Premier Mounts bravia X series User manual

OCTOBER 2006

NEW FULL HD BRAVIA LCD TV

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C

asino Royale is based on Ian Fleming’s

novel ﬁ rst published in 1953. It was the

ﬁ rst book in his James Bond series that

the movies we all know and love are based on.

Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara

Broccoli (his step-sister) who together also

produced GoldenEye, Casino Royale introduces

Daniel Craig as legendary secret agent, 007 James

Bond, before he holds his license to kill. Bond

is however elevated to “00” status after two

assassinations in quick succession. The movie’s

makers have stuck pretty close to the original

storyline but they have re-set the ﬁ lm in

modern times.

“We have an opening sequence that is ﬁ lmed

in black and white, which is not to say this is

old. It is just to say, ‘go with us on this one.

This is from the beginning,’” Craig said. On his

ﬁ rst mission for Her Majesty’s Secret Service,

Bond must stop a Frenchman, Le Chiffre (Mads

Mikkelsen), from funding the world’s terrorists

(interestingly it is worth noting that in the novel,

Le Chiffre is a Soviet agent).

Bond’s ﬁ rst 007 mission takes him to

Madagascar where he is to spy on a terrorist,

Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan). Not everything

goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate,

independently of MI6, in order to track down

the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to

the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios (Simon

Abkarian) and his girlfriend, Solange (Caterina

Murino). He learns that Dimitrios is involved

with Le Chiffre, banker to the world’s terrorist

organisations.

Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le

Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-

stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino

Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him,

knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy

his organisation. M (Judi Dench) places Bond

under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper

Lund (Eva Green). At ﬁ rst skeptical of what value

Vesper can provide, Bond’s interest in her deepens

as they brave danger and even torture together at

the hands of Le Chiffre.

In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with

Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) MI6’s local ﬁ eld

agent, and Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) who

is representing the interests of the CIA. The

marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and

violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money

and reaching a terrifying climax

“As we wrap production on Casino Royale

we couldn’t be more excited about the direction

the franchise is heading with Daniel Craig. Daniel

has taken the origins of Ian Fleming’s James Bond

portraying, with emotional complexity, a darker

and edgier 007,” said Wilson and Broccoli. In

cinemas December 7, 2006.

Come behind the scenes of the 21st James Bond adventure.

DO THE NUMBERS

DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002), was the

highest grossing ﬁ

lm in

the franchise bringing in

almost $430 million in worldwide

box ofﬁ ce receipts.

THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999) grossed $353 million.

TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997), grossed more than $340

million around the world.

GOLDENEYE (1995) took in $345 million.

WHO IS 007?

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2 INSIDER

Clockwise from left: Daniel Craig is rough and ready as 007; Gangster’s moll

Caterina Murino cuddles up; Craig in the line of ﬁ re; Dame Judy Dench as ‘M’;

Mads Mikkelson plays a high stakes game

Look out for the

up and coming

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Promotion with thousands of

prizes to be won.

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for consumers with

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The television, however, is onl

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p

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deﬁ nition content. You can only appreciate the spellbinding

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WHAT’S HD-READY?

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orld of high deﬁ nition entertainment. In fact, ask the

average shopper what they know about high deﬁ nition and,

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The bi

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deﬁ nition universe. It is the centre

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room. But high deﬁ nition isn’t just about the picture quality

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Getting started

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TVs are

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ictures that are shar

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ualit

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of the picture will knock your socks off. Pictures on your

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it’s an im

p

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it’s something worth being mindful of when buying one

.

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I

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TV networ

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h most broadcast more).

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f you want to know what shows are broadcast

in HD they are listed on Digital Broadcasting

Austra

l

ia’s we

b

site (www.

db

a.org.au)

.

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f

you want to watc

h

a program,

b

e it

sp

ort, current a

ff

airs or

d

rama, in HD,” ex

pl

ains

Colle

y

, “the TV broadcast has to be in hi

g

h

d

eﬁ nition, the set-to

p

box or built-in tuner

m

ust be high deﬁ nition and the TV must have a

r

eso

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ution t

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isp

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ﬁ

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TV’s simp

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a

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table

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sc

r

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n

to

see

the

b

eneﬁ t of HD

p

ictures.”

While all Son

y

BRAVIA TVs have a resolution

s

uitable for HD (720 lines minimum), the new

X Series an

d

SXRD mo

d

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l

s can

b

oast Fu

ll

HD

r

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utions o

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1080

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ll

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h

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V an

d

X Series

h

ave HD

d

igita

l

tuners

b

ui

l

t in so

there’s no need for a se

p

arate set to

p

box

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I

t is also now

p

ossible to record

p

ro

g

rams in

HD. Earlier this

y

ear, Son

y

released a cou

p

le o

f

d

igita

l

vi

d

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d

ers (DVRs) t

h

at can recor

d

,

i

n HD, programs t

h

at are

b

roa

d

cast in HD.

S

VRHD

900

(SVRHD900, pictured below left, with a 250GB

hard drive for $1499 and SVRHD700 with

1

60GB for $1299). The recorders also feature twin

t

uners. T

h

is means

y

ou can recor

d

two se

p

arate

HD

p

ro

g

rams at the same time or watch one HD

p

ro

g

ram while recordin

g

another. Of course the

y

can also record programs that were broadcast in

standard deﬁ nition as well

.

The Full-On HD experience

Di

g

ita

l

Te

l

evision is not t

h

e on

ly

source o

f

HD

content. There are others, which Son

y

is

p

erfectl

y

p

laced to take advanta

g

e of.

T

he movie studios will be releasing HD versions

o

f

its

bl

oc

kb

uster tit

l

es. Sony,

f

or instance, p

l

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t

o put out an HD version o

f

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D

a

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h

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dy

st

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m

o

f

t

i

t

l

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ava

il

ab

l

e

in HD

.

F

ilms such as these will rel

y

on a new video

disc format called Blu-ray, which supports high

d

e

ﬁ

nition. B

l

u-ray

d

iscs can

h

o

ld

up to

ﬁ

ve times

(50GB) w

h

at a tra

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itiona

l

DVD can. It is t

h

is

e

xtra capacity t

h

at a

ll

ows movie stu

d

ios to

ﬁ

t an

e

ntire HD movie onto a sin

g

le disc.

“However, we must not for

g

et that the screen

i

s not where the HD ex

p

erience ends. Sure the

h

ig

h

d

e

ﬁ

nition pictures wi

ll

bl

ow you away,”

says Co

ll

ey, “

b

ut soun

d

is 50 percent o

f

t

movie experience an

d

t

h

ere’s no p

l

ace w

h

i

s more im

p

ortant t

h

an w

h

en

y

ou’re

l

ist

e

a blockbuster with thum

p

in

g

, earth-shat

t

sound effects. HD is not

j

ust the screen,

i

whole package. Sony offers numerous h

o

WHAT IS BLU-RAY?

With an appearance similar to that of a DVD

or

C

D, Blu-ra

y

is the next-

g

eneration video

disc

f

ormat, developed jointly by

S

ony

a

nd other leading consumer electronic,

com

p

uter and content

p

roviders

.

Bl

u-ray was create

d

to recor

d

, p

l

ay

b

ac

k

an

d

burn-to-disc hi

g

h deﬁ nition (HD) video. One

Blu-ra

y

disc can hold up to

ﬁ

ve times that o

f

a

traditional red-laser DVD, or up to 5

0G

B

o

n a dual-la

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er disc, because the

g

reater

p

recision of the blue-violet laser allows

m

ore

d

ata to

b

e store

d

i

n

l

ess s

p

ace.

Thi

s

all

ows an ent

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HD

mov

i

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h

as

The Da

Vinci Code

, to ﬁ t on a single disc.

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on

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a ran

g

e o

f

Blu-ra

y

pla

y

ers

a

nd burners, and will also equip its new

P

LAY

S

TATI

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3

console with Blu-ray. The

f

ormat has the su

pp

ort of more than 170

alli

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compan

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w

id

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i

nc

l

u

di

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h

e

w

orld’s bi

gg

est computer manu

f

acturers

a

nd electronics makers plus the ma

j

or

H

oll

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wood movie studios. It will equip us

f

or

t

he next generation o

f

home entertainment

.

VGNAR18GP

8 CUTTING EDGE

theatre

p

acka

g

es ideall

y

suited to the HD ex

p

erience. These

trans

f

orm your BRAVIA TV into a BRAVIA T

h

eatre.”

H

D isn’t somet

h

ing pure

l

y t

h

e

d

omain o

f

pro

f

essiona

l

s

eit

h

er. It’s a

l

so now possi

bl

e to pro

d

uce your own HD

c

ontent. Son

y

now has ﬁ ve hi

g

h deﬁ nition Hand

y

cam models

a

vailable – such as the new HDRSR1 (

p

ictured ri

g

ht) – that

let you shoot your own movies in high deﬁ nition onto hard

d

isk using a new format (AVCHD) for capturing HD video,

up to 1080

l

ines,

b

y more e

fﬁ

cient

l

y compressing images.

“T

h

e

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etai

l

is just

b

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h

e picture is so c

l

ear, it’s

l

i

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e

l

oo

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in

g

at

y

our memories t

h

rou

gh

a win

d

ow,” sa

y

s Co

ll

e

y

.

Man

y

of Son

y

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g

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t e capab ty to ed t ootage t a s e ed o t e

t

h

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capab

ili

ty

to

ed

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t

HD f

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t

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fr

o

m

t

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Go to the movies – at home

D

AVDZ

8

2

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K

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amcorders. The ﬁ nished movie can then be watched on

t

h

e computer or t

h

roug

h

a BRAVIA HD screen. Sony

a

l

so

h

as a VAIO note

b

oo

k

equippe

d

wit

h

B

l

u-ray. T

h

e

VGNAR18GP,

$

5499 (pictured left). With this VAIO,

y

ou can burn

y

our home movie onto a Blu-ra

y

disc,

w

hich can be

p

la

y

ed back on the VAIO, a Blu-ra

y

p

la

y

er

or the soon to be released PLAYSTATIO

N

®

3. Memories

shared with family and friends will come alive like never

b

e

f

ore. In HD, it’s t

h

e c

l

osest you’

ll

come to re

l

iving t

h

e

m

o

m

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n

t.

“T

he

wo

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of

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ta

inm

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t

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eve

r

looked

so

f

u

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on wit

h

co

l

our, so

f

u

ll

on wit

h

p

ossi

b

i

l

it

y

, so

f

u

ll

on

w

ith detail,” sa

y

s Colle

y

.

HDR

S

R

1

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on

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Pulse 1

7

9CUTTING EDGE

shot

Getting

a great

10 SNAPSHOT

W

hether you’re using a ‘point and

s

h

oot’ camera,

l

i

k

e a

f

a

b

u

l

ous

l

y

compact Sony Cy

b

er-s

h

ot, or a

l

ar

g

er camera

l

i

k

e Son

y

’s new

d

i

g

ita

l

SLR,

there are some sim

p

le thin

g

s

y

ou can do to

dramaticall

y

im

p

rove

y

our shots. Brent Williams,

a professional photographer, shares his top tips.

01

>

People

I

f

you’re s

h

ooting peop

l

e,

f

ocus on t

h

e eyes, it

does

n’

t

m

atte

r

so

m

uch

i

f

the

othe

r

ele

m

e

n

ts

a

r

e

s

l

i

gh

t

ly

out o

f

ocus. W

h

et

h

er

y

ou’re s

h

ootin

g

a

p

erson or

g

rou

p

, make sure li

g

htin

g

is even

across the face

.

02

>

Rules

A

pp

l

y t

h

e ru

l

e o

f

t

h

ir

d

s. T

h

is is t

h

e

compositiona

l

ru

l

e t

h

at t

h

e main su

b

ject o

f

t

h

e

ph

oto s

h

ou

ld

not

b

e

p

er

f

ect

ly

centre

d

,

b

ut

should be offset b

y

rou

g

hl

y

a third. The main

sub

j

ect should ali

g

n to an ed

g

e or corner of the

centre square. This creates a visually appealing

p

h

oto t

h

at

h

as

b

a

l

ance an

d

energy.

03

>

Angles

T

r

y

turnin

g

t

h

e camera on its si

d

e

f

or a

p

ortrait

shot – var

y

in

g

the orientation of a shot can

dramaticall

y

im

p

rove the

p

hoto’s im

p

act.

04

>

Settings

Genera

ll

y spea

k

ing,

k

eep t

h

e ISO sensitivity

d

own as

l

ow as possi

bl

e to maximise image

qua

l

ity, a

l

t

h

oug

h

w

h

en using t

h

e te

l

e en

d

o

f

t

h

e zoom ran

g

e, a

h

i

gh

er ISO settin

g

ma

y

b

e

u

seful in combination with Su

p

er Stead

y

Shot in

avoidin

g

blurr

y

ima

g

es.

05

>

Horizons

U

se ‘

h

orizons’ to prevent camera ti

l

t. T

h

at can

b

e t

h

e actua

l

h

orizon or a cei

l

ing

l

ine, t

h

ey

ca

n in

d

i

cate

u

n

des

ir

able

ca

m

e

r

a

t

i

lt.

T

h

i

s

ca

n

sometimes be trickier than it sounds. If

y

ou’re

takin

g

a

p

icture at an an

g

le to

y

our horizon,

the camera’s

p

ers

p

ective will make the horizon

appear to s

l

ope. It’s a

l

so a goo

d

i

d

ea to c

h

ec

k

vertica

l

ines, suc

h

as

d

oor

f

rames, to avoi

d

ti

l

t

.

06

>

Lighting

A

t

p

arties or in dark rooms, do some

p

ractice

shootin

g

to

g

et li

g

htin

g

levels ri

g

ht. It’s common

f

or people to get overexposed because of the

ﬂ ash – a problem that’s very difﬁ cult to correct

l

ater wit

h

so

f

tware. I

f

your su

b

jects are getting

overexpose

d

,

l

ower t

h

e

ﬂ

as

h

l

eve

l

t

h

roug

h

t

h

e camera’s menu or

p

ut a

l

itt

l

e

b

it o

f

tissue

p

a

p

er over the ﬂ ash to tone it down. As a rule,

ts bette to u de e pose t a ove e pose.

it

’

s

bette

r

to

u

n

de

r

e

x

pose

t

h

a

n

ove

r

e

x

pose.

U

nderexposure can often be corrected by

so

f

tware. Outsi

d

e, it’s o

f

ten

b

etter to s

h

oot in t

he

s

h

a

d

e t

h

an in

d

irect sun

l

ig

h

t.

07

>

Composition

While the LCD is a

g

ood tool for

g

eneral

com

p

osition, use the o

p

tical viewﬁ nder (if

y

our

camera has one) to engage the subject more

e

asily. With the optical viewﬁ nder you see the

su

b

ject wit

h

no

d

e

l

ay an

d

in

h

ig

h

er reso

l

ution,

so t

h

e camera

b

ecomes an extension o

f

yourse

lf

an

d

y

ou’re a

bl

e to en

g

a

g

e wit

h

t

h

e su

bj

ect

more easil

y

. Even with the latest LCD screen

t

echnolo

gy

, the resolution on the LCD never

matches the clarity of seeing something through

th

e optica

l

view

ﬁ

n

d

er wit

h

your own eye

.

08

>

Memory

Get a

b

i

g

memor

y

car

d

an

d

g

o

b

erser

k

wit

h

t

h

e

number of shots that

y

ou take, don’t

j

ust take

one shot. Shoot off three or four ver

y

q

uick

shots, which gives you the chance to skip any

p

ictures wit

h

c

l

ose

d

eyes, wac

k

y

h

a

lf

-smi

l

es an

d

othe

r

co

mm

o

n

ﬂ

aws.

09

>

Position

Don’t feel intimidated about askin

g

p

eo

p

le

t

o chan

g

e

p

osition. Be a director! A fun

p

art

o

f the

p

rocess is

g

ettin

g

p

eo

p

le to do thin

g

s

f

or t

h

e p

h

oto. Move peop

l

e aroun

d

to get ri

d

of

d

istracting

b

ac

k

groun

d

e

l

ements. You can

al

so

d

o a

l

itt

l

e post-pro

d

uction cropping wit

h

s

o

f

tware too, i

f

somet

h

in

g

d

oesn’t a

dd

to t

h

e

p

hoto, take it out! Make sure when cro

pp

in

g

t

hat

y

ou kee

p

the

p

hoto’s ori

g

inal as

p

ect ratio

(

approximately), so that the photo doesn’t

b

ecome too wi

d

e or too t

h

in

.

10

>

Balance

I

f

t

h

ere’s one accessor

y

t

h

at wi

ll

im

p

rove

y

our

p

hoto

g

ra

p

h

y

, it’s a tri

p

od. It eliminates blurr

y

p

hotos com

p

letel

y

and allows

y

ou to use lon

g

er

e

x

p

osure times. Even if a tri

p

od is not available,

t

ry an

d

stea

d

y your

h

an

d

s

b

y resting your e

lb

ows

on your

k

nees or any avai

l

a

bl

e sur

f

ace.

Check out exam

p

les of Brett’s work at

w

ww.creative

p

ix.net

Digital SLRs

With the launch of its brand, Sony has a new

range of digital SLR cameras. The advantages

of digital SLRs are much the same as ﬁ lm SLRs

– you get through-the-lens viewﬁ nding. Sony’s

DSLR cameras use a mount system based on

the Konica Minolta (KM) lens mount system for

attaching compatible KM and new Sony lenses.

Single-lens reﬂ ex (SLR) cameras have been

popular in the ﬁ lm world for decades. An SLR

gives the photographer the capacity to see

exactly what the photo will look like before taking

the shot. SLR cameras are also more likely to

have switchable lenses, making them the perfect

choice for professional photographers and

serious amateurs alike.

The cameras complement the compact Sony

Cyber-shot range. The Cyber-shot models take

great photos, with resolutions of up to 10 mega

pixels, and they’re the kind of camera you can

carry with you everywhere you go. The DSLR,

however, gives you the capacity to engage the

subject in ways that only an SLR can.

Sony has designed the to make it easy for

point and shooters to make the move to a

digital SLR. A host of automatic settings makes

those ﬁ rst few shots with the new style of

camera easy. These automatic functions can be

progressively turned off as the user becomes

more comfortable with the camera settings. It

also has advanced features like Sony’s sensor-

based Super SteadyShot, which builds anti-shake

technology into the camera’s body: and a special

anti-dust vibration technology that reduces the

risk of dust attaching to the image sensor and

ruining a good photo. There’s also the Eye-Start

Autofocus system, which starts the autofocus as

soon as you bring your eye to the viewﬁ nder.

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and the ado

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back format, Blu-ra

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disc.

“

With PLAYSTATION

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ictures than

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ver before within a slicker, more res

p

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an

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games console, PLAYSTATIO

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l

ity, it’s a win

d

ow onto on

l

ine communities

o

f

g

amers and friends

.

“

With

g

ames such as Buzz, E

y

eTo

y

and

S

ingStar, we began to see people embrace the

true meaning of interactive entertainment,”

says Saxton. “A P

l

ayStation experience was

e

merging as more t

h

an a gaming experience. It

w

as a

b

out

b

ein

g

entertaine

d

. An

d

it s

h

i

f

te

d

t

h

e

PS2 from the bedroom to the famil

y

livin

g

room.

SON

PLAY

S

TATI

ON

®

3bu dso t at.

3

bu

il

ds

o

n

t

h

at.”

Gamin

g

, t

h

ou

gh

, remains t

h

e cornerstone o

f

t

h

e

PLAY

S

TATI

O

N

®

3

.

S

on

y

C

om

p

uter Entertainment

has, to date, announced a list of launch

p

eriod

t

itles. These include: Eye of Judgement, Formula

O

ne

™

C

h

ampions

h

ip E

d

ition, Heaven

l

y Swor

d

,

M

otorStorm, Resistance: Fa

ll

o

f

Man, SingStar

an

d

War

h

aw

k

. A ver

y

stron

g

mix o

f

s

p

ort, s

l

as

h

and social

g

ame titles.

T

o control the PLAYSTATION

®

3

the iconic

PlayStation controller is back in the same form,

b

ut t

h

is time

b

oasting revo

l

utionary tec

h

no

l

ogy.

Bl

uetoot

h

a

ll

ows up to seven contro

ll

ers to

connect to t

h

e s

y

stem wire

l

ess

ly

,

f

reein

g

t

h

e

controller from the s

y

stem.

Saxton ex

p

lains what’s most different about the

w

ireless controller

,

“The added freedom is useful

b

ecause t

h

e contro

ll

er is a

l

so motion-sensitive,

d

etecting movement t

h

roug

h

six axes. For examp

l

e,

y

ou’

ll

b

e a

bl

e to steer an aerop

l

ane

b

y simp

l

y ti

l

ting

y

our

h

an

d

s to t

h

e

l

e

f

t or ri

gh

t. We o

f

ten use t

h

e

w

ord ‘intuitive’ to describe features of technolo

gy

;

in this case

,

the word could not be more relevant.

”

C

entral to PLAYSTATIO

N

®

3

is the

revo

l

utionary new c

h

ip t

h

at powers t

h

e system

–

CELL. Co-

d

eve

l

ope

d

wit

h

IBM an

d

Tos

h

i

b

a, CELL

i

s incre

d

i

bly

p

ower

f

u

l

,

b

rin

g

in

g

su

p

ercom

p

uter-

l

i

k

e

p

rocessin

g

p

ower to the home for the ﬁ rst time.

S

axton sa

y

s. “It’s incredible to think that one of the

most

p

owerful

p

rocessors ever develo

p

ed, a chi

p

t

he size of a ﬁ ngernail, will be key to driving such a

massive s

h

i

f

t in our entertainment experiences.

”

T

h

e ot

h

er great

f

eature o

f

t

h

e PLAYSTATION

®

3

c

onsole is its backward com

p

atibilit

y

. You won’t

h

ave to toss

y

our PS2 or PSOne

®

g

ames out.

Y

ou

w

ill still be able to play them, as well as CDs, DVDs

a

nd super audio CDs (SACDs).

C

onnectivity is a

k

ey strengt

h

o

f

t

h

e

PL

A

Y

STAT

I

O

N

®

3.

T

he

60G

B m

odel

featu

r

es

a

ll

sorts o

f

common ‘connection’ o

p

tions

i

ncludin

g

: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/

g

), USB, a Gi

g

abit

t e et o t, M , as Me o y eade s

Et

h

e

rn

et

P

o

r

t,

HD

M

I

,

Fl

as

h

Me

m

o

r

y

r

eade

r

s

loading...

maximum entertainment

Th

e

l

au

n

c

h

o

f PLAY

S

TATI

ON

®

3

marks the beginning of a new era in interactive entertainment.

WHAT DOES BLU-RAY

MEAN FOR PLAYSTATION

®

3?

Blu-ra

y

is the next-

g

eneration stora

g

e

and video

f

ormat developed b

y

S

on

y

in partnership with a ran

g

e o

f

other

el

ectron

i

c, com

p

uter an

d

me

di

a

ma

n

u

f

actu

r

e

r

s.

Where PS2 games were produced on

traditional red-laser DVDs, PLAYSTATION

®

3

titles will be authored on Blu-ra

y

discs

.

C

urrentl

y

, a Blu-ra

y

disc holds up to

ﬁ

ve

times what a traditional DVD can – or

about 10 PlayStatio

n

®

2

games. What this

simply means is more can be ﬁ tted onto

eac

h PLAY

S

TATI

O

N

®

3

g

ame disc: more

g

ame content, more

g

raphic detail, more

sound… more o

f

an

y

thin

g

and ever

y

thin

g

.

T

he result

?

A richer

,

more interactive

playing environment

.

B

lu-ray also supports high deﬁ nition content,

w

h

et

h

er

i

t

’

s a

H

o

lly

woo

d

bl

oc

kb

uster

lik

e

The Da Vinci Code

or something you’ve shot

e

y

oursel

f

on a HD Hand

y

cam.

w

ww.

sony

.

com

.

a

u

12 HOT RIGHT NOW

a

n

d

B

l

uetoot

h

. One o

f

t

h

e more

exciting connections is t

h

e a

b

i

l

ity

f

or

the

P

SP

®

(P

l

ayStatio

n

®

P

orta

bl

e) an

d

P

LAY

S

TATI

O

N

®

3 to intero

p

erate. A

g

reat exam

p

le of this feature has been

d

emonstrated with the Formula One

game. Using wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g)

t

h

e PLAYSTATION

®

3 can stream vi

d

eo

co

n

te

n

t

to

the

P

S

P

a

n

d

the

use

r

ca

n

use

the

ir P

S

P

as

a

m

ob

i

le

r

ea

r

v

i

s

i

o

n mirr

o

r

w

hile the

y

steer the PLAYSTATION

®

3

version of the

g

ame around the track

.

Two models will be available: a

6

0GB console, which will sell for $999,

a

nd a 20GB one, for $829

.

WHICH ONE?

B

ot

h

60G

B

a

n

d

2

0G

B PLAY

S

TATI

ON

®

3

m

ode

l

s

u

se a graphic user interface modelled on the

P

S

P

®

(

Pla

yS

tatio

n

®

P

ortable

)

known as XMB,

c

an have their hard drives

(

because the

y

are

n

ot proprietar

y)

up

g

raded to a maximum

storage capacity o

f

5

00G

B and have a High

Deﬁ nition Multimedia Interface

(

HDMI

)

to link

the

co

n

sole

to

a

HDTV.

T

he

60G

B model, thou

g

h, has memor

y

card

slots

(

Memor

yS

tick,

S

D,

C

ompactFlash

)

and

wireless internet connectivit

y.

LAUN

C

HIN

G

IN AU

S

TRALIA MAR

C

H

2007

Sony Pulse 17

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memories

Capture your

S

ony now

h

as a Han

d

ycam

f

or everyone,

f

rom pro

f

essiona

l

ﬁ

l

m ma

k

ers to

h

ome

movie enthusiasts. If

y

ou’re

p

lannin

g

to bu

y

a Hand

y

cam

y

ou need to work out what media

t

yp

e suits

y

ou best.

Making the move to High Deﬁ nition

One o

f

t

h

e

ﬁ

rst

d

ecisions you’

ll

h

ave to

ma

k

e is w

h

et

h

er

y

ou want a

h

i

gh

d

e

ﬁ

nition

(HD) Hand

y

cam. Son

y

now has a ran

g

e of HD

camcorders that record to either DVD

,

Hard

D

isk Drive or Tape.

H

ig

h

d

e

ﬁ

nition is a

ll

a

b

out image qua

l

ity. An

HD Han

d

ycam recor

d

s images in muc

h

ig

h

er

reso

l

ution ca

p

turin

g

ﬁ

ne

d

etai

l

s t

h

at a stan

d

ar

d

camcorder will sim

p

l

y

miss. HD foota

g

e can have

m

ore t

h

an

f

our times t

h

e

d

etai

l

o

f

regu

l

ar vi

d

eo,

in

f

act, t

h

e picture is so c

l

ear it’s a

l

most

l

i

k

e it’s

h

a

pp

enin

g

outside

y

our window.

The new Son

y

HD Hand

y

cam HDRSR1

a

llows

y

ou to record

y

our memories to a 30GB

b

ui

l

t in

h

ar

d

rive (

f

or

l

ong recor

d

ing) an

d

h

as easy connectivity to a PC

f

or e

d

iting. T

h

e

H

DR

U

X1 r

eco

r

ds

to

a

sta

n

da

r

d

8c

m D

V

D

d

isc

f

or sim

pl

e

pl

a

yb

ac

k

in new B

l

u-ra

y

d

rives

o

r PLAY

S

TATI

ON

®

3.

Thi

s

m

ea

n

s

t

h

e

r

e

i

s

n

o

n

eed for com

p

uter editin

g

. It also means

y

our

m

emories will be in the best possible format for

t

h

e

h

ig

h

d

e

ﬁ

nition

f

uture. You

d

o sti

ll

,

h

owever,

h

ave t

h

e c

h

oice to e

d

it your HDRUX1 recor

d

ings

o

n a com

p

uter

.

Th

ese

n

ew

HD

ca

m

co

r

de

r

s

use

a

v

i

deo

r

ecordin

g

format called AVCHD (advanced video

c

odec hi

g

h deﬁ nition) to store the HD video on

n

on-linear media such as DVD disc or hard drive.

I

t’s a

h

ig

hl

y e

fﬁ

cient compression tec

h

no

l

ogy, so

you can save on memory, e

ff

ective

l

y getting more

b

an

g

for

y

our buck.

Blu-ra

y

p

la

y

ers, like Son

y

’s u

p

comin

g

P

LAYSTATIO

N

®

3

will

p

rovide an instant

playback mechanism for AVCHD discs. The

s

oon to

b

e re

l

ease

d

Sony B

l

u-ray p

l

ayers wi

ll

ena

bl

e

d

irect p

l

ay

b

ac

k

o

f

your HD movie or

al

ternative

ly

, t

h

ese sma

ll

com

p

act HD mo

d

e

l

s

w

ill also allow direct connection to

y

our TV with

M o co po e t cab es.

H

D

M

I

o

r

co

m

po

n

e

n

t

cab

l

es.

w

ww.

sony

.

com

.

a

u

14 SOLUTIONS

Choosing the right media for you

Th

e type o

f

recor

d

ing me

d

ium you want wi

ll

d

epen

d

on

h

ow you p

l

an to use t

h

e materia

l

.

I

f

y

ou

d

on’t

h

ave time to e

d

it

y

our movies into

a master

p

iece and want to sim

p

l

y

record,

p

la

y

b

ack and share

y

our memories with famil

y

and

f

riends – then DVD is the way to go.

D

o you need long recording time for the

e

vents t

h

at go

f

or

h

ours an

d

h

ours? T

h

en t

h

e

Har

d

Dis

k

Drive Han

d

ycam is a goo

d

option.

Or

d

o

y

ou

j

ust want to ca

p

ture

y

our

p

recious

memories in the ﬁ nest detail? Hi

g

h deﬁ nition on

an

y

format is available too.

To help you ﬁ nd the perfect model, jump

on

l

ine an

d

c

h

ec

k

out Sony’s Han

d

ycams at

sony.com.au. Here’s t

h

e

l

ow

d

own on t

h

e two

ma

j

or

f

ormats:

DVD

What’s it got to offer?

Th

e DVD Han

dy

cam ran

g

e stores vi

d

eo on

8

cm DVD discs

,

which can store between 20

minutes and 120 minutes of video, de

p

endin

g

o

n the recording quality selected and if double

s

i

d

e

d

iscs are use

d

. You can

b

uy eit

h

er write

o

nce (DVD-R) or rewrita

bl

e

(

DVD+RW

/

-RW

)

d

i

scs.

R

ew

ri

table

d

i

scs

ca

n

be

w

ri

tte

n

o

n

rou

g

hl

y

1000 times

.

Who does it suit?

T

he beaut

y

of DVD is that

y

ou can take

y

our

recorded video straight out of your Handycam

an

d

p

l

ay

b

ac

k

on any DVD p

l

ayer, even your

P

l

ayStatio

n

®

2 conso

l

e – no PC-

b

ase

d

e

d

iting is

re

q

uired. This makes it a

g

reat choice for

p

eo

p

le

w

ho sim

p

l

y

don’t have the time to transfer the

video to a PC and edit it. If you just want to

record and share the footage with friends and

f

ami

l

y t

h

is is t

h

e optimum c

h

oice. S

h

oot, eject,

p

l

ay – simp

l

e! DVD a

l

so gives you t

h

e c

h

oice to

d

o a sim

pl

e e

d

it in camera wit

h

-RW

d

iscs. Most

p

eo

p

le have a DVD

p

la

y

er, makin

g

it the ideal

ed u o s a g you v deo e o es.

m

ed

i

u

m f

o

r

s

h

a

rin

g

you

r

v

i

deo

m

e

m

o

ri

es.

H

ard disk drive

(

HDD

)

What’s it got to offer?

This recordin

g

method will store

y

our foota

g

e

o

n a ﬁ xed hard disk drive inside the Handycam.

This provides the camera with an extraordinary

r

ecor

d

ing time. For examp

l

e, t

h

e DCRSR80

H

an

d

ycam (picture

d

a

b

ove),

h

as a 60GB

h

ar

d

is

k

w

h

ic

h

can recor

d

u

p

to a massive 40

h

ours

o

f record time before

y

ou have to co

py

the

video from the hard disk to a PC.

Who does it suit?

I

f

you want to go out an

d

ﬁ

l

m a

ll

d

ay

l

ong, t

h

is

is t

h

e way to go.

Th

e HDD Han

dy

cam a

l

so

h

as a

g

reat

ca

p

acit

y

for fast transfers to PCs for editin

g

and

backu

p

and it

g

ives

y

ou ﬁ ne control over

q

ualit

y

a

nd capacity balance too. Practically, it means

y

ou

d

on’t

h

ave to cart aroun

d

spare me

d

ia wit

h

y

ou w

h

en you are out an

d

a

b

out or trave

ll

ing.

You’

ll

nee

d

a com

p

uter

f

or e

d

itin

g

an

d

t

ransferrin

g

video to a ﬁ nal media such as DV

D

Unlike DVD Hand

y

cam,

y

ou can’t

j

ust take th

e

hard disk out and

p

ut in another. On the ﬂ i

p

s

i

d

e, you wi

ll

get

h

our a

f

ter

h

our o

f

recor

d

ing

t

ime

f

or events t

h

at require recor

d

ing stamina.

EASY BUY GUIDE

DVD

Pros

:

Portable, ver

y

a

ff

ordable, readil

y

available,

can be easil

y

shared with

f

riends and

f

amil

y

. Flexible

r

ecording option

s

Great for: Peo

p

le who don’t have the time or desire

to edit on a PC. You can use recorded video as is,

takin

g

the DVD out of the Hand

y

cam and pla

y

in

g

it

on a re

g

ular DVD pla

y

er

HDD

Pros

:

Hour a

f

ter hour o

f

recordin

g

time, no need to

carry media around

G

r

eat

f

o

r: PC-savvy people, recording events which

r

equ

i

re

l

ong recor

di

ng t

i

me suc

h

as sports matc

h

es

or

l

on

g

vacat

i

on

s

High Deﬁ nition

Pros:

C

aptures ever

y

detail with stunnin

g

picture

clarity comparable to real li

f

e images. Ensures your

m

emories will be ready for the HD future (which is

where technology is headed

)

G

r

eat

f

o

r:

P

eop

l

e w

h

o want t

h

e ver

y

b

est qua

li

t

y

video ima

g

es, amateur

ﬁ

lm makers and enthusiast

s

D

80

5

Sony Pulse 17

15SOLUTIONS

Chill out

Pink – I’m Not Dead Yet

W

orld,

y

ou’ve been warned: the in

f

amous Alecia Moore is

back again and this time she’s better than ever.

Evanescence – The Open Door

T

he inherent drama in Evanescence’s music has resonated

w

ith listeners everywhere

.

Justin Timberlake – FutureSexy/LoveSounds

Future Sex/ Love Sounds

is the follow up album to Justin’s

s

debut

solo

albu

m

Justiﬁ ed

which has sold in excess of

d

200

,

000

copies in Australia alone

.

Tony Bennett – ‘Duets’ An American Classic

To mark his 80th Birthda

y

this

y

ear, Ton

y

Bennett will release

a new recordin

g

,

Tony Bennett: ‘Duets’ An American Classic.

Dixie Chicks – Taking The Long Way

With

Taking the Long Way

, one of the most anticipated

y

a

lbums in recent

y

ears, the Dixie Chicks are puttin

g

themselves out there like never be

f

ore.

C

li

c

k

Big laughs are just a click away in this smash-hit comedy

s

tarring Adam

S

andler that asks the question, “What i

f

you

h

a

d

a remote contro

l

t

h

at not on

l

y gave you power over

m

achines, but

y

our li

f

e and career as well

?

”

The Da Vinci Code – Double Disc

Now you can experience

The Da Vinci Code

movie like

e

never before, with this all-new extended edition available

onl

y

on DVD. For the serious Dan Brown

f

an

.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

T

he hilarious Mont

y

P

y

thon

g

an

g

take on the le

g

end o

f

Kin

g

Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in this hysterical,

h

i

sto

ri

ca

l

tou

r-

de

-f

a

r

ce

.

Runaway Vacat

i

Robin Williams takes comedy into high gear in this hilarious

hit

f

rom the director o

f

Get Shorty

and

y

Men In Black

. Buckle

k

up for a ride that promises all the big fun you’re

f

amil

y

is lookin

g

for.

Seinfeld: The Complete Seventh Season

An Emm

y

®

and

G

olden

G

lobe

®

award-winner

f

or Best

C

omedy

Series,

Seinfeld

is one of the most popular and longest-

d

r

unnin

g

comed

y

series o

f

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16 MUSIC & MOVIES

T

h

e

ﬁ

rst C

h

i

ld

ren’s Ho

l

i

d

ay Camp was

h

e

ld

at St

Ignatius’ Co

ll

ege, Riverview NSW in 1998. Since

i

ts success, t

h

e Cam

p

s

h

ave

b

een a

d

o

p

te

d

by

other hi

g

h schools around the countr

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willin

g

to hel

p

the

disadvanta

g

ed members of the communit

y

and broaden

their social responsibility.

H

ost sc

h

oo

l

s now inc

l

u

d

e St. Josep

h

’s Co

ll

ege an

d

Tamwort

h

Ang

l

ican Co

ll

ege in NSW; Marist Co

ll

ege

As

hg

rove an

d

An

gl

ican C

h

urc

h

Grammar Sc

h

oo

l

in

Q

LD; Hale School and Christ Church Grammar School

in WA; Kormilda Colle

g

e in NT and Launceston Church

G

rammar School in TAS. While these schools

p

la

y

host

to eac

h

Camp, t

h

ey a

l

so encourage invo

l

vement

f

rom

s

tu

d

ents at neig

hb

ouring sc

h

oo

l

s,

h

e

l

ping to ma

k

e t

h

e event

a

community a

ff

air. In 2005, t

h

e Camps expan

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across

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to

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in

a

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h

w

i

t

h m

o

r

e

s

chools across Australia

p

lannin

g

to

j

oin next

y

ear.

The Sony Foundation Australia Children’s Holiday

Camps give high school students the opportunity to

ta

k

e time out

f

rom t

h

eir sc

h

oo

l

h

o

l

i

d

ays to care

f

or a

d

eve

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opmenta

ll

y

d

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l

aye

d

c

h

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ld

over a wee

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d

. T

h

is

p

rovi

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-nee

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res

p

ite

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or

p

arents an

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ai

ly

care-

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ivers as well as an educational and ins

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irin

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ex

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erience for

t e c d e a d stude ts. g sc oo stude ts e pe e ce

t

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e

c

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stude

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activities include theme

p

ark excursions, horse

ridin

g

, swimmin

g

, arts and craft, talent shows, ma

g

ic

shows and picnics. These activities give both the children

an

d

t

h

eir teenage carers a unique experience

b

eyon

d

t

h

eir

n

o

rm

al

r

out

in

e.

Ear

ly

in t

h

e

y

ear, Son

y

Pictures Re

l

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g

p

artnere

d

w

ith the Son

y

Foundation Australia to raise funds for the

Children’s Holida

y

Cam

p

s Pro

g

ram across the countr

y

.

Movie

g

oers were

g

iven the o

pp

ortunit

y

to see, at over 100

c

inemas nationwi

d

e, specia

l

a

d

vance screenings o

f

Z

at

h

ura:

A Space A

d

venture for the reduced price of $7 per ticket.

S

ony Pictures Re

l

easing Managing Director, Ross Entwist

l

e

ex

p

ressed his a

pp

reciation to the

p

ublic for embracin

g

the

movie and in turn raisin

g

vital funds for such a worth

y

i

nitiative, “It’s our pleasure at Sony Pictures to support

these magniﬁ cent Camps, and an even greater pleasure

to witness t

h

e

d

e

d

ication an

d

compassion t

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at t

h

e young

c

arers

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isp

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ortunate.”

T

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e

f

un

d

s raise

d

f

rom t

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wi

ll

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urt

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er

assist the national ex

p

ansion of the Son

y

Foundation

C d e s o day Ca ps og a .

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Camp Holiday

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Foundation Australia has set up

C

hildren’s

Holida

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C

amps to

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ive parents o

f

developmentall

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d

elayed children some respite.

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