The user of Reddit posted a photo of the camera sensor, as well as a list of specifications LG G5.

It is reported that LG G5 will have an all-aluminum body. The battery is not removable, but smartphone will have slot for SIM-card and MicroSD-card on the right side. It is expected that LG G5 will be equipped with a 5.3-inch QHD (1440 × 2560 pixels) screen, although earlier it was reported that the smartphone will have a 5.6-inch QHD display. The high performance of the smartphone is supported by processor Snapdragon 820, GPU Adreno 530 and 3GB of RAM.

Now let’s look at picture, which was posted on the forum. As you can see, LG G5 will have a dual camera. A source said that the main camera has 16 megapixel sensor, while the front panel has 8-megapixel camera. The main feature of the rear of the camera is laser autofocus. Also on the back panel is located heart rate sensor. The leak does not say anything about the iris scanner, although previously this information was available.

Other features LG G5 include USB Type-C port, the speakers on the bottom panel and a pressure sensor.

The new source does not report when the smartphone will be presented. However, earlier we heard that the release date of LG G5 in February.

We must remind you that LG has not said about its plans to develop smartphone LG G5, so all available information is questionable.

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In late August 2011, the company Nikon has announced a new line for himself, which received the letter index AW and three-digit numbering. Nikon Coolpix AW130 – the fourth version, announced in mid-February 2015

Among the founders of the club manufacturers submersibles Nikon does not mean the company has entered into it after its main competitors. However, the debut was a success, and Nikon Coolpix AW130 now looks decent on the background of rivals in this particular area.

Design and Ergonomics – Nikon Coolpix AW130

The relatively small size and weight of the housing protects the electronics and optics from the external environment. Stated ability to withstand immersion to a depth of 30 meters, a drop from a height of 2.1 m and frost down to -10 ° C.

Compared to previous versions in Nikon Coolpix AW130 has a number of very useful innovations.

Firstly, the front panel displays textured ledge. It greatly improve the retention of the body, especially wet.

Secondly, the permissible immersion depth increased from 10 (for the AW 100) and 18 (for the AW 120) up to 30 meters under the condition of being under water is not more than an hour. Perhaps as deep dive, not all fans, however, this figure demonstrates the increased reliability of waterproofing.

Location of controls virtually unchanged. The top of the body is still a couple of buttons – power up and descent. On the rear panel with the appearance AW 120, nothing has changed – a five-way joystick (diagonal keys are, but they are rarely involved) in the frame of the four hardware buttons, zoom lever, button video recording.

On the left side of the casing three buttons to call up the world map, start Wi-Fi-module and to activate the tap control, but they will be discussed later.

All of them are pressed tight, which should prevent false alarms.

The front panel of glass in addition to secure additional lens is located a couple of microphones, AF assist, lamp and the flash.

At the bottom of the case is only a tripod socket. Unfortunately, it is still plastic, although cheap (even for Western buyers) can not call the camera.

Node waterproofing battery mines USB and video output, as well as slots for memory cards makes a favorable impression. Judging by the fact that its design has not changed, the developers tried their best. Wheel clamp securely holds the plug, the main thing – to prevent falling grains of sand on the gasket (do not open the camera at the beach, this is the number of the hotel or apartment). Supplied is a brush for cleaning the sand and salt crystals.

The screen on the rear panel of a three-inch, 921 thousand. Pixels. It is not sensitive to touch. The display, made of OLED-technology good viewing angles, but at maximum brightness of the picture is well discernible even at the beach or a snowy slope.

The choice has several options of finishes, including hacks.

Functionality – Nikon Coolpix AW130

Nikon Coolpix AW130 – a simple amateur camera, so if you want to control the process of shooting from A to Z, look for another model.

Five-times zoom lens with a focal length range 24-120 mm projecting the image on a 16-megapixel sensor size 1 / 2.3″ (6,17 x 4,55 mm). Electronic zoom control (works as when photographing and shooting video) and fairly smooth.

System jitter compensation device combined – electro-optical. When shooting video with it the picture is very smooth.

Focusing is performed by contrast method. Test survey showed that the accuracy of the device corresponds to the class. Any object tracking, continuous-frame and focus. In recording mode, video autofocus works well, firmly holding the object in the zone of sharpness.

In addition to software shooting mode (with exposure compensation input) there are several presets for common shooting conditions, including night (unfortunately, exposure is limited to 4 sec.).

In general, the shutter speed range from Nikon Coolpix AW130 is small – in automatic mode from 1 s to 1/1500 that, given the possibilities of the electronic shutter (1/4000 when selecting bullet shooting), looks weird.

In addition to photos, the unit removes and Full HD-video (H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC). In this mode, operate the zoom and auto focus, a function To pause, which helps not to produce many short video files.

Nikon was the first manufacturer of underwater compact cameras, but a series of AW became rather successful. Coolpix AW130 can be a good companion for fans of extreme sports, but does not claim to be the only camera in the family.

The stated speed shooting (120 k / s) is more like a marketing ploy – the size of the frame with the VGA (640 × 480). If you want to get a fragment of the fast-flowing event, better to cut a frame from a video, which is equivalent to a speed of 30 k / s, and the image size is 1920×1080.

The camera has built-in memory, its volume is small – less than half a gigabyte, but he is able to help out too carried away the photographer. By simply connecting to a computer operating system recognizes the camera as a camera rather than a simple external hard drive and installs the driver. You can also transfer pictures via Wi-Fi (after selecting desired) or copy them to a memory card. In the latter case, there is an additional constraint – card must be empty.

The phone has a signal receiver of satellite navigation GPS, GLONASS and QZSS. It allows not only record images in the metadata information on the location of photographing, but also maintain route as a list of coordinates obtained photographer predeterminable interval. The camera also has a barometer, altimeter and depth (information on air pressure and altitude / depth of the dive is saved in the EXIF). If necessary, the value zero can be adjusted in the altimeter.

Travelers will appreciate the built-in map of the world with the ability to save multiple points markers and sufficient detail. However, to use the device as a navigator can not – binding to the map are not carried out. Compass shows direction on the part of the world, but rather about (16 points of the compass). The manual states that the navigation data from the camera should be seen only as general information.

Since the camera Nikon Coolpix AW130 is designed for use in extreme conditions, along with the traditional way of managing it implemented a number of features to help choose the desired mode by means of small buttons, tapping on the hull or tilting it – it will be appreciated by fans of winter sports.

Nikon Coolpix AW130 is installed Wi-Fi-module to establish a connection, you can use NFC. Unfortunately, you can not remotely control the device – the wireless connection works only for transferring footage to your mobile device or PC.

The device is powered by a lithium-ion battery EN-EL12, which is charged in the camera (sold separate external memory). The manufacturer claims the opportunity to make up to 370 shots, but the actual figure depends on the style of shooting, the temperature of the ambient air / water, use of GPS, etc.

Fortunately, charging takes place via a standard USB-cable and can be carried out not only on the power supply port on the computer.

The quality of images – Nikon Coolpix AW130

By tradition, the files from the camera’s self-scrutiny can be downloaded at this link.

Due to the absence in the immediate vicinity of Kiev ponds with clear water to assess the results of the camera according to one of the direct appointments it is not possible. It should be noted that when installing underwater mode electronics differently than in the “ground” geometry processing modes.

Since Nikon Coolpix AW130 is equipped with a small sensor, the technical quality of the projected frames: Electronics provides good results up to ISO 800. In this sense, it does not interfere with the sensitivity of the noise, and the restriction of dynamic range in the shadows of no significant impact. ISO 1600 can be used, followed by treatment in a graphics editor and a mandatory reduction. At ISO 3200 images are obtained on the brink of fitness.

We were pleased to work with the correct red – its saturation rate, loss of detail at ISO values of the workers there.

Auto white balance behaved strangely. On the street no major complaints, but when illuminated electroluminescent lamps in a studio unit significantly picture, although the color temperature sources clearly gravitating to a neutral white. Set up on the model – a sheet of office paper – the unit gave very similarly to the true image.

On the big screen in movies noticeable sharpening artifacts and compression, but when placed in the network and viewed on laptops, tablets, and everything looks good.

Verdict – Nikon Coolpix AW130

Nikon was the first manufacturer of underwater compact cameras, but a series of AW became rather successful. Nikon Coolpix AW130 can be a good companion for fans of extreme sports, but does not claim to be the only camera in the family.

Pluses Nikon Coolpix AW130:

+ Robust housing design

+ Zoom range

+ Easy to use

Lows Nikon Coolpix AW130:

– Features of the automatic white balance

– Underwater mode is hidden deep in the menu

– Wi-Fi only in the transfer of the footage

Source: Nikon

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What comes to mind when the words “compact camera with replaceable optics”? Something small and amateur… This view was relevant five years ago, and it is for the high-tech industry is a huge time. Today, having played in “reflex and Soap”, manufacturers offer a really interesting model.

Category of compact cameras with replaceable optics today is very diverse. It includes devices with high-aperture optics and small matrix “inch” models and quite unfamiliar to the general public with a large camera arrays and lenses with fixed focal length.

For the sake of historical justice, it should be noted that Fujifilm does not belong to the championship in entering the market with unusual for the parameters of the digital era – a non-replaceable lens with a fixed focal length and a large matrix. Perhaps the palm formally belongs Sigma DP1, announced back in 2006, however, it was more beautiful toy (4 apertures, the lack of a viewfinder, specific control).

The first serious bid for success was Leica X1 2009. The only significant disadvantage in terms of equipment – the lack of a viewfinder. The price tag of $ 2,000, even amid the global crisis did not seem challenging, the brand has positioned itself as a premium and do not hesitate to ask for $ 6-7 thousand. For rangefinder devices.

Fujifilm has become one of the sensations of Photokina 2010 X100 camera. This is a wonderful device, it is very easy to use, with a minimum of childhood diseases. At the time of it surpasses competitors in an equipment (the famous hybrid viewfinder, full manual exposure control with excellent implementation) and gave them a head start in price.

The camera was so successful that it continues to be produced until now, however, already in the third edition.

Design, ergonomics – Fujifilm X100T

Although this maxim and became a template, but worth repeating: Fujifilm X100 yield significant impact on the industry in terms of design aids. Extreme retro – if implemented correctly – can become a trend.

External changes compared to the previous models virtually none.

Drive right job exposure, exposure compensation, aperture in place. In the center of the Shutter button – threaded socket for mechanical.

Letter about the other lens. The shape of the buttons on the rear panel has become round, it looks fresh. A careful comparison revealed facts movement keys (and their reassignment). Disappeared scroll wheel around the five-way joystick.

I had the experience of shooting all the previous models. The layout of the buttons Fujifilm H100T – the best.

First, the menu button drive modes (Drive) was under the thumb, and now the main manipulation can be done with one hand.

Secondly, the functionality of seven (!) Buttons reassigned through the menu and very flexible – from, such as white balance, to the exotic such as face recognition, only about three dozen. To be honest, I do not remember so much … The company, which will offer the first mini-display to show the current function of each function key (for example, based on e-paper) widely respected. As the number of assignable buttons and hit five-way joystick.

Q-menu can also remap: 16 positions – three dozen functions.

If someone is a projection on the front panel seems a little (I’m with them, would agree), then Fujifilm has pad-holder MHG-X100. It captures and bottom panel is screwed to the tripod, leaving access to the battery compartment and memory card. In the hands, I have not kept, but judging by the pictures, as a bonus buyer receives offset tripod socket closer to the optical axis of the lens and the center of mass of the camera.

The only significant complaint about the design and ease of shooting – screen on the rear panel. At this angle of lens custom camera angles can a good way to build interesting frame.

Yes, compared to the size of the X100s screen diagonal increased slightly but limit the growth of the vertical size has already been reached.

There is also entirely black version. An amateur. Personally, I prefer it a classic, two-tone body.

Functionality – Fujifilm X100T

In order not to reinvent the scale of significant improvement compared with the previous model will try to arrange them in order of the shooting process. First we see a future frame (viewfinder), then projects the image on the lens matrix, then there are processes determine the exposure / focus is achieved, then in the case enters the matrix and the processor, the result is stored on a memory card and displayed on the rear screen.

Hybrid Viewfinder, a real jewel of the series X100, just got better.

In the optical mode, the bottom right corner, which is useless when cropping (where the lens is visible), you can now use. There is projected enlarged portion of the image of the AF point for the visual evaluation of the quality focus.

For easy selection of the display, mode has been redesigned switch located on the front panel. In previous versions, he had only turned in one direction and it cyclically varying optical and electronic modes.

Now position two. Right (looking through the viewfinder) is still cycles through the optical and electronic modes. Left and cyclically-show or hide the zoomed image.

In manual focus, image Digita Split Screen can be displayed in the lower right corner of the optical viewfinder. Feeling almost like working with analog cameras, only the location of the “digital wedges” unusual. In the electronic viewfinder is centered in the frame.

This short video shows how it happens in practice.

Fujinon lens optical scheme has been very successful, and it remains unchanged since the release of the first model series. What improved? Manual aperture control. Previously step change was the whole stage exposure in Fujifilm X100T he reduced to ⅓. Division of the body did not appear, but they are not needed – the value is displayed in the viewfinder or on the rear display and the touch is distinctly felt a click.

In X100T appeared electronic shutter with incredible fast shutter speed 1/32000. Zero is not superfluous, thirty-two thousandths of a second. Because of the implementation of the shoot moving objects is not recommended because of the resulting geometric distortion.

The car was traveling about 40-60 km / h. Walking man distorted by.

Electronic shutter with a fast shutter speeds and built-in neutral density filter lens into three stages allow you to shoot at the bright sun on the beach or in the snow-covered virgin when the diaphragm 2.

X100T divides the matrix with the current flagship of the Fujifilm X-T1. 16 megapixels is more than enough to see 4K TVs provided low-energy crop.

Phase sensors embedded in the matrix, significantly increased the speed of AF compared with the X100, X100s but the owners need not worry.

This is how the automatic focus.

AF points are located throughout the area of the screen and their size regulated. Thanks to reprogram the buttons to change the current point can be in one hand: if you assign one of the five-way joystick buttons, the first press will include the appropriate mode, and the second and subsequent longer will move the point area of the frame.

Metering area now can be linked to the AF point. Useful stuff, if changes in brightness coincide with the storyline.

Speed burst shooting according to the manufacturer is 6 K / s. When using a fast memory card, such as a Kingston 64 GB SDXC UHS-I U3 camera confirms the declared characteristics. After the exhaustion of the buffer (I turned up to 8 frames RAW + JPEG) speed drops to about 1 K / s, but the picture is not interrupted. The buffer is released very quickly, and the camera can continue to use.

Image quality will be discussed in the next section, we will continue to improve transfer. The size of the rear LCD screen has increased due to the shift of proportions by photographic standard cinematic. Diagonal become three inches, the main thing – to increase the density of pixels. Now the image is formed with a tail million items, get a picture of 720×480 pixels.

Quality survey

Raw files from the camera can be downloaded at this link. They are made with zero setting color, sharpness, light and shadows, noise reduction (except for noise reduction at slow shutter speeds).

Share your thoughts. ISO 1600 – absolutely working the sensitivity. 3200 basically working, 6400 – Working with reservations. They are not so much the noise level, this is no problem. Occurs some narrowing of the dynamic range and loss of detail, particularly in the shadows. And it does not matter much whether it was light or not enough.

Since the shooting in RAW is limited to ISO 6400, direct conclusions about the usefulness of the values 12800 and 25600 are difficult. ISO 51200 clearly seems marketing value. From RAW at ISO 3200 and underexposure three stages (conditionally – the equivalent of 25,600), you can get an acceptable image for screen viewing or printing up to 13×18 format. Minus two degrees, the camera can withstand very worthy.

Great detail, especially noticeable in the pictures with bare tree branches against a background of almost spring sky. Profile optical lens distortion correction are in Adobe Camera RAW.

Of particular note feature film stimulating colors. In Fujifilm X100T set expanded: Classic Chrome is not named for licensing and patent reasons, some vintage Kodak Chrome. For the first time in the industry, Adobe has included the relevant sections in the ACR.

Power

The camera is powered by a rechargeable battery NP-95 1800 mAh 3.6V and voltage

One charge enough (according to the manufacturer) to 330 shots under normal usage patterns or up to 700 in the power-saving mode, ie, with disabled screen when using the optical viewfinder. An impressive figure.

The device performed well in February frosts. Radical drop tank is not noticed. After fifty street shots and about the same number of shots made with fill-in flash and studio test series there is still one notch on the display. Total 150 frames, viewing footage was thorough.

And now – the most pleasant. The battery can be charged inside the camera via USB. In other words, any paperback, car charger for smart phone, even the modern TV in the hotel, not to mention the laptop will be able to replenish power. In this vast ointment is a fly in the ointment – while charging the camera should be turned off.

Wireless function

According to the latest fashion, the camera is equipped with a Wi-Fi-module. He decides to three useful tasks – provides remote control shooting and shooting itself takes footage from the camera to your smartphone / tablet for later viewing / mailing / placement in social networks and the like, and transmits the camera to save geodata in pictures.

On the mobile device, you can change the basic parameters of the shooting. I can not say that the realization of the ideal, to the logic of the ligament camera / application to get used.

In summary – Fujifilm X100T

On the Ukrainian market at the device virtually no competitors. Sony RX1R? Yes, full frame, yes Lens Carl Zeiss.

I liked the camera Fujifilm X100T. Yes, it is expensive costs, it’s a serious genre and technical limitations associated with the focal length of the lens and its non-replaceable. But believe me, the pleasure you get from both the process and the outcome. I must admit that 35 mm – not my focus. Here are 28 and 50 closer to me, but Fujifilm offers a proprietary optical attachment, giving the equivalent of these focal lengths.

Liked:

High-quality images in a wide range of sensitivity

+ Convenient to realize full manual control

+ Innovative viewfinder

Did not like:

– Comes with no hood

– Very expensive adapter for filters

– Video Quality

Source: Fujifilm

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Camera premium smartphones already today are great, and it’s hard to imagine that they will become even better. With such phones as causing mixed feelings Galaxy S5 and HTC One, produced images which show every detail. In addition, you can edit and adjust the focus after the shooting. The main and the front camera can be used simultaneously. This became a reality and ceases to amaze. But the future brings 24-megapixel camera OmniVision for a new generation of Android-based phone, which makes sense to talk in more detail.

Resource Business Insider reports that OmniVision, supplier of camera components for the first Moto X by Motorola and Google smartphone Project Tango 3D, presented a 23.8-megapixel camera sensor for smartphones. He is capable of capturing images at 24 frames per second video at 60 frames per second.

Higher resolution not to date none of the camera sensor for Android-based phone. It is about taking an aspect ratio of 4: 3.

For comparison: Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 16-megapixel, and LG G3 – 13-megapixel camera. The only smartphone camera features which are close to the capabilities of the new sensor OmniVision – Sony Xperia Z3 with its 21-megapixel camera. Nokia makes phones based on Windows Phone, which have a 41-megapixel camera, but these Android-smartphone no.

24-megapixel camera OmniVision

In theory, all this means that the phones with the new OmniVision sensors will allow to take more clean and clear, with better detail than those smartphones that are presented today. Because the new sensor OmniVision more megapixels, it can take more light when shooting, which ultimately lead to improved image quality.

On the other hand, the “megapixel” – just one of the factors affecting the quality of shooting, but by no means the only one. TechCrunch senior editor Matthew Panzarino brought vivid comparison, illustrating the role played by the “megapixel”:

Imagine a thimble placed under the rain to collect water. The more your thimble, the easier it will be to gather more droplets in a shorter period of time.

In this case, thimble reflects megapixels, and the water in this example is the analog of the light that collects the camera sensor. Increased “megapixel” only helps to make the picture quality. This is an opportunity, not a full confidence in the result. To picture to expectations, other characteristics of the camera must also be high.

Resource Phone Arena adds technical details, informing that OmniVision introduced not only 23.8-megapixel, but somewhat less impressive 21.4-megapixel sensor. New sensors are based on OmniVision Technologies PureCel-S, allow you to combine high performance with compact, which is so important for ultra-thin smart phones, which are now in the trend.

Sensor OV23850, as new smartphone camera sensor Sony, Samsung and Apple, support phase-detection autofocus and can shoot video in 4K resolution at 30 frames per second. 23.8-megapixel sensor with standard today of 1 / 2.3 inches with a pixel size of 1.12 micron.

Will the new OmniVision sensors beginning of a new era in mobile photography and video?

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A great choice for those who want to be with the camera Samsung NX Mini. This baby is ready to die with an inch stoke some mirror devices for purchase which would have to spend twice as much money.

Design and ergonomics Samsung NX Mini

Samsung has expanded its range of digital cameras, introducing a new system NX Mini. While there is only one camera and a pair of lenses, but survey results suggest the possibility that the story will be continued, and it will be interesting.

Miniature size – that’s one of the trump cards of Samsung NX Mini. Even with triple zoom lens camera comfortably in the spacious pocket of the jacket, but nothing of the bag and say nothing. Weight of about 200 grams, which is still required from the machine every day?

Eclectic design – silver upper body hints at fashionable in certain circles, retro, other parts is pure digital classics. The choice of five colors are available, including plain black and elegant white.

The front panel mount Samsung NX-M, AF assist lamp (switchable via menu) and built-in flash.

Supplied there is also on-camera flash, it is installed in the slot on the top edge of the frame and secured with a screw. Unfortunately, the direction of light can not be changed: design is not turning. When using an external flash inside off automatically.

Next three buttons – establishing a wireless connection, turn on the power and descent.

Under the hood on the right side of the casing with memory card standard microSD, Micro-USB connector and output HDMI.

The battery is removable, but it occurs in the charging chamber, the bundle includes a USB-set: cable and AC adapter. On a single charge (2330 mAh), the device may take up to 650 shots – the result for mirrorless models great.

The camera can shoot and charge simultaneously, so that the question of the number of frames rather goes into your tank pauerbanka plane.

Swivel LCD screen, touch screen, its diagonal three inches, and the number of pixels – a little more than four hundred sixty thousand. Capacitive technology, accuracy and responsiveness – great.

One degree of freedom, but the design is optimized for self-portraits. If you rotate the screen 180 °, the camera will change its setup: including certain faces in the frame and the timer.

On the rear panel, there is a five-way joystick (it derived input exposure compensation, AF mode selection, broaches and display information on the display), and five hardware buttons, including for video recording.

Functionality Samsung NX Mini

Matrix size of 13.2 x 8.8 mm (one inch diagonal) creates a 21-megapixel pictures that can be saved in RAW. Sensitivity ranges from ISO 160 to 12,800, expandable from ISO 100 to 25600.

Shutter speed range of the electronic shutter from 30 seconds to 1/16000, there is the manual focus. Flash sync at shutter speeds up to 1/200, there is a choice between the first and second ‘blind’, which allows, for example, to capture beautiful photos of moving objects with blurred train.

Management optimized for work with screen, it is well thought out: almost all the parameters can be changed in one menu.

Available software and priority, and manual exposure modes. For beginners, there is a fully automatic mode. Also provides a set of presets for filming in different situations, such as macro or silhouette and “computing” modes – HDR, panorama, Auto Enhance portrait etc.

In the self-portrait mode the camera detects a wink as a signal to shoot.

Contrast AF system deserves praise for his ability, even at very low light the sharpness, giving odds to many mirror devices with phase sensors, although it does not record speed.

As you can see, little can practically everything you need for a photograph. Now only two lens system – Three optically stabilized zoom with a focal length equivalent to approximately 24-70 mm aperture 3.5-5.6, as well as “pancake” 24/3, 5, with which the camera and did fit in a jacket pocket . When the announcement was promised system lens with a focal length of about 46 mm and aperture of 1.8.

Crop factor system NX-M – x2, 7. Officially supported by the installation system of lenses through the company’s NX adapter.

The camera records Full HD-video at up to 30 frames / s. On the big screen, the picture looks good, detailed and lively. Thanks to the Multi Motion machine can make videos in the style of Time-laps, choosing the acceleration time in five, ten and twenty times.

Since Samsung NX Mini module is equipped with a wireless communication unit can be controlled remotely from a smartphone / tablet. Samsung Remote Viewfinder app has platforms Android and iOS.

The camera creates its own Wi-Fi-network, so that the router is not required. NFC chip simplifies the connection with an appropriately equipped mobile devices.

Through the convenient OSD change basic camera settings, focus point selection works by touching the image.

To conserve battery power, turn off the camera screen quickly.

However, remote control – not all. The footage can be sent by e-mail, automatically transferred to your computer, upload to Dropbox, Picasa or Flickr, place in social networks.

Samsung NX Mini is able to work as a network security camera, for example, the child left in the bedroom. Enough to install on mobile app Baby Monitor and connect the machine to a wireless network, providing for continuous operation in-house catering.

Translation is in real time, and if you want your smartphone to enable the AF illuminator. If the camera is “hear” sound occurred (child awoke and began to cry), the notification appears on your phone.

The quality of images Samsung NX Mini

There is a bias that small matrix – it’s not serious. But Samsung NX Mini bet. Files for independent scrutiny available on this link.

Shots taken outdoors under normal lighting living and juicy. White balance in most situations is determined correctly. 20-megapixel sensor can significantly reduce the image when using, be it print or on-screen viewing, respectively, artifacts that are visible at 100% (again, since considering pictures, usually only the author) will simply be invisible.

No wonder there are so may all devices. However, it should increase the sensitivity and the situation will change.

When I first looked at the pictures taken at ISO 6400 and 12800, I thought he made a mistake and did not change the sensitivity. Results, especially considering the size of the matrix, startling.

Left – a fragment of a file Samsung NX Mini, right – of a SLR camera with APS-C-matrix (the price is about twice more than the Samsung  NX Mini, model 2013), ISO 6400, 100% scale.

And that results when shooting under ISO 12800. Impressive? It is clear that directly compare the ultra camera with interchangeable lenses with a mirror, even APS-C, is not true: they are different devices with different usage models. But these examples clearly demonstrate the successes of engineers and programmers Samsung.

This is a smaller version of the file, the survey was conducted at ISO 12800. Approximately it will look like the imprint of an appropriate size. Apparatus even in JPEG provides results that are suitable for printing on amateur format 13 x 18 cm, with minimal processing, in difficult cases, of course, better to have a RAW-file.

Speaking of RAW. Files from Samsung NX Mini Offering Agile resistance to underexposure and overexposure. Here is an example of processed image captured in low light at ISO 200 underexposed three stages. In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom can be extracted from a very dark image is a lot of information, and the noise will still be at an acceptable level. This feature helps when shooting high-contrast scenes, when you have to consciously choose between the need to use HDR-technology (which is not always possible) or leave extract details from the “wrong” exposed regions on the post-processing step.

In conclusion – another example. Shot was taken in low light at ISO 6400 with overexposure to three f-stops. Typically, such a distortion is detrimental to yellow even cameras with APS-C-matrix, but simple manipulation in Photoshop yellow (as well as blue) colors have been restored to an acceptable level. Opportunity to extract useful information from the burned-out area is particularly useful when shooting winter landscapes, dark objects when an insignificant part of the frame, but the detail in them is important for a photographer.

Verdict Samsung NX Mini

Samsung engineers were able to create a very small camera with interchangeable lenses. She looks great and is easy to operate. Despite the size (and body and matrix) is a very serious tool capable of in the right hands to implement a wide range of creative ideas.

If you wish to buy lightweight, compact unit for each day, be sure to include in the list of candidates for the purchase Samsung NX Mini. He surely win any competition in the smartphone image quality in difficult conditions, and if you choose a complete set with the zoom lens, the smartphone and do better to become a partner – a remote viewfinder, ending the match.

The package also comes fully functional and does not require a subscription to Creative Cloud version of the best cross-platform application for managing digital photo archive and process images Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.

Pros Samsung NX Mini:

Miniature housing dimensions (by the standards of system cameras), even with the zoom lens, the presence of many professional features, excellent photo quality for this class of vehicles, complete “boxed” version of Adobe Lightroom complete.

Cons Samsung NX Mini:

There is no on-camera flash rotating mechanism, there is no attachment to a neck strap, manual focus is activated only via the OSD (Lens 9-27/3 ,5-5, 6).

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Microsoft has officially announced the upgrade toolkit Photosynth for creating three-dimensional images and panoramas by combining multiple images.

Despite the fact that a set of tools for creating three-dimensional Photosynth image is not the most famous product of the software giant, he certainly deserves attention, especially given the announcement of new graphics features that offer support 60-megapixel images.

According to Microsoft, upgrade will make the process of creating three-dimensional images in the same smooth, as if users use the system stabilization stedikam. In a nutshell, Photosynth technology brings a new generation of four basic modes: “rotation”, “view”, “walk” and “wall”.

All four modes are designed to create images of various projects, consisting of a plurality of images, with support for zooming and panning. For example, the mode of “rotation” is designed to create 3D-image by gluing pictures set object captured from all sides. Mode “Panorama” lets take a picture in each direction and make them into a panorama. At the same time the new regime “walk” is identical to the favorite of many Street View. Well, the last mode – “wall”, allows you to post pictures side by side.

Projects created with the help of updated technology Photosynth, listed on the product website , tell a thousand times better than words.

The company uses Microsoft Photosynth, to gather in a single image all the relevant pictures, defining the so-called “special” point to a series of successive images, which show the same object. In this Photosynth under force to identify the location of these points in space, as well as the position and orientation of the camera when capturing images.

Unfortunately, at the moment only available trial version of Photosynth, so to try it you need to register and hope for an invitation from Microsoft. Currently, Microsoft does not tell the exact date of the appearance of an updated version of Photosynth application in “Camera” in Windows 8.1 and related applications for iOS and Windows Phone.

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Range of compact digital cameras, the Olympus STYLUS added a new device 1, which is aimed at enthusiasts.

This new product uses a 12-megapixel 1/1, 7-inch CMOS sensor with back-illuminated, the graphics processor and lens TruePicVI i.ZUIKO with 10.7 x optical zoom (28-300 mm in 35mm film equivalent). Moreover, the lens has a maximum aperture of f2.8 throughout the zoom range. The apparatus also includes image stabilization system VCM, autofocus system FAST TOUCH AF, rotating 3-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1.04 million pixels and an electronic viewfinder with a resolution of 1.44 million pixels, covering 100% of the frame, built-in flash. Among other components noted the existence of control ring located on the lens, built-in wireless Wi-Fi connection and a hot shoe for an external flash or accessories.

Camera Olympus STYLUS 1 enables continuous shooting at 7 fps, record photos in RAW format, shoot video in Full HD resolution. Also mentions the presence of 11 built-in creative filters. The device can be connected to smartphones using the module Wi-Fi. Appendix Olympus Image Share 2.1 allows you to use your smartphone to control the camera. Also, the camera can receive data from the GPS module for the introduction of the smartphone information on the shooting location in the photo.

Camera Olympus STYLUS 1 will go on sale in December of this year for $ 699.99.

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In May of this year, a well-known and popular photo sharing site Flickr, owned by Yahoo !, experienced dramatic changes. First, there was made a complete redesign of the service, and second, updated mobile applications and, most importantly, each user has available 1 terabyte of disk space to store photos and video for free, without any additional subscriptions. Flickr already got in our selection of the best applications to store photos in the “cloud”, but to use it to backup photos from your iOS was problematic due to the inability to automatically load as it was implemented in Dropbox and Google Plus.

The other day, Yahoo! Flickr has released an update for iOS 7. And the main feature of the upgrade is the emergence of auto-load images and videos to the service. Also added to the application intelligent auto-corrector of photos, which analyzes the image and one-click “doing better”, in case you are not satisfied with something, it is also easily canceled. Flickr now for iOS 7 can be used for backup of film to the full benefit of the space should be sufficient, to the same images are stored on the server in full resolution.

If you have installed, the update you probably already have. Download Flickr for iOS in the App Store can be completely free.

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Lineup of digital SLR cameras Pentax added a new flagship device K-3. This new model is made in the dust-and waterproof case and is equipped with a bayonet K.

The presented model is equipped with a new 24-megapixel CMOS sensor format APS-C (23,5 × 15,6 mm) and the GPU PRIME III. The device also carries a 27-point (25 of which are cross-shaped) autofocus system, an updated image stabilization Shake Reduction, an optical viewfinder with 100% frame coverage, and a 3.2-inch display with a resolution of 1,037,000 pixels. In addition, there are built-in flash and hot shoe for an external flash or accessories. Among other features of the device manufacturer allocates the use of dust from the CCD Dust Removal II and three-dimensional electronic level.

As the producer, the camera Pentax K-3 first used optical-mechanical smoothing filter matrix to disable anti-aliasing or set it to the desired level of combat moire. Used bolt has a resource 200 thousand positives. A new system for analyzing the plot Real-Time Scene Analysis System based on RGB sensor with 86 thousand points allows the camera to automatically select the optimal exposure settings for different scene. Novelty can increase the ISO sensitivity up to 51200, to carry out continuous shooting at 8.3 frames per second, and make continuous series of 22 shots in RAW or 60 images in JPEG. The presented model supports the ability to record video in Full HD resolution of 1920×1080 with a frame rate of 60i/30p, using the codec H.264. In addition, the device can shoot images with a resolution of 4K (3840h2160 points) after a preset time and automatically combine them into a video. 

Camera Pentax K-3 has two slots for memory cards and supports cards SDXC UHS-1. In addition, when you install the optional memory card FLY CARD for PENTAX capacity of 16 GB, you can use your tablet or smartphone as a remote control system, their survey. The control program allows you to view a moving image (Live View) on mobile devices, control the shutter is released and loaded into the pictures from the camera memory card. To transfer the footage also serves as a port USB 3.0. 

Information about the timing of the start of sales and a suggested retail price of a digital SLR camera Pentax K-3 has not yet been disclosed. However, it is reported that in production will also be running a limited edition camera (2000 units worldwide) PENTAX K-3 Premium Silver Edition with the silver body and silver battery pack included. The set also will include an exclusive leather strap and an extra battery. Technical characteristics of this model are identical to those of the standard device Pentax K-3.

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In anticipation of the official announcement, which will take place on September 4 in Berlin, opened all the characteristics of unusual camera-“prefixes” Sony smartphones , their cost, and published quality press photos.

According to Sony Alpha Rumors, the family of unusual accessories will be called Smart Shot – a mix of the words Smart-phone and Cyber-Shot.

Рhoto console for smartphones get advanced features and will receive high-quality images even in low light conditions thanks to the built-in optical image stabilization system.

Connect with Android-based smartphone and iPhone Smart Shot will be using NFC module and Wi-Fi, as well as applications Playmemories, which will be updated to support the new gadgets closer to their release. The user can control settings such as zoom, exposure, white balance and focus point using a smartphone. The footage is saved as Smart Shot, and in the phone memory. There is the ability to record video in MP4 1080/30p.

September 4 will feature two devices out of the lineup – QX10 and QX100.

QX10 is equipped with a 1/2 ,3-inch CMOS-sensor and f/3.3-5.9 lens, as well as Sony WX150, but it will be much cheaper – $ 250. QX100 get a lens and an array of advanced compact RX100 MII (20.9-megapixel CMOS-matrix inch Exmor R, optics Carl Zeiss, covering a focal length range 28-100 mm f/1.8-4, 9). The cost of this lens – $ 450.

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