Canon IXUS 110 IS camera review

I got a week camera test drive with the Canon IXUS 110 IS and I posted some of blog posts and my test labeled under tag Canon IXUS 110 IS in my blog.

The best feature of the camera is the light weight steel body, and easy switch knob and buttons. Color composition of the digital image rely only on the perfect lighting or light source, but it works perfectly even on low light and over exposed to sunlight. I think it has color balance that's why I amaze myself for having this point and shoot camera act like a semi-dslr. There's a manual setting for advance users, were you can take control of the aperture and shutter speed of the camera, then an automatic setting if you want to take photos when you are on the go, I enjoy using the automatic settings and the scene settings, so most of the test shots I have here play with the auto and some scenes effects. The video is in HD quality, and it is perfect if you want to shoot high quality vids for your presentation, projects or event your own short film. I like to put more details on the review and specs, but I'm not a very pro when it comes to technical terms of the camera, so I'll write down here my experience and thoughts about the Canon IXUS 110 IS.

below are some of the test shots I took for a week.


my pet Siamese cat, Creamo, loves to pose infront of the digital camera, even that he is moving around the floor, the Canon IXUS captured the image without the blur, this will work perfectly in a good lighted areas.


the macro shot is perfect for food bloggers, the macro activates in automatic mode, so when the lens detected a close up object, it will adjust immediately and will re-focus after the half press of the shutter button.


the focal length of the lens 5.0-22.0 mm saves lots of distance from the photographer, and it gives a great angle and visual.


my morning breakfast and my favorite mug. I'm sampling a wide photo feature and also a close up look of the Google mug.


macro tested in my laptop keyboard. Macro shots work very fine in good lighted areas.


a wide view and taking advantage of the low focal length of the lens.


Just watched a Hale band concert in SM Bacoor, I was standing in the middle of the crowd, and my distance from the band so far, i think around 30 feet. I used the zoom features and here's a low quality-semi-blurred photo. The camera is not good in the zooming the images, especially when a moving subject is the target. You need to shoot many times in order to get a good quality, but this is the best image I can offer using the power zoom features.


I'm starting to be addicted to this macro shot, this espada fish at the SM grocery.


another macro shot of my Krispy Kreme Oreo doughnut


the wide lens feature is perfect for self portraits, no longer to be worried of being out of the frame, as it will captures everything in sight within the 5.0mm range.


in low light area, I took the advantage of the car's headlight to add some effects.


playing on some angle


me...portrait mode


I love this shot!, in automatic mode


against the light.


photo within the photo, I took this photo from a photo exhbit at the Photo World 2009 in SM MOA.

The camera is nice and I fell inlove with it, The zoom features is very poor, but we know that the zoom is not built for the point and shoot, most point and shoot cameras have this features and we understand it, the macro and wide angle feature is great, the color light and balance suits well. For a beginner, this camera is a must have, and it will transform your shooting skill into a work of photo art. For a price of 23k, with the photo and HD video, this is a good camera choice.

Specs :

source : trustedreviews.com

Toblerone's National Thank You Day "Spread the Sweetness of Gratitude" Photo contest

Note:
Thank You Day event is moved to November 2009. Details to be posted soon.
But the photo competition deadline is now November 10.

I will get my 5 shortlist as finalist for the Thank You Day Award on November 11, 2009.
there you go! more time to send entries.

Saying THANK YOU to people will lift up their spirit and appreciate you more for accepting some thing or have a feeling of love and friendship. This is my way of saying thanks to my family, friends, the community, industry and internet world for making me more than me (which I didn't expected to be a blogger). You know that it feels great when someone say thank you to us, or if we say thank you to people. This is how I celebrate the National Thank You Day.

Thanks to mom,dad, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles...and the entire family.

also thanks to my 2nd family...and to...

my Lace.

and also to you my dear blog readers.. thanks to you!
but before we end this blog post, I like to invite you to join the - Toblerone's National Thank You Day "Spread the Sweetness of Gratitude" Photo contest here in my blog and alos to Toblerone's event contest website www.thankyoudayphilippines.com

CONTEST MECHANICS
- all you have to do is How can you come up with creative ways to spread the gratitude fever by getting people to say ‘thank you’ by a photo entry in your blogs. (Blogger, Multiply, Facebook, Livejournal, Wordpress, etc..)

- post it in your blog, and then post a url link of your entry here in my blog at the comments of this blog entry. I will select 5 best posts and as finalists for the contest and have a chance to win Toblerone gift packs.

- post also a photo of your entry at the event website www.thankyoudayphilippines.com

- Participants are limited to greater Manila area only

- Announcement of the winners will be at the National Thank You Day Awards on October 20, 2009 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall and see the unveiling of one notable Filipino personality from whom a grateful nation will choose to say a resounding ‘thank you’ to. The winners will also be announced through blog postings and/or website announcements.

- Contest will run from September 7, 2009 at 2PM up to October 16, 2009 at 5PM

- Full mechanics and terms of the contest is posted at the event website.

- AzraelColadilla.com and AzraelsMerryland.Blogspot.com is one of the official blog that campaigns for the contest and Toblerone's National Thank You Day

Ravioli "the goodness of fresh pasta!" at Robinsons Galeria

Chorizo and Tomato Ravioli

Pasta now is being cooked fresh and being prepared for less than 3 minutes infront of you. A new concept store opened up in the busy food court level of Robinsons Galeria. RAVIOLI is the new talk of the town when it comes to fresh pasta and also the special ravioli, the open kitchen store allows the customers to view the high grade flour, eggs, salt and water be mixed together, kneaded and then cranked in a pasta machine. It was a great sight for me to experience and watch my pasta being prepared from scratch and cooked within 3 minutes. Ravioli is a traditional pasta fare which means, “to wrap” in Italian. Fillings are in between two layers of pasta dough before it is boiled, sautéed or topped with tomato or cream-based sauces.(read more below!)

Me, Lace and Jonel tried the ravioli and the food tasting session started when the instore chef prepared the pasta infront of us and after waiting for some minutes, the ravioli came in hot and smokey good infront of us.


Mushroom and Mozzarella Ravioli

Lace tried the Mushroom and Mozzarella, while I tried the best seller ravioli - Chorizo and tomato. The ravioli is soft and easy to digest, and because that it is prepared and cooked fresh, you'll notice the tastiness of the ravioli after absorbing those juices and tomato or cheese after it was cooked. Eating the a hot and freshly cooked ravioli is the best, don't ever let it go cold as it will absorb all the sauces and it will turn soggy. The taste of the Mushroom and Mozzarella is smokey and the mushroom juices and sauce made the taste into the ravioli, while the Chorizo and Tomato Ravioli is a cheesy and sweet taste, and a little bit kid friendly when it looks due to its traditional color of a pasta, and the taste of tomato and cheese combines into the ravioli.

Watch out for their new branch at SM Mall of Asia on December 2009. Ravioli will be a bistro, and they will be offering fresh pizza and a large menu for everyone.
more photos in my album at Ravioli "the goodness of fresh pasta!"

here are the price list
Ravioli:
Spinach and cream cheese 115.00
Ham and garlic 115.00
Chorizo and tomato 130.00
Mushroom and mozzarella 130.00

Pasta:
Spaghetti bolognese 78.00
Carbonara 78.00
Shrimp diablo 95.00
Spaghetti meatball 95.00


The store


prepare the ingredients and live cooking with the chef for the customers of Ravioli


After mixing the ingredients, the dough will be placed in the pasta maker.


roll it again,and subdivide the layers and put more ingredients inside the ravioli : like meat,beef.


Ready to be cooked


here's your fresh ravioli


cooking time


the pasta and ravioli

Wordpress bloggers - upgrade and back up now!

i'm glad that one of our plurk friends and ka-network shared this shocking news that WP is under attack, and it affects only the ones who got the old version of WP. To avoid this, you should upgrade your WP and back up your blog. I know that this will happen as there are some reports of WP blog hijacking last week. Same thing that happened to blogger.com that was under DDOS attack.

for more details and information, read the news here at Security Threat: WordPress Under Attack

I went on a panic this morning, and upgraded immediately, I read the news last night and I didn't seem to mind at it. but then this morning, I remembered that I run 2 big WP blogs from a client, then I set up an action and did some test..and glad that it is safe.

our fellow blogger-plurker friend Paul Pajo, shared his article How to keep you WordPress blog secure

MODU phone: World's lightest mobile phone is here in the Philippines

Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest L. Cu and modu founder and CEO Dov Moran show off the world's lightest phone

Modu phone, considered as the world's lightest mobile phone is here in the Philippines, and thanks to Globe for bringing it here. No price details has been mentioned in the press release, but I know in a couple of days or weeks, it will be the next chase phone in the market. The Modu phone has a music player, a mass storage device and internal memory measuring to 2GB. It is recognized by Guinness Book of World Records™  as the lightest fully-functional phone in the world, weighing in at only 1.5 oz.

photo from moduFan

It is so small, that's why it is light weight, did you know that the modu phone is founded by the one who invented the USB flash drive. wow.. ( more details below)

A Pioneering Alliance: Globe and modu bring the world’s lightest phone to the Philippines

Innovation leader Globe Telecom has sealed its partnership with modu Ltd., with the shared mission of introducing breakthrough mobile products to the Philippine market.

Much like Globe, modu is a pioneer in its field and is poised to locally launch its flagship product, the customizable and modular modu phone never before seen in the Philippines and soon to be available only from Globe through its exclusive local distributor Lynk Communications.

Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest L. Cu welcomes the partnership as marketing coup, as well as a key strategic move. “At Globe, we are committed to always putting the customer first and doing everything in our power to delight the Globe user. Modu for its part has shown an astute understanding of what makes our customers tick; the modu™ phone, with its unique approach to personalization, is proof positive. We are confident this leading-edge partnership will bring new value to a market that continues to grow in sophistication and discerning tastes.”

The modu phone is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records™ as the lightest fully-functional phone in the world, weighing in at only 1.5 oz., yet fully loaded with a music player, mass storage device and 2 GB internal memory. The Philippines will in fact be among the first countries to launch this novel phone. The big news behind the modu™ phone is its incredible potential for personalization through interchangeable modu™ jackets -- fashionable phone enclosures which can instantly change the look and style of the handset. Through the use of various trendy modu jacket designs, users can have a different phone every day of the week, with a single handset.

modu was founded in 2007 by Dov Moran, inventor of the USB Flash Drive (DiskonKey™) and other groundbreaking personal storage solutions. The company is headquartered in Israel with offices in Croatia and South Korea. The company’s vision is to bring a fundamental change to the dynamics of the personal communication world. Introducing the world’s lightest phone, in partnership with Globe, is a key step.

For Globe’s part, the company’s track record for innovation began over a decade ago with the launch of text messaging. Over the years, Globe has introduced a series of advanced services, such as the award-winning m-commerce solution GCash, the world’s first and only virtual landline and mobile service Duo, and the re-launched Globe Broadband Tattoo which is now the fastest-growing prepaid wireless broadband service in the Philippines.

Globe has also strengthened its broadband play by rolling out new connectivity solutions like the cutting-edge fiber-to-the-home technology GPON, and the country’s first WIMAX network which is also the largest WIMAX 2.5 GHz deployment in Southeast Asia.

Globe’s latest launch is the new Globe Tattoo, a re-branded and revitalized prepaid service providing the first-ever prepaid SIM that can be used to call, text and surf the internet. The converged experience from Globe Tattoo comes in an array of pop-art designer prepaid SIMs that can be used in both mobile phones and broadband USB sticks. The flagship offer of Globe Tattoo is ImmortalTxt, another pioneering effort which is the country’s first-ever SMS service with no expiry for its text offer.

The Globe-modu partnership bodes well for technophiles for whom the latest, hottest device is an absolute must-have. Gadget fans can look forward to exciting new offers from Globe and modu.

The video of (Olympus) PEN story

here's a video you won't see anywhere. Its a mash up and stitch of 60,000 pictures, 9,600  prints and shoot, and another 1,800 more pictures. All no photos and no post production or effects. This stop motion by photos is created by http://www.youtube.com/user/PENStory

this video is now my favorite!!  ( because it uses Olympus PEN camera), the camera is already launched here last Sunday at SMX, and heard that the camera price is around 52k.got the video link via this forum

The 5th Backdoor Ventures ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010

yup! you read it here. The big festival of international arts and music will be next year (2010). There will be no festival this year and I know it was supposed to be this September 2009. I sent a txt message to Joann Virina to confirm the sched, and she told me that her husband and event organizer, Jay Virina, that the festival will be on February 2010.  And when I was about to blog this, I finally saw Jay's Facebook wall photos of this new poster.

Now add this to your calendar guys!! The 3 DAYS feast of the mind and senses is coming!

update: Event sched and venue now up!

Event: the 5th Backdoor Ventures ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL
"A 3-day Feast for the Mind & Senses"
What: Concert
Host: Backdoor Ventures ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Start Time: Friday, February 5, 2010 at 10:00am
End Time: Sunday, February 7 , 2010 at 12:00am
Where: MEGATRADE HALL 2, SM MEGAMALL

RSVP via Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126356600678

photo session 7: Terminator vs. GI JOE

hmm..I just hope theres a comic cross over.  
I'll be out of town today to attend a food event in Trece Martirez, will leave you a toy photo session here using my Olympus e520 with pop up flash diffuser

Michael Jackson is ALIVE! (video)

Here's a disturbing video of an emergency van that carries the dead body of the king of Pop, and upon arrival to a hospital ( i think), a tall, long haired guy, with a similar body built and stand like Michael Jackson, went off the van. Many people are now investigating this, and ask question if he is still ALIVE.

and why his casket is all closed up during the burial...  weird di ba?

omg! he is alive!

More videos Below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fZFSweZ43c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By3ztHKWd_c

update: argghhhh
it was confirmed by TMZ that the video is a hoax
http://www.tmz.com/2009/08/31/non-shocker-mj-coroner-van-vid-was-fake/

or TMZ is in party with MJ fake death ? hmmm

Black Market EX will be postponed for an indefinite period of time

www.theblackmarketex.com

We regret to inform everyone that the Black Market EX will be postponed for an indefinite period of time. We thank those who have shown their support for this event. And, as soon as some of the details have been ironed out, we will inform every one of our future plans.

PUBLICO - Takda Album and Book Launch

PUBLICO is set to release its independent debut album this month, Sept 2009. In lieu of this, they will be having a 3-Leg Album and Book Launch Series with the following dates and venues:

Sept. 9, 2009 - Freedom Bar, Quezon City
Sept. 10, 2009 - 6UG, Pearl Drive, Ortigas
Sept. 11, 2009 - Ride and Roll Diner, Xavierville, Quezon City

www.publico.multiply.com

Check the sample music below

Venusian Principle Art Exhibit

"The Venusian Principle" will run from September 4 to October 3, 2009. It will be held at the "My Little Art Place" gallery at 222 Wilson Street, Greenhills, San Juan City, and will be featuring the works of Ice Basit, Liezl Buenaventura, Lito Casaje, Juno Parungao, and Claude Sta. Clara.

Lizz invited me to attend and check out her artworks, if you want to attend the opening night. feel free to contact her through her website at http://www.lizzbuenaventura.com/ or her blog post of the event.

Bleach and Chowder toys at Jollibee Kiddie Meal

Check out the Bleach and Chowder toys from Jollibee, these cute characters and anime figures will be available in all branches on September 4-30 only. (more photos below)

Kids can look forward to hours of fun play and adventures with the newest toys from Jollibee Kids Meals -- the Bleach Collect and Collide action figures and the Chowder Snack Buddies.

Young boys who follow the popular anime series Bleach will enjoy the power-crunching Bleach Collect and Collide toy set featuring their favorite sword-wielding warriors – Ichigo, Renji, and Toushiro.

The cool collection includes the Fierce Fightin’ Ichigo, a realistic figure of favorite lead character Ichigo Kurosaki who saves the world from evil spirits with his razor-sharp moves. Press the handle on the toy’s back to activate awesome sword-slashing motion or bump him against the other toys to see which one remains standing.

Be part of mystical missions with the Raging Renji action figure. A replica of the fearless Bleach character, the Raging Renji toy lets you play with friends by bumping him against the other Bleach collectibles.

Need more razor-sharp Bleach action? Get your hands on the Power Blade Toushiro. Activate Toushiro’s cool Power Blade by turning the knob on his back. You can even battle your way to victory by bumping him against the other action figures.

Girls can also be part of the fun with the latest toys inspired by the popular Cartoon Network show Chowder with the useful yet stylish Snack Buddies, which can be very handy for girls during lunch and snack time.

The perfect companion for school, the charming Chowder Ketchup Squeezer lets you keep your ketchup in this adorable case. You may also store precious things inside a top-secret compartment and play with this cute Chowder figure whenever you want.

Be the talk of the cafeteria with the Schnitzel Cheese Slicer. Slice your cheese with Schnitzel’s little tray and make delicious sandwiches to share with friends. Plus, you can even use the fork hidden inside to pick up your yummy snacks.

Let Truffles keep your baon safe with the cute Truffles Sandwich Keeper. The most stylish recess partner around, this delightful yellow lunch box lets you carry your snacks in a nifty package. Just move Truffles up to watch your sandwich instantly pop out!

Only Jollibee brings you great new ways to have fun with the latest feature-packed toys from the coolest kids’ cartoons. Dash to your nearest Jollibee store from September 4 to 30 and collect your amazing action figures and lovable food partners that come free with every Jollibee Kids Meal.