Simplified demystification... Blu-ray Vs. DVD

 I've previously mentioned the benefits of Blu-ray, and also the flaws where up-scaling is concerned (See previous blog post: *I guess I'll have to buy the White Album again... Part One), but I failed to simplify the differences between the two disc type mediums. Most people will understand these differences as mentioned in the below blog post (from Mighty Ape), but sometimes it's hard to explain to laypersons or parents, the lack of overt detail may just make the difference a little easier for you to explain.

 The chimps over at Might Ape have done just that in a nice, compact, compressed, concise, and demystifying way (yes, some of those weren't required, but you may have seen what I did there).

 Read their blog post here: DVD vs Blu-ray - which is better?

 Personally, I don't think I could have simplified it any better, however there are a few pros and cons they omit, but again I went WAY too in-depth in my aforementioned post.

Links:
Mighty Ape
Mighty Ape Blog
Wikipedia - Blu-ray
Wikipedia - DVD (Digital Video Disc)

Is the SJ4000 the Go Pro killer?

 The market is saturated with "Action Cameras", what with the rise of the Go Pro there is a clone in almost every name or no named brand imaginable. But the SJ4000 appears to go that little bit further and for the money it could be the perfect alternative.

 The SJ4000 comes with a host of attachments (image below) and a sub $100 (USD) price tag. But is it any good? I don't have one, but I'm considering getting one for the price alone. The main contributing factor to this camera being the best "knock-off" Go Pro is the inclusion of an LCD screen. Where the Go Pro offers a screen for purchase as an accessory, the SJ4000 already has one incorporated into it.

Attachments with initial purchase

LCD Screen incorporated

  The comparison videos which are appearing on You Tube with more and more frequency seem to agree, that for the money the SJ4000 is the superior camera, in fact in the video below (at time code 0:39) it shows the Go Pro taking 11 seconds to re-adjust to the lighting change, so if you're using the footage for something semi-professional it just adds unnecessary balancing, grading and equalising time to the edit. The video below also proves that, for a cheap camera, it also has a lot less noise than you would expect for a camera of it's price and ilk. 

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  I'd like to speak to someone who has both a Go Pro and an SJ4000 to get a true sense of their personal experiences, but chances are I'll just buy one and start doing my own comparison footage, but less action cam oriented and a little more short film or music video for those looking to incorporate an action camera into their production kit. We all know the Go Pro is an average camera for cut away shots, but is hard to truly frame up and often overshoots.

Here's another blogs, very thorough, review of the SJ4000

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