Well, it finally arrived and I have to tell you that I am quite excited! If you have been following the blog you might have guessed that I am talking about the Panasonic Lumix GX1 Micro Four Thirds digital camera. I have been interested in this camera to try and strike a balance between gain …
Category Archive: Photography
Mar 16 2012
Lytro Camera Unboxing
So, after many months of waiting it finally arrived – the Lytro camera! For those who don’t know what makes the Lytro camera so special check out this prior article I wrote up about it. I’m just getting used to it at the moment and working out its features and functions before I do my …
Jan 20 2012
Incoming Gadget – Panasonic Lumix GX1
Another quick update for today. Hopefully you will be aware that I received a Panasonic Lumix FT3 and I am in the process of reviewing the camera. The two main reasons I selected that camera was to test out its 3D photo capabilities and that is is also waterproof (which is great for when I …
Dec 30 2011
Try and Locate a Stolen Camera
Here’s a quick tip tonight. With services like “Find my iPhone” on the iOS platform and similar services available on Windows Phone and some Android phones it’s interesting to see this proliferate to other “non-cellular” devices such as the humble digital camera. These days, more cameras are now building in GPS functionality such as the …
Oct 20 2011
Lytro Camera On Pre-Order
The title pretty much gives it away but I have pre-ordereed a Lytro camera which I have previously written about here. I went with the graphite 8GB model and it is expected to ship in early 2012 (whenever that ends up being). There has been a gripe or two about the lack of video capture …
Jul 07 2011
Shoot Now and Focus Later with a Lytro Camera
You could be forgiven for thinking I had mistyped the title of this blog post. Many people would know that cameras rely upon the user focusing upon a subject or a particular field in a shot prior to capturing a picture (most notably with SLR cameras). Otherwise, you end up with a blurred photo with …
May 11 2011
Panasonic 2011 Launch Event – Done and Dusted
I have just gotten back from the Panasonic 2011 launch event which allowed selected members of the Panasonic Insider Crew in for the first time with the media and major retailers. We were seated and presented to separately from the commercial folks at the Hoyts cinema complex at Fox Studios in Moore Park, NSW. I …
May 10 2011
2011 Panasonic Home Entertainment Product Launch, Ahoy!
If you’ve been following the blog you might be aware that I have been invited to Panasonic’s new home entertainment product lunch which is taking place tomorrow night (Wednesday May 11th, 2011) . This is a bit special for me (and a handful of other people invited by Panasonic) as normally these events are exclusive …
Oct 04 2010
Facebook to Introduce Higher Quality Photo Uploads
I know I have certainly been frustrated with the image resolution of photos I upload to Facebook despite capturing images at up to eight megapixels (either with a Digital SLR or the camera in my phone). Seeing stunning images on my computer or on my mobile and then seeing a less detailed version online can …

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