Which point and shoot camera to buy for Christmas?
A number of people have asked me in the last few weeks which point and shoot camera they should buy for Christmas and the festive season. I have to apologise for not being very active on the blog over the last few months, as I’m on an assignment in China, which has been using up most of [...]
Camera sensor noise profile of a Canon Powershot G12
I was recently reading the article The Truth about Digital ISO in Digital PhotoPro magazine, and decided to investigate the camera sensor noise profile of the Canon Powershot G12 I use for underwater photography. Noise plays a big part in underwater photography. Available light levels are lower underwater,with less available the deeper you go. Knowing [...]
Equipment for Photographing Tiny Subjects Underwater
I received the following question via my blog overnight:- …. I would like to film tiny box jellyfish at night. What camera / housing / lighting would you recommend? Thanks Angel for this great question. We are in jellyfish season now on the Great Barrier Reef, and are getting the Box Jellyfish and Irukandji jellyfish [...]
How to use the Canon G11 Control Dial in an Underwater Housing
For a while now I have been under the impression you could not use the Control Dial on the Canon Powershot G11 when it was mounted in an underwater housing, but a recent review by Lawrence Alex Wu reveals a little known secret. I was reading Underwater Photography Magazine (No 55 Jul/Aug 2010), and a [...]
Noise Comparison – Canon Powershot G11 vs G10
After hearing of the Canon Powershot G11 noise improvement, I grabbed one while in Hong Kong and compared it to my G10. I had been aware of the improved noise performance of the Canon Powershot G11 since October 2009 (see my post Canon G11 – less is more), and thought this would be beneficial when [...]
Canon Powershot G11 – Less is more
Now here is some technology news I would never have guessed, PDN reports Canon is bringing out a Powershot G11 with only 10MP instead of the 14.2MP G10. Read articles:- Canon U.S.A. announces additions to it award winning line of Power shot digital cameras – Canon Canon G11 Specification – Canon USA “Less is More” [...]
Canon 5D Mark II underwater video review
The Backscatter team tested a Canon 5D Mark II underwater in Monterrey and Bonaire. Included in the test is some cool underwater footage of dolphins and sharks by Berkley White. Their review includes:- 5D Mark II Compared to Other Pro Video Cameras, pros, cons, housings, scooters, filters and tripods. All the video test clips were [...]
Canon G10 Sharpness Experiment
I was looking through a few images the other day and noticed the RAW images from my Canon G10 looked less sharp than those taken with my Canon 750IS. I was a bit concerned as it had recently been repaired. The reason for this did not occur to me at time , so I decided [...]
Canon Powershot G10 Technical Problems
Browsing through the Canon Australia support website, there are a couple of technical problems with the Canon Powershot G10. Magenta Cast in Raw Images Canon has released a firmware upgrade to Version 1.0.2.0. According to Canon this upgrade is to fix the following issue:- If RAW images are captured by continuous shooting under the ISO [...]
Canon PowerShot G10 released
I first learned the popular Canon Powershot G9 was being phased out on a trip to Malaysia last month. Searching around the web today, I notice the Canon Powershot G10 has been released, and will be available in November. Features at a glance: 14.7 Megapixel CCD sensor 5x wide-angle (28mm) optical zoom lens with optical [...]
