The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is a super-zoom bridge type camera that sports a 30x, 24mm wide-angle zoom, lens, 16 megapixel resolution, 3 inch LCD screen, 720p movies, full manual controls and a Digic 4 processor. Other standout features include a Smart Auto mode that detects 32 scenes, ISO 100-1600, Zoom Framing Assist, and a range of Creative Filters. Priced at the 279 / $329.99 mark, the Canon SX500 is available in any colour as long as it's black.
Canon Powershot SX500 IS Review - Joshua Waller reviews Canon's latest ultra zoom bridge camera, this time the Canon Powershot SX500 is even more compact than the previous model, yet features a 30x optical zoom lens. Find out how it performs in our review.Read the full review
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Some people may confuse our response time and our input lag tests. For input lag, we measure the time it takes from when the photodiode tool sends the signal to when it appears on-screen. We use flashing white squares, and the tool stops the measurement the moment the screen changes color so that it doesn't include the response time measurement. As for the response time test, we use grayscale slides, and this test is to measure the time it takes to make a full transition from one gray shade to the next. In simple words, the input lag test stops when the color on the screen changes, and the response time starts when the colors change.
Camcorders are among the latest gadgets that have scaled down to pocketable sizes. Pure Digital Technologies is one of the companies that has led the pack with its line of Flip Video cameras, enabling a new generation of YouTubers and spontaneous documentarians alike. As these compact video cameras have been shrinking, though, the race to larger HD resolutions has escalated. Pure Digital Technologies has just released the latest member of its lineup, the Flip MinoHD, which shoots 720p footage. I spent some time with the MinoHD and shot a few test videos to see what it has to offer.
In my testing, though, I never ran into a battery issue. The Flip MinoHD's battery is rated to provide two hours of life, though again, it only holds one hour of video. I used this camera the way I imagine most people will though: I shot some video around the apartment in the morning, took the dogs to the park over lunch and shot them playing, then plugged the camera in to offload those two videos, charging the battery in the process. For what it's worth, Pure Digital Technologies says the Flip MinoHD's battery should fully charge off a powered USB port in about three hours.
If you would like to see the original versions of these videos, you can sign up for a free account at Vimeo. Registered users can download the native QuickTime files at our Ars account (scroll down on the right side of each video for the link). It should also be noted that the Flip MinoHD has a 2x digital zoom, operated by the volume up/down keys while shooting. I didn't test this feature, but digital zoom is indeed there in case someone just has to use it.
Staying true to Pure Digital Technologies' KISS philosophy, the company includes a basic suite of video management and editing software called FlipShare for Mac OS X and Windows in its own directory on the Flip MinoHD. The camera's file system appears when plugging it into a machine, and native applications like iPhoto and iMovie can grab movies off if you want to work that way, though iMovie '08 throws an error when trying to use its native camera importing tool (I'm still waiting to hear from Pure Digital Technologies on this error). A simple File > Import operation works just fine, though, and movies were quickly imported and ready for editing in my testing.
The EOS 70D is Canon's latest entry in the HD-DSLR market, and the company is aiming to make a big splash with it, thanks to its brand new Dual Pixel CMOS AF focusing system. When Canon introduced the 5D Mark II, it stunned crowds with its video quality and price, but it lacked a big mass-market feature: autofocus during video recording. Several more recent Canon DSLRs such as the T4i, T5i and SL1 feature full-time continuous AF for video recording, but they still rely heavily on slower and sometimes-jerky contrast-detect autofocus to fine-tune focus. With the 70D, Canon has introduced its all-new Dual Pixel CMOS AF, replacing the Hybrid AF systems found in the aforementioned models with one that splits each individual pixel on the imager into its own phase-detect AF sensor, with no need to fine-tune via contrast detection. Phase-detect AF, the same AF technology DSLRs use for shooting with the optical viewfinder, provides much faster and smoother autofocus for DSLR video shooting.
In the videos below, the subject was a small, stuffed dog toy, hanging from a length of monofilament fishing line about 3 feet long. It was positioned about 8 feet from the camera and about 30 inches in front of the background poster. The arc it traveled had a maximum extent of +/- 10 inches relative to the camera position. In all cases, the focal length was roughly equivalent to a 140mm lens on a 35mm full-frame camera. The amount of focus actuation required by the combination of focal length, distance, and subject movement is probably at the edge of what you'd encounter filming a real-world subject: The little swinging toy was moving quite a bit & fairly rapidly, relative to the long focal length and relatively close shooting distance.
In our outdoor AF tests with the Canon SL1 and its Hybrid-II AF system, the SL1 did quite well tracking larger moving objects, in many cases performing nearly as well as the 70D. It didn't do nearly as well in this lab test, though, as it rarely seemed to adjust focus at all, in response to the varying distance of the subject. It performed by far the poorest of the three cameras in this little comparison test. We used the 18-135mm STM lens for this test.
Canon's DIGIC 5+ image processor gives the 70D capability for both 1080p and 720p video recording. The 70D, along with all Canon video-capable DSLRs (with the exception of the $12,000 EOS 1D-C cinema DSLR and its siblings) still do not provide the option of full 1080p video at 60 frames per second, which could be a drawback for more professional shooters who need that combination.
Although we saw much-improved handling of moiré and aliasing effects in the 5D Mark III compared to its predecessor, that doesn't seem to be the case with the 70D. In our test videos, a fair number of moiré pattern artifacts could be seen in the standard problem areas like window screens, roof shingles, and fine patterned fabrics. Moiré and aliasing are even more pronounced in 720p video, which has been the case with other Canon DSLRs we've seen in the past. Overall, moiré artifacts look very similar to those seen on the 6D and 5D Mark II. This isn't a deal breaker by any means, and while it could be a deciding factor for professionals or high-end video shooters, most users should just be careful where they shoot and be on the lookout for problems with the patterns in people's clothing, etc.
Like most previous Canon DSLRs with video recording, the 70D allows for full manual exposure settings and adjustments including full control of shutter speed, aperture and ISO before and during recording. In all modes, except for M, the 70D switches to automatic exposure adjustments while in live view movie mode. As such, the 70D is very user friendly for both kinds of shooters: those that want a simpler video shooting experience and more advanced users who want more control over how their videos look. (It still would be nice, though, to have options like aperture priority available.)
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In addition to that, GT5 is a game that lovingly revels in technical minutiae - something we obviously appreciate - so we've also covered some of the less important, but still curious additions such as the PlayStation Eye head-tracking. Bearing in mind the significance of this release, and the lengths we had to go to in creating our video assets, we've also made available 720p60 high-quality movie downloads for all our major movies.
Thin objects and specular highlights such as the sheen on the beautifully rendered cars (one of the most important elements in the game's visual make-up) definitely benefit from the increase in resolution, adding to the precision look of the game. However, up against the 4x MSAA of the 720p mode, the combination of the upscaling from 1280 to 1920 pixels in width, along with the use of quincunx anti-aliasing, does serve to make textures look a touch more blurred.
Update: There is the option in display settings to choose between Normal, Flicker Reduction and Sharper modes. We suspect these are for optimising the game on a standard def monitor, as comparison shots seem to indicate no difference in 720p, 1080p or 3D modes. Here are some 1080p shots. We tested both in-game and via Replay Theatre, but image quality remained the same regardless of our selections.
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