Summary of the last few weeks

The last few weeks, we have done dreamweaver and an advertisments displaying the Nikon D3100 DSLR. This is now our last lesson of IT for the whole year! Next week is exams, which is kinda worrying. Year 10 has gone so quickly, it's amazing. Year 11 should be challenging, but good.
Peace.

Nikon D3100 Review

 

 NIKON D3100 DSLR 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

 

ABOUT THE PRODUCT

The entry-level digital SLR market has been fairly even over the past few years, with the two big names producing good but unexciting cameras (see Canon's EOS 1000D and Nikon's D3000).
The limitations of a low entry price restricted both companies from innovating too much on these models, but Nikon's D3100 is now the exception.

Design and features

The D3100 is light and portable, weighing 455 grams for the body only. Attach a non-kit lens to the camera, such as the excellent 35mm f/1.8 DX model, and away you go with lightweight shooting. The D3100 now has a CMOS sensor and its resolution hits 14.2 megapixels. The image processor has undergone some Botox too, upgraded to Expeed 2.

 

Familiarity is key to Nikon's design, which uses a similar chassis and layout to the D3000, with a few extra tweaks. The most significant exterior changes come in the form of the shooting mode selector switch, now integrated into the mode dial, which changes between single, continuous, timer and quiet mode shooting.

 

For beginners, the D3100 is equipped with Guide mode, just like the D3000, but it has been refined to make it easier to use. Guide mode provides an interface to help new users achieve specific looks from changing aperture and shutter speeds, but without using the photographic terminology. There's also the standard PASM shooting modes accessible from the mode dial, and a range of scene modes suited to portrait, macro and landscape work to name a few.

At the back is a 3-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 230,000 dots, a directional control pad, control wheel and a Live View switch along with the standard playback and review buttons. Live View is a much-needed addition from the D3000 and the D3100 does it brilliantly with this implementation. Simply flick the switch to the right of the screen to activate, and back again to deactivate. Video recording, which is in full 1920x1080 pixels at 24fps, is activated using the instant-on record button nestled in the Live View switch.

To the side, the D3100 has a host of connectivity options, including mini-HDMI and USB out, AV out and a port for connecting an optional GPS unit to automatically geotag photos. There is no external microphone jack though, which is disappointing for videographers.

 

The D3100 is easy enough for a first-time user to pick up and start shooting with straight away, either using the Guide mode or full automatic, but there are plenty of other options for more advanced photographers. One notable exception is automatic bracketing; sure, it can be done manually but it is a nice feature for those who enjoy HDR or gaining the correct exposure in tricky lighting situations. The viewfinder is bright and clear though it's not particularly big and only covers 95 per cent of the field of view.

 

PICTURES

 

 

Uses of the D3100

The D3100 is a great camera for people new to photography all the way through to those who have been doing it for years professionally. The D3100 is often the first step for aspiring photographers in opening the door to the world of photography and journalism. It is used to take photos at oppurtune moments or whenever the user desires. Its consistent standard of photo quality makes it easy for everyone to use - and that's what it is. A camera for everyone.

 

Positives and Negatives

+This camera is capable of shooting high quality photos consistently

+Capable of shooting 1080p videos

+User interface is easy to navigate and learn
+1080p 24fps video capable
+720p 30 fps video capable
+Mini HDMI output
+Expandable memory

-Small viewfinder

-Slower camera performance
-Canon has a faster shutter and turn on/off speed
-Expensive
 

 

 All pictures, positives and negatives, design and features: Tom
Specifications, about the product, uses of the D3100: Nathaniel

My holiday

On my holiday, i went to port macquarie in NSW. It was a 15 hour drive. We camped in a caravan park. It was literally 100 metres walk to the beach. I got sunburnt a little bit, and had a very good time. When I got back, I had basketball tryouts the next day. They were quite hard after doing nothing for 10 days!

Stykz & Update

I have not done a whole lot since the last time I posted on this blog. I think the last time we had class was like three weeks ago! :O that's a very long time!

My Stykz thing

Stykz

Stykz is freeware, meaning it's completely free to download and use to create animations that you can show off to others or import into other applications. No hidden costs, license or permission are required to use Stykz to its fullest.
Stykz is the first multi-platform stick figure animation program in the world (as far as we know), so you'll be able to use Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux* to create, edit and preview your animations. (*Linux is in internal beta but will be available soon.)
If you've ever used Pivot StickFigure Animator, you'll feel right at home working with Stykz. It was designed to be a superset of Pivot's feature set, so we know you'll appreciate the similarities to Pivot as well as the extra features that Stykz has to offer!
Stykz is frame-based, letting you work on individual frames of your animation to make it just right. Onionskins let you see what was in the previous frame so you can make adjustments to your current frame easily.

Toondoo cartoons

By Tooooom | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon
It's voldemort walking forwards and scaring some person because harry potter is a sick movie :')

By Tooooom | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon
The game 'slender'

By Tooooom | View this Toon at ToonDoo | Create your own Toon

James Harden's ankles being broken against Nigeria in the 2012 Olympic Games

Strip generator

Strip Generator - Year 10 IT

Year 10 IT by Tooooom

Subject Selection

Subject Selection

Year 11

 

I'm thinking about doing a cert ii/iii VET course, general maths standard, legal studies, literature, history and business management units 1&2. I'm still not really sure though, I might end up picking psychology 3&4 instead of the VET course, then change business management to the VET course.

voki

Pro photoshop skills :')

The Work

Lesson One: Made the photos page on balcombe wiki. Updated with the logos from social networking sites like YouTube, Tumblr, Facebook, etc. Worked on blog.
Lesson Two:Learnt about voki, an avatar making thing. audio can be applied to it either through text or recording your own voice.

Blog#1

le first blog. not sure why we have to do this. seems kinda silly to me. who wastes their day writing stuff on a blog?!

out of things to write. done now :)