Comparison Nikon D4 to the Canon EOS 1DX

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Another war in Digital SLR cameras.

Why Nikon and Canon cameras are always compared? Why Canon or Nikon cameras are rarely compared to other brands? In the professional camera market, Nikon and Canon is always a matter of discussion, the author reviews a lot of photography, even a novice and professional photographer’s consideration before they decide to buy a new camera. Maybe you want to know the comparison between the Canon EOS 1 DX and Nikon D4.

Nikon D4 camera called the Canon EOS 1DX competitor, and had a warm conversation on the Internet. Nikon D4 equipped with a sensor of 16.2 MP, 11fps burst mode and ISO 100-102400 which can be maximized to 50-204800. Nikon D4 supported by CF + XQD memory card and is compatible with Nikon wireless transmitter, WT-5.

For those who like to make videos, Nikon D4 offers 1080p HD video recording at 30fps and 720p at 60 fps. The experience is enriched video recording with manual control during shooting. Users are also free to change the aperture when in action. Noise reduction and headphone jack have completed this video feature. Nikon D4 weighs 2:29 a pound is wrapped with a magnesium-alloy; this camera is certainly very strong and weather resistant.
Nikon D4 use EXPEED processor 3 and an ISO that automatically adjust the focal length. Speed ​​mode burst achieve 10fps in full resolution, with continuous autofocus. Nikon D4 also features face detection, and AF points 51 points and much more. Is the Nikon D4 could be a direct competitor of Canon EOS 1DX?

In comparison, the Canon EOS 1DX equipped with 18MP resolution, and maximum ISO 256,000. Physical form stout and sturdy camera, no impression at all toys. Camera grip mat that is not easy to escape from the grip. This camera has a lot of buttons. There are also two buttons that are easy to use joystick to change the setting or the focal point. There is also a shutter button, AF-ON, an additional autofocus for easy vertical shooting.



If you use this Canon camera, so if you make a film or video, it will be very spoiled with the 'working space' around 4GB video file. This camera will automatically create a new file when it reaches the boundary where the old model will stop first.

Canon EOS 1DX autofocus feature 61 point / point, so the camera will automatically select the focus point. This feature is useful for your first time using a full frame camera from Canon's.

Full comparison:

Lens Mount	Nikon F bayonet mount	Canon EF mount
Effective Pixels	16.2 million	18.1 million
Sensor Size	36.0 x 23.9mm	36 mm x 24mm
Image Sensor Format	FX	full frame
File Format Still Images	JPEG NEF (RAW) NEF (RAW) + JPEG TIFF (RGB)	JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon Original) M-RAW S-RAW RAW+JPEG M-RAW+JPEG S-RAW+JPEG
Picture Control	Landscape Monochrome Neutral Portrait Standard User-customizable S Vivid	Auto Standard Portrait Landscape Neutral Faithful Monochrome User Defined 1-3
Storage Media	CompactFlash© (CF) (Type I, compliant with UDMA) XQD Type Memory	Compatible with UDMA 7 CF cards
Card Slot	1 CompactFlash© (CF) card and 1 XQD memory type card	Dual CF Cards (Type I or II)
Viewfinder Frame Coverage	FX (36×24): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical Approx. 1.2x (30×20): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx. DX (24×16): 97% Horizontal and 97% Vertical Approx. 5:4 (30×24): 97% horizontal and 100% vertical Approx.	Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.70x Approx.	Approx. 0.76x
Fastest Shutter Speed	1/8000 sec.	1/8000 sec.
Slowest Shutter Speed	30 sec.	30 sec.
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution	10 frames per second 11 frames per second (AE/AF Locked)	Super High-speed: 14 shots/sec. High-speed: 12 shots/sec. Low-speed: 3 shots/sec.
Exposure Compensation	±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV	±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
ISO Sensitivity	ISO 100 – 12,800 Lo-1 (ISO 50) Hi-4 (ISO 204,800)	ISO 100-51200 Extension settable: ISO 50; 102,400 and 204,800
Dynamic AF Mode	Number of AF points: 9, 21, 51 and 51 (3D-tracking)	One to five cross-type AF points at f/2.8 10 to 20 cross-type AF points at f/4, and 15 to 21 cross-type AF points at f/5.6. (The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.)
Focus Modes	Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) Continuous-servo (AF-C) Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder Normal area Single-servo AF (AF-S) Wide area	Single-point AF (Manual selection) Auto selection 61-point AF Single-point Spot AF (Manual selection) AF point expansion (Manual selection, 4 points: up, down, left, and right) AF point expansion (Manual selection, surrounding 8 points) Zone AF (Manual zone selection)
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points	51	61
Built-in Flash	–	–
Flash Compensation	-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV	±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
White Balance	Auto (2 types) Choose color temperature (2500K–10000K) Cloudy Direct Sunlight Flash Fluorescent (7 types) Incandescent Preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored) Shade	Auto Daylight ShadeCloudy Tungsten Light White Fluorescent Light Flash Custom Color Temperature setting
Movie	HD 1,920×1,080 / 30 fps HD 1,920×1,080 / 24 fps HD 1,280×720 / 30 fps HD 1,280×720 / 60 fps	1920 x 1080: 30 fps / 25 fps / 24 fps 1280 x 720: 60 fps / 50 fps 640 x 480: 30 fps / 25 fps
Monitor Size	3.2 in. diagonal	3.2-inches
Monitor Resolution	921,000 Dots	Approx. 1.04 million dots
Monitor Type	Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD	TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Battery Life (shots per charge)	2,600 Battery Life (shots per charge) (CIPA)	TBA
Approx. Dimensions	Width 6.3 in. (160mm) Height 6.2 in. (156.5mm) Depth 3.6 in. (90.5mm)	6.2 x 6.4 x 3.3 in. (158 x 163.6 x 82.7 mm)
Approx. Weight	41.6 oz. (1180g)camera body only	TBA
Price	$5,999.95	$6,800.00



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Once you see the comparison above,

I suggest you do not need to be affected by the debate on the forums, and other myths have you heard between Canon and Nikon.  

You must have a strong personal principle. You are going to be a user of the camera, so you have to be a master who had a strong belief, whether you will choose Canon or Nikon.

You are also free to choose another camera like the Pentax K-30 or other cameras like the Olympus E-5, Sony Alpha A77; you can even glance at the cameras manufactured by Sigma, SD 15 or SD1.

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Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100

Samsung is back with its innovative products. This time, Samsung presents Samsung Galaxy GC100 with cameras equipped with the Android platform version 4.1, Jelly Bean. This camera is an unusual blend of photography and smartphone capabilities.

This camera comes from Samsung passion that meets the needs of photo, edit and share the time as soon as possible. The device combines high performance photography with the latest Android platform Jelly Bean and wireless network connections.

Samsung Galaxy GC100 comes with a powerful lens 21X optical zoom that can be controlled via the keypad or touch screen. While the illumination sensor 16 MP BSI CMOS decisive display sharp images. Display screen 4.8 inch Super Clear LCD HD provides convenient capturing, editing, and sharing with a touch on LCD screen.

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To capture an image, its Smart Pro's in this device makes professional photography can be done by anyone, even if you are a beginner photographer. There a Rich Tone setting in this unique camera. This feature can be used to produce images with greater intensity, and reduce over-exposure in bright environments, and Trace Light mode to automatically set the shutter speed for the conditions at night or low light conditions. 

You can also use the Blue Sky mode feature on the light conditions to produce a clear sky.

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To edit an image, Galaxy Camera is equipped with Smart Content Manager that can categorize the image to fit the theme and momentum. You will be satisfied with 35 pictures in a photo editing features Wizard so that you can freely modify the image quality and making creative photos with image editing features that are unique.

You can also use the Auto Cloud. This feature allows you to save photos automatically on cloud computing services via Samsung AllShare. After you take a picture, you can choose Share Shot to be divided into the nearest through social networking. Sharing capabilities supported with 1.4 GHz quad core processor.

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There is one unique feature: Best Face, so that one time you press the shutter button, then you get shot 8 times, so you can choose the best picture or pictures you like the most. In addition to shooting moving images, the camera is also capable of playing back HD video with features gently Slow Motion Video. The quality of this camera records reach 120fps.

Samsung Galaxy GC100 camera is very unique because you will get the smartphone features that do not exist in the camera and the camera features that do not exist on the smartphone. Connectivity allows the camera is capable of running on a 3G or 4G and Wi-Fi. 8 GB of memory is provided. 

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Samsung Camera is certainly very appropriate for young children or anyone who is young at heart and active in social media. Any photos you can share with all 3 G, 4G or even use Wi-Fi, so you will always exist in social networks without having to use a laptop or PC.

This Samsung camera you can use immediately. If you are in the UK, this camera has been officially sold since 5 November at a price of 399 pounds. 

Are you going to England? Do not worry, soon you visit a camera shop in your town. You can also buy Samsung Galaxy Camera at the Internet online.

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Alienware M14x Laptop

If you are a true fan of games you do not have to worry anymore because without a desktop PC you can use a laptop to play games anytime, anywhere. You must already be familiar with the Alienware name, this name is a very tough brand of laptop.

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Now Alienware M14x comes with the latest technology, highly aerodynamic design, equipped with LED Lighting System sophisticated and dynamic. You can choose black or red Ferrari.

The connectivity of this Alienware laptop has full connectivity, strong and durable battery. You can try the toughness of this laptop because it uses CPU Quad-core i7 8G of DDR3 1600 MHz made ​​by Intel, a 14-inch 1600 x 900 HD Plus, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M graphics with dedicated 3 GB, 750 GB SATA Hard Drive and a soft-touch finish-backlit keyboard. This laptop can be said to be comfortable and resilient for use to play for a long time.

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True gamers would love to use this Alienware laptop because it uses exclusive features, namely, LED Lighting System divides this laptop into nine zones including the Alienware logo, Alien Head, keyboard, touchpad, grills, and Wi-Fi/Caps lock Indicator.

Alienware laptop is also using the AlienFX software that can be easily accessed via the shortcut key, controls the tone and pulse of each zone, can identify profile theme from a variety of events, including movies, games, music and other applications according to your tastes.

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The Nexus 10 Tablet

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The search engine giant has teamed up with Samsung to make a new Tablet PC. PC tablet war has continued. iPad gets heavy competition. Is this going to be a heavy blow to the iPad? See, I invite Samsung competitor of Apple to make products that work similar to the iPad. Google has declared its Nexus 10 tablet. The Nexus 10 features a 10.1-inch PLS (plane-to-line switching) panel with 2,560x1, 600-pixel resolution, displaying 299 pixels per inch (ppi). This declaration comes not a week after Apple announced its fourth-generation iPad, which launches later this week with a lower 2,048x1, 536-pixel-resolution, 264ppi screen.

The resolution seems high compared to most tablets made by competitors. Better than the Retina Display on the iPad that bears a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.

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The Nexus 10 is produced by Samsung and houses the company’s new 1.7GHz dual-core Exynos 5250 processor, with ARM's Mali-T604 GPU. The tablet also ships with Android 4.2, contains 2GB of RAM, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (near-field communication), micro USB, micro HDMI, a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera and a  5-megapixel back camera with LED flash. The Nexus 10 will not include a micro SD slot.

Google's new product will be launched on 29 October in an event titled "Google Android event" in New York, in conjunction with the launch of the latest generation of Microsoft's mobile OS with Windows 8 in San Francisco. Products developed with the code "Samsung Manta" is going to be running the latest version of Google's OS Android.

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The new features include enhancements to the functions of the camera, adding panorama mode, as well as other additional functions to beat Apple iOS6. Many analysts assume that Google will use this new Nexus product to promote other Android partners that currently challenge the dominance of Samsung.

You'll be able to get a Nexus 10 in two memory configurations starting on November 13: $399 for 16GB and $499 for 32GB. The tablet will be available in the Google Play store. 

In this tablet war, to whom will you side with?

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Power Bank

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Are you the user of gadgets, Smartphone such as BlackBerry, Nokia, iPhone or Tablet PC users like iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab or Notebook? If you are an active user of advanced technology devices, then you need the Power Bank. Do not let your work and business activities as well as the need to spend leisure time interrupted because your battery is not full. Running out of power also makes you lose the moment to read the E-Mail and important news on Tablet PC or your Smartphone. Power Bank also important for traveler.

Special tips before you buy:
Security Features 

Do not just consider the price and power capacity of the Power Bank; you must pay attention to the security features so that your gadget is not damaged. A very important feature is the short circuit protection. Feature to protect your gadgets in case of a short circuit. Another feature is the over-charging protection. This feature is important to protect your gadget from damage because of the charged too long. Make sure you've got the Power Bank official certificate such as UL certification.

Power capacity

There are generally two types of capacity Power Bank at online stores and conventional stores capacity 2600 mAh and 5200 mAh. If you simply need a power of 1200 mAh per day, then you can just buy 2600 alone. However, if you are particularly active, then you definitely need a larger capacity, 5200 mAh.

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Original connector

You will find several brands of Power Bank that offers excellence in their variety and connectors can be used for all the gadgets. It is true that there is Power Bank like that, but you have to put quality connector cable as a priority.

You should not ignore the importance of quality connectors, so you do not have problems in case of a short circuit. This can damage the battery and your gadgets. Make sure that the Power Bank that you will buy should also support the original connector cable default your gadget.

 Battery cells

Quality Power Bank is also determined by the quality of the battery cells. Why? Because this tool function is important to save a lot of power. If you have a good quality battery cells, the life time of Power Bank would also be very long. Usually the battery cells made ​​in Japan, the United States or Europe have high quality.

As a side note, you can now also buy Power Bank to support digital cameras, laptops and other gadgets. If you have a high quality Power Bank, then you will be comfortable and your gadget is safe from damage.

    

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

Panasonic has just introduced a new premium camera, the Lumix DMC-LX7 which is the successor of the Lumix LX5. The camera is equipped with an F1.4 aperture makes it able to produce good images in low light environments.

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10 MP cameras have a retro shape with the presence of manual controls and buttons on the top. The camera is equipped with a 3.8X optical zoom. Almost identical to its predecessor, but thanks to F1.4nya aperture, this camera has better speed.

Other changes that can be found on this camera are the CMOS sensor 1/1.7 inch CCD sensor that replaces the LX5. Thanks to the embedding of this sensor, LX7 can record 1080p HD video at 60 fps speed. You can use the manual aperture and shutter to control it.

On the other hand, this camera equipped with 3-inch LCD screen on the back. You can use this camera in various modes, such as the HDR mode, the 3D mode and others. You will love this camera because Panasonic LUMIX LX7 capable of capturing 10 fps at full resolution image and 1080p 60 video with AVCHD format.

Perhaps you would prefer another type, namely Panasonic FZ200 and Panasonic G5. All cameras from Panasonic have a great ability as other camera brands.

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Canon EOS 1D X

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The Professional Photographers Dream

Canon  Camera released the EOS-1D X to answer the needs of photography professionals are increasingly challenged and improved. This camera is a dream for lovers of photography in the world, both professional photographers and serious amateur photographers who pursue photography as a hobby. The technology used in the Canon EOS-1D X is an evolution of previous professional DSLR EOS technologies like the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS-1D Mark IV. As the joint and increased sophistication of the features of its predecessor in the professional class, carrying the EOS-1D X 18.1-megapixel CMOS sensor measuring 35mm full-frame high-speed image capture up to 14 frames per second (fps), with dual DIGIC processor so that 5 + the photos in a very high ISO noise was minimal.

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