No matter what your ambitions or skill level are, this camera could arguably be an ideal option for many when it comes down to plonking the plastic on the counter or tapping the computer key to order offline. For many a budding photographer with ambitions a DSLR is the best game in town.

None of those pesky MILCs or compact digicams can satisfy the hunger!

Besides, it’s a Nikon. And the specs are damn fine.

Nikon D5200 Features

True, the sensor is close to half the area of a 35mm full frame but, unless you’re going to indulge in heavy cropping or demand an enormous print output, the 23.5×15.6mm CMOS will work fine for many.

Besides, the maximum image size of …

Straight out of the box I have to say the Nikon 1 V2 is the sexiest camera I’ve ever wrapped my mitts around.

In ivory, with a finish reminiscent of a highly polished car’s enamel, the camera is a stand out. Unlike most other mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (MILC) the Nikon 1 V2 has a pronounced speed grip that is so effective it rivals even that of high end DLRs. The body is possibly pocketable but maybe not so easily with a lens mounted, but overall the body is quite small. And there’s a black body if your dress style is more modest.

The body is quite …

I usually start a review of a camera like this straight after brekky, while I’m fresh, with an uncluttered mind.

But sometimes it seems I would have been better off by kicking off with a cluttered mind!

So I pick up the NEX-6. Hit the power button. Look in the LCD. Looks awfully dark. What’s up? Go the finder menu and hit the factory reset button. No better. Look in the menu for the PASM options. None there!

Oh! Oh! Dumbo missed the legibly inscribed, external PASM settings on the top mode dial. Just like most other cameras, but unlike the two most recent mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras that passed through my hands, the Canon EOS-M and Sony’s NEX-5R, which tucked these vital options away in the finder menu and touch screen respectively.

With the NEX-6 …

Hello there! I’d just finished writing this Synology 1512+ review and subsequently deleted it all… Why, you ask? Well – I have a bit of a history in I.T. and as such, found myself getting TOTALLY geeky with my review..

Those of you that have read any of my reviews to date, here on dPS, will know that I try to keep it ‘real world‘ …So, I’m going to write it again and dispense with all the ones and zeros in an effort to help you decide if moving to a Synology NAS is the way forward, or not. Many thanks to the guys at DR for their help with our Synology.

Synology DiskStation 5-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS1512+

The Synology DS 1512+ is a 5 drive NAS that can give …

It seems to me that the fixed lens, compact camera game has spawned two sub species: ultra long zoom models and those with ultra fast lenses … to some they’re called ‘bright’.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 belongs in the latter category and a dazzling model it is too: compact, light in weight and full of power.

The Leica Vario Summilux lens has a maximum aperture of f1.4, stopping down to only f2.3 when the 3.8x zoom is extended from its wide 24mm to the tele end of 90mm (35 SLR equivalent).

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Features

The 10.1 megapixel MOS sensor captures a maximum 3968×2736 pixel image: 34x23cm as a print.

Video? Full HD 1920×1080 pixel resolution, saved in either AVCHD or MPEG4. …