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DXO One Brings RAW and 120fps 720p to iDevices!

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DxO the company associated with DXO Optics Pro RAW conversion and for it’s popular camera sensor rating scores has released their first hardware product based on a coupling with the Apple iPhone and iPad devices with lightning connector.

The camera attaches in the thunderbolt charging port and lets you swivel the phone or tablet screen for easier viewing angles. The power of the camera comes from what could be the highest quality portable device camera to date.  The RAW and Super RAW modes claim unprecedented image quality with scores in RAW mode of 70 DxO points and in Super RAW of 85 points.  In contrast the original full frame Canon 5D Mark 1 only gathered a sensor score of 71 in RAW mode.    While the results show a clear progression  in sensor technology they simply cannot match the aesthetics of a full frame sensor with a 1″ inch sensor. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

New iPad Air 2 Throws in Slow Motion

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Apple today refreshed both the iPad Air and the iPad Mini lines with basically just refined specs but not a re-design or groundbreaking update.  The iPad Air 2 is adding the 120fps 720p slow motion feature first seen on the iPhone 5s and bettered in the iPhone 6.  However the iPad is not as generous as the iPhone 6’s 240fps and only sports half the frame rate.

Furthermore the iPad Mini 3 has no slow motion feature and seems the least refreshed tablet.   If you want an iPad Tablet this year then the iPad Air 2 is a better option overall. If you just got an iPhone 6 or 6+ then both iPad models will be downgrades in performance and features except for the larger screens.  For slow Motion the iPhone 6 is still the best bet for Apple products continuing forward. → Continue Reading Full Post ←