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In this short-but-useful tutorial from DSLR Video Shooter, Caleb Pike runs you through 5 video and photography uses for simple foam board. Get out a pen and a pad, this photo DIY 101... more

One of the main complaints when Sony releases a high-powered new full-frame E-Mount camera is, “Okay, but where’s the glass!?” The release of the impressive Sony a9 ‘sports camera’ was no different, but a new report claims Sony is working on at least one long, fast prime to silence the critics.

According to... more

In nearly every industry, the Web has enabled a cadre of Internet-famous individuals, who on the merits of their marketing prowess have gained massive followings without necessarily acquiring the skills that has traditionally defined an expert.

At the surface, the phenomena seems entirely meritocraticuse hard work to circumvent the traditional gatekeepers, thereby building an audience that one can then monetize. But the insidious by-product is a fake news quality to the content... more

Arguably Snapchat’s most popular feature to date is their augmented reality ‘selfie filters’ that allow you to augment your face with bunny ears, vomit rainbows, and occasionally trample on someone’s copyright. Now, in a move absolutely everyone saw coming, Instagram... more

This incredible timelapse of the Grand Canyon filling up with clouds is beautiful beyond words. Shot on Canon 5DSR and 5D Mark III cameras, the film captures an extremely rare phenomenon called a full cloud inversion.

A full cloud inversion occurs when cold air is trapped by the canyon and topped with a layer of warm air, which combines with moisture and condensation to form a sea of clouds. Sped up in timelapse, it feels as though the red rock of the canyon is jutting... more

In a totally unexpected turn of events, Googles extremely impressive Google Pixel was just unseated as DxOMark Mobile’s best smartphone camera by... more

The Canon EOS M6 is a compact 24MP APS-C mirrorless digital camera with twin dial controls and a touch screen interface. Starting at $779 for the body, it takes the guts of the EVF-equipped EOS M5 and puts them in an updated version of the M3 body. It sits in Canon's M lineup between the M3 and M5, and is sold with the 15-45 and 18-150mm lenses as kit options for $899 and $1... more

A new video by a tester in Japan shows the a9's Eye AF (in AF-C) tracking working remarkably well with a single subject, tracking the subject's eyes all the way to the edges of the frame. Here are three reasons we're very impressed, and a couple reasons why we're still left a bit ambivalent:

What we like:
  • The a9 continues to track the subject's eye when all it sees is his profile. It's quite robust, so we expect Eye AF on the a9 to stick to the initial subject better.
  • It... more

With an overall score of 90, the newly announced HTC U11 is the highest-rated smartphone camera ever tested by DxO and has taken the top-spot in the DxOMark Mobile ranking from the Google Pixel. 

The U11 scores impressively well across all categories and in particular offers very low... more

Taiwanese manufacturer HTC today launched it latest flagship smartphone, the HTC U11. The new model's stand-out features is called Edge Sense. It lets you squeeze the phone's edge in order to execute specific actions, for example take a picture.

The main camera specification looks similar to the HTC 10... more

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