Friday, 30 October 2015

Photography...war of advanced technology for a camera?

Nowadays, do we still need a camera? We have camera built-in in our smart phone. They are very convenient: small, light and fool proof. So, why do all camera producers keep on competing in producing the most high technology camera?

Is either compact camera or DSLR, we still need a camera in capturing all the moments. Yes, our smart phone camera becoming more and more improves but still the picture captured using this so called ‘real’ camera is unbeatable especially in quality of picture.

My daughter has shown her interest in capturing pictures and the creativity she creates when taking the picture that has somehow impressed us. Most of the time, she used camera phone in showing her interest and talent. But, when she wants to be one of the photographers in her school magazine team, she requested for a DSLR camera.


Well, as mother I do feel doubt at first. The camera is not cheap! We went surveyed all the models that we have in market. Currently, the latest model of camera is produced by Nikon – Coolpix P900. Complete with all the latest technology in a camera, P900 is a perfect choice for a photographer. But, for a 14 years old girl and an amateur? Does it suitable? End up, encouraged by the father that wants the best for her daughter, Nikon Coolpix P900 is all hers. 

Once purchased, we explored the advanced technology that the camera has. Forget all those cameras with film and then come the entire compact digital camera. Now, the technology has changed the world of photography. This camera has advances technology and in one of the review stated that;
If one thing can rescue the point-and-shoot camera market from the smartphone, it's a good zoom. And if there's one camera with a good zoom on the market right now, it's the Nikon Coolpix P900.



The tagline for this Nikon Coolpix P900 :“I am spectacular zooming”

Let see, what technologies that it has;

Nikon P900 is equipped with 83x optical zoom/166x Dynamic Fine Zoom super telephoto NIKKOR lens. Lens are measured in millimeters, conveys the magnification of the image and the amount of scene covered by the lens (called the angle of view). As focal length increases, things look bigger and take up more of the frame. A lens that covers multiple focal lengths is a zoom lens.


The LCD screen 

Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC (Near Field Communication technology) for wirelessly sharing photos to a compatible smartphone or tablet. This is the most popular use for Wi-Fi connectivity that wirelessly transferring photos and videos off the camera. It also can back up straight to cloud services or networked computers as well as connect directly to a mobile device. We can view, transfer and edit shots, and then upload to sharing sites over our device's mobile broadband. This function wont's take up our memory card space anymore! 
Dual viewing systems: a swiveling Vari-angle LCD display and a high resolution Electronic Viewfinder (EVF). A swiveling vari-angle LCD has made the picture taking more flexible.

Left pic: Selfie with the Nikon P900 with the flexi LCD screen. Selfie with DSLR? Awesome!






EVF useful when it is hard to read an LCD in sunlight, and holding the camera up to your eye forces you into a more stable body position for shooting. EVFs have an advantage when shooting video, as we can't simultaneously view and record video using an optical viewfinder, plus they can simulate what the photo will look like.

Nikon P900 has built-in GPS with full manual control and creative effects. We can know exactly where we were took a photo. The GPS receiver uses satellite positioning to tag our pictures with location data. This location data can be read by software as well as photo-sharing sites to map where the photos were taken. Compared to those days, now we do not have to set the location or to remember exactly the place where the picture was taken. It locates us immediately!

A camera is review on all four major criteria--photo quality, performance, features and design. It provides quick access to the most commonly used functions, and menus are simply structured, logical and easy to learn. Its touch-screen allow for greater functionality. This what we call technology. 

This means that we can get things your smartphone's camera unavailable to offer such as better photo and video quality, a zoom lens and more control and still share on the go. ;)

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