppo N3. Image: gadgets.ndtv.com |
The well-known smartphone manufacturers must have been very busy preparing their new flag-sip that will be launched in 2015. You will be confused when choosing which smartphone is most appropriate for your new companion.
Because Samsung, Apple, HTC, as well as newcomers such as Vivo, Oppo or Xiaomi certainly ready to launch their best smartphones in early 2015. According to various reliable sources, now you can see a new smartphone rumors as follows:
Samsung Galaxy S6
The next generation of Samsung Galaxy S5 is very likely to be called the Galaxy S6. As a flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6 course will be equipped with a variety of the latest features. Moreover, Samsung is facing severe competition so, then the company should be able to make the Galaxy S6 as a successful product on the market.
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| Samsung Galaxy S6 rumors. Image: samsungs5update.com |
According to rumors, Samsung Galaxy S6 will appear with the a 5.5 inch screen 1.440x2.560 pixel resolution. Another surprise, the Galaxy S6 is said to be equipped with the 20 megapixel resolution camera.
Also it is possible Samsung's latest flagship, will be the first smart phone that is enriched with the 4 GB of RAM. If this rumor is true, of course you will get a new smartphone, with the more fantastic speeds.
When the Galaxy S6 will be officially launched?
Perhaps the same as last year, this great smartphone will be introduced at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, at the beginning of next year.
LG G4
LG had difficulty in the face of competition, LG is now beginning to rise again. South Korean vendors are preparing LG G4, as the successor to the LG G3 which had become a topic of conversation among the gadget enthusiast.
The LG G4 is the flagship smartphone or most diandalakan, then certainly the spec and G4 will be very high capability with advanced features. For example, the LG G4 will be equipped with Quad HD screen and Snapdragon processor 805 which is very powerful.
In fact, there is also speculation that LG G4 will be equipped with sophisticated stylus to rival Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The official release may be at MWC 2015 in Barcelona.
Sony Xperia Z4
After the success with the launch of the Sony Xperia Z3, now Sony has a different strategy than the competitors in terms of the launch of the flagship smartphone. If the competitor renew their smartphones only once a year, then the Sony only took 6 months to update flagship smartphone. The Xperia Z3 which was just released at IFA 2014 event last September, is likely to soon get a new successor, the Sony Xperia Z4.
So, what would you get the surprise of the Xperia Z4? Reportedly the Z4 will be equipped with an sophisticated screen Quad HD, even armed with 4GB of RAM and a 64 bit processor. And of course with water-resistant body, which has become a standard on the Sony Xperia Z series.
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| iPhone 7 rumors. Image: masterherald.com |
iPhone 7
The huge success has been experienced by the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus does not necessarily make Apple relax. According to the rumors are to be believed, Apple is preparing a new successor, which will probably be called the iPhone 7 and may also consist of two variants.
iPhone 7 reported wearing A8 quad-core processor, with a new surprise, that the iPhone 7 will be equipped with 14 megapixel camera, even will be armed with more powerful battery with better durability. If you choose this new iPhone, then you will get an internal memory capacity which reportedly reached 256 GB or more. This is certainly an extraordinary breakthrough ever done on a smartphone.
iPhone 7, as well as previous generation iPhone, projected release towards the end of 2015, probably around September or October. You do not have to worry because it is still very long, so you can choose another brand that is equivalent to the iPhone 6 plus.
HTC One M9
HTC has prepared a succession of the HTC One M8, and rumored to be announced in a matter of a few months. According to rumors about HTC, March is the time chosen by HTC to announce the Hima coded phone alias on the mat Mobile World Conggres in Barcelona, Spain.
About design, it did not seem much different from the HTC One M8. However it has been reported that HTC will make the One M9 is more compact, although the HTC One M9 will have the same landscape display, 5 inches.
According to the Twitter accounts, upleaks, mentioned HTC One M9 will equipped with a 64-bit processor Snapdragon 810, the amount of RAM is increased to 3 GB, and use the rear camera with 20.7 MP capability.
Xiaomi MI5
Xiaomi recently increasingly popular among gadget lovers. Their flagship smartphone will likely be named MI5, as successor of Xiaomi MI4. Open a possibility that Xiaomi MI5, will be produced in two variants, namely the regular screen with Gorilla Glass, and premium versions are equipped with sapphire screen layer. Surely the regular version will have to be sold in larger volumes.
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| Xiaomi MI5. Image: mi5xiaomi.com |
Then, about the specifications, not much different from the flagship phones from other manufacturers are also still a rumor. The MI5 will use a 64-bit processor Snapdragon 810, with 3 GB of RAM, and a camera in very high resolution, 20.7-megapixel.
Meanwhile, the MI5 screen will have a span of 5.7 inches with a resolution of QHD (2.560x1.440 pixels). With this specification, it will definitely make the competitors think hard, about how they promote their new smartphone.
Oppo N3
Oppo N3 had been introduced months ago in October 2014, but marketing is still not evenly distributed. In some countries such as Indonesia also has not appeared, so N3 can be categorized as a smartphone that is still worth your wait.
The N3 has the advantage on the camera sector. With Schneider Kreuznach certified camera, Oppo guarantee the high quality pictures will be produced by the automatic rotating camera 16 megapixel resolution with diaphragm F2.2. It has a rotation angle of 206 degrees can be rotated automatically or manually.
Supposedly, the Oppo N3 will be reinforced with 801 quad-core processor 2.5 GHz Snapdragon and Adreno 330 GPU for graphics rendering. Its own RAM of 3 GB and 32 GB of internal storage that can still be added with an external memory card.
Panasonic GH3 is good for filmmakers
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| Image: popphoto.com |
Olympus and Panasonic are pioneer in mirrorless camera production. Now other companies, even Canon has launched a similar camera, the Canon EOS M. Mirrorless camera or a camera that is now known as DSLM (Digital Single Lens Mirrorless) more and more are produced. Excellence is due to appear DSLM camera with its compact dimensions and light weight. But there is also a camera that has a design DSLM like Digital SLR camera, the Panasonic Lumix GH3. Is this camera is able to compete with DSLR cameras manufactured by Nikon, Canon or Sony?
Performance under low-light conditions also improved, with the support of achieving ISO 12 800 and two innovative technologies; 3D Noise Reduction and Multi-process Noise Reduction. In the back, touch screen 3-inch OLED swivel and electronic viewfinder to help you compose the photo.
The video capabilities
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| Image: photorumors.com |
Panasonic GH3 has the ability to record video that is better than digital SLR cameras from Canon and Nikon. You will be spoiled for choice of video recording was complete, ranging from 1920 x 1080 pixel (60, 50, 30, 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 pixel (60, 50, 30, 25fps) up to 640 x 480 pixels (30, 25fps).
The compression formats supported are MPEG-4, AVCHD, and H.264. GH3 has also been equipped with stereo microphone jack for headphones and an external microphone. The video capabilities of Panasonic GH3 acclaimed in various digital camera review.
With the availability of Digital SLR cameras or DSLM which has equipped the ability to make a video, then you are no longer bothered to buy a separate video camera. Quality digital camera with video capabilities, even many digital cameras are equipped with a Full HD capability, then you as a candidate for movie maker would greatly facilitated because you can create still photos and movies from a camera just like the Panasonic Lumix GH3 or other DSLR cameras.
Are you ready to become movie maker or television news contributor?
If you have the talent to make a movie or a video clip, then you can count on Panasonic GH3. Now you also have a good chance to be part of the journalist community. With this camera you can capture any event or occurrence that you see in the community, then you send to national television network or international TV network, then your video can be broadcast as actual news. Who knows CNN, Fox News, BBC or Russia Today and other International TV News Network will call you and recruit you as their journalist. It’s Very good if you maximize the capabilities of your digital camera to earn extra income.
Panasonic camera also has Wi-Fi capability for easy transfer of data from the camera to a tablet or computer. You can try other features such as Panasonic LUMIX CLUB services include Cloud Sync to store photos in the cloud, right from GH3. Also there are applications LUMIX Link (Android and iOS), which gives you control of the camera to capture images closer. A variety of advanced features on this camera will allow you to make creative photo and create videos or movies with ease.
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