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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Cannon PowerShot SX260 HS - Review

The PowerShot SX260 HS is the latest compact travel zoom from Canon. The SX260 replaces the SX230 and its biggest feature is its wider, more powerful zoom lens. Other things that have been improved include its image processor, image stabilization system, Smart Auto mode, and burst mode performance. The SX260 retains the same 12.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 3-inch LCD, GPS receiver, and Full HD movie mode.

As with all of their recent cameras, Canon neither builds memory into their cameras, nor includes a memory card in the box. So, unless you have one already, you'll need to buy yourself an SD, SDHC, or SDXC card right away. You're going to want a 4GB card at the very least, and larger if you plan on taking a lot of Full HD videos. A high speed card is recommended for best performance.

Canon uses the NB-6L lithium-ion battery for power. This battery, used on a number of other PowerShots, packs 3.5 Wh of energy, which is on the lower end of the spectrum.

Canon continues to have one of the nicest software bundles out there. You'll first encounter Camera Window, which will download photos from the camera onto your Mac or PC. The main photo organizing suite is called Zoom Browser in Windows and Image Browser on Macs. The software lets you e-mail or print photos, upload videos to YouTube, and do some editing, as well. Available photo editing features include trimming, redeye removal, level/tone curve adjustment, and color tuning. Movie editing tools in Image/ZoomBrowser include trimming and frame grabs.

Two other products you'll find in the box with the PowerShot SX260 HS are Photo Stitch and Map Utility. Photo Stitch can take photos that you've lined up using the Stitch Assist feature on the camera, and combine them into a single panoramic image. Map Utility will show you where photos with GPS data embedded appear on a Google Map. If you had the logging function turned on, you'll also be able to see the route you travelled.

Its Never Too Late To Set Up A Game Camera

Game Cameras: What to Look For

There are a variety of different game cameras on the market today, so without the proper knowledge, you may not know what to look for. We have narrowed what to look for in game cameras down to five categories: Design, Image Quality, Features, Battery Life/Memory and Help & Support. Through these categories, we dissect game cameras to tell you the best features that each one offers and what makes it one of the top game cameras available.

Here is just a few tip on looking for a good game camera,

Don,t forget, you can also use these as security cameras .

Design
A well-designed camera is built for portability and usefulness. Game and trail cameras should be compact and light so that you can easily carry them in and out of your desired scouting location. A necessary design aspect of these cameras is their ability to be set up in a tree or in a rain gutter for discreet recording.

These cameras are useful because nobody needs to be around when the footage is captured, thus allowing you to not scare off the creatures you are photographing. For this to take place, you must be able to set up the camera in a number of different locations and count on it to be stable and detect the motion of the animals in the area. Each of the top 10 game cameras that we reviewed includes this particular feature in addition to offering competitive functionality for outdoor use.

Image Quality
The best game cameras today offer a high image resolution that allows you to not only see what was captured, but the size and gender of the animal as well. While the resolution is not what you will find in a high-end DSLR camera, you can still reach 10–12 MP and still find infrared capabilities you won't find in a DSLR. We also took into account the cameras' ability to zoom and their focal length, shutter speed, focus range and ISO speeds in order to find the best trail cameras available today.

Features

The features that we took into account include passive infrared, IR flash, still photo, a self timer and continuous shooting. These features allow you to set the camera to capture video or still images at certain times and after specific durations of time. A feature also included in the top game cameras provides the ability to sense motion and capture images or video anytime the infrared technology notices the motion. Some trail cameras sense motion and capture an image quicker than others do, which makes them a better choice. These are things that we took into account when analyzing the Features criterion for game cameras.

Battery Life & Memory

In the Battery Life/Memory section, we looked at what type of batteries each camera uses and the amount of memory they offer. While most trail cameras provide a limited amount of internal memory, they are equipped with memory card slots that allow you to expand the memory with an SD card to capture more footage.

Help & Support

One of the most important sections that we didn't want to overlook is Help & Support. For this rating criterion, we looked at the forms of customer service available from the manufacturer, as well as the helpfulness of the service. We also looked at the resources regarding the game cameras that are available to users and their accessibility. Having the resources to make the most of your purchase is one of the most important tools a company can provide you with.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Glock pistol

Glock for North America
Glock
I recently bought a Glock 22 brand new. It came with night sites already installed. three 15 round clips and a really nice glock case. After shooting the Glock 22 at our home made range. Right around 1200 rounds with no problems what so ever. Ive have decided this may the best hand gun that i have now.
Shooting from 5 yards all the way back to 40 yards. Shooting 10 rounds at each station. This hand gun is top shelf at worst. From 5 yards all 10 rounds are 1"- 1 1/2" apart. From 40 yards the Glocks pattern was no more than 4 1/2" apart.
Check this short video out on YouTube. Glock in action.
I believe i like shooting around 20 - 25 yards the best. From there the ten rounds were only 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 inches apart.
Very good pistol for the money. I would defiantly recommend this hand gun to anyone that wants perfection from there weapon.

Thanks.

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It's been a long slog of a campaign with a lot of confusing issues that require voters to make tough decisions Tuesday. But it really is worth the effort.