Karbonn K550I

Karbonn K550I review:  Karbonn 550I is entry level bar phone from Karbonn. This 550I is a dual sim phone with QVGA display. This phone has a features like GPRS, 2MP camera, Bluetooth, MMS, Expandable memory and MP3 player. The detailed Specifications of Karbonn 550I is given in the below table. The price of Karbonn 550I in India is 2644 Indian rupees.

Karbonn 550i

Detailed Specifications of Karbonn K550i:

General	Brand	Karbonn
	Model Name	K550I
	Year of Release	2011
	SIM	Dual SIM
	Form Factor	Bar
	Available colors	Black
Memory	Phone Memory	1000 Entries
	Memory Card Slot	Micro SD (Transflash), Expandable upto 8GB
	Voice recording	Yes
Camera	Rear Camera	Yes. 2 Mega pixels
	Front camera	No
	Video Playback	Yes
	3G video call	No
	Video Capture	Yes
	Zoom	No
	TV Output	No
Messaging	SMS	Yes. Basic
	MMS	Yes
	IM	No
	EMAIL	No
	PUSH MAIL	No
Music	MP3 Player	Yes
	FM Radio	Yes
	Ring Tones	MP3, Polyphonic
	Track Id	No
Connectivity	Bluetooth	Yes
	USB	Yes
	PC Sync	No
	GPRS	Yes
	WiFi	No
	3G	No
	EDGE	No
Software	OS	Proprietary OS
	Tools	Organiser
	Office	No
	Other Applications	NA

Micromax X266 price and spiecification

Micromax X266 review: Micromax X266 is new release from Micromax mobiles.  X266 is a bar phone with a weight of 86.7  grams.Like most of the micromax mobiles this X266 also has a talk time of around 6 hours. The main features of Micromax X266 are 1.3 MP camera, dual sim, 2.2 TFT QCIF dispay,  This micromax mobile has shake sensors. The price of Micromax X266 in India is 2644Rs.

Mocromax X266

Micromax X266 specifications:
Released year:2011
Memory: Micro SD; Expandable upto 8GB
Sim: Dual sim
Camera:1.3 MP
3G: NO
Video capture: Yes.
Sensors:Shake
Bluetooth:Yes.
FM radio:Yes.
MP3 player:Yes

Micromax X410 Price and Specifications

 India's number one mobile manufacture company Micromax released new entry level phone called Micromax X410.  X410 is a dual sim bar phone weighing 86g. X410 has a dimensions of 115MM*51MM*10.8MM.  This micromax mobile has good talk time of around 4 hours. This phone has features like 2MP camera, 2.4 inch TFT display screen,video player, Bluetooth and many more. The Micromax X410 review  so far is good.

Micromax X410

Features of Micromax X410:

• Dual SIM.
• Rear camera of 2 MP.
• 2.4 inch display
• Video player.
• Good battery life.

Pros and Cons of Micromax X410:
Pros of X410:

• Dual sim
• Battery life
• Compact design.

Cons of X410:

• 3G connectivity could have been included.

Micromax X410 price:The Price of Micromax X410 in India is 2913Rs.Specifications of Micromax X410:
Phone memory:512 MB ROM and 256 MB RAM.
Camera: 2MP
Sim:Dual Sim
Buetooth:Yes
3G:No
OS: Proprietory OS
Video Playback:Yes.

What is Pixlr?

Pixlr is the creator of online cloud-based image tools. Currently they have two applications in their suite: one we call Pixlr Editor and the other is Pixlr Express. They are built in Flash and you need to have the Flash plug-in to get it to work, however, 98% of all computers have flash so you are probably set.

The pixlr services is built for both non-professionals and professional users with editing needs such as editing web images to be posted on social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, or image sites like Flickr, Fotolog, Photobucket etc.

It's also widely used by professionals for fixing images for news sites and blogs etc.

How about privacy?

From Flash 10 and later, images are opened direct and local in your browser (i.e we don't see them in any way and they don't leave your computer).

Files that are posted to us via the API or our add-ons are automatically deleted from our servers after 5 minutes.

Creative Photography

Creative photography tricks can be used to add unique effects to your photos.

Professional photographers often use varying Depth of Field to add interest to their photos. This technique allows the central subject to be in sharp focus while the foreground and background have a softer focus or blur. This draws more attention to the subject by appearing to separate it from the surrounding areas.

DOF can be controlled by anyone with a DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera by adjusting the aperture (lens opening). However, lighting conditions at the scene will often limit the amount of DOF because opening the lens aperture too large will over expose the photo. Point-and-shoot cameras are almost never able to use creative depth of field due to lack of control over the lens opening.
But here's a great creative photography trick that ANYONE can use for achieving that cool DOF effect:

Take a piece of clear plastic wrap, available in any grocery store, but instead of wrapping a sandwich we're going to stretch it over our camera lens. If you have a point-and-shoot camera just stretch it over the whole camera and secure it with a bit of tape or rubber bands. Make sure that there are no wrinkles on the part directly in front of the lens. Those with a protruding lens can use a smaller piece that need only stretch tightly over the lens front, and secure that tightly with a rubber band. Be sure it doesn't hinder or bind your lenses focusing mechanism.

Once you have your plastic wrap in place, using your finger smear just a bit of baby oil or petroleum jelly onto the wrap (NOT directly on your camera or lens!) along the outer edges of the lens area. So, when you're finished you should have a clear central area, surrounded by an oil-smeared outer area.
Now, when you take a photo, regardless of your lens setting, the central subject will be in sharp focus yet the edges will be blurred from the light coming through the oil smeared outer ring.

This is a great simulated Depth of Field effect that anyone can use to add real interest to their photos.

Try adding a little more petroleum jelly, or make the oily area bigger and the central clear area smaller. Have fun. The great thing about digital is you can see the result immediately.

Playing with these kinds of fun, homemade, creative photography tricks can really add new interest and excitement to your photos.

Robert Schwarztrauber is an award-winning photographer, author, and creator of "The Original Photoshop Recipe Cards" sold around the world. Through his creative photos and informative websites Robert is helping photographers across the globe add excitement and fun to their photos. For more information and creative photography tricks, visit his website at: http://creativephotographytricks.com

Sony DSC T99 Price and Review of Sony T99

Sony T99 is a ultra compact digital camera from T-series. Overall we can say that Sony packet rich set of features in ultra compact cyber shot digital camera T99. The price of Sony T99 cyber shot is 14,000Rs in India. Let us have a quick review on Sony DSC T99 cons and pros.

Pros and Cons of Sony DSC T99:

Pros of Sony DSC T99:

• The aesthetics are good. It looks good. Compact  in hand due to the ultra compact size.
• Very good features.

Consof Sony DSC T99:

• It feels a bit of Slippery.
• The touch screen is little laggy.

Specifications of Sony T99 cybershot:

• Product Type: Digital camera - Compact
• Width: 3.7 in
• Depth: 0.7 in
• Height: 2.2
• Weight: 3.7 oz
• Enclosure Color: Green 
• Resolution 14.1 megapixels
• Color Support Color
•   Optical Sensor Type Super HAD CCD
• Total Pixels 14,500,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 14,100,000 pixels 
• Light Sensitivity: ISO 3200,ISO 1600,ISO 800,ISO 100,ISO 200,ISO 80,ISO 400,ISO auto
• Digital Zoom: 2 x
• Image Processor: BIONZ
•  Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Soft snap,Snow,Beach,Twilight portrait,Underwater,Twilight mode,High sensitivity,Gourmet,Soft skin,Hi-speed shutter,Fireworks,Pet,Landscape
• Image Stabilizer Optical (Steady Shot)
• Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for hand held cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom. This camera utilizes built-in Super Steady Shot stabilization to assist in taking sharper pictures.
• Max Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec
• Min Shutter Speed: 2 sec
• Exposure Metering: Multi-segment,Center-weighted,Spot
• Exposure Modes Program , Automatic
• Exposure Compensation �2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Face Detection Yes
• White Balance Automatic,Presets, Custom

Samsung I5801 galaxy 3 Review, Price and Specification

Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 is a multimedia based android based smartphone. It is has outstanding features for affordable price. Samsung galaxy 3 comes with quad band GSM/3 hsdpa, 667 Mhz processor 3.2 TFT touch screen and 3 megapixel camera with digital zoom. The price of Samsung Galaxy 3 is 12,000Rs in India.

Cons and Pros of Samsung Galaxy 3:

Pros:

• Budget friendly. Value for money. 
• Comparatively great battery life.
• Ability to play Div x format videos.
• Solid build.

Cons:

• Unlikely to get Android 2.2 update.
• No amoled display.
• No direction Pad.

Specifications of Samsung galaxy 3:

• 3.2-inch TFT touchscreen, 16M colors display
• Screen resolutions of 240 x 400 pixels
• 3 mega pixel camera with zoom
• Network: Quad band GSM/3G HSDPA
• Android v2.1 (Eclair) operating system and upgradeable to v2.2
• 667 MHz processor
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Word/Excel/PowerPoint/PDF editor
• 1500mAh Li-Ion battery
• Talk time 15:30 min
• Standby 620 hrs
• Dimensions 113.5 x 55 x 12.9 mm
• Weight 109 gm
• Auto focus/Geo-tagging/Face and Smile detection
• Music player and Video player
• Audio and Video recording
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Up to 32GB microSD crad support, included 1GB card
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
• Auto turn-off
• Email/Push Mail
• Google Search/Maps/Gmail/YouTube/Google Talk integration
• GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP
• USB v2.0

NEX-5 Price and Specification

NEX-5 Review: Sony erricson release two more models under alpha series digital camers. The main feature of this camera is that you can change the lense like DSLR. But this model comes under much cheaper than the DSLR. This NEX 5 DSLR has 14.2 MP Exmore APS HD sensor, interchangeable lens and full HD movie recording.

NEX-5 specifications:

• 14.2MP Exmor™ APS HD CMOS Sensor
• Interchangeable-lens versatility
• Full HD movie recording 

 
 The price of Sony NEX5 in India is 34,990Rs.
 

7 Best Cameras For Christmas 2010

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Canon S95 10 meg pix power shot Great camera with a lens of 18-55mm f/3.5 to 5.6 This camera has digital quality to 10 meg pix good for enlargement to about 8x10. You need a higher resolution to go to a larger format than that. You've got a 3 inch screen in back this is a great all round camera easy to use. Even my mom at 70 was snapping away after just a few instructions. It does not have the video movie quality I expected. So consider your use. The Video quality is good for occasional school play or game. If you are creating a video archive Consider an other video camera.

Canon EOS rebel T2i 18 meg pix Close to professional. Great still camera with close to professional quality but don't buy this to replace your camcorder because, the microphone pick up, will record the lens motor. For that I suggest JVC GZ-HM550 movie camera 32 gig bytes. See my other article on this movie camera. This is a solid DSLR camera with very close to professional quality to get there just add lenses.

Canon Flip Ultra HD digital movie camera. This is an awesome, simple camera to use point shoot and share the video High quality. You get 8 gig bits for about 120 minutes of shooting.. but it is not high-definition. Still simple camera to use run play shoot. Great for your teen.

Canon Rebel XS 10 meg pix near professional but less price. There are thousands of these cameras out there. Testimony to the rugged easy to use features of this, Great all round camera. Have you ever heard the term dirt testing your camera, That's real world throw it in the bag and run. Awesome Camera dependable, good quality pictures. 7 point focusing system has its challenge in low light. But so do most cameras I Love my Rebel XS. Battery life is great nothing less than what I expected.

Fugifilm Finepix J20 10 meg pix. For $80 bucks you can't beat the quality 10 meg pix resolution and 3x optical zoom. The rear screen is 2.7 inch just under some models. It comes with 20 meg of built-in memory no memory cards are included so that even's up the price. Note the video mode is accessed by menu, no featured button on top. I note that it has no stabilization and that affected my images, some seem fuzzy. The shutter button has a 2-3 second lag that has caused me to miss the shot I wanted.

Panasonic Lumix Fh20 14 meg pix purse size camera with great resolution. Good outdoor camera. I was disappointed at the indoor images the flash seem to tint toward red. Good at the close outdoor ranges to 100 feet but for large landscapes I felt the camera would not focus as i zoomed out 8x left me disappointed. Picture quality is great. But I was expecting a camera that would store easily it does and take fair pictures indoors and great pictures outdoors. I was left wanting.

Fujifilm Finepix XP10 water proof good to 10 feet deep great for playing in the pool. Great camera for the beach and the water-park. This camera allows pictures that I would have missed. It is not the greatest quality but it was adequate we had great fun and captured that to digital form most of which I would have missed without this camera. This should be an extra camera for the summer. You need a regular camera for the rest of the shots. Note: invest in the extra battery. Battery life is disappointingly short.

I wrote about my use. What I like and dislike about each camera Ultimately you must choose knowing how you will use the camera and how it fits your budget. My hope is I have saved you hours of pouring over reviews. Thank you.

Nikon SLR Digital Cameras Pros & Cons

I owned a number of Nikon SLR digital cameras so far, and in this article I will talk about the D90 model.

D90 Pros

- The ISO capability is the same as that of Nikon D300.

- The layout is very intuitive, something that Nikon is recognized for.

- The number of frames per second, card access and fast focus

- The ability to make videos, a first for a DSLR

Cons

- The video doesn't have AF and the audio quality is weak

- The kit lens is not as good as Nikon claims

If the toughness of the kit lens that comes with the camera isn't important for you, this camera is a good choice. If you're a bit more advanced and you want better lenses, you can wait a bit and buy only the body, which shows up after the release of the kit.

When I decided to buy the D90, I already had a period of research where I looked at a number of different cameras. What I really wanted was the D300 model, because it was waterproof and it had a magnesium body, but the extra $600 wasn't worth those features.

The sensor of the model I bought, the D90, is the same with the one that comes with the D300 camera, so the ISO capabilities are the same. Some of the reviews I read said that the noise reduction of the D90 model is better than it was for D300. If you also use the Nikon VR lenses, you can take good photos at very reduced shutter speeds.

The layout of the controls is very good. The choices that have single buttons are all well chosen: image quality, previous shot, ISO and white balance.

When I bought the digital camera, making videos wasn't my first choice, and that was a good thing since the quality isn't the best. You can easily buy $200 digital cameras that will take much better videos than this DSLR can. I don't understand why they would add a video feature if they didn't do it well.

Many people will do OK with the kit lens of this camera, but it could've been much better.

All in all, the camera is very good. I just wish it had some weather proofing, though at this price you can't really expect that. Besides that, this camera does it all at an OK level. Some problems exist though, and the four stars rating reflects just that.