Reflecting boats Posted on Sun 23 Nov 2008 at 12:20 am PST. Filed under Filmmaking. A short video about boats, shot for the purposes of my upcoming Kodak Z1012 IS digital camera review. It was shot with this HD-capable digital camera at San Mateo’s marina (Coyote Point). Most scenes are over-exposed as the camera has no exposure control in its video mode. The video is color graded. HD version, comments and download here. Comments Off

The 3 cases about the retractable mouse Posted on Sat 22 Nov 2008 at 10:49 pm PST. Filed under Hardware. Geeks.com sent over three nice gadgets for a review, two of which will be reviewed here. The third item’s review, the Kodak Z1012 IS, will be published in a few days at FreshDV.com. * Micro Innovations PD5230LSR 3-Button USB Laser Travel Mouse w/Retractable Cord A travel mouse is an ideal companion to use with the Acer Aspire One netbook, and at first glance this Micro Innovations mouse

Smash PJ's realize that it's not enough to have your chops down, you've also got to keep your chops up. That is, it's not enough to have shooting skills; you've got to keep them honed, too—keep in practice. My chops, never great, are not in good shape lately. I've been feeling like a bumbler with a camera in my hands. "Chops" is a term that comes from music—it's a slang term meaning "the technical skill with which a jazz or rock musician performs." That meaning exports to shooting skills a

After reading my article, “How to Choose the Right Topic for Your Blog”, maybe now you already have chosen the right topic that your blog will be talking about. So, your problem now is what should be the domain name of your blog. Domain name is a unique name of a site. It is also an address of a website. For example, the domain name of Google Search is “GOOGLE.COM”, without quotes. If you want to visit the Google Search, you’ll just type its domain Google.Com with the “http://” in the browser’

Customer Reviews. Good little entry camera 4 It’s a good little digital camera espcially for the price I paid ($39) My daughter loves it. Hello kitty camera 5 Great!!!! I bought this for My Grandaughter. (12) she loved it! it works ...

Q-See 4 Channel PCI DVR Card with 4 Color CMOS Camera Kits From Digital Peripheral Solutions List Price: $299.99 Price: $199.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Ships from and sold by Amazon.com 19 new or used available from $199.99 Average customer review: Customer Reviews security at an affordable price Am using the Q-See PCI DVR card with an HP computer that is dedicated to home phone (VoIp), Skylink

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If you’ve followed my still unfolding truck odyssey you’ll note that I made reference to my emergency fund and I’m needing to dip into it. This is warranted in my opinion; this is an emergency, although not in line with a medical emergency or unemployment. While my need for a vehicle is not in line with my need for shelter, air, or food, it’s definitely higher up than, say, a new computer or bicycle or digital camera. The problem that comes up with dipping into the emergency fund is discernin

Dirk Halstead has a review of the video capabilities of the Canon 5D MkII over on Digital Journalist. The issues he identifies are ergonomics and exposure control. You can't hold it steady because of how the controls are set up, so it's pretty much a tripod only video camera. That's largely the case with pro video anyway, so it's not necessarily a deal killer. The biggest drawback that I see is that video is captured with the lens at maximum aperture, with no manual control over your lens sett

If you have any blogging giveaways that you would like included on this page, please fill out the submission form on the ‘Contact’ page. If you have any questions, you can e-mail me at deb(at)momstakeonthings(dot)com.  Thanks!  Don’t forget to check out my Contests page during the week for even more great giveaways! Here is this week’s Contest Round-Up: MY GIVEAWAYS A Lexen Healthy Juicer (enter by 11:59 pm EST on November 22nd).  And I’m also giving another one away at Mom of 3 G

RED will release two new updated version of Epic and Scarlet cameras on November 13th, 2008. These new versions feature new incredible programs for both video cameras. FYI, the original Epic and Scarlet has been released in April 2008 as 5K and 3K resolution video cameras, respectively. The cameras are priced at $3,000 upwards. [Product Page]

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by Ryan Alberts I have had the SX110 now near a month, and I highly advocate it. It’s a bit grand, but makes up for it with the 10x zoom. It’s not an SLR, the photographic camera executes feature a full hand-operated style where you can correct focusing, aperture, and exposure time. The digital picture stabilization performs a good task of preventing your pictures without blur too. The characteristic that caused me purchase this camera was its picture stabilization system. Friends who use di

Trust announces the 39-in-1 card reader that reads all your memory cards and even your mobile phone SIM card. Thanks to its small, space-saving design, the 39-in-1 SIM & Memory Card Reader is particularly suitable for use with a notebook. Furthermore, useful software for your mobile phone is included as a bonus, which can be used to easily synchronize all your contacts and text messages on a SIM card. It is, therefore, ideal to use for a backup! The Trust 39-in-1 Card Reader will be available next year from January...

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I realize that only tiny pockets of my vast worldwide readership care about the mechanics of the porn world that doesn't involve the women on camera, so the past few days' coverage is only valuable to scholars, law enforcement officials, and the clergy. "Grams, are you saying that people will mill around a hotel and convention center for three days without seeing some 20-year-old being vixenish?" you might well ask. So here are some shots from the Booze Cruise portion of Webmaster Access West.

Google has cataloged a huge library of photos from LIFE's library, dating back to the very dawn of photography in the 1860s. A lot of these works were never published. One can spend hours looking through all of these. I particularly enjoyed the ones of Marilyn Monroe and the 1970s.  Check it out at http://images.google.com/hosted/life

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Editor’s Note:  With this review, we welcome our first “international” SmackRef, Rodney Twelftree from Australia.  He’s got his own movie blog there, Fernby Films.  Anyway, we welcome his new voice to our mix and hope this is the first of many.  To all our new Australian readers who come aboard as a result, welcome to the Smack! The Smackdown.  You'd be forgiven for thinking that Hollywood has forgotten how to make anything but superhero movies.  They come out as regularly as the comic books t

Well it was a bit chilly today walking the dogs round Fleet Pond. But I needed that brew time to chill out. Normally I would of taken the Bush Buddy Ultra for this sort of day. Instead I took the Honey Stove. I know everyone else is writing and videoing it at the moment. But you will have to wait for my review and video. Heck I have a lot of stoves to try it with. One of the videos I will be doing will be very very popular I think. Just wait and see. Anyway a wood burning stove is just right f

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Looking for a Christmas gift for that photographer in your life? Or maybe a little something for yourself? Perhaps this book Annie Liebovitz at Work will fit the bill. Linda (one of our great forum admins) reviews it here. Not your usual collection of photographic images, this is more than just a picture book. In it Liebovitz takes you through life as a photographer, what it means to her and the background of some of her famous, and some not so famous, photographs. It can be fascinating to se

Q-See QSD6204-250 4 Channel MPEG4 DVR with Remote Internet Monitoring and Pre-installed 250GB Hard Drive From Digital Peripheral Solutions Price: $249.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Ships from and sold by Amazon.com 10 new or used available from $249.99 Average customer review: Customer Reviews DVR is bad Worst ever, Chinese crap. Picture is not worth watching. I dont know if the Q See cameras are b

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Linksys Compact Wireless-G Internet Video Camera From Linksys List Price: $116.99 Price: $65.53 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Ships from and sold by Beach Audio 53 new or used available from $42.99 Average customer review: Customer Reviews Worth the Money…Not Expensive The reason I purchased this webcam was to set it up on my new baby’s crib so the folks back in Dallas could tune in to see him whenever they wanted. For all intensive purposes, it has served its pur

The all new T-Mobile Cameo Digital Photo Frame is now available to buy at T-Mobile retail stores for $99.99, these T-Mobile connected digital photo frames look fantastic and the price is pretty decent as well. ...

Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder is an inexpensive software application that finds similar and duplicate photos on your computer, saving you hours of time. It uses advanced algorithms to find similar pictures in a way that a human does, even if they are in different image formats, different bit depth and image sizes. The Pro version even supports RAW files from most popular cameras. Jon Canfield used Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder to discover just how many multiple versions he’d created away over the years…

The Lens Trekker 600 AW II from Lowepro is billed as the ultimate backpack for sports and nature photographers.

The tenth edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine has just been released.

Hasselblad’s new Camera Care Plan will provide international coverage to professional photographers, including 24 hour help desk and day-to-day exchange service.

onOne Software have released holiday-themed frames, textures, layouts, backgrounds, and adornments for their PhotoFrame 3 and PhotoFrame 4 Photoshop plug-ins. 

So you’re out to buy digital cameras? Get this - you can’t afford to land on the wrong one! After all, having the wrong one when you buy digital cameras means throwing those hundreds of dollars to waste. And you’ll be missing those picture-perfect moments that are so har to come by. See how an avid photographer breaks [...]

Searching For The Supremo Smartphone (Part Three) ! Posted by Mike Slocombe on 21 November 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, UK, Mobile, Reviews In Part One and Part Two we worked our way through some of the best smartphones on the market. LG KF750 Secret Looking way slick with its carbon fibre battery cover and tempered glass display, the Secret is a neat sliderphone packed with a ton of multimedia gizmos wedged into its slimline frame. There’s a 5MP autofocus camera with AF-assist light on

JOBO announces two new digital picture frames, the PDJ801 and PDJ800, both featuring an 8.4” high-resolution TFT LCD display. Both frames feature an 800x600 pixel resolution with a contrast ratio of 500:1 and user adjustable brightness. To view images, you can just insert your camera's media card into the frame to transfer the images or you can download the image files from your PC onto the frame via the included USB cable. The new displays are available for €179.00 (PDJ801) and €159.00 (PDJ800) respectively...

The Incredible Hulk, 3-Disc Special Edition DVD Review Let me begin this review by saying that I am a huge fan of the Hulk; he is probably my favorite superhero from the Marvel universe. Like many others, I was disappointed with Ang Lee’s much maligned 2003 depiction, but I see Louis Leterrier’s version as a solid superhero flick and a vast improvement over its predecessor. The movie picks up with Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) on the run from General Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt), whose s

THANKSGIVING SWAG: To Grandmother’s House We Go, In Style!!! November 20th, 2008 Brought to you by our definitive 2008 Holiday Gift Guide, may we present THANKSGIVING SWAG!  It’s a collection of our Favorite Things to get you and your little ones merrily through your travels this Holiday Season, valued at over $500!!! Over the river and through the woods…oh if it were just that easy! It’s more like stuck in traffic and delayed flights and wiggly little behinds! The most traveled holiday of t

3 TO 5 YEARS OF RESIDENTIAL APPRAISAL EXPERIENCE IN THE GREATER BAY AREA. EXCELLENT WRITTTEN, FINANCIAL and COMPUTER SKILLS. EXPERIENCE IN APPRAISING REO’S PREFERRED. Responsibilities: Drive to properties in Bay Area, prepare written notes, review comparable listings and sales, take detailed ...

Miniaturization continues unabated, a ream of consumer products getting smaller and shrinking down to previously unthinkable new sizes. Our latest and slightly kind of amazing new example is the projector, that heavy, fan-blowing noisy thing you see hanging from the ceiling of a University classroom or sitting on the desk in a boardroom. Somehow, now, again, without any damn notice, there’s one that fits in your pocket and hooks up to an ipod. What the hell? It’s the Optoma Pico, which hooks

Photography Blog reviewed the PhotoFrame 4 Pro software and give it a solid 4 out of 5 rating.

My friend Udi over at DIYPhotography.net is running an interesting new project. The theme is Sharing. He's asking his readers to pair up with a friend and share a photography experience. In the project, the participants temporarily exchange a piece of camera gear with a friend and write a review about it. To sweeten the pot, BorrowLenses.com is supplying some great prizes to fit the theme. Sounds fun. I guess I've got to find someone to swap gear with. Hmmmm.... maybe a Nikon shooter? For th

Delight.com, a fun, all-encompassing 2008 Holiday Gift Guide, got us thinking about all the Holiday Gift Guides out there, and how to get through them. A comprehensive summary to all 2008 Holiday Gift Guides would likely produce an unwieldy Curbly snoozer. This is abbreviated and IT is lengthy. Use it as a guide to what "guide" you're looking for. Without seeming presumptuous, I've started with the obvious interests of Curbly readers. If you're looking for foo-foo-y girly gifts or a nice

Delight.com's fun 2008 Holiday Gift Guide got us thinking about how to get through all the Holiday Gift Guides out there. So here's a comprehensive summary to the best 2008 Holiday Gift Guides we could find, organized by topic, just for you! Use it as a "guide the gift guides", to help find what you're looking for. I've started with the obvious interests of Curbly readers. If you're looking for foo-foo-y girly gifts or a nice warm robe for Grandma, you'll need to do a little online research.

After many long hours of price shopping and reviews we decided on the Canon Powershot A590 IS 8MP Digital Camera. What a great choice that was! It is light, compact, took great pictures and the battery lasted over 8 hours! I would highly recommend this camera. We got ours for under $150...

FotoNation Face Beautification imaging technology - Digital cameras, digital camera reviews, photography views and November 20, 2008 - 14:50 GMT FotoNation, well know for their imaging enhancing techniques for digital cameras, ...

FotoNation, well know for their imaging enhancing techniques for digital cameras, has introduced another novel technique, the new FaceEnhancement solution that beautifies captured images of human faces by smoothing lines and blemishes. This FotoNation solution enables you to capture "professional" quality pictures from your digital still camera or camera phone. The technique beats going to the beauty parlor as it automatically smoothes and reduces the wrinkles and other skin imperfections from faces at the click of a button...

Think Tank introduces version 2.0 of their new Airport photography backpacks to carry your camera bodies, lenses, and accessories onto aircraft, legally store them in overhead bins or under the seat, and secure those to immoveable objects once they land. The Acceleration 2.0 backpack comes with security features and holds up to a 500mm f4 lens. The Acceleration, an enhanced mid-sized model comes with an Artificial Intelligence 15-inch laptop case. The Antidote is the smallest and the Ultralight is the lightest member of the family...

Google launched the Search-based Keyword Tool in Beta. This new keyword research tool gives you new keyword suggestions that are: Not currently in your Adwords account Based on the actual search queries on Google Matched to specific web pages of your site The Google search engine starts with searches conducted by users and helps them find relevant pages. But for keyword targeting, what you want is a tool that goes in the opposite direction by starting with your pages and identifying keywords

If you want to a 3rd party assessment of digital imaging systems then check out the Imatest line of products. ... Digital SLR Blog Home > Digital SLR Blog. Imatest Master 3.2 with SFRplus. Tanya Palta added on November 20, 2008 ...

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Adobe Configurator is a new utility that enables you to create your own panels for Photoshop CS4. 

In 2007 the DSLR market grew by 40% compared to the point-and-shoot market, according to new research from InfoTrends.