So, I took the leap towards DSLRs and got the D3100. I was happy with my Coolpix L110 bridge camera but wanted something a bit more professional. My experience with SLRs before the D3100 was the 80s Olympus OM10, making me completely new to the world of DSLRs.
The L110 has a 15x optical zoom, which was fantastic. However, the quality of photos wasn't as fantastic, and I disliked the lack of control I had over what the camera thought was a good shot. While I'm waiting for power adapter to charge... Read more →

Anyone who was on the Internet last week probably heard about the changes to Instagram's Terms of Service, where they say they can sell your photos to advertisers and other such commercial interests... at least, that's what everyone was going around saying. The Verge laid it out here:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/18/3780158/instagrams-new-terms-of-service-what-they-really-mean
Eventually they reversed course on the changes, but maybe it was too little, too late:... Read more →

I have a budget of only 150$ to 200$ and just need a decent HD Camcorder. 720P is fine, I just need it for Youtube videos.

A couple of weeks ago, Canon introduced the T4i (or the EOS 650D, depending on where you live) to the world. It's the first dSLR with a touch screen, and the reviews are raving about it. You can touch to focus, touch to take a shot, pinch to zoom on photos you've already taken, use your finger to slide through photos (like on any modern smartphone), and you can use it to silently adjust settings during video capture. Reviewers are hailing this as the beginning of the merge between... Read more →