Sony is upping its action cam game in a big way today. The company’s already well-regarded action cameras, big competitors for that GoPro that hasn’t come out yet, just got Optical SteadyShot Stabilization.
Facebook is being slammed by Norway’s largest newspaper after the social network deleted a post showing the iconic Vietnam War ‘Napalm Girl’ photo because the shot contains nudity.
Canon’s soon-to-be-announced EOS M5 mirrorless camera was outed a few days ago through a couple of heavily Photoshop-filtered images. Today a complete set of product photos and specs were leaked.
GoPro will be announcing its new Karma camera drone on September 19th, and the company has been sharing video teasers to drum up excitement for the unveiling. The latest teaser, the 45-second clip above, is titled “Karma is Close.”
The video shows a single continuous take shot in a large library reading room, with library noise in the... more
In the moments after the September 11, 2001, attacks, Associated Press photojournalist Richard Drew shot a haunting photo of a man falling from the World Trade Center. In the new 4-minute video above by TIME, Drew shares the story behind that famous and controversial photo.
Note: The video contains graphic images that may be disturbing to some viewers.
“On a day of mass tragedy, Falling Man is one of the only widely seen pictures... more
An update to the Google Photos app for iOS brings some of the features of the Motion Stills stand-alone app to Google's main photo application. New functions allow for easier editing, sharing and stabilization of Apple's animated Live Photos. Thanks to intelligent... more
The new Sony X3000 both offer image stabilization, with the X3000 (left) shooting 4K and the (center) Full HD. Both are sold in optional kits with the new, smaller live-view remote.
Sony has announced that the 4K-capable flagship FDR-X3000 action camera (previously announced in Japan) will go on sale in North America,... more
Sony has announced the E PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS power zoom lens for Super 35mm/APS-C format, designed for video shooters. It's the second lens in Sony's lineup to use the company's Smooth Motion Optics (SMO) design to prevent focus breathing,... more
Why do the new iPhone 7 phones have to simulate a shallow depth of field? The short answer: physics.
Most photographers know that creating a shallow depth of field (DOF) is usually as easy as using a big aperture (of course, using a longer focal length helps). Even a 35mm lens on a full frame sensor at f/1.4 can still create a relatively shallow DOF with a close subject.
