Cameras for pros and adventurers
Cameras for pros and adventurers
D800 digital SLR camera, Nikon, $3,150spiderArm iPad mount, $80Tough TG-820 iHS, Olympus, $300
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At 36.3-megapixels, the new D800 camera for photo and video professionals has Nikon’s highest resolution sensor; it’s the successor to the D700. Its arrival on store shelves starting March 22 comes after Nikon’s earlier announcement of its flagship D4 and it’s about half the price and twice the resolution. It has Nikon’s advanced scene recognition system, and an enhanced 51-point autofocus system, all helping to deliver high-quality images in everything from wedding photography to high fashion. It has 1080p HD video with full manual control and uncompressed HDMI output. It adapts to various lighting conditions, with a native ISO range of 100 to 6400, expandable from 50 (Lo-1) to 25,600 (Hi-2). Video shooting is also helped by a dedicated headphone jack for monitoring audio levels. It shoots action shots up to four frames per second in FX mode or up to six frames per second in DX mode, lower than the D4 but still high enough to appeal to a broad range of photographers who are willing to trade some features of the D4 for the lower price tag. It has the same 91,000-pixel 3D Colour Matrix Metering III as the D4, a feature that along with the scene recognition makes for improved photos of people, with the ability to detect faces and to correct exposure to compensate for back lighting. Nikon is also releasing a D800E model, with higher resolution and a slightly higher price of $3,450. www.nikon.caFor the iPad 2, the spiderArm provides hands-free viewing that can be mounted in various ways for viewing at any angle. It’s a modular system, coming with two base units including a two-way SurfaceMount that lets you attach your iPad to a table or desk, with padding to protect the surface and a VersaMount that attaches to a wall or under a cabinet. Three extension arms with joints that adjust to 270 degrees let you change the angle and height of your iPad. Your iPad attaches via a casing that snaps on to the four corners to hold it secure. The under-mount is particularly useful if you use your iPad in the kitchen for viewing recipes — it keeps it out of range of spills and splatters. www.spiderArm.comOlympus is delivering new toughness to its Tough lineup with the TG-820 ruggedized camera. This is a camera for the active and adventurous, delivering photos and full 1080p HD videos in demanding situations, whether it’s underwater or climbing a mountain. It’s waterproof to 10 metres and shockproof to two metres. While we never recommend throwing your camera around to test whether it will withstand the shock, that’s an important consideration for a camera that could be tossed in a backpack and banged about a bit. It’s also crushproof to a weight of 98 kilograms and freezeproof to minus 10 C. Its wide-angle zoom lens has a range from 28 mm to 140 mm. It has a 7.6 cm (three-inch) LCD scratch-resistant screen with anti-reflective coatings for protection and better visibility in low light or bright sun. It connects to your high-definition television via an HDMI cable (that’s an optional extra) and when it’s connected you can use your TV remote control to navigate the camera menu. It shoots 12 megapixel stills and it has autofocus and HDR backlight adjustment that blends a collage of separate photos to create one image with perfect exposure despite bad lighting conditions. It has Olympus’s multi-motion movie image stabilization so you can record video when you’re moving without having it blur out. Its iAuto detects 34 different scenes, from portrait to landscape, macro and others. Due out in March. www.olympus.com |
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