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26. Mär 2008

Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera

The Canon S3 is a camera that has had it's time in the sun as far as the review magazines are concerned. Released in 2006, it was considered to be the bridge camera of choice. By bridge we mean that it sits in the product range between a compact and a DSLR camera. It has now been replaced by the Canon S5, which has 8 megapixels rather than the S3's 6 megapixels. The S5 also has a hotshoe for an external flash. While this sounds like a bad thing, do not be fooled by numbers alone. For 99% of users 6 megapixels is plenty unless you plan on making posters, and the extra two megapixels do not justify the price tag difference between an new S5 (around £200 - £250) and a barely used S3 (£120 - £160). A hotshoe is great, but for the majority of buyers, it will never be used. The S3 is a bargain at this price, offering lots of top drawer features to help you develop your photography skills, including one of the best movie modes on the market, the ability to add telescopic and wide angle conversion lenses and a host of other goodies that make it a joy to use. It's menu and settings are not entirely intuitive, but it's far better than most Sony cameras, and once you start familiarising yourself with it, it quickly draws you in to find that perfect shot. It has a nice big clear screen, a reasonably good view finder, good image stabilisation, easy to use software, a fantastic lens and very nice build quality. It feels light enough to carry around in a camera bag, but heavy enough to be stable in your hand when in use. Decent rechargable batteries and a 1 or 2gb SD memory card are crucial add-ons, but you get an awful lot of bang for your buck once you've bought everything you need. It may sound a bit childish, but one other feature of the camera really impressed me. When you use the S3 not only do you feel like your using a professional camera, you look like a professional to other people, and you can produce the clean, crisp and colourful pictures that you expect to see from professionals. Bad points? It is not a point and shoot. If you want a point and shoot that will only require you to aim it and press a button, have a look at a Panasonic TZ3 or a Canon A720. Both fab, well priced and produce great quality snaps. The S3 is a "proper" camera and therefore a bit slower to set up and use, but offers huge rewards. The more you tinker with it, the more you'll learn, and the better your next shot will be. Oh, and the lens cap is a bit naff. That's about it really. The choice is yours!

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03. Jun 2008

Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest (DVD)

Family Guy has been a hugely successful competitor to the reigning cartoon kings The Simpsons for many years. Having fired out over 100 episodes across 6 or 7 series, the makers decided to pay a tribute to one of their favourite movies, Star Wars - A New Hope. The Blue Harvest title derives from the code name used by George Lucas during the filming of Return of the Jedi to keep curious and prying eyes away from the sets. To get the best from this homage, a basic understanding of the characters of Family Guy and Star Wars is a great help, but not entirely essential, however it should be remembered that this is a "fan-boy" movie, so expect lots of "in" jokes and running gags from the series. The movie itself is highly entertaining, and offers a rough-shod romp across the Star Wars story, with Peter Griffin and co. carrying out an almost scene by scene rehash of the plot. Highlights include a moving musical number between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker that seems to have been missed off the original Star Wars film offering a whole new angle to these key characters relationship. There is also some fantastic casting choices to look out for - some of them truly inspired, such as Gran Moff Tarkin played by Adam West. See if you can spot Meg....always the butt of rather cruel jokes within Family Guy. Overall the movie is a geeks interpretaion of the original Star Wars film, but is infectious and carried out beautifully and with genuine affection. The animation has been done with great care and attention to detail, and the script is brilliantly funny. Can't recommend this enough to fans, as it stands as the best spoof of Star Wars yet made. An essential for fans of both genres. The special eddition contains a few collectors extras - a nicely designed, if a little flimsy, T-shirt, 3D glasses for an even greater nostalgia trip, collectors cards and a couple of other bits and bobs, but the movie itself is the important bit and is the same as on the basic DVD version. Enjoy!

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26. Mär 2008

Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera

The Canon S3 is a camera that has had it's time in the sun as far as the review magazines are concerned. Released in 2006, it was considered to be the bridge camera of choice. By bridge we mean that it sits in the product range between a compact and a DSLR camera. It has now been replaced by the Canon S5, which has 8 megapixels rather than the S3's 6 megapixels. The S5 also has a hotshoe for an external flash. While this sounds like a bad thing, do not be fooled by numbers alone. For 99% of users 6 megapixels is plenty unless you plan on making posters, and the extra two megapixels do not justify the price tag difference between an new S5 (around £200 - £250) and a barely used S3 (£120 - £160). A hotshoe is great, but for the majority of buyers, it will never be used. The S3 is a bargain at this price, offering lots of top drawer features to help you develop your photography skills, including one of the best movie modes on the market, the ability to add telescopic and wide angle conversion lenses and a host of other goodies that make it a joy to use. It's menu and settings are not entirely intuitive, but it's far better than most Sony cameras, and once you start familiarising yourself with it, it quickly draws you in to find that perfect shot. It has a nice big clear screen, a reasonably good view finder, good image stabilisation, easy to use software, a fantastic lens and very nice build quality. It feels light enough to carry around in a camera bag, but heavy enough to be stable in your hand when in use. Decent rechargable batteries and a 1 or 2gb SD memory card are crucial add-ons, but you get an awful lot of bang for your buck once you've bought everything you need. It may sound a bit childish, but one other feature of the camera really impressed me. When you use the S3 not only do you feel like your using a professional camera, you look like a professional to other people, and you can produce the clean, crisp and colourful pictures that you expect to see from professionals. Bad points? It is not a point and shoot. If you want a point and shoot that will only require you to aim it and press a button, have a look at a Panasonic TZ3 or a Canon A720. Both fab, well priced and produce great quality snaps. The S3 is a "proper" camera and therefore a bit slower to set up and use, but offers huge rewards. The more you tinker with it, the more you'll learn, and the better your next shot will be. Oh, and the lens cap is a bit naff. That's about it really. The choice is yours!

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