| Komputer Klinic: Find the right Christmas gifts for photo buffs
Thanks to digital cameras, more people than ever are interested in photography. You probably have a photo enthusiast or budding photographer on your Christmas list. Knowing what to buy photo buffs is tricky. You may be tempted to purchase lenses, flashes or other expensive gear. Photographers are very particular. Unless youre an expert, skip these things. Accessories such as batteries, memory cards and camera cases will be welcome. But use some imagination. Here are some ideas to get you going: Make the camera work wirelessly. Some newer cameras feature Wi-Fi. This lets owners transfer photos to a computer wirelessly. Photos can also be uploaded to Web sites. Likewise, youll find wireless transmitters for high-end cameras from Canon and Nikon.
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Singapore began two days of verbal presentations on the Pedra Branca dispute today, while Malaysia will launch its counter-arguments on Wednesday. Singapores Ambassador-At-Large Professor Tommy Koh said that the Singapore team has prepared well for their presentations today: We are in good shape. We have all done our first draft of our second-round statements. The team is energized (and) ready to go. On Malaysias presentation at the International Court of Justice so far, Professor Koh said: The Malaysian team was extremely eloquent and they succeeded because of their eloquence in putting forward a much better case than the intrinsic case of Malaysia. The island of Pedra Branca and its two surrounding out-crops, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, lie at the eastern entrance to the Strait of Singapore.
Hey Thursday, Shut Up
And I don't even care that Barry Bonds was indicted. Yawn. So what? Somebody wake me up when they take him to jail. 275 Million Dollars for ten years. That is the craziest thing I have ever heard in my life. I don't even think the Yankees really even want him playing for them. The Yanks and ARod. They're just like that nauseating High School Lovers thing. You know, the ugly couple that fought all the time, but could never end the relationship because they had what they thought was pretty good sex. Then one day they got older and realized that the sex was actually never really that good. Well, in this case, money is the sex, and PayRod is really good at accepting it and using it to buy cheesy, expensive suits, while the Yankees are fantastic at handing it out.
Sanyo Xacti camcorder
The SANYO Xacti HD1000 camcorder, $1,000, is a high-definition full 1080i video recorder with up to eight megapixel still images in a compact palm-fitting design. The 1920 by 1080 video is as good, if not better, than HD TV programming. It sports a 10 times optical (100 times digital) variable zoom and features effective anti-shake technology in both video and picture mode. A generously sized 2.7-inch-wide view screen rotates so you can view and shoot from any angle, including at yourself. .
Camera makers vie for SLR buyers' attention
Camera manufacturers including Canon, Pentax, and Fujifilm will show new digital SLRs for professional photographers at the PMA07 show in Las Vegas next month. The new models balance traditional and advanced features to retain existing customers and tempt new ones. Canon will show the EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR, an upgrade of its classic 1D model that shoots 10.1 megapixel images at up to 10 frames per second. Canon developed a more sensitive image sensor for the camera that can be pushed to ISO 6400, it said Thursday. Fujifilm, meanwhile, will show the FinePix S5 Pro, which begins shipping this month. The digital SLR has a 12.34 megapixel image sensor: half the pixels respond best to low light levels, the other half to stronger light, a system that captures images with a wider dynamic range, the company said.
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