30 years ago, Apple launched the QuickTake 100 that was, until yesterday, its last "real" camera. But with the announcement of the Final Cut Camera app yesterday, Apple is once again a full-fledged camera company. [Read More]
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Apple has recently patented an unusual method for dealing with the much-maligned “notch” that contains its front-facing camera. Rather than use a system that places the camera under the display, Apple instead has designed a moving “window” that can open to reveal a camera behind it. petapixel.com »
2021-08-16 23:48
According to a report from MacRumors, future versions of iOS could inform users when their devices are repaired using non-genuine camera components. Back in November 2020, not long after Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup was announced, repair website iFixit discovered reliable third-party repairs of camera components inside the new iPhone 12 devices will be all but impossible, due to needing a propriety piece of software. dpreview.com »
2021-01-14 19:40
The iPhone 7 is being universally celebrated for having one of the best smartphone cameras available on the market. But if rumours are to believed, Apple is already planning innovations for the camera of the next model they’ll produce. digitalrev.com »
2016-11-29 03:00
The idea behind the Fotr app isn't really a new one; but it is one of the latest options out there that takes the conveniences of digital photography and tries to apply film-analog ideas to it. thephoblographer.com »
2016-10-17 13:02
An eye-opening toughness test conducted by a technology reviewer has apparently revealed that the glass used in iPhone camera lenses is not as scratch resistant as once thought. Since the iPhone 5s, Apple has touted the toughness of its camera lenses for using a hardy material known as sapphire crystal, notes JerryRigEverything. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-06 03:00
DxOMark has awarded the iPhone 7 a favourable score of 86 after putting the camera sensor and lens through its paces, this puts the device in joint third place as the best smartphone camera on the market. digitalrev.com »
2016-09-29 03:00
Adobe has launched Lightroom CC 2015. 7 and Lightroom 6. 7, saying the new versions bring bug fixes including compatibility solutions for newly released macOS Sierra, as well as additional lens profile and Raw support. dpreview.com »
2016-09-21 07:04
Apple officially announced the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus yesterday. In case you missed the live stream of the event, here’s a 13-minute recording of the segment in which Apple VP Phil Schiller introduced the new camera features found in Apple’s latest flagship smartphone. petapixel.com »
2016-09-08 20:51
Apple sent out invites to journalist this week for an event in San Francisco on September 7th — presumably to announce the iPhone 7. The invite itself is covered with colorful bokeh, perhaps hinting at major camera upgrades coming to the phone. petapixel.com »
2016-08-30 19:52
The PetaPixel Podcast is back! This week, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I discuss the return of point-and-shoot cameras, but with the first of their "revival" being the Panasonic Lumix ZS99, we have thoughts. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team says goodbye to 2024 with the most important of holiday traditions: the airing of grievances. [Read More]
In July, The PetaPixel Podcast team was joined by Camera Labs' Gordon Laing to give mid-term grades to every major camera and lens manufacturer. Now that the year has ended, it's time for them all to get graded on their finals. [Read More]
With the recent announcements of the Fujifilm X-M5 and the Nikon Z50 II, the entry-level segment got a sudden burst of new interest. With that in mind, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake share their thoughts on the best entry-level cameras you can get right now on this week's PetaPixel Podcast. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by retired Sony Imaging executive Mark Weir who reflects on the evolution of cameras over the last two decades and, perhaps more importantly, how photographers have changed in that time, too. [Read More]
The nature of camera sales in North America is complicated, and that's an understatement. To help better understand it, The PetaPixel Podcast team is joined by Peter Jeune, the founder and owner of Calgary's The Camera Store -- where Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake got their start. [Read More]
JPEG XL is a new-generation image file format that recently got a big boost to awareness thanks to native support in the iPhone 16 series smartphones. So what is it, why does it matter, and why should you use it? Who better to ask than one of the people who helped make it a reality? [Read More]