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A traditional video game shop in Akihabara, the electric capital of the world. Many Japanese districts feature semi-hidden hotels for the casual romantic encounter. Photo: @EduPortas Amongst all the strange traditions so attractive for the average Westerner who visits Japan, its love hotels (or "ra-vu ho-te-roos", as you would hear it in the English language when being named by the Japanese) must be mentioned. These small hotels are scattered around most districts of the densely populated centres of mayor Japanese cities. From the outside, they seem like every other building in any big city. In fact, you would normally ignore them while walking through the vast modernity of Tokyo, Osaka or Yokohama.  Now it must be said that non-Japanese visitors place a strong negative bias towards these establishments. After all, their name implies that inside them sexual encounters must  occur. This is not entirely true. Love hotels are places for relaxation, above all. They cost

This is an indoor low-light test focusing on digital noise produced by the Canon SL1 (100D, Kiss 7) while shooting video. Subject was back-lit, exposed properly according to the camera’s readings, and mostly static. My conclusion is that older Canon lenses—100m and macro 60mm—produce finer digital noise than newer Canon lenses. I noticed the 28mm F2.8 is much more contrasty, and the newer kit model STM lens produced the most noticeable “mosquito noise” of the four lenses tested. Back-lit subjects are difficult tests for any sensor. Shadows are produced side by side other subjects that are receiving harder light. I chose an indoor back-lit scene to test both the sensor’s and the lenses capabilities. Having said that, it’s relevant to note that all digital camera’s produce digital noise whilst shooting video, but you can tailor the quality of that noise by choosing a better lens. In my opinion, the best lenses are those that produce the most contrast and the finest digital noise,

The Canon Vixia HF R300 is an affordable handycam that produces good results when subjects are in good light. This test was conducted while shooting with the highest recording quality in this videocamera. I had to raise my exposition by 1.50 to achieve proper exposure. Unfortunately, this model shows high levels of "mosquito noise" when light is not optimal. This videocamera's sensor size is just 1/4.85" No post processing was added to this video. Please watch in HD for best results. SETTINGS Canon Vixia HF R300 MXP 1080i 30fps (AVCHD) Manual White Balance Exposure +1.50 Wide shot at 02.8mm

This a brief fuji x100 low-light iso test. Subject was back-lit indoors at the very last hours of the afternoon. As you can see, the superb F2.0 lens on the x100 salvages video quality on this camera. There is visible "mosquito noise", but it is not highly unpleasant. I would describe it as very fine digital noise. I also ran the test with Fuji's integrated x3 digital zoom and found surprising results. I do not see image degradation using this function, which is very handy when shooting any type of video. It's like having two camera's in one (You can`t use this feature is photo mode, just video mode). This camera has an APS-C sized sensor: 23.6 x 15.8 mm. Please watch in HD for best results. SETTINGS F5.6 at iso 800 Auto Exposure and AWB 24 FPS 1280x720 "Soft" (Astia) Film Simulation Color: mid, Sharpness: soft, Highlight Tone and Shadow Tone: soft Noise Reduction: low

This a brief Pentax Q10 low-light iso test. Subject was back-lit indoors at the very last hours of the afternoon. I used the standard 02 zoom lens (05-15mm or 27.5-83.0mm equivalent). As you can see, there is a fair amount of noise even before applying 300% zoom to the footage. Using video mode with this camera should be limited to well-lit areas. The sensor's size is just 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm). Please watch in HD for best results. SETTINGS Pentax Q10 at ISO 800 29FPS 1/60 F5.6 Noise Reduction ON Lens: Pentax 02 Standard Zoom 1280x720 video resolution AWB and "Natural" image profile