Cameras

Fujifilm’s New Superzoom Cameras Reach New Absurd Levels of Magnification

Fujifilm’s newly refreshed line of S series “bridge” cameras have some of the highest magnification zoom lenses out there. These cameras are for people who want big hulking DSLR cameras without all those complicated DSLR buttons for controlling things. But at least you can control the zoom SO MUCH. Back in August, Olympus brought out…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 7

Fujifilm X100 and X20 Get New Faster Guts To Match Their Slick Design (Update: Hands-On)

If you have been following the saga of the fancy Fujifilm cameras you can rest easy. Here’s the refresh you’ve been hearing about that was accidentally posted and then taken down. Meet the X100S and X20—Officially. And we loved the X100 and the X10. We loved them in many ways, these siblings. They look beautiful…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 7

Netgear’s Tiny VueZone Security Camera Can Work the Night Shift Now

Worried about midnight intruders? Netgear’s VueZone camera—already a popular security solution—just got night vision powers. The camera looks nearly identical to its predecessors; it’s so small it fits in the palm of your hand, so you can move it pretty simply to any place in your house. But it’s been imbued with an AC-powered infrared…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7

Polaroid iM1836: This Interchangeable-Lens Android Camera Seems Too Good to Be True

Polaroid’s interchangeable-lens camera with Android OS leaked so hard last month that Polaroid went ahead and confirmed its existence, saying it would reveal additional specs about the Polaroid iM1836 at CES. Here’s that information, and wowow this thing looks incredible. So incredible, that we won’t believe this monster does all Polaroid says it can until…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 7

How to Turn Your DSLR Into an Instagram DSLR Using Some Tape

You might have your fancy-ass DSLR, but can you, like, take a square picture like all the cool kids on Instagram? No of course you can’t, sucker! But here’s how to with a little… tape. Photographer Maciej Pietuszynski has posted what we desperately hope is a humorous blog post—actually it’s hard to tell if it’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 7

Canon Powershot N: The Future of Tiny Cameras Is Eco-Friendly Touchscreen Squares?

The new Canon Powershot N includes a lot of the features that Canon (and other companies) been adding to tiny point-and-shoots over the years, like Wi-Fi connectivity and touchscreen controls. What makes it new and refreshing—at least aesthetically—is the new design that’s more square. It’s noticeably different, but does that make it better? Indeed, the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 7

A Teeny Tiny Action Cam with a Half Decent Sensor: Must Be for Porn?

Here’s the Ego Mini, the tiniest Wi-Fi enabled action cam around. It’s 1.62 x 0.86 x 2.05 inches little, and Liquid Image says it’s designed to be less about “fun” and more about “function.” Translation: This might be when action cams turn the corner off of Action Replay Avenue and onto Pervy Perv Sex Video…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jan 6

How Long Until High Res Video Stills Replace Photography Altogether?

A big part of photography is being at the right place at the right time, and of course having your camera ready to capture a fleeting moment. But what if you were able to just capture every single moment? That’s what 4K video capable DSLRs like the new Canon EOS-1DC promise, and the folks at…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 4

Samsung NX300 Hands-On: This Mirrorless Camera Shoots Realistic 3D Photos and Video From a Single Lens

The Samsung NX300’s a big revamp of last year’s NX210 including a lot of common sense improvements to Samsung’s mid-range mirrorless camera. And then there’s the 3D photo and movie mode. Nobody asked for a brilliant new technology that uses a single lens to capture 3D images, but Samsung made it anyway. And it actually…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar Jan 3

Canon EOS 6D Review: Beautiful Full-Frame Stills, Crummy Full-Frame Video

The full-frame sensor, usually reserved for only top-of-the-line DSLR cameras, represents the finest standard of DSLR picture-grabbin.’ It doesn’t come cheap. Canon fit a full-frame sensor into its new 6D—and offered camera buyers a pro-level detail at a surprisingly low price. Does it make the 6D worth buying? What Is It? A wifi-equipped DSLR with…

Reviews Michael Hession Jan 2

A Pro Photographer With a Crappy Toy Camera Proves Hardware Doesn’t Matter

There’s a notion among amateur photographers that spending thousands of dollars on high-end DSLRs will instantly turn every shot into a masterpiece. But in reality, a talented and skilled photographer can create magic with any caliber of hardware—even a $20 Buzz Lightyear camera designed for three year-olds, as David Hobby of Strobist proves. Accompanied by…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 2

Smartphone Camera Features That Need to Appear In 2013

Cameras in cell phones have come a mighty long way in the past few years, from the pixelated shit-vision of yore to the current breed that have replaced most of our compact digicams. But the sense of wonder is fading, and we need some new features. Who’s gonna step up? No matter how serious a…

Tech News Michael Hession Dec 31

Toshiba’s New 20-Megapixel Image Sensor Is a Remnant of the Megapixel Wars

Toshiba’s new TCM5115CL 20-megapixel image sensor is the highest-resolution ever built for the tiniest point-and-shoot cameras. Uh oh, are the megapixel wars back? For a while there, the wars over who could cram more pixels onto tiny image sensors seemed to have died off. Indeed, for years, megapixel counts were a showy and misleading spec…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Dec 26

We’ve Got Live Tech Support To Answer Questions on All Your New Gadgets

Did you get a bunch of new gear today? Got some questions about how to use it? We’ve booked 12 solid hours with a tech support superstar named Karan Shah. In the discussion below, you can ask him anything about the laptops, tablets, cameras and phones that Santa brought you this year.

Gadgets Gizmodo Dec 25

Treasure in the Basement

Basements can be magical places, or they can be junk heaps. You always hope for the magic, that amidst the moldy clothes and Christmas ornaments, you’ll find treasure. So when my mother-in-law mentioned that her father’s old Leica was packed away somewhere in her home, I left behind a me-shaped puff of smoke in the…

Tech News Michael Hession Dec 24

When DSLR Manufacturers Say Their Cameras Are Freeze-Proofed, This Is What They Mean

High-end cameras are often sold with the proud claim, amongst many others, that they are “freeze-proofed”. But is it really that impressive? Unsurprisingly, freeze-proofing is supposed to guarantee that cameras still work well in temperatures below zero—which is just as well for Swiss photographer Alessandro Della Bella when he was photographing the Swiss mountains Piz…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 21

That Polaroid Mirrorless Android Camera Is Real After All

On Tuesday, we reported on a rumored Polaroid interchangeable-lens camera. Turns out, truth lay within! https://gizmodo.com/whoa-is-this-polaroid-mirrorless-camera-real-5969453 Imaging Resource quotes Polaroid CEO Scott Hardy as saying, There will be an Android powered, interchangeable lens camera introduced by Polaroid at CES 2013. Welp, doesn’t get much more crystal-clear than that! No specs were confirmed, but Tuesday’s rumor…

Tech News Michael Hession Dec 20

Could Someone Please Show Leica How to Make a Proper Lens Mug?

Hello Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Leitz GmbH. Thank you for meeting with me. The reason I asked you to stop by today was because I have some concerns with your son Leica and his ability to follow simple directions. Yesterday during our art class we asked the students to tackle a simple project: just turn…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 19

That Crazy Innovative Lytro Camera Has Never Been Less Expensive

Lytro’s innovative camera eschewed the megapixel wars and instead featured a new, focus-everywhere sensor technology. The light-field sensor in the Lytro is the only one of its kind, and as one of the few truly new technologies released in 2012, it’s one of Gizmodo’s most important gadgets of the year. Plus, they’re really fun to…

Tech News Kif Leswing Dec 18

Whoa, Is This Polaroid Mirrorless Camera Real?

The internet is awash today with rumors of a possible Polaroid mirrorless camera. All looks good at first glance, but some weirdness makes us question whether it’s all a ruse. Images were originally leaked via Russian social network VK and later published by Photorumors.com. The supposed camera looks remarkably similar to the Nikon 1 J2…

Tech News Michael Hession Dec 18

Fujifilm’s New Superzoom Cameras Reach New Absurd Levels of Magnification

Fujifilm X100 and X20 Get New Faster Guts To Match Their Slick Design (Update: Hands-On)

Netgear’s Tiny VueZone Security Camera Can Work the Night Shift Now

Polaroid iM1836: This Interchangeable-Lens Android Camera Seems Too Good to Be True

How to Turn Your DSLR Into an Instagram DSLR Using Some Tape

Canon Powershot N: The Future of Tiny Cameras Is Eco-Friendly Touchscreen Squares?

A Teeny Tiny Action Cam with a Half Decent Sensor: Must Be for Porn?

How Long Until High Res Video Stills Replace Photography Altogether?

Samsung NX300 Hands-On: This Mirrorless Camera Shoots Realistic 3D Photos and Video From a Single Lens

Canon EOS 6D Review: Beautiful Full-Frame Stills, Crummy Full-Frame Video

A Pro Photographer With a Crappy Toy Camera Proves Hardware Doesn’t Matter

Smartphone Camera Features That Need to Appear In 2013

Toshiba’s New 20-Megapixel Image Sensor Is a Remnant of the Megapixel Wars

We’ve Got Live Tech Support To Answer Questions on All Your New Gadgets

Treasure in the Basement

When DSLR Manufacturers Say Their Cameras Are Freeze-Proofed, This Is What They Mean

That Polaroid Mirrorless Android Camera Is Real After All

Could Someone Please Show Leica How to Make a Proper Lens Mug?

That Crazy Innovative Lytro Camera Has Never Been Less Expensive

Whoa, Is This Polaroid Mirrorless Camera Real?

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