It’s that time of year again. Days are getting shorter, the beach is getting colder, and secretly rejoicing parents are getting ready to shuffle off the kids onto a bus again – or even off to college. Sad as this perennial parental parting is, a little back-to-school outfitting goes a long way in soothing back-to-school blues, and tech gifts are among the most useful ones to bring them back to the classroom. From elementary-school kids, to grads and undergrads, here are a few of the most useful gadgets you can send the young ones off with (and one killer backpack to put them in).
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Sigma SD14 14.1 MP SLR Digital Camera Review
Summary
The Sigma SD14 Digital SLR camera uses the innovative, Foveon X3 direct-image-sensor that is capable of detecting red, green and blue light at every single pixel. The colors produced by this three-layered image sensor, which works like photographic film, create high definition images, rich in gradation and with impressive three-dimensional detail. There’s absolutely no loss or distortion of the optical data which is transformed into a faithful image, with no omissions. The SD14 Digital SLR camera features four JPEG recording modes, a large and bright pentaprism viewfinder with 98% coverage, a built-in flash with a Guide Number of 11, 5-point AF system, a large 2.5" 150,000 pixel resolution LCD monitor as well as a user friendly design. The durable shutter mechanism has a lifespan of over 100,000 cycles, and is ideal for the demands of professional digital photography. Also included is the popular Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro Lens, which has now been improved with closer focusing capabilities – as close as 7.9" (20 cm) – and has a maximum magnification rating of 1:3, ideal for close-up photography. This lens is exclusively designed to suit the characteristics of digital SLR cameras. The characteristics of digital SLR cameras were taken into consideration when designing the lens power layout. The advanced lens design corrects various aberrations. This lens provides the utmost correction against lateral chromatic aberration which is a serious problem for digital SLR cameras. This lens is also specially coated to get the best color balance with a digital camera, while also cutting down flare and ghost caused by reflections from the digital image sensor and lens. It has correction for vignetting and superior peripheral brightness is ensured. Ideal as a standard quality zoom lens with added macro capability, this lens provides an equivalent range of approx. 30-85mm when used with a Sigma digital SLR camera. DC lenses are exclusively designed for digital SLR cameras.
Sigma DP-1 Digital Camera
While the point-and-shoot digital cameras most amateur photographers use may be fine for parties, vacations and other everyday moments, most fall well short of offering performance serious photographers demand. The size limitations on these tiny cameras have so far prevented them from reaching the same quality as the brick-like DSLR cameras that professionals lug around. But recently, Sigma, a Japanese maker of high-end cameras, has announced a camera it claims will bring DSLR quality to the compact realm.
Media Players To Feature Sigma Designs Chip
These three new devices define a new product category, combining the utility of a digital media storage device with simplicity of a plug-n-play consumer appliance.
Portable media devices are a relatively new class of product, driven by the need to conveniently play PC-based and downloaded Internet content on any television without the need of a wired or wireless network. With PCs becoming the media center for home entertainment, consumers have more flexibility in storing and collecting a myriad of content. As a result, portable media devices allow consumers to conveniently store and remotely utilize all their PC-based digital music, photos and video titles. Sigma media processors are designed to address this need, decoding major digital media formats and facilitating control of an embedded device.
Sigma SD10 Review
Summary
Using three silicon-embedded layers of pixel sensors, stacked to take advantage of silicon’s ability to absorb red, green, and blue light at different respective depths, the Foveon X3® direct image sensor can thereby directly capture full color and detail at each and every pixel location, without interpolation.
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