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Taking pictures at a dance performance has its challenges. Once-in-a-lifetime shots are easily missed and very often a camera is simply too slow to capture that dancer in mid-flight, or that perfect arabesque held only for a moment. Either that or the picture quality simply isn't there when it comes to moving objects. But don't despair, the Canon EOS 1D Mark III may help change your luck. The very fast Canon cameras are often the choice among sports and news photographers, not to mention the paparazzi. The 1D Mark III feels like a digital machine gun when set in its Continuous Shooting mode, where you can capture 10-megapixel JPEGs at an average of 9.9 frames per second with very low 'noise'. Imagine having so many choices of pictures from a dancer's jump or pose! That's only one of this low-noise, high-end built camera's features. It has a vertical grip with duplicate shutter and control buttons, so when you change grips you can still reach the buttons. It has a 3 inch LCD screen, a tiny joystick controller and a viewfinder to assist with manual focus. It also quite well constructed and sealed to keep dust out. To help keep dust from interfering with image quality, the 1D Mark III vibrates the IR-cut filter whenever you turn the camera on or off to shake away any dust that may have settled on it. Plus, the camera can find dust particles on the sensor, plot their locations and store that data so the included Digital Professional software can remove the spots in post processing. It's all about image quality, and with this camera you can quickly adjust the sharpness, contrast, saturation and color tone of your shots. The low-light performance is outstanding and needed with dance photography. There are almost 60 custom functions on the 1D Mark III, all ready to get you professional-looking shots. Even the startup is fast, at 0.01 second to start and take its first JPEG. The high resolution shots taken by the 1D Mark III are stunning, with extremely accurate colors and fine detail. With its many features and performance, the Canon 1D Mark III is a worthy camera for performance photography. www.usa.canon.com
The LG Bluetooth Stereo Headset HBS-200 is a new headset on the market that stands out among others. This behind-the-neck style headset can fold down to a more compact size for traveling, and stretches out to accommodate most heads. The earpieces measure about 2 inches, enough to sit comfortably over the ears. All the controls sit on the right earpiece, and are easy to navigate. Phone call quality sounds very good with the HBS-200, and so does the music, with rich full sound and decent bass. This headset's features also include voice dialing, last number recall, call transfers from the phone to the headset and vice versa, call mute and a low battery indicator. The HBS-200 has a rated talk time of 8 hours and a rated standby time of 10.4 days. Definitely worth checking out. By LG Electronics. Look for this item at your local electronics retailer or at www.amazon.com.