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Holidays and cameras do not always agree. Although ideally the holidays the best time to dedicate himself to the passion of photography, in fact, many prefer to leave your camera at home. This is for two reasons. First, the weight and bulk . But also for the fear of ruining the equipment with water, sand or falls .
Into It starts rather quiet if you have the opportunity to buy a waterproof and shockproof camera
, or
diving and shock-proof . We can then use them in the pool, on the beach, the sea, and entrust them in the hands of children without the fear that may disastrously fall to the ground.
Into When buying, however, you can come across the classic dilemma:
better Canon or Nikon better? . Doubt supported by the fact that in the catalog of the two houses there are two models quite similar, ie the
Canon PowerShot D20 and
Nikon Coolpix AW110 . The optics in practice is the same: it is a stabilized zoom equivalent 28-140mm F/3.9-4.8 opening. Both have a nice monitor 3 “and features integrated GPS.
Although the sensor has the same dimensions, being a CMOS 1/2.3 “(6.17 × 4.55MM), but the Nikon has 4 Megapixel in most of Canon. The Nikon also has integrated Wi-Fi functions. But the real differences that interest me are those practices, detectable in practical use for exterior and, of course, diving.
Into Thanks to the collaboration with Italy and Canon with Nital I could put to the test these two compact bombproof.
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DESIGN AND ERGONOMICS
Into The Canon PowerShot D20 declares its strength from the first glance. On the visible screws make it clear that the impact resistance is a priority project of this camera. The total absence of dials and levers instead is designed to minimize the risk of water infiltration inside. I was puzzled about it the choice to have on the body two separate sections, one dedicated to battery and memory card, another dedicated connections. A single compartment and then a single door would be a lower risk against infiltration of the above. For the rest of the Canon is holding very well and the buttons very large and protruding facilitate their identification. He finally hit the coupling system of interlocking strap: fast, ideal to replace it with other straps or to put the camera in a diving suit, but at the same time robust and reliable.
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Nikon Coolpix AW110 I’ve received in evidence is presented with a livery a little ‘k itsch
, which is a green camouflage. If you are still loyal to the pants kombat then you can do
pendant , otherwise I suggest you contact the most simple single-color versions. The camera is full of buttons, including one that activates the GPS feature rich. We can view and navigate on the world map, where we can save and then follow the routes, thanks to the integrated compass and altimeter. We also have the key to the dynamic control: push and shaking the camera we can choose between some modes. Too bad it’s terribly uncomfortable and after a few attempts it is clear that using the keys is done before and better. For the rest of the Nikon is being appealed and is used well, even if the keys very small and close together can create some difficulties. Finally, I appreciated that the Nikon has a small brush supplied as standard, useful for cleaning every corner of sand and dirt, as well as a smart adapter to joint that allows you to use any filter wi th thread 40.5 mm.
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IMPRESSIONS OF USE
Into Having two underwater cameras to be put to the test I started off with a dip in the pool. And it was tough. Not the dive, but underwater photography. Even with the mask is hard to see what you’re framing. The buoyancy makes it difficult to stand still less to get help from someone. Half a meter of water absorbs a lot of light, forcing you to work with high sensitivity. Always remove the water and creates a dominant blue contrast.
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Canon PowerShot D20 has behaved quite well. Some difficulties on the white balance that is too hot, despite having selected one dedicated to underwater filming. The meter tends to underexpose, requiring to manually compensate by 2/3 EV. No problem in the shots dry, the automatic setting where the camera svolve their job very well.
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Nikon Coolpix AW110 has defended equally well in diving, presenting, however, the exact opposite problem to the Canon. In fact, despite having ch osen the balance for underwater shooting, the white balance is too cold. Even for the Nikon I had to compensate the exposure with 2/3 EV to avoid overly dark images. Obviously dry no problem. I also appreciated the automatic flash that is activated in shadows on his
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