{"id":5415,"date":"2013-02-27T06:54:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T13:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ann-tran.com\/?p=5415"},"modified":"2013-03-18T15:38:02","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T22:38:02","slug":"in-tech-geek-bliss-with-my-new-camera-gadget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ann-tran.com\/2013\/02\/in-tech-geek-bliss-with-my-new-camera-gadget\/","title":{"rendered":"In Tech-Geek Bliss With My New Camera Gadget"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those of you who follow me in the social media world, then you probably know that I can\u2019t stop photographing nature or events and sharing them with you. \u00a0I used to carry around my Canon T2i to events and hikes, and have many fond photos and memories. \u00a0Fast forward to around August of last year, when I felt that my new iPhone could probably deliver the same quality of photos, with the added benefit of keeping it in my pocket without being weighted down with a professional camera.<\/p>\n

And yes, the iPhone became my best buddy for the next year or so. \u00a0I never left home without it on my hikes through nature. \u00a0Here are some amazing photos of nature that I took through the season of my walks with my iPhone:<\/p>\n

How to have a happier day!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At the CES conference<\/strong><\/a> in January, I won the Samsung Galaxy Camera at the Verizon Wireless<\/strong><\/a> cocktail hour. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Thank you Monica\u00a0@<\/s>TheOnLineMom<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for the awesome tour and cocktail hour hosted by Verizon.\u00a0#VZWBuzz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lucky me! \u00a0This has<\/em> to be my new favorite tech toy.\u00a0 Why, you ask?<\/p>\n

The selling point for me is that I can post my photos on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Google instantly from my tweet-up events. \u00a0It allows me to e-mail from the Smart Camera!\u00a0 I particularly like the fact that this camera takes such high-quality photos that I rarely need to use the filter on Instagram.\u00a0 Plus it has built in software filters and 14 shooting modes, including burst, macro, panorama, sunset and waterfall.<\/p>\n

You can even install apps on this camera, like the note pad, which I use quite often.<\/p>\n

Now I don’t go anywhere without my Smart Camera, and my iPhone is jealous, as the Smart Camera has stolen its job.<\/p>\n

Here are a few photos from my new Samsung Galaxy Smart Camera:<\/p>\n

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<\/td>\nJust like the\u00a0Samsung ad for the Smart Camera<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0says\u2014now everyone\u00a0can<\/em>\u00a0shoot like a professional! \u00a0It doesn\u2019t matter if the lights are bright or dim, whether you need to shoot up close or in the distance\u2014it\u2019s like it can read my mind and make every shot into a beautiful memory. \u00a0The Smart Mode setting is frankly amazing! \u00a0It makes my photos look like they were shot by a pro. \u00a0Need to catch high-speed action? Want a cool shot of taillights going by? \u00a0Smart Mode will capture just what you want to see.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAnd you know when you see a movie, and that special romantic scene is played out in slo-mo? The Smart Camera can do that too, so you can create your own \u201chappily-ever-after\u201d scene from your life. \u00a0I\u2019m seriously in love with what this camera can do. \u00a0What\u00a0can\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0it do? Not much.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nI recently saw that over 15 percent of 1,000 people would give up sex before their iPhone, and I was a little shocked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThey would give up sex before going just a weekend without their iPhone? \u00a0But then I got my new Samsung Galaxy Smart Camera, and well\u2026I don\u2019t know if I\u2019d choose it over sex, but I have a new found understanding of why those iPhone users responded the way they did. \u00a0 I will admit that I am deeply in love with this camera. \u00a0Yes sir, madly in love.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0So what is\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0favorite tech toy? \u00a0Would you choose it over sex?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/em>Photography by Ann Tran<\/em><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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