Digital
Camera
Lytro – from £399
Unlike conventional cameras, the Lytro light field camera captures all rays of light in a scene, providing capabilities that haven’t been seen before, such as the ability to focus a picture after it’s taken. The pocketsized camera, which offers a powerful 8x optical zoom and f/2 lens in an iconic design, creates interactive “living pictures,” that can be endlessly refocused. The innovative camera features a light field sensor that collects the colour, intensity and the direction of every light ray flowing into the camera, capturing fundamentally different data from the scene. This provides users with two initial light field capabilities, including the ability to refocus once a photo is taken and shift the perspective in a scene. Designed with simplicity in mind, the Lytro camera has no unnecessary modes or dials, just two buttons (power and shutter) and an intuitive glass touchscreen that enables pictures to be viewed and refocused directly on the camera. The Lytro camera was launched in July and is available in two models and five colours from Dixons Travel, Harrods and John Lewis online.
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Reviews
Web
thegoodfoodguide.com
Since 1951, The Good Food Guide has reviewed the best restaurants, pubs and cafés across the UK. Each year, the Guide is completely rewritten and compiled from scratch. All reviews are based on the huge volume of feedback that they receive from readers and this, together with anonymous inspections, ensures that every entry is assessed afresh.
The Good Food Guide does not accept adv ertising and every inspected meal is paid for; it remains the UK’s bestselling restaurant guide. You don’t need a physical copy of the guide as from September you will be able to subscribe online. This website has it all from the best places to eat steak, to eat seafood, dog-friendly pubs and even where to eat al fresco. The site is more than just a review site; it also has interviews with top chefs and recipes to create amazing dishes so if you love your food, and my waistline proves I do, then bookmark this site. You won’t be disappointed.
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