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Originally Posted: November 12, 2010
Last Updated: July 5, 2011
The FinePix F300EXR ($329) is the latest in Fuji's series of compact, high sensitivity cameras. Over the years, the camera's have stayed the same size, with the lenses getting considerably longer with each revision. Just a few years ago, the FinePix F60fd had a 3X zoom lens -- we're up to 15X now on the F300EXR. The lens isn't what makes the camera unique, though. Rather, it's the SuperCCD EXR sensor that sits behind it. This sensor can take pictures with high resolution, wide dynamic range, or high sensitivity / low noise (though not all at the same time). On past models, that's given the EXR-based cameras an edge over their competitors. We'll see if that holds true on this new model.
Other features on the F300EXR include a 3-inch, high resolution LCD, hybrid AF system, sensor-shift image stabilization, manual controls, 360 degree panorama recording, and a 720p movie mode. And did I mention the pet detection feature?
Should the FinePix F300EXR be making the competitors sweat a little bit? Find out now in our review!
What's in the Box?
The FinePix F300EXR has an average bundle. Inside the box, you'll find the following items:
- The 12.0 effective Megapixel FinePix F300EXR digital camera
- NP-50 lithium-ion rechargeable battery
- Battery charger
- Wrist strap
- USB cable
- A/V cable
- CD-ROM featuring MyFinePix Studio, FinePixViewer, RAW File Converter, and owner's manual
- 22 page basic manual (printed) + full manual (on CD-ROM)
As with most cameras these days, the FinePix F300EXR has memory built right into it, in lieu of having a memory card included in the box. The camera has 40MB worth of memory, which holds just eight photos at the highest quality setting. That means that you'll want to pick up an SD or SDHC card right away, unless you have one already. I'd recommend picking up a 2GB or 4GB card for use with the camera. While buying a high speed card is probably a good idea, you don't need to go overboard and get a Class 10 model.
The F300 uses Fuji's NP-50 rechargeable lithium ion battery for power. This battery contains 3.4 Wh of energy when fully charged, which is about average for a camera in this class. Here's how that translates into battery life:
Casio definitely spoils the party for everyone else, with their EX-FH100 having double the battery life of most of the other cameras on the list. In this group, the FinePix F300EXR finds itself about 12% below average.
All of these cameras use proprietary lithium-ion batteries. Just to let you know, a spare, Fuji brand battery will set you back at least $30. And, when your battery dies, you won't be able to grab something at the corner store to get you through the day. That's just how it is with compact cameras these days, though!
As with all compact cameras, the FinePix F300EXR has a built-in lens cover, so there's no clumsy lens cap to deal with.
There's just one accessory available for the FinePix F300EXR, and that's an AC adapter. Unfortunately, you have to buy two parts to make it work: the AC-5VX power adapter ($33), plus the CP-50 DC coupler (price unknown). Both of these accessories are quite difficult to find.
MyFinePix Studio
Fuji includes their MyFinePix Studio software with the FinePix F300EXR. This Windows-only product is a flashy-looking photo transfer, editing, and sharing application. After you've copied your photos over to your PC, you'll end up at the screen above, which has a "3D" thumbnail view. Here you can filter through your photos in a number of ways (people, events, location) and create "Smart Albums", like in iTunes. Here you can also view a slideshow, print or e-mail a photo, or upload them to YouTube or Facebook.
Editing a photo in MyFinePix Studio
The editing features are fairly basic. You can do an auto image enhancement, or adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma manually. You can rotate or crop a photo, and remove redeye. There are also numerous special effects, including classics like grayscale and sepia.
FinePixViewer for Mac
Mac users get their own piece of software, but it's not really worth installing. FinePixViewer for Mac hasn't changed in several years,and it's basically limited to viewing, cropping, rotating, and placing text onto your photos. I'd recommend just using iPhoto instead.
The documentation for the F300EXR is split into two parts. In the box you'll find a thin but printed manual that goes over the basics. If you want more details, you'll unfortunately have to open up the full manual, which is in PDF format on an included CD-ROM. The manuals are slightly above average when it comes to user-friendliness, and just okay in the "depth" department. Documentation for the included software is installed onto your Mac or PC.
Look and Feel
The FinePix F300EXR is a stylish and compact digital camera. The body is made mostly of metal, and it feels solid in your hands. Ergonomics are decent (I like the angled mode dial), and the camera can be held and operated with one hand. That said, the mode dial turns too easily, and the scroll wheel around the four-way controller doesn't "click" when you turn it, making precise adjustments more difficult than they should be. I'm not a fan of the always-up flash, which takes up finger space on the top of the camera.
Now let's see how the F300EXR compares to other compact ultra zooms in terms of size and weight:
The FinePix F300EXR is darn close to being the largest and heaviest camera in the group. Despite that, I found that the camera travels comfortably in just about any size pocket.
Alright, let's start our tour of the camera now, shall we?
The F300EXR features an F3.5-5.3, 15X optical zoom Fujinon lens -- quite a feat for a camera this small. The lens has a focal range of 4.4 - 66.0 mm, which is equivalent to a very nice 24 - 360 mm. As you can probably tell, the lens is not threaded, so you can forget about conversion lenses and filters.
At the back end of that lens is the camera's 12.0 effective Megapixel SuperCCD EXR sensor. The unique octagon-shaped photo sites are arranged closely together, allowing the camera to capture more light than traditional CCDs. The sensor can capture photos at the full 12 Megapixel resolution, expand the dynamic range of a photo by electronically combining two exposures, or use a unique "pixel fusion" technology to have low noise at high sensitivities. This particular version of the SuperCCD EXR sensor also has pixels dedicated to phase detection autofocus built into it, allowing for much faster focusing than typical compact cameras that use contrast detect AF (which the F300 supports, as well). I'll tell you more about the camera's autofocus speeds -- plus provide samples of each of the EXR's capabilities -- later in the review.
The sensor is also involved with the F300's image stabilization system. The camera detects the tiny movements of your hands that can end up blurring your photos. It then shifts the sensor itself in order to compensate for this motion, allowing for a higher likelihood of a sharp photo. Fuji says that the IS system on the F300EXR has been improved over previous models, though I have no way of testing that. Image stabilization systems can't do everything, though. They can't freeze a subject in motion, nor will they allow for handheld, multi-second exposures (though Fuji has something that tries to handle that). Want to see the image stabilization system in action? Have a look at these:
Image stabilization off
Image stabilization on (shooting only mode)
Both of the photos above were taken the very slow shutter speed of 1/2 second. As you can see, the photo taken with IS turned on ("shooting only" setting) is nice and sharp, as it should be. You can also use the image stabilizer in movie mode (which is somewhat unusual for a camera with sensor-shift IS), and you can see how well it works in this brief sample video.
To the upper-right of the lens is the F300EXR's pop-up flash. This flash pops up automatically when the camera is turned on, and once it's up, it's up. As I mentioned, it takes up much needed finger space on the top of the camera. This flash is also fairly weak, with a working range of 0.2 - 3.2 m at wide-angle, and 0.9 - 1.9 m at telephoto (at ISO 800 -- most manufacturers use Auto ISO). As you might expect, you cannot attach an external flash to the F300EXR.
The last thing to see on the front of the camera is its AF-assist lamp, which is located to the upper-left of the lens. The camera uses this as a focusing aid in low light situations, and it also blinks as the self-timer is counting down.
The first thing to see on the back of the F300EXR is its 3-inch LCD display. This screen has 460,000 pixels, so everything's quite sharp. The screen brightness is impressive, as is the viewing angle. Outdoor visibility is quite good, and since the screen brightens automatically in dim light, you can still see what you're trying to take a photo of.
As with all compact cameras, there's no optical viewfinder on the F300EXR.
Now let's talk about the mode dial, which is located at the top-right of the photo. Fuji has angled the dial toward you, which is nice. Unfortunately, the dial turns way too easily, which is not-so-nice. The options that you'll find here include:
The FinePix F300EXR has two auto modes. One is a basic point-and-shoot mode, while the EXR mode will select a scene and an EXR setting for you. Do note that camera settings such as exposure compensation and white balance cannot be adjusted in either of these modes.
EXR mode menu
So what are the three EXR modes? Resolution priority is your everyday 12 Megapixel mode -- nothing special there. High ISO & low noise mode cuts the resolution to 6 Megapixel and uses something called pixel fusion (a type of pixel binning) to reduce noise levels when the sensitivity climbs. The dynamic range priority mode also reduces the resolution, and can reduce highlight clipping, either automatically or manually. The downside is that the camera must increase the ISO sensitivity in order to do that. Let's see examples of the low noise and dynamic range priority EXR modes now
To test the High ISO & Low Noise feature, I used our studio test scene. I took the photo three times: once at full resolution (12M), once at medium resolution (6M), and a third time in the High ISO mode (also 6M). The sensitivity was fixed to 1600 for all of these. Below are crops of the three photos. I have downsized the full resolution image to 6 Megapixel, to see if you can get the same low noise effect by just downsizing your photos. Let's have a look:
|High ISO & Low Noise
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|Full resolution, downsized
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There are some differences in exposure here, due to the different settings (most of which you cannot adjust) in the various shooting modes. In terms of noise, the photo taken in High ISO & Low Noise does look better than the other two, though just lowering the resolution to 6M in the regular shooting mode gets you pretty close.
Next, let's look at the dynamic range priority mode, a feature which is much needed on the F300EXR. You can increase the DR in regular shooting modes (at 12 Megapixel), though only up to 400%. In the dynamic range priority mode, the resolution is halved, but the DR can be cranked all the way to 800%. Here are examples of each:
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There's some pretty substantial improvement in dynamic range in the photo above of the campanile at UC Berkeley, which was taken at the 12 Megapixel resolution. The highlight clipping at the Auto DR setting is so strong that you can barely make out the numbers on the clock. Things are even worse at the 100% setting, which tells me that Auto DR was using more correction than that. The real improvement comes when you reach the 400% level, where the sky is bluer and the clock is more legible. The camera did have to increase the ISO to 400 for that photo, so noise levels are higher than at the lower DR settings, so I'd say it's worth the trade-off.
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The next example, showing off the dynamic range priority EXR mode, was taken right here in the home office. The DR 100% image is truly awful (tons of blown highlights), with the Auto DR photo being slightly better. The detail in the window doesn't really start to come back until the DR setting reaches 400%, with 800% being a further improvement. While the ISO is increased to make all of this magic happen, it doesn't have to go as high as it does when the resolution is set to 12 Megapixel (800% DR is at ISO 200).
Scene menu
There are quite a few scene modes on the camera, as well. Some of the notable ones include:
- Natural light & flash: takes a photo with natural light and another with the flash
- Natural light: takes a photo using only natural light
- Portrait enhancer: Smoothes skin and removes blemishes in your people pictures
- Dog/cat: the camera actually recognizes certain breeds of dogs and cats, and makes sure they're properly focused and exposed; worked fine with my flame-point siamese!
- Night/night (tripod): the first one boosts the ISO to allow for handheld night shots, while the other uses long exposures
- Underwater: don't know why they have this, as Fuji doesn't sell an underwater housing for the F300EXR
The Advanced spot on the mode dial contains three relatively unique options:
- Motion Panorama 360: pan the camera from left-to-right (or vice versa) to create a gigantic panorama
- Pro Focus mode: combines three exposures to blur the background of your photo, while keeping the subject sharp
- Pro Low Light mode: combines four exposures into one, to reduce blur and noise in low light situations
The Motion Panorama 360 works exactly like the Sweep Panorama feature found on Sony cameras. You simply pan the camera from left-to-right (or whatever direction you're going), and the camera combines numerous exposures into a single photo. Unlike the Sony, you can actually take a full 360 degree panorama using this feature, in addition to 120 and 240 degrees. While it's a pretty cool feature that works well most of the time, Sony's got a leg up on Fuji at this point, as their latest cameras have the ability to keep people from getting chopped into pieces (which you'll see in one of the samples below).
Pro Focus is supposed to help you take a photo where the subject in the foreground is sharp, and the background is blurred. Unfortunately, I never once got this feature to work (I had the same problem on another Fuji camera). No matter what the subject was or how many times I recomposed, I would always get the "cannot create effect" warning on the LCD.
I did get Pro Low Light to work, though. As with the Pro Focus mode, the camera will lower the resolution to 6 Megapixel here, and then combine four exposures into one. The result is less noise and a higher likelihood of a sharp photo. Here's the usual nightshot, taken without a tripod (though I really had to brace myself) plus another example which shows the noise reduction in action:
Compare the noise in the regular and Pro Low Light versions of this photo
Did I mention that the FinePix F300EXR has manual controls too? You can control the shutter speed and aperture, though there are limitations with both. First, only three apertures can be selected at any one time. For example, at wide-angle, you can only choose between F3.5, F7.1, and F10. If you're in shutter priority mode, you may be disappointed to learn that you can't manually adjust the sensitivity -- it's "auto" only. I also don't like how Fuji doesn't give you the full range of shutter speeds while in shutter priority mode.
Getting back to the tour now, the next items of note are buttons for entering playback mode, and for recording a video. Since there's no movie spot on the mode dial, this button is the only way to capture video clips.
Below that we have the four-way controller, which has a scroll wheel around it. You can use the scroll wheel for navigating menus, adjusting manual settings, and playing back photos. I don't like how it's not "notchy" though -- it's not very precise (the Canon PowerShot S90 had the same problem). The-four way controller handles many of the same tasks as the scroll wheel, plus:
- Up - Exposure compensation (-2EV to +2EV) + delete photo
- Down - Self-timer (Off, auto release, 2 or 10 sec)
- Left - Macro (on/off)
- Right - Flash (Auto, flash on, flash off, slow sync)
- Center - Menu/OK
The "auto release" self-timer uses the camera's face detection system. When it sees a human face in the frame, it takes a photo. Fuji says that this feature is best suited for taking pictures of babies, but I imagine it works just fine with adults, too.
F-mode menu
The last two things to see on the back of the camera are the Display/Back and F-mode buttons. The latter opens the F-mode menu, which has these options:
- ISO sensitivity (Auto, Auto 400, Auto 800, Auto 1600, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800)
- Image size (see chart later in review)
- Film simulation (Provia/standard, Velvia/vivid, Astia/soft, B&W, sepia)
A quick note about those ISO options. The regular Auto mode (only available in some shooting modes) will top out at ISO 800, I believe. The other Auto modes allow you to set the maximum sensitivity that the camera will use, ranging from 400 to 1600. Naturally, you can also manually adjust the sensitivity, though keep in mind that the highest sensitivities will be at lower resolutions.
The first thing I want to point out on the top of the FinePix F300EXR is the pop-up flash over on the left, and how much space it takes up. Pushing it down doesn't do any good, either -- it won't close until you power off the camera.
I have no idea what that round thing is to the right of the flash. As far as I can tell, it's nothing. Next to that is the camera's microphone, followed by the speaker and shutter release button / zoom controller combo. The zoom controller moves the lens from wide-angle to telephoto in just 1.9 seconds (you can go slower if needed). I counted just under 40 steps (!) in the zoom range, which allows for precise adjustment of the focal range.
The last thing to see up here is the angled mode dial, which I told you about in the previous section. Let's move on!
There's nothing to see on this side of the camera. The lens is at full wide-angle here.
On the other side of the camera you'll find the F300's I/O ports, which are kept under a plastic cover. These ports include:
- USB + A/V out (one port for both)
- HDMI output
I should mention that Fuji uses a Micro HDMI connector, which may be a bit harder to find that the Mini HDMI cables supported by most cameras these days.
In case you're wondering where the optional AC adapter goes: you plug the DC coupler into the battery compartment and run the power cable through that little door at the bottom of the photo.
The lens is at the full telephoto position in this photo.
On the bottom of the camera you'll find a metal tripod mount (yay) plus the battery/memory card compartment. The door that covers this compartment is of average quality. Do note that you won't be able to access what's in that compartment while the camera is on a tripod.
The included NP-50 lithium-ion battery can be seen at right.
Using the Fuji FinePix F300EXR
Record Mode
It takes around 2.5 seconds for the F300EXR to extend its lens and prepare for shooting, which is on the slow side.
There's no live histogram on the F300EXR
One of the unique features of the F300 is its hybrid AF system, which combines both traditional contrast detect AF with phase detection, a feature normally found on D-SLR. The result is generally fast autofocus performance, at least in good light. Typically the F300EXR locked focus in 0.1 - 0.4 seconds at wide-angle, and 0.4 - 0.8 seconds at the telephoto end of things. The camera did struggle to lock focus at times in low light, though -- it seems like it gives up too quickly. I also noticed that the image on the LCD deteriorates while the camera is focusing. Not a big deal, but worth a mention.
I didn't find shutter lag to be an issue, even at the slower shutter speeds where it sometimes occurs.
Shot-to-shot delays were brief. With the flash turned off, you can take another photo in about 1.5 seconds. With the flash, that time doubles to 3 seconds. Do note that some of the multi-exposure modes on the camera will lock up the camera for a bit while the images are processed.
There's no way to delete a photo that you just took -- you must enter playback mode to do so.
Now let's take a look at the image size and quality options on the F300EXR:
See why I recommended buying a larger memory card?
The FinePix F300EXR doesn't support the RAW image format.
The F300EXR uses the same menu system that you'll find on other Fuji cameras. I have to admit that it's starting to look and feel a bit dated. That said, it gets the job done. Keeping in mind that not all of these options are available in every shooting mode, here's the full list of items in the record menu:
- EXR mode (Auto, resolution priority, high ISO & low noise, D-range priority) - only shown when mode dial set to EXR; discussed earlier
- Advanced mode (Motion Panorama 360, Pro Focus, Pro Low Light) - only shown when mode dial set to Adv. discussed earlier
- Scene position (natural light & flash, natural light, portrait, portrait enhancer, dog, cat, landscape, sport, night, night (tripod), fireworks, sunset, snow, beach, underwater, party, flower, text) - only shown when mode dial is set to SP
- ISO sensitivity (Auto, Auto 400, Auto 800, Auto 1600, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800)
- Image size (see above chart)
- Image quality (Fine, normal)
- Dynamic range (Auto, 100%, 200%, 400%, 800%) - discussed earlier
- Film simulation (Provia/standard, Velvia/vivid, Astia/soft, B&W, sepia)
- White balance (Auto, custom, sunlight, shade, daylight fluorescent, warm white fluorescent, cool white fluorescent, incandescent, underwater) - the custom option lets you use a white or gray card for accurate color in unusual lighting
- Continuous (Off, top 5, final 5, top 23, final 23) - see below
- Face detection (on/off) - see below
- Photometry/metering (Multi, spot, average)
- AF mode (Center, multi, continuous, tracking) - see below
- Face recognition
- Recognition (on/off)
- Register - a new face
- View & edit - existing faces
- Erase
- Auto registration - after repeated photos of the same person, the camera will ask if you want to register their face
- Movie quality (1280 x 720, 640 x 480)
I covered many of those options earlier in the review, but I do need to talk about the F300's continuous shooting modes. The "top" modes are regular continuous modes, while the "final" modes save the last X number of photos buffered before you let go of the shutter release button. The Top/Final 23 modes increase the ISO to 200 and lower the resolution to the small size in order to obtain a faster burst rate. Here's a table summarizing all four of them:
Those are pretty unexciting numbers, especially at the full resolution. The LCD does keep up well with the action, especially in the 23-shot mode. I should add that the F300EXR will be locked up for almost 15 seconds while it writes the images to the memory card.
What are those AF modes all about? The center and multi options should be self-explanatory. The continuous AF mode keeps the camera focusing while the shutter release is halfway-pressed, which is good for subjects in motion. Speaking of which, the tracking AF option lets you select an object in the frame that you want to the camera to follow as they move around.
The camera locked onto two of the six faces
Naturally, the F300EXR sports face detection. The camera will look for faces in the frame, and make sure they are properly focused and exposed. If you're using the flash (and have turned on the appropriate setting), the camera will digitally remove redeye automatically. The Fuji implementation of face detection didn't work as well as I would've liked, with the camera typically finding just two or three of the six faces in our test scene. The face recognition feature does just as it sounds. You can associate a name, birthday, and "category" with each face, and the camera will store that information in the metadata of photos in which these people appear.
There's also a setup menu on the F300EXR, which you can access from either the record or playback menus. The options here include:
- Date/time
- Time difference (Home, travel)
- Language
- Silent mode (on/off) - you can also quickly turn off all of the camera's noises by holding down the Disp/Back button
- Reset - back to defaults
- Format - internal memory or a card
- Image display (Off, zoom, 1.5 sec, 3 sec) - post-shot review; the zoom option lets you enlarge an image to check for proper focus, open eyes, etc
- Frame numbering (Continuous, renew)
- Operation volume (Off, low, middle, high) - the F300 is very loud, so you may want to turn this down or off entirely
- Shutter volume (Off, low, middle, high)
- Shutter sound (1, 2)
- Playback volume (0 - 10)
- LCD brightness (-5 to +5)
- Auto power off (Off, 2 mins, 5 mins)
- Dual IS mode (Continuous, shooting only, continuous) - see below
- Redeye removal (on/off) - whether the camera digitally removes this annoyance from your photos
- Digital zoom (on/off) - it's best to keep this off
- AF illuminator (on/off)
- Save original image (on/off) - whether unprocessed versions of photos taken using the redeye removal or "advanced" shooting modes are also saved
- Auto rotate playback (on/off) - whether portrait images are automatically rotated on the LCD/EVF
- Background color (Blue, purple, pink, orange, green, black) - for menus
- Guidance display (on/off) - whether "tool tips" are shown in ceratin situations
- Video system (NTSC, PAL)
- Power management (Power save, quick AF, clear display) - choose a fast LCD refresh rate, quick focusing, or longer battery life
The only thing I want to mention here are those two image stabilization options. Continuous IS has the system always running, which helps smooth things out when you're composing a photo. Shooting IS only activates the system when the photo is taken, which results in better shake reduction. You can also turn image stabilization off entirely, which is advisable if you're using a tripod.
Alright, let's hit those photo tests now!
The FinePix F300EXR did a pretty good job with our macro test subject. Colors look nice and saturated. The figurine is sharp, yet also has a "smooth" appearance often associated with D-SLRs. I can spot some noise here, especially around edges and on the "tie" on Mickey's cloak.
The minimum focus distance in macro mode is 5 cm at wide-angle and 1.2 m at telephoto.
The night shot turned out okay, as well. The camera is capable of bringing in enough light, though you may need to use full manual mode rather than shutter priority mode in order to do that. I say that because 1) you don't get the full shutter speed range and 2) the ISO is fixed at "auto" in shutter priority mode. Anyhow, the buildings here are sharp in the middle of the frame, though a bit soft on the sides. There is some highlight clipping which, as you'll see, is a big problem on the F300EXR. I didn't see much in the line of noise in this photo, and purple fringing was not a problem.
Now, let's use that same scene to see how the F300EXR performed at higher sensitivities in low light:
Noise reduction becomes more noticeable right away, at ISO 200. Detail loss becomes more of an issue at ISO 400, so this is a good stopping point. I suppose you could use ISO 800 in an emergency, but you can forget about anything above that. The three highest sensitivities are all at lower resolutions, and they look pretty awful, to say the least. You can't use the high ISO & low noise EXR mode and a slow shutter speed at the same time, though you can certainly lower the resolution to 6 Megapixel for a similar effect.
We'll see if the F300EXR did any better in normal lighting in a moment.
The F300 has the ability to digitally remove redeye from photos that have detected faces. As you can see above, if did a pretty good job getting rid of the red in our test scene. If any redeye slips past this system, there's a tool to remove it in playback mode. You can also see that there's a fair amount of noise, which is a side effect of the camera having to boost the ISO to compensate for its weak flash.
There's mild barrel distortion at the wide end of the F300EXR's 24 - 360 mm zoom lens. Barrel distortion makes things like buildings appear to curve inward, with this photo being my usual example. The F300 does have some pretty strong blurring around the edges of the frame, though -- something tells me that this 15X lens is being pushed beyond its limits. The test chart also shows some vignetting (dark corners), though I didn't find this to be an issue in my real world photos.
Now let's do our studio ISO test. Since this test is taken under the same lighting every time, you can compare the results between the various cameras I've reviewed over the years. Keeping in mind that viewing the full size images shows you a lot more detail than just the crops, let's see how the F300EXR fared:
There's just a slight increase in noise from ISO 100 to 200. At ISO 400, there's a drop in color saturation and increased noise. Still, this setting is usable for most print sizes. Things start getting pretty noisy at ISO 800, so I would consider using the high ISO & low noise EXR mode that I showed you on the previous page, keeping in mind that the resolution drops to 6 Megapixel. The ISO 1600 crop looks pretty lousy at the 12 Megapixel setting, but again, you'll get usable results by using the EXR mode or just dropping the resolution to 6 Megapixel. I would pass on the three highest sensitivities. Frankly, I don't know why camera manufacturers even bother putting ISO 12,800 on their compact cameras, when the results are so poor.
Overall, I couldn't help but be a bit disappointed with the FinePix F300EXR's photo quality, especially at the default 12 Megapixel resolution. There you'll find plenty of noise reduction artifacting, substantial highlight clipping, and blurring around the edges of the frame (example). You can reduce some of the noise by using the High ISO & Low Noise EXR mode I told you about earlier. The highlight clipping can be toned down (no pun intended) by cranking the DR setting as high as it can go (400% or 800%), though this requires boosting the ISO. The F300EXR also tended to overexpose by about 1/3-stop. Purple fringing was strong at times. On a more positive note, the camera had nice, vivid colors. By the way, a lot of these complaints won't be noticed by folks who are just printing 4 x 6's. But if you're making larger prints, or just had high hopes for this camera (especially given the history of the F-series cameras), you'll probably be disappointed.
I thought I'd throw together a little comparison between the F300EXR and another "high sensitivity" camera, the Canon PowerShot S95. I've got samples taken at full resolution (I reduced the F300's photo to 10MP to match that of the S95) and at 6 Megapixel (to take advantage of the F300EXR's High ISO & Low Noise feature). Let's see how the two compare:
|ISO 800, 10 Megapixel
Fuji FinePix F300EXR (downsized to 10 Megapixel)
Canon PowerShot S95
|ISO 1600, 6 Megapixel
Fuji FinePix F300EXR
Canon PowerShot S95 (downsized to 6 Megapixel)
As the photos above illustrate, the PowerShot S95 out-does the FinePix F300EXR, both at ISO 800 and 1600. It also shows how other manufacturers have done a lot to improve their high ISO performance, while Fuji cameras seem to have gotten worse over the years.
Alright, that's all for test photos. I now invite you to have a look at our FinePix F300EXR photo gallery, and see if its photo quality meets your expectations!
Movie Mode
The FinePix F300EXR has the ability to record movies at 1280 x 720 at 24 frames/second with monaural sound. As you might imagine, that frame rate makes things a bit on the choppy side. You can keep recording until the file size reaches 2GB, which takes around ten minutes. For longer movies, you can drop the resolution to 640 x 480, which allows for up to 25 minutes of continuous recording.
Much to my surprise, you can actually use the optical zoom while you're recording a movie -- a rarity on a compact camera. The lens moves slowly, to reduce the amount of noise picked up by the microphone. You will, however, still hear it in your movies, especially if you're recording a quiet scene. You can also use the sensor-shift image stabilizer while you're recording, though it too makes a bit of noise.
There are no manual controls of any kind in movie mode. You just press the red button to start recording, and again to stop -- as point-and-shoot as you can get.
Movies are saved in AVI format, using the Motion-JPEG codec.
Here's a sample movie for you, taken at the 720p24 setting. The video quality doesn't seem to be wondrous.
Click to play movie (1280 x 720, 24 fps, 23.7 MB, QuickTime/H.264 format)
Playback Mode
The FinePix F300EXR has a pretty neat playback mode. Basics include slideshows (complete with transitions and the ability to highlight faces), image protection, favorite tagging, voice captions, DPOF print marking, thumbnail view (up to 100 at a time), and playback zoom.
|Image search feature
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In addition to viewing photos one at a time or as thumbnails, you can also search through them by date, face (recognized, close-up, couple, or group), scene mode, file type (still or movie), or whether they're tagged as a favorite.
Another neat trick the F300 can do is create photobooks. These aren't books you can have printed; rather, they're more like electronic albums. You can manually add photos to a book, or you can use the image search to help pick them.
The camera allows you to rotate, resize, or crop photos. The only editing tool for photos is redeye removal, though it only works if the camera detected faces in the image. There are no movie editing tools available.
The F300EXR supplies fairly basic information about your photos. There's no histogram available, unfortunately.
The camera moves through photos at a fairly good clip. A lower resolution version of a photo is shown instantly, with the full res version coming in less than a second later.
How Does it Compare?
There was a time when you equated the Fuji FinePix F-series cameras with great low light performance. Their FinePix F30 in particular became a cult hit because of those abilities. Unfortunately for Fuji, the competition has not only caught up -- they've surpassed them. A lot of that is due to the more pixels being pushed onto smaller sensors, which requires more aggressive noise reduction. On paper, the FinePix F300EXR sounds like a dream come true. It has a sensor optimized for high resolution, high sensitivity, or wide dynamic range (though not all at once), a 15X, 24 - 360 mm zoom lens, a hybrid autofocus system, manual controls plus cool automatic features, and 720p movie recording, just to name a few things. Unfortunately, the camera falters in the image quality department, with substantial highlight clipping, lots of detail loss from heavy noise reduction, blurring around the edges of the frame, and high ISO performance that is average at best. Add in a weak (not to mention annoying) flash, so-so low light performance, some ergonomics annoyances, and limitations in numerous shooting modes, and you've got a camera that I'd recommend passing on.
The FinePix F300EXR is a compact and stylish digital camera. It has a professional-looking black finish, with a rubberized grip that's easy to hold. The body is made of metal, and it feels quite solid in your hands. Heck, even the tripod mount is metal. Two things I don't like are the mode dial and the scroll wheel that surrounds the four-way controller. While I like how the mode dial is angled, it's way too easy to turn accidentally. The scroll wheel also turns too easily -- it really needs to be more "notchy". The F300EXR somehow manages to fix an F3.5-5.3, 15X optical zoom lens into its small frame. This lens has a focal range of 24 - 360 mm, which is perfect for almost any shooting scenario. The camera also has a sensor-shift image stabilization system, which does a good job of reducing blur for both stills and movies. Speaking of the sensor, the F300 is equipped with the unique SuperCCD EXR sensor, which has a unique pixel arrangement that allows for the resolution/high ISO/dynamic range abilities that I mentioned above -- at least in theory. Fuji also snuck some extra pixels in there for phase detect autofocus, which gives the F300EXR its snappy focusing performance. On the back of the camera is a 3-inch LCD display with 460,000 pixels. Everything's nice and sharp, and the screen has good outdoor and low light visibility. That brings us to the flash, which is not only anemic -- it's downright annoying. It pops up when the camera is turned on, taking up valuable finger space, and won't go back down until you power the camera off. Let's hope Fuji takes care of this on the next model.
The F300EXR has a pretty nice feature set, though it has some rather puzzling restrictions at times. For the point-and-shoot crowd you've got a pair of auto modes: a "standard" one, and the EXR Auto mode which selects the EXR mode (high resolution/high ISO/dynamic range) for you. The High ISO & Low Noise and Dynamic Range Priority EXR modes produce the best photo quality on the camera, and you might find the latter especially useful, as the F300EXR is prone to highlight clipping. Unfortunately, you can't adjust basics like white balance or exposure compensation in any of the auto modes. I should also mention that the High ISO and Dynamic Range Priority cut the resolution in half, to 6 Megapixel (though that's still plenty for most purposes). The F300 also has plenty of scene modes, including pet detection (and yes, I tested it, and it works). There are manual controls on the F300EXR too, giving you the ability to control the shutter speed, aperture, and white balance. I was a bit annoyed with the lack of manual ISO control in shutter priority mode, and the fact that you cant' get at the whole range of shutter speeds unless you're in full manual (M) mode. On a related note, in "A" and "M" mode you can only select from three apertures at any one time, thus limiting the usefulness of this feature. Other features on the camera include the fun Motion Panorama mode (which can take 360 degree panoramas) and Pro Low Light mode (which reduces blur and noise in low light). I could never get the third advanced feature (Pro Focus) to work. "The F300 can also record video at 720p with full use of the optical zoom and image stabilizer (though you'll hear both).
Camera performance was mixed. The F300EXR takes about 2.5 seconds to start up, which is on the slow side. The hybrid autofocus system does deliver better-than-average focusing speeds in good light, though the camera often struggled to lock focus in dim light. Shutter lag wasn't a problem, and shot-to-shot delays were brief (1.5 secs without the flash, 3 secs with it), though some of the advanced features require some processing time. The camera's burst mode is nothing to write home about, taking five shots at 1.8 frames/second at full resolution (you can go faster if you drop the resolution considerably). Battery life was a bit below average.
That brings us to the F300EXR's Achilles heel: photo quality. Overall photo quality isn't very good, and the low light capabilities of past F-series models is just that: a thing of the past. The F300's photos are soft, with smudged details (even at the base ISO), with plenty of highlight clipping. Photos also have considerable blurring around the edges of the frame -- the lens is certainly being pushed to its limits. High ISO performance is not great, especially at the high resolution setting. There you'll run into noise at ISO 200 in low light and ISO 400 in good light -- a big step back from previous models. You'll get better high ISO performance by using the High ISO & Low Noise EXR mode, though the camera will be totally point-and-shoot, and other cameras (such as the Canon PowerShot S95) do better anyway. As for highlight clipping, you can reduce that by using the dynamic range feature, though keep in mind that the ISO sensitivity will rise (a little in the EXR mode, more at full resolution). Other issues include strong purple fringing and fairly consistent overexposure. On a more positive note, color accuracy was good, and redeye was minimal.
I have two final things to mention before wrapping things up. First, you won't be able to access the memory card slot while the camera is on a tripod. Second, while it's nice to save trees, having the full manual on CD-ROM is a bit of a pain.
The Fuji FinePix F300EXR is one of those cameras that sounds great when you look at the spec sheet and press release, but in reality, it turned out to be a major disappointment. A camera can have all the bells and whistles in the world, but at its core, it needs to be able to take high quality photos. And while the F300EXR may be good enough for small prints at low ISOs, the simple fact is that other cameras do just about everything better. I'd recommend spending your hard-earned money on something other than the FinePix F300EXR.
What I liked:
- 15X, 24 - 360 mm zoom lens in a compact, well built body
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- Fast autofocus in good light
- Good color accuracy (even in the studio), low redeye
- Dynamic range is decent if you use the DR 400% or 800% settings (though ISO is increased)
- Sharp 3-inch LCD with good outdoor/low light visibility
- Motion Panorama lets you create 120 - 360 degree panoramas
- Pro Low Light mode reduces blur and noise in dim light
- Records 720p video with full use of optical zoom and image stabilizer
- HDMI output
What I didn't care for:
- Photos are soft, with lots of detail smudging and highlight clipping; for best results you must use EXR modes, which lower resolution and limit control of settings
- Edges of frame can be blurry; strong purple fringing at times; camera tends to overexpose
- Low light capabilities not as good as competition, nor the F-series models that came before it
- Weak flash is always popped up, taking up valuable finger space
- Low light focusing can be hit or miss
- Only three apertures to choose from at any one time; ISO can't be manually adjusted in shutter priority mode; full shutter speed range only available in full manual mode
- Can't adjust exposure compensation, white balance, or ISO in any of the auto, EXR, or scene modes
- Sluggish frame rate in movie mode; video quality just okay
- Unremarkable burst mode and face detection features; could never get Pro Focus to work
- Mode dial turns too easily; free-wheeling scroll wheel needs to be more "notchy"
- Can't access memory card while on tripod
- Full manual on CD-ROM, not very detailed either
Some other cameras to consider include the Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS, Casio Exilim EX-FH100, Kodak EasyShare M580, Nikon Coolpix S8100, Olympus Stylus 7040 (possibly discontinued), Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7, Ricoh CX4, and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V. If you don't mind giving up a lot of zoom power, the Canon PowerShot S95 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 are both very good in low light situations.
As always, I recommend heading to your local camera or electronics store to try out the FinePix F300EXR and its competitors before you buy!
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Monday on ABC's "The View," as the co-host were introduced they mocked Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson for messing up the opening introductions on Saturday night's ABC Republican presidential primary debate.
Co-host Whoopi Goldberg ended the spoof saying, "Come on, bitches, come on! Hey, come on, bitches, come on! … So the Republicans seem to have gotten lost in New Hampshire this weekend on their way to the debate."
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We wrapped up our open course on Personal Learning Environments and Networks a few weeks ago. I want to address a few aspects of the discussion about personal learning networks (PLN). Often, on Twitter, blogs, and Facebook, I'll read some variant of "my PLN is the most wonderful thing evar!!!" "It meets all my knowledge and emotional needs" "It's better than getting a university degree" "It makes my toast in the morning" "It cleans the oven and the toilet"..and so on. From reading these posts, a reader uninitiated in the land of PLNs would quickly conclude that the key failing in politics, currently in North and South Korea, is the failure of leaders to build their own PLN.
Let's tackle this in a bit more detail.
Connecting with others is a satisfying experience. Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter greatly reduce the friction to connectedness. I'm still periodically surprised when I come across a former colleague, friend, or classmate on Facebook. Friend suggestions on social networks can sometimes jolt me into an afternoon of reflecting on experiences in grade 6. Connectedness is crazy stuff.
Where things get a bit more confusing with PLNs is when we fail to advance beyond those warm fuzzy feelings about being connected to others with more substantive knowledge and action. Being connected is at best a conduit – a suggestion or hint of potential value in information exchange or general interaction. Perhaps we share YouTube videos, interesting articles, and break into the odd spontaneous debate with political extremists (both lefties and righties are good for much mileage on this topic). Or perhaps we get together and create something – an article, a list of resources on a topic, and so on. These are important "social glue" activities in strengthening and maintaining our connection with others in our PLN.
But, to use a dating metaphor, this is really only the love & infatuation stage of a PLN relationship. Once we get past the thrill of "ooh, I love my PLN", we can get down to something more practical (and yes, boring). What's important with a PLN is not "what it does for me" but rather how I can use it to change things in education, society, or the world. Learning networks give us potential for action. For many educators, these networks function on a gift-economy basis. We're involved in a type of social contract where we share freely with others and, in turn, we receive freely from them. Once the sharing stops, the network collapses. Which is why I'm pushing back against this notion of "what does my PLN do for me?".
Consider your PLN – perhaps you have a dozen (or many dozen) Twitter followers. Or a handful of readers for your blog. Or a few hundred Facebook friends (for the record, Facebook friends are the Pesos of friend currency – the numbers look big but are largely useless). Think for a moment. What can you do with and for those people in your PLN? Mobilize for a cause? Run an open course? Create something of significance (an image, a video)? For example, Alan Levine is good at producing idea artifacts for his network, such as his Twitter Life Cycle. His work in creating and sharing this image has helped me in many a discussion with educators about how Twitter works. Wendy Drexler's Networked Student has been viewed by over 80 000 people. Creation, collaboration, and sharing are the true value points of a PLN. It's not what it does for me, but rather what I am now able to do with and for others.
Being connected, without creating and contributing, is a self-focused, self-centered state. I've ranted about this before, but there is never a good time to be a lurker. Lurking=taking. The concept of legitimate peripheral participation sounds very nice, but is actually negative. Even when we are newcomers in a network or community, we should be creating and sharing our growing understanding. We noticed this time and again in CCK08/09/EdFutures/PLENK: a resource (image, blog post) created by someone trying to understand a topic is often more valuable than instructor-provided readings. Why? Well, novices and experts have different approaches to topics and tasks. A novice who is grappling with an idea is likely better able to connect with another novice than an expert who advances a more nuanced, pattern-based assessment of a topic.
Online, we are obsessed with size and numbers (Twitter followers, open courses, number of blog hits, Google alerts on ourselves/blogs, etc). But you don't need to run an open course with large numbers of participants to make an impact. An open course for five people is just fine. It's the act of giving, not the subsequent impact, that is most significant.


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A man who was riding a bicycle that collided with a car in Phillipsburg was listed in satisfactory condition last night in Warren Hospital.
Alvin Floyd Blake, 21, of 256 Heckman St., Phillipsburg, was admitted to the hospital Thursday after the 8:57 p.m. crash at Stockton and Chamber streets.
Police said the accident happened when an eastbound car driven by Darwin Groff, 54, of 484 S. Main St., Phillipsburg, attempted a left turn onto Chamber Street. Blake was traveling west on Stockton without lights or a reflector, according to police.


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David Rich dares you to read his book with the fresh mind of a child, and to allow yourself to be driven to Gods Word. In 7 Biblical Truths You Wont Hear in Church, he seeks to help you get away from easy, but not-quite-correct Christian ideas, and open your mind to actual biblical truths. Like what, you ask? Three of the slightly skewed ideas Rich wants to set straight are: God views some sins as greater than others; what I see in the mirror is the real me; and I can make myself live for Jesus. Rich is not the first person to tackle these thoughts, but, as always, they are revolutionary ideas straight out of the Bible.
A basic book which will challenge you to think, 7 Biblical Truths You Wont Hear in Church is in three parts: an introductory section to encourage you to open your mind to actual Bible truth; the seven truths under study; and, suggestions for making these truths real to yourself and others. Professional speaker and author, David Rich heads the GraceCamp Ministries which introduces scriptural truth in corporate presentations and Christian retreats.
Easily and quickly read, this book provides food for thought and a challenge to compare more of your ideas to biblical truth. Donna Eggett, Christian Book Previews.com
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Mega churches strive to minister to thousands on any given Sunday and small, community churches scramble to keep pace with the rapidly changing needs of parishioners. Having been replaced by feel-good messages, fire and brimstone sermons are largely a thing of the past. All the more reason statements made by motivational expert and seminar leader David Rich may shock your audience. Though statements are backed with keen insights filled with doctrinal truths expressing Gods grace and sovereignty, Richs claims sound so outrageous that people waste no time in picking up their Bibles to examine the facts. In a fast-paced interview, Rich will challenge you to discard a what feels right approach to faith. He is confident men and women will discover truths that open the heart and mind to loving and trusting God more than ever before.


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Bourbon County Awarded BCBS Pathways Grant
Bourbon County was awarded a BCBS Pathways Grant. As a school district we have been given some great opportunities through that grant--new water fountains at WBE and new equipment for our weight room at UHS/UJH. We received a free sidewalk study of Uniontown from PedNet through this grant. Please take time to complete this survey for further opportunities for our area and Bourbon County.


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After two consecutive quarters of flat-lined consumer visits, U.S. restaurants had a turn for the worse: a decline in traffic during the third quarter of 2016, according to a major foodservice researcher. And if that news wasn't bad enough, for the first time in five years the quick service restaurant sector had a decline in consumers.
Squeezed wallets, the rising cost of dining out, and changing consumer expectations are some of the reasons that restaurant visits have come to a halt in the first two quarters of 2016 and then finally declined, reports researcher The NPD Group. Total foodservice visits dropped by 1 percent in the third quarter compared to same quarter last year. Quick service restaurant traffic, which represents 80 percent of total industry visits, dropped for the first time in five years, according to NPD's ongoing foodservice market research.
"The term growing your business in a 'one percent world' has become a popular mantra for the restaurant industry after six consecutive years of annual traffic gains of just one percent," says Bonnie Riggs, restaurant industry analyst at NPD. "However, over the past six months restaurant industry traffic growth has come to a standstill and quick service restaurants, which have been the traffic growth drivers, are now experiencing a slowdown in visits."
Riggs, who recently authored a report entitled, Losing Our Appetites for Restaurants, points out that there are multiple reasons why consumers have pulled back on visiting restaurants and chief among them is cost. She states in her report that rising healthcare costs and/or student debt have reduced the amount of disposable income consumers have in their wallets. According to a survey of the longitudinal panelists participating in NPD's receipt mining service, Checkout Tracking, 75 percent of the respondents who have decreased their visits to restaurants say they watch how they spend their money on most or all purchases, and a high percentage of these respondents think that restaurant prices are too high. The fact is the cost of the average restaurant meal has risen 21 percent over the last decade. With lower grocery prices, the price gap between eating at home and dining out is widening. Eighty-two percent of all meals are now consumed in-home.
"The marketplace is changing and despite improving economic indicators, the consumer landscape is fundamentally reshaped," says Riggs. "What hasn't changed and won't change is the consumer's need for foodservice; it saves them time and provides them with an experience. Restaurant operators will need to look for ways to differentiate themselves from the competition. They will need to find the means to stay relevant in consumers' minds – innovative products, unique promotions, competitive pricing, stating the benefits of eating at restaurants compared to home – while delivering an enjoyable experience."


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Report: A-Team Movie Had a Screenplay
Eleven writers!
Though Hollywood Reporter critic Kirk Honeycutt delightfully posits otherwise — "The film seems nearly writer-free. Absolutely no time gets wasted on story, character development or logic" — Nikki Finke reports that this weekend's A-Team movie is actually the product of cobbled-together efforts from eleven screenwriters, including Kevin Broadbin, Bruce Feirstein, Jayson Rothwell, Laurence M. Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Skip Woods, Joe Carnahan, Brian Bloom, and Mathew Carnahan (only Bloom, Woods, and Joe Carnahan are actually credited). Also, in violation of WGA regulations, the script may have been punched up by producer Alex Young. It takes a lot of imaginations to put Bradley Cooper in a parachuting tank. [Deadline]


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Used extensively in Chinese cooking, this pungent mixture of five ground spices usually consists of equal parts of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise and Szechuan peppercorns. Prepackaged five-spice powder is available in Asian markets and most supermarkets.
From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst. Copyright © 2007, 2001, 1995, 1990 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.


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Feeling like they belong
0:05 The song's called Wolbamore and the language it's in is Guugu Yalandji.
0:40 My name is Dean Brady. My skin name is Djirajinga and my mob on my dad's side is Guugu
0:50 Yalandji and on my mum's side is Zimbabwe.
1:22 I sing and go around Australia to do gigs and stuff.
1:31 I'd like to be able to – not to become really,
1:35 really big, but just to – at family parties and stuff, that when they ask me to sing I
1:42 can just sing a song, come back and I'll probably – most likely get like an ice cream or something
1:48 from my parents.
1:51 I just like to sing in front of my family,
1:54 because they just help me and they laugh and they smile, and they just encourage me just
2:02 to know that my family are always there for me, because we're just a big Aboriginal family.
When children feel a sense of belonging, they develop confidence and self-identity.
A child learns and develops a sense of identity through their relationships and experiences at home, family interactions and their environment. As they play, learn and try new things, they will develop an understanding of their own identity.
It is important for children to develop an understanding of themselves as significant and respected in order to develop pride and strength in their own personal and cultural identity, as well as respect for others.
Quality early childhood education and care services create a sense of belonging for all children, through an inclusive and respectful environment. Having members of the local community become involved in the service allows strong connections to be made.
There are a range of services in Queensland, including kindergarten, out of hours school care, long day care, family day care or child and family centres, which can provide educational programs and care for children from birth to school age.
Services work to incorporate aspects of local culture in the facility design or through the use of music, art or cooking activities. Each service is different, so it's a good idea to talk to your local service about how they support cultural identity.
Developing a sense of belonging from a young age allows children to feel confident in exploring new ideas, engaging in learning and being self-expressive. Together we can set them up to be strong leaders in the future.
Video originally sourced from the DET Foundations For Success website, providing additional guidance to the Early Years Learning Framework for the delivery quality early learning programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.


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I have to ask, is it required by law to have a CNA to go into a BSN program?
So, my girlfriend is currently in the works at job corps to get into ACT, to allow her to study at Skagit Valley College, the staff seem to be brainwashed in that you have to have your CNA just to transfer to a bachelors program.
Saying getting a PRE NURSING associates isn't enough to transfer to the UW Nursing School, when, on their own website, it clearly states you don't even need any medical background outside of 100hrs of paid or volunteer experience.
She is already about to be certified as a Medical Assistant with over 360hrs of clinicals.
But, hopefully she'll be on the road for her Pre Nursing Associates to transfer to a BSN at UW.
Any information would be appreciated, thank you.
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Joined: Jan '13; Posts: 28; Likes: 7Jan 25, '13No, it's not a a law requirement, it is only a requirement by some schools the same way an entrance exam is a requirement. Many schools do not require CNA certification, and there is no law requiring it for entry into BSN programs.


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BJ Penn to return for MacDonald clash
BJ Penn has announced that he will come out of retirement to meet promising welterweight Rory MacDonald.
MacDonald recently spoke of his admiration for Penn, and said he would love to fight him at some stage.
Penn responded on his website: "Rory, I accept your challenge!" The bout will reportedly take place at UFC 152 on September 22 in Toronto.
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The Yankees have won eight of their last 11 games, managing to score at least five runs in seven of them despite all of their problems hitting in the clutch, found a closer and righted their rotation.
Now, they'd just like to get out of third place.
And as the Rays visit The Bronx tonight for the first of a three-game series, the Yankees, sitting 1 1/2 games back, have a chance to get to the top of the AL East for the first time since April 25.
With the way the division is shaping up — all five teams are above .500 — Mark Teixeira said he would rather not wait for the Yankees to make their move.
"There's not a team we're going to beat up on," Teixeira said. "You can't afford to get too far down because there are some years when you might be five games out but with only one team in front of you. This year, there could be four or five teams to jump."
And it's becoming increasingly clear the Rays will be one of the teams they will have to contend with.
Even without their top offensive threat since the end of April, when third baseman Evan Longoria hurt his hamstring, the Rays have been able to rise to first place.
"Their young pitching has been really good since '08," Joe Girardi said. "One guy leaves and another guy does the job."
The Rays send James Shields, Alex Cobb and David Price to the hill this week against the Yankees.
"As soon as I got back here, I knew this division was going to be a dogfight all the way to the end," said Andy Pettitte, who will start tonight's opener. "And that's the way it's shaping up."
Joe Maddon's team is still looking for more offense to go with its excellent pitching. It would like to get some help from Hideki Matsui, who is 3-for-16 with two homers since being promoted by the Rays.
The longtime Yankee spent the offseason unable to land a job before finally signing with Tampa Bay in April, a delay that surprised Girardi.
"I was [surprised], a little bit," Girardi said. "I thought he had a really good second half last year."
After hitting .209 before the All-Star break a year ago, Matsui rebounded and hit .295 the rest of the season. Still, teams — including the Yankees, who instead signed Raul Ibanez — passed on him and Johnny Damon until after Opening Day.
"I'm not looking forward to facing him," Pettitte said. "I know him well enough to know you still have to keep the ball out of the middle of the plate."
Though the Yankees may slip back into first by the end of the series, they know they may not stay there for very long in the hyper-competitive AL East.
"They aren't going to award anything right now," said Curtis Granderson, who was promoting the Yankees' new fragrance at Lord and Taylor in Midtown. "It still is only June, and that means it's still early in the season."
Alex Rodriguez said, "Every year is tough, but it seems like this year is the toughest. This division has unbelievable parity."
Still, the series provides the opportunity to make a statement.
"If we win this series, we'll have a chance to be in first place and that is important this time of year," Teixeira said at an event for Harlem RBI and Dream Charter School, "because you do not want to let these opportunities pass."
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Eighteen months separated the first two Franz Ferdinand albums, but fans have had to wait three and a half years for the third. The band have been road-testing, refining and discarding songs for more than a year.
Though that was brave, such a public selection process has created doubts. At a warm-up show before the release of their third album, could they prove that the delay was down to pickiness and not desperation?
The answer came after singer Alex Kapranos opened the gig with a slightly shaky, soft, quiet intro to the new track, Bite Hard. In came simple thumping drums and a grinding one-note bass and soon the air was a riot of synthesizers wheezing over taut, rock disco beats. Doubts evaporated and fists pumped the air.
Franz Ferdinand not only cranked out aggressively funky renditions of tracks from their stomping, snarling new album Tonight, they showed that they had learned a whole new way to play their old material.
The new songs buzzed with the bluntness of primitive sounds pushed into awkward, tight spaces. Turn It On squawked with an electro fever, the synths battling the rhythm section's ballsy rock for supremacy, while What She Came For turned on a sixpence from slinky, tight funk to rollicking, boisterous noise.
But it was Ulysses, the album's first single, that got the evening's biggest roar. With its rousing chorus, this will be Franz Ferdinand's calling card in the weeks to come, but the song gained muscle and grit in this booming rendition.
Franz Ferdinand have sometimes sounded anaemic in the past, but old favourites such as Walk Away and Do You Want To were heavier, slower, louder and had more foot-stomping grunt than ever before.
The band have also learned some old-fashioned showmanship that they are no longer too cool to deploy. The pre-chorus slowdowns, longer guitar solos, the holes left in songs for a groove to develop, the melodramatic breakdowns for quiet interludes from Kapranos – these all point to a willingness to use age-old, even hammy tricks of the trade to wring variety from the most familiar hit.
Sometimes, the muddy sound of songs, such as Live Alone, showed that more volume doesn't always work, and more than one song lost some of its subtlety or poise.
But Franz Ferdinand's new sound retained enough of their trademark angular edge to work, even as they wigged out with cranky synths or threw a rock star shape or two.
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The United States is world's largest jailer, with 2.2 million people currently incarcerated. That is a statistic I would expect to see for a totalitarian regime, not the "land of the free." But we have more of our people in prisons than Russia, China, and North Korea combined. Nearly half of the people jailed in the U.S. are there because of non-violent crimes, or because they are mentally-ill, or too poor to pay court-ordered fines.
Last week, President Obama in his remarks to the N.A.A.C.P. annual convention addressed the situation and he noted that "There are a lot of folks who belong in prison." But he also said, "Mass incarceration makes our country worse off. And we need to do something about it."
Speaking to the same group a day later, former President Clinton acknowledged his role in exacerbating the situation when in 1994 he signed into law a omnibus crime bill that increased prison sentences and "made the problem worse."
As a proud American, I am embarrassed, and outraged, by the statistics cited above. However, I doubt that anything will change anytime soon. Not as long as so many people cling the notion that vengeance is justice and focus on punishment instead of rehabilitation. I might add that according to Craig Haney, PhD, a psychologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, , rehabilitation was a key part of U.S. prison policy, until the mid-1970s when it began to recede in favor of a "get tough on crime" approach that sees punishment as prison's main function.*
It's an old debate. In terms of legislation or reforms, I'm not certain about the best solution. However, as I am always interested in Buddhist ideas for modern problems, I feel we can take a cue from a few verses by Nagarjuna. It is not the specifics in his words that are important, but rather the spirit of compassion behind them.
I may be guilty of repeating myself on certain topics, such as compassion. However there are concepts which require constant repetition. In Buddhism, repetition is very important. As Shunryu Suzuki once remarked, "If you lose the spirit of repetition, your practice will become quite difficult." This wise maxim applies to study, as well as practice.
Nagarjuna's The Precious Garland (Ratnavalli) is a classic Buddhist text, written in the 2nd century (CE) for a Shatavahana king. Naturally, the bulk of the text deals with dharma, but for the 4th chapter, "Royal Policy," Nagarjuna chose to give the king some practical advice. The excerpted verses here are from the translation by John Dunne and Sara McClintock prepared especially for the Dalai Lama's teachings on the work in Los Angeles in June 1997.
Even if they rightly fine, imprison
or corporally punish (wrongdoers),
you, being always moistened by compassion,
should show kindness (to those punished).
King, out of compassion you should always
make your mind focused upon
benefiting all beings, even those
that have committed the most serious sins.
You should particularly have compassion for
those that have committed the serious sin
of murder; these ones who have ruined themselves
are indeed worthy of great persons' compassion.
Either every day or every five days
release the weakest prisoners.
And see that it is not the case that the remaining ones
are never released, as is appropriate.
From thinking that some should never be released
you develop (behaviors and attitudes) that contradict your vows.
From contradicting your vows, you continually
accumulate more negativity.
And until they are released,
Those prisoners should be made content
by providing them with barbers, baths,
food, drink, and medical care.
As if you had the intention of making
unruly children behave properly,
you should discipline them out of compassion –
not out of anger or the desire for material gain.
Having properly examined and indentified
particularly hateful murderers,
you should send them into exile
without killing or harming them . . .
If the tree your kingship offers
the shade of tolerance, the open flowers of respect,
and the great fruit of generosity,
then the birds, your subjects, will flock to it.
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* Craig Haney, The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2001


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Sir Alex Ferguson intends to ignore the demands of Wayne Rooney to play in Manchester United's clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Rooney believes he is fit but Ferguson wants to give his star striker more rest, which could be good news for Fabio Capello, who is due to name his England squad on Monday.
Ferguson also confirmed he needs to monitor the fitness of Rio Ferdinand, Anderson and Michael Carrick, who all started Wednesday's 1-0 win in Valencia after having their recent appearances badly affected by injury.
Paul Scholes' calf injury will not be risked, while Ryan Giggs does not believe he will be ready for a return following his hamstring complaint until after the international break.
"The injury is not too bad," said Giggs.
"It has settled down quite quickly.
"Hopefully I will be training at the back end of next week and then I will be ready to play straight after the internationals."
Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand could return to the Black Cats squad.
Ferdinand is back in training after a hamstring injury and could be ready to face his older brother Rio, if selected, at the Stadium of Light.
John Mensah (also hamstring) was due to train today, but the game is likely to come too soon for him, while Kieran Richardson will miss out with a similar problem.
Manager Steve Bruce faces perhaps his most difficult decision with his goalkeepers as the fit-again Craig Gordon attempts to displace Belgian Simon Mignolet, while Fraizer Campbell and David Meyler (both knee) remain long-term absentees.
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The show will run through Sunday 8 October, and feature English commentary by one of the Museum faculty on the dates specified below.
All those interested are welcome to attend.
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- Saturday 07 October 2017
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I cried at Pity -- not at Pain --
I heard a Woman say
"Poor Child" -- and something in her voice
Convicted me -- of me --
So long I fainted, to myself
It seemed the common way,
And Health, and Laughter, Curious things --
To look at, like a Toy --
To sometimes hear "Rich people" buy
And see the Parcel rolled --
And carried, I supposed -- to Heaven,
For children, made of Gold --
But not to touch, or wish for,
Or think of, with a sigh --
And so and so -- had been to me,
Had God willed differently.
I wish I knew that Woman's name --
So when she comes this way,
To hold my life, and hold my ears
For fear I hear her say
She's "sorry I am dead" -- again --
Just when the Grave and I --
Have sobbed ourselves almost to sleep,
Our only Lullaby --
Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 588.
I cried at Pity -- not at Pain --
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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Graphical Schedule of call center activities with Monet WFM Live - Transcript
Watch call center activities through a color-coded dashboard
The Monet Workforce Management solution allows the supervisor to graphically display and control the center's daily activities. Shown here in a graphical format are the days planned activities and schedules.
The different colors can be seen on the schedule indicate various states that the agents will be in at different stages throughout the day. By minimizing the legend you can see that this continues on a 15 minute basis throughout the entire day. Above the agents names listed on the left is the agent availability verse requirement summation.
Change schedules and roster with simple drag-and-drop
Also summarized at any given time are the total agents on lunch, breaks, and exceptions. The graphical roster also gives the supervisors and managers the ability to drag and drop breaks and lunches or any other non-call related activity. The agent availability verse requirement calculations at the top will change dynamically.
Another useful feature is for dynamic exceptions to be added throughout the day. In this case, we will go ahead and add an exception to Mr. Clark's schedule. Using our intuitive clock interface, we select the details of the exception. Once we click Apply, the exception appears on Mr. Clark's schedule and the availability and requirement calculations are also updated at the top of the screen. All this information is automatically added to the employee record so that any time later the manager can obtain a full report on all the exceptions, changes and deletions to the call center schedules.
In this manner a call center manager can add, change and delete daily schedules to stay abreast and document all the exceptions that occur in the contact center environment.
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In one of the largest settlements of its kind, the Los Angeles City Council agreed Friday to pay $2.35 million to the Service Employees International Union over a bloody confrontation three years ago between union janitors and Los Angeles police officers.
The settlement stems from a lawsuit brought by the union and 145 janitors against the city, former Police Chief Daryl F. Gates and the Police Department over the 1990 Century City clash, one of Los Angeles' most violent police confrontations in recent years. The suit alleges that about 60 janitors and their supporters required medical treatment and another 85 were either hit or arrested in the melee.
"We are trying to make whole a lot of people who were trying to exercise their 1st Amendment rights," said Los Angeles Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky. "The police response was wrong. It was a plain and simple overreaction," Yaroslavsky said.
An LAPD spokesman declined comment on the settlement.
Don Vincent, deputy city attorney and supervisor of the police litigation unit, said he believed it was in the city's economic interest to settle the suit. "We thought we could win a lot of the cases," he said. "But some of these cases were indefensible."


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In order to meet the escalating demands for innovative and economical chemicals, several global trends are defining the chemicals industry of the future. These trends range from the emergence of green chemicals and processes to nanochemicals and smaller, modular chemical factories of the future. Large scale chemical production plants that once filled the landscape are now being replaced by smaller, more modular plants with enhanced capabilities that expect to improve efficiency by 30 percent. The chemical industry of the future will not only require smarter processes and plant designs, but also an integrated system that will sense, respond and sustain feedstock flexibility, productivity, safety and profitability. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Scorecard for the Global Chemicals Industry, finds that the share of bio-based chemicals is expected to grow to about 15 to 18 percent of global chemical sales by 2025. The development and implementation of biorefineries enables sustainable processing of biomass into marketable products and energy leading to both economic and environmental benefits. Application and material advancements, particularly in fast-growth regions such as Asia-Pacific, are widening the scope of the chemicals market, said Frost & Sullivan Industrial Automation and Process Control Research Analyst Sonia Francisco. While emerging countries such as Turkey are taking steps to establish their chemicals market, others like Russia will continue to modernize infrastructure to support growth. Increased competition in the industry, feedstock pricing, varying customer requirements, and faster response times, means companies need to be more agile to respond to the growing market requirements. As new feedstock supplies and greener processes begin to shape the new chemicals ecosystem, chemical manufacturers are focused on various strategies such as the development of integrated value chains, innovation and technology management, and chemical recycling to name a few, to ensure growth and sustainability. Current chemical processes attribute more waste than product, resulting in economic and environmental implications for operators. Furthermore, certain chemicals are explosive and hazardous in nature to produce under regular conditions, and require specialized production environments that increase the overall operational costs. The industry is looking at solutions that minimize energy consumption and environmental implications, but at the same time, enable cost-effective, smart, and sustainable production, mentioned Francisco. Process intensification and micro technologies will play a role in the creation of explosive chemicals, while nanotechnology will aid in the manufacture of nanochemicals with new capabilities. The growing demand for new applications will require collaborative initiatives to produce chemicals with more versatile characteristics. Diversification into renewable or greener chemical feedstock and the development of smaller, modular chemical plant designs, will pave the way for a more integrated, efficient, safe and sustainable chemicals industry. Scorecard for the Global Chemicals Industry is part of the Industrial Automation & Process Control Growth Partnership Service program.
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