http://www.computerbuyer.co.uk/labs/ Computer Buyer labs en-gb Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:34:54 +0100 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:34:54 +0100 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 site.editor@computerbuyer.co.uk webmaster@computerbuyer.co.uk http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/203/webcams/products.html It almost goes without saying that technology gets better all the time. If there's one common peripheral, though, that doesn't seem to have progressed all that much over the years, it's the humble webcam. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/200/budget-compact-cameras/products.html It could be the perfect gift, but a digital camera isn't just for Christmas. Whether you're seriously into photography or just want to point and shoot, you need to find the right model to suit your needs and fit your budget. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/200/digital-slr-cameras/products.html It could be the perfect gift, but a digital camera isn't just for Christmas. Whether you're seriously into photography or just want to point and shoot, you need to find the right model to suit your needs and fit your budget. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/200/premium-compact-cameras/products.html It could be the perfect gift, but a digital camera isn't just for Christmas. Whether you're seriously into photography or just want to point and shoot, you need to find the right model to suit your needs and fit your budget. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/200/superzoom-cameras/products.html It could be the perfect gift, but a digital camera isn't just for Christmas. Whether you're seriously into photography or just want to point and shoot, you need to find the right model to suit your needs and fit your budget. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/193/digital-cameras/products.html Digital cameras are getting more sophisticated all the time - huge megapixel ratings, enormous zooms and comprehensive manual controls are becoming common on cameras costing as little as £200. But does everyone really need all of these features? Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/176/digital-cameras/products.html When you get your new digital camera out of the box on Christmas day, you don't want to have to spend the whole morning reading the manual and the whole afternoon fiddling with its settings before you can take your first shot. Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/170/web-cams/products.html Now that more and more people are getting broadband, it's finally possible to make a good quality video phone call over the Net. How cool is that? You're no longer restricted to telling granny about how the kids have grown - with the right webcam and a suitable broadband connection and PC, she can see them for herself! Fri, 27 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/164/digital-cameras/products.html If you're yet to be convinced about the benefits of digital cameras over their film-based counterparts, be prepared to change your mind. High-resolution models with immaculate image quality and equally gorgeous styling are now priced within most people's Christmas present budget. Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/163/digital-camcorders/products.html After years of smiling grimly through endless, jerky home movies - help is finally at hand. With your PC you can turn the dullest piece of movie footage into a masterpiece. But how are you supposed to get your film from a camcorder onto your computer in the first place? Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/156/budget-digital-cameras/products.html It's only a few years since digital cameras first appeared. Those early models were fun - they let you take a peek at your snaps immediately, or e-mail them to friends - but unless you paid through the nose, pictures could look more like stills from dodgy CCTV footage. Fri, 19 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/152/digital-cameras/products.html If you don't already own a digital camera, you don't know what you're missing. With a digital, there's no need to cross your fingers and hope your pictures come out when they're processed - you can check them straight away! Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/150/buying-a-webcam/products.html Whatever Andy Warhol might have said, not everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame. But who wants to be a TV star, anyway? With one of these ingenious bits of PC trickery, you can become a legend in your own living room. Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/145/digital-picks/products.html Still plodding along with your old film camera, waiting days for your photos to come back from the processor's? And we haven't even mentioned the costs. Over a fiver for a roll of film, and there's no guarantee you'll get more than a couple of decent shots out of it. Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/140/digital-cameras/products.html Have you ever collected your summer holiday snaps from the developer, only to find that the first five frames are of your Christmas tree? And there are four more of unidentified ceilings. And the shot you really wanted - of little Johnny taking his first steps, say - shows nothing but an out-of-focus thumb? Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/labs/138/which-webcam/products.html Pop a tiny £40 video camera on top of your monitor, and you'll be surprised how much fun you can have. You can make videophone calls to friends and family all over the world. Or, if they don't have a webcam themselves, you could make a video message instead, and e-mail it to them. Wed, 09 Oct 2002 00:00:00 +0100