Don't you wanna missing some great event or shots? Even when it's raining or snowing, extremely hot or cold? keeping digital camera when it's raining is a way keep digital camera safe, but you will be missing some great shots. So how can i still get some shots when its extremely weather?

Protecting digital camera from extremely weather is the important thing to keep your digital camera works. You spend your money for digital camera, so you do not want your camera may be damaged.

Here's some tips protecting camera from extremely weather (source : digital cameras.about.com)

Get a good camera bag

One thing you can do to protect your camera while traveling or hiking or exposure to the elements is to invest in a good, high-quality camera bag. There are plenty of them out there and many of them are back stable. Bogen and Lowepro are two makers of quality bags.

Not only will a good bag protects your equipment from the weather, but they will also stipulate that all equipment used everywhere safe and secure.

Use a UV filter

It is also a good idea to use a filter, such as a UV (ultraviolet) and skylight filter to protect your lens. They are much cheaper than in the place of a lens every day of the week.

Rain tips for your camera

There are a few things you can do for your camera if you happen to be stuck outside the company, and a really important factor.

If the weather changes to rain, you can set your camera under your coat, shirt, hat, anything that will shield. If you are interested in obtaining a number of photographs of the weather, you can set your camera in a plastic bag and make a hole big enough for the lens. Just use a rubber band to the bag on the lens.

How to beat the heat

Avoid leaving your camera in the extreme heat if you are outside. Construction of a light towel over it will help shade from the sun. Do not use dark colors because they will simply absorb the heat.

If the cold outside

When its cold outside, one thing you can do for your camera is try to keep it as warm as possible. Again, to put under your jacket works well using your body heat. Keep your camera warm as possible, hopefully to prevent condensation.

If condensation occurs, open the battery and memory compartments, empty and store the compartments open until they dry out. Do not take your camera back outside if there is condensation in / on. It is possible to freeze.

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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-FZ28 is a 10.1 Megapixel super-zoom camera with DSLR-styling and an 18x optically-stabilised zoom range. Announced in July 2008, it comes one year after the Lumix FZ18. The new model is strongly based on its predecessor, but features higher resolution, a larger screen, HD movie recording and quicker burst mode, along with a number of tweaks to the controls, viewfinder, menus and auto systems.

The optical range may appear to be the same 18x, but the lens specification on the new FZ28 is slightly different. The equivalent focal length has slightly widened from 28-504mm to 27-486mm. In practice this difference is barely noticeable, but the important thing is the enormous compositional flexibility such a range delivers, taking you from decent wide angle to super-telephoto coverage. It really will cover you for almost any situation.

The resolution has received an inevitable boost, this time from 8.1 to 10.1 Megapixels, and the sensor itself is fractionally larger than before. Behind the scenes is Panasonic’s latest Venus IV image processor, and we’re pleased to report the FZ28 still has the ability to save images in the RAW format – a key advantage over rivals like Canon’s PowerShot SX10 IS.

Panasonic’s enlarged the screen from 2.5in / 207k to a 2.7in / 230k model that’s also brighter and easier to view in direct sunlight. Strangely it’s reduced the size of the electronic viewfinder, but it is at least more detailed than before.

The earlier FZ18 sported widescreen movies in standard definition which Panasonic has now upgraded to include HD versions in the 720p format. The FZ28 is also equipped with a Component output for use with an optional cable to deliver HD slideshows to HDTVs.

Then there’s a raft of enhancements seen throughout the Lumix 2008 range including the latest and cleverest Intelligent Auto mode, improved face detection, and a burst preset which shoots lower resolution frames at high speed – in the FZ28’s case at up to 13fps. The FZ28 additionally sports an AF tracking option to keep subjects in motion sharp, and a number of changes to its controls and menu options we’ll detail in our Design and Features pages. All this is packed into a body that remains smaller and lighter than most of the competition, and priced keenly too.

Ultimately these enhancements may only represent an evolutionary upgrade over its predecessor, but given the FZ18 was our favourite super-zoom of 2007, any improvements can only make a great model even better. But its rivals haven’t stood still. Most notably Canon has made more significant changes to its 2007 super-zoom, switching the 12x range of the earlier PowerShot S5 IS to a massive 20x on the new PowerShot SX10 IS.

Specification Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 :

Model Number	DMC-FZ28
Camera Format	Mid-Sized
Currently Manufactured	Yes
Tripod Mount	Yes
Weight	417g (14.7oz)
Weight With Batteries?	Yes
Size	118 x 75 x 89 mm 4.6 x 3.0 x 3.5 in
Image Resolution	3648x2736, 3648x2432, 3648x2056, 3072x2304, 3072x2048
Continuous-mode frames/second	1.8
Movie Resolution	1280x720, 848x480, 640x480, 320x240, 320x240
Movie Frame Rate	30, 30, 30, 30, 10
Movie Audio	Yes
Imaging Sensor (Megapixels)	10.7
CCD Size (inches)	1/2.33"
Focal Length Multiplier	n/a
Aspect Ratio	4:3, 16:9
Sensor Type	CCD
Effective Megapixels	10.10
Focal Length (35mm equivalent)	27 - 486 mm
Zoom Ratio	18.00x
Digital Zoom	Yes
Digital Zoom Values	4x
Auto Focus	Yes
Auto Focus Assist Light?	Yes
Manual Focus	Yes
Normal Focus Range	30 cm to Infinity - 11.8 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range	1 - infinity cm, 0.4 - infinity in
Aperture Range	f/2.8 (wide) / f/4.4 (tele) - f/8
Optical Viewfinder	Yes
LCD Viewfinder	Yes
LCD Size (inches)	2.7
LCD Resolution (pixels)	230,000
Max Playback Zoom	16x
ISO Settings	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 6400
White Balance Settings	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Flash,
	Halogen, Color Temperature, White Set 1, White Set 2
Shutter Speed Range	60 - 1/2000
Exp Adj Range (EV)	+/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps
Metering Modes	Intelligent Multiple, Center-Weighted, Spot
Aperture Priority	Yes
Shutter Priority	Yes
Full Manual Exposure	Yes
Self Timer	2 or 10 seconds
Internal Flash	Yes
Flash Modes	Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, On,
	Slow-Sync w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Off
Flash Guide Number (Meters)	n/a
Flash Range Description	Wide: 0.3 - 8.5m; Tele: 1.0 - 5.4m (ISO Auto)
Ext Flash Connection	n/a
Usable Memory Types	SDHC / SD
Memory Included (MB)	50
CCD Raw Format	Yes
Movie File Format	QuickTime Motion JPEG
Video Out	Yes
External Connections	USB 2.0 High Speed
Other Connection	DC Input Included
Software	PHOTOfunSTUDIO Viewer 2.1E, ArcSoft MediaImpression,
	ArcSoft Panorama Maker, SilkyPix Developer Studio 3.0SE
Power Battery Form Factor	Proprietary
Usable Battery Types	7.2V, 710mAh Lithium Ion rechargeable
Batteries Included	1 x proprietary Lithium Ion rechargeable
Battery Charger Included	Yes

Source : cameralab.com & imaging-resources.com

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Basic Features Canon PowerShot SD 1100 IS

• 8 megapixel 1/2.5-inch type CCD sensor
• 3x optical zoom (38-114mm 35mm equivalent)
• 4x digital zoom
• Optical viewfinder
• 2.5-inch LCD with 230,000 pixels
• ISO sensitivity from 80 to 1,600
• Shutter speeds from 15 to 1/1,500 seconds

• Widest aperture from f/2.8 at wide angle to f/4.9 at telephoto
• Automatic exposure
• Built-in flash with red-eye reduction and slow synchro options
• SD/SDHC compatible, with 32MB card included
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed computer connection
• Self-timer with 2 or 10 second delay
• Powered by a lithium-ion battery

Canon PowerShot SD1100 Overview

The Canon SD1100 IS Digital ELPH includes an eight megapixel 1/2.5" CCD imager and a Canon-branded 3x optical zoom lens with image stabilization, which covers a fairly standard range of 38-114mm equivalent -- a moderate wide angle to a moderate telephoto.

Exposure is fully automatic, but the user can tweak it with 2.0EV of exposure compensation and four metering modes to handle difficult lighting, including a mode which ties metering to the camera's face detection system.

Thirteen scene modes keep the camera approachable for beginners. A long-exposure mode in the Canon SD1100 IS ELPH lets you set exposure times as long as 15 seconds manually, and a 2.5" LCD display plus an real-image optical zoom viewfinder -- rather rare on digicams these days.

The Canon SD1100 IS sports a fairly wide ISO sensitivity range, from 80 to 1600. The PowerShot SD1100 IS is PictBridge compliant, and so is able to print to any printer that supports PictBridge directly, without the need for a computer in the middle. Images are stored on SD/SDHC/MMC memory cards with a not-so-generous 32MB card in the product bundle, and power comes from a proprietary NB-4L lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
Five body colors are available: silver, gold, brown, blue and pink.

Canon 1100 SD Special Features :
- Optical image stabilization
- Automatic face detection optimized for focus, exposure, and flash intensity
- Up to 26 - image stitch - assist for panorama
- 13 scene modes
- long exposure mode
- adjustble contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue, and skintones
- programmable print/share button
- in-camera red -eye correction in playback mode
- Evaluative, center weighted, and spot metering mods
- White balance (colors) adjustment with seven options, including manual setting
- DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), PictBridge Printing compatibility
- Custom / adjustable self timer
- movie recording with sound, including fast frame rate and time lapse


Canon PowerShot SD 1100 Packet Box :
- canon powerShot SD 1100 IS camera
- wrist strap
- rechargeable lithium battery and charger
- USB cable
- AV cable
- 32 MB MMC Card
- Software CD containing Image Browser, PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (Mac), Zoom Browser EX, camera Twain Driver, EOS Utility.

source : image-resources
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