Saturday, May 23, 2009

Canon EOS 500D (Digital Rebel T1i / Kiss X3 Digital)



Canon EOS 500D (Digital Rebel T1i / Kiss X3 Digital) Preview
March 2009


Hampir 14 bulan Canon mengeluarkan model EOS Rebel XSi (450D), mereka mengumumkan produk baru iaitu EOS Digital Rebel T1i/ Kiss X3 Digital dengan beberapa ciri-ciri terbaru seperti sistem model EOS 50D yang dicantumkan pada 450D.Antara ciri-ciri terbaru ialah processor DigiC 4 dan sensor 15MP pada kamera ini. Harganya...? tak sampai RM 4k jadi tepuklah dada, tanyalah selera.




Body material Plastic (Stainless Steel chassis)
Sensor * • 15.1 million effective pixels
• 15.5 million total pixels
• 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in low-pass filter with self cleaning unit
• 3:2 aspect ratio
Dust reduction • Low-pass filter vibration at power-on (can be interrupted)
• Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces
• Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later)
Image sizes * • 4752 x 3168
• 3456 x 2304
• 2353 x 1568
Still image formats • RAW (.CR2 14-bit *)
• RAW (.CR2 14-bit *) + JPEG Large/Fine
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal
Movie recording * • 1920 x 1080 (1080P, 16:9) @ 20 fps
• 1280 x 720 (720P, 16:9) @ 30 fps
• 640 x 480 (4:3) @ 30 fps
• Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video,linear PCM audio)
• Up to 29 min 59 sec (or max file size 4 GB)
Image processor * DIGIC 4
Lenses • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount
• 1.6x field of view crop
Focus modes • Auto Focus
• Manual Focus (switch on lens)
Auto Focus

• 9-point CMOS sensor
• F5.6 cross-type at center, extra sensitivity at F2.8
• AF working range: -0.5 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)
• Predictive AF up to 10 m

AF modes • AI Focus
• One Shot
• AI Servo
AF point selection • Auto
• Manual
AF assist Flash strobe
Shooting modes • Auto
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Close-up
• Sports
• Night portrait
• Flash off
• Movie *
• Program AE (P)
• Shutter priority AE (Tv)
• Aperture priority AE (Av)
• Manual (M)
• Auto depth-of-field
Metering • TTL 35-zone SPC
• Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)
Metering modes • Evaluative 35-zone (linked to AF points)
• Partial 9% at center
• Spot 4% at center
• Center-weighted average
AE Lock AE lock button
AE Bracketing • +/- 2.0 EV
• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments
Exposure compen.

• +/- 2.0 EV
• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments

Sensitivity

• Auto (100 - 1600 *)
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600
• ISO 3200 *
• H1 expansion (ISO 6400 equiv.) *
• H2 expansion (ISO 12800 equiv.) *
• Highlight tone priority

Shutter • Focal-plane shutter
• 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps)
• Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec
• Bulb
Aperture values • F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps)
• Actual aperture range depends on lens used
White balance • Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Flash
• Custom
WB Bracketing • +/-3 levels
• 3 images
• Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias
WB fine-tuning • Blue (-9) to Amber (+9)
• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)
Color space • sRGB
• Adobe RGB
Picture style • Standard
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Neutral
• Faithful
• Monochrome
• User 1
• User 2
• User 3
Custom image parameters • Sharpness: 0 to 7
• Contrast: -4 to +4
• Saturation: -4 to +4
• Color tone: -4 to +4
• B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G
• B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G
Image processing • Highlight Tone Priority
• Auto Lighting Optimizer (Basic and Creative modes) *
• Long exposure noise reduction
• High ISO speed noise reduction *
• Peripheral illumination correction *
Drive modes • Single
• Continuous: 3.4 fps up to 170 JPEG / 9 RAW frames *
• Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up)
• Self-timer continuous
























Camera Review - Nikon D5000, April 2009


Akhir-akhir ini dalam ekonomi yang tidak stabil pun, penjualan kamera DSLR masih meningkat.Nikon, salah satu jenama kamera yang terkemuka mengenengahkan satu model baru D5000 dimana ia menjadi sasaran pengguna "upper-entry-level" DSLR. Model in seumpama cantuman diantara model D60 dengan D90.


Ciri-ciri utama Nikon D5000.

  • 12.9 megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor (effective pixels: 12.3 million)
  • 2.7" tilt and swivel LCD monitor (230,000 dots)
  • Movie capture at up to 1280 x 720 (720p) 24 fps with mono sound
  • Live View with contrast-detect AF, face detection and subject tracking
  • Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)
  • 11 AF points (with 3D tracking)
  • IS0 200-3200 range (100-6400 expanded)
  • 4 frames per second continuous shooting (buffer: 7 RAW, 25 JPEG fine, 100 JPEG Normal)
  • Expeed image processing engine
  • Extensive in-camera retouching including raw development and straightening
  • Connector for optional GPS unit (fits on hot shoe)
  • New battery with increased capacity
  • 72 thumbnail and calendar view in playback

Nikon D5000 vs D60: Perbezaan utama.

  • 12.3 MP CMOS sensor (D60: 10.2 MP CCD)
  • Tilt/swivel screen
  • Live View with contrast detect AF
  • Movie Mode
  • Wider ISO range
  • 11 point AF system with 3D tracking (D60: 3 point AF)
  • Control of Active D-Lighting intensity
  • Automatic correction of lateral chromatic aberration
  • Choice of JPEG quality in RAW+JPEG shooting
  • Extra retouching options
  • More scene modes
  • Faster continuous shooting
  • Bracketing
Harga : USD 846.95 / RM 2,961.37

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Pinhole Camera



What's pinhole camera?

Pinhole camera is a very simple camera with no lens and a single very small aperture. Light from the scene passes small hole and project an inverted image on the opposite site of the wall.Originated from pinhole camera, the first permanent photograph was made in 1826 by Niepece. Here is an interesting, simple and low cost box-style pinhole camera (about RM120 - RM180).









Just a couple of pinhole photo work.



Quotes Of The Day

"We should think of a photographer as a Samurai who makes rituals, moves and gestures in order to develop his techniques and his instinct." - Alex Majoli