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Cameras

See How Camera ISO Has Improved Over Time

3:30PM February 8, 2012 | Casey Chan

The picture on the left (if you can’t tell by the young and spunky Britney Spears) was taken at the 2001 Super Bowl with a Nikon D1H at 2.7 megapixels and 800 ISO. That was primo technology back then! The picture on the right was taken at this year’s Super Bowl with a Nikon D3s at 12MP and 12,800 ISO. Yep, camera ISO sure has improved. More »

Cameras

The Pentax Q: Big Features In A Little Package

2:08PM June 23, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

There’s a lot to like about the new Pentax Q digital camera. It has a slick retro look, five interchangeable lenses and many features of a dSLR packed into a body that’s the size of a point and shoot. More »

Cameras

What Are The Best ISO Settings For Canon DSLR Video?

8:00AM May 2, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Self, I’m glad you asked that question, because DSLR video is becoming the norm, it would seem, and it’s going to be really important to know the answers to such queries. More »

Cameras

What’s The Difference Between The Human Eye And A Camera?

1:00PM January 30, 2011 | Casey Chan

Pixiq has a great write up on the similarities and differences between the human eye and a camera. Apparently, we’re the same in image focusing and light adjustment but different in lens focus and sensitivity to light. What else? More »

Entertainment

The Best Explanations Of The Year

8:00AM December 29, 2010 | Gizmodo Staff

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Software

Microsoft Fixes Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrade Problems

8:42AM October 28, 2009 | Sean Fallon

While most of you had a painless upgrade to Windows 7, some experienced problems with the downloadable Student Edition from Digital River. Microsoft acknowledged the problem and has now come through with the ISO file you so desperately need. More »

Gaming

New Wii Backup Loader Opens Gateway to All-Out Piracy

11:30PM September 15, 2008 | Mark Wilson

It’s the Holy Grail of Wii piracy—load DVD game backups without any sort of hardware modification. And it’s just been demonstrated in a very legit-looking video.

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