Canon PowerShot S90, A Pocket Camera With RAW Format Ability

Canon PowerShot S90

Confused! That is the most probable feeling that will come on your first try of the slim Canon PowerShot S90. In fact, that is the uniqueness of Canon PowerShot S90. The resolution is only 10 megapixels, but you’d be shocked with the wide angle lens with fast f2. The focal length (optical zoom) can be arranged from the focus ring, with a choice of 28, 35, 50, 85, and 105 mm. Especially, the functions of this ring may be set again, for example, to set exposure compensation, set the ISO, white balance, shutter speed, focus, aperture, or zoom. This is outside the existing arrangements in the wheels behind the camera control.
Honestly, the Canon PowerShot S90's style will make some new need time to be used to it. A lot of new things!! Exposure can be arranged. RAW format is rare in compact cameras. The position of the shutter button is no longer at the edge of the right side, but moved more centered. Flash can not be turned on manually. It will directly ‘jumped out” on the left side when the camera detects low-light conditions.

However, once you get used to it, you’ll soon enjoy the Canon PowerShot S90. Quick response, sharp pictures, even in low-light conditions. You can take pictures in low light conditions without hassle to set anything. On low light mode, the camera automatically sets the ISO to 12,800. There is a given options to set the ISO from 80-3200.
On the auto mode, this Canon’s pocket Camera can detect scene, movement, and face. There are also 8 other modes, complete with a summary of each function present a second mode in the LCD. So, you don’t need to read the manual thoroughly.
Unfortunately, the NB-6L battery with 1000mAh capacity could only last for 150-192 shots. But don’t worry, these batteries can be recharged in about 2 hours. The charger is available.
Conclusion
If you crave for a serious full-featured digital camera, but lightweight portable, the Canon PowerShot S90 is really a good choice. With the HDMI output, support RAW, and good shot quality. However, if you have no problem with the price and dimensions, the Canon G11 is a better choice.
source: PCplus
Canon PowerShot S90 Specification
Resolution: CCD sensor 10 megapixels
Resolution photos (min / max) 640x480/3648x2736 pixels
Video resolution (min / max) 320x240/640x480 30fps (HD)
Card Recording Media: SD / SDHC / MMC / MMCplus / HC MMC
File format: (image / video) JPG, RAW / MOV
Size-35mm equivalent lens (mm): 28-105
Setting aperture: (wide / tele) f/2.0 - f/4.9
Equivalent ISO: Auto/80/100/125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/2500/3200 Optical Zoom: 3.8 x; Digital 4x
Shutter speed: (seconds) 15 - 1 / 1600
Timer's (photo)
Best nearest focus: 5cm
Diagonal LCD: 3 "TFT, 461,000 pixels 16:9
Viewfinder --
USB 2.0 connection method: AV, HDMI
Type batteries / rechargeable: 1000mAh Li-Ion 3.7 V / O
Dimension: 10x5, 8x3, 1 cm 
Weight w/o battery and SDHC card: 175 grams
Website: www.canon.com.sg
1 year warranty
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Lenovo IdeaCentre C300: A Beautiful Classic Style All In One PC

  
Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 comes with a beautiful design and complete facilities. Not long ago, Lenovo has just released Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 as an ideal representation of an AiO PC . Now, the vendor re-release of its newest IdeaCentre family, the C300. As we can trace from its name, this C300 is set as a downgraded version of the A600. However, the design aspect remains a mainstay of Lenovo. This time they give an appearance attraction of the PC with classical motifs frame.

Immediately, we can see that the positioning of Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 is as a “cheap” version of the Lenovo A600, when we looked in the hardware specifications. To suppress the price, Lenovo uses Intel's Atom processor. But instead of using N270 or N280 that are actually intended for the netbook, C300 carrying a nettop targeted processor, the Intel N330. That’s the reason why C300 has better performance compared to other AiO PC in this level. Especially if you just use it for standard computing activities. 
Equipped with 20-inch screen, C300 is well suited to satisfy the users from the multimedia side. The availability of an internal DVD drive is an advantage, compared to other competitors, which generally only provide external optical devices.

But when the IdeaCentre C300 is tested to play HD video files, the result is not as smooth as the way we hope. In some sections, the picture somewhat broken. It does not matter if the played video is a standard multimedia files such as AVI, WMV, and MP4.

Intrigued with its 3D performance, then it was tested to play Doom 3. The result? It turned out pretty good. Much more smoother than when playing HD video. Of course you cannot compared it to Asus G51J. This real 3D Gaming notebook is not yet comparable.

Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 offers complete connectivity options. There are 6 USB ports, 1 port PS / 2 (for mouse), FireWire port, LAN, memory card reader 6-in-1, and also Wi-Fi facilities. Having a competitive price at about U.S. $ 599, C300 is worthy promoted as a leader among various mid-level AiO PCs.

Plus:
beautiful design; use Atom N330; there is an internal DVD Writer; full connectivity
Minus:
Lack of HD video plays okay; keyboard dirty easily; back less flexible

Test Results
SysMark 2004: 47
PCMark 2005: 2740
3DMark 2001: 2413
Encoding audio: 9 minutes 37 seconds
Encoding video: 32 minutes 42 seconds
Cinebench: 1561

Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 Specification 
Processor: Intel Atom 330 1.6 GHz
Chipset: Intel Lakeport-G i945GC
Memory: 1 GB DDR2 GG7 MHz
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X4530
HDD: 160 GB, up to 640 GB
Optical drive: DVD writer
Sound card: Realtek ALC662
OS: Windows XP SP2
Facilities: 6 USB ports, 1 FireWire port, LAN, 802.11b / g WiFi, memory card reader, audio ports, 1.3 MP webcam + mic, speaker, PS / 2 keyboard, USB mouse
Monitor: 20 "(16:9 ratio)
Dimensions: 49x36x55 cm
Weight: 6.4 kg
Warranty: 1 year
Price range *: U.S. $ 599

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Asus G51J, The Real 3D Gaming Notebook

Asus G51J is coming. Here is the real 3D gaming notebook.  If you are a real gamer, then you would love this new gadget. You want to play 3D games almost everywhere? Give this Asus G51J a try, probably you won’t turn to other gadget for at least a year!!! As a real 3D gaming notebook, Asus G51J looks great and though from the outside. With black and white stripe casing, this great notebook is gleaming and teasing us to have it.

When you play real 3D games, or 3D movies like Avatar on this Asus G51J, you can enjoy the great picture’s depth, as if it is the real world on its 15,6” HD LED backlight with 1366 x 768 screen resolution. The LCD display has 120Hz refresh rate, much more higher than usual noteboook’s screen. The number of games that are playable on this Asus’s products is almost unlimited. Right now, more than 400 3D games are qualified to be played on Asus G51J, like Resident Evil 5, Borderlands, Wolrd of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Star Trek D-A-C.

To enjoy the real 3D gaming experience or watch 3d movies on the screen of Asus G51J, you must use the special 3D active eyeglasses and the infrared transmitter that is bundled with this gadget. This 3D eyeglasses will synchronize your eyes and the infrared transmitter to show the light for the right eye and which one is for the left eye. This process is to form a real 3D images. Without this special 3D eyeglasses, the images will be seen as doubled pictures.

On the other 3D products, the light that is received by the eyes is not synchronized, that’s why if the screen is seen from the right or left side, the picture would be different or cut half. This is then corrected by the active 3D glasses Vision that synchronizing the light by the transmitter.

The Asus G51J itself relies on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics, with 1GB of DDR video memory capable of presenting an astonishing visualization. If 1GB is not enough for you, you can extend the capacity up to 4GB. According to Asus, the G51J has a pretty bright score: 11,000 from 3DMark06 testing. It is really a significant leap from notebooks 15 " to 16" in the market today.

Meanwhile, the use of EAX audio technology and CMSS through Altec Lansing speakers could bring a crystal-clear sound that leads you to fully enjoy a beyond expectation gaming experience. The use of Intel's Core i7-720QM 1.6 GHz, with Turbo Boost you can reach 2.8 GHz.

This world’s first 3D Vision Notebook also supports dual SATA hard disk. You can choose the 320/500 GB (7200 rpm) or 250/320/500 GB (5400 rpm). Another great feature is a 2 MPx Webcam.

What about the price? You can get this great real 3D gaming notebook, the Asus G51J for US$ 1899, completed with the special 3D Vision eyeglasses, RF transmitter, and a bag.

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