Cameras

Thank God They’re Finally Dressing Fujifilm’s Awesome X100S in Black

Fujifilm’s X100S is a seriously awesome $1300 fixed-lens camera with professional grade guts in a compact body. It’s perfect for a street photography. You know what sucks when you’re a street photographer? Shiny silver cameras that make taking candid shots difficult. Which is why I am positively stoked that they’re making this sleek little baby…

Fujifilm’s Instax Printer Turns Phone Snaps Into Instant Film Photos

These days, everything is instant photography, but no matter how many filters you smear onto that smartphone picture, it’s never going to have the wonderful feel of the photos a Polaroid used to spit out. But now you can approximate that level of satisfaction thanks to Fujifilm’s new Instax Share SP-1 printer. The Instax Share…

Samsung’s Got a Nanny Cam That’ll Survive Outside Your House

When you’re talking about nanny cams—AKA internet connected monitoring cameras—Dropcam is by far the leader. If people have one consistent complaint it’s that the company doesn’t make a camera designed to withstand the elements while it watches over your home outdoors. Samsung to the rescue. Meet the new Samsung SmartCam HD Outdoor surveillance camera ($229)…

​Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Review: Small, Fussy, Beautiful

The announcement of Blackmagic’s $3000 RAW-shooting Cinema Camera in 2012 caused such a stir that not many could have anticipated a followup model, so soon, that was a fraction of the cost and a fraction of the size. The Pocket Cinema Camera continues forging the path of the upstart high-end video camera. What Is It?…

On the side of a building in Madrid, the Spanish artistSpYrecently installed 150 CCTV cameras with, in the artist’s words, “the intention of not watching over anything.” It kind of makes us long for the days when CCTV was the most threatening symbol of the surveillance state. [SpY; StreetArtNews]

​Samsung Galaxy Camera 2: The Android Franken-Camera Gets Better Brains

It’s been more than a year since Samsung released its Android powered Galaxy Camera. And despite our initial skepticism, we were actually impressed that the merger of a mobile device and point-and-shoot camera was so well executed. The weird thing was wonderful, and according to Samsung, it sold pretty well! Which is why the Galaxy…

Samsung NX30: Can Sammy’s Mirrorless Shooters Catch On?

The new Samsung NX30 is an improved reboot of the company’s NX20, a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camerathat took beautiful photos but came with its share of foibles as well. The new camera adds a new autofocus system, and some improved hardware. Samsung’s introducing a bunch of new lenses as well. Is it enough to make Samsung’s…

This camera stabilizer seems to defy the laws of physics

Though it may look fake and unreal and impossible and not allowed on Earth, the camera stabilizer in the video is completely real. You can’t make it shake. It’s like magic decided to defy physics and ignore gravity. All I want to do is park myself in front of a mirror and do as many…

This Fun Leica Puzzle Started Life as a Flat Plastic Poster

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of its classic camera, the Leica store in Sao Paulo, Brazil commissioned this wonderful puzzle that would be given to important clients throughout the year. The non-functional camera, designed by ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi in Brazil, would be distributed as a full-sized poster with pre-cut parts that could be…

Can You Tell the Difference Between These Film and Digital Animations?

The eternal debate of film versus digital. In a sense, arguing between the two for any practical purpose is pretty much a moot point, since digital has become the go-to in the world of photography. But that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to compare the two every so often. This series of animations asks you…

How to Take Holiday Photos That Don’t Suck

Holiday family gatherings are the ripest events of year for photo-documentation. Rather than leaving the task to Aunt Edna, take those reins yourself. You can capture the finest damn pictures this family has ever seen! Here are seven tips that will help you on your quest. Keep your shutter speed above 1/80 The biggest culprit…

The 5 Most Innovative Cameras of 2013

This year was a mixed bag for cameras, with some genuinely amazing products showing up alongside a slew of incremental upgrades and more-of-the-same. Here are our picks for the cameras that truly had something new to offer. Sony A7r It’s not often that a company does exactly what their customers have been wishing for. With…

Sony RX10 Review: A First-Rate Camera With a Do-It-All Lens

The Sony A7 series marked a turning point for photographic gear, but it also overshadowed another new Sony offering every bit as unique as its full-frame companions. The RX10 was designed to bring powerhouse features into a practical and versatile package. For that reason, it holds vast appeal for many different types of shooters. https://gizmodo.com/sony-a7-a7r-review-so-long-dslrs-hello-future-of-ph-1469132320…

Can you tell the difference between a digital picture and film?

Film is better! No question, right? Well Shanks FX wants you to take a closer look at pictures and footage taken on film versus images and footage taken with a digital camera. As much of a copout as it is to say, I think the answer is it depends. Shanks FX used a Canon 5d…

A Tiny Night Vision Camera That Lets Your Smartphone See In the Dark

If you’ve tried any of the countless smartphone apps that promise to turn your phone’s camera into night vision goggles, you already know they’re all snake oil. If you really want your device to see in the dark, you need a more sensitive sensor and a healthy blast of invisible infrared light, which the Snooperscope…

Create Interactive 360° Panoramic Video With Ease

Have you ever watched a video and wanted so badly to view the scene from a different perspective? Maybe you wanted to see what was happening behind the person filming. Eye Mirror is an upcoming camera accessory that should let you pan 360° within a video as it’s playing. It looks surprisingly simple, and it…

A Film Camera You Assemble Yourself Lets You Add Light Leaks

An intricate device like a camera doesn’t seem like an obvious build-it-yourself project. But when there’s a will there’s a way, and one way is Last Camera. It’s a 35mm film camera you put together for some real-life Instagrammy, analog fun. This little black box comes with 2 interchangeable lenses, a 22mm and 45mm. It…

Field Test: The Nikon Coolpix A Is a Perfect Photojournalism Compact

I’ve been using the Coolpix A on every assignment I’ve done for the past two weeks, like this one, and I think it’s the best pocket camera available for a professional photographer. https://gizmodo.com/photo-essay-nycs-incredible-christmas-tree-seller-subc-1477360202 To be fair, the Ricoh GR is still the best for what it costs at $680, but if you’re simply looking for…

Nexus 5 Camera With Android 4.4.1 Test Shots: A Speed Focus Machine

The Nexus line’s reputation of bad camera phones seems to have stopped at the Nexus 5, but Google isn’t limiting the improvement to hardware. The Nexus 5’s 4.4.1 update took what was already a much better camera and improved its launch time and focus speeds by half a second. That may not seem like much,…

Sony Exec Talks Camera Success and the Risks of Innovation

Gizmodo’s Mario Aguilar recently sat down with Sony COO Phil Molyneux to discuss the company’s approach to the consumer electronics market. Much of the conversation led back to cameras, which Sony has been getting a lot of attention for in the last few years. Their NEX and new A7 seriescameras have led the charge in…