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1 - So, yesterday I took delivery of a rather hot new camera - naturally, in order to test it out a bit I had to brachiate up to the gardens and point it at some ducks...
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2 - ...and I have to say this new beast is quite something (this shot is at ISO3200) - the camera's ability to hold pleasant colours and keep low noise is pretty good, to put it mildly...
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3 - ...autofocus is amazing, with 3d dynamic tracking by colour, face recognition, and (count them) 51 autofocus points.