When you use an FM adapter to pipe in your tunes, the music is fed into your radio over an FM frequency — the radio thinks it’s just another radio station. So theoretically, we can expect the music from our … Continue reading →

Doubling or halving either shutter speed or ISO, equals 1 stop plus/minus. So ISO 200 film is 1 stop slower than ISO 400 film, and 800 ISO is 1 stop faster than 400 film. And 1/250th of a second shutter … Continue reading →

Playing hi-res audio on iOS is not a walk in the park. This is mainly due to the DAC (digital-to-analog converter) inside Apple devices. At the time of writing, you can play some hi-res audio on your iPhone or iPad … Continue reading →

Most cars turn off the cigarette lighter sockets when the ignition key is off. In that case, no, it won’t run the car battery down. If you have a car that leaves 12vdc to the lighter socket without the ignition … Continue reading →

Treatments Cold water. Splashing the face with cold water or using a towel to make a cold compress may quickly reduce puffiness. Coffee or tea. Jade rollers. Exercise. Creams, masks, and other products. How do I reduce puffiness in my … Continue reading →

Use 35mm cameras in aperture priority (usually called A) mode, stop down a few stops and let the automatic exposure system time your exposure. Use medium format for great film flatness and best results. Watch out with 4 x 5. … Continue reading →

Shutter speed is the most important setting at night. You need to get something between 1/50th of a second and about 1/200th of a second. Slower is better because it lets in more light, but you will need to go … Continue reading →

Due to the curvature of a car window, your reflection is effectively ‘squished’ making you look more defined and muscled that you actually are. Why do I look fatter in a window reflection? Why a woman sees her reflection as … Continue reading →

f/5.6 – f/8 – this is the ideal range for landscape and architecture photography. It could also be a good range for photographing large groups of people. Stopping down lenses to the f/5.6 range often provides the best overall sharpness … Continue reading →

Aim for a full three minutes, but in a pinch, even just one minute will help wake up (and de-puff) your complexion. 1. Apply a nickel-sized amount of product to your fingertips. In circular motions, massage the product across the … Continue reading →

Is 90mm lens good for portraits? You’ll need decent space for full body shots, but 90mm on DX is equivalent to 135mm on FX, and 85mm to 135mm on FX is considered a classic portrait range for a lens. Re: … Continue reading →

Aperture Priority. Many professional photographers work with their cameras in the semi-automatic modes of Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority—modes that share some of the responsibility for exposure with the camera’s computer. What settings do professional photographers use? Best Camera Settings … Continue reading →

How do I adjust my camera settings? In a nutshell, these are the best basic camera settings in photography: Aperture: f/1.8-f/5.6 in low light or for a narrower depth of field, and f/8-f/16 for a wider DoF. Shutter Speed: From … Continue reading →

The vertical range of the visual field in humans is around 150 degrees. The range of visual abilities is not uniform across the visual field, and by implication the FoV, and varies between species. What is normal angle of view? … Continue reading →

Dahua Technology. Lorex is a subsidiary of Dahua Technology, and Ezviz is a video surveillance camera brand owned by Hikvision. Is Lorex a Chinese company? Lorex is owned by Dahua, a technology maker linked to human rights abuses. This story … Continue reading →