Cameras

How To Rescue Wet Gadgets

So you did it. Or maybe you did it again. Dropped your favorite gadget in a sink or a toilet. Or you spilled an entire 40oz on it. Oops. That doesn’t mean you can’t save it though. Here are a few tips that might just bring it back to life. Step 1: Cut the power…

Swappable Lens Wheel Puts 18 Crappy Filters On Your DSLR

You’ve been able to turn your iPhone into a low-quality Holga camera for some time now with this case that puts a spinning wheel of filters at your disposal. But DSLR users can now make the images from their thousand dollar cameras look like they were taken by a $30 plastic toy. https://gizmodo.com/holgas-retro-lens-iphone-case-works-like-a-retro-rotary-5859719 Just slap…

Samsung Galaxy Camera Review: Android Franken-Camera, You Are Absurd and Almost Wonderful

“Android camera.” It doesn’t even sound like a real thing. That’s why the Samsung Galaxy Camera could easily have been a nonsense concept—two desirable things hurled together in hopes that the result will be a revolutionary hybrid, and not a catastrophe. But forget all that, because it’s neither. Instead, the Galaxy Camera is a deftly…

Here’s a Good Reason Why the Camera Megapixel Wars Needs to Stop

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who understands cameras and megapixels and storage space but it could be a good excuse to not get suckered by the megapixel wars in buying a camera. The more pixels, the more space it takes. A thousand images taken on the 36 megapixeled Nikon D800 takes up…

The Samsung Galaxy Camera comes to Verizon on December 13th for $550. That’s 50 bucks more than on AT&T.

Sony NEX-6 Review: A Sweet Spot in a Sea of Mirrorless Cameras

Sony seems content with rolling out endless variations on its popular line of mirrorless cameras. The final one for 2012, the NEX-6, fills out the pricier end between the NEX-5R and the NEX-7, but can it find a foothold to thrive among so many siblings? https://gizmodo.com/sony-nex-5r-review-a-great-camera-with-a-few-missing-p-5959266 What Is It? A 16.1 megapixel mirrorless camera with…

Your Breath Has Harmful Acids That Can Damage Your Camera Lens

I can’t even count how many times I used my breath to fog up a camera lens to wipe it down clean. It’s the photog equivalent of blowing into those old NES cartridges. I swear it works! Turns out, we might be ruining our camera lenses because our breath has harmful acids that can damage…

Gifts for the DSLR-Slinging Photo Artiste

‘Tis the season for getting up in your relatives’ grills with your giant camera and making them hate you for taking pictures while they are still in pajamas. Yep, the DSLR-slinger has a lot to look forward to around the holidays. A big part of the fun is the long list of gift possibilities. Here…

Black and White Disposable Cameras Guarantee Every Wedding Photo Turns Out Artsy

If you’ve been considering handing out cheap disposable cameras at your wedding but really wish your guests had access to Instagram filters, Ilford Photo’s got a compromise for you. The company’s now selling disposable snappers packed with two variants of its black and white film stock. Each camera includes a flash and 27 exposures of…

The 10 Most Important Cameras of 2012

This was a banner year for photo gear. We saw some of the most-anticipated camera refreshes in years (a new 5D, finally!) not to mention some groundbreaking technologies (that weird little Lytro!). Here’s a rundown of this year’s ten hottest cameras. 10. Panasonic Lumix LX7 Anyone in the market for a top point-and-shoot camera is…

The Best Action Camera

It wasn’t so long ago that we rounded up the best action cameras and put them to the test. Just half a year later, and the biggies all have new versions out. They’re all better, but there’s only one best. Round Two: Fight! Testing Methodology As you see in the video above, we tested the…

This iPhone 5 Case Puts Five Spinning Lenses At Your Disposal

If you love mobile photography and have been looking for a way to negate your iPhone 5’s slim and lightweight form factor, Turtleback’s new TurtleJacket PentaEye case has got an entire photography kit on board. Five different lenses in total, mounted to a rotating wheel so you can dial in whichever glass you need for…

Fujifilm XF1 Review: Clever Design That Will Drive You Crazy

Turning a dummy’s point-and-shoot camera into a more advanced shooter with manual controls is a challenging design problem. Cameras like Canon’s S90 nailed it a while ago. But is there a different way to get it right? Maybe! The Fujifilm XF1 certainly tries, with entirely new solution in a handsome package. It’s cool. But it’s…

Our Favorite Smartphones, Sound Bars, Flashlights and More

Hello, holy wow, we’ve got a massive list of the hottest, most awesome gear this month. So. Many. Awesome. New. Phones. Enough small talk, let’s get right to it. For the full list of Gizmodo favorites, head over to the complete Best Gadgets In: https://gizmodo.com/google-nexus-4-review-yes-you-want-this-phone-5956305 The Best Android Phone (AT&T, T-Mobile) Nexus devices are Google’s…

This Polaroid Look-a-like Packs Modern Digital Guts

The Impossible Project brought the Polaroid instant camera back from the dead, but it turns out that resurrection comes with an extremely high price tag. So if you’ve always liked the looks of Polaroid’s iconic SX-70, you can now grab a smaller, cheaper, digitalier version of it. https://gizmodo.com/these-resurrected-polaroid-cameras-have-me-shaking-with-5708622 Carbon’s One Mini has a five megapixel…

The Cameras and Settings That Captured This Year’s Best Photos

Every year, Reuters publishes a list of its best photography, and you’ll recognise plenty of the 95 iconic images that capture this year’s biggest news stories. One keen Redditor, though, wanted to know more—so analyzed the EXIF data of all the images to find out how they were captured. The result, put together by hallbuzz,…

Fuji X-E1 Review: Wonderful for Stills, But It’s No Jack of All Trades

The Fuji X-Pro1 was a hit. But at $1700 for the body alone, it was (and still is) bonkers expensive. The new X-E1 is Fuji’s reaction to that. With a pared down body and new kit lens, Fuji could maintain its enthusiast appeal—and attract a broader market. https://gizmodo.com/fujifilm-x-pro1-review-serious-style-serious-price-u-5934188 What Is It? Another Leica-lookalike mirrorless cam…

GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition Review: Yes, It’s the Best (Updated)

Yes, it’s action cam season. Sony’s entered the market, Contour has updated its line with the Contour+2. But what about the latest from the brand that’s come to define the category—the Kleenex of action cams, if you will? https://gizmodo.com/sony-action-cam-review-not-as-awesome-as-we-hoped-5953000 We’ve been putting GoPro’s highly anticipated Hero 3 Black edition through some rigorous testing. And it…

Sony’s Latest Spider-Man Promo Was Filmed Entirely Without Sony Cameras

To promote the UK release of The Amazing Spider-Man Blu-ray and DVD, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment shot this pretty cool action video of a stuntman dressed up as Peter Parkour (get it?). The only problem is that the video was shot entirely using gear manufactured by Sony’s digital imaging competitors. Come on guys! WHAT HAPPENED…

This Is What Happens When a Lion Steals Your Camera

We all worry from time to time about having our tech stolen. But when Ed Hetherington travelled to Zimbabwe for a wildlife photography adventure, he probably didn’t expect to have his camera snatched by a lion. That is, however, just what happened. He was using a Canon 5D Mk II remotely, to capture animals from…