We were at West Coast Park today resting under the shade, catching up on our reading. J was reading a paperback while I was on my Kindle. While she was taking a break from reading, I compared how the Kindle fared against a good'ole paperback in two settings - under shade and out in the open sun.
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| Side by side under shade |
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| Close-up while under shade |
Next up, under direct sunlight. I know, who reads under direct sunlight but since I was there and the book and Kindle was available. What can I say? I was curious!
In the first pic below, I cranked up the lighting to the highest setting and in the second, set it down as low as it would go.
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| Under direct sunlight with lighting set to maximum |
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| Under direct sunlight with lighting set to lowest |
As you can see, I was pretty pleased with the results. The Kindle fared pretty well even in direct sunlight. There was no glare and no difficulty in discerning the text. I would have been squinting by then if I was trying to read on my tablet. In fact, S was having difficulty playing Minecraft on the tablet I'd loaned her - reflections and glare greatly reducing the enjoyment there.
Looking forward to many more happy reading sessions in the outdoors!
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