I Love This Phone!

Nokia N73
High-class display
Very good functional keys
Symbian S60 3rd edition
Active stand-by mode
3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
A second VGA camera for video calls
Hot swappable mini sd card slot
Infrared
Bluetooth
USB Mass Storage
Great web browser

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These features are close to what i would want in a cellphone. Now, the only thing left to do is to make it slimmer and lighter, add a 2x optical zoom, make digital pictures on par with dedicated digital still cameras, sell it at around 15,000 pesos and we got an all-in-one phone!

Cellphones Replace Wristwatches

As people nowadays go more and more mobile, the cellphone has replaced the wristwatch as the primary time piece.

I for one am still using the regualar old wristwatch to tell time. It's simple... and easier than rummaging in my pocket, grabing my phone, unlocking it's keypad lock before being able to tell time.

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78 Ways to Make Software Do More

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UPDATE

Hi guys! starting from now on, all posts about my personal day to day life will be on Kim,Leah PL. That includes all of what i feel i want to write, my frustration in life, and my happy moments. So what happens to this blog? I'll post all my great technology finds here. From computer hardware --> to mobile gadgets --> to software tips -->to digital photography. This blog will serve as a history of where I've been in the internet and my gadget buying.

P.S. The title "_+" is short for "Leah-Kim TECH". enjoy!

Words of Wisdom

"To take great photographs you only need one piece of gear in addition to any camera: a photographer."

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Digicams

Canon Powershot A620 - compact

7.1 megapixels ; 3x optical zoom
- tilt-swivel lcd (useful feature)
- 4aa battery (for fast flash recycling)
- fast performance (digic II)
- full manual controls (Av, Tv, Scene modes, etc.)
- excelent build quality (doesn't feel like a toy)
- sd card
- approx. 200 grams (w/o battery)


Canon Powershot S3 IS

- 6 megapixels ;
- 12x optical zoom (ultra zoom)
- image stabilization (useful in low light conditions)
- Ultra Silent Motor (smooth & silent) zooming
- EVF (electronic viewfinder)
- movie recorder with optical zoom, stereo sound
- tilt-swivel 2.0" lcd (useful feature)
- 4aa battery (for fast flash recycling)
- fast performance (digic II)
- full manual controls (Av, Tv, Scene modes, etc.)
- excelent build quality (use of polycarbonate and metals)
- sd card
- approx. 400 grams (w/o battery)


Nikon D50 - DSLR

6 megapixel ; SLR
- excellent image quality (can't be beat by any fixed lens camera)
- Single Lens Reflex (you can actually see what the camera sees)
- hot shoe Flash (external flash attachment)
- Interchangeable lens
- professional, manual controls
- lithium-ion battery (good for 800 shots)
- sd card
- approx. 600 grams (w/o lens & battery)

What am i up to lately

For the past week, I have been scouring the web for reviews on what camera to buy that has just the right features i need to help me improve on photography. Right now, I am stuck with my 4 year old digicam. It's a point and shoot canon ixus v2. Though i have taken good pictures with this cam, the lack of manual controls leaves me stagnant in learning about true photography... me having full control over how i would like the picture to come out instead of the camera automatically adjusting almost everything by itself. Plus, the limitations of having only 2 megapixels, slow overall performance, and only 2x of zoom leaves me just about in line with having a camera phone these days.

After a few Googling here and there it has become quite apparent that there are only a few cameras on top of every list that i have seen. The most bang for the buck camera for now if you don't mind the bulk is the 7.1 megapixel Canon Powershot A62o which sells for around php12,500 in R. Hidalgo Quiapo. Then i looked at the amateur-dslr line wherein the 6 megapixel Nikon d50 w/ lens kit is on top which sells for around php35,000. Then the compromise, the 6-megapixel Canon Powershot S3 IS which sells for php21,000 seems to be the right choice. With its 12x optical zoom, image stabilization and high quality video output, its a perfect all-in-one camera. Now, i just need to make some money to be able to buy this camera then problem solved. :)

By the way, rumors have it that canon will be releasing new digicams soon either on the 25th of August or in Photokina in September.... and its a whopping 22megapixel D-SLR camera! I do hope that it will lower prices even more for me to be able to buy the camera sooner! :)

Text Quotes

"SUCCESS in life can never be an accident. It is the result of right decisions at the right time. CHAMPIONS are not the people who never fail, but the people who never quit!"

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"LIFE is never measured by the years you live but by the caring you do, the cheer and love you shared and the happy people whose hearts you've touched."

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"First you must decide, then you must follow through. That's the only way you can get anything accomplished"