Nikon Laser Rangefinder (COOLSHOT)

Nikon company launches the new Laser Rangefinder COOLSHOT, which is ideal for sailing, forestry surveys, golfing or caddying applications.The Nikon COOLSHOT is equipped with 6x monocular lens with multilayer coating for bright, clear images. It offers 18mm large ocular for easy viewing and a wide field of view of 7.5-degree, as well as LED illumination for easy viewing of display in dark conditions. The laser rangefinder is waterproof to up to 1 meter for 10 minutes and water-resistant battery chamber.

The compact and lightweight device has an ergonimic design that is easy to hold. It features a high-speed ranging system out to 550 m/600 yd. with 0.5-m/yd. distance display step, and includes the First Target Priority Mode that enables easy measurement of the distance to a flagstick on the golf course. Its POWER button provides 8-second continuous measurement, which enables measurement even with slight hand movement.

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Sony NXCAM HD Super Slow Motion Camcorder

Sony also introduced the new NXCAM NEX-FS700U Full HD Super Slow Motion camcorder. Designed for high-speed shooting, the Super 35mm camcorder is capable of capturing footage at up to 960 frames per second. The interchangeable lens camcorder uses the NEX E-mount with the flexibility to accept virtually all SLR and DSLR 35mm lenses. With the Sony LA-EA2 A-mount lens adapter,

Sony newly designed ND filter wheel rotates across the sensor like a turret, with positions for Clear, 1/4 (2 Stop), 1/16 (4 Stop), and 1/64 (6 Stop). Supporting output of Full HD 50p/60p, as well as standard HD 60i, 24p, 25p or 30p frame rates with embedded time code and audio. The 3G HD-SDI also supports native 23.98, 25, progressive signals output.

The NXCAM NEX-FS700U is consist with 4K Exmor Super 35 CMOS image sensor with a total of 11.6 Megapixel, which is optimized for motion picture shooting, with high sensitivity and low noise. The camcorder captures Full HD video at 120fps and 240fps in a 16 or 8 second burst mode respectively. It features a super slow motion capability of up to 10x slow motion at full HD resolution or up to 40x slow motion at a reduced resolution, The camcorder also 4K-ready with an assured upgrade path to 4K acquisition and delivery..

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Guide to buy a good digital camera

There are a really bewildering range of digital cameras on the market these days, all of them offering dozens of features, simplicity and great picture quality, and they cover a wide range of prices.  So, when you’re buying a digital camera,
First of all, know what you want a camera for.

Putting a little thought into this can make it much easier to whittle down the field and make your decision much easier.  In fact it’s not a bad idea to make a list of those features and then check them off one by one for every camera you look at to see how it shapes up.

Most digital camera companies shout loudly about the number of megapixels in the sensors of their cameras.  But the truth is that you don’t need fifteen or even ten megapixels.  This is important only for high resolution photography that’s going to be used in fine printing or be blown up for large scale prints.
Zoom range can be pretty important for impromptu photographs if, for instance, you see something in the distance that you want to bring closer. But for flexibility you should look for a minimum optical zoom of 5x.

Simplicity.  The chances are that if you’re reading an article like this you’re pretty unsophisticated when it comes to photography.  That’s fine, and modern digital cameras are designed to be simple to operate.  So you should make sure that the camera you choose has good automatic settings which let you take pictures without having to worry about the technical details.  Conversely, if you can imagine situations in which you would need more control, make sure that you can override the automatic settings.

There are literally hundreds of extra features offered by various digital cameras, and it’s unlikely you’re going to use many or even any of them, so make sure you’re not paying for features you don’t need.  Macro settings are a good example of this.

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