The Canon EOS 700D is created with a variety of advanced features

Canon EOS 700D has 7 creative effects. Image: priceme.co.nz

If you have skipped the Canon 600D or 650D, you can choose a Canon EOS 700D or Rebel T5i. This camera has a specification that is not much different from its predecessor. However, the 700D is certainly still has some unique features and capabilities.

 Canon EOS 700D is one of the best among the entry level DSLR camera. This camera has a very high picture quality, with a variety of functions such as Live View AF (autofocus) and Movie Shooting feature.

Canon EOS 700D's CMOS sensor with APS-C standard with an effective resolution of 18 megapixels. The video quality on this camera is also very sharp. 

Let's create full-HD video with EOS700D. Image: mac-video-compatibility.over-blog.com

Starting from a high-quality video feature since the emergence of the EOS 550D. This led to many budding photographers make the 550D as a foundation to pursue the world of photography and videography. You also can enjoy a touch screen feature that has been introduced on the Canon EOS 650D.

The Canon 700D is also equipped with a Vari-angle Clear View II LCD with capacitive touch screen capabilities. This screen has two new capabilities with a 360 degree rotatable design Mode Dial, and Creative Filters. All of these features will certainly be able to expand your creative inspiration and expression, so that you can produce a variety of sharp and brilliant photos, you can even make a photo with artistic quality.

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Canon EOS M2 for fantastic daily use and long holiday in 2014

Canon has announced EOS M2, the latest mirrorless digital camera. The new camera promises fast autofocus thanks to the Hybrid CMOS II sensor that is also used in the EOS 100D and SL1 digital cameras. It also has built-in Wi-Fi and a slightly revised body design.  It is sold either body-only or in kits with one, two, or all three EF-M lenses.  The M2 digital camera will be available in black or white bodies.

The Canon EOS M2 in black and white. Image: thecamera.com

The Canon EOS M2 also gets a redesigned mode dial with a separate position for the Creative group option. The camera also has integrated Wi-Fi and the ability to connect to smartphones running iOS or Android applications. 

Canon’s smartphone app allows the smart device to be used as a remote control. Other notable features include the addition of built-in Wi-Fi for wireless sharing and image transfer and AF Servo mode when shooting video.

Autofocus improved

You will enjoy Canon EOS M2 with the improved autofocus, which was by far the biggest area requiring improvement on the original. Canon promises more than double the AF speed with its new Hybrid CMOS AF II system, which double checks the window for focus information that the original did for that improvement. Canon has kept the same APS-C 18 megapixel sensor in the M2.

Canon Eos M2 in white. Image: petapixel.com

The Hybrid CMOS II sensor promises 2.3 faster autofocus, and its phase detection pixels cover a substantially larger area of the frame, it’s about 80% overall; the EOS M2 should offer the same improved autofocus with the EOS 100D compared to the Canon EOS 700D. 

You can use EOS M2 for long holiday in Bali or other paradise because the size of this camera is smaller than Digital SLR cameras, even smaller than previous EOS M.

Are you ready to change your old digital camera for 2014? You’ll be able to pick up the EOS M2 in December 2013 for 84,800 yen (about $820) with a kit lens or 64,800 yen (about $630) for the body only. However you must go to Japan or China. Don’t worry if you live in USA or other country you can purchase this new EOS M2 in January 2014. This camera is great for daily activities and also fantastic for vacation during the holiday seasons.

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Sony NEX-7 a small digital camera with DSLR capability

    Sony NEX-7 is More than a pocket camera; the 24.3 megapixel NEX-7 exceeds expectations. Here's performance that would give most DSLRs camera envy, including interchangeable lenses, a 2359K dot OLED eye-level TTL viewfinder, up to 10fps shooting, and outstanding Tri-Navi 3-dial manual control. HD movies are superb with Full 1920 x 1080 resolutions at 60p, 60i and 24p. This camera equipped with APS-C CMOS sensor for DSLR-class imaging.

If you are have a talent to create movie or video clip, so you don't need to surrender control when you shoot HD movies. Enjoy the full expressive potential of Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority or Manual (P/A/S/M) control in HD movie mode. You also can take many sharp and vivid pictures, because Sony NEX-7 is claimed by Sony as a pocket camera with professional-grade performance. The camera feels like a solid hunk of metal without being too heavy, so it’s great for holiday, business activities, social and family event.

 

Sony NEX-7 with Trinavi feature. Image: sonyalphanex.blogspot.com

You also will enjoy the viewfinder on this camera, because Sony NEX-7 is the World's first OLED electronic viewfinder; 2359K dots. As an experienced user you can use Tri-Navi control, because this control gives you three separate control dials for direct, hands-on access to three settings at a time. 

As just one example, the dials can set aperture, exposure compensation and ISO. You don’t have to purchase an additional flash, just use the built-in pop-up flash and enjoy the convenience of flash photography everywhere you go.

Sony NEX-7 already included with 3D Sweep Panorama Mode, so you can capture vast scenic vistas and 16:9 shots in spectacular 3D. As you sweep across the panorama, the camera records separate right-eye and left-eye images that make landscapes come alive on your 3D television. Sony also gives you the most popular HDR feature. High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography captures more scene contrast than a single exposure can handle by combining the best highlight detail from one shot and the best shadow detail from another for one incredible shot. You can records both JPEG and MPO file formats. 

 

Sony NEX-7 a small camera with professional features. Image: dpreview.com

Don’t forget to make many creative images because Sony NEX-7 also equipped with 11 Picture Effect modes. You can discover innovative ways to make your images and videos pop. These include Pop Color, Retro Photo, Posterization, Partial Color, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, HDR Painting, Rich-tone, Monochrome, Soft Focus, and Miniature. 

For serious users, you can use a wide variety of lenses provided by Sony, so this camera a serious camera as well as professional grade camera. With a wide range of digital imaging features that are embedded in the Sony NEX-7, as well as a variety of other unique features, then you can be creative to make beautiful pictures or video clips and movies much faster and easier. 

 

                                  Sony NEX-7 with a variety of lenses .Image: thecainlink.org         

Don’t worry about dust and bad weather in dry seasons because this camera has Ultrasonic anti-dust system. Dust on the image sensor leads to blemishes in the picture. To protect the sensor, Sony incorporates an advanced ultrasonic system, which effectively shakes dust off the sensor surface. This system is usually only found in the digital SLR camera, you can now be found in a small camera, the Sony NEX-7 should be called a competitor Digital SLR camera. This camera is over 3 times cheaper than Nikon the Nikon D800, a full frame Digital SLR camera.

Please compare with other professional cameras such as Canon and upscale cameras such as Leica, then for a holiday to Bali and other fantastic places, the Sony NEX-7 can count as a best friend, but before you make sure to buy it, you need to see more near the GH series, or series of Panasonic GF. The final decision is yours to suit your style and needs, which are based on the use of your funds wisely.

        

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Nikon 1 J2 continue the sophistication of Nikon 1 J1

Nikon 1 J2 is elegant in white. Image: iphotzine.com

We can see the seriousness of Nikon, Canon's rivals to develop mirrorless cameras; Nikon has launched the proven Nikon 1 J2. 

This camera is the successor of the previous Nikon cameras mirrorless, namely J1. Broadly speaking, the Nikon 1 J2 has the specification which is not much different from the Nikon J1. However, J2 comes with a feature that is a bit more and is priced at a more affordable price, so that it can compete with the price of similar cameras from other brands such as Panasonic, Pentax or Olympus, even Sony which is also serious  in the area mirrorless camera types.

The difference between J1 and J2 will you find on the screen. J2 will use a 3-inch LCD with size. The screen consists of 921,000 while the Nikon J1 uses a 3-inch screen with 461,000 dot. This increase will make you more comfortable when you examine the images in bright light during the day, of course you will see sharper photos than the previous version.

Nikon 1 J2 has now been strengthened with metallic body. However, for the size of the body, the Nikon 1 J2 was still exactly the same with the J1. Many users were disappointed to find out the Nikon J1 is not equipped with Creative mode. Nikon realized the mistake, now you can find Creative mode on the Nikon 1 J2. You will be happy with the Nikon 1 J2 because it has been equipped with scene modes consisting of the Miniature, Panorama, Selective Color, Soft, Night Landscape, Backlighting and Night potraits. This camera also has armed exposure mode P / S / A / M. Now you will be more creative with these features.

Nikon 1 J2 is still using the same sensor with the J1, the CX-format 10.1 megapixel CMOS. Both J1 and J2 both have ISO 100-3200/6400, autofocus up to 73 points, and the ability to record HD video. Now you can make videos or movies on a full HD resolution with easier and more creative.

 

Nikon 1 J2 appeared in a variety of attractive colors.Image: technabob.com

In addition to J2, Nikon also introduced a new lens, the 11-27.5mm (30-74mm equivalent) f/3.5-5.6. This lens will be sold at the price of USD189, 95, Nikon also announced a underwater casing, specifically for the J1 and J2 with price USD749, 95. Indeed this case the price is more expensive than the Nikon camera itself, but the casing secures the camera up to 131 feet underwater. If you are diving in Nusa Penida, Bali, then will have a chance to photograph the beauty of coral reefs and a variety of exotic fish with a more comfortable and safer.

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