Canon compact cameras have carved a niche in the market for their reliability, ease of use, and good image quality. The SX-series, successor to the S-series, is the ‘performance range’ of Canon PowerShot cameras with high zoom ratios and advanced features. The SX240 HS joins the bandwagon with a 20x optical zoom and priority modes. Design and Build QualityThe Canon SX240 HS … [Read more...]
The Right Mix – Samsung WB150F
Best known as the lone Korean company amongst the Japanese giants, Samsung has been steadily gaining ground in the consumer electronics segment. Though cameras have not been the mainstay of the company’s business, their advanced compact cameras can match many strong brands in the market. The Samsung WB150F is a 14-megapixel superzoom compact camera offering 18x optical zoom. … [Read more...]
The Megapixel War Escalates!-Nikon D800
Nikon users who felt stifled with 12 or 16 megapixel can relax! Nikon’s super-high-resolution D-SLR – the 36.3 megapixel D800/E – was announced sometime in February 2012. The D800 may eventually replace the ageing 12.1 megapixel D700 that was introduced roughly 3.5 years ago in 2008. Up-till now, Nikon’s 24.5 megapixel D3x was heading the pixel count, which was closely … [Read more...]
Plate To Pixel by Hélène Dujardin
Anyone who has tried his hand at photographing food knows that it is certainly not easy. Even more difficult is the styling – the art of arranging food in a manner that the viewer’s eyes stay fixed on the mouth-watering goodies. If you fall into that category, fear no more! Plate to Pixel, a very informative study on digital food photography and styling, by Hélène Dujardin, … [Read more...]
E-books-by Roger Hicks
E-books by Roger Hicks is an annex to the series on every-thing you wanted to know about photography by renowned writer duo, Roger Hicks and Frances Schultz. In fact, the first two titles in the e-book series, ‘Black and White Step by Step’, and ‘The Accessory Book’ are approximate-ly of the same length as that of the traditional printed books; bundled with over 80,000 words … [Read more...]
