New Gadget 2011

This notebook actually addressed for business segment, so that the design side is more directed at its functional. Same as other HP series, 6510b is informative enough. Every port is labled in place which is easy to seen. Lable at keyboard is also easy to be understand, guaranteed you will not confuse when applies it. Which also pleases is it quick access buttons design – Help button, wireless connection, presentation, and sound volume control - which design to be flat with surface. You only need to touch to activate or arranges it.

Other proof that Compaq Presario 6150b is a notebook for business is the availability of replicator port. For main user, replicator port might not be required, but for white colars user the usage of this port can give much benefit - even must spend more cost to get it.

Which becomes optional equipment is Bluetooth mouse which can be kept at PCMCIA slot. This mouse can become cool supporting facilities for presentation, at the same time as an assists for user that is not so likes to working applies touchpad.

USB port distribution at this notebook felt balance: two in left, two in right. Other port facility which accompanying this notebook is sufficient, from card reader, S-Video, until Firewire. Also available port for network and phone modem - even nowadays almost nobody applies port for modem.

With the price less than $1,100, you can get notebook which have been equipped by finggerprint scanner – that’s why we called it reachable. What makes the price is great because the notebook already use Santa Rosa generation processor (Intel 7100; 1,8GHz). In fact this processor is the cheaper series in the line of Santa Rosa, but if we saw the test result, its performance is satisfying, mainly in the battery endurance.

This notebook design is very ordinary, but its complete facility and the sensible price make this notebook is a good choice for you which required notebook for business. Moreover, this notebook provides replicator port, Bluetooth mouse, and fingerprint scanner - enough with the price of $1,100. But need to be noted that it’s the price without operating system.

Compaq Presario 6150b Review
Price range: $1,100
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Targeted to bussines segment, iPAQ 512 of course is supplied with lot off features that is supporting productivity like push e-mail and VoIP. To connect to network, there is available GSM, GPRS, WiFi b/g, and Bluetooth connection. And because using Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system, all computing activities in PC or your notebook can be synchronize with this gadget. Unhappily, the Office Mobile application inside this smartphone it’s viewer only.

Compared to all PDA phone which been released by HP, this design have been more closingly to a phone. It’s fit and comforts to be grasped. Possibly we can say alike Nokia N70. Even it’s covered by plastic, combination of black and grey makes it seen classy. Fingger track also not seen; of course except at the screen.

Button formation in keypad it’s relatively close, so maybe will annoying big thumb people. Backlight facilitates sees the button in dark place. Besides left-right menu button and Call-End Call button, there is a Home button to returns to initial windows and Back button to return to menu before.

1,3 Megapixel camera in backside only accompanied by mini mirror; no addition flash lamp. It’s also no camera shortcut button. So, to apply camera, we must open Start, Camera. Looks in default menu, in Shortcuts menu there is shorcut button for Take a Photo. Otherwise, we can modify one of them to make shortcut to Camera.

On the top of camera there is a speaker. According to us, the voice is standard and tends to soft, even at maximum volume. Its more comfort applies the headset to listen music. Headset line-in in phone left under side, adjacent with MicroSD slot. Volume button also resides in phone left side, parallel with the screen.

With feature bases on sophisticated voice, iPAQ 512 Voice Messenger gives satisfaction to its busy user. Moreover with its average price, makes it more reached compared to one class peripheral like 02 Xda Atom Stealth or Dopod C720w. Unhappily, in the middle of 3G network trends, this peripheral only supports GPRS.

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Price range: $320
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Optical image stabilization feature hardly supports lens focal point range which provided by Kodak Z712 (36-432 mm). The sensor at camera can detect object movement and changes position of lens element formation. Shot condition with big focal point which able to produce maximum object enlargement (12X) optically is to risk toward the lens shaky. This problem will make photo is not sharply. We discover the problem when testing it with making a picture from a moving car. Best result reached with normal picture sharpness setting and single image stabilization at menu. High sharpness setting at menu exactly makes object boundary seen not realistic. Image stabilization feature is also useful when making a picture in low light condition.

If you don’t wanna get busy to arrange the shutter speed combination and diaphragm diameter when facing moving object, just set the camera to Sport mode in button dial. Other photograph mode got by positioning dial button at SCN (scene). There are 16 photograph modes: Portrait, Text, Panorama, Left-Right, Fireworks, Panorama, Right-Left, Flower Landscape, Manner/Museum, Night Portrait, Children, Night Landscape, Backlight, Snow, Candle Light, Beach, and Sunset.

Light sensitivy reach at light sensor (ISO/ASA) what provided Kodak Z712 is can be said well, that is from ASA 64 until ASA 3200. Even at dial button, provided shot mode with high ASA (1600). When tested, this mode yields photo harsh grains. This noise starts coming up at ISO 800 set. Our suggestion, applies this style at forced time only. For example when making a concert picture that is not allowed to applies flash lamp.

Although there is no manual focus ring, user still can shift the focus area through Selectable Area choice at AF Zone menu. And so do to set the focus point, for quickly the user can access through the Focus Mode button on the top of camera body. Kodak Z712 also interesting because the photo correction software offers at its include CD.

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High optical zoom from SP-550UZ is realized through combination of 14 lens element in 11 groups joined forces with 4 asperis lens and 2 ED lens which totally gives 4,7-84,2 mm focus length. When zoom maximized to 18 x hence will see the lens penetration along the length of 6,5cm which pertained very long for the same class camera. With this ability, you will be able to make a picture with more detail without need to work hard comes near the object. In this case, the usage of tripod would hardly assists so the photo result is not seems to blur.

To minimize shake effect its have been provided also the Image Stabilizer feature which really assists you to gets focus photo result even often is required high shutter speed setting. Besides long shot, the camera it’s also great to take macro object (until 1 cm). Even if you are a pro photographer, the camera will be great to you because the availability of complete enough manual mode to make a picture in many condition. If you need more practical, just apply the 23 photo scheme which available. But this lot facility thus less maximumly when we need to takes a picture swiftly because the writes process to memory xD is slow.

Uses a SP-550UZ for various photo situations of course pleases. Even its weight cannot be said light- including as result of 4 AA battery usage – but this camera can be pleasant and lively to move because its rubber material and camera body dint which making the camera steady to grasped. Besides aiming through 2,5” LCD which has bright display, user can more economizingly the battery by using viewfinder which equipped by diopter controller.

What is offered by Olympus through its super zoom series maybe become the solution for you which need a semi-pro camera with extraordinary zoom ability. Its photo result giving great color composition and detail even we little disappointed with its less quality result at high zoom position. Same problem occur when I want to get clear photo from quick shot. This thing can be solve so long as you understand the right lighting composition arrangement. Anyway, generally this camera has given well enough result for indoor and outdoor photo even in minimum light condition.

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In average, the new G series camcorder from JVC actually very looks like its previous product, but when looks more carefully will be meet one/two difference which making the new series more typically. One of interesting is Direct Backup function button which useful to copy photo and video directly into harddisk. This feature reminds us at instants back up feature which added at external storage device.

As data storage, this camcorder relies on 1,8” harddisk with 40GB capacities and SD memory. With this harddisk, you can record video until 50 hours or if using “ultra fine” resolution choice will reach record along 9,5 hours. For the quality, it’s looks good with detail picture display and accurately colour at video, especially at normal light condition. Gigabrid processor at camcorder likely has big responsibility in reducing noise to get powerful image. What is funny, the displays at camcorder LCD is too bright and unhappily is don’t have display level setting.

JVC designer likely wished the camcorder not only easy to be used to records object but also pleases if directly change to general media. For that the producer packaged a docking called Share Station. With this docking, camcorder can be connected to refill the battery or transfers data to PC. This transfer can be easier because the picture editor software bundle and DVD which figured in and has function to make DVD and backs up data to PC.

Other interesting feature from this GZ-MG275AG is we can see the battery endurance by push the battery status button without turns on the camcorder. Gravitation sensor also can detect if this product suddenly fallen down and will directly shutdown the harddisk mechanism before camcorder hit the floor. This feature will protect the harddisk from damage.

Many positive points from this JVC Everio GZ-MG275AG performance and feature, like its good picture quality, easy use, and its various connectivity. But there are also some weaknesses like long process of deleting file and not to useful 300x zoom. But as a whole, this gadget is suitable for who is wishing camcorder which is easy to use and its result is easy to share to family or friend.

JVC EVERIO GZ-MG275AG Review
Price range: $850
Specs:
* 1/3.9 inch 2.18 Megapixel CCD
* 40GB Internal Hard Disk Drive for up to 50 hr. of recording
* 9 hr. 40 min. of the best quality recording (ULTRA FINE)
* 10x Optical Zoom / 300x Digital Zoom
* Memory Card Slot for SDHC / SD
* Remote Control provided
* Software provided (for Windows)

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