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How To: Home Network 5.0 with Ubiquiti WiFi 6 Long Range & Protect G4 Review & Calibration

Mike ConnellyConnected Home, Technology

Building a fully integrated smart home spans at least seven distinct technology categories, each with its own ecosystem and trade-offs. This installment recaps the full smart home series: managed UniFi networking, Lutron Caséta lighting, Synology NAS storage, UniFi Protect cameras, NextGen TV tuners, and a multi-room AV setup built around LG OLEDs, Sonos, and Apple TV 4K. Continue reading How To: Home Network 5.0 with Ubiquiti WiFi 6 Long Range & Protect G4 Review & Calibration

How To: Ubiquiti Unifi Protect Video Security System Review

Mike ConnellyConnected Home

According to InterNACHI, 34 percent of residential burglars enter through the front door and 81 percent through the first floor. Planning, sizing, and deploying Ubiquiti’s Unifi Protect camera system for whole-home coverage including hardware selection, local versus cloud storage trade-offs, and network configuration are the focuses here. Continue reading How To: Ubiquiti Unifi Protect Video Security System Review

Fujifilm X100F Camera: Review & Comparison to the Fuji X100T

Mike ConnellyPhotography

The Fujifilm X100F uses the same 24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor as Fuji’s flagship interchangeable lens cameras, X-Pro2 and X-T2, with a processor that Fuji rates four times faster than the X100T’s. This review covers the upgrades to sensor, autofocus, viewfinder, and controls. Focus points expand from 49 to 325, which may finally resolve the X100T’s persistent target-acquisition failures. Continue reading Fujifilm X100F Camera: Review & Comparison to the Fuji X100T

iPhone 7 Plus Camera Review

Mike ConnellyPhotography

The iPhone 7 Plus is the first iPhone to carry two rear cameras: a wide-angle lens at f/1.8 and a 56mm telephoto with true 2x optical zoom. I examine what each change actually delivers in aperture, low-light performance, image stabilization, color accuracy, and optical zoom. Portrait mode is the reason most people will consider the upgrade, and this review tests it against real shooting conditions, including artificial bokeh at close range. Continue reading iPhone 7 Plus Camera Review

Fujifilm X100T Camera: Review & Comparison to the Fuji X100S

Mike ConnellyPhotography

The Fujifilm X100T replaces the X100S’s traditional optical viewfinder with a hybrid unit that overlays electronic exposure data onto a real optical view, useful for street shooting where peripheral awareness matters. This review covers the silent electronic shutter, incremental autofocus improvements, and Classic Chrome. The central question is whether that viewfinder refinement justifies the step up for X100S shooters. Continue reading Fujifilm X100T Camera: Review & Comparison to the Fuji X100S