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Herbalist Schools
This listing is for herb school members of the American Herbalists Guild. The information listed is provided by the herb school and is not reviewed, evaluated or endorsed in any way by the AHG.
To search for an herb school, please use the search box below.
ABC of Herbalism with Susun Weed
I offer four different courses, each of which explores a different aspect of herbal medicine. Each course includes a project booklet of 26 assignments, audio/video tapes/DVDs, books, a discount on classes with me, time to deal with your personal needs, erratic mailings of fun stuff, and special gifts. You are free to complete your course as your time and life allow; there is no time limit. There is no requirement to send in lessons or to report to me, except as you desire. Upon completion of your course you receive a beautiful certificate suitable for framing.
Phone: 845.246.8081
Fax: 845.246.8081 (FAX)
E-mail: email@example.com
Web site: http://www.herbshealing.com
Woodstock, NY 12498 USA
American College of Healthcare Sciences
ACHS has delivered quality education and personal attention to students since 1978. Today, we offer convenient degree programs online with both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Complementary Alternative Medicine. ACHS also offers a wide variety of professional career programs including the Master Herbalist, Master Aromatherapist, Holistic Health Practitioner, Wellness Coach and Holistic Nutrition Consultant credentials. As a student in one of our DETC accredited online programs, you will receive the same quality education and level of support you should expect from a prestigious private college. By pursuing an education in holistic health at American College, you will be prepared to successfully enter the rapidly growing field of complementary alternative medicine. ACHS's professional programs provide the administrative, scientific, clinical, and ethical training required to become a successful holistic health professional
Phone: 503.244.0726, 800.487.8839
Fax: 503.244.0727 (FAX)
E-mail: email@example.com
Web site: http://www.achs.edu
Portland, OR 97239 USA
AMNAH College & Clinic
AMNAH College (American Medical, Nutrition and Allied Health College) is a private college offering certificates, diplomas, masters and doctorate degrees in the fields of medicine (herbal medicine, aromatherapy, complementary and alternative medicine), nutrition, and allied health. Education at AMNAH College is quite affordable and tuition is as low as $60 per credit hour.
All theoretical courses are conducted online. However, clinical cases and training can be delivered via various internet, audio and video telecommunication means. Additionally, AMNAH College's students and graduates have the option of obtaining free onsite clinical experiences at AMNAH Clinic in Tempe, Arizona.
The curriculum in herbal medicine prepares the students for careers in complementary medical clinics, chiropractic clinics, herbal medicinaries/pharmacies, health food stores, acupuncture clinics, aromatherapy and massage clinics, botanical gardens or adds skills to their already existing careers.
Phone: +1 (844) AMNAHCollege, +1 (844) 266-2426
Web site: http://www.AMNAH.org/Studies/Medicine/Herbal
Tempe, AZ 85282 USA
Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism
ASHH provides sound technical training in holistic healing with a focus on preventative lifestyle. Holistic healing aims to do no harm to the planet in realization that there is no separation between that which we do to ourselves and that which we do to the whole. Holistic health supports the well being of the entire person: mind, body, and spirit.
Students are educated and empowered to cultivate deep wellness within themselves and others using hands, heart, nature, and plants.In a society more familiar with corporate logos than backyard plants, it is imperative that we reclaim the innate wisdom of identifying, honoring, and utilizing the plant kingdom. The earth's bounty is always reaching out to us, offering its aid to restore us to vitality.
Learning in nature and through nature at ASHH, on our thirty-acre campus, connects the student to the roots and essence of Herbalism. Through the study of medicinal plants and holistic living skills, we return the ancient art of healing to the individual and to the family, rebuilding conscientious communities and embracing our divine potential.
We must learn to love and care for the Earth as we would our own children. In doing so, we find this nurturance becomes our nourishment. This is why, at ASHH, we offer classes for children as well as beginning, intermediate, and advanced adults.
Phone: (828) 350-1221
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web site: http://www.HerbsHeal.com
Asheville, NC 28806 USA
ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism
Founded in 2013, the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism is a new school for herbal studies in New York City. ArborVitae is rooted in the holistic practice of herbal medicine and exists to provide the highest quality education and training based on traditional wisdom and ecological awareness in a modern, integrative setting for the clinical, community and family herbalist. In addition to training herbalists, the school aims to be a progressive community resource for increasing public access to comprehensive herbal knowledge and care.
The core of the school curriculum is a three year clinical certificate program and will include a clinic to benefit both herbal students and the community. The 1st year program can also stand alone as a home herbalist certificate. In addition, we offer regular community classes and will be developing additional certification programs. Full and part-time enrollment options are now available to accommodate all schedules.
ArborVitae has reached a shared space agreement with the Tristate College of Acupuncture at 80 Eighth Avenue (and 14th Street) in Manhattan. Our three year program as well as many community classes will be held in Tristate's classrooms, with additional community classes held throughout the city and field trips throughout the region.
Phone: 646-308-1507
E-mail: email@example.com
Web site: http://arborvitaeny.com/
New York, NY 10003 USA
Australian College of Phytotherapy
The Australian College of Phytotherapy is located in Warwick in Queensland, Australia. It was established by Kerry Bone in 1998 in order to conduct clinically oriented, post-graduate courses in Western Herbal Medicine. The College's mission statement is: "The College will provide a specialist education in Western Herbal Medicine of an internationally recognised standard of excellence." It is the College's policy to -
Provide courses of recognised excellence in Western Herbal Medicine; Continue to update and develop courses to ensure that the quality of the training is maintained; Provide courses in such a way as to ensure the effective delivery to a wide range of students; Provide an environment of support for all students.
Phone: 61 7 4661 9653
Fax: 61 7 4667 0107 (FAX)
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web site: http://www.herbaleducation.com.au
Warwick, Queensland 4370 Australia
Ayurvedic Institute
Since 1984, The Ayurvedic Institute has taught and promoted the traditional knowledge of Ayurveda. The Educational Department offers the Ayurvedic Studies Program, advanced study in Albuquerque and India, Jyotish courses, an Ayurvedic correspondence course by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda as well as various weekend and intensive seminars. Our Herb Department carries Ayurvedic and Western herbs and many Ayurvedic products and the Panchakarma Department provides traditional Ayurvedic procedures for purification and rejuvenation. The Ayurvedic Press is a division of the Institute and publishes books and textbooks on Ayurveda.
Dr. Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician, director of the Institute and its principal instructor, received his Master of Ayurvedic Science (M.A.Sc.) in 1980 from Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Pune, India. He brings a wealth of classroom and practical experience to the United States. A native of India, he served for three years as Medical Director of the Ayurveda Hospital in Pune, India. He was a Professor of Clinical Medicine for ten years at the Pune University College of Ayurvedic Medicine. Dr. Lad's academic and practical training includes the study of allopathic medicine and surgery. Dr. Lad is the author of several books and respected throughout the world for his knowledge of Ayurveda.
The Ayurvedic Institute, recognized as a leading Ayurvedic school and Ayurveda health spa outside of India, was established in 1984 to teach the traditional Ayurvedic medicine of India and to provide these ancient therapies. Ayurvedic healing includes herbs, nutrition, panchakarma cleansing, acupressure massage, Yoga, Sanskrit, and Jyotish (Vedic astrology).
Phone: 505.291.9698
Fax: 505.294.7572 (FAX)
E-mail: email@example.com
Web site: http://www.ayurveda.com
Albuquerque, NM 87192-1445 USA
Bastyr University
The Bastyr University mission is to educate future leaders in natural health sciences that integrate mind, body, spirit and nature. Through natural health education, research and clinical services, Bastyr improves the health and well-being of the human community
Phone: (425) 602-3330
Fax: (425) 602-3090 (FAX)
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web site: http://www.bastyr.edu
Kenmore, WA 98133 USA
Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine
Earn your Community Herbalist Certificate at The Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine, directed by award-winning herbalist, apothecary director, teacher, forager and author Holly Bellebuono. Welcoming and robust, this is a fantastic introduction to the beauty and function of herbs for medicine—especially useful for beginning and intermediate herbalists, wellness coaches, doctors and midwives in training, ecologists, women's specialists, and alternative healers.
The school offers 3 options:
1) On-site Easy. Easy and fun 1-day, 2-day, and 1-week workshops and retreats on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Join Holly to create, explore, taste, sample and learn. Classes consist of her trademarked Soulful Apothecary—exploring herbal medicine in the form of food; women's studies; wildcrafting and identifying plants; and herbal medicine based on body system such as digestive, cardiovascular, and immune.
2) Distance. In the distance program, students can enroll year-round and complete the course from their own home. This option, The Heritage & Healing Herbal Studies Program, is a 12-18 month self-paced curriculum that includes a core study of Holly's 4-Tier Formula with physiology, materia medica, pharmacy, and positive self-empowerment. It consists of 19 lessons based on men's and women's body systems and Hands-On Apothecary Assignments using a variety of plants and techniques. Successful completion of the 19 Lessons confers a Certificate of Herbal Studies & Formulary.
3) On-site Intensive. Our on-site 2-Week Intensive will take place June 15-29 2015 (Early Bird Registration ends March 21 2015). This fantastic learning opportunity on the beautiful island of Martha's Vineyard teaches The Heritage & Healing Herbal Studies Program in a dynamic small-group setting for an engaging exploration of all herbal medicine has to offer. We meet in a casual and supportive environment to study plant ID, harvesting, processing, apothecary, case studies, jurisprudence, and more--with an emphasis on herbal formulary. The 2-Week Intensive includes hands-on experience harvesting and processing a wide variety of folk remedies and methods; also herb walks, field trips, garden and arboreta explorations, kitchen processing, pharmacology and physiology based on the body's primary systems (respiratory, reproductive, digestive, etc.), heritage and folklore, and more. If you want to deepen your understanding of herbs and how they work synergistically in the body--and to learn how to apply formulary in family and community settings, this is the course for you.
Pre-requisite: demonstrable experience/education in either plants (gardening, farming, botany, etc.) or healthcare (nursing, midwifery, herbalism, etc.). Successful completion of the 2-Week Intensive confers a Community Herbalist Certificate.
Housing: we partner with the M.V. Hostel to accommodate a limited number of students. Please let us know when you register if you would like us to reserve space for you. Space is limited! First-come, first-served.
Where is Martha's Vineyard? We are located on a truly gorgeous, windswept, sea-embraced island off the coast of Cape Cod; we are blessed with lots of farms and local farmers who are very involved in the community, as well as five small towns and fishing villages, art, culture, history, woodland trails, beautiful beaches, and a safe and friendly family environment. People here are interested in world culture and devoted to local living; it's a place where herbal medicine fits into the fabric of self-sufficiency and Earth appreciation nicely, and we're only a hop-skip-and-jump from Boston and it's history and walking tours.
Holly lives in a quiet woodland area in the heart of the island, with chickens, a meat rabbitry, a small blacksmith forge, and a user-friendly apothecary garden. During the 2-Week Intensive students harvest both from the garden and from the wild fields, meadows and forests of the Vineyard. Join us in June!
Phone: 508.687-9600
E-mail: email@example.com
Web site: http://www.vineyardherbs.com/herbal-school.html
West Tisbury, MA 02575 USA
Blazing Star Herbal School
Blazing Star Herbal School is dedicated to teaching traditional herbal medicine in a way that supports a more sustainable future for all members of the green world and shows respect for the integrity of nature. We offer a unique perspective on herbalism, weaving social and political aspects of health and healing through the study of medicinal herbs and food practices. We inspire students to find their own healing path by creating a personal relationship with the plant world. The school also serves as a local and national resource for education and networking. OnSite Programs include:
* 10 month Beginner/Intermediate apprenticeship. Meets weekly.
* 10 Month Advanced Therapeutic Herbalism
* Materia Medica Intensives
* Guest workshops
Distance Learning Programs include:
* Family Health Distance Learning Intensive
* Do-it-Yourself Herbalism Series....practical, thrifty and fun!
Course 1: Optimum Winters Health
Course 2: Spring Tonics and Wild Foods
Course 3: Summers Remedies and First Aid
Course 4: Creative, Tasty and Nourishing, Medicine Making for the beginner student
Phone: 413.628.1655
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Opening the door on hypersexuality
bp Magazine editors note: At every stage of preparing this important article, from interviewing sources to designing the layout, bp Magazine took the utmost care to address the topic candidly—to "open the door" on hypersexuality, as it were. At the same time, we steered away from unnecessarily graphic details, confident that we could tell the story without offending anyone's sensibilities. We hope you find our coverage balanced, tasteful, and helpful.
Excerpt from the Spring 2009 issue of bp Magazine
A few years ago, a middle-aged woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, happened to read an article about bipolar disorder and hypersexuality, written by her very own psychiatrist. In all the years she'd been going to see him, she was shocked to realize, this doctor had never once asked if hypersexuality was one of her symptoms.
"I wrote to him and said, 'This is me,'" the woman recalls. " 'You never told me about this part.'"
Hypersexuality may be the last frontier in bipolar disorder. Even now, despite everything that has been learned about the illness, it's hard to put a finger on how big a problem it really is. The research is limited. Only seven studies have ever been published on the subject and their findings diverge: According to these studies, hypersexuality occurs in 25 to 80 percent of all patients with mania. After reviewing the literature, Manic-Depressive Illness (the 2007 text by Frederick K. Goodwin, MD, and Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD) settled on an average of 57 percent.
And that hardly tells the story. For, despite its primal role in human behavior, sexuality remains one of the hardest, most sensitive subjects to dredge up in any but the most cursory details. Which explains why, while hypersexuality is listed as one of the primary symptoms of bipolar in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition), many psychiatrists refer to it almost as an afterthought—if at all—when forming a diagnosis:
Racing thoughts? Check.
Insomnia? Check.
Wild mood swings? Check.
Unrestrained spending sprees? Check.
Hypersexuality? Um...
"Like, what do you mean?" demands Andy Behrman, who became a poster boy for bipolar disorder with the 2003 publication of his edgy, sexually frank, and popular book, Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania. "Am I having sex with strangers? Yes. Constantly masturbating? Yes. Can I get myself to a place where I'm fully satisfied sexually? No. As much as I want to shop, buy, and make money, that's as much as I want to have sex."
Though hypersexuality may present itself as just one aspect in a constellation of problems, it is often the most destructive and challenging part of bipolar disorder—troubling families of young children suffering from juvenile hypersexuality, ruining marriages, generating life-threatening health problems. "The one thing I regret is what I did to my husband," says Bev, a middle-aged woman from rural Quebec who was diagnosed with bipolar a few years ago. "He was a good man and we would have had a good retirement together."
Bev was diagnosed with bipolar in 2006, following years of unrelenting depression and anxiety. She had a strong family history of mental illness: Her mother died by suicide; her daughter is clinically depressed. But it wasn't until Bev reached her early 40s that her sexual impulses underwent a sudden change. She began "doing things I had never done before."
It began with extramarital affairs, mostly with younger men: "It was as if my husband couldn't see what was going on. He finally asked me and I said 'no.' The second time he asked me I couldn't lie," Bev recalls.
At least one study found that hypersexuality appears to play a larger role in women's lives than in men's. The 1980 study, led by Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, a clinical psychologist generally regarded as one of the foremost experts on bipolar disorder—and one of its most well-known sufferers—reported that women with bipolar tend to be far more sexually provocative and seductive than their male counterparts. Further, Jamison found that twice as many women as men reported sexual intensity as "very much increased" during hypomania. The women in her study also rated sexual intensity as the most important and enjoyable part of mania.
Despite such findings, personal sexuality is a subject often avoided on the psychiatrist's couch. Indeed, patients complain that their doctors rarely want to hear about it. Whatever insights they've arrived at have come by way of friends and fellow patients, they say...
Click here to purchase the Spring 2009 issue for the full story on hypersexuality.

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I like that we are bringing in all the available top OT's to see what each could offer us and then making hopefully the best choice of the bunch. The past few years, we never went to these lengths and just tried to sign the first guy we brought in.
I like that we are bringing in all the available top OT's to see what each could offer us and then making hopefully the best choice of the bunch. The past few years, we never went to these lengths and just tried to sign the first guy we brought in.
Ireland knows which one he wants. They are using the rest as smokescreen. I hope it's Winston.
But then again their are issues with about all of the guys we have brought in except Clabo. I personally feel they are pretty happy with Martin at LT.
One thing we may have to consider is them possibly bringing in TWO. Even if we sign one of them, we are still only one injury away from Garner being the starter. Maybe we sign Clabo to a 2/3 yr deal, then sign Bryant M. to a one year deal with nothing guaranteed. If he shows up out of shape, or if Thomas shows he can play some tackle if needed, you cut Bryant before the season. At least that would give us some options, and would allow us to play Martin at either right or left tackle. Maybe that is why it is taking so long for them to make a decision.
The organization has struggled from a personnel standpoint over the years. For instance, they drafted me in the second round. You dont recover from those types of mistakes. Rob Konrad on the teams questionable draft picks from 1998-2003
I am probably in a minority, but I think martin needs another year or two to get stronger. Winston and Clabo are both better players than Martin and one or the other could probably play LT.
The thought of Martin being our starter is not appealing to me. I do not want to see Tannehill get splattered.
There are 4 veteran tackles looking for jobs. Not to mention, now both KC and Jacksonville just used high picks on players that as of right now will be playing right tackle for their respective clubs next year. KC does not want their #1 pick to start as a right tackle in year one and then switch to left tackle the following year, Jacksonville may feel the same way. And even with the rookie salary cap, they still have to pay those guys pretty well. Further you have Saffold in St. Louis who is not thrilled with being moved to the right side because of Long.
4 veterans out of work, hoping for a job, 3 possible disgruntled veterans unhappy with their situation, and Ireland holds the cards. I think Ireland played this perfectly!


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Kosher Poultry
|Cider Glazed Turkey
by Chef Laura Frankel, LaurasKosherKitchen
Apple cider (also called sweet cider or soft cider) is the name used in the United States and parts of Canada for an unfiltered, unsweetened, non-alcoholic beverage made from apples. It may be opaque due to fine apple particles in suspension and may be tangier than conventional filtered apple juice, depending on the apples used.
A cold or hot crisp mug of cider is what fall is all about. I like to concentrate that flavor and pair it with sage, rosemary and turkey. I do not use overly sweet and "wimpy" apple juice for my recipes. I want my glaze to taste of the orchard and sunshine. The glaze can be made several days ahead of serving.
For the Turkey
Make the glaze: Heat a large saucepan, lightly coated with olive oil, over medium heat. Cook the shallots until they are deep golden brown and slightly crispy (about 10-15 minutes). Add the remaining ingredients and reduce the mixture to about 2 cups. You should have a very thick and dark sauce with a glaze consistency. Pour the glaze through a strainer and discard the herbs and garlic. The sauce can be stored, covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days before using.
Make the turkey:
Scatter the vegetables and apples in a roasting pan. This will keep the turkey from sitting in its own juices and getting soggy.
Place the herbs into the cavity of the bird and tie the legs together. Tuck the wings under the bird. This will hold the bird in a nice shape.
Rub the bird with olive oil and salt and pepper generously.
Place the bird in the oven and roast for 30 minutes.
Reduce the heat to 325 and continue roasting for another hour.
Baste the bird with the glaze and return to the oven. Continue basting every 15 minutes until the internal temperature of the turkey is 160 about 3-3 ½ hours.
Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and loosely tent with foil and allow it to rest for 20-30 minutes before carving.
Transfer the pan juices to a medium sauce pan, discard the vegetables. Try to skim the fat off the top. Add the remaining glaze and reduce the pan sauce to a gravy consistency.
Recipes: Poultry, Turkey, Kosher


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La Serena is located on the Pacific coast of central Chile. Courses will be held at the University of La Serena, with a magnificent view of the city. The program offers a variety of courses as well as many opportunities to explore and experience the rich culture and breath-taking landscapes of South America. Classes will visit museums, wineries, historic sites as well as some of Chile's many astronomical observatories in the Andes Mountains. Program includes an overnight stay in the Andes. Students will also spend five days in Chile's capital of Santiago where they will tour the historic and modern attractions. The itinerary also includes an optional day trip to the ski in the nearby Andes near Santiago.
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Sports will shine, and fast-moving kids won't get blurry or blocky. There's a 2.3-million dot Organic LED electronic viewfinder built in, and a flash lives on-board as well. Three dials, two on the top and one on the back, can be assigned to control multiple functions for fast settings changes when conditions shift abruptly. And the camera shoots full 24.3-megapixel images at up to 10 frames per second, while keeping the ability to track focus. Lenses that change with your demands This camera comes bundled with a versatile, day-in, day-out 18-55mm E-mount zoom lens that's perfect for the challenges of everyday shooting. It's been re-issued in black for this pairing with the NEX-7. With an approximate 3X zoom range, this lens will do nicely for portraits, and still be wide enough to fit the gang from work into the company picnic group shot. The zoom is quiet and efficient, helping you to compose a dynamic shot on the fly. Of course the lens is interchangeable, and it just might be worth scoping out the rest of Sony's E-Series lens lineup to help this camera realize its full potential. You can broaden that selection further Sony's acclaimed Alpha series lenses work fully including auto-focus with an available Sony adapter. Street traveler Do you like the idea of a fully-featured camera you can slip into a handbag or a daypack? Is a small, lightweight camera that keeps full-time focus while shooting ultra high-resolution images and HD appealing? Some people are calling this a professional's "street camera" a camera that's got the quickness and versatility to be ready at a moment's notice, while working in close quarters and changing conditions. Who couldn't use that? Product Highlights:24.3-megapixel effective recordingAPS-C size HD CMOS image sensor (23.5 X 15.6 mm) for rich tonal gradation and true-to-life colorincludes exclusive black 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens (35mm equivalent focal length: 27-82.5mm)tilting 3" LCD screen with live view for composing shots in real-time and previewing the effects of creative/exposure settingshigh-def, high-quality movie mode with stereo sound (up to 1080p @ 60 frames per second)upgraded BIONZ® image processor for high-resolution, low-noise photosworld's first OLED (organic LED) 2359K dot electronic viewfinder, integrated into camera's bodyTri-Navi 3-dial assignable manual control6-image layering: can take six pictures in under a second, then combine the best attributes of each into one photo to reduce blur and ensure proper exposure25-area autofocus system for rapid, precise autofocusing11 types of creative picture effects, including "Toy Camera"built-in, pop-up flash (guide number 6, in meters at ISO100)face detection adjusts focus, exposure, and white balance for great-looking portraitsSmile Shutter technology snaps a picture when it detects a smilehorizontal/vertical Sweep Panorama mode3D Panorama mode: sweep across the panorama, and the camera captures "right-eye" and "left-eye" versions of the image. 3D TV and 3D glasses required to view images in 3Don-screen tips and helpwarranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guaranteeCompatible Lenses:compatible with Sony E-mount lensescompatible with Sony Alpha SLR lenses when used with optional LA-EA2 lens adapterExposure Modes and Controls:continuous shooting mode: Continuous Variable Speed Priority up to 10 frames per secondshutter speed range: 30-1/4,000 seconds, bulbsensitivity or ISO (film speed equivalent) range: 100-16,000 selectableprogram auto, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, manual, and fully automatic exposure modesflash bracketing: up to 3 frames8 preset scene modes for accurately exposed images in many different shooting environmentsflash sync at 1/160 secondFile Formats and Storage:image storage modes: JPEG (Fine and Standard), RAW, and RAW+JPEGstill image aspect ratio options: 3:2, 16:9AVCHD movie files up to 1920 x 1080 at 60 frames per second with stereo sound; MP4 movie files up to 1440 x 1080 resolution at 30 progressive frames per second with mono soundaccepts optional SD, high capacity SDHC, MultiMediaCard, and Memory Stick PRO Duo, PRO-HG Duo, and PRO-HX Duo memory cardsConnections and Dimensions:high-speed USB interfacemini HDMI output (cable not included)IR sensor: allows shutter to be remotely activated with optional RMT-DSLR1 wireless remote4-3/4"W x 2-3/4"H x 1-11/16"D (without lens)weight (without battery or media): 10.3 oz.supplied lens weight: 6.9 oz.Supplied Accessories:18-55mm Sony lensbody cleaning clothrechargeable NP-FW50 lithium ion batterybattery charger/AC adaptershoulder strapUSB cablesoftware CD-ROM Want a camera you can grow into? Try a mirrorless camera. These digital cameras combine the creative options of a DSLR with portability that's more like that of a point-and-shoot. Their automatic modes will help you take striking pictures from day one without having to be an expert. However, like DSLRs, mirrorless cameras have interchangeable lenses, and advanced control and processing. You can explore these features for even better results as you take time to learn more about the hobby. Cameras in this class have large image sensors for beautifully detailed pictures, but their mirrorless design means the camera bodies and matching lenses can be smaller, lighter, and more portable great for snapping memorable pics when you're on the move. Sony Alpha NEX-7 Reviews Average Customer Review: 8 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. Please use the email address that is associated with your order. Display name (e.g., JohnD) Your review will be signed using the display name and location * Your location (e.g., Charlottesville, VA) * Your rating Click on a star to rate the overall product on a scale of 1-5 1500 characters left * Your review Attach a YouTube Review Crutchfield Video Review Guidelines Only submit videos that you made or are authorized to use. Do not submit videos that contain music, video or visuals that are copyrighted and belong to someone else. Please see our Review Guidelines for more information. Enter the URL of your YouTube™ video review or product demonstration. e.g., "http://www.youtube.com/v/o79TWHh598U" 500 characters left Pros 500 characters left Cons * Agree to Terms By checking this box you agree your review becomes the property of Crutchfield, that you are over 18 years of age, that you own or have owned this product, and that you are located within the United States or its territories. Please see our Review Guidelines for more information. We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. Very good with a fast SD Card but... Written By ScorpioNet, New York, NY on Sunday, December 23, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The Cons first! It's a battery hog so make sure you have a few extras in a long shooting day. It can be finicky with independent brand batteries, will not work with one or two that I had for my NEX-5. The problem with off-brand batteries is they drain while unused and the NEX-7 will have them for lunch. Accessories for this camera can cost you an arm and a leg, eg. the Sony flash adapter that converts it to use regular flash units and a pc connection for studio strobes is close to $200. You can buy an off-brand unit for a lot less but using another brand of flash can be frustrating, you lose all auto-control features, I have not have any success with my Nikon or Sunpak units, may have to shell out money for a dedicated Sony unit...will it cost less than their adapter, we'll see. Wish they make all their lenses black, the silver lenses stick out like sore thumbs. Like the other NEX units, I do not like the placement of their video recording button( I shoot only stills), I have accidently hit that many times with the old NEX-5 and the same with this. The two large knobs on the top right should be physically lockable, accidental settings can be annoying without it. The positive....and it's a big one, the quality of the images are quite excellent, I only wish the Sony(same as the old Minolta lenses) exhibit more contrast and a richer color like Nikon or Leica lenses. There's always lens adapters for those but you lose automation and it's cumbersome to use. Pros: Excellent Image Nice Resolution Cons: Record button placement Physically unlockable mode/adjustment knobs Slow writing speeds using non-premium SD cards Mostly silver lens line. Color could be better with images from Sony lenses 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nice but a little time consuming to navigate the three menu controls Written By lorenzo, tucson on Monday, November 26, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) great camera, good lens.Wish all the lens were Carl Zeiss. Best features: full size sensor , mirror-less and price point Pros: entry price point Cons: difficult to navigate menu 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Best Digital Camera I've Owned! Written By Phbug, Nevada City, CA on Monday, September 10, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I've been in photography for 60 years, and digital photography for over 15 years, and the Sony NEX-7 digital camera is the most exciting camera I've ever owned! In spite of the many features and capabilities it has, it quickly became familiar and easy to use, and the quality of the camera and the photographs it produces is outstanding. And don't let reviews that complain about the quality of the lens offerings deter you. The standard "kit" SEL 18-55mm lens is razor sharp and the excellent SEL-55210 lens is equally sharp and both lenses, with their built-in image stabilization, produce great photos at any focal length and shutter speed. You could do no better than purchasing this excellent new camera system, particularly through Crutchfield due to their product pricing, quick shipments, and top-quality customer service and support.. Pros: Excellent quality of construction. Excellent quality of photographs Small, light, easy to use. Cons: Price may be a deterrent to some buyers, but it is well worth the investment. Wish 18-55mm lens hood attached more securely. Have lost one already. 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Awesome image quality in a small package. Written By Phil, Boston on Friday, June 29, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Love this camera, I am a pro and own both Canon and Nikon DSLRs, but now I am reaching for the SONY every time. Amazing, really amazing image quality, beats most DSLRs in dynamic range, and great image resolution. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Awesome! Written By Worth It!, USA on Saturday, May 05, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Amazing camera and worth the money, doubt that you can find a better camera on the market today! Crutchfield is always on point with shipping out the product in a timely manner! Pros: Everything. Cons: Nothing noted yet. 2 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No NEX-7 thumbs up Written By Anonymous, NYC on Monday, April 23, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Bought this after waiting a looooooong time to buy a better camera than my better-quality point-and-shoot. I am a former avid amateur film camera user, and this would be my first medium/high-end digital camera. I bought at Crutchfield because they would waitlist me without charging my credit card until actual shipment, plus no tax or shipping, and I had had a good experience with them once before. One reason to get the NEX-7 was the promise to use my vintage SLR lenses. Using a Fotodiox adapter, this has worked well. The quick jump to and from magnified for focusing, along with the image peaking function, are great assistance here. I am very happy with the camera. Great detail. Solid feeling - just heavy enough to feel solid, without too much weight when using at arms length with the LCD. Viewfinder is great. While I prefer the viscous ring-turning feel of old SLR lenses, the kit lens has a better feel than any Canon or Nikon DSLR I have tried that was up to this price. Getting it to work its best requires tweaking the customizable tri-navi and soft button assignments. I currently have it where I have nearly everything I want easily accessible without menus. The review on dpreview.com gives some good insight into this. Small note, I hope that a future software version will enable also reassigning the dial down button. It is now dedicated to EV bias, which is nearly always also on the tri-navi right dial. Are you listening, Sony? Pros: Great quality images, great interface, great build quality. Cons: None. 9 out of 9 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No good....^^ Written By Sony Alpha NEX-7, CA on Monday, April 16, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Quick delivery, good. The camera also deserves to be. "and believe low prices. I am pleased with the decision of the 1 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No sony nex-7 camera Written By chea y, hesperia, ca on Monday, April 16, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) good for the amature photograpy. Cons: not many choice lenses. 1 out of 9 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual NEX-7 camera body with attached body cap SEL1855 18-55mm lens 49mm Lens cap Rear lens cap ALC-SH11 Lens hood NP-FW50 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (7.2 V/ 1080 mAh/7.7 Wh) BC-VW1 Battery charger (8.4 V/0.28 mA) Eyepiece cup Adjustable neck strap 43" USB cable (with Type A USB on one end and Mini-B 2.0 USB on the other end) Soft cleaning cloth (6.5" x 10") Application Software for Alpha Camera CD-ROM Operations Instruction Manual Getting Started Instruction Manual Warranty Sheet Product Registration sheet Lenses & Accessories brochure Packing diagram Features and Specs General LCD Screen Size 3" Adjustable-angle LCD Yes Wi-Fi No Touchscreen No Waterproof No GPS-enabled No Lens 35mm Equivalent 27-82.5mm Optical Zoom 3x Digital Zoom --- Filter Diameter 49mm Manual Focusing Yes Manual Exposure Yes Built-in Flash Yes HDMI Output Mini Memory Internal Memory None Memory Media Memory Stick PRO Duo + PRO-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC Image Effective Megapixel Count 24.3 Total Megapixels 24.7 Image Stabilization Optical Highest Resolution 6000 x 4000 HD Video Recording 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720 Dimensions Width (inches) 5-1/8 Height (inches) 2-3/4 Depth (inches) 3-15/16 Weight With Battery (ounces) 19.1 Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research Recording Features Included Lens Play And Print Functions Battery Information Supplied Software Recording Features Package Contents: The Sony NEX-7K kit contains the α (alpha series) NEX-7 digital camera and the SEL1855 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 E-mount zoom lens. Lens Compatibility: The NEX-7 is compatible with Sony's E-mount series of smaller, lighter lenses, such as the optional SEL16F28 16mm F2.8 pancake lens, and the SEL18200 18-200mm F3.5-5.6 zoom lens. With the optional LA-EA1 lens adapter, the Sony α (alpha) lenses can be used with this camera. 3" Tiltable LCD Screen: The NEX-7 uses a 3" Xtra Fine LCD screen with 921,600 dots. The TruBlack screen has a special resin layer to suppress internal reflections and increase contrast compared to conventional LCDs. The screen tilts down 45° and up 80° to frame high- and low-angle shots. 0.5" OLED Electronic Viewfinder: In addition to the LCD screen, the NEX-7 has a 0.5" XGA OLED electronic viewfinder with 2,359,296 dots. In the menu, you can choose to use the viewfinder or LCD exclusively, or set the camera to switch from LCD to viewfinder automatically as you bring the camera close to your eye. The viewfinder has a diopter-adjustment dial to allow you to set the viewfinder image to your personal eyesight. APS-C-sized Image Sensor: The NEX-7 features an APS-C sized Exmor APS HD CMOS image sensor (23.5 x 15.6mm). It has approximately 24.7-million total pixels and 24.3-million effective pixels. Tri-Navi Controls: The camera features three Tri-Navi control dials, two on the top and one on the back panel, for convenient manual control of aperture, exposure, ISO, and much more. The controls are customizable and intuitive, so you can quickly change the camera settings on the fly. Image Sizes: You can record still images in a 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratio in three versatile formats: JPEG (with Fine and Standard compression), RAW (uncompressed images), and RAW + JPEG (two images--one uncompressed and one compressed--are recorded simultaneously). The image sizes include: Ratio Image Size Resolution 3:2 Large: 24M 6000 x 4000 Medium: 12M 4240 x 2832 Small: 6M 3008 x 2000 16:9 Large: 20M 6000 x 3376 Medium: 10M 4240 x 2400 Small: 5.1M 3008 x 1688 Movie Recording: The NEX-7 can record Full High Definition (1920 x 1080) movies in AVCHD (H.264). High and Standard Definition movies can also be recorded in MP4, which can easily be uploaded to social media websites like Facebook and You. Movie options include: File Format Average Bit-Rate Resolution AVCHD 60i/60p 60i 24M (FX) 24 Mbps 1920 x 1080 (60i) 60i 17M (FH) 17 Mbps 1920 x 1080 (60i) 60p 28M (PS) 28 Mbps 1920 x 1080 (60p) 24p 24M (FX) 24 Mbps 1920 x 1080 (24p) 24p 17M (FH) 17 Mbps 1920 x 1080 (24p) MP4 1440 x 1080 12M 12 Mbps 1440 x 1080 VGA 3M 3 Mbps 640 x 480 Dual Media Options: The NEX-7 accepts two types of media for capturing still images: Memory Stick PRO Duo (including Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo) and SD, SDHC, and SDXC Memory Cards. The camera is also compatible with Eye-Fi cards, which can upload images from the memory card wirelessly to your computer via Wi-Fi. Images recorded on SDXC cards cannot be imported to or played on computers or AV devices that are not compatible with exFAT. Optical SteadyShot: Optical SteadyShot is built into several E-mount lenses, including the supplied 18-55mm lens. When a SteadyShot-equipped lens is attached to the camera, you can turn on the SteadyShot feature to reduce the effects of camera shake. Other SteadyShot-equipped lenses include the SEL50F18, SEL55210, and the SEL18200. 25-Point AF System: The NEX-7's high-performance auto focus system uses 25 focus points to deliver fast and precise focusing. You can choose from the following Auto/Manual Focus Modes: AF/MF Select: You can choose from these three focusing methods: Auto Focus: The camera focuses automatically. Direct Manual Focus: After focusing automatically, you can make fine adjustments to the focus by turning the focusing ring. Manual Focus: You can adjust the focus manually by turning the focusing ring. AF (Auto focus) Mode: You can select between 2 modes: Single-Shot AF: The camera focuses and the focus is locked when you press the shutter button halfway down. Continuous AF: The camera continues to focus while the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down. AF (Auto focus) Area: You can select between 3 settings: Multi: The camera determines which of the 25 AF areas is used in focusing. When Face Detection is active, AF operates with priority on faces. Center: The camera uses the AF area located in the center area exclusively. Flexible Spot: You can choose a focus area from the 25 areas using the controller. Focus Lock: If a subject is off-center and outside of the AF area, you can lock the focus of the camera. AF Illuminator: When you press the shutter button halfway down a red illuminator is emitted until the focus is locked. Under dark lighting conditions or when you shoot a low contrast subject, the AF illuminator allows the camera to focus more easily on the subject. Drive Modes: The camera offers the following shooting modes: Single Shot: Default setting for standard picture taking--shoots one still image. Shooting Continuously: When you press and hold the shutter button, the camera records the images continuously at approximately 2.5 frames per second. Speed Priority Continuous: When you press and hold the shutter button, the camera records the images continuously at a maximum 10 frames per second. Self-Timer: You can set the camera to two different self-timers: 10 Second: After you press the shutter button, the shutter will be released about 10 seconds later. This is convenient when the photographer wants to appear in a photo. 2 Second: After you press the shutter button, the shutter will be released about 2 seconds later. This is convenient to reduce camera-shake. Self-timer Continuous: After you press the shutter button, the camera will continuously take 3 or 5 images after a 10-second pause. Exposure Bracket: The camera can shoot three continuous images with the exposures shifted automatically. This setting shoots images continuously with exposure value shifted by plus or minus 0.3 EV or 0.7 EV. Remote Commander: You can shoot using the Shutter and 2SEC buttons on the optional RMT-DSLR1 Wireless Remote Commander. Exposure Modes: The camera offers the following exposure modes: Intelligent Auto: The camera analyses the subject, and allows you to shoot with appropriate settings. It recognizes and automatically switches to Night Scene, Tripod Night Scene, Night Portrait, Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Spotlight, Low Brightness or Baby. Scene Selection: You can select an appropriate mode for the subject or the shooting conditions to allow you to shoot the image with a suitable setting for the subject: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, and Hand-held Twilight Anti Motion Blur: This mode is suitable for indoor shots without using the flash, to reduce subject blur. The camera combines six shots at high sensitivity into one still image. Sweep Panorama/3D Sweep Panorama: You can create a panoramic image from composed images. To shoot, pan the camera horizontally or vertically while holding down the shutter button. You can select from the following modes of panorama shooting: Sweep Panorama: Standard: Vertical--3872 x 2160; Horizontal--8192 x 1856 Wide: Vertical--5536 x 2160; Horizontal 12416 x 1856 3D Sweep Panorama: 16:9: Horizontal--1920 x 1080 Standard: Horizontal--4912 x 1080 Wide: Horizontal--7152 x 1080 Manual Exposure: This mode allows you to shoot after adjusting the exposure (shutter speed and aperture) manually. Shutter Priority: This mode allows you to shoot after adjusting the shutter speed manually, letting the camera set the appropriate aperture. With a high shutter speed, the moving subject appears as if it is frozen on the image. With a slow shutter speed, the moving subject appears as if it were flowing. Aperture Priority: This mode allows you to shoot after adjusting the aperture value manually, letting the camera set the appropriate shutter speed. This mode gives you greater control over the depth of field. Program Auto: This mode allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and the aperture value), while keeping the custom settings for ISO sensitivity, Creative Style, D-Range optimizer, etc. Bulb (Long Exposure) Shooting: In this setting as long as the shutter button is pressed, the shutter remains open. You can shoot trails of light, such as fireworks. Picture Effects: The NEX-7 allows you to shoot photos with an effect filter to obtain various images. Available effects include: Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast Mono, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, or Miniature. Exposure Compensation: Exposure compensation is used to alter the camera's standard exposure setting. You can make the image look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). The exposure compensation amount can be set up to +/-5 EV in 1/3-step increments. AE Lock: You can fix the exposure before deciding on the composition when taking a picture. This is effective when the metering object and focusing object are different or when you want to shoot continuously while keep the same exposure value. Face Detection: When activated, the camera detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash exposure, and white balance settings automatically. You can also select the priority face to be focused on, or register the faces on which to automatically focus upon. Metering Mode: An advanced 1200-zone evaluative sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring for superior exposure control accuracy in a wide range of lighting conditions. You can select from the following methods for measuring the brightness of a subject: Multi-pattern: Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the proper exposure of the entire screen. Center-Weighted: While emphasizing the central area of the screen, this method measures the average brightness of the entire screen. Spot: This method measures light only in the spot metering circle in the center of the frame. White Balance: You can adjust the color tones according to the lighting conditions. You can choose from the following WB options: Auto WB: This mode adjusts the white balance automatically. Daylight: This mode adjusts for outdoors and sunlit subjects. Shade: This mode adjust for shady conditions on a clear day. Cloudy: This mode adjust for a cloudy sky. Incandescent: This mode adjusts for incandescent lighting. Fluorescent: This mode adjusts for fluorescent lighting with separate positions for Warm White, Cool White, Day White, and Daylight. Flash: This mode adjusts for flash conditions. Color Temperature: This mode adjusts the white balance depending upon the light source (color temperature). It achieves the effect of color compensation (CC) filters for photography. Custom: In a scene where the ambient light consists of multiple types of light sources, use of the custom white balance is recommended in order to accurately reproduce the whiteness. Creative Style: This camera is pre-programmed with image styles optimal for various scenes and purposes. For each setting, you can adjust the contrast, saturation, and sharpness. You can choose from the following settings: Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, and Sepia. ISO Settings: ISO is a unit of measurement of sensitivity to light. The larger the number, the higher the sensitivity. The camera's ISO can be set manually or automatically at ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, or 16000. Flash: In a dark location, using the popup flash allows you to shoot the subject brightly, and it also helps prevent blurred photos due to camera shake. When shooting into the sun, the flash helps light a backlit subject. The camera also has an Auto-lock Accessory Shoe for attaching an external flash. The NEX-7 offers the following flash modes: Autoflash: In auto mode the flash automatically fires if it is dark or against light. Fill-Flash: In this mode the flash fires every time the shutter is released. Slow Sync: Slow sync shooting allows you to shoot a clear image of both the subject and the background by slowing the shutter speed. Rear Sync: In rear sync mode, the objects illuminated by other light sources are captured first, then the flash is fired right before the exposure is completed. Flash Off: The flash does not fire, even if the flash is raised. Noise Reduction: The camera offers Long Exposure and High ISO Noise Reduction (NR) to automatically reduce the grainy noise found in photos during long exposures or high ISO settings. Included Lens Optics: The Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 lens is compatible with the Sony α NEX-series interchangeable lens cameras. The lens has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 27-82.5mm, and a 76°-29° field of view for capturing close-up portraits and expansive landscapes. It also has a smooth and quiet Auto Focus operation. Focusing: The lens can be used in the auto-focus, direct manual focus, or manual focus modes. You can switch between focusing modes in the camera menu. Dimensions: The lens has the following dimensions: Diameter=2.5", Length=2.375" (without lens caps). Specifications: Lens E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 35mm Equivalent 27-82.5mm Angle of View 76°-29° Minimum Focus 0.82' (9.84") Filter Diameter 49mm f-stop f/3.5 - f/5.6 maximum f/22 - f/32 minimum Weight 6.875 ounces Play And Print Functions Playback Options: You can view images on the LCD monitor with 3 options: with recording data displayed, without recording data, or histogram display. A histogram is the luminance distribution that shows how many pixels of a particular brightness exists in a picture. The histogram display of this camera shows the brightness on the horizontal axis (left side is black, right side is white) and the number of pixels on the vertical axis. Auto Review: After an image is recorded, you can have the camera automatically display it on the LCD monitor for two, five or 10 seconds. You can also turn off auto review. Image Rotation: Vertical shots can be rotated automatically so that they are displayed upright during playback. This can be done manually or automatically. Playback Screen: You can view your photos back as a single image on the LCD monitor, as an Index or as a Slide Show . During Index View mode, you can view 6 or 12 images at once. You can adjust the Slide Show mode interval from 1, 3, 5, 10, or 30 seconds. Image Enlargement: During single image playback you can enlarge an entire image or a select area of an image, depending upon the image size. Small images can be enlarged up to 8.3x, Medium images to 11.8x, and Large images up to 16.7x. Once you have enlarged the image, you can pan around the image to view the desired portion. Rotating Images: Images can be rotated counter-clockwise 360-degrees on the camera's LCD monitor during single image playback. Protect Images: You can protect all images on your memory card or select only certain images to be protected from accidental erasure. HDMI Output: The NEX-7 has a mini-HDMI output for connecting the camera to your HDTV, so you can view and share photos in clarity and detail. You can set the HDMI Output resolution to Auto, 1080p, or 1080i. When connected to a Sony BRAVIA TV, you can control the image playback using the TV remote. A mini-HDMI-to-HDMI cable is not supplied. Printing Options: The camera offers the following printing options. DPOF Compatible: Using the camera, you can specify the images and the number of images to print before you print images at a photo-shop or with your printer. Memory Card: You can print images with a Memory Stick or SD card compliant printer. Computer: You can copy images to a computer using the supplied "Picture Motion Browser" software and print the images. Battery Information InfoLithium Battery: The NEX-7 is powered by the NP-FW50 InfoLithium battery (supplied). The battery communicates data to the camera, so that the percentage of battery power remaining can be displayed. Stamina Battery power allows you to take up to 430 images shots using the LCD monitor or 350 images in viewfinder mode. Charging: The supplied InfoLithium battery requires approximately 250 minutes for a full charge, using the supplied BC-VW1 charger. Power Save: You can set different time intervals for the camera to switch to Power Save mode. You can set the interval to 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 30 minutes. Once the camera goes into Power Save mode, you can return to the shooting mode by pressing the shutter button halfway. Supplied Software Application Software CD-ROM: The following software is included with the NEX-7: Picture Motion Browser Ver.5.8: Windows Only Import images shot with the camera and display them on the computer. Organize images on the computer on a calendar by shooting date to view them. Retouch, print, and send images as e-mail attachments and change the shooting date. Print or save still images with the date. You can create a data disc using a CD burner driver or DVD burner drive. You can create Blu-ray discs, AVCHD format discs, or DVD discs from AVCHD View format movies imported to a computer. (AVCHD View movies are the movies recorded in the AVCHD 60i/60p mode) Image Data Converter Ver.4.0: Windows and Macintosh You can edit images recorded in RAW mode with various corrections, such as tone curve, and sharpness. Adjust images with white balance, exposure, creative style, etc. Save the images displayed and edited on a computer. You can save the image as RAW format, or save it in the general file format. Display and compare the RAW images and JPEG images recorded with the camera. Rank images in 5 grades Apply color labels. Handbook: The disc includes a digital copy of the α Handbook. Operating Systems: The software is compatible with the following Operating Systems: Windows: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1 Macintosh: Mac OS X v10.5 to v10.6 (USB connection: v10.3 to v10.6) Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Product reviews from the Crutchfield Labs Video: Sony NEX E-Mount Cameras by Zak Billmeier Sony's NEX cameras combine a large, DSLR-sized image sensor with a small body to give you an interchangeable-lens system that pumps out great images. Its small form factor makes it easy to carry, and... What are the Labs? Sorry, the Sony Alpha NEX-7 is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? Shop all Mirrorless Cameras Or, you can still... Write a review Purchase accessories for this product Download the product manual Search the website Go


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China Village Chowdown - 11/4/07
Forty (!!) hounds gathered at this fabled Sichuan restaurant in Albany today with one purpose - to put a new kitchen through its paces by testing out old favorite dishes and sussing out new ones.
Melanie had us divide into two "teams" named after cities in Szechuan province (Chongqing and Chengdu), each comprised of two tables of ten. Each team coordinated its ordering in order to have as little overlap as possible.
We began with a common set of cold dishes:
#2 Spicy conch
#4 Spicy beef tendon
#8 Homestyle chicken
#13Widow spicy diced rabbit
off menu - Shrimp with mustard sauce
off menu - Fresh green beans with garlic sauce
My table (Chongqing table B) also had the following:
#45 Twice-cooked pork
#56 Steamed Spare Ribs with 5-spice ground rice
#122 Cumin Lamb
#150 Charred stir-fried cabbage
#192 Zha jiang noodles
#214 Lamb dumplings
#216 Sesame flat bread
#217 Water dumpling with hot oil sauce
Off menu: water boiled eel
#31 Flower bean curd
#78 Chongqing chicken wings
off menu (I think... I can't find it) Westlake fish soup with 1000 chilis
A poll at the end revealed the favorites to be the Westlake fish soup (by a landslide) followed by the Chongqing chicken wings and the lamb dumplings.
I have to run... will post more details later... but wanted to get the dishes' names up now so that my team can post while tastes and textures are still fresh in their minds.
Big thanks to everyone who organized this best chowdown ever!
I was at Daveena's table and tasted all she listed, plus a few bites off other tables.
My favorite dish of the day was charred stir-fried cabbage. The humble name is deceptive: the cabbage is charred so that sweetness emerges from the caramelized edges, and the combination of that sweetness, chili spice, crunchiness, and slipperiness made this dish memorable. It's a nice lesson in how a single ingredient can yield so much flavor.
Westlake fish soup was as good as ever. Fish comes in broth topped with a cover of chilies, which impart lots of roasted chili flavor but little heat, letting the fish and its broth shine through.
Twice-cooked pork, a Sichuan standard made from pork belly that's smoked, sliced, and stir-fried with leeks or green onions, was also excellent. The sauce was spicy and sweet, and the pork was cut thinly to yield floppy strips that were meaty and fatty in every bite.
My final favorite was water-boiled chicken, which our table didn't order but we tried from the generosity of other tables. I didn't get much of it, but I really liked the red-chili-oil based sauce with maybe some vinegar, peanuts, and what else? Hopefully someone who tried more of it could describe it better.
I wanted to love the zha jiang noodles, but the handmade noodles were too soft and not chewy enough for my taste, and the sauce lacked the smokiness and dark, molasses-y sweetness in other versions I've tried.
Great meal! Including tip, $21 per person at our table.
re: david kaplan
Sorry that I could not be there. The correct name for the famous fish soup is
"West Style Spicy Fish Fillet" (Not "Westlake")
and it is #124 on the menu.
re: Joel
Thanks for the correction, Joel. My notes were a little messy, and item #124 is a little smudgy on my copy of the menu. The fish was beautifully tender and tasted of shao xing wine. I loved the texture of the fish against the texture of the cellophane noodles. And oh, the broth was delicious.
My other favorite dishes were the twice-cooked pork, the chongqing chicken wings, and the flower bean curd. And the cabbage. The twice-cooked pork was was just like the best bacon ever, tweaked with a little sugar and spice, and cooked in a way that gave you both the nearly crisp chewiness of the meaty parts and the melting tenderness of the fatty parts. The chongqing chicken wings were fried beautifully and tasted mostly of Szechuan peppercorn. The flower bean curd was a first for me (and for other people at my table who have always only had sweet "dou hua" preparations) - the ultra-tender bean curd was interspersed with filets of fish and covered in red chili oil (that was surprisingly not that spicy). I found the bean curd really soothing after a meal full of intense flavors. Also - while this was not intentional - I liked the symmetry of beginning the meal with the West-style fish (fish and mung bean noodles) and ending it with the dou hua with fish (fish and soybean curd).
The one major disappointment was probably the steamed spare ribs with 5-spice ground rice - I didn't love the texture, and it was either bland, or the seasonings were too subtle to hold up against the other, more aggressively seasoned dishes we were eating. The zha jian mian was a little disappointing, for the reasons david kaplan listed above.
I enjoyed the flavor of the cumin lamb, but was surprised by the texture (tender from a cornstarch marinade). I was expecting crusty, caramelized bits of lamb - this was good, but not what I was expecting. Melanie mentioned something about having had lamb skewered on toothpicks... I'd love to know the name of that dish.
re: daveena
Sam Lok / Z&Y in Chinatown presents its cumin lamb on toothpicks -- except when they don't. Consistency is not Z&Y's strong point.
re: daveena
Here's my ancient post on the version of gristley, crusty cumin lamb GRILLED on toothpicks.
I didn't have a chance to look at the menus when we were in the restaurant to see if it's still offered. I wish I'd tried the lamb you ordered, as I haven't been a fan of it in the past for the soft texture and wimpy seasonings, and would have liked to just see if it's the same.
Oh, and given our pre-lunch exchange about the lamb dumplings, did you order them in any special way or just go with stock?
re: Melanie Wong
I tried asking for a less gamy, more oniony dumpling as you had recommended - he looked at me like I was nuts and said there wasn't really any way to do that. Anyway, people at my table seemed to enjoy them, so maybe they toned down the gaminess since the last time you had them. I thought they were good, but they didn't live up to my #1 lamb dumpling of all time (101 Noodle Express in Alhambra) - I think the meat might not have been fatty enough. Also I'm a little lamb dumpling-ed out because I made and froze a bunch of manti in order to use up dumpling wrappers from Yuen Hop that I've been experimenting with. By the way - fresh dumpling wrappers do *not* make very good cannoli shells when fried :)
re: daveena
I liked the dumplings mainly because they *were* less gamey than other versions I've had elsewhere. There were also lots of onions or leeks, which added a nice flavor...so maybe he made it happen after all.
re: daveena
I would have liked to have seen that! Sorry to have put you through that, in any case, good to get up to date on the state of lamb dumplings here. But now we have to order them again, given Dave's comments.
And, thanks for carrying out my mental experiment, another of my bad ideas.
re: daveena
the cumin lamb is disappointing, the style one wants is the crunchiness of the dish called Szechwan Style Spicy Beef, but with lamb and cumin.. they make it in this style at a place in New York called Little Pepper. BTW the beef dish I just mentioned is excellent. I tried it last night it is 110 on the take out menu.
re: david kaplan
here's part two of my favorites and their images ... chongqing chicken wings and the charred stir fried cabbage. And it was such a deal!
re: gordon wing
oops! here's the stir fried cabbage photo .....
re: david kaplan
I was at the table with Daveena and David.
Like David, my top pick was--strangely--the cabbage. I didn't expect to be wowed by a veg dish at all--I'm much more of a pork girl, but the caramel blended with chili was unbelievable. I think I had thirds or fourths--more than my fair share.
Other than that, I liked the lamb dumplings much more than the flat-tasting pork, and the chicken wings were quite good. I also really liked the spicy water boiled eel, cut in very thin strips--it almost looked like eggplant. I tried a beef dish in the same preparation at another table, but preferred the eel.
As a general note, I don't have much experience with Szechuan dishes and didn't know what to expect. I feared that it might be too hot, but the heat was a lot like an earthquake or a thunderstorm that you can hear rolling in from far away and drawing nearer--first the spice bit the tip of my tounge, then a bit in the middle, and then warmed the back. It was very spicy but not painful or harsh--just wonderful.
After, some of us made it to Sketch. I had a cinnamon ice cream with poached pears and salted caramel. The cinnamon ice cream was the best I've had--I expected a bitter or harsh note, like the cheaper versions I've had, but it was warm and even.
Thanks to the organizational genius who planned this, especially Davenna who had some great, well-researched picks.
re: pane
I heartily second your choice of the eel at CV and the ice cream at Sketch. I don't thinkl the eel was cut into julienne. I think these were elvers -- juvenile eels which the Spaniards call "anguillas". This was the dish that I overindulged in. The other standouts for me was the twice-cooked pork and the charred cabbage, although Daveena's selections were all in some way memorable.
re: david kaplan
I think you must mean the Organic Chicken in a red oil spicy sauce -- the four "water-boiled" dishes were beef, fish, eel and pork kidney -- the table captains coordinated so that each table had a different one.
re: Ruth Lafler
That must be it. Glad to know for my next visit.
re: Ruth Lafler
Did anyone try all four of the water-boiled preps? This can also be made with chicken, pork, or tripe. I missed the beef one, but of the three, I think I liked the fish the best with brighter flavors.
re: david kaplan
wow..really sorry to have missed this one; was flying home from vacation while you all were enjoying...but had to pipe in to say I recently tried that charred cabbage, and loved it! Can't wait to get back and order it again...
Thanks to all for the reports!
daveena, melanie, lembert, bryan et all .... thanks so much for your efforts in organizing one of the best ever chowmeals! so many good flavors and so much good company!
here are some of my favorites and images of same .... homestyle chicken,spicy beef tendon, lamb dumplings and the flower bean curd .... end of part one.
Thanks to all who helped to get this organized. It was the most interesting chowdown that I have attended. I have been to China Villiage 5 or 6 times before but this time I found some new dishes I really liked:
Chicken in a red oil spicy sauce
Tea smoked duck (even better if less salty)
Hand-cut noodles with seafood
Eggplant with shrimp (the first time they served us it was too salty but after they were informed, they redid the dish with much less salt and it was great)
I also really enjoyed seeing the rock cod soup cooked with about 50 roasted red chilis on top. The taste was nice too but I thought the presentation is what made it exceptional.
I'm also glad I could go since there wasn't enough room at first.
re: average
Good to meet you, and thanks for posting from our table. This is what I was hoping for in planning this event, that even those who had been to CV numerous times would find something new to love . . . or not . . . but at least we would try new things and get out of our ordering ruts. At first I thought there was going to be a rebellion at our table when some of those who've eaten at CV many times couldn't order their favorites.
I liked the eggplant with shrimp in claypot, basically the traditional fish-flavored eggplant with the addition of some prawns. While the shrimp were cooked perfectly and picked up the lovely seasonings, I didn't think they melded well with the eggplant. I think I'd order it w/o shrimp next time for myself.
Thanks for getting the thread started, Daveena!
I was the captain for Chengdu table B. We ordered:
#104 Duck in beer sauce
#139 Traditional Eggplant in spicy sauce
#166 Loofa with prawns
#171 Chengdu prawns
#217 Water dumplings with spicy sauce
#108 Spicy boiled beef
#192 Zha jian noodles (transliterated differently on the menu)
#216 Sesame flat bread
From the specials board:
Organic chicken in red oil sauce
Crispy fried chitterlings
The fun really started when people started going from table to table clutching their rice bowls and begging bites from other dishes. At one point David traded us his table's leftover cumin lamb for our table's chicken! In theory, the other Chengdu table was supposed to share tastes with us, but in practice, they scarfed down every bite themselves.
My surprise favorite was the water-boiled beef -- having heard horror stories about this being the hottest dish in the Sichuan cuisine canon, I've always avoided it. But it was delicious, and not *that* spicy. I can eat a whole order of the water dumplings myself, and mopped up the garlicy sauce with my sesame bread. The loofah was delicate yet flavorful, and provide welcome respite from the sea of red oil and chile pods spreading across the table.
Our table's tab came to $168 before tip -- $20 each with a 20 percent tip.
Thanks to my tablemates for their help in ordering and their excellent company! And thanks to Melanie for inspiring and leading us.
re: Ruth Lafler
The water-boiled beef is probably one of the best second day dishes (served over fresh white rice) I've ever had. It seems to triple in taste
re: Ruth Lafler
Our table was the only one that *didn't* order the chicken, though after we traded and got the chicken from Ruth's table, we somehow ended up with chicken from Melanie's table too! I really liked the sauce - although we couldn't figure out exactly what was in it.
re: Ruth Lafler
Hmmm...our table ended up with no pork dishes (except the chitterlings). Clearly a mistake on my part. I wanted to order a couple of them, but then Lambert's table ordered them and didn't share! I went over to try the pork shoulder, and there was literally nothing but two completely picked clean bones in the bowl. I can only assume it was good!
The twice-cooked pork belly is definitely on my list for my next visit.
re: Ruth Lafler
It wasn't that we at Lambert's table didn't share, Ruth, it was just that other scavengers came over and got some before you made it over!
re: JasmineG
Yeah, but we were your team mates -- you were supposed to share with us first!
But let's blame it all on Melanie's table!
re: Ruth Lafler
Ruth my fellow team member, I think we need to set ground for the next time. I did not get to table hop either, so I had get feed back from our table mates for input.
As table hosts both Soup Noodles answered question and had discussion of the next round.
I still have a list of dishes I need to try on my next visit. Which may have to be a while since I now need to lose weight before my next Doctor visit.
We were too busy being a host and did not get to visit as quickly as we like.
In defense of Melanie she did not table hop or was too quick for me to see.
re: Ruth Lafler
Our table shared with all comers, sorry you were too slow in arriving. The other tables were too quick for you. Also it was a small piece and the bone was at least 15% of the piece.
But I will take the blame. We did not order any shrimp dish and I did try any of them either. So there is always next time.
re: Ruth Lafler
Thanks again to all the organizers for their Herculean efforts in accomodating everyone - it was a resounding success! It was inspiring to be amongst so many Hounds.
I was at Ruth's table and everyone was patient enough to let me document our dishes before descending upon them like locusts, albeit polite ones. You will find these photos here:
Of the cold appetizers, my favorites were the spicy beef tendon and the green beans.
Of the main dishes, the spicy boiled kidney/beef/fish with napa cabbage, traditional eggplant, and #67 dry fried chitlins with celery (from Chengdu Table A) were standouts. The zha jiang mein was really tasty too (if a little shy of cucumber) and I found the chewiness of the homemade noodles perfect.
I think when coming here next, I would be mindful of ordering a nice balance of spicy and non-spicy dishes. I definitely want to try the fish/bean thread soup and the flower tofu dish...
Ruth made the astute observation that the "Classic" dishes on the menu were likely Americanized, which is a nice way of distinguishing the 'old Gold Mountain favorites' from the 'down-home-old-country' grub.
After lunch, a 50-50 cup of lime granita and chocolate ice cream from Sketch was the icing on a very spicy cake. Thank god that stuff melts or there wouldn't have been room for it.
It was a pleasure to meet so many Hounds - here's to future Chowdowns!
re: crispypork
Great pictures, crispypork! I started salivating while looking over all the dishes again!
I too was at Ruth's table. Of the dishes we ordered, my favorites were the spicy boiled beef and the organic chicken dish, but truly, everything was delicious. The vegetable dishes we ordered were surprisingly good. I loved how fresh the loofah was, and we all concurred that the eggplant dish had excellent texture (not too mushy and slimy as it ends up at many other places).
Other standouts for me: the one bite of cumin lamb I got (thanks to David for the trade!), the super garlicky sauce on the water dumplings, and the nice chewiness of the zhajiang mian (the sauce itself was just okay.)
All in all, a knock out meal. It was fun to meet so many new hounds and to table hop in search of morsels to beg.
Thank you, Melanie, Daveena, Ruth, Lembert, Bryan. This was my first Chowdown and I hope the first of many to come.
I was at Melanie's table, but was able to try most of Daveena's table's picks as well. I was most impressed with the classic Sichuan dishes:
- twice cooked pork/fish
- tofu flower fish
- cumin lamb
- Chongqing fried chicken
It seems Ruth's table had "Chengdu Prawns" -which I have not had before. What was that like? Was it stir-fried? What were the seasonings?
Finally, sorry to be a stickler for details, Chongqing is no longer a city in the Sichuan province - it was carved out a few years ago (rumored as the reward for supporting the Three Gorges Dam) to form its own special administrative zone - similar to Beijing and Shanghai.
Thanks again, everyone. I am so full (I think the bread grew in me) that I am skipping dinner...
re: Maple
The Chengdu prawns are similar to the Chongquing chicken wings: a salt&pepper type coating, dry fried with an equal number of dried chile pods -- you literally dig through the pods to unearth the prawns. The coating on the prawns is reddish -- I don't know if that's because there's chile in the coating or if they just pick it up from the pods during frying.
re: Ruth Lafler
Do they stiil fry them in the shells? I wasn't the biggest fan of that.
re: SamuelA.L.
Yup. That's the way I've always had s&p type preps.
re: Maple
Thanks a bunch for helping out at our table. You picked your seat well, strategically located to keep an eye on what was served at our teammate's table! I'm especially glad that you found a savory douhua dish to your satisfaction, since just minutes before we'd been lamenting this style's absence from local menus. Now I think we need to go back for the liang zhang pi ("double skins", #1 Hot and Cold Salad on the menu) that Mrs. Yao described for us!
For myself, I had a handful of nuts and some cranberry juice last night. Didn't feel that full, but was not hungry again before calling it a night. I do agree with Ruth that the spicing has been toned down. When the original chef left, I felt that some dishes were too brutal in heat, compensating for lack of finesse. Now, I could use more chili in some of the dishes, such as the water-boiled kidneys. I think Mrs. Yao described the style of cooking as Sichuan cuisine with a Shandong touch.


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