August | 2015 | Imagination Works

FUJIFILM XQ2 – compact camera with professional functions

FUJIFILM released new compact camera FUJIFILM XQ2 with professional functions. It is equipped with X-Trans CMOS II sensor with 2/3-inch size, which is significantly larger, than sensors with 1/2.3-inch or 1/1.7-inch sizes, which are usually set up into compact cameras. It resolution is 12 MP. Camera can save photos in JPEG, RAW and RAW + JPEG formats ( 2nd and 3rd can usually be found only in professional cameras ) with 4000 x 3000 pixels resolution. Fujinon lens can magnify image by 4x times and its stabilization is performed by optics movements. Camera can record videos in following modes : Full HD 1920 x 1080 60p / 30p, HD 1280 x 720 60p / 30p and VGA 640 x 480 30p with stereo sound, and save it in MOV format with H.264 image encoding and Linear PCM stereo sound format. Its TFT LCD display has 3-inch size and 920K dots resolution. Camera stores photos and videos on SD, SDHC and SDXC flash memory cards and supports Wi-Fi connections for their transmitting to mobile devices and for remote control of camera from smartphone. Camera has following connectors : USB 2.0 for data transmitting and battery recharging and HDMI Micro for images and videos viewing on screens of TV or monitor. One charge of Li-ion battery is enough for making of 240 photos. Camera sizes are : 100 x 58.5 x 33.3 mm ( width x height x depth ), and its weight is : 206 g. It can work in 0 – 40 degrees on Celsius temperatures range and in 10 – 80 % relative air humidity range. Package contains : FUJIFILM XQ2 camera itself, Li-ion battery, recharger, USB cable, strap on hand, CD-ROM disk with software and user’s guide. There is ability to buy separately waterproof case, which allows to use camera underwater and in intensive rain.

Bicycles tour to “Sands” and “Draga” near Yekaterinburg

At this Sunday ( 16th August ) there was bicycles tour to “Sands” and “Draga” near Yekaterinburg. Around 16 people participated in it. Road to “Sands” went on the shore of Shartash lake, then through the forests trails and roads of small villages. “Sans” is the place, where nearby plant stores waste rock after taking minerals from it. After small rest we rode around this storage and few people separated from group, they went back to Yekaterinburg.

Next our way was laid on forests trails ( some of which had lots of dirt ) and highways, which allowed to ride with high speed on them. We wanted to visit nearby dam on our way to “Draga”, but missed on high speed small road, which turns to it from highway. Road to “Draga” laid near small half boggy river and there were lots of flooded areas, on which dirt flew in the air from wheels of bikes. “Draga” itself is located in wetland area and is a giant machine, that takes soil mass inside, recycles it, takes useful minerals and throws out unused soil mass. Near it we made small halt and some photos and then rode into way back, which after wetland laid on highway to Berezovskiy city. Near it some people started to separate from group : I rode to Polevskoy throug Berezovskiy and Yekaterinburg ( there was ability to turn to highway around Yekaterinburg, so that there would be no need to waste time on traffic lights and traffic itself, next time I’ll do exactly this way ) and rode additional 40 km after Yekaterinburg to my city of living. Overall bicycles tour was interesting and left lots of positive impressions. After 2 weeks from now weather should be less rainy and more warm and after competitions there will be ability to go into next bicycles adventure.

Road to home, between Yekaterinburg and Polevskoy

Philips SHE8105 in-ears headphones review with 8 Hz – 24 kHz and 107 dB sensitivity for 12 USD

Philips released new compact dynamic in-ears headphones Philips SHE8105 with semi-closed acoustic architecture. Ears-tips housing is manufactured from aluminum, which allows to reproduce more clear sounds; they are oriented on in ear use. Drivers’ diameter is 8.6 mm and they are powered by neodymium magnets, diaphragms are produced from maylar – a form of polyester resin. They can reproduce sounds in 8 – 24000 Hz range, have 107 dBa / 1 mWt sensitivity, 16 Ohms impedance and 30 mWt maximal power output. Cable has 1.2 m length, mounted to both cups, is not detachable and is connected to sound source via 3.5 mm gold plated mini-jack connector; it has slider for holding its parts together and prevent tangling and clinging to surrounding objects.

There is a volume control unit placed on cable, which has built in microphone and remote answer button for smartphones; cable inputs into earphones are additionally reinforced with flexible grips, which allows them to stay in place even with often bending of cable and tearing off forces in these areas. In each cup there is only 1 cup, coils are produced with use of copper wire, device has no active noise-cancellation function, like some monitor headphones have. Manufacturer tells, that speakers of Philips SHE8105 are designed for high quality and loud basses reproduction, however with this size they cannot compete with monitor headphones. Headphones are supplied with 3 ear tips of different sizes, which allows to use them for people with different ears sizes; external surfaces of cups have curved forms and audio tubes have oval section for comfortable placement in ears during long-time listenning.

Package contains : Philips SHE8105 headphones themselves with attached cable, 3 eartips for each earphone, user’s guide and warranty card. They are released in 5 color variants : silver, gold, blue, black and red. All in all device is very good and have optimal price for its characteristics, it is oriented for use in sportive trainings and exercises, as well as compact every day use; its price is around 12 USD. If there is need in high quality reproduction of all sounds frequencies, especially basses, instead of compactness, then there is ability to buy for not much bigger price good 40 or 50 mm monitor headphones.

Philips – is a company, which were founded in Dutch in 1891 year; now it has 3 large subdivisions, which develop and produce : consumer electronics, medical equipment and lighting devices. At current moment this is one of the largest companies – producers of electronics, in which around 105000 people work in 60 countries of the world. In electronics area it produces wide range of devices : from kitchen appliances to headphones and smartphones. Philips is notable for producing quality devices, providing proper technical information about them without using of large amounts of psychological marketing and for setting of optimal prices for its goods.

FUJIFILM X-A2 camera review

FUJIFILM released new professional level camera FUJIFILM X-A2. Its APS-C CMOSsensor has 23.6 x 15.6 mm dimensions and 16.3 MP resolution. Its swappable objective lenses are attached to FUJIFILM X mount and camera supports image stabilization via optics movement for lenses, that are compatible with OIS standard. Camera can shoot photos with 4896 x 3264 pixels maximal resolution and can save them in : JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG formats. It can record videos in following modes : Full HD 1920 x 1080 30p and HD 1280 x 720 30p and can save them in MOV format with H.264 image encoding and Linear PCM stereo sound format. Its main TFT LCD display has 3-inches size and 920K dots resolution and can be rotated under different angles for selfies making and shooting of objects under different angles. Canera saves photos and videos on SD, SDHC and SDXC flash memory cards and supports Wi-Fi connections for their transmitting to mobile devices and for remote control of camera from smartphone. It has following connectors : USB 2.0 for data transmitting and battery recharging and HDMI mini type C for photos and videos viewing on TV or monitor screens. Camera’s sizes are : 116.9 x 66.5 x 40.4 mm ( width x height x depth ), and weight : 350 g. It can work in 0 – 40 degrees on Celsius temperatures range and in 10 – 80 % relative air humidity range. One battery charge is enough for making of 410 photos. Package contains : FUJIFILM X-A2 camera itself, Li-ion battery, recharger, strap, body cap, CD-ROM disk with software and user’s guide.

Philips ActionFit Sports SHQ1300LF headphones review

Philips new headphones Philips ActionFit Sports SHQ1300LF for sports exercises, they weight 5.7 g and are placed inside ears. Drivers diameter is 13.6 mm, they are powered by neodymium magnets; they can reproduce sounds in 15 – 22000 Hz frequencies range, have 107 dBa / 1 mW sensitivity, 32 Ohms impedance and maximal power output 10 mW. They are supplied with clip, which allows to attach cord to clothes during sports exercises. Cable length is 1.2 m, it is additionally reinforced with kevlar and is connected to sound source with 3.5 mm gold plated mini-jack connector. It is sweat and water proof and can be used in intensive trainings and in rainy weather. Headphones are supplied with tips of 3 different sizes, so that they can be used by humans with different ears sizes. Package contains : Philips ActionFit Sports SHQ1300LF headphones themselves with cable, clip, 3 pairs of eartips and user’s guide.

FUJIFILM FinePix S9900W – camera with 50x optical zoom

FUJIFILM released new camera FUJIFILM FinePix S9900W with 50x optical zoom. Its CMOS sensor has 1/2.3 inch size and 16.2 MP resolution. It uses Fujinon lens and stabilization of image is performed by optics movement. Camera can shoot photos with 4608 x 3456 pixels maximal resolution and save them in JPEG format. It supports following video recording modes : Full HD 1920 x 1080 60i, HD 1280 x 720 60p and VGA 640 x 480 30p with stereo sound recording and wind cut functions; camera saves video in MOV format with H.264 image encoding and Linear PCM stereo sound format. Main TFT LCD display of camera has 3-inch size and 460K dots resolution; its LCD viewfinder has 0.2-inch size and 920K dots resolution. Its is powered by 4 AA batteries, charge of which is enough for 300 – 700 photos shooting, depending on batteries type. Camera sizes are : 122.6 x 86.9 x 116.2 mm ( width x height x depth ), and weight is : 670 g. Camera saves photos and videos on SD, SDHC and SDXC flash memory cards and supports Wi-Fi connections for their transmitting to mobile devices and remote control of camera from smartphone. It has following connectors : USB 2.0 for data transmitting and HDMI Mini Type C for photos and videos viewing on TV or monitor screen. Camera can work in 0 – 40 degrees on Celsius temperatures range and in 10 – 80 % relative air humidity range. Package contains : FUJIFILM FinePix S9900W camera itself, 4 alkaline batteries, USB cable, lens cap, strap, CD-ROM disk with software and user’s guide. There is ability to buy additional power adapter, which allows camera to use electricity line as power source.

Philips Actionfit SHQ4300 – ultralight headphones for sports exercises

Philips released new ultralight headphones Philips Actionfit SHQ4300 for sports exercises. They are designed for in ears use and their weight equals to 11.4 g. Drivers diameter is 8.6 mm and they are moved by neodymium magnets. Headphones can reproduce sounds frequencies in 5 – 24000 Hz range, their sensitivity is 107 dBa / 1 mW, impedance 16 Ohms and maximal output power is 20 mW. Cable has length of 1.2 m, it is additionally reinforced by kevlar and it is connected to sound source via 3.5 mm gold plated mini-jack connector. They are sweet and moisture proof, so they can be used in intensive trainings and in rainy weather. Headphones are supplied with clip for cable, which allows to attach it to clothes during trainings; and with 3 ear tips of different sizes, so that they can be used by humans with different ears sizes. Package contains : Philips Actionfit SHQ4300 headphones, clip, 3 ear tips and user’s guide. There is need to remember, that headphones isolate human from surrounding sounds, so it is not recommended to use them near roads and on bicycle rides.

FUJIFILM FinePix XP80 – new tough camera

FUJIFILM released new tough camera FUJIFILM FinePix XP80 with shockproof ( does not brakes, when falls from heights up to 1.75 m ), splashproof, waterproof ( can be dived to depths down to 15 m ), dustproof and freezeproof ( can work in -10 – +40 degrees on Celsius temperatures range and 10 – 80% relative air humidity ) functions. It has CMOS sensor with 16.4 MP resolution and 1/2.3 size. Camera can shoot photos with 4608 x 3456 pixels maximal resolution and save them in JPEG format; it records videos in MOV format ( with H.264 image encoding and Linear PCM mono audio format ) in following modes : Full HD 1920 x 1080 60p / 30p, HD 1280 x 720 60p and VGA 640 x 480 30p. Camera lens can magnify image up to 5x times and it can stabilize image by moving CMOS sensor. FUJIFILM FinePix XP80 saves photo and video on SD, SDHC and SDXC flash memory cards and supports Wi-Fi connections for data transmitting to mobile devices and for remote control of camera from smartphone. Its TFT LCD display has 2.7-inch size. Camera supports following wires connections : USB 2.0 for data transmitting and battery recharging and HDMI Micro ( Type D ) for viewing of photos and videos on TV or monitor screen. One battery charge is enough for making of 240 photos. Package contains : FUJIFILM FinePix XP80 camera itself, USB cable, strap, recharger and user’s guide. Additionally there is ability to purchase swappable batteries and action objective lens. Camera is shipped in 4 colors variations : black-green, blue, yellow and violet.

Panasonic LUMIX GX8 – camera, that can record 4K videos

Panasonic announced new professional level camera Panasonic LUMIX GX8, that can record 4K ( 3840 x 2160 pixels ) videos. Its Live MOS Sensor has 20 MP resolution and 17.3 x 13.0 mm sizes, camera uses Micro Four Thirds standart for lenses mounting. Maximal photos resolution is 5184 x 3888 pixels, camera saves them in JPEG, RAW and MPO formats and sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces. Panasonic LUMIX GX8 can save videos in AVCHD ( with Dolby Digital 2ch sound format ) and MP4 ( with AAC 2ch sound format ) formats, it supports following videos recording modes : 4K ( 3840 x 2160 25p / 24p ), Full HD ( 1920 x 1080 50p / 25p ), HD ( 1280 x 720 25p ) and VGA ( 640 x 480 25p ). Camera have images stabilization functions, which move sensor, when camera is shaked. Its sensory OLED display has 3-inch size and 1040 dots resolution; viewfinder also manufactured with use of OLED technology and has 2360 pixels resolution. Microphone of camera records audio in stereo format and supports wind cut functions, there is ability to plug external microphone via 2.5 mm connector. It has following connectors options : USB 2.0 for data transmitting and battery recharging, micro HDMI Type D for photos and videos viewing on TV and monitor screens, audio-video output and 2.5 mm input for external microphone or remote shutter. One charge of Li-ion battery is enough for making of approximately 330 photos. Camera sizes are : 133.2 x 77.9 x 63.1 ( width x height x depth ), and weight is : 487 g. It can save photos and videos on SD, SDHC and SDXC flash memory cards with recommended speed class UHS-I UHS Speed Class 3 and above; and supports Wi-Fi connections for transmitting of photos and videos to mobile devices and for remote control of camera from smartphone. It can work under 0 – 40 degrees on Celsius temperatures and in 10 – 80 % air humidity range. There are lots of accessories already released for camera, among them are : different objective lenses, external flashes and microphones, optical filters, additional batteries and other accessories. Package contains : Panasonic LUMIX GX8 camera itself, USB cable, recharger, DVD disk with software, power cable, user’s guide and different caps, straps and coverings for camera. It will be available in shops from 16th August of this year.

DJI Phantom 3 – quadrocopter for videos and photos recording from air

DJI released quadrocopter DJI Phantom 3 with Professional and Advanced modifications. This device is little helicopter with 4 propellers and with camera attached to it, which can record photos and videos. It has Sony EXMOR sensor with 1/2,3” size and 12.76 MP ( 4000 x 3000 pixels ) resolution and objective lenses with 94 degrees field of view. Professional version can record videos in following formats UHD ( 4096 x 2160p 24 / 25 and 3840 x 2160p 24 / 25 / 30 ), Full HD ( 1920 x 1080p 24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 ) and HD ( 1280 x 720p 24 / 25 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 60 ); advanced version can record videos only in Full HD and HD formats. Dron saves photos in JPEG and DNG formats and video in MP4 or MOV formats ( with MPEG-4 AVC or H.264 encoding ). Its camera writes them on Micro SD flash cards with 64 GB maximal capacity ( it is recommended to use Class 10 or UHS-1 speed class memory cards ). Weight of quadrocopter is 1280 g and its size on diagonal is 590 mm. Maximal speeds are : 5 m/s ( ascent ), 3 m/s ( descent ) and 16 m/s ( in horizontal plane without wind ). Vertical positioning accuracies are : +- 0.1 m ( with visual positioning mode on ) and +- 0.5 m ( without it ); and horizontal is : +- 1.5 m. Maximal altitude above sea level is 6000 m and operating temperatures range is 0 – 40 degrees on Celsius. Drone navigates with use of GPS and GLONASS. Quadrocopter is supplied with remote control unit, which works in 2.4 – 2.483 GHz frequencies range with 2000 m maximal connection distance and USB connector for data transfers. One charge of DJI Phantom 3 battery is enough for approximately 23 minutes of flight. Drone can be controlled from smartphone with use of DJI GO application; it supports auto return home function, when control is lost or when battery charge is low.

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