Since 2016, a 1-inch Type sensor size has optimized the portability of sharp travel cameras (recommended here). In comparison, cameras using larger APS-C sensors require heftier 11x… Read More »Compare digital camera sensor sizes: 1″-Type, 4/3, APS-C, full frame 35mm
On a sunny August morning in 2013, we walked the well-worn boardwalks of Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes as part of a month starting from Venice, day-hiking the Dolomites… Read More »CROATIA: Plitvice Lakes National Park
The world’s best pocket-sized travel camera improved in 2015: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 version IV (best-ever pocket camera 2015, 10.5 oz) bests earlier version III with: a new Exmor RS stacked… Read More »Sony RX100 I & III review: best pocket camera 2012-15
An unusually popular gallery: The following photos by Tom Dempsey are unusually popular in internet searches or print sales. Go figure! Unique, quirky images attract… Read More »Unusually popular images
Please read my separate Sony A6300 review before delving into the earlier Sony A6000, NEX-6 and NEX-7 below. For photography on-the-go in 2012-15, I ditched my DSLR and… Read More »Sony A6000 & NEX top Nikon for travel, 11x lens
Watching television requires a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) to skip annoying commercials and view desired content on your own schedule. Recording free HD TV via antenna improved in 2014-2015 with the Channel… Read More »Drop cable: record free HD TV on Channel Master CM7500 DVR
Coast Range: Whistler Resort, Garibaldi & Joffre Lakes Provincial Parks The Resort Municipality of Whistler is not only one of the most scenic ski areas in… Read More »CANADA: Coast Range: Whistler Resort, Garibaldi, Joffre Lakes
Thoughts on ecotourism and nature travel: How do we sustain 8 billion people? Our strong drive for travel has filled every corner of the earth… Read More »TRAVEL sustainability: environmental & social impacts