monthly summary · March 2016
2016-03 summary
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Overview
Two sources with the same title and catalog date (2016-03-27, not verified as event date) cover a Sunday morning of recording. Daniel noted church bells, read about North Korean history on Wikipedia, and got used to the camera's flip screen.
Daniel compared premium low-light compacts (Sony RX100 series, Canon G7X) with superzoom cameras, and tested zoom, macro, audio and wind handling outdoors in the rain.
The session ended with a Hearthstone match, commented on as he played, which he lost to a Lava Shock.
Themes
Morning routine: church bells, appearance on screen, reading Korean history.
Camera ergonomics (flip screen, wrist strap) and compact versus superzoom trade-offs in aperture, sensor size, zoom, low light and cost.
Audio quality, wind reduction, bass trade-offs, possible mic modifications and a fruitless search for Android equalizer apps.
Hearthstone tactics and commentary.
A conversation about school and routine, with a mention of finding a ticket to Google.
Source recordings (1)
Developments
On a Sunday morning, church bells rang at 9 AM; Daniel was briefly unsure why before recalling it was Sunday rather than Easter or Monday. Source catalog date 2016-03-27, not verified as the event date.
Daniel read Wikipedia articles on Korean history, including Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il and the Korean War, while recording.
Daniel went out in the rain, sheltered under a metal-roofed shed to test the camera's zoom, macro and audio, then went back inside.
Daniel saw his sister's boyfriend leave in a car.
After disabling wind reduction to recover bass, Daniel played a Hearthstone match and lost to a Lava Shock.
Uncertainties & gaps
How the recorded audio and wind interference turned out after wind reduction was disabled is unclear.
The school and routine exchange and the Google ticket mention are only briefly described, and the speakers are not identified.
Source recordings (1)
The sources vary in describing the history reading as Korean or North Korean history.
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