Podcast Cruise 3.0 - 06/24/2012

[tigger813]

Funny, that's what Val, Connor and I are wearing too!

We have special shirts for boarding! May wear the DisUnplugged shirts for the Sail Away party!!!!

Can't believe we are less than 20 days away!

 

[k5jm]

Funny, that's what Val, Connor and I are wearing too!

 

[k5jm]

WooHoo, I am down to 14 days!! Just a fortnight until we get on the plane!

 

[OKW Lover]

Yes, exactly like that!!!

 

[lugnut33]

My one Dis Unplugged shirt is complete worn out and now being used as a rag out in the garage.

That being said it's really sinking in. Went out last night and got some new clothes, shorts, and a pair of shoes.

Since we leave on the 19th, I'm starting to get nervous.

 

[starwood]

We are leaving next Saturday for a 6 days in WDW before the cruise. We just got back Monday from Disneyland. I'm still jet lagged.

 

[OKW Lover]

My one Dis Unplugged shirt is complete worn out and now being used as a rag out in the garage.

 

[T Morrows Child]

Yes, indeed . . . our countdown chain is getting super short (we're going down on the 21st).

I doubt we'd receive shirts in time, but we are excited to be part of the group.

Quick question . . . when we get our credentials, they will have lanyards for us as well, yes? If so, do folks pretty much wear them everywhere on the ship, or just to DIS events?

Can't wait!

 

[WebmasterJohn]

 

[wdwscout]

Quick question . . . when we get our credentials, they will have lanyards for us as well, yes? If so, do folks pretty much wear them everywhere on the ship, or just to DIS events?

Can't wait!

We did get lanyards last time- I imagine we will again as well, as that is how you wear your credentials.
We wore them ALL the time. That way we always met new people wherever we went!

 

[DarthVader92]

Be sure to check out the separate thread for the stateroom crawl hopefully happening on the sea day in the afternoon.

 

[hbg4]

Just booked a midsize SUV for $159 including tax, for 8 days.
Now I just have to look at these podcast T shirts.

 

[k5jm]

Under two weeks until we land in Orlando!! I need to make sure all of my Cruise clothes go to the cleaners this weekend. Pack the technology bags, and make sure my growing 8 year old has enough clothes.

 

[doconeill]

Just booked a midsize SUV for $159 including tax, for 8 days.
Now I just have to look at these podcast T shirts.

With who? We've got a full size around $200 with Dollar - didn't have many choices since we need to pick up at the port and drop off at MCO...

 

[OKW Lover]

Darn, this cruise is getting expensive. Just had to upgrade my camera.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

 

[k5jm]

Darn, this cruise is getting expensive. Just had to upgrade my camera.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Woohoo! New toys!! I hope you are ready to take some pictures!

 

[hbg4]

Darn, this cruise is getting expensive. Just had to upgrade my camera.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Mine fell from the attic all the way to the next floor so I used this as an excuse to buy 2 new ones, a pocket size and a more complicated one.

With who? We've got a full size around $200 with Dollar - didn't have many choices since we need to pick up at the port and drop off at MCO...

Alamo. I used codes found on the Transport June 2012 car rental discount code thread. I previously had a standard size Dollar car for 145 for the same 8 days, butr like the idea of the SUV size since that's the size of our cars at home.

We did get lanyards last time- I imagine we will again as well, as that is how you wear your credentials.
We wore them ALL the time. That way we always met new people wherever we went!

I agree, I've notice on all my other Disboard cruise meets where we have large groups, it makes it easier to recognize each other.

 

[doconeill]

Wait, Alamo is at the Port? Do they provide a shuttle? I didn't see them listed on the Port Canaveral web page so I didn't look...

A quick quote is telling me they want $720 for the smallest car?!?

 

[myweegirls]

Darn, this cruise is getting expensive. Just had to upgrade my camera.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Love this! I also just upgraded mine, thinking I wanted to do it before vacation. I had a point & shoot that took forever to catch a picture and a DSLR that I didn't want to lug around everywhere. I compromised on the upgrade and went mirrorless with a Sony alpha NEX thingie. So far, so good - it's getting its test drives at all these school-year-end events this week and next!

XO
Liz

 

[k5jm]

Canon just announced a firmware upgrade for my camera, finally!! The update gives the camera some of the features that I had desperately needed.

IMPROVED RAW MAXIMUM BURST
In the EOS 7D the maximum burst of RAW file frames was 15 – with the firmware update this will be significantly increased so that the camera’s buffer will handle up to 26 RAW frames in a continuous burst.

IN-CAMERA RAW CONVERSION
The EOS 7D will allow for in-camera post-processing of images. RAW images can be edited in-camera and options can be changed before saving the finished file as a ready-to-print JPEG or for sending wirelessly. This function can be used with full resolution RAW files, but not with M-RAW or S-RAW files.

The settings for in-camera RAW processing include White balance, Picture Style, High ISO speed noise reduction, Colour Space, and lens data corrections (Peripheral Illumination Correction, distortion correction and Chromatic Aberration Correction).

IMAGE RATING CAPABILITIES
Like other Canon EOS DSLRs, such as the EOS 60D, EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III, the EOS 7D will be able to rate images from 1 to 5 stars in-camera for quicker and easier sorting of images within your workflow. The ratings can be used to sort images in applications such as Adobe Elements, Adobe Bridge and Apple Aperture. The ratings are XMP compliant and Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software has been updated to reflect this.

AUTO ISO MAXIMUM SETTING
Within the EOS 7D’s shooting menu photographers will have the ability to set a maximum ISO speed for ISO Auto, within the ISO range of 400-6400, so that you can minimise the amount of noise in your images.

MANUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR AUDIO RECORDING LEVELS
During EOS Movie shooting you will be able to manually adjust the audio recording levels to one of 64 levels, whilst the sound volume during playback can be set to one of 11 levels. During movie recording noise from the aperture is reduced and the camera also has an automatic wind cut filter.

JPEG RESIZING
Within the camera’s image-recording menu with all JPEG images you will be able to resize the image (for image downsizing) and save it as a new image. Note that the aspect ratio cannot be changed.

SUPPORT FOR THE GP-E2 GPS UNIT
The GP-E2 unit arrived with the EOS 5D Mark III and this firmware update will enable the GPS unit to be used with the EOS 7D, via a cable connection, so that photographers can geo-tag images with latitude and longitude data in the EXIF fields.

QUICK CONTROL DURING PLAYBACK
With the Quick Control (Q) button pressed during image playback photographers will be able to select options for protect images, rotate images, rate images, resize images, highlight alert, AF point display and image jump.

FILE NAME SETTING
In the EOS 7D’s camera settings menu in user setting 1 the first four characters of the file name can be adjusted, whilst in user setting 2 the first three characters of the file name can be adjusted and the fourth will be set automatically according to the recording quality.

TIME ZONE SETTING
Within the EOS 7D’s camera settings menu you will be able to set the time zone, plus daylight saving time can also be set.

FASTER SCROLLING OF MAGNIFIED IMAGES
The screen scrolling speed will be faster for scrolling through images when they are enlarged. The ease of use is improved when using the camera to zoom in and check focus.

The existing impressive specifications of the EOS 7D include up to 8fps shooting speed, high ISO sensitivity up to 12,800 for low light shooting, an iFCL metering system with a 63-zone Dual-layer Metering Sensor for superbly accurate exposures, plus outstanding in-camera Speedlite Transmitter flash technology.