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NIKON launches Z f Mirrorless Camera

September 21, 2023 by GANDHI MATHI

Nikon India Private Ltd. introduces the Z f, latest in the mirrorless camera lineup offering superior performance. It is equipped with a full-frame sensor and the same EXPEED 7 image-processing engine as the mirrorless flagship Nikon Z 9 and Z 8, enabling advanced shooting of videos and stills. In addition to realizing outstanding operability, the Z f features cutting-edge technology, including exceptional AF and VR performance, that meet the needs of creators pursuing their individual forms and styles of expression.

“Nikon Z f is the latest addition to the full-frame Z family which comes packed with EXPEED 7 image-processor offering features like in-camera 10-bit N-log video, eliminating the need for an external recorder. With high resolution of up to 4K, the new Nikon Z f is sure to enable creators produce exceptionally high-quality videos. For the first time in the world*, we have introduced focus point VR in Z f which helps to reduce the subject blur even in compositions where the subject is positioned at the periphery. The Z f also comes with a dedicated monochrome selector and a Vari-Angle monitor. For Wedding photographers and cinematographers, the Z f offers AI driven features like Portrait Impression Balance and Skin Softening which are great for delivering your projects without spending a lot of time on post-production. We are sure that Nikon Z f will greatly help creators take their skills to the next level”, said Sajjan Kumar, Managing Director of Nikon India Pvt. Ltd.

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The Z f features enhanced video performance allowing for more authentic production of videos and stills. With H.265 10-bit in-camera recording and N-Log/HLG recording support, subjects such as weddings, portraits and wildlife have delicate details beautifully and accurately depicted. Users can also shoot with minimum gear and without the need for an external recorder. With up to 125 minutes of 4K UHD/60p video recording, the Z f enables full-scale video recording with sufficient recording duration. In addition, it supports the recording of 4K UHD video using 6K oversampling, enabling creation of high-resolution videos. The camera also features Video S mode, which enables users to control auto exposure with a fixed shutter speed. This is especially useful when the brightness is constantly changing outdoors due to cloud movement, or the scene includes a significant difference in brightness such as from bright sunlight to shade. 

Users can now shoot multiple NEF (RAW) files while shifting image sensor positions utilizing in-camera VR when the camera is fixed with a tripod or other equipment. Through NX Studio, it merges multiple NEF (RAW) files; select 4 shots/8 shots/16 shots/32 shots and the resulting images can be compiled to produce high-definition images with increased resolution and colour reproduction, and reduced moiré, false colour, and noise – ideal for subjects with a lot of details such as bridal costume, still life and insects.

With the Z f, enjoy superior AF performance with wide support from easy to more particular shoots. The AF-area mode includes 3D-tracking in photo mode and subject-tracking in video mode, and an improved tracking capability when moving subjects such as Wildlife and Vehicles are detected, thanks to EXPEED 7 image processor. 

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Users can focus on framing their shots as the AF detects various subjects in frame, without the need to change settings. Not only can the AF detect human faces of approximately 3% in size (which is the world’s smallest), it also enables easy focusing in low-light situations down to -10 EV such as during nighttime, moonlit landscapes, and indoor portraits. 

Users will also be able to capture small, difficult-to-focus subjects like distant subjects in a wide coverage area with high accuracy, enabling them to shoot their intended composition quickly. This is thanks to the Z f’s wider range coverage and the increase in the number of focus points available with auto-area AF. 

Whether capturing wedding portraits or wildlife, achieve the intended expression regardless of the environment you’re in, with the combination of superior AF performance and wide support to capture easy and more particular shoots. Thanks to EXPEED 7, users can capture dark scenes beautifully as noise is suppressed even when ISO sensitivity is increased, thereby expanding the range of shooting dark scenes such as night landscapes and indoor portraits.  

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The Z f features enhanced VR performance; the in-camera Vibration Reduction of 8.0 stops expands the range of handheld shooting to include low-light indoor and long exposure shots. For the first time in the world, focus point VR has also been incorporated to suppress blur near the focus point in an image, even in compositions where the subject is positioned at the periphery. This enables users to casually shoot handheld, regardless of the brightness and composition, and thereby expand their range of expressions. 

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The Z f also boasts a few firsts: It is fitted with the first Vari-angle monitor in the full-frame/FX-format Z series, which enables flexibility when composing stills or video shots such as overhead, low angle or selfies. The camera is also the first touch-operation camera in the Z series, allowing users to easily change settings via touch operation on the monitor while focusing on framing their composition without taking their eye off the viewfinder.

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Designed to encourage users’ expressions of their individuality, the Z f is newly equipped with a dedicated monochrome selector. Create magical monochromatic photos and videos with the addition of [Flat Monochrome] and [Deep Tone Monochrome] settings, in addition to the conventional [Monochrome] setting. Users can simply switch to B/W mode and focus on creating images that consider light and shadows while shooting. With the new monochrome selector, users can opt for a wide range of scenes, from landscapes to portraits and street photography.

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Capture stills and videos as you imagine them with the Picture Control and Creative Picture Control functions. Applicable for both stills and videos, these functions enable users to use colour to express the feelings, temperature, and atmosphere of their subject at the time it was captured. Wedding and portrait photographers seeking flexibility in their captures will appreciate the new [Rich tone portrait] setting, which allows for rich tones while retaining the skin details of their subjects. Choose from 20 kinds of Creative Picture Control and 11 kinds of Picture Control, and then confirm the chosen effect with through-the-lens images in real-time.

The Z f features a glossy black finish with a sophisticated feel on a magnesium body and a grip that provides a good hold with FX lenses. The Z f offers great quality of material combined with a comfortable operational feel. 

Availability 

The product would be available by Mid-October 2023 and at INR 1,76,995/-

Filed Under: Apps, Camera, Entertainment, Gadgets, News Tagged With: camera, Nikon, Nikon Z f Mirrorless Camera

Review: ResMed OneSleepTest kit

March 17, 2023 by T3 Online

Price: ₹ 2,500; resmed.co.in

The quality of your sleep is quite an important factor when it comes to managing lifestyle diseases. Most of us suffer from various stages and types of sleep apnea. However, monitoring and analysing your sleep and respiratory pattern is a complex process that requires visiting a hospital. ResMed, a digital health and medical devices specialist, has now introduced a home sleep testing kit that helps you to analyse your sleep pattern and generate a comprehensive report, making it easier for your specialist to efficiently treat your condition.

The ResMed OneSleepTest (OST) kit includes a disposable NightOwl sensor, 10 finger wraps to attach the sensor to your finger, and a quick start guide. The tiny sensor unit is similar to the one on smartwatches, but once activated, it can be used only for three nights. The sensor records all the parameters that your smartwatch records, such as heart rate, SpO2, and total sleep time using Photoplethysmography (PPG) based technology. However, the service includes a detailed report that you receive over your registered email, with graphs showing SpO2 levels, Pulse Rate, Activity and PPG. The test is performed over three consecutive nights and the final report includes Apnea-Hypopnea Index, which shows events like Oxygen Desaturation that occurred during the monitoring period. To register the device and perform the tests, you need to use the NightOwl Companion app, which provides step-by-step instructions. Once the three nights of monitoring are over, you will get the report in 3 to 5 days on your registered email ID.

The ResMed OST kit is certainly a great tool to assess your sleeping pattern if you are suffering from sleep-related disorders. However, the test can only be performed for three nights, and there is no way you can repeat it a second time. With no chance of predicting the ideal sleep conditions during your test phase, we feel three nights is quite short a sample to assess one’s sleep and respiratory conditions. For example, if your sleep is disturbed for a day or two due to weather, mosquitoes, unusually loud neighbourhood parties, stress, or other factors, it could generate a suboptimal report, as we observed from the deviations in our test case report.


<strong>Rating</strong>

WE’RE IMPRESSED Detailed reports, simple process, value for money

WE’D IMPROVE Longer monitoring period, repeatability of tests to correct chances of errors

THE LAST WORD An uncomplicated way to measure and assess sleep apnea

Filed Under: Apps, Review, Wearables Tagged With: nightowl, onesleepkit, resmed, sleep, sleep apnea, world sleep day

Manage your Online Business with Exly

October 24, 2021 by T3 Online

The Covid pandemic and the lockdown life that confined us to our homes also served as an opportunity for people to rediscover their passions and create a variety of content in a serious form. Skill-sharing platforms have probably been the most sought-after during this period, leading to the emergence of a new breed of entrepreneurs. Online marketplaces are popular, but these limit the scope of creating your own identity and brand online. Enter Exly, a ready-made suite of tools to manage your online business with minimum hassles and help you build your brand in a cost-effective way.

Exly, previously known as Myscoot, is a platform built for creators and independent professionals to launch, manage and grow their business online. In its previous avatar as MyScoot, incorporated in 2019, the platform managed to raise USD 1.7 Million from India’s top VC funds like Lightspeed Ventures, and renowned angel investors like Kunal Shah (Founder Cred, Ex-founder Freecharge), Maninder Gulati (Global Chief Strategy Officer at Oyo), and others.

Various content options available within the Exly dashboard

Exly lets you create your website and start promoting your classes, consultations, workshops, recorded content and merchandise with a complete backend solution with analytics and payment systems. What makes Exly attractive is the fact that you can set up your business without any technical knowledge. The Exly dashboard includes tools for scheduling your various types of classes, workshops, courses and other sellable content, each complete with web links, pricing details, reviews and such details. You can set up automated messages based on customer action on the page and create custom emails. The Sales section allows you to set up discount codes and limited time offers in addition to creating payment links.

The simplest way to set up your online content platform on Exly is by creating your basic website right from the dashboard as a subdomain of exlyapp.com. You can choose one of the readymade templates and customise the look and feel. However, if you are an experienced web developer who prefers to use your own domain that is hosted elsewhere, Exly provides a single-line code to incorporate all the ready-to-use tools into the back-end of your existing website. If you have gone through the pains of integrating those multiple plugins, customising and troubleshooting them, you would appreciate such a solution that allows you to concentrate on your core content creation efforts. And the content that is hosted on this platform is not shared on a marketplace and that negates the possibility of copyright and intellectual property infringement.

Exly is indeed a complete suite of tools that include social media integrations and analytics. With the help of lead monitoring and analysis, the platform allows creators to take timely action, thereby optimising their investment and efforts. Another attractive feature is that you pay for Exly’s services only when you start earning from your content.

Launched in December 2020, the platform has grown 15X so far and the founders claim that Exly has helped creators earn more than five lakh USD on the platform. For more information, visit www.exlyapp.com.

Filed Under: Apps, News Tagged With: class, course, exly, online, online business, online class, workshop

Picsart celebrates India’s 75th Independence day by adding Tamil and Marathi languages

August 16, 2021 by T3 India

Yesterday was India’s 75th Independence Day and in honour of this occasion, Picsart – which is a social photo and video editing and creative platform – have added two more local Indian languages to increase its accessibility within India. From August 15, 2021, Picsart has now added Tamil and Marathi languages in addition to the earlier-existing Hindi and Bengali languages.  

User can use several India-centric features and local communities can portray their love for India or make other creative content through the platforms offerings like Indian music, fonts, exciting stickers, replays and more. To make Independence Day extra special, Picsart has also further introduced four new Indian text fonts, Indian music, and exciting stickers and replays that will allow users to create special content to portray their love for India.

“75th Independence Day is both special and emotional for all Indians. It reminds us of the sacrifices many made to get us here. Picsart is proud to be a part of the celebration and celebrates it by introducing two new languages Marathi and Tamil in the app alongside the existing languages of Hindi and Bengali. In doing so, Picsart aims to reach the local communities to help encourage them to create content in major Indian languages and share with the world”, said Ravish Jain, Country head at Picsart, India, said in the press release.

Picsart is available for free on Apple, Android, and Windows and can also be accessed on the web. Picsart Gold is available on a monthly or annual subscription basis for those wishing to enjoy premium editing. With Picsart Gold, subscribers have access to millions of stickers, hundreds of fonts, frames, and backgrounds, and an entire library of free-to-edit content and stock photography.

For more information, please visit this page.

Filed Under: Apps Tagged With: editing, Photo editing, photos, Picsart, softwar

Review: BlueStacks 5 Android Emulator

June 8, 2021 by Sujith Gopinath

With a year under lockdown and work from home, you would have equipped yourselves with a decent laptop or a desktop. And if you are a gaming enthusiast, you might be lamenting the high cost of games for your device. The best solution would be an Android emulator that can be installed on your Windows or Mac. BlueStacks has unveiled the 5th iteration of their popular emulator that supports multi-instance feature along with other advanced features. Though this emulator is mostly used for gaming, it can also be used to install and run any Android app that is supported by up to Android Nougat. It supports both Windows and Mac OS.

The final rollout of this edition (GA) uses significantly less RAM and processing power. In fact, BlueStacks claims that the latest version uses up to 50 percent less RAM than the previous version. You can download BlueStacks 5 exe file from the BlueStacks website. Installation was quite smooth and took only a few minutes in our case. The software can run smoothly on a medium level PC with as low as 2GB RAM. However, we would recommend 8GB RAM, SSD and at least a mid-level graphics capability (onboard or discrete). We used both a dedicated gaming laptop and a Ryzen 5 laptop with Vega 8 graphics to try out the platform.

The emulator features Eco Mode that lets you reduce CPU usage by 87 percent and GPU usage by up to 97 percent. It also supports multi-instance, which allows you to create more than one instance of BlueStacks to play or access multiple apps. It supports gamepads and popular game controllers for a console-like experience. Macros can be recorded and played right from the sidebar. Smart Controls allow you to focus on the game without bothering too much with the controls. Game controls can be customised and keys mapped to touch points.

If you are using an Android emulator for the first time, you might find the controls somewhat difficult in the beginning, but only till you get used to it. We tried Call of Duty and Modern Warships along with racers like Asphalt 9, and the gameplay was quite smooth in every instance without any drop in fps observed. The sheer number of games to choose from the Play Store makes it worth the time and effort.


RATING

★★★★★

WE’RE IMPRESSED Smooth gameplay, Works on mid-level machines

WE’D IMPROVE Support for latest Android versions

THE LAST WORD If you are looking for an Android emulator that allows you to customise game controls and consumes less system resources, BlueStacks 5 certainly deserves a look. However, it supports only up to Android Nougat and this could make some later games incompatible.  

Filed Under: Apps, Gaming, Software Tagged With: bluestacks, bluestacks 5

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