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Sony Camera Tips

by Dou

Published on: April 29, 2011

Categories: Camera and camera battery

Tags:E18 error, lens can't open, sony camera, sony camera tips, turn the power off and on again

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Sometimes you’d like a date stamp on your pictures as to record your trips, but sometime you maybe don’t like a date stamp on your pictures as it seems make the picture don’t clear.

So there are so many users asked as “How to add date stamp on my pictures?” or “How to remove date stamp from my pictures?” “Canon I add date stamp on my pictures with my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W390 battery camera”.

Commonly, Sony cameras don’t add date stamp at the time you shot for conveniently edit after shotting. If you want to add time for your picture you can install it using the Sony Cybershot DSC-W80 battery applications software in the CD which comes with your camera, and there are faction of add date stamp, you can also use other image processing software to manually add text and date,more flexible.

I used my SONY NP-FM500H battery Digital camera since December and all of a sudden whenever I try to turn it on, the lens does not move out or open and I receive an error message saying “Lens Error, Will shut down automatically, Restart camera.” I have never dropped this camera and am concerned that it is not fixable.

My camera lens will not open. It’s open now in the middle. But when I try to open it, it says, there is a lens error and closes.

The above 2 problems are all of the same type. It always comes because there is something loose inside the lens, such as a screw. These articles maybe helpful for you: Lens error, E18 error and turn the power off and on again .

The camera will not remain. When the power button press the CAMRA flashing for a while, but will not leave it on. Once it opens but when I close the lens does not close all the way, was it messing up.

For this problem, you have to consider two aspects, It seems 2 probables will cause this problem First probable is your battery, if your Fujifilm battery is not a Li-ion battery it will like this: low power warning for full charged new batteries, good luck else, the problem maybe as the aboves.

And some one also asked as this: Is there a reset button on the Olympus fe -26? Mine froze and will not turn on, just makes a noise like maybe the lens is trying to move but nothing happens.

It always comes because there is something loose inside the lens, such as a screw. And the solutions all like the aboves.

Sony Camcorder Shows “No Applicable Files Available”

by Dou

Published on: April 27, 2011

Categories: camcorder and camcorder battery

Tags:format error, No Applicable Files Available, sony

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I get this “No Applicable Files Available” message when I play back the videos on my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W390 battery camera. And these videos I recorded days ago and have watched after recording, at that time, all is fine.

Cyber-Shot DSC-T99C battery

Have you seen this similar problem, with your camera or camera?When I first saw this so worried, and I worry that if there is anything wrong with my camera or my Sony memory card. However, knowingthe cause, I know nothing fundamentally wrong with the camera andcard. So, I think with the user, and let them know how to share the message of this article.

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Do you think this issue is very similar to the problem? Which has been asked many times, some pictures, the camera can not readand display the ”format error”.

Let us recall the situation, when you view images on your camera by PC after you trip. Then you see a picture was taken the end of the camerastations, so the image appears to lie, you will make 90 90-degreeflip the image, and then continue browsing. In your view, you may set your camera, and then after a few days, you will pick up your cameraand re-view images.

In my experience this issue should be watching your computer appears your photos and some picturesand then to ”miss”when you see it in your camera’s LCD screen.This issue is not important, and your picture, Miss, you may need toedit your PC, for your picture has its flip. Camera system is based on different forms of PC systems and PC cameras can not be achieved by editing the picture. Also can you see the photos on the computer.

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Let’s see the authoritative explanation: If the images or videos of these messages on the hard disk / internal memory / processed directly to your computer to yourcamcorder or camera memory card. Perhaps this is only theknowledge of image editors such as opening the right direction. If your camcorder to deal with data, using the provided software, such as Sony’s ports and shipping, which will play no effect on the camera or camcorder.
Here is Sony note: Sony will not accept any deal with the media from the computer records the data on the result of responsibility.

Nikon D50 Camera

by Dou

Published on: April 23, 2011

Categories: Camera and camera battery

Tags:d50, nikon, pixels

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D50 digital SLR camera. Has the new 6.1 million effective pixels with Nikon DX format CCD sensor and extremely advanced image processor. Tie the two captured, creating lifelike images. High magnification imaging, and volume is relatively small, so that you can take and store more beautiful photos. The optimization part ensures operation stability, such as shooting a light body or when long exposure shooting, the D50 is absolutely better than other digital camera chip. The Nikon D50 batteryis a lithium-ion EN-EL3 rechargeable battery is different from the Nikon Coolpix P5000 battery. External power supply optional EH-5 AC power adapter (7.4V DC).Recording media SD card for storage performance, shooting for RAW file formats (. NEF) and JPEG.

Nikon D50 camera

The Nikon D50 is ready at any time, let you seize the opportunity, keep precious lens in a timely manner. When the camera starts, only 0.2 seconds for the quick response, shooting action in real time. Shutter release lag time down to a minimum, it can be said to be no time gap between shooting response, never let you miss any opportunity.

6.1 million effective pixels, camera sensor RGBCCD, size is 23.7 x 15.6 mm;Total 6.24 million pixels, shooting image size (pixels) there are 3 models: 3008 x 2000[], 2256 x in 1496[], small and 1504 x 1000[]. Speed to 200 per cent (equivalent to ISO), which can be adjusted for 1EV grading. Supports the following file format compressed NEF (RAW): 12 bit compression, JPEG: applies to the JPEG baseline. Supports SD memory cards. Shooting modes: single shot mode, continuous shooting mode (approximately 2.5 per second, self-response mode, delayed remote mode (2 second delay), fast-response remote control mode. White balance Auto (TTL white balance with 420-pixel RGB sensor), 6 manual modes, preset white balance and white balance bracketing.

Nikon D50-suitable for the naked eye observation of the pentaprism viewfinder, built-in curved photometric adjustment (-1.6-+0.5m (-1)) view 18 mm (-1.0M (-1)). Focusing screen b-bright-matte focusing screen Mark v even overlapping focus area. Viewfinder coverage scope/screen magnification of approximately 95%/about twice (50mm lens is set to infinity; diopter of-1.0M (-1)). The lens aperture to reflect from the depth of field preview.

D50 AF, TTL phase detection, Nikon Multi-CAM 900 af module continuous AF focus aided lighting (approximately 0.5 to 3 m); Detection range: EV-1 to +19 (the equivalent of ISO100, under normal temperature below 20 ° c) focus mode 1) auto focus (AF-A): automatic servo focus; Camera in automatic single-servo AF (AF-S) and continuous servo AF (AF-C) to make a choice between; Start tracking AF function according to subject status automatically;2) AF-S; 3) AF-C; 4) manual focus (m); 5 focus areas choose 1) single-zone AF; 2) dynamic area af; 3) recent subject priority Dynamic AF focus locking half press the shutter release button (single-servo AF) or by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button to lock the focus.

TTL full-aperture metering system in 420-pixel RGB sensor 3D color matrix metering II; (2), Center Weighted Metering: 75% (8 mm diameter circular); spot: in selected areas of focus, 3.5 mm diameter circular inner light (approximately 2.5% per cent of the entire screen) measuring table range 1) EV 0 to 20 (3D color matrix or Center Weighted Metering); EV 2-20 (spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, F1/4 lens, 20 ° c when) metering coupled CPU coupled.

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Exposure modes of operation: diversification of digital automatic shooting modes (auto, portrait, landscape, child, sport, close-up, night portrait), the program automatically [p] continuous flexible program; Shutter Priority AE [s];Aperture Priority AE [a]; Manual exposure [m]; Do one-third or 1/2 in the +-5 EV range EV gradation adjustment, to AE-L/AF-L button lock detected exposure value. Surrounded by automatic exposure can take 3 in (+-) 2 EV range or one-third done in grading regulation, maximum shutter one-four thousandth, minimum shutter speed of 30. Is mixed mechanical and CCD electronic shutter, 30 to 1/4,000 second, one-third or 1/2 EV gradation adjustment can be made. Synchronous connection applies only to x contacts; Synchronous Flash fast one-five hundredth the Flash control. TTL:TTL Flash control by 420 pixel RGB sensor to control; Built-in Flash: i-TTL balance supplementary Flash i-TTL Flash or standard (spot metering); Balanced supplementary Flash i-TTL Flash or standard SB-800 or 600:i-TTL (spot metering), auto aperture: available on SB-800, 80DX, 28DX, 28, 27, and 22S flash; range priority manual available on SB-800 Flash sync mode, the first curtain sync (normal synchronization), red-eye reduction, slow sync even red-eye reduction, slow sync, rear curtain sync.

The shooting speed of D50 can reach 2.5/sec, the D50 movie feature is not supported. a variety of scene modes: Portrait, night portrait, landscape, macro, sports, other.Alternatively burst mode also has a program, Aperture priority, shutter priority, manual. Exposure compensation +/-5EV,1/3 1/2EV adjustment. 3D matrix metering exposure measurement CW metering, spot metering. White balance can be automatically and manually adjust: presets, surrounded by flashing light, shade, cloudy, sunlight, fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp, shutter speeds of 30-1/sec.

Li-ion Battery Technology History

by Dou

Published on: April 20, 2011

Categories: Other

Tags:Li-ion batteries, Li-ion battery technology, Li-ion Battery Technology History, oxide-based

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Though Li-ion batteries have been used since fist introduced by Sony 20 years ago, the technology is still not perfect and the technology is continually improving. And Japan still masters the main top technology about Lithium-ion batteries. The first type of Li-ion batteries which was wide used is cobalt-based Li-ion batteries.

CANON NB-3L Battery

The life of the Li-ion HP PHOTOSMART R717 battery is about 2-3 years, else, the Li-ion batteries won’t supply enough external power because its own increasing resistance. So if you bought a Li-ion battery online and tagged that free 2 years warranty, don’t be glad first. As after 2 years using the battery won’t last long which stupid one will give you a free warranty then.

Now, Li-ion battery technologies’ biggest difficulty is still the Li-ion battery safety. As the important diaphragm technology is also be own by Japan, and the best Li-ion battery cell is from Japan, but for the cost, the battery pack are most packaged in china. 5 years after the appearance of cathode-based Li-ion batteries, the oxide-based Li-ion batteries born.

The progress of the Li-ion technologies can bring 8-10% increase of the Li-ion batteries’ power rate. And the capacity of Li-ion FUJIFILM NP-150 battery has been double in the past 10 years.

There are 4 main types Li-ion batteries today based on the different cathode material, and they are Cobalt-based Li-ion batteries, oxide-based Li-ion batteries, NCM-based Li-ion batteries, and Phosphate-based Li-ion batteries.

Rated voltage of lithium ion OLYMPUS LI-10B battery is now known as 3.60V/cell (3.70V/cell). This is a very convenient figure, because it enables three nickel-based batteries in series (1.2V/cell) up to. Use lithium-ion battery voltage the higher the reflected in better Watt/hour, reading the paper, and formed a marketing advantage, but device manufacturers will continue to have a cell is 3.60V.

Calculation method of nominal voltage of a lithium-ion battery is a fully charged battery has taken about 4.20V, about 3.00V in the full implementation of its rate of-0.5, while measuring the average voltage.

How To about Batteries and Chargers

by Dou

Published on: April 15, 2011

Categories: Camera and camera battery

Tags:dell, laptop adapter, laptop battery, laptop charger, sony

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Can a laptop charger work well with any model of laptop? I have a Dell Latitude CPX wireless notebook computer Windows XP, would like to know what kind of battery chargers, I need and any suggestions on products. In addition, how do I know when the battery is getting low, the laptop is not working correctly?

Most Dell has three pins, or with the charger (AC adapter) and these powers and one or two communication adapter connection points. As already pointed out, if you get a generic charger) it might work, but the computer will complain about it. Replacement transformer from Dell (it’s actually not a dell inspiron 1545 battery charger) designed for your specific laptop. Transformer in a variety of voltages and currents that laptop chargers put out, depending on the brand and model number.Inserted the wrong one, you can go to the other batteries in smoke and flames or just always grumbling.

How do I know if my laptop battery is bad, or my laptop battery chargers are bad? I have a Sony VAIO VGN-FZ90NS has been working for some time, quite good.Recently, stop charging the Sony VGP-BPS8 Battery. Is there a way that does not buy a new battery or Charger first, to know its battery is bad, or charging system is bad. I used to have a similar problem VAIO VGN-FZ90NS and its original battery is good, and internal connections to the back of the laptop adapter plug is broken

Try to feel after you insert the Sony power adapter, it all the way to your laptop for some time (laptops should be turned off) to see if it is warm. If it is a warm touch, this means that at least one current through it, this may mean that it is working correctly.

Also when opening a connection on the laptop, and look forward to your earnings in your icon on the upper right corner. One of them will be some type of icon to your battery. Watch it (it can be said to be the battery, or charging the battery, or AC power). This should at least tell your laptop detection, this is what to say or not.

Can you run a battery charger inverter assumptions take out enough Watt amps?You can run a battery charger inverter assumptions come up with enough of An Peiwa inverter or between you and needs a battery. I want to change, that is 120 volts, 60 Hertz Hz 230V frequency 50Hz. I know you can buy a machine, to do so, but not this basically is it converted to 12Vdc, and back.

Battery to act like a filter. Battery charger with high general AC ripple content not suitable for direct power of DC input. But if it is in a battery, battery using the AC ripple take care and provide a more stable input to the inverter. This is the best, if you are connected to a battery charger.

How To Fix Computer Blue Screen Death

by Dou

Published on: April 14, 2011

Categories: Other

Tags:Blue Screen, Blue Screen Death, computer Blue Screen, fix Blue Screen Death, How To Fix Computer Blue Screen Death

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Now computers are so popular, and people’s connection won’t leave computers. Maybe most of us have long experience of using computers. And we can’t avoid that some problems comes to our computers now and then. And computer’s blue screen death is one of such disturbing things. Now I will list the common situation about this blues screen death, maybe you can fixed it in some situation simply instead of waiting a boring time to ask others to do that.

The blue screen death maybe caused by hardware error or software error.

For this blue screen death, fist, you should think about that if the temperature of CPU is to high. This based on your computer’s loads and the cooling system. CPU fan, cooling fin and the heat conducting silica gel. As to check if there is something wrong with these parts so decide if you have to replace a CPU fan, cleaning the cooling fin or to replace heat conducting silica gel and CANON NB-5L battery so on.

Also, bad connections between inside parts and the motherboard also will cause this problem. RAM, Hard disk, graphics and so on, at this time, you only have to Moving them down and do a cleaning of the connection place and install back.

RAM can bring the blue screen of death error. Running memoryroutine diagnosis, you can visit the Win7 Boot Options menu. At startup, the pop-up menu, press F8.

Additional hardware error is challenging consumer recognition. You may need to have a qualified service representative, on your computer to run SONY NP-FR1 battery diagnostics.

RAM Failure: This particular problem is triggered when the main computer with aset of memory problems. The results just have to swap any of yourfriends, but very similar to the memory settings.

Hardware Failure: For some involved in any kind of system with new hardware, you currently have installed on your system, conflict situations can occurbecause of practical problems. The following can be the hard disk, mouse, or perhaps any hardware. So unplug added new hardware.

Registry problem:Also available with this issue, if you (bring some of the illegal software or computer viruses) the registry principle. Then you do not know the value of the format can be sure is the only option. The following is the best method, you can disable the memory dump of development, the case of a serious error to restart your computer:

Open My Computer Properties dialog box, then click the Advanced tab.
click Startup and Recovery section, Settings button.
Just click uncheck the box next to automatically restart.
the write debugging information tab, click to select (None), and then click OK

In the Advanced Options window, select Safe Mode boot intoWindows Safe Mode. Safe Mode loads Windows XP drivers andthe software does not automatically load the minimal set. If yourBSOD problem caused the defective software or drivers, safe mode should be properly loaded. After that you can fix your Dell Vostro 1700 battery laptop simply.

How To Extend Sony VGP-BPS8 Laptop Battery Life

by Dou

Published on: April 13, 2011

Categories: Laptops and accessories

Tags:extend battery life, saving power, VGP-BPS8

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With your Sony VGP-BPS8 Laptop, you can enjoy your working, connecting, gaming anywhere you what at anytime, but all of this owe to your Sony VGP-BPS8 battery, if the battery is power off or lost and there is none convenient plug in power supply, it will be nothing.

8800mAh Sony VGP-BPS8 battery

With the progress of the architecture of the processor and optimized mobile technologies and software, you can experience close Office to play games, listen to and download music and surf the Internet – all this without be kept on leash at the nearest exit.

But even with these built-in, mobile technologies optimized, you can always have to connect until you are ready. To squeeze every last drop of power from the Sony VGP-BPS8 battery of your notebook, follow these tips and tricks and you stay more mobile.

Run simple applications that do not use lots of RAM when you using laptop with Sony VGP-BPS8 battery, hard disk or the processing power. Need to write a letter? Use a text editor of core rather than the processor and RAM heavy Microsoft Word. Heavy graphics applications such as games or watch movies are particularly hard on the farm.

Create hardware profiles for saving energy. Configure your VGP-BPS8 for the different scenarios in which you use (in a plane, at the café, in the Office, and so forth). You can do so via the menu hardware profiles by right click on desktop and selecting preferences or by using a freeware as SparkleXP utility.

Only saving laptop load is a aspects of saving laptop battery life. In another word, you have to keep the VGP-BPS8 battery working in good state. So please do as following to get this state. Remove the Sony VGP-BPS8 battery and clean the metal contacts. Wipe them with alcohol, ideally every two months, to ensure that the transfer of power between the laptop and its battery is as effective as possible. Let the Sony laptop battery dry completely before replacing it!

In the same way, you can extend your dell inspiron 1545 battery life

Hot Questions About Laptop Batteries

by Dou

Published on: April 11, 2011

Categories: Laptops and accessories

Tags:charger, Hot Questions About Laptop Batteries, laptop battery faq, laptop charger faq

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1.My li-ion laptop battery last only for half hour now, how to repair it?

Dell Inspiron 1521 Battery

For this question, I’d like to say that, the capacity reduces of Li-ion Dell Inspiron 1521 Battery is a irreversible process, so you can’t pick back the capacity of the battery unless change cells of laptop batteries. The so many methods online called as battery repair is not the real pick back the battery capacity(maybe some it useful for the Ni-MH batteries). These methods is only to let you know the real fact about the laptop battery, as a actual measurement of the battery, or a better battery control way. In many laptops there is a faction as battery calibration, this isn’t repair battery, this battery calibration means that: As your laptop battery’s capacity is 6600mAh at first, and now is only 5000mAh. If you haven’t do a calibration for it, you will find that, the laptop maybe only last 5min for the last 20% power note by laptops.

2. When I use laptop adapter, and the battery is full charged, do I have to pull down the laptop battery to avoid it be over charger or be used?

This question can be solved by knowledge of laptop, now the laptop are almost have a battery control, as the laptop will be turn off at about 10 pwer and don’t be recharged when the battery power is above about 90%. And the smart laptop can’t be charged by 90W laptop AC adapter after is full charged.

90W AC Power Adapter

The laptop won’t use the laptop power if you use a external power supply, this is very different from cell phones. As you’d better don’t use you cell phone when it is be charging.

3. When I buying a universal laptop charger, can a higher power one fit my laptop or a lower power one can fit my laptop?

Maybe some users think that the higher power laptop adapter will burned-out the laptop, but the fact is that, the laptop charger’s power is the mix output power of it, not the real power, the real power is base on your laptop’s loading. If you use a laptop laptop charger of a lower power than your original charger’s power, the charger maybe can’t supply power for your laptop running and charging the dell inspiron 1545 battery at the same time.

Dell Inspiron 1545 Battery

Notice 4 Aspects When Choosing Replacement Laptop Battery

by Dou

Published on: April 1, 2011

Categories: Laptops and accessories

Tags:battery performance, important parameters for the laptop battery, Notice 4 Aspects When Choosing Replacement Laptop Battery

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Battery is very like the heart of the laptops/notebooks, and this is just the advantages compared to the desktop PC. Now, most of the laptop battery can keep working for 2 to 4 hours of one charge, and it maybe can’t meet some users’ needs. Of course, a spare battery for some friends who work as moving office frequently is very necessary. Furthermore, the laptop battery is a kind of consumables. After 1 or 2 years using, the power performance will be down obviously. In addition, some friends don’t pay attention to maintenance it, so the battery maybe died in advance. So many users want to learn how to choose a replacement battery for laptop urgently.

Following, we have list the 4 common aspects you should pay attention to.

The first you need pay attention to is the parameters of laptop battery, not all of the laptop batteries are universally. So you have to be sure the battery can fit your laptop model. If you need a battery for Dell Vostro 1700, you sure won’t choose a Dell Latitude D610 Series battery.

The other important parameters for the laptop battery are volt, capacity, WH and cell numbers. Please don’t think that the capacity of a battery decides its power performance. The main parameters are WH of it. This does much with the cell numbers but not the capacity. For example, a 6-cell (2200mAh, 3.6V) battery and an 8-cell (2200mAh, 3.6V) battery both can be 4400mah. But their volts are different, the 6-cell one is 10.8V and the 8-cell one is 14.4. So the performance of them can be expressed as 63.36WH (8-cell) and 47.52WH (6-cell). If your laptops power is 13W in power saving mode, you can know that, the 8-cell one will last longer than an hours than the 6-cell one.

You can do a comparing of these following 2 4400mAh batteries. The formula between these parameters is: WH ÷ Volt × 1000 = mAh.

Acer Aspire 3000 battery: 4400mAh, 14.8 V

HP Pavilion dv2000 Series Laptop Battery

HP Pavilion dv2000 Series battery: 4400mAh, 10.8V

Of course for the Pavilion dv2000 there is an 8800mAh one.

Second, pay attention to the quality of the battery. Generally speaking, the batteries weight is important parameters to judge its quality, the too light battery should not be trust to.

The third is to test battery performance, the new battery’s charge times shouldn’t more than 3 times, as the manufacturers will do battery test by charging and discharging. Second is to check the battery capacity. The battery is fully charged capacity compared with the design capacity, and if found completely filled with a lot of capacity of less than design capacity, the battery has a larger decline in performance is not recommended for purchase. If your laptop’s battery management program does not have to check the battery fully charged capacity options, such as using software to detect such as BatteryMon.

The last is that: to know clearly about the warranty. If there is a perfect warranty, return, money back and change guarantee.

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