noise

Hush ATX Media PVR review

Reviews As PC technology migrates from business and home offices to all parts of the house, so the issue of noise becomes ever more important. A number of companies specialise in low-noise systems: earlier this year we looked at the Poweroid 1200, which is...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: hush, noise, serial, fans

10 November 2004, 23:00

Panasonic PT-AX200E review

Reviews In the 'unexpected features' list, there's an MPEG noise reduction system for tidying up digital broadcasts, a Light Harmoniser that senses the light in your room and adjusts the AX200E's pictures accordingly, and a Pure Colour Filter that...

Editor's rating   7.1

Tags: panasonic, noise, optical, contrast

13 March 2008, 11:05

Olympus FE-300 review

Reviews As you try to cram more and more pixels onto a small sensor, problems like noise tend to overtake the picture. Surprisingly high levels of noise appear at ISO 200, and at ISO 400, grain consumes nearly all fine details.

Editor's rating   6.4

Tags: olympus, canon, digital cameras, panasonic

15 November 2007, 10:20

Kodak EasyShare Z7590 review

Reviews A variety of artefacts, including purple fringing around highlights and noise at higher ISO settings, drop this camera's desirability a few notches. The electronics boost the LCD gain when imaging low-light levels and simultaneously increase the...

Editor's rating   7.2

Tags: eastman kodak co., balance, shooting, macro

26 October 2005, 17:01

What kind of MP3 user am I?

Reviews You'll also need a pair of noise-cancelling or sound-isolating headphones to seal out as much of the din as possible. Accessories worthy of consideration include noise-cancelling or sound-isolating headphones for the plane or train.

9 May 2005, 16:17

Denon AH-C751 sound-isolating earphones review

Reviews As sound-isolating earphones, they aim to passively block out ambient noise around you without the electronics involved in noise-cancelling headphones. It's a huge, enormous heap better than 'phones without silicon tips, but the C751s failed to...

Editor's rating   8.8

Tags: denon, noise, silicon, listening

27 March 2008, 15:55

Canon EOS 400D review

Reviews While still relatively low for its class, the 400D's measured and visible image noise was significantly worse than that of the CCD-based Nikon D80 for any given ISO speed. But as the EOS 400D's predecessor -- the EOS 350D -- is renowned for...

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: canon, kit, subject, spot

15 November 2006, 15:31

What else do I need?

Reviews Some headphones can keep external noise from interfering with your music. Noise-cancelling models work by electronically negating external sound, while sound-isolating headphones form a seal around the ear canal to stop other audio from getting in.

9 May 2005, 16:46

Fujifilm FinePix F30 review

Reviews While noise at ISO 3,200 is extreme, the F30 keeps imaging artefacts under control below that point, making for a breakthrough as digital compacts go. It doesn't include optical image stabilisation, but if you're shooting pictures -- even of a...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: fujifilm, subject, captured, continuous

20 June 2006, 11:39

Shure E4c review

Reviews Despite commanding prices that often rival the cost of iPods themselves, Shure and Etymotic -- both using models adapted from professional audio headphones -- have quickly established themselves as the leaders in the noise-isolation earbud field.

Editor's rating   8.5

Tags: shure, noise, response, headphones

4 July 2006, 23:00

Toshiba TDP-ET20 review

Reviews The success of its space-saving concept is slighted by ineffective sound that claims surround effects but has to compete with loud fan noise, while image quality is acceptable but not exceptional. There is some occasional noise, inconsistent...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: toshiba, film, dvd player, saving

13 December 2006, 16:55

Toshiba 37WLT58 review

Reviews And, aside from background noise, images are impressive without being exceptional. As with most flat screens, analogue programmes are afflicted by a cacophony of white noise and blurred colours that's best left ignored.

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: toshiba, colours, high definition, dvd player

3 February 2006, 16:08

Creative Zen Aurvana review

Reviews Though we prefer foam tips, the medium size fitted us quite well, passively blocking ambient noise (by 90 per cent, according to Creative) and delivering clean, balanced sound. The Aurvanas have a frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz and a...

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: noise, cable, pair, headphones

29 August 2006, 10:00

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 review

Reviews But advanced amateurs who need low noise at higher ISOs might want to look elsewhere. Noise is minimal at ISO 80 and ISO 100 and becomes noticeable at ISO 200. By ISO 400, noise is very obvious, and at ISO 800 and ISO 1,000, the images become...

Editor's rating   7.2

Tags: sony, panasonic, angle, continuous

18 May 2006, 11:03

Etymotic ER-6i Isolator review

Reviews They're designed to fit into your ear canals, like earplugs, to block out ambient noise. We judged their effectiveness to be the equal of active or battery-powered noise-cancelling headphones. Because of its noise-isolation attributes, we were able...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: etymotic, noise, headphones, headphone

2 October 2006, 11:20