Chinese electronics manufacturer Vivo has won a Red Dot Award for its prototype design of a smartphone with a pop-up and removable camera unit. Called the IFEA, the company designed the smartphone in an attempt to glean benefits from separating the camera from the mobile phone.
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Winners of the 2021 Audubon Photography awards The winners and runners up have been announced for the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards, now in its twelfth year. 2,416 photographers from all 50 United States, Washington D. dpreview.com »
2021-07-08 18:32
Security analyst firm Checkmarx has detailed the discovery of an Android security issue that enables hackers to access a smartphone's camera app, existing videos and images, audio from the microphone and location information pulled from EXIF data. dpreview.com »
2019-11-20 22:43
Nothing feels worse than being underprepared for a shoot or having a piece of equipment not work when you're out in the field shooting photos. Part of this is sometimes caused by ineffective protection from camera bags--trust me I'd know. thephoblographer.com »
2018-05-21 07:00
We continue to hear murmurs about a new style of camera coming from Canon ahead of Photokina. We have touched on this in the past and continue to see mentions of it in our inbox. The problem is we’re not hearing about it from known sources, but what we’re being told doesn’t seem to be Read more... canonrumors.com »
2018-05-07 17:59
According to a report on the Japanese Nikkei website, electronics manufacturer Casio—one of the pioneers in the digital camera segment—is exiting the digital compact camera market. The company generated a loss of 500 million Yen (approximately $4. dpreview.com »
2018-04-25 17:10
Dennis Wise/University of Washington Wearable cameras, such as the type found in Snap Spectacles, are often limited to low-resolution video streaming due to their tiny batteries and small size. dpreview.com »
2018-04-24 17:26
Tomorrow (on Monday) I will post the details about a new Sony E-mount camera. All I can say is that it’s not from Sony and it’s handmade by one single person :) Start your guesses folks what this will be about! On Monday I will introduce you to a new E-mount camera. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-04-22 14:21
Fujifilm's new X-H1 sits above the X-T2 in the company's X-series APS-C lineup. As well as offering several enhancements in its core stills photography feature set, the X-H1 also brings high-end 4K video capture with up to 200Mbps capture and 5-axis in-body stabilization. dpreview.com »
2018-02-21 17:00
A Canon patent from October, 2017 resurfaced on the Canon rumor mill today, and it describes something pretty innovative from the Japanese camera giant. The patent shows a lens adapter—ostensibly designed for a mirrorless camera—that features a built-in variable-voltage ND filter. dpreview.com »
2018-01-27 00:17
Designing and manufacturing camera gear ain’t easy, as anyone who has invested in a Kickstarter project can attest. The amount of technology that’s stuffed into gear is astonishing, but that doesn’t mean each product meets the needs of the photographer. petapixel.com »
2018-01-08 23:38
If you’ve ever worked in retail at a camera store, perhaps this sketch will tickle your funny bone… or bring back bad memories. At 5:30 in this episode of the comedy show Rostered On is an interaction between a store employee and a customer asking to return a “broken” camera. “It doesn’t take good pictures,” […] petapixel.com »
2017-12-13 20:00
Photographer Ryan Pfluger says he uses photography “as a means for therapy and connection. ” In this 12-minute talk he recently gave at TEDxPasadena, Pfluger shares an inspirational insight into how photography has played a major part in bettering his life. petapixel.com »
2017-11-24 19:45
What kind of images does a $63,000 stills camera produce? Here’s a 19-minute video by Ted Forbes of The Art of Photography in which he uses a Phase One XF medium format DSLR to show the bang for your buck that you get when you spend 63 grand on a camera kit. The Phase One XF […] petapixel.com »
2017-11-02 21:48
While everyone was waiting with anticipation for the iPhone 8, it turned out Apple was also getting ready to serve up something a little more special. . . the iPhone X. The name comes from X meaning ten, and the product is called the iPhone 'ten', rather than iPhone 'ex'. digitalrev.com »
2017-09-12 03:00
Alongside its new X-E3 mirrorless camera and XF 80mm f/2.8 Macro lens, Fujifilm has also announced the development of a new RAW conversion program called “Fujifilm X Raw Studio.” This software is different from others in that it’s designed to offload work from your computer’s CPU by using your camera’s processor to convert RAW photos. […] petapixel.com »
2017-09-08 23:06
A new device called the LukiLink just popped up on Kickstarter, and it promises to transform your smartphone into an external HDMI displays for your DSLR. LukiLink is very simple to use: just connect it to a DSLR camera via an HDMI cable on one side, and a smartphone/tablet via a USB cable on the other. dpreview.com »
2017-08-25 02:19
Just a day after purchasing the camera new, a customer of Belgian camera shop PCH brought his Nikon D500 back in with some, uh, unique cosmetic modifications. His German Shepherd 'Rex' got ahold of the camera and gave it a bit of a makeover, chewing through most of the lens hood and memory card port cover. dpreview.com »
2017-06-26 20:58
Not long ago, the DeadCameras Slim Strap Theme Camera Strap popped up on the web. These camera straps are handmade in Portugal--which is much different from many of the others that you find out there instead made in London, America, or even Italy. thephoblographer.com »
2017-06-13 10:00
Thinking about shooting a SpaceX Dragon landing? Let this video by Kerbal Space Academy serve as a lesson: you’re gonna need a SERIOUS tripod. K Space Academy’s Das Valdez set up his camera about 6 miles away from the Landing Zone—just outside the CCAFS Gate at Port Canaveral—to capture the SpaceX CRS-11 Launch and Return […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-05 18:50
Some ideas are apparently too good to let die. DW Photo of Braunschweig, Germany, has become the latest company to attempt to produce the Hy6 645 medium format camera. This follows the collapse of DHW Fototechnik, which itself took over responsibility from the defunct Franke & Heidecke, which grew from the remains of Rollei. dpreview.com »
2017-05-23 21:54
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_9619767340","galleryId":"9619767340","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"standalone":false,"selectedImageIndex":0,"startInCommentsView":false,"isMobile":false}) }); An exhibition of portraits that chart the last seven decades of celebrity photography will mark the 70th birthday of British photo agency Camera Press. dpreview.com »
2017-05-13 11:00
Olympus has some new lens and camera savings that went live this week! If you have been considering any of the Olympus lineup of cameras or lenses, now would be a good time to jump on that bandwagon to get a good deal. thephoblographer.com »
2017-05-12 22:00
We’re told from one of our retail sources that the next camera body from Canon is going to be the Cinema EOS C200. We posted recently that the Canon EOS 6D Mark II would be coming some time in July, so this camera will likely be coming in the June/July timeframe. Why wasn’t the Cinema Read more... canonrumors.com »
2017-05-10 01:37
Some of the biggest problems with mirrorless cameras for photojournalists, street photographers, wedding photographers and others has to be the performance. Sometimes it's just too slow when they need to capture a moment super quickly lest they completely miss it. thephoblographer.com »
2017-05-04 07:02
Matt from Alpine Labs sent me this: I thought you might be interested in learning more about Spark from Alpine Labs for your news section as the remote is compatible with Sony cameras. Spark is the world’s most versatile, adaptable and affordable camera remote currently available. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-05-02 12:15
For years, airline pilots have reported seeing unusual lightning phenomenon that we don’t get to witness from the ground. Luckily for us, astronauts on the International Space Station have a perfect vantage point, and one of them did capture “blue lightning” while orbiting the Earth. petapixel.com »
2017-02-11 22:32
If you enjoy seeing experimental photo projects and unique homemade cameras, check out this “Straw Camera. ” It was created by filling a wooden box with 32,000 drinking straws for light to pass through. petapixel.com »
2017-02-11 21:58
Photographer Mathieu Stern made this 2-minute video walkthrough on how you can remove fungus on the glass elements of a camera lens. Stern recommends removing the affected glass element, cleaning it with dishwasher soap, pouring white vinegar on it, drying everything off, and reassembling. petapixel.com »
2017-01-28 21:15
If you're seated next to a window on a flight to Iceland, it's a good idea to keep your camera close. Landscape photographer Aryeh Nirenberg did, and was treated to an incredible show from the Aurora Borealis at 35,000 feet. dpreview.com »
2017-01-19 12:00
It could be argued that for my generation, no other company had such an impact on our early childhood entertainment than did Disney. Beyond the children watching their cartoons, though, their impact on entertainment and animation technology should go without saying. thephoblographer.com »
2016-12-29 02:04
German photo brand Leica has announced new firmware for its full frame SL mirrorless camera, making it fully compatible with the latest version of the company’s tethered shooting and remote control applications. dpreview.com »
2016-12-13 21:27
2016 Holiday Gift Guide: $500 and up Shopping for photographers is hard. In fact, shopping in general is hard. We'd like to help everyone involved out a little bit, whether you're shopping for a photographer or taking a break from the stress of holiday shopping to #treatyoself. dpreview.com »
2016-11-20 14:00
Animator Portero Delantero of Barcelona, Spain, created this 1.5-minute animation showing a brief history of the photographic camera. Starting with the Kodak Brownie of 1900, the camera morphs into a number of different cameras that have appeared over the next 100+ years before arriving at the iPhone 6 of 2014. (via Portero Delantero via Digital […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-19 22:26
I hold a private pilot certificate, as well as a remote pilot certificate; I am also a photographer. I just wanted to share with you some advice from a budding pilot who comes from the much larger world of flying that is general aviation. petapixel.com »
2016-11-07 22:43
PhotoPlus 2016 – Sony Alpha A99 II Digital Translucent Mirror Camera (A-Mount, Full Frame) The PhotoPlus show opened in new York City. Here are a couple fo videos from the Sony booth: PhotoPlus 2016 – Sony Alpha A6500 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Camera Camera). sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-10-22 19:44
The meltdown from Samsung's Note7 fiasco continues as the Korean manufacturer now has to deal with all the suppliers they angered from the recall of their flagship smartphone. Reports from Korea are suggesting that since Samsung had ordered so many camera parts that they are no longer using, the Galaxy S8 will now have to feature a dual-camera setup and an iris scanner. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-21 03:00
Recently we have seen several camera bags that look like anything but camera bags, and Wandrd's new Prvke 21 is the latest example for this trend. dpreview.com »
2016-08-29 22:14
Dear photography community, I am writing this blog post to warn you from an experience I had in getting my camera stolen from a car, and then finding that my insurance refused to cover it. We live in a modern age with crazy technology — our cameras are proof of that. And so is the […] petapixel.com »
2016-08-17 19:14