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Sony send mains power through thin air

By David Kilpatrick, on October 2nd, 2009

Sony Corporation today announced the development of a highly efficient wireless power transfer system that eliminates the use of power cables from electronic products such as television sets. Using this system, up to 60 Watts of electrical energy can be transferred over a distance of 50cm (at an efficiency of approximately 80%, approximately 60% including . . . → Read More: Sony send mains power through thin air

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Alpha Live View in the studio – solved!

By David Kilpatrick, on July 21st, 2008

One of the problems with the Alpha 350/300 is that the Live View is linked to the settings when you use Manual exposure. It provides a form of metering, a relatively accurate preview of under or over exposure. This makes it impossible to use Manual with studio flash (AC mains strobe) setups. Currently, there is . . . → Read More: Alpha Live View in the studio – solved!

2 comments - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), Flash units, Photo Techniques, Studio, Troubleshooting   , , , , , , , , , , ,