text: Front Back Back, 3/4 view, from right Front, 3/4 view, from left Front, 3/4 view, from right Front, straight-on Front, straight-on, with on-board flash extended How to move for horizontal panoramic captures Left side view Sample photo Sample photo Shown in hand for scale Top view Photos (13) Videos (11) View larger Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-HX30V 18-megapixel digital camera with 20X optical zoom, built-in GPS, and Wi-Fi® Item #: 158DSCHX30 4 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $399.99 Shop all Point-and-shoot Cameras Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Staff Reviews Articles & Videos by Woody Sherman Add even more fun to your vacation Just because you want a lightweight, easy-to-use camera to take on your next vacation doesn't mean you need to buy a camera that's light on features. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V uses GPS technology to tag your travel pics with location information, captures clear detailed photos even at dusk, and lets you catch blur-free shots of all the active people and pets in your life. Get closer to the people you love The 20X optical zoom lens gets you close to distant subjects in photos and videos, so you won't miss a thing on your trip. And the camera finds the faces in your frame, tracks them, and automatically adjusts its settings to give you crisp, attractive photos of friends and family. Capture fleeting smiles with the help of "smile shutter" mode, which automatically snaps a picture when it spots a grin. If your subject starts to squint as you take a photo, an anti-blink function snaps two quick shots, and then records only the one with your subject's eyes wide open. Stay connected in real time With the DSC-HX30V's built-in Wi-Fi®, you can share your shots instantly with the Sony PlayMemories Mobile app, available for iPhone®, iPad®., and Android devices. Upload pictures and videos to social media sites via your Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone or tablet, back up images on a network-connected PC or view content on your compatible TV. The Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-HX30V takes impressive panoramic photos of your vacation Sunsets and candlelit dinners never looked so good You've probably tried to capture those romantic dinners or dimly lit parties before, and not only blinded everyone with your flash, but made everyone look more like they were in a police mug shot than having a good time. With the advanced CMOS sensor built into the DSC-HX20V, twilight is no longer something to be feared. The camera performs well in low light situations, making your party pictures look natural and fun. And your hand-held images will be rock-stable, thanks to the Optical SteadyShot image stabilization with 3-way active mode. It enhances Sony's regular SteadyShot technology by additionally compansating for the effects of clockwise/counter-clockwise rotation on your shot. 3D Panoramic photos and 1080/60p HD movie mode This camera boasts plenty of other cool features, too. You can create 3D panoramic photos that reach beyond the scope of an ordinary wide-angle lens by sweeping the camera horizontally or vertically across your scene the 'HX20V stitches several images together in-camera to form one seamless 3D photo that you can check out on your 3D TV when you get home. A Sweep Multi Angle mode allows you to take a 3D still image and use the camera's LCD to view all the extra image depth without special glasses simply tilt the camera back and forth to change your perceived viewing angle. The DSC-HX20V also offers an impressive HD movie mode, which lets you shoot ultra-high-definition 1080/60p footage that'll look great on your HDTV. Specifications:18.2-megapixel effective recording20X optical zoom (40X with Clear Image interpolation)records photos and video onto optional SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards, and Memory Stick® PRO Duo mediatransfer or backup images via Wi-Fi® with Sony's PlayMemories Mobile App for Apple iPhone®, iPad® and Android deviceshigh-resolution 3" LCD screen (921,000 dots)delivers 1080/60 progressive frames-per-second HD video35mm equivalent lens focal length: 27.5-550mm (16:9 still mode)Special Features:built-in GPS receiver and compass record the location and direction of photos for photo-mapping (with included software)Optical SteadyShot image stabilization with 3-way Active mode adds stabilization in clockwise/counter-clockwise directions3D panorama mode assembles several images into one continuous photoadvanced "Exmor R" CMOS sensor for sharp photos even in low lightmotion detection keeps your photos of moving subjects clean and crispface detection controls focus and exposure for accurate portraitssmile recognition holds shutter response until the camera detects that your subject is smilinganti-blink function captures two images and records the one with the least amount of squintingscene recognition chooses the appropriate scene mode based on your subject and shooting environmentSweep Multi Angle enables the LCD display to show the depth of 3D captured photos by tilting the camera, without special glassesin-camera editing functions for retouching and special effects, including red-eye reductionBackground Defocus mode creates eye-catching photos with the subject sharply defined against a blurred backgroundConnections and Dimensions:mini HDMI output (HDMI cable not included)high-speed USB interface4-1/4"W x 2-1/2"H x 1-3/8"Dweight (without battery or memory): 7.2 oz.warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guaranteeSupplied Accessories:rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-BG1)AC adaptermicro USB cablewrist strapsoftware CD-ROM Today's point-and-shoot cameras make great pictures easier than ever From baby's first steps, to that dream vacation in the islands, these cameras make it easy to capture life's greatest hits. Today's cameras have helpful automatic features, like face detection and scene recognition that make shooting more foolproof than ever. And they all have plenty of megapixels for detailed photos that stay sharp, even when you enlarge and print them. Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-HX30V Reviews Average Customer Review: 4 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. 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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. Bad choice Written By Max, Cape Coral Florida on Thursday, November 15, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I had a Sony 7.2 mp camera, then the Sony 200 which was 12mp. (great camera Sony 200) I now have the Sony NEX 5, very good camera. but I wanted A point and shoot small camera, The DSC_HX30 is the worst camera I have ever had, OK for indoor photos, But out door photos no larger than 8x10. I feel lucky that I bought the camera in a reliable place, it was no problem to return it to Crutchfield. A great place to do business with. Pros: small easy to take anywhere, built in flash, Cons: terrible photos, 2 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Love the Defocus, Grrr the shadow! Written By Marc, Bay Area, CA on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 Pictures are excellent, colors vivid. Especially love the defocus option. BUT as Premack mentioned, the shadow proved to be a disappointment with this camera. I did "trip' over the flash a couple of times. 3 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Lots of features, excellent zoom, easy to use Written By MCuellar, Houston, TX on Monday, June 11, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This camera is packed with features. It can be as easy to use as a typical point-and-shoot, or as complex as you want to using advanced settings. Amazing zoom, very fast and accurate response. The flash is also very powerful. It is tricky not to interfere with the flash popping up due to the position on the top. 6 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Features, Poor Image quality Written By Premack, San Antonio, TX on Sunday, May 27, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have never returned a camera before, but the Sony DSC-HX30v is going back. This camera has great features but poor image quality. The intelligent auto settings (so useful for a quick point and shoot photo) returns images that are very muddy; the camera seeks to turn all "faces" into soft, blemish and wrinkle-free zones, resulting in an almost "water color" like blended image. WiFi transfer to computer works well and reliably, but wi-fi "view on phone" only allows you to transfer a 2mb image (not the full resolution image). The camera does have a wonderful "program" mode that allows you to set a wide variety of parameters for your photo, and you can memorize up to three settings for re-use. But if you are grabbing the camera to catch a quick shot (like the lizard that was perched, but just for a moment, on the window frame) you don't have time to fiddle with the settiings... and the intelligent auto handles such shots very poorly: bad focus, noise control that muddies the image, overall poor image quality. Also, in macro for close up images (like a flower photo) the shadow of the lens interferes with the image. You have to back away from your subject and zoom into it to get a macro that does not have the lens's shadow in the image. Pros: Fast startup Good wifi upload to your computer Movie mode works well Cons: Very poor image quality Poor focus and over-aggressive noise reduction produce blurred images Shadow from the lens shows up in macro shots Wifi transfer to your phone is limited (no transfer of full resolution file) 19 out of 33 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 Digital still camera (black) Wrist strap NP-BG1 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (3.6 Volts/3.4 Wh/960 mAh) in a plastic case AC-UB10 AC adapter (5 V/0.5 A) 40" USB cable (has Type A USB on one end and a micro USB connector on the other end) Instruction Manual (English/Spanish) Warranty sheet Online registration sheet PlayMemories Home sheet Accessories brochure Using the "View on Smartphone" function sheet Features and Specs General LCD Screen Size 3" Adjustable-angle LCD No Wi-Fi Built-in Touchscreen No Waterproof No GPS-enabled Yes Lens 35mm Equivalent 25-500mm Optical Zoom 20x Digital Zoom 2x Filter Diameter N/A Manual Focusing Yes Manual Exposure Yes Built-in Flash Yes HDMI Output Mini Memory Internal Memory 105 MB Memory Media Memory Stick PRO Duo + PRO-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC Image Effective Megapixel Count 18.2 Total Megapixels 18.9 Image Stabilization Optical Highest Resolution 4896 x 3672 HD Video Recording 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720 Dimensions Width (inches) 4-1/4 Height (inches) 2-1/2 Depth (inches) 1-3/8 Weight With Battery (ounces) 9 Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research Recording Features Playback Features Battery Information Connections Supplied Software Recording Features 3" LCD Screen: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V digital camera has a 3.0" Xtra Fine LCD display with 921,000 dots. The LCD brightness control lets you set the brightness from 1 (dark) to 5 (bright). The camera does not include a separate viewfinder. Dual Media: This camera has 105 MB of internal memory. This camera is also compatible with the following recording media: Memory Stick Duo (still images only), Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark 2 only for movie recording), Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards (Class 4 or higher). Image Recording Formats: The camera records still images in JPEG format and 3D still images in MPO format. Moving images can be recorded in AVCHD format (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) with Dolby Digital 2ch audio or MPEG-4 with AAC stereo audio. Image Sensor: For optimal image quality, the camera uses a 7.76mm (1/2.3") color Exmor R CMOS image sensor with approximately 18.9-million total pixels and 18.2-million effective pixels. Built-in WiFi: The DSC-HX30V has built-in WiFi, allowing you to quickly upload your photos and videos directly to your computer (if connected to the same network). You can also upload the files directly to social media sites, or view them on WiFi-enabled TVs, smartphones, and tablets. G-Series Lens: Designed and manufactured to the highest standards of optical performance, the Sony G-Lens is optimized to perfectly complement the advanced image sensors and image processing technology in Sony's cameras. The DSC-HX30V camera features a wide-angle G-series lens that will widen your view and capture more of the city, landscape, or group portrait. The lens has a 20x optical zoom and a focal length of 25mm to 500mm (35mm equivalent) for still images, 27.5-550mm for 16:9 movies and 34-680mm for 4:3 movies. It has an aperture range of F3.2 to F8.0 (W) and F5.8 to F14 (T). Clear Image/Digital Zoom: In addition to the 20x optical zoom, you can reach higher zoom scales by engaging the Clear Image Zoom or the Digital Zoom, or both. The amount of zoom depends upon the image size as follows: Image Size Optical Zoom Digital Zoom (includes 20x Optical Zoom) Clear Image Zoom Maximum Zoom Scale 18M 20x 20x 40x 80x 10M 20x 26x 53x 107x 5M 20x 37x 75x 151x VGA 20x 153x 306x 306x 16:9 (13M) 20x 20x 40x 80x 16:9 (2M) 20x 51x 102x 204x Optical SteadyShot: With Optical SteadyShot image stabilization, the DSC-HX30V uses a built-in gyro sensor to compensate for shaky hands, minimize blur, brighten images, and allow flash-free shooting to preserve the mood. Active 3-way stabilization reduces camera shake vertically and horizontally, as well as rotational. Still Image Sizes: When recording digital still images, the DSC-HX30V allows you to choose from six image sizes: 18M (4896 x 3672) 10M (3648 x 2736) 5M (2592 x 1944) VGA (640 x 480) 16:9-13M (4896 x 2752) 16:9-2M (1920 x 1080) Recording Movies: Besides recording still images, you can also record movies in AVCHD or MPEG-4 formats. Available image sizes and movie quality include: Movie Format/Quality Average Bit-rate Image Size AVC HD PS 28 Mbps 1920 x 1080/60p AVC HD FX 24 Mbps 1920 x 1080/60i AVC HD FH 17 Mbps 1920 x 1080/60i AVC HD HQ 9 Mbps 1440 x 1080/60i MP4 12M 12 Mbps 1440 x 1080/30fps MP4 6M 6 Mbps 1280 x 720/30fps MP4 3M 3 Mbps 640 x 480/30fps Note: You can shoot continuously for approximately 29 minutes. Maximum MPEG-4 movie file size is approximately 2 GB. Burst/Bracket Modes: The camera offers two multiple-image shooting modes: Burst: The burst mode lets you shoot multiple images when you press and hold down the shutter release. Up to 10 images can be recorded at the highest resolution (18.2M) at approximately 10 frames per second. Focus, White Balance, and Exposure Value (EV) are set with the first image. Bracket: The bracket mode lets you shoot a series of 3 images, each with a different exposure setting--one at normal exposure, one under exposed, and one over exposed. You can select three different step values: 0.3 EV, 0.7 EV, or 1.0 EV. You can also choose a bracket mode with the white balance at normal, shifted toward blue, and shifted toward red. Self-Timer: You can set the Self-Timer mode to a 10-second or 2-second delay so you can be in the picture. Other timer modes include two Self-Portrait Timer modes which will capture the image 2 seconds after the face of one person or two people are detected, a self-timer continuous shooting mode (10 continuous frames after 10 second delay), and a self-timer bracket shooting (3 bracket photos, each with different exposures, after 10 second delay). Focus Modes: You can select from the following focusing methods: Multi AF: The camera focuses in nine areas around the center of the frame. This method is helpful when your subject is not centered in the frame. Center AF: The camera focuses on a subject in the center of the frame. By pressing the shutter release halfway, you can lock the focus on your subject and recompose your shot with the subject off center. Spot AF: The camera focuses on a very small area in the center of the frame. Semi Manual: The camera automatically focuses quickly on the area around a set distance. Manual: Allows you to focus on the subject manually. Tracking Focus: If you are trying to photograph a moving subject, you can use the tracking focus feature to keep the subject in focus as it moves around the frame. If Face Detection and tracking focus are used at the same time, the camera will track a selected face if it is registered with the camera. AF Illuminator: The AF (auto focus) Illuminator briefly provides fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings. You can set the AF Illuminator to Auto or Off. Face Detection: Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye. It can also give priority to children or adults. You can also select and register an individual's face to be given priority. Anti-Blink Function: The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot so you can determine whether or not you need to take another shot. Smile Shutter Mode: The Smile Shutter technology automatically detects and captures a smiling face. Simply activate by pressing the Smile Shutter button and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can adjust the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity as desired. Scene Recognition: Scene Recognition mode automatically detects eight different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings: Portrait, Infant, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, Spotlight, Low Light, and Macro. You can select from Auto or Advanced Scene Recognition modes. Shooting Modes: Using the top-mounted Mode Dial, you can select from the following shooting modes: Intelligent Auto Mode (iAuto): Allows you to shoot still images with the settings adjusted automatically. Superior Auto Mode (iAuto+): Allows you to shoot still images with higher quality than with Intelligent Auto mode. Program Auto: Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter speed and aperture value). You can also select various settings using the menu. Manual: You can set the exposure manually. The shutter speed can be set between 1/1600 and 30 seconds. The aperture (F value) can be set between F3.2 and F8.0 (Wide Angle) or between F5.8 and F14 (Telephoto). Memory Recall: You can set and store often-used modes and numeric settings for recall at a later time. iSweep Panorama Mode: Multiple images are shot while the camera is moving, and these images are compiled into a single panoramic image. Movie Mode: Allows you to record Full HD AVCHD or MPEG-4 movies with stereo audio. 3D Still Images: Images are recorded using 3D functions and can be played back stereoscopically on a 3D TV. Scene Selection Modes: You can choose from the following Scene Selection modes: Soft Skin: Allows you to shoot faces with smooth-looking skin Soft Snap: Allows you to shoot images with a softer atmosphere for portraits, flowers, etc. Anti-Motion Blur: Shoot indoor shots without using flash. Landscape: This mode is used for shooting landscapes at a distance. Backlight Correction HDR: Shoots 3 images with different exposures and combines them into a single image with a greater range of gradation. Night Portrait: This mode is used for shooting people in the foreground at night. Night Scene: This mode is used for shooting a distant subject at night. Hand-held Twilight: Shoot night scenes with less noise without using a tripod. High Sensitivity: The camera shoots without flash in low light, reducing blur. Any size image available. Sensitivity increased up to ISO 3200. Gourmet: Shoots food arrangements in delicious color. Pet: Allows you to shoot images of your pet with the best settings. Beach: This mode is for shooting at seaside or the lakeside. Snow: This mode shoots whitish scenes brightly. Fireworks: This mode allows you to record fireworks in all their splendor. Advanced Sports Shooting: Allows you to shoot fast movements such as in sports; while the shutter button is pressed halfway, subject motion is predicted and focus is adjusted automatically. Background Defocus: Shoot images with the background out of focus for greater definition of the subject. Exposure Compensation: Besides auto exposure, you can adjust the exposure from +2.0EV to -2.0EV in 1/3 stop increments. Built-In Flash: The camera's built-in flash features a range of 1' 3-3/4" to 23' 3-5/8" with the zoom set to wide and 4' 11-1/8" to 12' 9-5/8" with the zoom set to telephoto. The flash settings include: Auto: the flash automatically strobes when the surroundings are dark On: the flash strobes with every shot Slow Synchro: the flash is used regardless of the amount of ambient light, but the shutter speed is slower under dark conditions, allowing you to clearly shoot a background that is out of the flash-lit area. Off: the flash does not operate Red-eye Reduction: The flash pre-strobes before shooting to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. You can set to Auto (when Face Detection is activated), On, or Off. Metering Modes: You can select Spot, Center-weighted, or Multi-pattern Metering. Spot metering lets you adjust the exposure to the subject, even when the subject is a backlit or when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background. Center-weighted metering measures the center of the image and determines the exposure based on the brightness of the subject. When multi-pattern metering is used, the image is divided into multiple regions and metering is performed in each region. The camera judges the subject position and background brightness, and determines a well-balanced exposure. White Balance: When the white balance is set to auto, the white balance is set automatically in response to the condition of the subject, and the overall color balance is adjusted. When shooting under special lighting conditions, you can select the settings manually. When using flash, you can select the flash white balance mode. The white balance can also be set to Incandescent, Fluorescent 1 (white fluorescent), Fluorescent 2 (natural white fluorescent), Fluorescent 3 (day white fluorescent), Daylight, Cloudy, Flash, One Push (adjust white balance depending on the light source) or One Push Set (memorizes the basic white color which will be used). Grid Lines: The cameras on-screen grid lines make it easy to set a subject's horizontal and vertical position. Histogram: A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when skewed to the left side. In-camera Function Guide: An on-screen function guide text/icon display makes it easy to learn the camera functions that give you greater creative freedom to adjust photo settings. The function guide can be turned on or off as desired. Global Positioning System (GPS): The HX30V has a built-in GPS receiver which receives data from multiple Global Positioning satellites orbiting overhead. With the GPS receiver, precise positioning information, including coordinates, can be displayed on the camera and imbedded into the still images and movies you record. In addition, the GPS receiver can automatically adjust the camera's internal clock. Date and Time: Each time you take a picture, the camera records the date and time. The date and time are not superimposed on the picture, instead saved in a data file along with the image. Playback Features View Modes: The Sony DCR-HX30V's View Mode allows you to select your recorded images and movies by date, folder (stills), or folder (movies). Auto Orientation: When the camera is rotate to shoot a portrait (vertical) image, the camera records it position change and displays the image in the portrait position. Index View: In addition to viewing images one-by-one in full screen, you can view multiple images at once in the index view mode. The index feature lets you to display a total of 16 (4 x 4) or 25 (5 x 5) images. Slide Show: The Slide Show function lets you play back images one after the other. You can select from the following slide show effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Stylish, or Active). Each effect has a preset music soundtrack, or you can choose from the 4 selections. A slide show without music can also be chosen. The interval between the pictures can be adjusted, allowing you to choose 1, 3, 5, and 10 seconds or automatic to suit the selected effect. You can select Folder play (all images in the selected folder), All play (all images on the memory card), or This Date (all images from selected date). When repeat is selected, the images are replayed in a continuous loop. Playback Zoom: You can enlarge a recorded still image up to 8x the size of the original image. Once the image is zoomed, you can pan left to right and up or down through the image. Rotating Images: Recorded images can be rotated 360-degrees in 90-degree increments on the camera's LCD screen. Retouching Still Images: You can add effects or make corrections to a recorded images and then record it as a new file while the original image is retained. You can use the following features to edit your recorded images: Trimming: playback zoom is performed on the image and part of the image is cropped Red Eye Correction: corrects the red-eye phenomenon caused by flash Unsharp Masking: sharpens the image within a chosen frame Deleting/Protecting Images: You can delete a selected image, or you can delete all the unprotected images at once. In order to avoid accidentally deleting of an image, it can be protected. Print Mark: You can place a print mark on still images recorded with this camera. This mark is convenient when you have images printed at a shop that conforms to the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standard. Battery Information Battery Information: The DSC-HX30V is powered by the supplied NP-BG1 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery, or the optional NP-FG1 Lithium-Ion battery. Using the supplied AC-UB10 battery charger, the battery can be fully charged in approximately 175 minutes. Under normal operating conditions, the battery has the following capacity: Function Battery Life Number of Images Recording Stills Approx. 160 min Approx. 320 images Playback Approx. 230 min Approx. 4600 images Recording Movies Approx. 75 min --- Eco Mode: The Eco Mode lets you conserve battery power by turning the screen off or shutting down the camera automatically after a certain period of inactivity. You can choose from two options of Eco Mode: Standard and Max. The Max setting saves battery power better than when set to Standard by turning off the screen or camera sooner. Connections HDMI: The HX30V has a mini-HDMI (Type C) output on the side of the camera for connecting the camera to an HDTV. A mini-HDMI-to-HDMI cable is required to make the connection. If you are connecting to a Sony Bravia TV with Bravia Sync, you can control the camera using the TV's remote control. A 3D-capable TV is required for viewing 3D still images or 3D Panorama Sweep images. micro USB : The camera features a single micro USB jack on the bottom of the camera for connecting the supplied USB cable for downloading your photos to your computer or printer, or charging the camera. The interface is USB 2.0 High Speed compatible. Supplied Software PlayMemories Home: The DSC-HX30V has the following built-in PlayMemories Home software that can be installed on your computer when you connect the camera via USB. With the PlayMemories Home software you can: Import and display images recorded on the camera. View images in your computer by organizing them by shooting date on a calendar. Correct still images (red-eye correction, etc.) print, send images by email, and change shooting date/time. Save and print images with the shooting date inserted. Import photos and movies recorded with location and shooting direction information to a computer and view them with a map which shows their shooting location. Upload images to a network service (internet connection required) Create a disc from AVCHD movies imported to a computer. Note: The "PlayMemories Home" software is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, and XP operating systems only. If you wish to play back images on a Mac, you can use applications that are pre-installed on your Mac. 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 Nice, detailed display Written by Ralph Graves, Staff Writer - Creative, on 5/23/2012 11:18:00 AM One of the things I like about this camera is the option for changing screen resolution on the display. Standard resolution works pretty well for most situations (and saves on battery life). But the high definition display ensures there will be no surprises when I take the shot. And especially in Macro mode, where I'm shooting extreme close-ups, that can make a world of difference. What are the Labs? Sorry, the Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-HX30V is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? Shop all Point-and-shoot 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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Mission Type: Impact
Launch Vehicle: Atlas-Agena B (no. 14 / Atlas D no. 204 / Agena B no. 6007)
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, USA, , launch complex 12
NASA Center: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spacecraft Mass: 367 kg
Spacecraft Instruments: Imaging system (6 TV cameras)
Spacecraft Dimensions: Hexagonal frame base: 1.5 m across; 2 solar panel wings extended from opposite sides of the base with a total span of 4.6 m; overall height: 3.6 m
Spacecraft Power: Solar panels and batteries
Maximum Power: 200 W
Total Cost: Total research, development, launch, and support costs for the Ranger series of spacecraft (Rangers 1 through 9) was approximately $170 million.
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Solar System Log by Andrew Wilson, published 1987 by Jane's Publishing Co. Ltd.
Ranger 9 was the final Ranger mission of the Block III series and closed out the program as a whole. Since both Ranger 7 and Ranger 8 had provided sufficient photographs of the mare regions (potential landing sites for the early Apollo missions), Ranger 9 was targeted to the more geologically interesting Alphonsus crater in the lunar highlands, at that time a possible site for recent volcanic activity. Following a midcourse correction on 23 March, the spacecraft headed directly to its impact point. Only 20 minutes prior to impact, Ranger 9 began taking the first of 5,814 pictures from an altitude of 2,100 kilometers.
Unlike its predecessors, the cameras this time were aimed directly in the direction of travel and provided some spectacular shots as the spacecraft approached the lunar surface. These pictures were converted for live viewing on commercial TV. Best resolution was up to 25 centimeters just prior to impact. The spacecraft crashed into the Moon at 14:08:20 UT on 24 March at 12.83° south latitude and 357.63° east longitude, about 6.5 kilometers from its scheduled target.


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Well, you can take this for what it's worth. Personally I give high credence to a dream when Walt Disney is in it. I frequently see Walt in dreams since May 1993. Whenever I see him it's an amazing mystical experience. Many times it concerns what's happening at his studio and he seems to express his feelings about it. Sometimes he'll give a heads up as to what's going on even before it happens. In 2003 he appeared in a dream very upset and a few days later it was announced by Michael Eisner that 2D animation production would cease at the feature level in favor of CG.
He made an appearance yesterday morning. In this dream, he seems to be communicating something about embezzlement at the Disney Company.
It appears he's quite put off by a very small group of people who are making a huge personal fortune from the profits of his company.
In the dream Walt considers this embezzlement. Outright theft.
Not a too far fetched notion, especially considering the latest wave of layoffs as a result of their recent audit, eh?
Quite frankly I think Walt is right.
Passing along a message from the other side.
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Wrecki-It Ralph made $467,309,914 worldwide so far.
Think Disney is hurting so bad they have to lay people off?
I don't think so and neither does the spirit of Walt Disney.
The people who are running the company are crooks. They're padding their pockets with bonuses. The executives are corrupt.
Iger should be sanctioned.
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Aren't these the same grievances you made against Disney when Michael Eisner was running the company?
Can't blame Eisner for this.
This is business. I got no dog in this fight.
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Really? Who groomed this guy for the job?
Iger learned from the best of em.
There is no hope in the corrupted world of corporate executive owned mega animation studios.
The graft is prolific. So bad that it is stirring Walt Disney's rest.
We have an obligation as the true power in the animation industry to create a future where this kind of gross and selfish exorbitance in the distribution of an animation studio's prosperity is a thing of a very ugly past.
Create a corporate executive free future in animation and there will be greater happiness for all.
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Charles I agree with you but reality overrules us.
This is a matter of human nature.
Corruption is rife through every aspect of our lives at levels unprecedented in American and human history. The entire planet is going broke due to the people's unwillingness or inability to confront intimidation and evil.
Big businesses thrive in America because we reward their tactics. Here in New York we've seen the past week or so several officials arrested for corruption. I myself had to launch an offensive to corruption I witnessed here. Had I not been trained on the corporate and journalistic levels I wouldn't be succeeding.
We're a dirty country with half of us, 150 million people in dire straits with no light at the end of the tunnel. We won't or can't address the underlying problems of socipathy in our cultures and having just one sociopath in your midst is like having a giant mosquito attached to you. Our society rewards sociopathic behavior. We celebrate gangsters to the point our music industry is full of gangsta rap where people brag about criminal behavior such as murder and pimping and theft. Our movies show so called heroes who kill dozens of people with no remorse and we make action figures of them and give them to our kids.
Disney is a bigger company now with Pixar, Marvel, and LucasFilm in their pocket. Just Marvel and LucasFilm is going to make them money at an ungodly rate. Since everyone in the country has Disney stock in their portfolios no one is going to come down on Disney for anything. If their stock dropped tens of millions of Americans and companies would go broke and I'd estimate a third of the country at that.
Disney's job isn't to support artists but to make themselves and their investors as much money as possible. Ethics be damned. Nowadays the only ethics there are is make money and to hell with who gets damaged. We saw that a few weeks ago when Attorney General Eric Holder disclosed that he couldn't prosecute the big banks who stole untold billions of dollars because they're too big to prosecute. His reasoning was that going after them would upset so many markets that again millions would go bankrupt if the banksters went down.
To hell if greed makes victims of the people our Constitution mandates protecting. We're not important anymore, only profit.
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I think we have had the opportunity and still have the opportunity to be apart of the evolution of our planet. Artists always have. And now once again in our known history we have the ability to build without this corrupt few.
Its not human nature to be corrupt, its nature for a few humans though..And they convince others using fear and intimidation. War. Shortage of resources by monopolizing.
Our stories have always been apart of this evolution...and thats why there is a monopoly on content distribution. Content that doesn't inspire and if it does there's a flip of the script that overshadows any good message. Why? Because we have believed the few, not the many.
But now we can contact the many and find niches for ourselves where we are less dependent on such systems.
In the matrix, Neo won when he stopped fighting and proved he was ready to sacrifice in order to find peace. We all have to sacrifice to be apart of this shift.
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all jokes aside though, the world would be a better place if america didnt exist.
Also, my original question has yet to be answered.
I was playing on the ANTI-american stereotype, saying things most people who hate america would say.
and as I said above i'm not a conspiracy theorist so i don't have to provide you with any evidence....
... even so, it no secret america has a presence in the middle east, and as far as i can remember its not americas country so really you should just get the hell out.
As for your jokes, A+ for the anti-American tone. F- for the joke execution. Your two jokes made a pretty seamless transition into that petty and immature tone that looked pretty bad on your part.Your jokes were just posted on the wrong Instructable with the wrong tone.
I meant my other question; the first one was rhetorical.
i might make this, but instead of that little light i will use a USB controlled butane lighter XD
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Sorry it took me, what, 3 years to see it!
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I like the idea of the flag, thank you.
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Volume 40 May 2012
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1. Executive News
WAC Executive Meeting
WAC Council Elections
WAC-7 in Jordan is moving into full swing on several fronts. The information given below is just a précis and people who wish to find out more detailed information should go to the website at:
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Other people who assisted on the booth include Briece Edwards, Eirik Thorsgard, Arek Marciniak, Ines Domingo Sanz, Gary Jackson, Bayo Folorunso and Dorothy Lippert. We would also like to thank Springer and Left Coast Press for providing books for our stand. Thanks to all.
Claire Smith, for the Executive
2. News Items
The papers submitted were evaluated by the WACSC along with a distinguished archaeological scholar representing the Editorial Board of the WAC journal Archaeologies. The winner of the WAC Student Writing Competition will receive a citation from the WAC Executive, a 4-year membership to WAC, and guarantee of review for publication of the paper in a future edition of Archaeologies.
The scheme will be run by the WAC-7 Organising Committee, and WACSC will provide assistance with its preparation and coordination. The applicants need to be paid-up WAC student members and registered for WAC-7. Applicants will be selected in consideration of their ability to provide assistance at WAC-7. A general priority of selection will be placed on applicants from economically disadvantaged countries and indigenous groups, but those not meeting these conditions will also be considered.
Volunteers will work for part of the WAC-7 Congress (maximum 2 days), and in return they will be provided with shared accommodation and be free to attend sessions and events when they are not scheduled to work. Further details of the scheme will be communicated to the successful applicants by mid June, 2012. All volunteers will need to attend a training session that will take place in Jordan prior WAC-7 opening.
Those WAC student members interested in the scheme are requested to fill the application form, which is located on the WAC-7 website.
Should you have any questions about the scheme, please contact
Comprised of three integrated components - GHN Sites, Community and Library - GHN offers its members the opportunity to learn about sites in danger as well as those which have been successfully preserved for future generations to enjoy. More importantly, though, GHN provides a platform for groups of people to work together collaboratively to save threatened sites.
Built around Google Earth, GHN Sites contains over 650 sites in its database, while the social network GHN Community now features 80 site-based and thematic discussion groups, and the GHN Library contains more than 600 heritage preservation-related electronic documents.
To explore GHN, visit http://ghn.globalheritagefund.org
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Get involved today and help save our global heritage!
The 3rd Archaeological Heritage Education Expo took place at the Chongokni Palaeolithic Site in Korea on May 5th. About 15 prehistory museums of Europe and Asia participated in this Expo which is a part of the 20th Prehistoric Festival program. Last year, almost one million people enjoyed the festival for 5 days. The Expo is intended to share information and knowledge of prehistoric site preservation and use among concerned archaeologists over the World, and was co-hosted by the Youngchon County and the Institute of East Asian Archaeology. Further information is available at http://blog.naver.com/iyc21net
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We would like to spread the word about these Fellowships as far and wide as possible, so please forward the following email to any colleagues in the heritage field that you may have in the eligible countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Palestinian Territories and Syria. One Fellow will be selected from each of these areas.
About the programme:
The training week will be immediately followed by a 1 week placement in a UK museum recognised for its community engagement work. Mentors will be on hand during the placement week to offer more individualised advice and support, and will keep in touch by phone, email or Skype once the fellows return home.
During the year, each Fellow will be visited by their mentor, who will spend a few days at their museum helping to develop the Fellow's project idea. At the end of the year, in September 2013, Fellows will return to London for a 3-day session that will allow them to reflect on their learning and share the results of their projects.
Visit this link to read the full advert for applications to the fellowship and for a UK-based volunteer co-ordinator on the UCL website: http://heritagewithoutborders.org/vacancies/
The MuA Project | MONUMENTS AT RISK
We are pleased to announce the launch of the MuA Project (Monuments at Risk): a participatory project of collective data processing, concerning the documentation of monuments at risk and their evaluation with criteria relative to risks that they encounter. The project aspires to document in detail monuments at risk throughout Greece, form an expanded data base, raise awareness, inform decisions on strategic and economic management and promote creative ways of protection. The 'openness' of the Project, compared to others, in technological and theoretical levels, forges
The webpage www.mua.gr is an interactive, communication hub through which visitors could be informed about monuments and cultural landscapes at risk in Greece, but also participate in the scheme by submitting a monument at risk or relevant information.
The Project is supported by a network of partners and it is run by the NGO: Elliniki Etairia, Society for the preservation of the Environment and cultural heritage.
The 1st stage of the Project (June 2010-June 2011) was funded by The 'A.G. Leventis Foundation' & the 'Stavros Niarchos Foundation'.
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MOnuMENTA supports this initiative and urges that you spread the word. Support Greek Cultural Heritage against IMF Cuts International Appeal of the Association of Greek Archaeologists. If monuments had a voice of their own, they would tell us what has been going on in Greece in the past two years. In the name of the global economic crisis and with the IMF acting as a Trojan Horse, austerity measures have been undermining public services, welfare state and social cohesion. Democracy and national dignity are under attack. Monuments have no voice, they have us. We, the 950 Greek Archaeologists, civil servants working in the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, are fighting against the destruction of both our country and our cultural heritage, because of the policies dictated by the IMF and the Troika.
The Greek Archaeological Service is not overstuffed, nor are we being overpaid. We serve in order to protect our cultural heritage and monuments, all over Greece, facing constant lack of funding and personnel, dedicated to the pursuit of scientific knowledge and to access to culture as a public good. Our scientific work has won international recognition. For more than 170 years we have been organizing excavations, studying Greek civilization, organizing Museums not with stolen antiquities but with well-documented exhibits, restoring monuments, organizing educational programs and helping bringing together Ancient culture and modern art.
As civil servants we have neither sought after luxury or over-spending, nor have we been accused of corruption, in sharp contrast the practices of the government and the political system that today promises to "save our country".
As archaeologists in the land that inherited democracy to the world we are perfectly aware of the dangers associated with the suppression of democracy. We are struggling to preserve the memory and the material traces of the past, because we know that a people without memory are condemned to repeat the same mistakes again and again.
Monuments have no voice. They must have yours! We are making an urgent appeal to our colleagues, to scholars and citizens all over Europe and the whole world, all the people expressing their solidarity and support to the Greek people, to defend cultural heritage and historical memory. The peoples of Europe share the same destiny. The same austerity packages and authoritarian measures, that are currently tearing apart Greece and its monuments, are going to be imposed across Europe. Culture is our common ground and our common destiny. Resist! Defend Greek Cultural Heritage and democracy. EUROPE without memory, EUROPE without future.
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Σας στέλνουμε το κείμενο και σας καλούμε να το διαδώσετε. Προστατέψτε την πολιτιστική κληρονομιά της Ελλάδας από τις περικοπές του ΔΝΤ Διεθνής Καμπάνια του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Αρχαιολόγων Αν τα μνημεία είχαν φωνή, θα διηγούνταν… Θα περιέγραφαν όσα έχουν συμβεί στην Ελλάδα τα δύο τελευταία χρόνια, όπου με πρόσχημα την παγκόσμια οικονομική κρίση και με Δούρειο Ίππο το ΔΝΤ, ένα αυστηρό πακέτο λιτότητας √ διαλύει την κοινωνική συνοχή και το κράτος δικαίου, √ στραγγαλίζει την αξιοπρέπεια της Χώρας και την ίδια τη Δημοκρατία, √ απειλεί το φυσικό και πολιτιστικό περιβάλλον, ανεκτίμητη περιουσία του ελληνικού λαού, καθώς: σημαντικά μνημεία της κοινής ευρωπαϊκής και παγκόσμιας πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς κινδυνεύουν να καταρρεύσουν αβοήθητα,οι λαθρανασκαφές και η κλοπή αρχαιοτήτων αυξάνονται επικίνδυνα, η επιστημονική έρευνα υποχρηματοδοτείται, η μνημειακή κληρονομιά αντιμετωπίζεται με εχθρότητα, ως εμπόδιο στις «επενδύσεις», οι αρχαιολόγοι απειλούνται με απόλυση. Τα μνημεία δεν έχουν φωνή, έχουν εμάς. Εμείς οι 950 Έλληνες αρχαιολόγοι δημόσιοι υπάλληλοι του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού, αντιστεκόμαστε στο αδιέξοδο, στο οποίο βυθίζει τη χώρα μας και την πολιτιστική κληρονομιά το ΔΝΤ και η Τρόικα. Δεν είμαστε υπεράριθμοι, ούτε πληρωθήκαμε ποτέ με μεγάλους μισθούς. Υπηρετούμε τον πολιτισμό και τα μνημεία σε κάθε γωνιά της Ελλάδας, αντιμετωπίζοντας την έλλειψη προσωπικού και χρηματοδότησης με πολλή προσωπική δουλειά και μεράκι, με αφοσίωση στην επιστημονική γνώση και πίστη στον κοινωνικό ρόλο του πολιτισμού. Το επιστημονικό μας έργο είναι γνωστό διεθνώς: ανασκαφές και αναστηλώσεις μνημείων, οργάνωση μουσείων που δε φιλοξενούν κλεμμένες αρχαιότητες αλλά ευρήματα με τεκμηριωμένη προέλευση, εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα, σύζευξη της αρχαίας τέχνης με τη σύγχρονη καλλιτεχνική δημιουργία. Η Αρχαιολογική Υπηρεσία δε λειτούργησε ποτέ με σπατάλες, πολυτέλειες ή μίζες, που χαρακτηρίζουν το ίδιο πολιτικό σύστημα, που σήμερα υπόσχεται ότι θα «σώσει» τη Χώρα. Εμείς που διδασκόμαστε και διδάσκουμε την άμεση δημοκρατία γνωρίζουμε σε τι είδους καθεστώτα οδηγεί ο στραγγαλισμός της. Προσπαθούμε να διατηρούμε ζωντανή την ιστορική μνήμη, γιατί γνωρίζουμε ότι λαός χωρίς μνήμη είναι λαός καταδικασμένος να κάνει τα ίδια λάθη. Τα μνημεία δεν έχουν φωνή. Εσύ έχεις! Κάνουμε έκκληση στους συναδέλφους μας σε όλες τις χώρες, στους διανοούμενους, στους πολίτες των χωρών της Ευρώπης και όλου του κόσμου που συμπαραστέκονται στον ελληνικό λαό, να υπερασπιστούν την πολιτιστική κληρονομιά και την ιστορική μνήμη. Η μοίρα των λαών της Ευρώπης είναι κοινή. Ηπολιτική των πακέτων λιτότητας και του αυταρχισμού, που διαλύει την Ελλάδα και τα μνημεία της, επιβάλλεται σταδιακά σε όλες τις χώρες της Ευρώπης. Ο πολιτισμός είναι ο κοινός μας τόπος και ο κοινός μας προορισμός. Αντισταθείτε! Υπερασπιστείτ την πολιτιστική κληρονομιά της Ελλάδας και τη δημοκρατία. ΕΥΡΩΠΗ χωρίς μνήμη, ΕΥΡΩΠΗ χωρίς μέλλον
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3. News from WAC Members
PROFESSOR CORNELIUS HOLTORF has been appointed to Professor at the Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden. His inaugural lecture entitled "Search the past – find the present. Qualities of archaeology and heritage in contemporary society", is broadcast at the following link:
Full version published by Archaeopress, May 2012
A team of maritime archaeologists and others will excavate a significant colonial shipwreck Clarence, in Victoria's Port Phillip. The three-year Australian Historic Shipwreck Preservation Project (AHSPP) will investigate Australian wooden shipwrecks which have potential to tell us about historic connections, technological innovation and daily life in colonial Australia. This project is the first to have been endorsed by the Cooperative National Heritage Agenda (CNHA), the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) and the Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand (HCOANZ).
Excavation work will start on the site on 16 April and continue for a month. It will involve maritime archaeologists and conservators from Monash University, UWA, the Australian National University, the Western Australia Museum, the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, and many State and Territory museums and heritage authorities as well as students and volunteers.
The project is supported by the Australian Research Council.
The project website is available at: http://www.ahspp.org.au
Mark Staniforth, Chief Investigator
We invite your participation in an effort to identify "grand challenge" problems in archaeology. This confidential survey is a key component of a research project that will compile and publish a list of "grand challenge" problems in archaeology and develop an associated plan that would justify major US National Science Foundation (NSF) investments in computational infrastructure for archaeology. To participate, please go to:
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4. New publications by WAC members
Erzsébet Jerem, Ferenc Redő and Vajk Szeverényi (eds): On the Road to Reconstructing the Past. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology. Proceedings of the 36th International Conference. Budapest 2008. (Archaeolingua 2011)
The volume comprises 54 papers, while the attached CD contains the full material (84 contributions) presented at the 2008 CAA conference in Budapest. The studies are grouped around four large topics: Remote Sensing and Arial Photography; Data Acquisition and Management; GIS and Intrasite Analysis and finally Virtual Reconstruction and Visualisation.
This collection, along with the framework in which it was produced, offers an image of the present relationship between archaeology and computer science. After the political transitions of the late 20th century, the main topic of Hungarian and, in general, Eastern European archaeology has been the gigantic task resulting from overdue infrastructural development: organizing large-scale preventive excavations, their implementation, documentation and presentation. The tasks could only be solved by means of recent advances in information technology. The organizers of the Budapest conference believed that this theme would draw attention to other more basic problems of archaeology, not only in Hungary, but in neighbouring and more easterly countries as well.
Language: English
Large-scale excavations in Europe: Fieldwork strategies and scientific outcome. Proceedings of the International Conference, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, 7th – 8th October 2008. Edited by Jorg Bofinger and Dirk Krausse. EAC Occasional Paper No. 6
During the last decades, the number of large-scale excavations has increased significantly. Such excavations became an important element of archaeological cultural heritage management. This kind of large-area fieldwork offers not only new data, finds and additional archaeological sites, but also gives new insights into the interpretation of archaeological landscapes as a whole. Our view of the results of older excavations and our ideas on settlement structures and land use in the past has changed ramatically. New patterns concerning human"off site activities", e.g. field systems, or types of sites which were previously underrepresented, can only be detected by large-scale excavations. Linear projects especially, such as pipelines and motorways, offer the possibility to extrapolate and propose models of land use and environment on the regional and macro-regional scale.
Language: English, French and German
The Levantine Question: Post-Palaeolithic rock art in the Iberian Peninsula (bilingual). Edited by: José Julio García Arranz, Hipólito Collado Giraldo and George Nash
This volume draws together many of the World's leading experts on this assemblage to answer some of the fundamental questions that this enigmatic art and its ancient people have left behind. The book is organized into sixteen thought-provoking chapters; each published in both English and Spanish and skillfully-crafted by the editors to produce an important bi-lingual statement on Levantine Rock Art.
Language: English and Spanish
5. Opportunities
5 (a) Calls for Papers
JOAD is fully open access - the data papers and the data they describe are available free of charge to anyone anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Data papers are shorter than research articles, and typically quite quick to produce. The journal also operates a rapid publishing model - once your paper is through peer review it will be published immediately.
For more information, please visit the journal website:
5 (b) Forthcoming conferences and sessions
Call for sessions and papers for WAC-7 — ETHICS THEME
WAC's Committee on Ethics (CoE) invites proposals for sessions at WAC-7 on any of a broad range of ethics-related topics—whether these are issues confronting archaeology as a discipline, experienced by those affected by archaeology, or emerging within WAC as an organization. We encourage sessions that promote discussion or action on: the ethics of particular archaeological practices; problems of professionalism; or issues related to interpretation, access to data, or the democratization of archaeology, as a discipline, profession or craft.
Session topics might focus on relationships between archaeology and knowledge production or archaeology and transnational corporations; the ethics of CRM, cultural tourism, or underwater archaeology; the disjuncture between "world heritage" and local benefits; or connections between archaeology, human rights, social movements, and/or alternative political and economic models. What ethical issues are raised when we act as advocates for others? What does an archaeology that takes social justice as a core value look like? We also encourage topics that explore WAC as an organization—its role, structure, and claims of representation or advocacy.
In sum, the Committee on Ethics invites sessions and presentations that delve into a broad range of ethics-related issues facing WAC members and constituents. Since these sessions are likely to touch upon many WAC-7 themes, they may be cross-listed under more than one theme.
We especially encourage contributions to WAC-7 that represent diverse and interactive formats. These could be in the form of academic or grassroots sessions, whose participants describe and analyze approaches to ethical issues in particular locations and situations with the aim of locating good practices; forums, where the ethical implications of case studies are discussed; roundtable discussions on different philosophical or practical frameworks that might guide ethical action by WAC and its members; exhibitions, or other exploratory formats.
Please submit session or paper abstracts through the WAC-7 website. Once your abstract is accepted and you have registered for WAC-7, the Program Chair will forward this information to the appropriate theme organizers.
We welcome your ideas, questions, and/or feedback.
With thanks,
Alexander Herrera (Colombia) email@example.com
Throughout the world, archaeological sites and associated museums and heritage parks have become essential economic engines. In the developing world archaeologists are often required by government mandate or indigenous political considerations to support and engage in development-oriented activities. Funding and permission to excavate are increasingly dependent on economic impact. However, there is currently little in the way of conceptual direction or best-practice research to guide practitioners on the best way to use archaeological resources for development and ensure that non-archaeologists recognise this potential value. This conference brings together experts of the highest level from archaeology, development and economics to address from a theoretical, ethical and practical point of view the increasing involvement of archaeologists in economic development.
ICAHM international conference on archaeological heritage management
ICAHM (ICOMOS' International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management) is pleased to announce its international conference on archaeological heritage management, to be held in historic Cuzco, Peru on November 27-30 of this year. Registration is now open. Abstracts should be submitted via the website.
Among the worldwide issues for consideration at this meeting are local stakeholder claims on archaeological heritage; sustainable development and community sustainability; tourism pressures and site preservation; heritage and rights; challenges to the validity and value of the World Heritage List as it quickly approaches 1,000 inscribed sites; the World Heritage List decision-making process; impacts of war, civil disorder, and natural disasters on archaeological sites; technical advances in archaeological heritage management.
ICAHM will publish the best papers from this annual meeting in its publication series with Springer Press, "Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Archaeological Heritage Management"
The Society for Historical Archaeology's next annual conference will be held outside North America for only the second time, at the University of Leicester, between 9th and 12th January 2013. The conference theme is 'globalization, immigration, transformation'.
The full Call for Papers (including information on paper and symposium submission) is now available for download at:
Information about the conference may also be found at the official conference website: http://www.sha.org/meetings/annual_meetings.cfm
The SHA and the local conference organising committee here in Leicester are making full use of social media in the run up to, and during, the conference in January 2013.
As well as the conference website, you will be able to follow the latest news on the SHA blog: http://www.sha.org/blog
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SHA_org (#SHA2013)
and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SocietyforHistoricalArchaeology especially the conference event page: http://facebook.com/events/317346474993090
The Museum of Anatolian Civilisations (MAC) announces the International Conference on Risk Management in Museums. In recent years, natural and human-made disasters all over the world have had a devastating impact. Earthquakes, floods, fires, armed conflicts and civil unrests increasingly cause the loss of human lives and the destruction of infrastructure. Heritage protection in such emergency situations constitutes a great challenge. In Turkey, museum professionals are frequently confronted with floods and earthquakes, putting the country¹s cultural heritage at risk. As another rising threat, illicit traffic in art and archaeological objects constantly endangers museums¹ collections and activities, while depriving communities of their heritage and history.
In order to promote cross-sector exchanges in this regard, heritage and other professionals from Turkey and the European Union will come together to discuss the following topics: Museum security, risk management in museums, seismic protection of museums and their collections, protection of movable heritage in the case of natural and human-made disaster, and fight against illicit traffic in cultural goods.
The International Conference will be followed by a three-day Training programme on risk management in museums organised by the International Council of Museums (ICOM), MAC, and FOCUH. The training aims to instruct eighteen selected museum professionals from Ankara, Istanbul and several European countries in the field of risk preparedness and prevention against disasters and illicit traffic.
For more information about the conference, and for registration, please contact:
5 (c) Jobs
Closing date: Friday, 29 June 2012
Applications are invited for a tenurable appointment to the newly created Kimberley Foundation Ian Potter Chair in Rock Art in the School of Social and Cultural Studies and the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Western Australia.
The University is seeking to appoint a senior scholar to lead and develop rock art research in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The position is primarily a research role and the person will be responsible for developing integrated research programs in the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management, and for ensuring appropriate participation and collaboration with traditional owners. The principal focus of this research will advance understanding of the duration, nature and context of Indigenous cultural heritage in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
For further information regarding the position please contact Professor Jane Balme, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on (08) 6488 3825 or email email@example.com. Alternatively contact Professor Ian Saunders, Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies, on (08) 6488 7248 or email email@example.com.
An attractive remuneration package that includes a Winthrop Professorial (Level E) salary is offered. Benefits include generous leave provisions, superannuation and relocation assistance (if applicable) for the appointee and dependants.
The Information for Candidates brochure which includes details to lodge your application may be found via a link at http://jobs.uwa.edu.au/ or at
6. Obituaries
Ariel´s latest positions were at the Office of the Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Argentinean Embassy in Vienna, but he continued collaborating with UNESCO on many fronts. One of the most challenging concerned the complex legal aspects associated with the nomination of the Qhapaq Ñan, the Inca road network, for the World Heritage list. The Qhapaq Ñan stretches along the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, and the nomination is being presented jointly by all those nations.
I met and worked with Ariel in the context of the negotiations of the UNESCO Underwater Cultural Heritage convention. Besides his professional brilliance, he always had the most generous disposition to assist and collaborate with whoever sought his advice. After exhausting working days Ariel was still prepared to continue thinking, writing, providing a constructive idea, negotiating, or do whatever was necessary in search of a consensus for the protection of the heritage.
Ariel´s mother recently reminded us that we all die, but not all of us live, and that Ariel was not afraid of dying but instead was afraid of living without making a difference. Well Ariel, dear friend, you can certainly rest in peace. Your short life has been absolutely extraordinary and you will always be remembered for an amazing number of contributions to cultural heritage protection and to many other fields. It has been a great privilege to know you.
Dolores Elkin
7. News from other archaeological associations
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The GE program has four parts. These four categories let you develop breadth, make interdisciplinary connections, and pursue your interests. Read about each category and consider ways in which your choices in each strengthen your overall academic plan.
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Freshman Foundations Program - The Freshman Foundations Course (FFC) is the common starting point of the General Education program. All entering freshmen enroll in an FFC section of their choice, and all sections, while varying in topic, share the same learning goal: in FFC, students critically analyze and communicate complex issues and ideas.
Shared Inquiry Courses - Shared inquiry courses are distinguished primarily by inquiry approaches rather than individual disciplinary areas.
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Global Citizen Cluster - Allows students to explore the diversity inherent in our social and natural environments, including human diversity and world cultures.
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- May hydrocarbon refrigerants be used to replace CFC-12, commonly referred to as "Freon® ," in cars?
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Detailed Questions About HC-12a®, OZ-12®, DURACOOL 12a® EC-12a, and other Flammable Hydrocarbon Refrigerants
What are HC-12a® and OZ-12®?
HC-12a® and OZ-12® brand hydrocarbon refrigerant blends are flammable refrigerants. Their primary components are hydrocarbons, which are flammable substances such as propane and butane. HC-12a® and OZ-12® are registered trademarks of OZ Technology, Inc. HC-12a® has been marketed since 1994. OZ-12® was a similar blend marketed until the introduction of HC-12a® . Both products have been reviewed by EPA under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. More information about the SNAP program is available from the hotline listed at the top of this page.
Note that EPA refers to the chemical composition of HC-12a® as Hydrocarbon Blend B. EPA considers any substance with that chemical composition, no matter what its trade name is, to be Hydrocarbon Blend B and to have the same legal status that HC-12a® has.
In order to meet Department of Transportation requirements for shipping HC-12a® in six-ounce cans (DOT refers to these cans as DOT 2Q containers), OZ Technology reduced the vapor pressure of HC-12a® in June, 1998 by changing the composition. EPA does not consider this reformulated HC-12a® to be the same as Hydrocarbon Blend B. The reformulated HC-12a® has not been submitted for SNAP review, and thus cannot be marketed or used as a substitute for ozone-depleting substances.
What is DURACOOL 12a®? Is there a difference between HC-12a® and DURACOOL 12a®?
DURACOOL 12a® has the same chemical composition as the HC-12a® formulation that was submitted for SNAP review and was called Hydrocarbon Blend B. Both HC-12a® and DURACOOL 12a® are different than the new formulation of HC-12a® in six-ounce cans. DURACOOL 12a® is the registered trademark of Duracool Limited, the Canadian company that has manufactured DURACOOL 12a® since 1997. Duracool Limited and OZ Technology, the manufacturer of HC-12a®, are separate, unrelated companies with their own manufacturing facilities and distribution mechanisms.
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It has been illegal since July 13, 1995 to replace CFC-12 with the HC-12a® formulation that was submitted for SNAP review in any refrigeration or A/C application other than industrial process refrigeration. The same prohibition for OZ-12® took effect on April 18, 1994. Because DURACOOL 12a® has the same chemical composition as the HC-12a® formulation that was submitted for SNAP review (i.e., Hydrocarbon Blend B), DURACOOL 12a® is also subject to the same restrictions.
HC-12a®, as reformulated to meet DOT requirements, is not the same as Hydrocarbon Blend B and has not been submitted for SNAP review. OZ Technology is therefore prohibited from marketing this blend as a substitute for any ozone-depleting substance. In addition, any use of this blend as a substitute for CFC-12 or any other ozone-depleting chemical, in industrial process refrigeration or any other refrigeration or A/C end use, is prohibited under the Clean Air Act.
Since HC-12a®, as submitted for SNAP review, is chemically different from HC-12a®, as reformulated to meet DOT requirements, and since it has a different legal status under the Clean Air Act, users of any substance marketed as HC-12a® should be aware of which HC-12a® they have purchased.
Note: Many states prohibit using flammable refrigerants in motor vehicles, regardless of which original refrigerant was used in the vehicle.
May hydrocarbon refrigerants be used to replace CFC-12, commonly referred to as "Freon® ," in cars?
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Why is it legal to use hydrocarbon
refrigerants as CFC-12 substitutes in industrial process
refrigeration, but not elsewhere?
EPA has not yet received data that adequately address the safety issues of hydrocarbon refrigerants in applications other than industrial process refrigeration. Flammability risks depend on the type of refrigeration or air-conditioning system. Industrial process refrigeration, for instance, does not include air conditioning, which pipes refrigerated air directly into occupied areas. Industrial process refrigeration generally refers to complex customized appliances used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and manufacturing industries. Direct risk to human health is reduced in industrial process refrigeration; for example, access to areas near the system is typically restricted. In addition, other regulations exist to protect the safety of industrial workers.
EPA will review any additional material that is submitted under SNAP regarding the safety considerations of using hydrocarbon refrigerants in systems other than industrial process refrigeration.
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Sale of subtitute refrigerants listed under the SNAP program is not regulated under SNAP. However, statutes and regulations issued by other federal, state, or local agencies may control the sale of these products, including illegal advertising.
May hydrocarbon refrigerants be vented?
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What other regulations restrict the
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In addition to the prohibition on use described above, and the federal law banning the venting of all refrigerants, there are also state and local statutes and regulations that relate to certain uses of hydrocarbons. As of the printing date of this fact sheet, EPA is aware that the following states prohibit the use of flammable refrigerants in automobile air conditioners: Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.
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Steel Guitar Hall of Famer John Sibert, whose tone and musicality were central to the appeal of top-charting country hits for Carl Smith, Kitty Wells and Little Jimmy Dickens, died Saturday at age 80, after years of declining health.
Mr. Sibert joined Smith's band, The Tunesmiths, in October 1951, when he was 17, and quickly became an identifying element of Smith's sound. In 1998, Smith told The Tennessean that Mr. Sibert "set the style for the music on my records for years and years."
Mr. Sibert's solos were tasteful endeavors that drove home each song's melody, and his goal as an instrumentalist was to support rather than distract from the song.
Born in Indianapolis, Mr. Sibert was raised in Nashville. He sat in the front row of Ryman Auditorium for a "Grand Ole Opry" show as a 12-year-old, and the experience sparked a love for country music. He was particularly drawn to Roy Wiggins, who played steel for Roy Acuff.
At 14, Mr. Sibert learned to play the steel — a fretless instrument that is notoriously difficult to master — and formed a band. Soon, he was playing on local radio and in the band of Big Jeff Bess.
"Big Jeff's band was a learning ground for musicians," Mr. Sibert told former Tennessean reporter Jay Orr. "He'd take young musicians he thought could cut it someday, and you'd play with him and you'd get the best experience in the world, because he would sing everybody's songs."
Bess' band provided effective music schooling, and when Smith heard Mr. Sibert's steel on a radio broadcast, he asked the teenager to audition for his band. At the time, Smith was among country music's hottest young stars, with a Billboard No. 1 hit in the rollicking "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way."
Mr. Sibert would spend years playing that one, in addition to the smashes he recorded with Smith, including "Are You Teasing Me" (recorded at Mr. Sibert's first session with Smith), "Hey Joe!," "Loose Talk" and "There She Goes." He also played sessions for others, contributing to Wells' "Heartbreak U.S.A.," Dickens' "Out Behind the Barn," the Everly Brothers' first studio recordings and efforts from Johnnie & Jack, Lefty Frizzell and more. He exited The Tunesmiths in 1959 to join Wells' band, but returned in 1961 as Smith's bandleader.
Mr. Sibert tired of the road, and in 1969 he quit Smith's band and took a job as a security guard. He played some local shows but quit music entirely in the mid-1970s. He put his guitars away, with no apparent regret, and when he joined the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1998, he said he put his award in a pile rather than on a wall. Mr. Sibert joined The Tennessean as a security guard in 1977 and worked there into the new century.
Normally hesitant to recount his glory days in country music, Mr. Sibert opened up in 2000 to a prodigiously talented 17-year-old named Chris Scruggs, who would often visit The Tennessean's offices, asking for stories and pointers. Scruggs, who is now among the prime figures in Nashville roots music, credits Mr. Sibert with teaching him the steel.
"When I hear Chris play, it's like John is right there," says Mr. Sibert's longtime friend Shirley Hardison, who worked with him in security at The Tennessean. "The sound is so much alike."
In 2009, Scruggs reflected on Mr. Sibert's impact, saying, "I steal all of Johnny's licks, but then, he isn't using them anymore."
Mr. Sibert departed The Tennessean around 2003, and his health steadily declined in his final decade.
He is remembered as a master of the steel in the era before most of the instrument's players used knee levers and foot pedals to manipulate the sound (the "pedal steel" era began in 1953, but Mr. Sibert only occasionally used pedals). He is remembered as a key component in some of country's greatest hits of the 1950s and '60s. And he is remembered for his role in mentoring Scruggs, who carries Mr. Sibert's lessons to new listeners every day.
A visitation will be held Monday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville, with a graveside service at 1 p.m.
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for and
while loops
that incrementally increase the size of a data structure each time
through the loop can adversely affect performance and memory use.
Repeatedly resizing arrays often requires MATLAB® to spend extra
time looking for larger contiguous blocks of memory, and then moving
the array into those blocks. Often, you can improve code execution
time by preallocating the maximum amount of space required for the
The following code displays the amount of time needed to create
a scalar variable,
x, and then to gradually increase
the size of
x in a
for loop.
tic x = 0; for k = 2:1000000 x(k) = x(k-1) + 5; end toc
Elapsed time is 0.301528 seconds.
If you preallocate a 1-by-1,000,000 block of memory for
x and
initialize it to zero, then the code runs much faster because there
is no need to repeatedly reallocate memory for the growing data structure.
tic x = zeros(1, 1000000); for k = 2:1000000 x(k) = x(k-1) + 5; end toc
Elapsed time is 0.011938 seconds.
Use the appropriate preallocation function for the kind of array you want to initialize:
zeros for numeric arrays
cell for character arrays
When you preallocate a block of memory to hold a matrix of some
type other than
double, avoid using the method
A = int8(zeros(100));
This statement preallocates a 100-by-100 matrix of
first by creating a full matrix of
double values,
and then by converts each element to
int8. Creating
the array as
int8 values saves time and memory.
For example:
A = zeros(100, 'int8');
For best performance, keep the following suggestions in mind when you assign values to variables.
If you need to store data of a different type, it is advisable to create a new variable. Changing the class or array shape of an existing variable slows MATLAB down because it takes extra time to process.
This code changes the type of
X from
double to
which has a negative impact on performance:
X = 23; . -- other code -- . X = 'A'; % X changed from type double to char . -- other code --
You should not assign a real value to a variable that already holds a complex value, and vice versa. Assigning a complex number to a variable that already holds a real number impacts the performance of your program.
When performing a logical AND or OR operation, you have a choice of whether to use short-circuit operators.
Perform logical AND and OR on arrays element by element
Perform logical AND and OR on scalar values with short-circuiting
if and
while statements,
it is more efficient to use the short-circuit operators,
&& and
because these operators often do not evaluate the entire logical expression.
For example, whenever the first input argument is not numeric, MATLAB evaluates
only the first part of this expression.
if (isnumeric(varargin{1})) && (ischar(varargin{2}))
Logical Operators: Short Circuit for
a discussion about using
&& and
If the performance of your program remains a concern, then consider the following suggestions:
Split large script files into smaller ones, having the first file call the second if necessary.
Construct separate functions (or local functions and nested functions) from the larger chunks of code.
If you have overly complicated functions or expressions, use simpler ones to reduce size. Simpler functions often make good utility functions that you can share with others.
Use functions instead of scripts because they are generally faster.
Vectorize your code to take advantage of the full functionality of MATLAB.
Use a sparse matrix structure to vectorize code without requiring large amounts of memory.
Avoid running large processes in the background while executing your program in MATLAB.
Avoid overloading MATLAB built-in functions on any standard MATLAB data classes because this can negatively affect performance.