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Tags masterpost

i tend to shove everything onto one blog so this post's gonna be pinned so anyone new can just block what they don't want clogging their dash or look things up if you wanna do that for whatever reason (mostly in order of how many posts that tag currently has in my blog archive--not necessarily what I'm currently posting most about)

cat/cats/pretty kitty - self explanatory, it's just cat posts

cool art - also self explanatory (but has more overlap with fandom than the next tag)

for reference/reference for later - really cool art + medical, writing, and tech advice posts + writing/drawing ideas

health info - health references/health psa's

protest info - protest advice/psa's

lol/lmao - uh...just stuff i find funny?

free palestine - posts in support of a free Palestine! (zionists fuck off)

important - activist stuff + more medical/writing/tech advice posts/PSAs

us politics - because not everyone lives in/wants to hear the latest shitshow going on (might add a more general politics tag for non-US stuff later)

pretty pic/cool pic - photographs i like (btw if anything I ever reblog is AI, please tell me so I can get that shit off my blog! <3)

my art - art I've made!

quail's wails - random personal ramblings

sheer art attack - (riffing off of the Queen song lmao) art I really, really wanna look at again. and again. and again. and which might also give me an actual sheer heart attack

RSP - (regularly scheduled program post) queue tag

now for the fandom stuff...I won't add any tags for fandoms I have less than 15 posts in since most of those are ones I am no longer in (for instance, I haven't been into the dsmp since like, forever, so I've just deleted/privated the posts; also, in light of the not so recent news about Neil Gaiman, I probably won't post anything from the Sandman/Good Omens anymore although I respect the latter as also being sir Terry Pratchett's work--I will therefore not be adding it to the masterpost although the posts will still be in the archive)

Original content (i.e. posted by me) won't be tagged with the '[media name] shtick' thing I've got going on--it'll use the regular tags you'd expect. Content reblogged from others will be tagged with the shtick scheme ONLY, but I'll likely change that to use my own tags on all fandom content both mine and others'.

fandom shtick - all fandom posts

loki shtick - both marvel loki and general mythological loki (haven't rb'd anything loki in over a year though)

dislyte/dislyte shtick - for the game dislyte

dislyte toland - specifically for the character Toland from dislyte who I'm obsessed with

iruma shtick/mairimashita! iruma kun/m!ik - for the manga/anime "Welcome to demon school! Iruma-kun"

moriarty shtick - for the manga/anime "Moriarty the Patriot"/"Yuukoku no Moriarty"

ddd shtick/dandadan - for the manga/anime "Dan Da Dan"

sxf shtick - for the manga/anime "Spy x Family"

tbhx/to be hero x/tbhx shtick/tbhx art - for the donghua "To Be Hero X" (what i'm currently posting most about)

💯 au - my personal tag for the ship civilian X/top 10 from "To Be Hero X"

homexwreck - my personal tag for the Nice/Wreck ship from "To Be Hero X"

hxh shtick - for the manga/anime "Hunter X Hunter"

apothecary shtick - for the manga/anime "Apothecary Diaries"

bb shtick - for the manga/anime "Black Butler"

alnst shtick - for "Alien Stage" (also might've been tagged alnstg shtick?)

hnk shtick - for the manga/anime "Houseki no Kuni" or "Land of the Lustrous"

ptn shtick - for the game "Path to Nowhere"

conclave shtick - for the movie/book "Conclave"

asoue shtick - for the book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (i don't think im gonna post about this much though lmao)

hannibal shtick - for the show "Hannibal"

dr stone shtick - for the manga/anime "Dr Stone" (might've had a different tag before whoops

tshd shtick - for the manga/anime (yay!) "The Summer Hikaru Died" (might've had a different tag for this too...)

sor shtick - for the game "Sea of Remnants"

ko shtick - for "Knives Out" (not posting about this much)

ghg shtick - for the novel "I became a god in a horror game" (also not posting much)

i'm 95% certain I have more fandoms somewhere buried in there but tumblr won't show me them so I guess they're lost to the depths of my blog now whoops

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Copyright Registration in Chennai – Complete Guide to Protect Your Work

If you are a creative person - an author, artist, musician, designer, or software developer - then you likely know what it's like to be original, especially if you live in a creative city like Chennai. Given the content glut we live in, the reality is that to be truly original is not easy. However, even more importantly, have you legally protected it?  

Let's talk about Copyright Registration.  

Whether you're writing your latest book in the cafes of Besant Nagar or designing a logo in T. Nagar from a co-working space, copyrighting your creative works is not only an important process, but it is an important step for you. This article guides you through Copyright Registration in Chennai. You're going to learn what copyright is, why to register copyright, how to register copyright, and best of all, we're breaking it down as plainly as possible. 

What is Copyright Anyway?                              

At its core, copyright is a legal right. Copyright gives creators the exclusive right to use, reproduce, sell, and/or license their original works. A legal right (in this case) can encompass a variety of works, including books, paintings, music, films, software code, choreography, photographs, and architectural drawings.  

Upon registering a copyright, you have the legal ability to take action if someone copies and/or uses your work without consent. 

The Importance of Copyright Registration (Particularly in Chennai)

Imagine that you are a musician working on an indie record at a studio in Kodambakkam. Or, possibly, a developer working on a mobile app from home in Adyar. After all the hard work, creativity, and time you put into it. One day, you find someone has taken your work, rebranded it, and commercialized it for their benefit, with total disregard for you.

Painful, isn't it? This is why copyright registration is not negotiable - it's necessary.

Here is what a registered copyright gives you:

Legal ownership of your work

Evidence in disputes or infringement matters

The right to sue someone without your permission

Control of the way that your work is used and licensed

Protection across India and other countries (often by treaty)

In a metropolis like Chennai (which is specifically business-friendly when it comes to startups, tech, and the arts), your protection isn't just as formal as ticking a box - it's peace of mind.

What Does Copyright Protect?

You may be surprised by how many things can be copyrighted, such as:

Literary Works - books, articles, poems, scripts

Artistic Works - drawings, paintings, logos, photos

Musical Works - lyrics, compositions

Cinematographic Films - short films, documentaries, YouTube videos

Sound Recordings - songs, audio stories, podcasts

Computer Software - code, applications, web platforms

Architectural Works - building plans, 3D models

If there is originality and creativity in your work, it can be copyrighted.

The Copyright Registration Process in Chennai

The following outlines the next steps. Although the Copyright Office in Delhi will conduct the registration process, you can apply from anywhere, including Chennai. Many people prefer to work with a professional firm such as Kanakkupillai.com, to avoid mistakes and expedite the process.

Step 1: Prepare Your Work

Make sure what you are registering is original and complete.

In the case of software, you can submit a sample of your source code (not the complete source code).

Step 2: Filing the Application

You must file Form XIV for copyright either online/or through the post

You must attach all relevant supporting documents like proof of identity and NOC if applicable (e.g., from any co-authors or producers).

Step 3: Payment of Fees

The copyright registration fee varies depending on the type of work.

For example: ₹500 for literary works, and ₹2,000 for software.

Step 4: Diary Number & Objection Period

Once submitted, you will receive: Diary Number.

The Copyright Office will then wait for a period of 30 days to see if anyone files an objection.

Step 5: Examination & Approval

If no objection is filed, the examiner will review the application.

If everything is in order, then the copyright is registered.

Step 6: Receive Your Certificate

Once registration is approved, you will receive a Copyright Registration Certificate.

This certificate is legal proof of your ownership.

Why Use a Professional?

You can file for copyright yourself, but there are lots of little details that can lead to rejection or delay. This is why many artists, startups, and freelancers in Chennai work with a service like Kanakkupillai, which can:

Using a service saves you time, keeps your stress down, and makes sure things get done the right way.

Concluding remarks 

Chennai is full of talent and creativity, whether you are an indie musician, an app developer, a filmmaker, or a blogger, but your creative work can be at risk of being copied in the digital world. 

Copyright Registration in Chennai is a legal formality, but it is also your way of respecting your craft, you're owning your creativity, and the way to deal with the risks that may come your way. 

If you're ready to protect your work, you should not wait. Work with experts like Kanakkupillai.com to make sure your creative work is legally yours - now and in the future!

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Online research/learning resources I always go back to

Podcasts:

Visuals/Technical Support:

https://theasc.com

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Getting burger online was expensive! Order of Rs 178 deducted from account Rs 21,865

Getting burger online was expensive! Order of Rs 178 deducted from account Rs 21,865

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Online burger had to be expensive Nowadays the craze of ordering food online has been steadily increasing, but one person found it so expensive to get the burger online that he incurred a loss of Rs 21,865.

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Last Updated:October 30,…

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ये हैं Jio, Airtel और Vodafone के बेस्ट रिचार्ज प्लान, रोजाना मिलेगा 2GB डाटा

ये हैं Jio, Airtel और Vodafone के बेस्ट रिचार्ज प्लान, रोजाना मिलेगा 2GB डाटा

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टेक डेस्क, अमर उजाला, Updated Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:01 AM IST

अगर आप अपने लिए ज्यादा डाटा वाले प्लान की तलाश कर रहे हैं, तो यह खबर आपके लिए है। आज हम यहां आपको जियो, एयरटेल और वोडाफोन के कुछ खास प्री-पेड प्लान के बारे में बताएंगे, जिनमें आपको रोजाना 2 जीबी डाटा के साथ असीमित कॉलिंग की सुविधा मिलेगी। साथ ही आप तीनों कंपनियों के प्लान में प्रीमियम एप को भी इस्तेमाल कर सकेंगे। तो आइए इन खास…

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Florals and Ethnic art product graphic with seamless repeat pattern

Pixemix is India’s creative gift to the World. A lightning-fast one-stop solution for all your high-quality creative needs. It is the first of its kind curated visual art tech platform committed to identifying, handpicking, and onboard the best graphic artists, print designers, communication content creators, photographers, typography titans, printed designs, printed designs, and creative masterminds and enable them to showcase and sell their finest works to an ocean of discerning national and international audience that comprises one of the best global giants, spirited start-ups, rooted regional players, awe-inspiring agencies and enterprising Indie-brands.

Florals and Leaf Print Pattern market is now heating up and trends focused on royalty, heritage designs and Persian Designs are considered to be in huge demand. Keeping your demands in mind, this week, team Pixemix has released a collection of mind-blowing designs that will not only bring alive your products but also add visual treat. Being very minimal looking, it is the form that has a lot of minute details to create an amazing collection pattern designs for your fashion & lifestyle printing. Crafted by the best designers across the globe, Trend Alert Summer Inspired Toucan Vector hand-illustrated graphics find inspiration through the land of oriental fantasy and ancient heritage juxtaposed with a vibrant artistic graphic.pixemix.com is your one-stop solution to find the latest trendy prints & patterns artworks. Explore thousands of designs.

Recommended Usage

t-shirts, shirts, scarfs, coasters, bags, totes, diary covers, notebooks, mugs, tapestry, dresses, posters, wallpapers, laptop sleeves, mobile covers, and more

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Story Board App For Mac

Storyboard App For Mac

Storyboard software, free download

Storyboard App For Mac

Free Storyboard Software

A storyboard is a series of drawings or photographs usually printed on paper showing a representation of each scene in a video.

The budget will determine the level of detail the storyboard will contain.

Tile app for mac desktop. We use real pencils and real paper most of the time. Google drive. We also use applications like Apple Keynote free with Macs and Celtx Shots available on the Mac App Store, but any application that can draw and add text to a page will do equally well (type in sketch in the Mac App Store) and Word, Pages and InDesign can layout and print the pages.

Storyboard won't zoom when editing macOS app 3699 Views 20 Replies. Latest reply on Aug 1, 2018 3:43 PM by svjim. Level 1 (0 points) melmalinowski. >This seems to be a bit ridiculous that storyboards for mac os apps have disappeared without any apparent reason. StoryBoard Artist 5.1 - Storyboard software with extensive customization options. Download the latest versions of the best Mac apps at safe and trusted MacUpdate Download, install, or update StoryBoard Artist for Mac from MacUpdate.

Users can communicate with other team members and unlike some similar smartphone apps, it can be easily free downloaded. Updates can be revised with a simple click and it is also possible to add new information such as events or upcoming meetings. Asana desktop app for mac.

see this website for some ideas: Storyboard

May 15, 2015 4:24 AM

Storyboard is an application that will allow us to convert into comic any video that we have in the memory of our Android terminal. The procedure for this could not be simpler. We just have to choose the video that we want to transform into comics and wait a few seconds.

Storyboard App For Mac

Once Storyboard has finished processing the video in question, we will get a nice comic page based on the video that we just inserted. The best? Sliding up we’ll get another comic page, with different panels, different style, different layout. Each time we slide up we will have a new page different from the previous one. Of course, we just have to click on the page in question to save the image in the memory of the terminal.

Storyboard is an excellent photo editing application, thanks to which we can create spectacular compositions in just a few seconds. The only thing we will need, of course, will be a video from which to create our comic. More from Us: Diary With Lock – Secret Diary For Girls With Lock For PC (Windows & MAC). Here we will show you today How can you Download and Install Photography App Storyboard on PC running any OS including Windows and MAC variants, however, if you are interested in other apps, visit our site about Android Apps on PC and locate your favorite ones, without further ado, let us continue.

Storyboard on PC (Windows / MAC)

Download and install BlueStacks or Remix OS Player.

Open the installed BlueStacks or Remix OS Player and open the Google Play Store in it.

Now search for “Storyboard” using the Play Store.

Install the game and open the app drawer or all apps in the emulator.

Click Storyboard icon to open it, follow the on-screen instructions to play it.

You can also download Storyboard APK and installs via APK in the BlueStacks Android emulator.

You can also use Andy OS to install Storyboard for PC.

That’s All for the guide on Storyboard For PC (Windows & MAC), follow our Blog on social media for more Creative and juicy Apps and Games. For Android and iOS please follow the links below to Download the Apps on respective OS.

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Storyboard for Android:

Storyboard software, free download

Developer: Research at Google

Storyboard App For Mac

Price: Free

Free Storyboard Software

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice developer, Ninja Theory, posted a video that showcases unbelievably realistic in-engine footage of another of its new endeavors, Project: Mara. Ninja Theory first teased Project: Mara last year, revealing it as an experimental game that will explore storytelling with a novel approach by focusing on "the horrors of the mind as accurately and realistically as possible."

The UK-based team has been in business for over 20 years now, having shipped cult classics such as PlayStation 3's Heavenly Sword and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. It came to particular public prominence upon creating the much-maligned DmC: Devil May Cry, before truly making a name for itself with the aforementioned Hellblade. The latter threw Ninja Theory into the stratosphere, ultimately culminating in the studio's becoming a member of Xbox's first-party studios.

Related: Ninja Theory Shows The Stunning Icelandic Vistas That Inspired Hellblade 2

A new developer diary from Ninja Theory shows more of the stunning details the team aims to reflect in Project: Mara. In this latest video, the studio's Chief Creative, Tameem Antoniades, walks viewers through Project: Mara's "art process." Since the game is set in a real-world apartment, Ninja Theory is doing everything it can to fully recreate every detail. Thus far, only in-engine footage has been shown, but that doesn't make it any less impressive. For example, the studio's tech team focuses many of its efforts on perfectly recapturing textures in the apartment, such as wood, carpet, and wallpaper. Doing so requires the crew to take samples, photograph them under various lighting conditions, and scan them with a developer-made scanner. The results are unbelievable. It's nearly impossible to differentiate between side-by-side shots of real-world sinks, walls, and staircases and their in-engine counterparts.

Since Ninja Theory also has its hands full with Hellblade's sequel, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, there is no telling when the public will actually get to see Project: Mara in action. At present, Senua's Sage lacks a release date; the developer remains pretty tight-lipped about the game itself, too. A few teases emerge every so often, but nothing that indicates fans will step into Senua's shoes for another haunting journey anytime soon.

Ninja Theory hasn't spent the last few years focuses solely on single-player experiences. Last year, the studio tried its hand at a multiplayer venture, Bleeding Edge. The always-online title ultimately failed to make much of an impact, though. Bleeding Edge didn't review well, either, and it doesn't seem to have received any new content in quite some time.

Next: Hellblade 2 Actor Teases Game News In Full Makeup

Source: Ninja Theory

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Top Prenatal/Pregnancy Apps to Watch Out for in 2020

While being pregnant is an exciting time, it can also be confusing, exhausting, and overwhelming. Your body is going through numerous changes that can cause some serious concerns, especially if you are a new mom-to-be. This is why many women turn to pregnancy mobile applications and prenatal apps to help them combat morning sickness, help them to remember to take prenatal vitamins or track the growth of their baby throughout the pregnancy. If you are currently pregnant or are looking to become pregnant in 2020, here are the top apps to watch out for and wish list.

3 High-Tech Fertility Applications to Help You Become Pregnant!

Optimus Petit Sophia Fertility Monitor: For women who are seeking to become pregnant and are using basal temperature as a means of fertility accuracy, the Optimus Petit Sophia Fertility Monitor is an excellent option. It takes precise digital temperature readings, stores temperature information for 6 cycles (210 days) and has a built-in alarm clock for daily basal temperature readings. No strips required and it allows women to assess their most fertile days and estimate potential due dates.

OV Watch: If a watch is more to your liking, the OV Watch helps women by monitoring the skin’s release of hormones. This will alert women 4 days prior to ovulation time, providing them with their most fertile window. No strips required and it does act as a regular watch in that you can read time and wear it to bed.

Ovia Fertility Pregnancy Tracker: The Ovia Fertility application is free and measures basal temperature, ovulation timing, cervical fluids, menstrual cycles, blood pressure, sleep patterns, and sexual activity. You can choose to keep your own ovulation calendar or use the smart tracker to determine when you are most fertile. It also syncs with popular fitness applications like Fitbit and Jawbone.

5 of the Best Pregnancy Trackers to Help During Pregnancy

HiMommy Pregnancy Tracker: If you want just a simple pregnancy application without all the extra flair of numerous trackers and diaries, the HiMommy app is a wonderful choice. Features include being able to read about each pregnancy stage from the baby’s point of view, it helps you keep track of how far along you are, and it can help you feel closer to your baby. You will need your due date to use the app. Its big feature is the checklists that it provides to help you prepare. Available on IOS and Android and is free to use.

Baby Bump: Another simplistic pregnancy application that helps you learn facts about the baby and the changes you are going through as well as allowing you to compare the growth of your baby to illustrated fruit. You will receive useful tips on what a healthy pregnancy should entail and be able to see detailed fetal development images and videos. It comes with advice on sleep, diet, and activities as well as a kick counter and contraction timer. Available on IOS.

What to Expect – Pregnancy & Baby Tracker: The “What to Expect” pregnancy application is designed to guide you through your pregnancy on a day by day and week by week basis. It comes with a due date calculator, personalized updates on your baby’s development, latest parenting news, expert tips, and pregnancy articles. It is available on iPhone and Android and is free to use.

BabyCenter’s – Pregnancy Tracker: This particular application is good if you want a built-in countdown to your baby’s due date. It comes with fetal development videos for every single stage of your pregnancy which is great for moms that want peace of mind. It also comes with a daily news feed that has information on food and nutrition and exercise advice as well as general tips and advice. Other than this, it has weekly checklists and reminders, a photo diary, baby kick counter, and contraction timer among other features. Available on iPhone and Android and is free to use.

Sprout Pregnancy: If seeing a 3D representation of what is happening inside you, including your baby’s kicks, heartbeat, and movements, the sprout is for you. You can record your belly photographs, your pregnancy thoughts, and get daily and weekly information about your baby and your body changes. The application has a personalized timeline, contraction time, weight tracker, and allows you to keep a pregnancy journal. Is available on both iPhone and Android and is free with in-app purchases.

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5 Ways to Use Apple’s New iPad Pro While You’re Social Distancing

Fresh off the back of the launch of the new MacBook Air on Friday of last week, Apple is releasing its next product today in the form of the new and improved iPad Pro. Featuring some of the brand’s most advanced technology to date, the new iPad is a seriously impressive piece of tech. And as we all settle into our new reality of working from home – and more broadly just being at home 24/7 – there’s never been a better time to consider an upgrade. Having road-tested the product over the past few days, here’s five ways to use the new iPad Pro while you’re social distancing:

To plan a little interior redesign

Photograph courtesy of Apple

If spending all of your time inside your condo or house has made you consider a home makeover, the new iPad Pro will make the whole process a cinch. Thanks to the inclusion of a LiDAR (light detection and ranging) scanner, the iPad Pro delivers unparalleled precision for augmented reality (AR) functions. LiDAR determines distance by measuring how long it takes light to reach and object and reflect back and is currently being used by NASA for the next mission to Mars. #Casual. What it means for you as the user is that AR-enabled apps are more realistic than ever before. One such app is IKEA Place, which via the iPad’s AR capabilities, allows you to see what furniture will look like in your space. You can scroll through suggested themes, too, if you’re in need of a little inspo or simply use the camera to scan the room and place the items you’ve got your eye on.

To document all of your stellar WFH outfits

Have dreams of becoming a new sweatsuit influencer? Or simply really enjoying the fact that you can wear loungewear all day long? Whatever your WFH wardrobe journey is like, the new iPad Pro is made for content creation. The newest iteration of the product features the company’s new dual pro camera with the Wide and Ultra Wide cameras which allow you to shoot 4k content with ease. Plus, if you’ve taken to filming video diaries of yourself during this moment in time, four speaker audio on studio-quality mics will give you Netflix-quality content faster than you can say action.

To actually work from home

Photograph courtesy of Apple

Built like a laptop but with the flexibility of a tablet, the new iPad Pro makes working from home easy. It’s powered by a super-fast Bionic chip and responsive features that make switching between apps and scrolling through documents or websites a breeze. Plus, in May, the brand will launch the new Magic Keyboard designed specifically for iPad Pro. It features a trackpad (for the first time ever on iPad) as well as a magnetic attachment with a floating design that allows users to adjust the screen angle up to 130 degrees. The design doubles as a protective case and the keyboard itself is full-size, backlit and features Apple’s signature scissor mechanism.

To learn a new skill

There’s only so much TV we can watch in a day/over the coming months and so we’re on the hunt for any activity that doesn’t include a binge-watching session on the couch. The new iPad Pro offers no shortage of options, including games via Apple Arcade, as well as apps to help you learn to draw or paint like Linea Sketch or ProCreate. If recent events have sent your anxiety skyrocketing, might we also suggest downloading a digital colouring book for adults? You’ll quickly remember why you spent so many hours doing it as a kid – it’s seriously relaxing and the screen quality of the iPad Pro will leave you feeling like a modern day Picasso (esp if you pair it with the Apple Pencil).

To read FASHION’s latest issue without leaving the house

Just because we’re all practicing social distancing and therefore limiting our trips to stores, doesn’t mean we have to miss to out on simple pleasures like taking a little time to read a magazine. Simply download the FASHION App from the App Store, and you can purchase our latest issue (as well as any from our back catalogue that catch your eye) and watch the issue come to life on the incredible 12.9″ or 11″ liquid retina display. The anti-reflective coating on the screen makes it so easy to read, too. In fact, the screen is so good that Apple is billing it as “the world’s most advanced mobile display.”

Prices start at $1,049. Get yours here.

Also, it’s worth noting that in line with today’s launch Apple is also releasing a new iPadOS update for free which will allow existing iPad users to benefit from the new operating system’s mouse and trackpad support, as well as various other improvements across the software.

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Coronavirus, Michael Bloomberg, Mississippi Flooding: Your Monday Briefing

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Good morning.

We’re covering the latest in the coronavirus outbreak, the growing scrutiny of Michael Bloomberg, and President Trump’s trip to the Daytona 500.

Americans carry virus from ship to plane

Fourteen Americans who were evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan today were found to have the new coronavirus shortly before they boarded a chartered flight to the U.S.

American officials had initially said they wouldn’t allow infected people to board evacuation flights from the ship, the Diamond Princess, which has been quarantined in Yokohama for more than 10 days. The infected passengers were placed in a specialized isolation area of the plane, and all passengers will be quarantined upon reaching the U.S.

Here are the latest updates and maps of where the virus has spread.

Related: More than 1,000 passengers left another cruise ship in Cambodia over the weekend after assurances that the vessel was disease free. One of them later tested positive for the virus, leaving health officials scrambling to assess the scale of the problem.

Quotable: Amid the outbreak, some Asian-Americans have felt suspicion just for sneezing. “Instead of ‘Bless you’ or ‘Are you OK?,’ their reaction is an instant state of panic,” said Aretha Deng, a university student in Arizona.

Another angle: Toilet paper has been sold out across Hong Kong for weeks after rumors that manufacturers in mainland China would cease production amid the outbreak. A deliveryman was robbed today at knifepoint of more than $100 worth of toilet paper.

Excavating Michael Bloomberg’s past

He is skipping the first four nominating contests in the Democratic primary, but the former mayor of New York is increasingly becoming a target as his rivals focus on his wealth and his record on race and inequality.

“Sixty billion dollars can buy you a lot of advertising, but it can’t erase your record,” Joe Biden said on Sunday.

Among other instances, a recording from 2015 surfaced last week in which Mr. Bloomberg defended New York’s stop-and-frisk police searches: “We put all the cops in minority neighborhoods. Yes. That’s true. Why do we do it? Because that’s where all the crime is.”

Mr. Bloomberg later apologized for the practice.

Another angle: Bernie Sanders is a longtime supporter of “Medicare for all,” but that signature policy is a liability with the largest labor union in Nevada, whose caucuses are Saturday.

Tech companies push back on China limits

The Trump administration says it wants to protect national security by restricting the flow of technology to China. American tech companies say they support such efforts, but they also worry that new rules from Washington could undermine them instead.

The Commerce Department is considering a sweeping proposal that would allow the U.S. to block transactions between American companies and their Chinese counterparts. Companies that specialize in microchips, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other advanced technologies say such plans could siphon away expertise, research and revenue.

Another angle: Executives from Alphabet and Facebook are among those meeting with European officials as the E.U. debates digital policy, including rules on how companies can use artificial intelligence. A first draft of the A.I. policy is set to be released this week.

Chicago’s exodus of black families

More than 200,000 black residents have left Chicago in the past two decades, driven out by segregation, gun violence and rising rents, among other factors. At the same time, white, Latino and Asian residents have flowed in.

Lori Lightfoot, the city’s first black mayor in decades, has vowed to stem the loss of longtime residents, many of whom arrived during the Great Migration, when millions of African-Americans moved north during the mid-20th century.

Our reporter met one black family whose three generations are a living symbol of what the nation’s third-largest city has kept and lost.

Quotable: “It’s an American tragedy,” said the Rev. Marshall Hatch, a pastor whose congregants have been leaving. “Look at the legacy that the African-American community had in national politics, in culture, with blues and gospel and jazz, and sports, from Michael Jordan to Ernie Banks. African-American Chicago is being destroyed.”

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Too much of a cute thing?

Adorable characters like Hello Kitty are used to sell everything in Japan, and fading towns have long used mascots to lure visitors and investment. Above, Sanomaru, a dog with a bowl of ramen on its head, represents the city of Sano.

But as their tax bases dwindle along with their populations, communities are increasingly questioning whether the whimsy is worth the expense.

Here’s what else is happening

Call for Barr to resign: More than 1,100 former federal prosecutors and Justice Department officials urged Attorney General William Barr to step down after he intervened in a criminal case involving Roger Stone, a longtime friend of President Trump.

Rising waters in Mississippi: Officials warned that the worst was still to come after heavy rains swamped a reservoir and pushed the Pearl River over its banks.

Perspective: It’s Presidents’ Day in the U.S. In a piece for our Opinion section, a historian says there are new ways to look at “our founding-est founding father,” George Washington.

Snapshot: Above, President Trump took a lap around the track at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, kicking off the NASCAR season and a race for Florida’s votes.

Stephen Miller’s wedding: The senior White House adviser married Katie Waldman, the press secretary to Vice President Mike Pence, on Sunday at the Trump International Hotel in Washington.

Metropolitan Diary: In this week’s column, stargazing in Fort Tryon Park, leading a tour group and more reader tales of New York City.

What we’re reading: This essay by Paraic O’Donnell in The Irish Times. Steven Erlanger, our chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, calls it a “moving, sometimes angry contemplation of a life slowly destroyed by M.S.”

Now, a break from the news

Go: A show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York confirms Dorothea Lange’s place in the pantheon of American photographers, our critic writes.

Smarter Living: We have guidance on how to be a supportive partner during pregnancy and beyond.

And now for the Back Story on …

Russia’s radio reach

Last week we reported that Radio Sputnik, a propaganda arm of the Russian government, is broadcasting on three Kansas City-area radio stations. It focuses on sowing doubt about Western governments and institutions.

Neil MacFarquhar, our national correspondent who wrote the article, was previously The Times’s bureau chief in Moscow. The following conversation with him has been condensed and edited for clarity.

You wrote that one Sputnik station shares a frequency with a smaller jazz station in Kansas City. What’s it like to be listening to Charlie Parker one minute and propaganda the next?

You get roughly, “This is Radio Sputnik, broadcasting live from Washington, D.C., the capital of the divided states of America.”

The station that has the Sputnik frequency is fairly strong, while the station broadcasting jazz is relatively weak. If you’re by the more powerful transmitter, you get Radio Sputnik.

Is this kind of propaganda relatively unprecedented in U.S.-Russian relations?

It depends on your interpretation of “propaganda.” There have previously been radio broadcasts of foreign owned and financed radio stations into the United States.

But part of the change is the more sour mood between the two capitals. Under Vladimir Putin, there has been a much more concerted effort to undermine Western institutions.

The Facebook campaigns focused on the 2016 election and other things we’ve heard about were direct attempts to influence specific groups of people, so it was more manipulative. This is much more subtle.

It’s not old-school propaganda. It’s American hosts — before they got to Sputnik, they were fairly down on the United States from the left or right — trying to paint the U.S. as damaged goods.

Is it jarring compared to other radio stations on the dial?

It’s talk radio, so they’re riffing off headlines about impeachment, Kobe Bryant, coronavirus, that kind of thing. The bureau chief in Washington says they’d like to have a station in New York, but the cost is bigger than their budget allows.

That’s it for this briefing. See you next time.

— Chris

Thank you Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford provided the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com.

P.S. • “The Daily” is off today for the Presidents’ Day holiday. There will be a new episode tomorrow. • Here’s today’s Mini Crossword, and a clue: Part of a navy (four letters). You can find all our puzzles here. • A. G. Sulzberger, the Times’s publisher, recently received an award from the New England First Amendment Coalition. Read his remarks.

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Sony’s latest advanced compact camera is the highly pocketable RX100 VII, the seventh iteration of the RX100. Since its debut, this line of cameras has proven a very popular option among enthusiasts looking for a great travel camera, vloggers, and even pros who want a compact backup option just in case. The RX100 VII should suit all those needs very well, provided you’re okay with coughing up the $1,200 asking price.

Not that $1,200 is too expensive for what you’re getting, since Sony has packed tremendous value in the Mark VII, including an extremely versatile 24-200mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range, 20fps continuous burst mode shooting, a flip-up touch screen, built-in images stabilization and the same powerful autofocus technologies you’ll find on its flagship full-frame interchangeable lens pro cameras.

Pocket power

The Sony RX100 VII satisfies a specific need, but it’s one that a lot of people probably have: Striking a balance between image quality, range and portability. One the convenience end of the spectrum, the ultimate device is probably your smartphone, since you have that with you always. On the IQ and range side, you’re looking at a top-end DSLR with a high-quality, low aperture zoom lens that can weigh more than a large dog. The RX100 VII manages to be so impressive because it can delivery near the portability of a smartphone, with some of the photography chops of a setup that typically requires its own suitcase.

Inside the RX100 VII you’ll find a 1-inch sensor, which is very big relative to smartphone imaging sensors. This is important because it means there’s no contest between which will capture a better image, with lower noise, greater depth-of-field and better color rendering. For all the software magic that companies like Apple and Google can bring to the photography table, nothing yet can totally compensate for simply having a larger sensor.

The RX100 VII’s compactness isn’t just impressive because of the large sensor it packs inside, however; you also get an EVF, an integrated flash, an external microphone jack and an articulating LCD display. To get all of this into a package this small is astounding – the EVF in particular is a great feature for anyone who wants to be a bit more direct and particular with their shot composition, while the flip-up LCD means you can also have a great selfie screen and monitor for use when vlogging.

Last but not least in terms of its portability benefits, you can charge the RX100 VII via USB directly so that you can leave any additional charging hardware at home. The camera has a micro USB port for both data and power, and while it would’ve been nice to see this upgraded to USB-C on this camera to keep up with the latest in terms of computer and smartphone charging, it’s still better than requiring an external charger.

Zoom zoom

Sony decided on a very long zoom range for the RX100 VII, which sports a 24-200mm (35mm equivalent) f/2.8-4.5 powered retracting zoom lens. That’s the same range and aperture as the RX100 VI, which opts for more range over the brighter 24-70mm f/1.8-2.8 lens found on the V and earlier.

While you’ll lose some ability to separate your subject from the background vs. a brighter lens, you get a lot more reach for shooting action or wildlife. The added range definitely makes it a better all-around travel camera, too, and makes it possible to get some shots you otherwise just wouldn’t be able to get at all with a shorter lens.

The long end of the zoom range also offers stunningly sharp images, especially in bright, daylight conditions. In the examples below, you can see some of the 200mm samples shot on the RX100 VII next to the 24mm wide versions of the same scenes to get a sense of just how close you can get with this lens, and the quality of the images possible even at those extreme zoom lengths.

At the wide end, you have plenty of real estate to capture great sweeping architectural or landscape shots, and the sharpness is also fantastic in great light. There’s some distortion, but it’s mostly corrected by Sony’s software on JPG output. That 24mm wide angle is also the right width for arm-length selfies, though you’re probably going to want at least a short selfie stick for vlogging applications to give yourself a little more in the way of framing options.

Sticky AF

Leaving aside the fact that this is one of the better sensors available on the market for a camera this size, there’s another very compelling reason to pick up this camera, and one that likely gives it the edge over competitors from other companies. I’m talking about Sony’s autofocus system, and the RX100 VII gets the latest and greatest that Sony has developed, which is found only in much more expensive cameras from the company like the A9 and the new A7R IV.

You get face and eye tracking, for both human and animal subjects, and these are both best-in-class when compared with other camera makers’ systems. The animal one in particular is a Sony speciality, and worked amazingly well on my real dog – and on Sony’s Aibo robot dog, captured at the Sony Ginza experience center in Tokyo.

The face and eye detection settings are available in both still shooting and movies, and you can set eye preference (left or right), too. The newest AF feature, however, is object tracking, which allows you to point your AF point at a specific object and have the camera automatically track that object as you zoom or move, or as the object moves within frame. You can choose from a range of options regarding how large of a focal area to track, and this works in tandem with human face detection so that the camera will automatically focus on the subject’s face when it’s visible, and on them more generally when it’s not, which is amazing for sports or action photography.

In practice, this works extremely well. Sony’s claims about how well this sticks, and how good it is at picking a subject back up after it moves behind an object, for instance, are spot on. This is really the best AF system available on a camera in the pocketable category, at any price point, and it’s truly amazing to experience. In the shots below, you can see how it allowed me to capture a very clear picture of a soaring hawk at the 200mm tele zoom, how it tracked a bike in motion and got a clear image of the rider’s face, and how it froze a motor bike in motion during a burst series (all the shots were in focus, by the way).

Low light

Another area where Sony’s RX100 VII and its 1-inch sensor are going to have a leg up on your smartphone is in sub-optimal lighting conditions. Bigger sensors mean bigger pixels and less noise, with better blacks and shadows. Sony is also using a backside illuminated stacked sensor, and there’s built-in optical image stabilization which means you can take sharper photos at lower shutter speeds, letting in more light for clearer images.

In practice, what you get are pretty good low light photos, especially outdoors with ambient light present, or in decently well-lit indoor settings. In poorer lighting conditions or when you’re trying to freeze action in low light, you’re going to get fairly noisy results, especially when compared to an APS-C or full-frame camera. Sony’s tech can do a lot to make the most of less than ideal photographic conditions, but at some point, it runs up against the limits of what’s possible.

Sony also doesn’t get quite as aggressive with computational photographic techniques for digitally compensating for lower available light, as do the Pixel phones and the latest iPhone 11. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though – the images from the RX100 VII present more accurate night and indoor photos, by comparison, and you can still get much better indoor images with the RX100 VII than you can with any smartphone.

As you can see in the gallery above, the camera does extremely well as long as there’s one well-lit subject or element in frame. It’s less effective when the image overall is uniformly dim, but if you’re looking for great photos in those conditions, you should probably consider upgrading to a larger camera with a larger sensor anyways.

Movie maker

The RX100 VII’s greatest strength might just be how good it is at shooting video for a device this size. Video out of the camera with very minimal adjustment from the default shooting settings produces highly usable results, for both home video enthusiasts and for YouTubers or vloggers looking to produce great looking content without lugging an entire film production studio along with them on their travels.

Once again, the versatile zoom range really shines here, and the you can even shoot at the tele end of the zoom handheld and get totally usable footage provided you’re a bit careful about movement, as you can see in the third clip in the sequence below, which was shot at the 200mm range. Low-light footage looks great, as is evident from the second clip in sequence, and at the wide end you can capture sweeping landscape vistas or flip up the screen and turn the camera around for selfie-style video.

The added microphone port makes it an even more powerful filmmaking tool, and if you pick up their optional VCT-SGR1 shooting grip, combined with a small shotgun mic or something like the Rode Wireless Go, you’ve got everything you need to create very compelling travel diaries in an incredibly lightweight package that will be able to produce quality and get zoom and wide shots that are impossible on a smartphone.

Bottom line

The RX100 VII is a delight of a camera and an easy recommendation to make. There’s nothing that compares in this size category in terms of the range of features, autofocus capabilities, video prowess and performance as a general all-rounder. This is the do-everything travel camera that you could really only dream of five years ago, and it’s become more ideal for this use with every generation that Sony introduces.

Whether you’re looking to step up your photographic possibilities from your smartphone, or you want to supplement your professional or advanced enthusiast equipment with a pocket camera that’s available as a b-camera for video or to grab a few choice stills, the RX100 VII is hard to top. It’s only downside is that $1,200 asking price, which is definitely above average for a compact camera – but on a value basis, $1,200 isn’t at all expensive for everything this camera has to offer.

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Sony’s latest advanced compact camera is the highly pocketable RX100 VII, the seventh iteration of the RX100. Since its debut, this line of cameras has proven a very popular option among enthusiasts looking for a great travel camera, vloggers, and even pros who want a compact backup option just in case. The RX100 VII should suit all those needs very well, provided you’re okay with coughing up the $ 1,200 asking price.

Not that $ 1,200 is too expensive for what you’re getting, since Sony has packed tremendous value in the Mark VII, including an extremely versatile 24-200mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range, 20fps continuous burst mode shooting, a flip-up touch screen, built-in images stabilization and the same powerful autofocus technologies you’ll find on its flagship full-frame interchangeable lens pro cameras.

Pocket power

The Sony RX100 VII satisfies a specific need, but it’s one that a lot of people probably have: Striking a balance between image quality, range and portability. One the convenience end of the spectrum, the ultimate device is probably your smartphone, since you have that with you always. On the IQ and range side, you’re looking at a top-end DSLR with a high-quality, low aperture zoom lens that can weigh more than a large dog. The RX100 VII manages to be so impressive because it can delivery near the portability of a smartphone, with some of the photography chops of a setup that typically requires its own suitcase.

Inside the RX100 VII you’ll find a 1-inch sensor, which is very big relative to smartphone imaging sensors. This is important because it means there’s no contest between which will capture a better image, with lower noise, greater depth-of-field and better color rendering. For all the software magic that companies like Apple and Google can bring to the photography table, nothing yet can totally compensate for simply having a larger sensor.

The RX100 VII’s compactness isn’t just impressive because of the large sensor it packs inside, however; you also get an EVF, an integrated flash, an external microphone jack and an articulating LCD display. To get all of this into a package this small is astounding – the EVF in particular is a great feature for anyone who wants to be a bit more direct and particular with their shot composition, while the flip-up LCD means you can also have a great selfie screen and monitor for use when vlogging.

Last but not least in terms of its portability benefits, you can charge the RX100 VII via USB directly so that you can leave any additional charging hardware at home. The camera has a micro USB port for both data and power, and while it would’ve been nice to see this upgraded to USB-C on this camera to keep up with the latest in terms of computer and smartphone charging, it’s still better than requiring an external charger.

Zoom zoom

Sony decided on a very long zoom range for the RX100 VII, which sports a 24-200mm (35mm equivalent) f/2.8-4.5 powered retracting zoom lens. That’s the same range and aperture as the RX100 VI, which opts for more range over the brighter 24-70mm f/1.8-2.8 lens found on the V and earlier.

While you’ll lose some ability to separate your subject from the background vs. a brighter lens, you get a lot more reach for shooting action or wildlife. The added range definitely makes it a better all-around travel camera, too, and makes it possible to get some shots you otherwise just wouldn’t be able to get at all with a shorter lens.

The long end of the zoom range also offers stunningly sharp images, especially in bright, daylight conditions. In the examples below, you can see some of the 200mm samples shot on the RX100 VII next to the 24mm wide versions of the same scenes to get a sense of just how close you can get with this lens, and the quality of the images possible even at those extreme zoom lengths.

At the wide end, you have plenty of real estate to capture great sweeping architectural or landscape shots, and the sharpness is also fantastic in great light. There’s some distortion, but it’s mostly corrected by Sony’s software on JPG output. That 24mm wide angle is also the right width for arm-length selfies, though you’re probably going to want at least a short selfie stick for vlogging applications to give yourself a little more in the way of framing options.

Sticky AF

Leaving aside the fact that this is one of the better sensors available on the market for a camera this size, there’s another very compelling reason to pick up this camera, and one that likely gives it the edge over competitors from other companies. I’m talking about Sony’s autofocus system, and the RX100 VII gets the latest and greatest that Sony has developed, which is found only in much more expensive cameras from the company like the A9 and the new A7R IV.

You get face and eye tracking, for both human and animal subjects, and these are both best-in-class when compared with other camera makers’ systems. The animal one in particular is a Sony speciality, and worked amazingly well on my real dog – and on Sony’s Aibo robot dog, captured at the Sony Ginza experience center in Tokyo.

The face and eye detection settings are available in both still shooting and movies, and you can set eye preference (left or right), too. The newest AF feature, however, is object tracking, which allows you to point your AF point at a specific object and have the camera automatically track that object as you zoom or move, or as the object moves within frame. You can choose from a range of options regarding how large of a focal area to track, and this works in tandem with human face detection so that the camera will automatically focus on the subject’s face when it’s visible, and on them more generally when it’s not, which is amazing for sports or action photography.

In practice, this works extremely well. Sony’s claims about how well this sticks, and how good it is at picking a subject back up after it moves behind an object, for instance, are spot on. This is really the best AF system available on a camera in the pocketable category, at any price point, and it’s truly amazing to experience. In the shots below, you can see how it allowed me to capture a very clear picture of a soaring hawk at the 200mm tele zoom, how it tracked a bike in motion and got a clear image of the rider’s face, and how it froze a motor bike in motion during a burst series (all the shots were in focus, by the way).

Low light

Another area where Sony’s RX100 VII and its 1-inch sensor are going to have a leg up on your smartphone is in sub-optimal lighting conditions. Bigger sensors mean bigger pixels and less noise, with better blacks and shadows. Sony is also using a backside illuminated stacked sensor, and there’s built-in optical image stabilization which means you can take sharper photos at lower shutter speeds, letting in more light for clearer images.

In practice, what you get are pretty good low light photos, especially outdoors with ambient light present, or in decently well-lit indoor settings. In poorer lighting conditions or when you’re trying to freeze action in low light, you’re going to get fairly noisy results, especially when compared to an APS-C or full-frame camera. Sony’s tech can do a lot to make the most of less than ideal photographic conditions, but at some point, it runs up against the limits of what’s possible.

Sony also doesn’t get quite as aggressive with computational photographic techniques for digitally compensating for lower available light, as do the Pixel phones and the latest iPhone 11. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though – the images from the RX100 VII present more accurate night and indoor photos, by comparison, and you can still get much better indoor images with the RX100 VII than you can with any smartphone.

As you can see in the gallery above, the camera does extremely well as long as there’s one well-lit subject or element in frame. It’s less effective when the image overall is uniformly dim, but if you’re looking for great photos in those conditions, you should probably consider upgrading to a larger camera with a larger sensor anyways.

Movie maker

The RX100 VII’s greatest strength might just be how good it is at shooting video for a device this size. Video out of the camera with very minimal adjustment from the default shooting settings produces highly usable results, for both home video enthusiasts and for YouTubers or vloggers looking to produce great looking content without lugging an entire film production studio along with them on their travels.

Once again, the versatile zoom range really shines here, and the you can even shoot at the tele end of the zoom handheld and get totally usable footage provided you’re a bit careful about movement, as you can see in the third clip in the sequence below, which was shot at the 200mm range. Low-light footage looks great, as is evident from the second clip in sequence, and at the wide end you can capture sweeping landscape vistas or flip up the screen and turn the camera around for selfie-style video.

The added microphone port makes it an even more powerful filmmaking tool, and if you pick up their optional VCT-SGR1 shooting grip, combined with a small shotgun mic or something like the Rode Wireless Go, you’ve got everything you need to create very compelling travel diaries in an incredibly lightweight package that will be able to produce quality and get zoom and wide shots that are impossible on a smartphone.

Bottom line

The RX100 VII is a delight of a camera and an easy recommendation to make. There’s nothing that compares in this size category in terms of the range of features, autofocus capabilities, video prowess and performance as a general all-rounder. This is the do-everything travel camera that you could really only dream of five years ago, and it’s become more ideal for this use with every generation that Sony introduces.

Whether you’re looking to step up your photographic possibilities from your smartphone, or you want to supplement your professional or advanced enthusiast equipment with a pocket camera that’s available as a b-camera for video or to grab a few choice stills, the RX100 VII is hard to top. It’s only downside is that $ 1,200 asking price, which is definitely above average for a compact camera – but on a value basis, $ 1,200 isn’t at all expensive for everything this camera has to offer.

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Sony’s latest advanced compact camera is the highly pocketable RX100 VII, the seventh iteration of the RX100. Since its debut, this line of cameras has proven a very popular option among enthusiasts looking for a great travel camera, vloggers, and even pros who want a compact backup option just in case. The RX100 VII should suit all those needs very well, provided you’re okay with coughing up the $1,200 asking price.

Not that $1,200 is too expensive for what you’re getting, since Sony has packed tremendous value in the Mark VII, including an extremely versatile 24-200mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range, 20fps continuous burst mode shooting, a flip-up touch screen, built-in images stabilization and the same powerful autofocus technologies you’ll find on its flagship full-frame interchangeable lens pro cameras.

Pocket power

The Sony RX100 VII satisfies a specific need, but it’s one that a lot of people probably have: Striking a balance between image quality, range and portability. One the convenience end of the spectrum, the ultimate device is probably your smartphone, since you have that with you always. On the IQ and range side, you’re looking at a top-end DSLR with a high-quality, low aperture zoom lens that can weigh more than a large dog. The RX100 VII manages to be so impressive because it can delivery near the portability of a smartphone, with some of the photography chops of a setup that typically requires its own suitcase.

Inside the RX100 VII you’ll find a 1-inch sensor, which is very big relative to smartphone imaging sensors. This is important because it means there’s no contest between which will capture a better image, with lower noise, greater depth-of-field and better color rendering. For all the software magic that companies like Apple and Google can bring to the photography table, nothing yet can totally compensate for simply having a larger sensor.

The RX100 VII’s compactness isn’t just impressive because of the large sensor it packs inside, however; you also get an EVF, an integrated flash, an external microphone jack and an articulating LCD display. To get all of this into a package this small is astounding – the EVF in particular is a great feature for anyone who wants to be a bit more direct and particular with their shot composition, while the flip-up LCD means you can also have a great selfie screen and monitor for use when vlogging.

Last but not least in terms of its portability benefits, you can charge the RX100 VII via USB directly so that you can leave any additional charging hardware at home. The camera has a micro USB port for both data and power, and while it would’ve been nice to see this upgraded to USB-C on this camera to keep up with the latest in terms of computer and smartphone charging, it’s still better than requiring an external charger.

Zoom zoom

Sony decided on a very long zoom range for the RX100 VII, which sports a 24-200mm (35mm equivalent) f/2.8-4.5 powered retracting zoom lens. That’s the same range and aperture as the RX100 VI, which opts for more range over the brighter 24-70mm f/1.8-2.8 lens found on the V and earlier.

While you’ll lose some ability to separate your subject from the background vs. a brighter lens, you get a lot more reach for shooting action or wildlife. The added range definitely makes it a better all-around travel camera, too, and makes it possible to get some shots you otherwise just wouldn’t be able to get at all with a shorter lens.

The long end of the zoom range also offers stunningly sharp images, especially in bright, daylight conditions. In the examples below, you can see some of the 200mm samples shot on the RX100 VII next to the 24mm wide versions of the same scenes to get a sense of just how close you can get with this lens, and the quality of the images possible even at those extreme zoom lengths.

At the wide end, you have plenty of real estate to capture great sweeping architectural or landscape shots, and the sharpness is also fantastic in great light. There’s some distortion, but it’s mostly corrected by Sony’s software on JPG output. That 24mm wide angle is also the right width for arm-length selfies, though you’re probably going to want at least a short selfie stick for vlogging applications to give yourself a little more in the way of framing options.

Sticky AF

Leaving aside the fact that this is one of the better sensors available on the market for a camera this size, there’s another very compelling reason to pick up this camera, and one that likely gives it the edge over competitors from other companies. I’m talking about Sony’s autofocus system, and the RX100 VII gets the latest and greatest that Sony has developed, which is found only in much more expensive cameras from the company like the A9 and the new A7R IV.

You get face and eye tracking, for both human and animal subjects, and these are both best-in-class when compared with other camera makers’ systems. The animal one in particular is a Sony speciality, and worked amazingly well on my real dog – and on Sony’s Aibo robot dog, captured at the Sony Ginza experience center in Tokyo.

The face and eye detection settings are available in both still shooting and movies, and you can set eye preference (left or right), too. The newest AF feature, however, is object tracking, which allows you to point your AF point at a specific object and have the camera automatically track that object as you zoom or move, or as the object moves within frame. You can choose from a range of options regarding how large of a focal area to track, and this works in tandem with human face detection so that the camera will automatically focus on the subject’s face when it’s visible, and on them more generally when it’s not, which is amazing for sports or action photography.

In practice, this works extremely well. Sony’s claims about how well this sticks, and how good it is at picking a subject back up after it moves behind an object, for instance, are spot on. This is really the best AF system available on a camera in the pocketable category, at any price point, and it’s truly amazing to experience. In the shots below, you can see how it allowed me to capture a very clear picture of a soaring hawk at the 200mm tele zoom, how it tracked a bike in motion and got a clear image of the rider’s face, and how it froze a motor bike in motion during a burst series (all the shots were in focus, by the way).

Low light

Another area where Sony’s RX100 VII and its 1-inch sensor are going to have a leg up on your smartphone is in sub-optimal lighting conditions. Bigger sensors mean bigger pixels and less noise, with better blacks and shadows. Sony is also using a backside illuminated stacked sensor, and there’s built-in optical image stabilization which means you can take sharper photos at lower shutter speeds, letting in more light for clearer images.

In practice, what you get are pretty good low light photos, especially outdoors with ambient light present, or in decently well-lit indoor settings. In poorer lighting conditions or when you’re trying to freeze action in low light, you’re going to get fairly noisy results, especially when compared to an APS-C or full-frame camera. Sony’s tech can do a lot to make the most of less than ideal photographic conditions, but at some point, it runs up against the limits of what’s possible.

Sony also doesn’t get quite as aggressive with computational photographic techniques for digitally compensating for lower available light, as do the Pixel phones and the latest iPhone 11. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though – the images from the RX100 VII present more accurate night and indoor photos, by comparison, and you can still get much better indoor images with the RX100 VII than you can with any smartphone.

As you can see in the gallery above, the camera does extremely well as long as there’s one well-lit subject or element in frame. It’s less effective when the image overall is uniformly dim, but if you’re looking for great photos in those conditions, you should probably consider upgrading to a larger camera with a larger sensor anyways.

Movie maker

The RX100 VII’s greatest strength might just be how good it is at shooting video for a device this size. Video out of the camera with very minimal adjustment from the default shooting settings produces highly usable results, for both home video enthusiasts and for YouTubers or vloggers looking to produce great looking content without lugging an entire film production studio along with them on their travels.

Once again, the versatile zoom range really shines here, and the you can even shoot at the tele end of the zoom handheld and get totally usable footage provided you’re a bit careful about movement, as you can see in the third clip in the sequence below, which was shot at the 200mm range. Low-light footage looks great, as is evident from the second clip in sequence, and at the wide end you can capture sweeping landscape vistas or flip up the screen and turn the camera around for selfie-style video.

The added microphone port makes it an even more powerful filmmaking tool, and if you pick up their optional VCT-SGR1 shooting grip, combined with a small shotgun mic or something like the Rode Wireless Go, you’ve got everything you need to create very compelling travel diaries in an incredibly lightweight package that will be able to produce quality and get zoom and wide shots that are impossible on a smartphone.

Bottom line

The RX100 VII is a delight of a camera and an easy recommendation to make. There’s nothing that compares in this size category in terms of the range of features, autofocus capabilities, video prowess and performance as a general all-rounder. This is the do-everything travel camera that you could really only dream of five years ago, and it’s become more ideal for this use with every generation that Sony introduces.

Whether you’re looking to step up your photographic possibilities from your smartphone, or you want to supplement your professional or advanced enthusiast equipment with a pocket camera that’s available as a b-camera for video or to grab a few choice stills, the RX100 VII is hard to top. It’s only downside is that $1,200 asking price, which is definitely above average for a compact camera – but on a value basis, $1,200 isn’t at all expensive for everything this camera has to offer.

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The Sony RX100 VII is the best compact camera you can buy Sony’s latest advanced compact camera is the highly pocketable RX100 VII, the seventh iteration of the RX100.

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August 1, 2017: The Week on DVD Windows and Digital HD

Check out movies from August 1 sparks The Circle, The Wall and also  S.W.A.T.: Under Siege!

We’re kicking off the week with three clips from August 1 releases. In the very best player below, you can observe as Emma Watson takes you behind the scenes of The Circle. After that, get an inside look at the Doug Liman military thriller The Wall (on Digital HD August 1) and, just beneath that, see a clip from   S.W.A.T.: Under Siege featuring Adrianne Palicki.

Other recent major screen strikes coming to DVD and Blu-ray comprise Nacho Vigalondo’s remarkable indie drama matches Kaiju actioner Colossal, the Zach Braff-helmed movie of Moving in Style, andthe street magician drama   Sleight. You’ll also find the UFO thriller Phoenix Forgotten, writer and manager Azazel Jacobs’ narrative of romance reignifed at  , and the early World War I drama   The Ottoman Lieutenant. Finally, Japan’s latest feature film starring the nation’s greatest movie star arrives with Shin Godzilla.

Arriving on DVD only, you can grab Annabelle: Creation‘s Lulu Wilson at a direct-to-video franchise sequel arriving   more than 20 years after the first, Cop and a Half: The New Recruit.

Shout! Factory  has a true treat for James Gunn fans this week as the Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians’s 2006 creature feature Slither happens on Blu-ray. Does the newest Scream Factory collector’s edition indicate the HD debut of the film, it’s packed with extra features, like a commentary track from  Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion and Gunn.

Steelbook collectors   and John Carpenter fans also get an enjoyable collection of releases on August 1 using new reissues of their Scream Factory editions of Escape From New York, The Fog and   They Live. These are the exact discs as the already-great Scream Factory collectors editions, but released with stylish wraparound steelbook art to celebrate the Master of Horror!

Kino Lorber subsequently delivers the 1993 thriller The Great Son, which our own Chris Alexander took an elongated look at  final week.

Small display releases hitting August 1 comprise two recent HBO strikes: Large Little Lies and   Crashing.

Digital HD titles coming August 1 start with Ridley Scott’s Alien Convenant, the  latest entry in the sci-fi terror franchise he created in 1979. There’s also the young adult adaptation Everything Everything, the family road trip experience  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul,  along with  the Eugenio Derbez humor  How to Be a Latin Lover.

You can check out cover artwork for all the August 1, 2017 releases in the gallery viewer beneath along with a list of each and every release’s special features (where relevant)

The Cirlce

– “No More Secrets: Completing The Circle — A Four-Part Series” Featurette – “The Future Won’t Wait: Design and Tech” Featurette – “A True Original: Remembering Bill Paxton” Featurette – Optional English SDH and Spanish subtitles

S.W.A.T. Under Siege

Colossal

Moving in Style

– Deleted Scenes – Director’s Commentary by Zach Braff – Optional English SDH, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese, and Parisian French subtitles

The Lovers

– New Audio Commentary with Director and Writer Azazel Jacobs – “The Music of Romance” Scoring The Lovers” Featurette – “A Complicated Twist: Creating The Lovers” Featurette

The Ottoman Lieutenant

Phoenix Forgotten

– the Story of Sophie – Phoenix Found – Audio Commentary with: Justin Barber, Florence Hartigan, Chelsea Lopez and Justin Matthews

Shin Godzilla

– Godzilla vs. the Nerds: Interview – Original Trailers – First Japanese Audio Track with English subtitles – English Audio Track

Sleight

Cop and a Half: The New Recruit

Slither

– New Audio Commentary With Writer/Director James Gunn And Actors Nathan Fillion And Michael Rooker – New The Genesis Of SLITHER — An Interview With Writer/Director James Gunn – New The Additional MacReady — An Interview With Actor Gregg Henry – Audio Commentary With James Gunn And Nathan Fillion (From 2006) – Deleted And Extended Scenes With Optional Commentary By James Gunn – Visual Effects: Step By Step – Slithery Set Tour With Actor Nathan Fillion – The Sick Minds And Slimy Days Of SLITHER – Brewing The Blood — How To Make Blood – Acquiring SLITHER’s Creatures Into Life – Lloyd Kaufman’s Video Diary – Gag Reel – Who Is Bill Pardy? Featurette – Theatrical Trailer

They dwell

– Audio Commentary With Writer/Director John Carpenter And Actor Roddy Piper – “Independent Thoughts” — An Interview With Writer/Director John Carpenter – “Person Vs. Aliens” — An Interview With Lady Keith David – “Woman Of Mystery” — An Interview With Actress Meg Foster – “View, Look, Listen: The Sights & Sounds Of They reside” — A look At The Visible Mode, Stunts And Music Together With Director Of Photography Gary B. Kibbe, Stunt Coordinator Jeff Imada, And Co-Composer Alan Howarth – First EPK: The Making Of They reside – Never-Before-Seen Footage From Emptying Created For The Film – Original Theatrical Trailer – TV Spots – Nevertheless Gallery

Escape From New York

DISC ONE

– New 2K Scan Of The Interpositive, Struck In Your Negative – New Audio Commentary With Actress Adrienne Barbeau And Director Of Photography Dean Cundey – Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter And Actor Kurt Russell – Audio Commentary With Producer Debra Hill And Production Designer Joe Alves

DISC TWO

– New Big Challenges In Little Manhattan: The Visual Effects Of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK – New Scoring The Escape: A Discussion With Composer Alan Howarth – New On Set With John Carpenter: The Images Of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK With Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker – New I Am Taylor: An Interview With Lady Joe Unger – New My Night On The Set: An Interview With Filmmaker David DeCoteau – Deleted Scene: The First Opening Bank Robbery Sequence – Return On Escape From New York Featurette – Theatrical Trailers – Photo Galleries — Behind-The-Scenes, Posters And Lobby Cards

The Fog

– 1080p High-Definition Transport Supervised By Cinematographer Dean Cundey – Audio Commentary With Writer/Director John Carpenter And Writer/Producer Debra Hill – Audio Commentary With Actors Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins And Production Designer Tommy Lee Wallace – Interview With Jamie Lee Curtis – “Tales From The Mist: Inside The Fog” Featurette – “Stress On Film: Inside The Fog” Featurette – “The Fog: Storyboard To Film” Featurette – Horror’s Hallowed Grounds — A Look At The Film’s Locations – Outtakes – Theatrical Trailers – TV Spots – Photo Gallery

The Great Son

– Interview with Director Joseph Ruben – Interview with actor Wendy Crewson – Interview with actor Daniel Hugh Kelly – Interview with actor David Morse – Interview with Cinematographer John Lindley – Reversible Art – Original Theatrical Trailer – Optional English SDH subtitles

Huge Little Lies

– All seven episodes – Six “Within the Episode” bits – Exclusive prolonged “About Large Little Lies” piece featuring never-before-seen throw interviews – Behind-the-scenes footage

Crashing – Season One

– Guest Star Fan Club — Pete Holmes talks about his experience working with comedians Artie Lange, T.J. Miller, Hannibal Buress, and Sarah Silverman, most of whom guest starred in Season 1 of Crashing. – Comedy Extras — Appreciate the comedy stylings of all T.J. Miller, Aparna Nancherla, and Pete Holmes as they perform their hysterical scenes from Season 1. – Around Crashing – Get the hilarious lowdown on Crashing with celebrity Pete Holmes and executive producer Judd Apatow. – The Artwork of Crashing – Discover exactly what is needed to make it in the comedy business from Pete Holmes and his comic cohorts within this behind-the-scenes featurette.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

Everything, Everything

The Wall

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