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Monday, 28 February 2011

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX9 16.1 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Still Camera with Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5x Wi

Exmor R CMOS sensor for low-light performance, 5x, bright lens

Full HD 1080@60i with dual record of stills and movies

3D still image and 3D Sweep Panorama

Fast capture with 10fps at full 16.1 MP resolution

iSweep Panorama for one shot landscapes

This review is from: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX9 16.1 MP Exmor R CMOS Digital Still Camera with Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 5x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080/60i Video (Red)**Updated June 30, 2011** After our trip to Disneyland and California Adventures I have a few issues with this camera. When using it in a setting like this; IE turning it on and off, focusing and zooming, quick shots in an array of settings... she didn't do so well. The biggest issues was focusing. I was wondering why this camera wouldn't focus at times when the settings didn't change. Turns out that I had to turn the camera off and back on, almost like I had to reset it. NOT COOL! At a theme park like this where you need to get the shot on the fly, I was getting very frustrated. I still like this camera, but things like this reinforce that my next camera will be a DSLR. I know it's still a point and shoot camera but something like this is unforgiveable. I'll be heading to San Diego next and I'll keep an eye out for this. Oh... get another battery for this puppy as well. I took about 245 shots and two short videos before my camera went out. THAT was my fault. :-) ****************************************************************************************************************************************I've had this camera for about three weeks now. Did not know my review would be this long. Sorry.** :-)After months of looking, researching, web surfing, asking friends, bugging friends, waiting, and Google picture searching, I have FINALLY chosen the Sony Cybershot DX9 as my next point and shoot camera. A tiny bit of history: My first digital camera was a Sony Cybershot DSCN1 8.1 MP and was an absolutely magnificent camera. I had it for 5 years before I fatally dropped and killed it. My second digital camera was the Sony DSC-T99 and the absolute WORST camera I have ever owned! I had no problem being loyal to Sony because of the DSCN1 but they almost ruined it with the T99! So I made it a point to do so much research for my next camera, Dan Brown would be jealous. I used so many websites to do my research I felt like that geek who started FaceBook.Here are the cameras that were in the running: Canon Power Shot SX230HS, Sony Cybershot DSC-WX9, Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3, and the Nikon Coolpix S9100. Given everything that today's P&S cameras possess, I was just looking for one thing: it had to take very good pictures. Period. I know, I know, I know... get a DSLR. Maybe one day, but for today I just want a P&S that could fit in my pocket grab that perfect shot. I KNOW for a fact that P&S cameras can take great photos because I had one, the DSCN1. So I know it could happen; I just wanted it to happen again. Having panorama shots, 3-D, Hi-Def video, GPS, and other bells and whistles are all well and good but (again) I just wanted a camera that would echo or exceed the pictures my DSCN1 took. I'll try and post links to the picture albums that I took with my various cameras so you can see the difference in picture quality.This first initial posting of this review will be a condensed journal or sorts with me adding stuff willy-nilly as I learn more and experience more with this camera. Here goes...Control Wheel: After a few days of use (and taking pictures of every useless thing I could think of) I have grown weary of the control wheel. This is easily the albatross around the neck of this camera. I have started teaching myself to use the "menu" button because it is much easier to navigate than the wheel. My problem with the wheel is that it's extremely sensitive and you need to have fingers the size of Tom Thumb to work it with no problems. Now, I WAS able to get the hang of it after practice... but why bother when I can get to the EXACT same functions with the "menu" button? However, don't get me wrong here, the control wheel is a very important functioning part of this camera, and Sony has worked it so that you have to use it to get to a lot of the different scenes. All I'm saying is that the less you use it the smoother your working of this camera will be. (PLEASE bring back the touch screen Sony).The menu: While nice, takes some getting used to but once you do, you'll fly through it. There was a little scratching of my head when I was trying to figure out the difference between "intelligent auto" and "superior auto". I imagine there were some chuckles in the board room on that one. There is also a small delay when passing the 3-D icon. I imagine this is because the camera has to set itself for a whole different set of parameters when doing that. Nothing big, but worth a mention.Focus: Focusing is good on regular shot...

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Samsung PN58C8000 58-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV (Black)

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Touch of Color?

1080p Full HD resolution

BD Wise?

Crystal Full HD Engine with Cinema Smooth?

600Hz Subfield Motion

This review is from: Samsung PN58C8000 58-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV (Black)Whatever you buy, you always want to get the most out of your money. So when I saw an LCD HDTV for only $330 in RadioShack. I had some doubts about whether it was a quality product. Especially since there is always concern about buying a brand name that the average consumer knows little about. Then I did some research on the. They are best known as Envision and are the world's largest display manufacturer of high quality monitors and are a leading brand in Europe. After seeing this close up in a brightly lit store. I knew if it looked good there it would play well in my living room. However it was playing with a blu-ray demo dvd. So I needed to see how it played in my home using cable TV. Knowing that Radio Shack has a 30 days No Hassle Refund Policy helped to reassure me with my purchase. A nice feature is that the base also allows the unit to swivel for a good viewing angle at any position in the room. Although to be best appreciated I would recommend sitting about seven feet away from the TV. After that your viewing angle should be fine from anywhere in the room.The AOC L32W961 is a 720p HTDV, but handles 1080p Inputs and will upconvert your standard definition DVDs using a uponverting DVD player. The 32" widescreen display that delivers an accurate 16:9 aspect ratio and up to 1366x768 resolution. This new model now has three HDMI connections which should be enough for most users. If not,you could always purchase an inexpensive HDMI adaptor to add more inputs. I attached the TV to a HD cable box and an upconverting DVD player using two HDMI cables from [...]. The remotes source button allows instant access of each connected component. Channel switching from SD to HD channels can be somewhat slow. However that is common with most HDTVs and HD cable boxes. The menu is easy enough to use to tune the picture and sound to your preferences. Using the remote , you are able to individually adjust each sound and pictures menu control with out having the entire menu on screen. Out of the box I raised the sharpness and lowered the backlight level. I adjusted the color temperature to cool and set the video noise reduction to off. The only time I have to make any adjustments is when I switch the backlight control up or down a few notches depending on the amount of light in the room at the time. The AOC has an auto contrast detection which automatically and accurately adjusts the picture. With the auto contrast detection set to on, the AOC's brightness and contrast controls seems to have little effect on the picture. The sharpness control does a fine job without adding any video noise. The picture is very detailed with the sharpness turned up just half way.Overall ,the AOC32961 shows extremely accurate color, with excellent brightness and contrast. The 6ms response time means the screen has no trouble with fast-moving, full-motion images. This is very important feature for watching sports or action movies. HD TV cable programming looks phenomenal. I get vivid color, and a bright and well detailed picture on this set. DVD's upconverted to 108oi/p look very well defined. The sound is a bit low with DVD's but it can still be set to adequate level for a standard size room. There's also a headphones input for private listening. The AOC also has a VGA input for use as a PC monitor. I have not used it that way. However I have seen videos of it on [...] showing it working very well as a PC montor. Switching between your various devices (DVD player, Cable Box, PC, TV) is extremely easy thanks to a source buton on the remote. Which brings up a list of the AOC's inputs. The current active input is higlighted in yellow. There are also buttons on the remote for each individual source input. The AOC L32W961 delivered very detailed black levels when I watched The Dark Knight DVD on a 1080p upconverting Panasonic DVD-S54 DVD player. While watching the night scenes shadow detail was very good. I could easily make out details in the Batmans black suit as he stood in the darkness. The AOC's accurate color helped make the different fles. Felsh tones very accurate. The few sunlit outdoor scenes from The Dark Knight look very bright and sharp. The Audio is better than I expected and sounds best using the "movie" preset setting.AOC seems very conservative when it comes to their specifications. However, I wouldn't be overly concerned with specifications. You will really need to see this TV and try to compare it to the major brand models costing about $150 more. If you do a blind test comparison, where you're not told which one is the more expensive. It would be difficult to tell the difference between the others. You might even pick out the AOC as the one you like the best. This AOC HDTV is rated among is rated among the top 10 LC...

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Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Studio Deluxe Electric Guitar Ebony

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This review is from: Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Studio Deluxe Electric Guitar EbonyGreat sound, wonderful looking, and extremely portable. This guitar is the very definition of amazing. I love it. 11/5 Stars....

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Mini Camcorder - camcorder, video

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Small, light, very easy to use, usefull to get picture and video on the go.

So good image with good light, poor in the dark. It is not a HD Cam.

The bundle software to edit video is lite version.

Bottonline Its really very good stuff for the price, a gift. Coby 2-Inch TFT LCD SNAPP Pocket Camcorder/Camera CAM4505BLK (Black)

I recently purchase these pocket camcorder, it comes with all it says, it has pros and cons.

pros: cheap, easy to use, very easy to upload, good for sports.

cons: don't have a flash, low resolution, the charge is only by the PC, I cant recharge by itself.

Camera is great for kids, period!! Quality is not the greatest but it will do for a child who I don't have to worry about breaking this because it was pretty cheap. get the 8gb card though for sure otherwise no recording time.

From the packaging it looks very nice. By no means does it look like the super expensive cameras but it seems like a perfect fit for my stepdad's hunting trips. I also purchased a memory card as it says there is not much memory included on the camera itself. Hopefully it works well too...

Look, this is not what most people would call five star material. But I paid the same amount for it then I do for a ride to the airport here in NYC (airtrain $5, LIRR $9).

$14, you have a functional video camera and phone for throw-away purposes that works like a charm. And has SD compability, which means cheap storage is around the corner at your local computer shop, I'm using a 4gb I picked up for $5.99 on sale.

$20 total expenditure, originally for the Bring Your Own Big Wheel Races in S.F.C., I wanted something I wouldn't care about if one of my spectacular crashes resulted in its ultimate demise as a device.

So It's Five Stars, because I don't have a single complaint for what my 20 spot got me. Anyone complaining or assigning low stars or value here either suffers from utopian delusions, or is just plain a jerk. It's $14, what do you really expect? This exceeds every expectation I had (to the tune of I would have been happy with just a simple 320x240 VGA camcord, SVGA with bountiful options and camera mode, etc. was beyond the pale).

Somewhere, deep inside my consciousness is a little creeping doubt - how can this possibly be so cheap? Where is the hidden environmental cost we are all paying so that individually I am not.

Again, this is not high quality, this is high quality of value derived.

Compatibility notes: no problems in Windows 7, XP, and Linux using an Ubuntu Derivative. Your mileage may vary.

Doesn't come with the memory card, but records fine once you add an SD card. The software that comes with it (muvee 6.0) pretty much just adds some graphics in a few predetermined templates; pretty useless. Worth $30, not a penny more.

My 5 year old and 4 year old love taking pictures so we bought them their own camera's for Christmas when these were on a really good sale. They are not the best camera in the world you have to hold really still to take a picture so it is not blurry but its teaching my kids how to do so. :) They have enjoyed them and it has been fun to see what they take pictures of. We have two files on our computer for them to put their pictures in. I gave it three stars because as far a camera for a little kid its great to learn and play around with but for an adult wanting something quick and simple I would not recommend this. It can also do video's which the kids really like also they are always pretending to be a reporter. :) - Video - Camcorder'

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Couscous Mix, Roasted Garlic and Olive Oil (NearEast) 5.8oz (164g)

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100% natural. Cooks in 5 minutes.

This review is from: Couscous Mix, Roasted Garlic and Olive Oil (NearEast) 5.8oz (164g)I decided I wanted to get my husband and son to try something new. I already enjoy couscous but wasn't sure if they would like it plain. I picked this up at the grocery store thinking it would compliment my chicken curry and WOW. It tasted amazing. I gave some to my son first as he is the more finicky eater. He demolished it and wanted more before I have finished serving my husband and I. Long story short, if this is for more then 2 people, get 2 boxes. We had no leftovers....

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Vivitar ViviCam 12.1MP Retro Digital Camera Kit

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12.1-megapixel resolution

28mm wide-angle lens with 4.6x optical zoom; POWER O.I.S.

Capture HD video at 1280x720, 30fps

2.7-inch TFT LCD screen

Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

This review is from: Vivitar ViviCam 12.1MP Retro Digital Camera KitOK so its not, a Leica M9 or even M8, or any camera a professional photographer might use and its smaller then a real Leica, and it says Vivitar on it, but it is a fun camera. Because it kind of looks kind a Leica, and it has a view finder. The view finder is the key here, try and find a average quality Digital camera with a view finder. Not lately for less the $450 for Nikon, or Canon cameras. From there you jump to $1200 for a fixed lens Fuji fine pix 100, then to $2500 Epson, variable lens then to real digital Leica M8 used for $3000. The reason is a view finder is valuable because out in bright sunlight situations sometimes you can't see anything in the digital screen, but looking through a viewfinder you can size up your potential photograph, even in bright sunlight . The camera quality seems equal to my other small digital camera little Pentax , 8Megapixels, but that doesn't work well in bright sunlight viewing wise. There is a green tint in photographs that have white interior walls that I have noticed, but outside seems ok. The color tint isn't that important to me because I am playing at being a reportage street photographer of the old Black n White magazine days, by using the provided software turn the pictures to B/W an I pretend I am just shooting good old TRI-X . Some caveats, I am not sure special soft ware is needed to be installed for the camera to function even though it is recommended, just use a memory card holder and plug into USB port, not using the USB cable provided: The viewfinder isn't a range finder, and isn't a exact view you take a picture of, but its close; The directions aren't clear enough, that you have to charge the battery from a electrical outlet for 6 hours, without the 2GB memory card installed. I had to call some distant country to find this out. When I couldn't turn on the camera, and when the battery wouldn't charge, plus the battery has click in with a little locking device for the charge to take. Another thing is the battery gets used up pretty quickly, (used up the battery in about 2 plus hours using the camera heavily, (using the setting for not auto turn off ). I just read a Leica review of a M9 by a Magnum agency photographer saying the same thing, about quick use battery time. The reviewer invokes master photojournalist Henri Cartier Bresson. Which makes me wonder what he would have done with this type of equipment compared to what he had in the 1950s. Obviously the lens quality aren't even near each other, but it would have been fun to see HCB could have done with a in-expensive digital camera of today.

This review is from: Vivitar ViviCam 12.1MP Retro Digital Camera KitGot this camera for my wife for Christmas as a gift. I gave it to her on Christmas Eve so she could become familiar with it for photo taking on Christmas. The quality of the photos was horrendous & had a green tint to them. She tried several settings trying to get a decent photo. We were both very disappointed & in fact it has been sent back to where I purchased it, as of this morning. I think rating it a 1 star was several stars too many! I went to their website & their website[...] is very incomplete & gave me the impression it was a shady scam site. I will never buy another Vivitar product.

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Startech.com, USB to RS-232 Adapter with COM (Catalog Category: USB Hubs & Converters / Converters-

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Brand Name: StarTech

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4 ounces

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

ASIN: B005FNBW1S

Date first available at Amazon.com: August 2, 2011

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Hyperpigmentati - acne, hyperpigmentati

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Well, I got what I wanted from this product, but I'm not sure that its description would have lead me to believe that was what I would get. Buyer beware, this is not a light, tingley, toner type treatment! It's an intense acid peel that seemed to target my "problem" areas very effectively. I applied the solution all over and as directed, it burned like some of the acid peel treatments I'd had before and the problem areas where I had tough or thickened skin turned white. I applied moisturizer as directed, which helped with the burning, and went to bed. In the morning those areas had darkened considerably (not very attractive) and were all shriveled and wrinkled looking. These areas were a bit tender to the touch, but nothing horrible. By the next day there was a bit of cracking and lifting of this thick wrinkly skin. I was careful not to peel these and over the next day or so, gently removed the skin that seemed to come off easily, leaving the skin that didn't. By the third day most of the larger dark areas had come off and by the fourth day pretty much all of it was off, revealing lovely fresh skin underneath. Over the next week or two there was additional slight peeling, but nothing that some good moisturizer couldn't fix. Overall I was stoked with the results, but quite surprised by the intensity of this treatment at full strength. It hasn't helped much with the acne issues so far, but did seem to make any areas with blackheads look much better. The next time I use it, I will cut it with the alcohol that the directions suggested as an option. Probably by one half or maybe less, but certainly won't use it full strength again unless I have 3-4 days to be out of the public eye. Of course next time I use it, there will be much less bad skin to remove, so maybe the reaction won't be as severe. As I said, I used it all over my face and the intense peeling only seemed to happen on my nose and chin where the most blackheads and thickened skin were... Overall, I'm thrilled with this product, I just think the labeling and description was a bit benign for such a strong treatment. Acne Treatment with Salicylic and Lactic Acid. Great for body and bikini line also!

I bought this product to help with the chest acne that i get (yuck!) and yes I am a women. I too thought that it would be just a toner/astringent ...wow.. was i surprised. After my shower, I swabbed some thru my chest area and boy did it "burn". My heart started to beat so fast..I couldn't even lay down to sleep,then i took a cold towel and just wiped the area. The next morning my chest area was very dark brown(yuck) it looked worse than when I started. This product seems to act as a peel rather than a toner/astringent. It is now day 3 and that area skin is still dark, tight and shiny. I am now applying organic natural cocoa butter to the area twice a day. Hopefully it will BE o.k.

Will update.

I just washed the area and i can see some skin peeling however, the area is still very dark. I emailed the seller through amazon requesting a refund. This product works like a PEEL, and it WILL cause your skin to turn dark and peel, but your skin will stay dark. no where in the product information does the seller indicate that this product would peel your skin. PLEASE BEWARE THIS WILL ACT LIKE A PEEL ON YOUR SKIN...BUYER BEWARE.

This stuff is better than any astringent I've ever been able to find in the drugstore. Get ready for it to burn, though. If you can't handle it for long periods of time, try using a Q-tip to apply it only on the actual zits.

This definitely isn't your regular toner. It burns. But it works. It seems almost like a very mild peel. Used along with a bi-weekly alpha-beta peel, it's done wonders for my oily, cystic acne-prone skin.

I was very tired of shaving and razors so I wanted to try something different; a hair removal cream. It left me with red, bumpy underarms which turned really really dark after a while {I'm dark-skinned}. It was so embarrassing to think a product would burn that badly and leave such a disgusting sight. I was very skeptical when I bought this, so I applied a lot on my cotton ball and scrubbed really hard under my armpits. Boy was that a wrong move. It stung like hell my whole face was red! But two days later, the bumps dried up, and left some dark spots which peeled off after 2 more uses. After building tolerance to this stuff I use it three times a week now to exfoliate my underarms {deodorants aren't my best friends}. I haven't built enough confidence to use this on my entire face, so I only apply to spots haha! - Hyperpigmentati - Scars - Acne'

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Kodak Easyshare D825 8-Inch Digital Frame

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Room to store up to 4,000 pictures with 512 MB internal memory

Plug-and-play - just insert your memory card or USB flash drive with your digital pictures and your slideshow automatically begins

View your pictures on the 8" digital photo display featuring KODAK Color Science Technology

Pair with hundreds of standard picture frames to personalize your frame

ENERGYSTAR Qualified for a better environment

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4.3 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches ; 2.8 pounds

Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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ASIN: B0030MIUAC

Item model number: 1895754

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This review is from: Kodak Easyshare D825 8-Inch Digital FrameThis digital frame is great. I particularly like that you can use any 8x10 frame you want with it. I replaced the pretty wood frame that came with it with an antique looking one. Frame is very user friendly. I like that you can just take a portable usb drive and just put it in the frame and immediately start viewing pictures or take the card right from your camera and insert without having to download the pictures. That way you can just use cheap usb drives for each group of pictures and change at will instead of putting hundreds of pictures onto the frame. I like this frame so well that I just ordered 2 more as Christmas presents....

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare D825 8-Inch Digital FrameI bought this for family a member and immediately tried to upload a lot of old pictures that I had previously already resized down to less than 800x600. The operating system of this frame is so incredibly slow that you never know if it is actually copying the files or is just frozen. Even after rebooting without the new photos and trying everything again, it just sits there with an hour-glass logo for 8 hrs +I am returning this piece of junk. I see by other reviewers that Kodak has been marketing worthless crap lately. I tried using their on-line support, and it is another worthless maze of non-helpful Q-A that eventually leads in a circle, no matter which route you try to navigate through....

This review is from: Kodak Easyshare D825 8-Inch Digital FrameI received this frame as a gift loaded with family pics. It is so easy to set up and use--no need to read an hour of instructions! The picture quality is excellent. I also was thrilled that you could also insert a thumb USB drive since my computer doesn't use memory cards. One drawback that others mentioned--the frame support is useless. It doesn't snap in and stands at a very awkward angle allowing for it to continually fall out. I solved this by going to my local craft store and getting a pretty scrolled iron easel for $7.50 that I place it on. I subsequently bought this frame from Amazon to send to another family member where I loaded a thumb drive with pics. They didn't have much experience with computers and I was able to set this up for them to just plug in and play when they received it in the mail. Its working beautifully....

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Kodak Easyshare D825 8-Inch Digital Frame

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Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR Digital Point and Shoot Camera (Black) BigVALUEInc 9PC Saver Bundle!

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Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR Digital Point and Shoot Camera (Black)

Extra Lithium Battery + 8GB SD Memory+ Rapid Charger + Card Reader + Memory Card Wallet

Padded Camera Carrying Case + Flexible Mini Table Top Tripod

Lens Cleaning Kit + Pack of LCD Screen Protectors

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Canon EOS 60D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS UD Standard

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18.0-megapixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor; ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800)

Includes 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS UD standard zoom lens

Improved EOS HD Video mode with manual exposure control; Vari-angle 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor

5.3 fps continuous shooting; enhanced iFCL 63-zone, Dual-layer metering system

Compatibility with SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards (not included)

This review is from: Canon EOS 60D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS UD Standard Zoom LensMy concern is when people pick up this DSLR in the store and handle it and then handle the D3100, they will automatically assume the D3100 is a better DSLR simply on the body construction alone. The plastic body feels (and is) cheap. And that, unfortunatley, will be hard to overcome for a lot of people. No textured grip is an unfortunate omission. At the entry-level, you don't expect full weather-sealing or magnesium alloy body but most others (Pentax K-x, Nikon D3100) at least are constructed of somewhat better materials and have a textured hand grip. The one plus side to the glossy-plastic body is that it makes the DSLR very lightweight. In fact, it probably is the lightest DSLR I've shot with.The controls are pretty straight-forward on this camera. And I always like Canon's menu system, very intuitive. It has plenty of auto controls for newbie photographers but of course has a full manual suite of controls so it's perfect for students or folks in general who want to learn photography and want a camera they can grow with. In terms of the performance, this DSLR impressed me. Overall operation is very quick, shot-to-shot times are decent, and the autofocus is very fast. I have worked the with D3100 as well... and can safely say that the Rebel T3 outperforms it on almost all fronts (I'm sure I'll catch hell from the Nikon folks for that).The viewfinder is 95% coverage and isn't the greatest but I found it to be satisfactory. And despite the relatively low screen resolution of 230k, I found the screen somewhat viewable in direct sunlight and better than the one on the D3100. Again, it's not wonderful, but not as bad as some I've seen (the worst was the Pentax K-x). They've also upgraded the AF system from 7 points on the Rebel XS to 9 points.One move that was very smart on Canon's part was to keep the megapixel count at a modest 12 megapixels. And interestingly enough, it seems to work better with the supplied kit lens than some of the higher-end siblings. The combination of the kit lens and the 12 MP sensor leads to some very impressive image quality (especially if you bump up the sharpness a little bit in the camera settings) - and this camera will happily shoot with Canon's low-end lenses with some very decent results. One complaint I do have is, because of the light-weight plastic construction of the body, it tends to be out of balance with the longer, heavier lenses. I noticed this when I attached the EF-S 55-250 lens on it. It may not be a dealbreaker for everybody, but some people might find this irritating. Colors are very punchy but not to the point of over-saturation. I won't confidently say it's better than D3100 for image quality, but it at least matches it. And for the most part you can get clean images from this DSLR up to ISO 1600, which is impressive.As far as the movie mode goes, it's only 1280x720 HD but actually the video quality is excellent. However, the manual controls are very limited. If you're equal parts into photos and movies, I would consider the Rebel T3i or 60d over this one though, as those have far more extensive manual controls for video shooting.So overall, if you're able to overlook the rather cheap plastic construction, this is a very formidable entry-level DSLR that is suitable for both newbie photographers, and even pros looking for a light-weight companion to their regular gear.

This review is from: Canon EOS 60D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS UD Standard Zoom LensFor the price of the camera, you wouldn't really expect much. However, that is completely false. For the small price, this camera really packs a big punch. It was a no-brainer for me to choose Canon for my first DSLR. Every single camera I've ever owned is a Canon, and I've never been disappointed. This camera is great for the beginner photographer, and even for the more advanced photographer. It's a breeze to learn how to work all of it's functions and most importantly, it delivers such amazing quality photos. The kit comes with a 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 image stabilization lens. Even with a moderately wide aperture, the lens performs exceptionally well under low-light situations. I will eventually grow out of this lens, but for now it's doing well for me. I feel like as I grow in my photography, this camera will grow with me and last me years to come. One of my goals is to become a freelance photographer. I have many many years before I get to that ...

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Sony DSLR-A390 Alpha Digital SLR Camera w/ Sony SAL 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DT AF Lens NPFH50 Battery UV F

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Sony DSLR-A390 Alpha Digital SLR Camera w/ Sony SAL 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DT AF Lens Brand New USA w/ Supplied Manufacturer Accessories

NPFH50 Rechargeable Lithium Ion Replacement Battery

4GB SDHC Secure Digital Memory Card + Multi 50 in 1 USB Card Reader

Ultraviolet UV Filter + Padded Carrying Case

Mini Table Top Tripod + Pack of LCD Screen Protectors + Lens/LCD Maintenance Cleaning Kit

This review is from: Sony DSLR-A390 Alpha Digital SLR Camera w/ Sony SAL 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DT AF Lens NPFH50 Battery UV Filter 4GB DavisMAX Value Bundle

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