Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Sony a7R, Samsung S4, iPhone 5C, and HTC One Reviews

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Sony a7R Review

Sony a7R Review

Adding an entirely new level to the ILC (interchangeable lens camera) market, Sony has introduced one of the first, smallest and lightest Full-Frame ILC's on the market today. Both the a7 and a7R are made up of most of the same components built into the same housing. These camera's both feature a Full-Frame image sensor, with the a7 having a 24.3-Megapixel CMOS and the a7R sporting a 36.4-Megapixel CMOS. Along with the slightly different sensors, there are two different AF systems as well. The 24.3-Megapixel sensor allowed Sony to include Phase Detection pixels into the sensor (which is the same as the sensor in the a99), where the sensor on the a7R does not. They both also feature the same incredibly high resolution ½-inch XGA OLED electronic viewfinder and 3-inch tiltable LCD screen. All this and so much more have been crammed into camera bodies that are not much larger than one of their NEX models, making them not only incredibly powerful but incredibly easy to carry as well.

The big difference between the a7 and a7R are the two image sensors featured in the cameras. The 36.4-Megapixel sensor of the a7R not only features a higher resolution than the a7's sensor, but the lack of an optical low pass filter allows the light to reach the sensor uninhibited. This helps to improve the overall image quality by increasing the amount of detail the camera captures as well as boosting its low-light performance. The higher resolution does take away the option of the built-in phase-detection that you will find on the a7's sensor. The phase-detection gives the a7 the advantage with a faster AF, minus the resolution. Along with their different, but outstanding EXMOR image sensors, both camera's also feature... Continue Reading


Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

Samsung Galaxy S4 REVIEW

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review
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Apple iPhone 5c
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Apple iPhone 5c Review
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HTC One (M7)
REVIEW

HTC One (M7) Review
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