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Giveaway: Win Your Choice of Camera, a Tamron 24-70mm Lens, and More!

In celebration of the 250th episode of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast, we’re giving away a great camera and Tamron lens along with some other great prizes!Entering is easy, free and there are... more

Apple iPhone X review

DPReview smartphone reviews are written with the needs of photographers in mind. We focus on camera features, performance, and image quality.

The iPhone X is the newest flagship phone from Apple. It comes with twin optically stabilized 12MP rear cameras, a 7MP front-facing camera with 'TrueDepth' technology, artificial background blur and specialized lighting effects, DNG Raw file capture, and of course is otherwise a highly capable and extremely speedy mobile device.

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Updated Adobe is preparing a major Lightroom Classic performance update, and we got to try it

This article has been updated to include results from a 2015 quad-core Apple MacBook Pro.

Adobe Lightroom Classic users have been pining for a serious performance update for ageseven Adobe admitted that Lightroom performance was lackluster, and improving it was 'top priority.' Well,... more

Canon patents fingerprint reader for cameras and lenses

The ability to unlock your smartphone or computer using just your fingerprint has been an option for ages, but it looks like digital cameras might not be too far behind. A recent Canon patent shows how the Japanese camera giant could implement a fingerprint ID sensor into both its camera bodies and lenses to safeguard your images and make cameras less tempting for thieves... more

Reuters Banned from Olympic Opening Ceremony for Leaked Photos

Reuters photographers and reporters have been banned from the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea, next month after the international news agency leaked photos of the rehearsal.

South Korea’s... more

Tourists are destroying New Zealand's iconic Lake Wanaka tree for Instagram photos

The solitary tree found in New Zealand's Lake Wanakaan iconic landscape photography subjectis at risk of destruction if tourists, particularly Instagrammers, don't start showing it more respect. The Lake Wanaka Tree is a crack willowits very name refers to the tree's brittle natureand its social media popularity has fueled an influx of tourists who are destroying the tree as they attempt to capture Instagram-worthy shots.

There's even an Instagram hashtag dedicated to the tree: #... more

Lightroom Still Slow? Another Major Performance Update is Coming

After finally admitting that Lightroom is slow in 2017, Adobe pledged to speed it up and released a big performance update in October 2017. Unfortunately, the updated Lightroom can still be sluggish, even if you... more

Google’s long-awaited Clips Camera hits stores, will cost you $250

If youve been desperately waiting for Googles artificial intelligence-driven Clips camera to go on sale now is your moment. The company has added the video clip shooting device to its store for US customers at the expected $250 price tag, with delivery expected between the end of February and the beginning of March.

The lifelogging camera was first revealed at the Pixel 2 event in October. It's... more

Rally Car Hits Photographer Standing on Outside of Corner

Photographer David LeClair was photographing rally car racing at Sno*Drift Rally in Michigan last Friday when one of the rally cars lost control, slid off the road, and violently slammed into... more

Canon May Add Fingerprint ID to Its Cameras and Lenses

Fingerprint ID is used on many smartphones these days for security and identification, but would you like to see the same feature on your camera gear? Canon has apparently developed a fingerprint ID system that can identify the photographer using the camera or lens.