With CP+ on the horizon for next week, Canon is
getting ahead of the game by announcing updates to two of its most
popular PowerShot cameras as well as a G-series prototype that will be
displayed during the show.
First up is the new PowerShot SX410 IS camera—available in red or
black—which will be released in March 2015 for an estimated price of
$279.99. It has a whopping 40x optical zoom range with Intelligent IS
image stabilization and a 20-megapixel CCD sensor. The camera weighs
less than 11.5 ounces and measures just 2.72 inches high and 3.35 inches
deep.
The SX410 has a whopping 40x optical zoom.
You’ll have 32 pre-defined scene modes for still shots and 21 modes
for video. Just like Instagram you’ll also have a variety of filters to
add an extra element to your photos. There’s also an Eco mode to help
extend battery life to make sure you’ll be able to have enough juice to
get the photos—or 720p HD video—you want.
Coming in April—in either black or silver—for an approximate retail
price of $209.99 is the PowerShot ELPH 350 HS. It’ll feature a 12x
optical zoom lens, a 20.2-megapixel CMOS sensor, and Intelligent IS to
help optimize image stabilization for clear, crisp images.
The ELPH 250 HS will have WiFI connected capabilities.
The PowerShot 350 HS is equipped to be connected with multiple
devices over a WiFi network for expanded capabilities. You’ll be able to
transfer photos to a compatible (Apple or Android) smartphone,
connected computers, select social media websites, or print directly to
any compatible Canon printer. You can pair the camera with Android
devices via NFC or download the free Canon Camera Connect app to shoot
remotely.
In action, the Elph 350 HS can use an auto zoom to attempt to frame
and focus on your subject for the best shot. There is also a dedicated
movie button to capture 1080p video as well as the usual Hybrid Auto
mode, letting would-be photographers capture still images and video
simultaneously. All of this can be displayed and previewed on the 3-inch
LCD screen.
The G3X will pack a ton of features in a small package.
In addition to the ELPH 350 HS and the PowerShot SX410 IS
announcement, Canon also released some information on a prototype it’s
currently working on. The G3X is the latest addition to the G-series
lineup and will feature a 1-inch sensor and a 24–600mm 25x optical zoom
lens without sacrificing the small body that makes the G-series nice and
portable.
It will likely complement the G7 X that Canon released late last
year, providing some competition for cameras like the Sony RX10 and the
Panasonic FZ1000—both of which have similar long zooms and 1-inch image
sensors.
We’ll get some hands-on time with the upcoming cameras and the G3X
prototype at this years CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Yokohama,
Japan and report back our impressions.
These following Video editing tips will make you realise how small things can make big difference when using some of best free video editing software,
we have listed before. Video editing is more of an art and perspective
of a viewer is always important. Here you will find seven of those
precious tips that will help you get better at video editing.
With increasing craze of social networking websites, making of home
videos and editing them afterwards has gone so popular that everybody
wants to learn the art of video editing. Observing videos from movies of
big production companies will also help you understand what needs to be
done. So keep you eyes open next time you watch a movie in theatre and
see what techniques video editors use lately.
Now just see what we have here for video editors today. Hope you like it.
Seven Life Saving Video Editing Tips
Don’t Jump. A jump cut occurs when you have two
consecutive shots with the exact same camera set up, but a difference in
the subject. It happens most often when editing interviews, and you
want to cut out some words or phrases that the subject says. If you
leave the remaining shots side-by-side, the audience will be jarred by
the slight repositioning of the subject. Instead, cover the cut with
some b-roll, or use a fade. via
Choose the best camera angles for each moment. As
you look at your footage, your goal is to balance speaker intent with
the expectations of the web audience. Think about where the audience
would want to be looking at different points during the talk if they
were in the room — that will help you select the best camera angle to
reconstruct each moment. By thinking about that, you are also choosing
angles that help the speaker better express his or her story. via
Work organized. If you are making a longer movie,
prepare a storyboard up first. Name your clips in your video editing
software. Use the same names as you use in your storyboard. If you don’t
name your clips you will end up with a heap of files and you will lose a
lot of time trying to find the footage that you are looking for. via
Color Correction & Effects. There was a time
not so long ago when video color correction was a luxury that was only
accessible to top-of-the-totem pole television and video producers.
Everyone else did their best to capture the best color they could in the
camera. This meant setting the camera’s exposure properly for the
scene, and occasionally shooting through physical lens filters to add
color to a sunset or to simulate the darkness of night.These days, color
correction is accessible to anyone who has a decent video editing
software app like Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro or Sony Vegas. As a
result, video editors have discovered that almost every clip can
benefit from at least a small amount of color correction. Whether you’re
crushing the blacks, boosting the mids or honing the highlights, color
correction is something that you should do, and something that is best
done in your video editing software application. via
More powerful Hard disks. Most modern computers are
powerful enough to run some sort of video editing application, but not
all hard discs are suited to the task. Try to ensure that your computer
has discs which run at 7200 rpm rather than the more common 5400 rpm
ones. via
Cut tight – The best editing approach is to cut
tight scenes without becoming too “cutty”. This means taking out
unnecessary pauses between actors’ delivery of dialogue lines. Sometimes
it mean tightening the gaps within dialogue sentences through the use
of carefully placed cutaways. It may also mean losing redundant lines of
dialogue, after the director has reviewed your cut.In general, my
approach is to start with a cut that is precise from the beginning as
opposed to cutting the first pass sloppy and then whittling down from
there. Most basic films don’t support audience attentions for lengths
over 90 minutes. If your first cut comes in at about 100 minutes, then
you can typically get to 90 through further tightening of the cut. On
the other hand, if it clocks in at two hours or longer, then major
surgery is going to be needed. via
