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Ever onward and
more mobile
Sorry to have to be the one
to remind you, b u t t h e
summer isn't endless. In
another month, we'll have to
turn o u r attention away
from barbecues and beach
huts t o m o r e sobering
thoughts o f school, work
or business.
Actually, it's not that bad,
the fall season. After some R&R over the summer, I'm
usually prepared to take on whatever tasks I have on
hand with a renewed outlook. I f I have t h e right
technology, that is.
I've been a fan of portable computing forever, and this
may be the year I need to replace my notebook yet again.
Unfortunately, I bought my current machine three years
ago during a technology trough - it's single core, and with
a standard 4:3 screen aspect ratio, Had I been paying
attention, I would have realized the computing world was
heading to multiple core processors and widescreen.
The benefits of both became painfully clear the first time
I powered up a dual core MacBook Pro loaner from Apple
Canada. The 1.5-inch model was about the same weight as
my single-core 14-inch T-series ThinkPad. However, the
Mac800k's widescreen really showed its advantages in
programs l i k e Photoshop o r InOesign where t h e
document workspace is flanked by menu panels, or in
situations where you might want to see two documents
side by side. And o f course, multiple cores offer a
smoother computing environment as well as faster work-
through if the application is multiple processor aware.
As I write this in mid-July, Intel has just announced its
Core2Extreme X7800 mobile processor, a 2.6 GHz dual
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 Te c h S O S f o r S O H O
One good thing about working in a large office is that when your computer
crashes - often at the worst possible moment - you can call tech support
for help. This is a luxury that many small and home offices don't have.
However, there are many places SoHo users can turn t o when their
technology fails them. Most large cities have many computer repair shops
that will help customers root out viruses and replace failed hard drives.
There are also 24-hour services that try to offer users not only technical
support when their systems crash, but also help them set up their systems
so they can avoid crashes.
Though many of the calls that Nerds on Site gets are from users having
technical difficulties, the tech support company prefers to get involved
before any technology is deployed, says its London, Ont.-based co-founder
David Redekop.
The company has several services aimed at the SoHo market. It will help
users not only repair their systems, but set up their networks, do regular
maintenance work on systems and do security assessments to ensure
systems and networks are protected from viruses and intruders.
When people call with a system failure, a client services representative
will take down the reason for the call and their contact information. A nerd
will then contact them within 2 0 minutes and provide them with an
estimate of how much the service will cost and help resolve the problem
over the phone. if possible. Onsite calls start at $125 and are solution, rather
than time, based.
Nerds on Site will also take a more proactive role for clients who are
interested, advising them on how to set up their systems and performing
regular system checks. Redekop, for example, recommends small and home
offices get two Internet lines based on two different technologies, such as
cable and DSL, and a business-grade router that can automatically failover to protection, reverse firewalls can be set up with simple rules that can prevent
the second line. Consumer-class routers are not a good idea since they
occasionally need to be reset. Nerds will also help consumers and small
businesses set u p old computers they've got lying around as backup
computers that they can use to protect their data and also use in case tneir
current computer crashes.
The company's managed services are tailored to individual businesses
depending on their need and start at $250 a month. Its nerd assurance plan
is an all-inclusive package (though new projects aren't covered) in which
Nerds maintains and repairs all systems.
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Another 24 hour computer tech support service, Geek Squad, which is
q a u l s a o d o,fifielirsalsmdaihnetelpnacriliceentsseprvrdicpeasrl
ewrnveicdesb.yThe Bestl eBeulty,
systems and claims to be vendor agnostic. They will, for example, go to
homes or small offices arid set up wireless networks. The rates are based on
the services provided, which is determined by the kind of system the client
has. The average price point for a network installation is about 5140.
The maintenance program could save users a lot of headaches, says Geek
Squad special agent 909, Fritz Schu, who is based out of Woodbridge, Ont
'Sure, it will cost S149 or something for a tune up, but it can prevent that call
at midnight when disaster hits'
There are several things consumers and small business owners can do on
their own to ensure the health of their computers. 'Heat is the biggest killer
of computers,' Schu says. An overly noisy fan could mean that the bearings
are going. They are made out of metal, so a clicking of metal could be a signal
that they're about to go. Fans aren't expensive and should be replaced if
they start showing signs of demise.
He also recommends users run regular diagnostics on their computers
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utilities. this is no longer the case. There are many substantial programs
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I T h e r e are many benefits to using an online office suite. It's automatically
updated, so you're always using the latest version. In most cases, the
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known i s probably Google's f r e e Google D o c s & Spreadsheets
(http:!Idocs.google.com). These are, a s their names suggest, a word
processor and spreadsheet program. The word processor is the old Writely
application rebadged under the Google banner. To access the program, you
will need to have a Google account. When you log in, you will find a no frills
interface that does a credible job of allowing you to create documents and
spreadsheets online. You can save your word processed documents in one
of a number of formats, including OpenOffice.org, PDF and Word, and you can
save them online or on your computer. You can also import documents and
email them from the application. The spreadsheet tool is rudimentary and
does not as yet have a charting option.
Google also has a n e w fee-based application called Google Apps
(www.google.com/a), which incorporates a number of Google tools including
Gmail, Google Talk and Calendar, a Start Page, Docs & Spreadsheets, a web
page creator and a swag of service tools including help and phone support.
This application i s targeted towards specialist groups such as schools,
families, small businesses and enterprises to provide a higher level o f
service than the free application.
Included in the small business tools, for example, is the ability to have
email addresses linked to a domain name and up to 10 GB of storage per
account. With online hosting for the applications provided by Google, all a
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One of the original companies involved in online applications is ThinkFree
(www.thinkfree.com). This online office suite comes with 1GB o f online
storage on the ThinkFree servers. It includes a word processor, spreadsheet
and presentation software and has the same interface as its desktop
version, making it a viable online alternative for users of ThinkFree Desktop.
There are thousands o f documents accessible online that arc already
created and that you can open and use as a starting point for your own. It
can save its files in the same document formats as Microsoft Office uses.
Another o f t h e c u r r e n t g r o u p o f o n l i n e s u i t e s i s FlySuite
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and spreadsheet program. You can buy one or both applications according to
your needs. The service includes up to 1GB of storage for your files on the
FlySuite server. A presentations application, FlySlide, is due for release soon.
However, with so many good, free applications around, it's hard to find a
good reason to justify shelling out cash for Flysuite.
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clearly gaining market share...more than three times the industry growth
rate, says Steve Jobs in a recent press release.
Whether it's due to the Get a Mac campaign, the rise of the iPod, the
increasing number of retail stores in shopping malls, or all those movie
cameos— the Mac is drifting away from its cult status as an elite system for
the non-conformist individual to a machine with mass market appeal. Yet
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Apple's OS X operating system is known for its security and
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people who've signed u p for a n extended Apple warranty
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that i t provides access to six services and supports u p t o
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monitor and keyboard. (Keyboards are notorious for harbouring bacteria
though, so you should really be cleaning it more often than this. J
Anyone who's ever had t o rely o n traditional forms o f technical
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focus these sessions on anything from learning more about getting started
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Apples website. This will give you one hour o f dedicated, one-on-one
also be able to see and test the products first hand.
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up to 14 days In advance. Eleven areas are covered, including a Present
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creating dynamic presentations and printing projects. There's a Music
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recordings. If you have a specific project you want to tackle and just want
to brainstorm with someone, you can book a session for an Open Project.
Personal Shopper
Buying a Mac seems like a relatively simple process. You have three
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MacBook Pro) to choose from, with key differences in screen size, storage
space, graphics, memory and processor speed. But with pricing ranging
anywhere from 5679 (Mac mini) to S3099 (17-inch MacBook Pro), getting
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r i n d Howeive . ( M F P s ) do it all in one box, lovingly at my HP LaserJet 4, circa 1995. It's been in for repair just once in a
tears. Not only can some of dozen years. and even then the problem lay with the owner, not the printer
: s u b -5500 price points in Virtually all the moving parts are within the toner cartridge itself, and
. a l s o print photos directly from your that cartridge is comparatively inexpensive I've been tempted over the
• p a g e and perhaps even fix you a double years to -upgrade to a substantially more complex MFP and send both
• -soda my printer and Panasonic phone/fax machine to the donation bin, but the
C' toner and associated old LaserJet 4, serial port connection and all, simply continues to he a
cc- s . ; • • a ' u? Will they stand the faultless workhorse
-ast o' Something else t o consider—if and when my standalone printer does
71, a n d the necessary space—two break. I'll retain use of my standalone copier and scanner. Yet when an MFP
s : a dorm Cr home office—separate goes on the Fritz, all those other functions arc lost too until the unit comes
_ , _t . A s k yourself the following, If a highly home from the repair shop.
2.: S ' . ; - : 2 C ack and white home/home office laser Still, most home. or dorm-based users simply don't put intense demands
c• •-t-s • • a s HP's LaserJet P2015d costs S400. and a top-notch and strains on their gear Moreover, most of us need all the extra space an
c_r laser like the Lexmark C532dn runs perhaps 5200 more, MFP can gain us, if just for the dishes and pop cans and televisions and all
-:.• a . s e - - t a s e d MFP a t that price po'nt deliver the same level the other things that make a home office so . homey. For these reasons, and
;-saver ft can't. Chances are i t won't be as fast. Its because MFPs are far less finicky now than they were even a few years back,
cost more. And it'll likely support less sophisticated they may be just the ticket for many.
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machines are typically based on inkjet technology. Inkjet advantages
include near-universal colour capability and generally strong photo
reproduction. For a few dollars more, you move into laser technology. Laser
generally delivers much faster output and crisper images than inkjet, its
toner cartridges usually cost less per page than inkjet cartridges and the
machines themselves are less prone to breakdowns. However, the cost of
laser jumps substantially if you want colour. And even though laser toner
cartridges last a lot longer, replacing them will set you back 5400 or more for
the four colours.
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Canon Canada. Currently consisting of no less than eight models, its wide-
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MP160 to the $500 FIXMA MP960. But the best part is that virtually every
model has been extremely well received by both the press and end users
The everything-but.the-proverbial•kitchen-sink $400 PIXMA MP830 seems
to hit the sweet spot just right, particularly i f you also want high•giade
photo printing. Features include a memory card reader, a big 2.5-inch LCD, a
PictBridge connector so you can print directly from a PictBridge-enabled
digicam, an integrated fax modem for standalone fax functionality, double-
sided printing and scanning capabilities and 9600 dpi photo printing. It'll
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pages per minute, and colour at 24 PPM. It isn't retworkab!e, but that
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opobsooes of the proficient MA% MP830, at about $100 less. duplexing. Like its competitors, it also supports PictBridge and comes with a
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models sport a telephone handset, like the traditional fax machine. However,
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When you talk laser MFP, the current buzzword is colour. But that doesn't can't handle faxes and it doesn't incorporate fancy stuff like card readers,
mean a black and white laser doesn't have its place. In fact, considering but it [lees deliver clean 600x600 dpi laser output, scalable copying and
lasers are generally more dependable than inkjets. and that black and white scanning capabilities. On top of all that, it's tiny— with a footprint that's just
lasers are generally more reliable and far less costly than colour models, a bit bigger than a standard sheet of paper.
monochrome MFPs deliver huge bang for the buck for those who don't print Some of the best dollar-to-performance monochrome lasers are found in
photos or colour brochures/homework. Canon's strictly black and white imageCLASS series. O f these, t h e
On the decidedly thrifty side of things is the monochrome Samsung SCX- imageCLASS MF4150, with oodles of upbeat online user reports, a sub•S300
4200. Priced at little more than the cost of dinner and a movie for two price point and a small footprint, may be the best fit for the home office
denizen. The unit prints, scans, faxes and copies;
features a 35-sheet automatic document feeder
Dell 3115 a n d a 250-sheet front-loading cassette; and sports
automatic double-sided operation. For another
$100, the Brother MEC-7820N offers all of the
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2400x600 dpi printing resolution, PC fax functions
and a built-in internal network.
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You'll find other equally respected models too,
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are physically imposing units apparently designed
for office workgroup environments rather than the
home office or dorm. Despite traditionally superior
reliability and lower usage costs (Dell claims just
one and a half pennies per page for the 31I5n), it
Seems most colour laser all-in-ones aren't quite
as ready for stay-at-home situations a s their
inkjet brethren.
What does the future hold? Down under i n
Australia, a company by the name of Silverhrook
Research has quietly been slaving away on a
technology deemed `Memjet.- The big claim t o
fame is output speed—according to Silverbrook,
Memjet can realistically print at an astounding 60
PPM. What's more, the technology will apparently
offer a price-to-performance ratio better than
today's monochrome lasers and photo print quality
rivalling that of today's finest photo•centric inkjets.
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..•77,f,17T2,1a!nue tape to solid state digital equally well served by a less expensive model At $300. this flagship in
s ! : ; . 7 z : e s s models were considered Olympus' line isn't cheap, but here are some of the things beyond simple
m p u s WS.331M rs an example voice note taking you get for your coin.
s7- 7: ....7. categ; o ! s e d .
: • -7 r ' e WS-33W enters is quite a different place as It's a USB flash drive
7-c savvy about digital gadgets, but also more The body is made in two parts, and when you separate the lower 'L." shaped
-7 : e v i c t s Moreover. digital audio isn't tust about module holding the single AAA battery, you expose a standard USB
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2_7 7 7 - '::.:7•:"S who want t o sound as good as recognized as a flash drive • and a biggre with two gigabytes of capacity.
Recording at the lowest quality mono setting. that much capacity is good for
to yourself. or making around 550 hours of voice notes and musings, or more than 35 hours of
with five folders and high-quality stereo recording.
n them if t4CO want. But if business
It records in stereo
Olympus says that recording group business meetings i n
stereo has some advantages in making it easier to distinguish
individual speakers, thus helping the listener follow the flow of
discussion, while also giving the where group session a more
natural sound. The u n i t comes w i t h a built-in stereo
microphone, but also has a 3.5 mm stereo mic jack so you can
use a better mic d you need improved sound quality.
The WS-331M records in Windows Media Audio format, which
offers a more efficient compression method than MP3 (e.g.,
equal sound quality with smaller file size or better sound quality
with equal file size). Another b:g advantage in using this audio
format is that no specialized software is needed to read the file.
Thanks to Windows' market penetration, most audio programs
understand WMA including the Windows Media Player that
comes free with Windows. In fact, the Olympus device does not
come with any audio software, although you can download a
free MS Light Player if you are so inclined.
When you connect the recorder to your PC via USB, it shows up
as just another USB device, so you can drag and drop the
recorded files t o your PC hard drive for editing or further
processing. And this is yet another benefit. If you'd used an
audio cassette recorder, you'd have to play back the file in real
time and rerecord it by capturing the signal using your sound
card's line-in jack. Dragging and dropping a few hundred
megabytes worth of audio files is nowhere near as arduous.
The Olympus unit offers three levels of stereo recording, all
using a 44.1 kHz sampling rate. SP is the standard mode,
and has a frequency range of 50 Hz-9 kHz, which Is good for
voice-only recording. The unit will record 142 hours in SP mode.
In HO mode, you get 71 hours of recording time and a frequency
range of 50 Hz to 15 kHz (cassette tape recorder territory),
while at the highest X0 mode, you can get 35 hours with a
frequency range of 50 Hz-19 kHz. You also can use one of three
mono recording modes.

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While the WS 331f4 won't record in MP3 format, it will play
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mode. Included with the player is a feature called WOW XT, which is made up Overall, this is a desirable if somewhat expensive unit. It can be used ss a
of a spatial enhancer (pseudo surround) and a bass enhancer. There are music player, a high-quality stereo recorder or a mono note taker- or a 1)58
also controls that allow you to select how you want a selection played flash drive. It runs on a single AAA battery arid is about the same size and
(e g, random, repeat) and a built-in equalizer. Playback frequency range is proportions as an iPod Nano (the WS-331M is 95 x 38 x 11 m i l and 47
20 Hz-20 kHz, which is the full range of sound humans can hear Music on it grams, compared to the Nano at 90 x 40 x 6 5 mm and 40 grams).
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Last fall at the Photokina photo trade show in Germany, Olympus fans were
titillated b y news o f the company's new 10 megapixel SLR. For North
Americans, the joy was short-lived when they discovered that the model
would be available only in Europe. Happily, a few months later, Olympus
announced not one, but two, 10 megapixel SLRs— the &Volt E-410 and E-Volt
E•510— and these are most definitely available here.
Currently, the E-410 sells for S299.95 and the E-510 is $100 more. The two
have nearly the same specs, but for the extra $100, the E•510 offers
mechanical, sensor-based image stabilization and the option to bracket programmed, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual modes. These
white balance settings. It is also slightly larger and heavier 1136 x 91.5 x G8 scene modes, if you are not familiar with them, are pre-programmed to
mm (w x ha d) and 460 grams for the E-510 vs. 129 x 91 x 53 mm and 375 provide the best combination of shutter speed, aperture and ISO sensitivity
g for the E-4101 I n my opinion, the M i f f s mechanical image stabilization for specific shooting situations. Photographing something on a white sand
alone is easily worth the extra bucks.
I enjoyed my month with the E-510 and 14.42 mm Olympus 2uiko lens.
When you consider that the camera plus zoom lens package costs just 5100
more than the body by itself, the package is quite a bargain. I found the zoom
ring on this budget lens a little stiff for my liking, and the bayonet mount is
made of plastic, not metal as you would expect on a more expensive lens.
However, the optical performance is solid and the zoom range is very useful,
going from the equivalent (in 35 mm terms) of 28 mm wide angle to 84 mm
medium telephoto.
The E-510 is a camera equally well suited for a first-time SLR user or
someone that wants a greater degree of control over camera functions.
Like many cameras in this price range, the E-510 has a full complement of
scene-oriented automatic settings, a s well a s t h e more traditional
beach or snowy ski slope requires a different setting than photographing
something at dusk or in the evening, for example, and scene modes are a
designed to save you from the bother of having to figure out what works best
for those specific conditions. The 510 has two ways to set a scene mode. On
the mode dial are five icons for the most common situations. You can further
customize these by over-riding some of the
settings. There i s also a setting labeled
Scene on the mode dial, and selecting this
opens a menu on the LCD view screen where
you can select one o f 14 scene modes
(most of these are fixed with no option to
over-ride any of the settings).
The 510's image stabilization system has
two modes (plus i t c a n b e turned o f f
altogether). The normally operating 151
mode is joined by 152, which sets vertical
stabilization only. Olympus explains that
this allows you to pan a fast moving object
like a race c a r and achieve a blurred
background effect, while still enjoying the
benefit of some image stabilization to help
keep the main subject in sharp focus.
There are features in the E-510 that will
make more advanced users happy too. You
can save image files in raw data format (raw
format i s increasingly p o p u l a r w i t h
advanced photographers because o f the

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 ;• f l e x i b i l i t y i t offers) as well as rawflpeg or jpeg only.
- _ . : " s o aliows you to save image files using AdobeRGB, which is a
space than sRGB. This offers some potential benefits if you
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;:..-lers are more capable of printing the broader spectrum of colours
that can be expressed with AdebeRGB.
The camera also has quite a sophisticated white balance control. Along with
the usual presets for cloudy, sunny, incandescent and fluorescent light
settings, there is one manual setting plus a custom option that allows you to
dial i n Kelvin colour temperature settings ranging from 2000-14,000
degrees. And of course, there is an auto white balance setting, which works
well for the most part.
The E-510 has variable ISO settings too, ranging from 1501004501600, plus
an auto setting. I found that even at ISO 1600 the images were quite clean,
although a lot depends on the subject. Colour noise was definitely evident on
dark surfaces or shadowed areas, but my high ISO samples were otherwise
very acceptable. And image quality overall is very pleasing.
Every camera has its own personality, and that's the case with the E-510. If
you are used to using a Nikon or Canon camera, for example, you may have
to acquaint yourself with the Olympus way of organizing onscreen menus
and placing dials and other controls on the camera body. At the same time,
it is by no means a difficult camera to figure out. The camera has a number
of o n e -touch buttons t o access functions like image stabilization,
white balance, ISO, etc., so you can quickly make adjustments to the most
common variables. The E-510 also has an extensive set of adjustments
that are organized in tabbed menus, and you can quickly adjust these
too - although I did have to consult the manual a couple of times.
However, setting up the camera to the ISO, quality and white balance
settings I like was pretty simple business, and once set, the camera worked
pretty much as I expected i t should. I found that exposure was very
accurate, and even with bright daylight scenes with lots of contrast, the
camera was able to produce well exposed images with no highlight blowouts
and with lots of shadow detail. I found the greens in grass and trees a bit
vibrant, but skin tones were very pleasing although somewhat pale. A bit of
white balance tweaking would remedy this.
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Compared to my five-year-old behemoth SLR weighing in at ?60 grams, the
E-510 i s significantly lighter (300 g lighter, t o be precise) as well as
considerably smaller. Nevertheless, the Olympic is very comfortable to use,
and I certainly did not miss the extra bulk or weight.
Olympus, along with Panasonic and Leica, have taken a different path to the
digital SLR. These manufacturers have adopted the Four-Thirds design spec,
which give the cameras some unique properties. The image circle of the
sensor is half that o f a 3 5 mm film frame, and thus the focal length
equivalent is a factor of two. In other words, a 25 mm lens on a Four•Thirds
camera gives roughly the same picture angle as a 50 mm lens on a 35 mm
film camera. Thus, the basic 14.42 mm zoom lens that ships with some
Olympus packages offers a similar zoom range as a 28.84 mm zoom on
a 35mm film camera, which is a very useful range. One benefit o f the
Four-Thirds specification is that cameras that follow it use a common lens
mount, and thus, you can use a Leica or Panasonic lens with the Olympus
body if you so choose.
The other digital SLR makers use a sensor that has the same proportions as
a 35 mm film frame, which gives a 3:2 aspect ratio. The Four•Thirds system
(and most point-and shoot cameras) give a slightly more square image
proportion of 4:3.
While more cameras are now offering anti-dust systems for sensors,
Olympus was the one to pioneer it. It's a system where, on startup, the
sensor is given an ultra-high frequency shake, which dislodges any dust
that may have fallen on the sensor. This same ability to shake the sensor
figures in the E-510's image stabilization system too.
Another technology pioneered by Olympus is Live View, which is the ability
to use the LCD screen to compose a shot, just as you can with point-and-
shoot cameras. The basic design of a single lens reflex camera puts a mirror
between the lens and the sensor, so it is impossible for the sensor to pick up
image data until the mirror swings out of the way - which happens each
time the shutter is fired. The E-510 and E-410 use a smaller secondary
sensor which sends a real-time image to the 2.5-inch LCD screen.
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sights. Indeed, regardless of whether you're a fan of science fiction and mouse or a console-style gamepad. Capcom has altered the control
themed shooters, it's hard not to be captivated by the game's gorgeous scheme in the port, locking the targeting reticule in the centre of the screen
graphics—particularly the snow. The white dunes through which Wayne rather than allowing it to wander slightly with subtle shifts in aim, as it did in
slogs represent the most beautiful and authentic frozen flakes of water ever the default version of the Xbox 360's controls. It was a smart move—while
seen in a game; sunlight glints off the icy crusts of snowy ridges in the original targeting mechanic was unique and worked well on a console, I
remarkably believable fashion, thigh-deep tracks are created as our imagine it would feel a little loosey-goosy to most PC players.
protagonist traipses through deep drifts, and snowstorms appear so The greatest disparity between the two versions—and, as it turns out, the
thoroughly genuine (and enveloping) they never fail to send a chill PCedition's greatest weakness—is online multiplayer. Capcom went to great
down my spine. lengths to deliver a compelling online experience for the Xbox 360 game,
(It's also worth noting that Lost Planet is one of the first titles to take offering excellent support, terrific stability, and plenty of free bonus maps.
advantage of complex visual effects made possible by OirectX 10, the Sadly, the PC edition ships with only a handful of maps. Not that it matters
much-hyped upgrade to Microsoft's tried and true PC gaming platform that much, since at the time of this writing online play appeared to be, for lack
comes with Vista. Alas, I can't comment on the sort of visual enhancements of a better term, broken. I was unable to join a single game, and, according to
DX10-equipped users might be privy to—I didn't have access to a graphics several posts on Capcom's official Lost Planet forums, I'm not the only
card that supported the new platform at press time.) one. I just couldn't find any sessions to join. If Capcom releases a patch to fix
the problem (whatever it may be), it's possible that PC multiplayer
could become as big a draw as it has been for the Xbox
360, but that's a pretty big uncertainty on which to hinge a
purchasing decision.
However, assuming online play isn't a make or break factor in
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to make Lost Planet well worth checking out. Personally, I just can't
get enough bug squishing. In fact, I think I might pull on some
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few insects to stomp on. After all, as the faux military ads in
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gr 1 7 " - i : a n d education o n camera operation a n d v i d e o
CI s r : . ' • e r e are many formalized full-time programs i n media
product h e a v y emphasis on digital video, at both public and private
schools ac-cs.:, T h e s e are usually serious programs for serious
students - sit n n : t h r e e or more years in length • and they can be
very expensive.
If you want some DV training options that you can pursue at your own pace,
in the comfort of your own home, a more 'do-it-yourself' approach can be
very rewarding. especially when supplemented with some o f the great
training OVOs out there.
One o f the best • and the one that generated that inquiry • is Camera
Command. Its insightful, informative and it's a riot to watch! With the right
touch of humour, self-deprecation and creative deconstruction, this training
DV° can indeed be viewed again and again.
The disc's contents are organized into a total of 42 chapters, grouped in five
sessions, locking at various aspects of a video camera's operation, functions
and features. There is also bonus material with some behind-the-scenes
footage and outtakes. A special Education Version is also available, complete
with additional print reference material and suggested work assignments.
Either way, you can easily structure your own training by balancing the ND
instruction with your own hands-on, trial-and-error assignments based on
the disc's material.
The DVD is highly focused (pun intentional) on camera operations, and as
such it talks about concepts like camera controls, shot composition, location
and studio lighting, video formats and so on. More information is available
online at www.cameracommand.com.
While you are online, check out any number of interactive web-based video
training courses, some available for free, some by subscription, some for a
fixed fee. It might be pretty cool to say,1 learned video from the BBC' (check
our the Beeb's Intro to Video Production course at www.bbctraining.com).
A more local option for teaching yourself through hands-on exposure and
expenence are the many artist-run co-ops and independent media arts
centres, located in most cities across Canada, Through a combination of
reduced rental rates and instructor facilitated workshops, you can get your
hands on the latest equipment • and your head wrapped around the latest
techniques far digital media acquisition, production and distribution.
Vancouver's Video In, for example, i s a not•for-profit video production,
exh.b.tion and distribution centre that offers basic and advanced training in
video production, editing, sound design and multimedia techniques.
Workshops are hands-on, project-oriented and members of the centre have
full access to its equipment and edit facilities once the training is completed.
You don't have to worry about being trained on a camera you will never use
or see again; Video In works with two of the more familiar and popular digital
camera packages, including the Sony PD•150 and Sony TRV-900.
Video Pool, located in Winnipeg, is dedicated to independent video, audio
and computer integrated multimedia production. It also provides a range of
training programs, including an intro to digital camera class that covers
aimera operation, technique and composition, lighting, sound recording and
more, using either the student's own camera o r one o f Video Pool's
HUI cameras.
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independent producers, practising artists, as well as members and non-
members alike. Video equipment, training workshops and screenings
are scheduled.
In Toronto, two well-known and long-established centres, Trinity Square
Video and Charles Street Video, offer training programs on a wide variety of
topics, to members or non-members.
In the interests o f full disclosure, I will mention that I am one of the
instructors at Trinity, leading an introductory video camera course and
basic lighting and sound production class for video. Full day workshops offer
students a chance for hands-on learning with available DV camcorders like
the Canon GL•1 or Panasonic 200, as well as various lighting kits and audio
gear for indoor or outdoor recording.
Actually, Trinity takes a three-pronged approach to video • the introductory
course addresses both practical and theoretical concepts and practices.
Analog versus digital processing, tape versus hard drive or flash media
recording, styles of shooting and composition, and shooting for the edit
arc discussed and demonstrated. There's a hands-on camera workshop,
more t i l t e d towards actual operation and manipulation o f various
cameras and settings, and there's a two-day Video 101 workshop,
in which camera operation and editing are taught by means of an actual
start-to-finish project.
Ottawa's Saw Video offers both one-day and two-day DV workshops (as well
as individual workshops in lighting, sound and special effects). On the first
day o f the workshop, participants receive basic instruction on popular
three-chip cameras - the Canon XL1, Panasonic AG-DVX100 and the Sony
PD-150. Three point lighting is covered, as is location power requirements
and strategies. A variety of mics are used and their applications discussed.
Day Two of the workshop includes shooting exercises conducted both
indoors a n d outdoors (weather permitting), simulating v a r y i n g
conditions and situations. The second day of the workshop focuses on the
Sony PD•150.
Ed Video Media Arts (in Guelph, N a n d the Hamilton Media Arts centre are
among many other such artist-driven resource centres in Canada dedicated
to independent film, video and time-based multimedia arts. These facilities,
as HMA describes it, provide the community with access t o facilities,
equipment, peer resources and educational initiatives.
There are more than 40 such video centres and media co-operatives across
the country, and together with other video associations, camera clubs,
media organizations and technical centres, they provide the infrastructure
that you can use to build your own training program.
They can create a balance point between important hands-on practical
experience and the technical and aesthetic theory that underpins media
production, so that you can be your own student and your own teacher, on
your own timetable.
By Lee Rickwood
Lee Rickwood is a freelance writer and independent video producer. He
operates Word On A Wire, an independent company providing editorial, media
production and consulting services to individuals and companies across
North America. He can be reached at videodaze@goodmedia.com.
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