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Choose the right gear for high definition

Digital Living The problems that used to haunt LCD are becoming less dramatic with each new generation, with wide viewing angles, faster response times and better contrast. Cons• LCDs typically have a lower contrast ratio than other HDTVs, meaning blacks can...

4 June 2007, 15:46

How to clean your digital SLR camera

Digital Living This will boost the contrast and show up any imperfections. This alters the contrast so dark bits show up even darker, making flaws easy to spot. Opening up your expensive dSLR camera to clean it may seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be...

Tags: elements, environments, cleaning, surface

17 September 2007, 11:55

Calibrate your LCD television

Digital Living In a darkened room with carefully placed lighting, we recommend you lower this setting all the way before you begin adjusting the brightness and contrast. You may also have to adjust the backlight and contrast controls to recapture lost shadow detail.

9 May 2005, 16:14

Become a camcorder pro

Digital Living This will massively reduce contrast. The problem with shooting in sunlight is that, as with any strong single-source light, it often results in a high contrast across your actor's faces -- one side of the face is well lit, but the the side facing...

Tags: shadow, operator, dv, tape

29 June 2006, 17:02

Is a film SLR camera better than a digital SLR camera?

Digital Living This chromatic abberation creates a ghostly purple halo around the edges of high-contrast areas in your image.dSLRs cope with this better than compacts, and there are ways to minimise purple fringing by, for example, not shooting high-contrast...

Tags: digital camera, digital cameras, raw, noise

28 September 2007, 15:48

Panasonic Viera TH37PV500

Digital Living This 37-inch model wants to wow you with its vibrant colours and excellent contrast.but you can get an LCD for less. Panasonic's Viera range of plasma televisions is the epitome of understated cool. Has plasma had its day?

24 February 2006, 17:34

Philips 32PF9830

Digital Living It's supposed to relax the eyes and boost the contrast, but is the 32PF9830 tripping the light fantastic or falling over its feet? Philips' 32-inch LCD lights up your living room with a coloured glow that matches the image on the screen.

17 March 2006, 10:42

Shooting video in bright and hot locations

Digital Living The first thing to be aware of when shooting in the sun is the stark contrast caused by shadow areas on the face. I'm taking my camcorder with me on my summer holiday to Majorca. Do you have any tips on shooting video in bright and hot locations?

27 July 2006, 17:07

Is Prince the prototype?

Digital Living In contrast, members of his music club pay 77 cents and $7.77, respectively. When he died in 1991, genius Miles Davis was convinced that the best hope for the future of music rested in the diminutive hands of one man: Prince.

Tags: stores, fans, digital music, deal

9 May 2005, 15:48

How to perfect your pictures

Digital Living Image-editing software lets you take your raw snapshots and crop the edges, tweak the brightness and contrast, fix red eyes, and more. Back in 1988, Elton John sang the words, "You can't argue with the image.

9 May 2005, 15:51

Sony PSP: Accessorise This

Digital Living The disadvantage of buying a screen protector is that it dulls the screen's contrast slightly, which isn't something you'll notice at first, and some protectors are better than others. The Sony PSP is an utterly cool gadget by itself, but as any...

6 September 2005, 8:45

Is a 46-inch TV too big for my living room?

Digital Living The difference in technology means you don't get the same detail levels as LCD, but purists prefer the deeper contrast and more natural colours that plasma offers. I am currently looking to replace my old Toshiba 32-inch CRT TV.

15 November 2006, 16:02

Best budget hi-def LCD TV?

Digital Living We're also impressed with its advanced features -- it has dynamic contrast boosting, and it will even sense the lighting levels and adjust brightness accordingly. I've managed to save some cash over the year and I want to treat my family to a 32...

1 November 2005, 13:45