Cameras

You No Longer Need To Be an Artist To Appear In Your Own Comic Book

If you haven’t been able to convince publishers your life would make for an awesome comic book, and can’t draw more than a crude stick figure facsimile of yourself, you can thank the imaging researchers at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan. They’ve created a fun system that can automatically generate manga-style comics starring…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski Aug 26

DSLR Stolen By An Alligator Was Rescued After Eight Months

Dropping your phone is bad. Dropping your DSLR is worse. Dropping your DSLR by a bunch of alligators is even worser. And dropping your DSLR and having it stolen by an alligator is the worsetest. Just ask Mario Aldecoa. Luckily he got his gear back. After eight months. Back in January, Aldecos was shooting a…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 24

This Ultrafast Camera Is Designed to Work Like a Human Retina

Photos and videos are not lightweight files—they quickly add up to gigabytes of data which can be a dealbreaker a lot of research. Engineers at the Swiss company iniLabs created a better way—a camera that borrows its mechanics from the marvels of the human retina. The Dynamic Vision Sensor (DVS) works a lot like the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 23

These Frames Shot With the New 6K RED Dragon Camera Are Stunning

RED, maker of high-end modular cinema cameras, is working on getting its new 6K Dragon sensor into the hands of filmmakers. The sensor produces insane levels of detail and dynamic range, evident in this beautiful frame of video. The still comes from filmmaker Tom Lowe (Timescapes), who has been traveling around Sri Lanka with the…

Tech News Michael Hession Aug 23

New Camera Lets Astronomers Take Sharpest Ever Photos of the Universe

An international team of astronomers are having a blast with a new type of camera that can take photos of space that are twice as sharp as those taken by the Hubble Telescope. The technology’s been in the works for over 20 years, and when you see the pictures you can see why they were…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Clark Estes Aug 23

Ford’s Factory Cameras Can Spot a Single Speck of Dust on a New Car

Busy assembly lines can be dirty places, and nowhere is that more obvious than when a new vehicle rolls out of the paint shop. Specks and imperfections stand out like a sore thumb, and need to be cleaned up before a new car is delivered to a dealership. Previously, Ford relied on manual inspections, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 22

FujiFilm Instax Mini 90 Brings Retro Flair to Instant Film Cameras

Did you know that instant film cameras are still being made? Fujifilm’s line of Instax cameras has been trying to weather the digital storm, and it’s now releasing a new Instax camera that has a whole lot more style. FujiFilm Japan has published a site showing off the Instax Mini 90 in all its vintage…

Tech News Michael Hession Aug 22

The Amazing Art of Perfect Portrait Photography

A well-shot portrait is an amazing thing: it can reveal hidden depths of personality and convey layers upon layers of emotional complexity. This video tries to get to the bottom of what makes the perfect portrait photograph. Perhaps understandably, that’s no easy task, and there’s talk of philosophy and feelings as much as insight and…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Aug 22

Canon S120: A Tiny, Awesome Point-and-Shoot Camera (Again and Again)

For less than $500 you can’t find a tiny camera with the image quality and flexibility of Canon’s parade of S-series Powershot cameras. With the S120, the tradition marches on. Canon’s top point-and-shoot cameras aren’t the industry leaders they were in the heydey of cameras like the S90 and the S95. While S-series cameras have…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Aug 22

A Simple Waterproof Camera That Automatically Shares Your Shots Online

Samsung’s Android-powered Galaxy Camera was the first dedicated shooter that let users instantly upload their photos to their favorite social networks. And while it offered better image quality and controls over a smartphone’s built-in camera, at $500, plus the cost of a data plan, it was a tough sell. But at just $200, plus a…

Social Media Andrew Liszewski Aug 21

Incredible Footage From a Time When Film Ruled High-Speed Photography

Digital cameras and high-speed photography go hand in hand today, with many models letting you easily adjust the frame rate to capture your own high-speed footage. But believe it or not, high-speed digital cameras are actually a relatively new technology. Up until recently this was another area of photography where film still reigned supreme. In…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 20

This Flexible OLED Camera Can Snap One-Shot Panoramic Photos

Taking panoramic photos was once a time consuming process of carefully snapping a series of shots and then manually stitching them back together in Photoshop. Today it’s as easy as just panning across a vista with your digital camera or smartphone, but researchers at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab have come up with an even…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 19

Leaked Manual Reveals More Details on Sony’s Smartphone Lens Cameras

It looks like SonyAlphaRumors has managed to get its hands on what it believes to be a few leaked pages of the manual for Sony’s rumored all-in-one lens cameras, designed to work alongside a smartphone. And they look even more promising than before. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-photos-of-sonys-lens-cameras-that-piggyback-on-1110344221 It was previously assumed that all of the manual controls for…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 16

This High-Speed Digital Camera Can Freeze Objects Moving 7,500 MPH

When it comes to high-speed photography—and we’re talking about freezing explosions and other occurrences that are over in just thousandths of a second—something known as film-based streak photography has always been the go-to technology. But as film continues its slow death, a company called MetroLaser has come up with a digital alternative that can freeze…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 15

Leaked Photos of Sony’s Lens Cameras That Piggyback on Your Smartphone

As far as the cameras built into smartphones have come, they still can’t quite compete with a dedicated shooter in terms of image quality and control. But Sony thinks it’s found the solution. Instead of waiting until they can cram the capabilities of a DSLR or a mirrorless camera into a phone, these convincing photos…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 12

This Multi-Camera Rig Lets Sports Fans Watch Any Angle They Want

There’s usually a talented director calling the shots at televised live events like sports or a concert, but researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute want to put some of the control in the hands of the viewer at home. They’ve developed the OmniCam360, an ultra-compact 360 degree camera weighing in at just over 30 pounds that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 9

Stash Your Extra SD Cards In This Adorably Tiny Leica Camera

If you’re heading out for a day of shooting, or even on a vacation, it’s a good idea to bring along a few extra SD cards. Not only for those times when you run out of storage, but as cheap insurance that you won’t lose your shots. By swapping out cards occasionally, you’re helping to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 8

Sony RX100 II Review: The Best Compact Camera Gets a Little Bit Better

Sony’s RX100 was an instant classic; a beautiful, pocketable camera that started the welcome trend of large-sensor compacts. The latest iteration keeps everything that worked last year, and adds a few bells more bells and whistles. It’s the next-best thing to a DSLR—and in some ways, it’s better. https://gizmodo.com/sony-rx100-review-this-camera-singlehandedly-makes-poi-5931587 What Is It? A $750 compact…

Reviews Michael Hession Aug 8

Get Rid of Dirt Inside Your iPhone 5 Camera with Some Simple Surgery

Look closely at the camera lens of your iPhone 5. See that build-up of dirt and grime behind the glass? Ew! It might seem like the gunk is going to build up forever, inaccessible and making your photos progressively worse. But there is hope. Performing surgery on your iPhone is a task feared by some.…

Tech News Michael Hession Aug 7

Baseball’s Downtime Will Be Less Painful With 360 Degree Replays

Given that baseball is America’s pastime, it’s kind of frowned upon to even talk about the game’s . . . slower . . . moments. But they exist. On the flip side, baseball has great drama over contentious plays. And, as with football, so much could be explored if there was a way to get…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Aug 4

You No Longer Need To Be an Artist To Appear In Your Own Comic Book

DSLR Stolen By An Alligator Was Rescued After Eight Months

This Ultrafast Camera Is Designed to Work Like a Human Retina

These Frames Shot With the New 6K RED Dragon Camera Are Stunning

New Camera Lets Astronomers Take Sharpest Ever Photos of the Universe

Ford’s Factory Cameras Can Spot a Single Speck of Dust on a New Car

FujiFilm Instax Mini 90 Brings Retro Flair to Instant Film Cameras

The Amazing Art of Perfect Portrait Photography

Canon S120: A Tiny, Awesome Point-and-Shoot Camera (Again and Again)

A Simple Waterproof Camera That Automatically Shares Your Shots Online

Incredible Footage From a Time When Film Ruled High-Speed Photography

This Flexible OLED Camera Can Snap One-Shot Panoramic Photos

Leaked Manual Reveals More Details on Sony’s Smartphone Lens Cameras

This High-Speed Digital Camera Can Freeze Objects Moving 7,500 MPH

Leaked Photos of Sony’s Lens Cameras That Piggyback on Your Smartphone

This Multi-Camera Rig Lets Sports Fans Watch Any Angle They Want

Stash Your Extra SD Cards In This Adorably Tiny Leica Camera

Sony RX100 II Review: The Best Compact Camera Gets a Little Bit Better

Get Rid of Dirt Inside Your iPhone 5 Camera with Some Simple Surgery

Baseball’s Downtime Will Be Less Painful With 360 Degree Replays

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

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Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

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