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Yi, which already has VR offerings in the Halo and 360 VR cameras, is announcing the development of a new, stereo 3D camera called the 180 VR. They're working directly with Google Daydream, and promise it will be easy to use, and easy to view.

Any real details regarding the product, including pricing and availability are still to come.

Press release:

YI Technology Announces Upcoming VR180 Camera with Google

ANAHEIM, CA JUNE 22, 2017 Today at VidCon 2017,... more

Image: Caltech

Smartphone cameras have improved considerably over the past few years but despite innovations such as image stacking and dual cameras with image fusion technology the cameras are still limited by the laws of physics. This becomes particularly evident when looking at the 'tele' lenses that have cropped up on some recent high-end smartphones with dual... more

The brainiacs at Caltech have produced something really cool: an imaging chip that produces an image from light sensors… without lenses. It’s a... more

Announced in February, two highly anticipated full-frame lenses from Sigma are finally on their way to consumers. Sigma has also announced pricing the 14mm F1.8 DG HSM will cost $1600; the 24-70mm F2.8 Art will cost $1300. In both cases, that's well below the current asking prices for Canon and Nikon versions of similar lenses.

Sigma says the 14mm in Canon and Sigma mount will ship this month, and the Nikon version will be available in July. The 24-70mm will ship for all three mounts... more

A 42-year-old woman from New Jersey is suing the popular theme park Hersheypark after she fell from a watercraft while posing for a picture at a photo op spot.

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In its best form, art can lead major innovations in science and technology. The earliest photographers were more like scientists and chemists than artists.

Much of their image making process revolved around the technical process of exposing an image correctly. The subject matter in front of the camera was in many ways less important than the process of taking a technically correct photograph. Nonetheless, these early photographic technologists had a major role in pushing the... more

Vibrant colors of acrylic paint billow into clouds inside a water tank. Photo by Alberto Seveso

Illustrator and photographer Alberto Seveso's paint photography is out of this world. His images macro photos of billowing clouds of color look like they were generated by an animation program. But as he tells DPReview, it's all very real.

The process itself, says Seveso, is quite easy: just pour varnish or acrylic... more

Facebook's new 'Profile Picture Guard' feature makes your profile photos much harder to steal. Photo courtesy of Facebook

Photo theft is a big problem on Facebook, and the social network is finally doing a little something to combat it. Starting with its users in India, the Silicon Valley company is testing a feature called 'Profile Picture Guard,' which... more

I admit, the first time I saw these images I though they were fake. Someone probably added their clothes on as a joke. But when I realized the context and saw the source of the images, it made sense. The fact that the execution was bad made it hilarious.

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Getting the perfect portrait of your pooch or cat looking into your camera can be challenging. Pets arent the most patient models, but a Los Angeles-based company called Paw Champs has found a way to make them hold... more

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