Camera Cunction & Dialup

[Bo_]

I am really liking what I am reading about the NZ. But am wondering about internet connections, it would be my first PDA without a phone line plug build in.

Is there a simple way to connect to a dialup service for e-mail?

More importantly on a different topic.

HOW automatic is the camera, I am wondering if there is a way to take a series of exposures at the same settings, something like a "Exposure lock" fature.?


Bo

www.bophoto.com

[LITTLESIX]

Bo - internet connections would be handled through the WiFi card and it's optional; doesn't come with the device.

As far as bracketing a photo at different exposure settings on the NZ, there is not an option to do so (or at least one that I've come across). I'm pretty sure it's not part of the NZ setup.

[oneeyesquare]

In the NX forum there was a whole thread on a CF based phone line card. They had some success in making it work, though they had to translate the Japanese instructions. It seems like it was "Ambicom" A search turns up this thread plus many others>http://www.cliesource.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=83&highlight=ambicom

[Bo_]

Littlesix,

Thanks, Guess one have to get a WiFi card then. (smile)

Atually I was not looking to bracket, but more for a way to shoot a series of frames at the same exposure, I do not need a manual setting, but a way to lock the exposure would be great. It would alow me to photograph a panorama in a pinch. (smile) I just love panoramas.


Bo

www.bophoto.com

[LITTLESIX]

I "think" Pelaca wrote the code that makes the CF modems work. He's got something to do with it; might search on his name. From what I read it works great.

As for panoramas, the NZ is perfect for it, B - go for it!

[Bo_]

But.. But... But... You have still not told me if I can lock the exposure. I am asking beacuse when photographing a panorama, one want to pick a slightly low exposure and then keep that one while spinning around so that the lightest points of the rotation do not burn out... if the camera changes exposure while shooting the panorama the result does not look as beautiful as hoped. (smile)


Bo

[LITTLESIX]

you can fix and leave the exposure where you want it Bo - it's good. Just tried one pan myself. I'm up to my hips in Adobe now playing with it. :)

[Bo_]

Littlesix...

You Serious... Ya might just have pushed me way over the edge.

WOW. if the exposure can be locked I am in PDA haven.

Here is some pointers I wrote up when teaching pano photography, it generally applies to the NZ also. as in dropping a string from the center of the camera, then use it to guide the rotation, because you always want to rotate around the center of the lens optical center. (Nodal point)

http://www.bophoto.com/e-10/pano-by-hand.html

Bo

[oneeyesquare]

Wow!! Awesome "pano", Bo!!!! Post some details guys!!!This would be a totally cool way for me to capture the feel of a house interior...

[the_iceman]

would be nice... if there was a little 'swivel mount' made for the NZs ... which you could place the handheld into.... and have a ball-bearing swivel on it... to get those PANA shots and have it rotate 'on center'!!!!!!!!!

*putting on invention hat*

[Bo_]

Iceman,

Funny you should mention it. I was just talking with my brother about a clip mount with a pano head, and a possible way of putting a wide-angle adaptor in front of the lens.

He said he could make two versions on his cnc inexpensively, one with a wide lens and one standard. both would let people mount the CLie on a small tripod for night or self protraits.

Bo

[Bo_]

Littlesix

OK so I picked out the NZ last night...

Sooo NOW you gotta explain to me HOW you managed to fix the exposure. (smile) I have been playing with it for a while. He He.

LOVE the NZ though. Netfont is not as bad as I had read, it is really cool.

Bo