| Olympus SP-570UZ Digital Camera Is Like DSLR, But Not Quite
When you take a look at the spec sheet of the newly revealed SP-570UZ digital camera from Olympus, you can't help but let your jaw drop. And then you drool a little. After that, you realize that it's not really a digital SLR, but it's got enough going for it that the Olympus SP-570UZ might be a perfect solution for consumers who want a little more from their picture-takers. For starters, you'll notice that this cam comes equipped with a lens that offers 20x optical zoom, totally destroying similar offerings from Canon and Sony that only do 12x optical. It's also got a 10 megapixel sensor, dual image stabilization, face detection, shadow adjustment, and perfect shot preview. Around the back, the Olympus SP-570UZ treats you to a large 2.7-inch LCD, as well as access to a series of manual controls.
Security lax for national treasures
Camera surveillance systems at the Statue of Liberty and other national icons offer inadequate security assistance to the U.S. Park Police, according to a new report from Interior Department Inspector General Earl Devaney. The 44-page report details serious shortcomings in the Park Polices ability to protect icons such as the Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial because of problems with management, training, staffing and technology, among others. The findings are based on interviews with more than 100 police officers. Park police use closed-circuit TV cameras to supplement manpower, but that strategy is ineffective, the report states. U.S. Park Police has been unable to properly staff security posts; instead, U.S. Park Police relies on the use of closed-circuit television camera systems to augment security coverage even though these systems are not continuously monitored and are not fully functional, the IG wrote.
Unveiling the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit
Getting Started with Group Policy Group Policy Implementation and Scenarios Group Policy Customization Group Policy Troubleshooting Appendix All but the second chapter deals with core Group Policy technical concepts and features. It's here you'll get into the nitty gritty, how Group Policy works from the ground up. You will read about how a typical Group Policy Object is structured and how to manage them. You will also dive into the inner depths of Group Policy and learn how to customize templates, both for Registry settings and security settings. The second section is by far the biggest part of the book and takes you into different ways to implement the areas of Group Policy, through best practices and scenarios. Each section focuses on the appropriate key areas of design, deployment, configuring, managing, and optimizing to build and fulfill the scenario.
The science of slam
The kind that can make eyes water and merits a replay or three. A scientist would need precise measurements and some serious calculations to determine the force of a hit. A football player has only seconds, and sometimes not even that long. Certainly not enough time to think about the wicked physics equation that will play out once he puts his shoulder into the 200-pound Super Ball of fast-twitch muscles barreling toward him. "If you're thinking like that, you're going to get run over," linebacker Lofa Tatupu said. Better to just grit your teeth, unload your best shot and let the variables sort themselves out. "When it's two people running full speed, you never know how it's going to happen," linebacker Leroy Hill said. "Hopefully you come out on top and him on bottom.
Fuji's new cameras: 18x zoom, blog-mode, Panorama
The advanced FinePix S100FS (Film Simulation) digital camera provides an all-in-one solution with manual controls and functionality of a Digital-SLR, including both digital and manual stabilization through a mechanically stabilized "floating" lens element to reduce blur from the photographer's hand-shake, with Fujifilm's Picture Stabilization Technology, to reduce blur caused by subject movement. The S100FS also features a 14.3x Fujinon manual zoom lens, an 8th generation Super CCD sensor with 11MP of resolution, a 2.5" tiltable LCD and ISO speeds up to ISO 6400 at 6MP and up to ISO 10,000 at 3MP. Bolstered by Fuji's Face Detection 2.0 Technology with Automatic Red Eye Removal, the camera's lens design can achieve maximum resolution at all focal lengths of 28mm-400mm equivalent and all aperture stop settings, according to the company.
Canon EOS 40D 10.5Mp digital SLR
We've used a wide spectrum of digital SLRs, from entry-level models up to pro cameras. Once you have a taste of the capabilities of a professional camera, you can't easily go back to a digital SLR that's less full-featured; likewise, if you want to step up from an entry-level digital SLR, you have to get something with extra oomph. The Canon EOS 40D delivers outstanding image quality at a price that's in reach for photo enthusiasts and professionals alike. The Canon EOS 40D received a score of Superior in our image-quality tests. Images were well balanced, with good colour saturation and accuracy, under both flash and natural light. One of the Canon EOS 40D's advantages is that it has enough high-powered features to appeal to enthusiasts as well as to professionals seeking a second camera.
Eye in the sky nabs ocean polluters
It has been an interesting, but uneventful four hours of flying for the four-man crew of Transport Canada's Dash 8 aircraft, a twin turboprop that bristles with high-tech equipment while conducting patrols for marine polluters off B.C.'s west coast. Everyone is gearing up for our arrival back in Vancouver when pilot John Heiler looks down and spots something suspicious -- a commercial fishing boat and a sheen of oil about two kilometres off Discovery Island near Victoria. Heiler and co-pilot Kip Kallweit bank the aircraft into a 60-degree left turn, the G-force dragging me back into my seat. .
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