Nikon P900

My old Panasonic FZ35 bridge camera has died some time ago. I do not have any replacement. However, my family has decided to get a bridge camera after hearing about its amazing zoom capabilities. So it will be shared among us.

And the camera in question is the 2015 Nikon P900. It has a amazing 83x zoom which is equivalent to 2000mm in 35mm terms. That is really far. For its detailed review and zooming powers, there is a number of reviews online. One particular photos stands out is the moonshot which is able to see the craters.

Locally, the retail price is 889 SGD. After discounts at our favorite camera store, we got it around 750++ with some free gifts thrown in.

Here are the pics:

Package

Front view

Side view

 Articulating LCD

Side view 2

Mini Review: Holding it in my hand, the body is pretty light. The lens part is the heaviest which is understandable for that kind of zoom range. Overall, it feels more like a DSLR handling and of course the image quality can't be compared to it. 

But the pictures give reasonable quality and for its price as a "do it all" camera. A DSLR with a super telephoto lens will be super expensive and therefore I feel it is a value for money camera.

Xiaoyi IP cam

Just a new toy recently, it is a IP camera named "xiaoyi". If you know "xiaomi" brand, it is a brand under it. Basically, it is a budget IP camera that does its job well. You can use it to safeguard you house for example as you stream it live from wherever you are provided it is connected to the Internet.

There are a number of reviews and unboxing out there. So I skip this part and take some photos instead. Locally, a typical branded IP cam cost at least 80 bucks and above.

But for this, I bought it online and cost around 50+ (night version). Non night version is slightly cheaper. It is not on sale locally so it kinda like parallel importing. Inside the package, it has a USB cable, quick start guide, power adapter and the cam itself. Pretty compact and nice. Here are the pics:

 Box

 Contents

It will not work out of the box like that, you need to download the app and use it to link up the cam. For my case, I use the IOS app and it is found in app store itself. Do take note the cam content is all in chinese but not the app. For android, I think you need to go their "xiaomi" store to download. Can't find it in android play store for now.

Pairing up with it is straight forward, it will need your WIFI network password for the link thru the app. Also, I recommend installing a Micro SD card. Otherwise, it will just stream live video but can't record anything. So if you want playback, you will need the storage card.

Video quality wise is not bad (up to 720p). App has some features like motion detection and 4x digital zoom. Overall, it is a good buy to me.

Long time since last update and Casio watch

It has been close to 9 months since I last updated my blog. I am too busy with my 2nd child which arrived couple of months ago.

Recently, I bought a retro Casio digital watch model F-91 which may be familiar to some of you. I think I have it as a child long time ago. This classic model is still in production due to its popularity. It has all the basic functions like alarm, stopwatch etc. and it is low cost. Locally, it cost around 13 bucks +/-. It is a no frills watch.

It seems a bit small on my hand but I think I can use it for exercise regime. I can even pass it down to my elder kid since he is coming to 4 years now.

Here are the pictures (I bought the green version) :

Top view

 Back view