Olympic and high technology

     What’s the most popular event going on now?  As everyone knows, it’s the Winter Olympic game!  I am so proud that it is held in Vancouver, Canada–the city where I live in.  In the past times, i never experienced such strong atmosphere; however, this year, i feel like i am really participating in the Olympic games.  This entry is titled “Olympic and high technology” because how i am so into the event is by technology.

     First of all, Downtown, Vancouver is full of the Olympic ambiance.  Canadian flags are all over the streets; everyone’s wearing the Olympic T-shirts, gloves and scarfs.  Suddenly, there are plenty of cars driven from other provinces of Canada and the U.S., and a lot of interesting shows are showned at night on Robson Street.  I’ve been going to Downtown three days in a roll, because i can’t resist the bustling atmosphere there!  As a Canadian, my heart pounds once Canada gets a medal, and I am impressed when everyone on the street screams for our country.

     Second, people who aren’t able to get tickets to watch the games can only watch them in one way–in the TVs.  I personally have a 42″ plasma TV, which i always have a lot of fun watching the Olympic games with.  Sometimes what shows on the TV are so real that i feel like I am watching right in front of the players.  When i went to downtown the other day, everywhere with a TV were surrounded by tons of people yelling”Go Canada go!”.  It’s amazing how technology is able to convey each game to everyone.  I love how the cameramen are able to do slow motion; whether it’s for a perfect motion that people want to recollect, or it’s for a failed motion that everyone wants to sigh for.  Thanks to people who invented camera and TV!

     Lastly, i wish Canada will keep getting medals, and wish everyone a happy new year!

Are Cameras Still Needed?

    As time goes on, more camera phones are produced by different cell phone companies.   The ones that catch people’s eyes the most are probably the ones from Sharp.  As everyone’s appreciated by the 2-mega cameras of Iphone and Blackberry, Sharp introduced their 10-mega AQUOS SHOT 933SH camera phone in May, 2009. 

     Wow, that’s almost the same megapixel as many of the newest cameras, such as the Canon EOS Rebel XSi DSLR Camera.  There isn’t that much of a difference between 10-megapixel and 12-megapixel; therefore, why would people not purchase a 10-mega camera phone with all the other functions instead of a 12-mega plain camera?  At least that would be my choice.  The truth is, many of the non-professional camera users don’t care about the other details of a camera other than the quality of the pictures taken by the camera.  That is also why cameras seemed to be not needed anymore.

     However, cameras would never dissappear, since there are still many photographers who are truly in love with professional cameras.  In conclusion, cameras might not be needed for non-professional camera users like me, but are still important for professional photographers.

References:

http://www.techchee.com/2009/05/22/sharp-aquos-shot-933sh-10-megapixel-clamshell-phone/

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/01/29/newest-canon-eos-rebel-xsi-eos-450d-dslr-camera/