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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Greenway Water Feature


Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode. Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):



Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Boston Public Market


Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode. Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):


Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Samsung NX1 Touch Focus on Samsung Smart Camera App

This is a great feature that lets you use touch focus on an Android or iOS smartphone, using the Samsung Smart Camera App, to focus the NX1 remotely over the camera's WiFi. It's great for one person shoots where you are the only one shooting video and being on camera talent.



Note: Video shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode. Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):



Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Start and Stop Recording NX1 Video with the Samsung Smart Camera App

The Samsung Smart Camera App lets you remotely control your Samsung Smart Camera with the Samsung Smart Camera App over WiFi. It also allows you to enable touch screen focus, so you can focus the camera by touching the screen on your smartphone.



It's very cool, especially since it allows you to see what the camera is seeing.

Note: Video shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode.

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Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Should you edit your photos before sharing?

I'm testing out the Samsung #NX1, and been posting my unedited photos online. I figured that people would want to see how good the images are when they come directly from the camera.

I mentioned this to my friend Eric Swardstrom, and he said that I should see if an edit might enhance my photos before posting. I used to do that.

Take a look at a photo I shot at a recent Locally Owned meeting at Station 8 in Jamaica Plain.


UNEDITED


EDITED

What do you think?

Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode. Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):



Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Lord Hobo Brewing Company in the Boston Globe

The Boston Globe: When an expert taster decides to brew
Daniel Lanigan’s Cambridge bar, Lord Hobo, meticulously curates a draft list of 40 beers. Boom Sauce is the taster’s first signature brew.


Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Finally, A Beach Umbrella that Won't Blow Away!



The dig-git beach umbrella with shovel anchor is a fantastic product. It works as advertised and impresses people at the beach when they see how it works. It makes them sad that they just spent $99 on some other umbrella that doesn't work as well. The shovel works great. Easy to pull up out of the sand to when done.

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Dig-Git Beach Umbrella w/ Integrated Anchor

Thursday, August 06, 2015

Boston Harborwalk Photowalk with #NX1 for #MPB2B


Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode.

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Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

ROW 34 is a Fantastic Oyster Bar in Fort Point, Boston


Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode.

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Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Tuesday, August 04, 2015

[Video] Golf Ball Sized Hail in Boston 08/04/2015 HQ 1920x1080 #NX1

Must credit Steve Garfield http://stevegarfield.com









Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode. Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):



Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Sunday, August 02, 2015

[Video] Boston Media Makers Roll Call August 2, 2015 (HQ 1920x1080) Shot with Samsung #NX1



What's intersting in this video is seeing how quickly the camera focuses on each subject. Also, when presented with a strongly backlit subject, the camera handles it well. Pretty nice.

Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode using Sennheiser MKE 400 shotgun mic.

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Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Xfinity Customers: Restart your Modems, Test your Speed

Speed Test from XFINITY®

Yup, 176 Mbps download speed is fast. Thanks Xfinity!



Earlier: Comcast adds faster Internet:
To keep pace with customer demands for faster Internet speeds, Comcast is boosting its most popular 50 megabits-per-second Internet plan to 75 megabits-per-second at no added charge – and adding a new speed level, 150 megabits-per-second...

Saturday, August 01, 2015

Quick Video Test: Converting Samsung #NX1 to Compatible YouTube Format

I shot this video as 1920x1080 at 30 fps and then dropped the mp4 file into the Samsung Movie Converter software. Then, after the conversion finished, I trimmed the video with Quicktime Player.



I also used the Samsung Camera Manager App on the iPhone using a WiFi connection to the NX1, that allowed me to see what the camera was seeing, and control recording. That is a very cool feature. It's always been a problem seeing what the camera is recording if it didn't have a flip out lens.

Samsung Camera Manager App:
Description:
'Samsung Camera Manager' is an app that works in conjunction with the latest wireless sharing features found in the newest Samsung Smart Camera including NX1.
You can connect your camera and iOS device then share images easily with the Samsung Camera Manager.

[Main features]
1. MobileLink
- Copy photos from the Smart Camera to the iOS device
2. Remote Viewfinder (Pro)
- See the live view of the Smart Camera on your iOS device
- Remotely control & operate the Smart Camera from your iOS device

[Compatible models]
- NX1 and special Samsung Smart cameras launched after September 2014.

[System requirement]
- iOS 6.1 or later

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Image: Samsung Camera Manager App

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Image: Samsung NX1 in tripod with Sennheiser MKE 400 shotgun mic

This camera encodes video files using H.265 which requires a conversion prior to editing or uploading. I've been experimenting with different video recording modes and am getting mixed results.

Read more on the NX1 video capabilities here: LAB Review – Samsung NX1 Video Mode – Frustrating!

Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode. Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):



Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

This Statue of a Native American I found in Maine is Very Cool.

Indian statue. Maine.

He was watching over this lake:

Maine lake.

Indian statue. Maine.

Indian statue. Maine.

Indian statue. Maine.

Indian statue. Maine.

Indian statue. Maine.

Pine Cones and Indian statue. Maine.


Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode. Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):



Disclosure: Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Bissell Brothers Brewery

Chauncy Creek Lobster Pier, Kittery, Maine


Note: Photos shot with Samsung #NX1 in AUTO mode.

Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):



Disclosure:
Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.

Baby in 4K

I'm a babysitter.

It's a perk of being an Uncle.

My wife Carol and I are babysitting a 6 month and 2 1/2 year old once a week. These really are adventures in babysitting. ;-)

This week I had a Samsung #NX1 camera with me for review. I wanted to take some photos of the baby to see how they came out.

PHOTOS
The detail is amazing. I'm used to shooting photos with the camera that I have on me, the iPhone 6, but quality of these images far surpasses what I usually get with the iPhone. The iPhone is great for sharing on Facebook and Instagram, and viewing on a smartphone or even Facebook. But when you look at the detail here, it's stunning.

Baby

Baby

Baby

Baby

All these photos were taken in AUTO mode without any post processing.

VIDEO
Next up video. I shot these handheld videos in 4K mode. That's 4096x2160 resolution.





H.265
The resulting video gets saved to the camera's SD card in H.265 format. That's an up and coming format that uses less space to save video and provides greater resolution, but you can't upload this format to Facebook or YouTube, yet. You can't edit it either unless you convert it first. It will be good in the long run, but right now it's an extra step that's cumbersome.

Samsung supplies an app for that: Samsung Movie Converter.



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Disclosure:
Samsung supplied the Samsung NX1 28.2 MP Wireless SMART Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 "S" Lens to me on loan to play with and requested a short write-up and/or photos shared with the #NX1 hashtag.