Light—the makers of the 16-module L16 camera that purports to put 52-megapixel DSLR quality in your pocket—get a lot of questions about how exactly their wonder-cam will work. So they made a video that explains it in plain English.
The video shows how, by using multiple cameras to shoot multiple images simultaneously, they are able […]. petapixel.com
Have you ever had a friend who was new to photography and asked you basic questions about how a camera works? Have you wished that there was a simple dumbed-down, easy to digest explanation video to answer those questions? In the latest "How It Works?" series on The Telegraph's site, they published a short minimalist animation video on the science behind how a digital camera works. thephoblographer.com »
2016-12-01 23:02
If you’ve been itching to step up your film photography game—be it trying 35mm for the first time, stepping up to 120 medium format, or even trying out large format film—this old video that’s circulating the Interwebz again today is a great place to start. petapixel.com »
2016-10-19 19:51
Back in the heyday of film photography, a common part of the photography experience was dropping off your film rolls at a store or lab, placing the roll in an envelope and checking boxes with instructions for what you’d like. petapixel.com »
2016-09-06 20:22
In 1998, San Francisco installed the latest cutting-edge technology to run the train network: floppy disks. A quarter of a century later and the city's transportation agency is still using the same system. [Read More]
Mark Weir, Senior Manager of Electronics at Sony, retired this week after working for the company since 1986. He is, without a doubt, one of the smartest and friendliest people the digital camera industry has ever known and while we are so happy he finally is taking time for himself, we're still a bit sad to see him go. [Read More]
Artificial intelligence companies Stability AI and Midjourney Inc. are fierce competitors in the AI image generation space. The rivalry has allegedly boiled over into the dangerous and felonious realm of corporate espionage. [Read More]
Despite a combined valuation of its 32 teams nearing $150 billion, the National Football League (NFL) has long relied on a literal chain -- carried by a "chain gang" -- to measure first downs.
A new advanced neuromorphic system designed to eliminate blurring in smartphone photos is now ready for production, using a mix of AI and existing processing power to freeze action in ways not seen on current smartphones. [Read More]
Researchers have developed a new method of storing data on an optical disk. It is capable of holding 24 times the data of the most advanced hard disk drives: the equivalent of 20 million digital photos. [Read More]
Patents are always a fun way to see what camera companies are up to and theorize about what might be coming next, even if they frequently don't find their way into actual products.