Like a 'BOSS': Sony’s latest Action Cams stay steady with optical stabilization
Sony's new X3000 Action Cam brings several improvements, including Balanced Optical SteadyShot (B.O.SS), with big advantages over electronic stabilization.
Sony's latest 18-110mm video lens is what your indie film needs
Sony’s newest E-mount lens is built specifically for video pros, and combines a versatile zoom range of 18-110mm with a constant maximum aperture of f/4.
Epson and DJI team up to let you fly drones with augmented reality
The partnership aims to improve safety while increasing the capabilities of drones for both consumers and professionals.
AT&T and Qualcomm want to connect commercial drones to cell networks
AT&T and Qualcomm are currently looking into allowing drones to connect to cell towers to enable long-distance, beyond-line-of-sight flight.
Cooke brings miniS4/i cinema lenses to Canon, Nikon, Sony, and mirrorless cameras
Cooke Optics just announced it will make its line of miniS4/i cinema lenses to shooters of Canon and Nikon DSLRs and Sony and M4/3 mirrorless cameras.
Zerotech’s Dobby is a house elf-sized selfie drone that fits in your pocket
Zerotech's Dobby drone offers autonomous flight, voice control, USB recharging, and fits in your pocket. At $400, is it the selfie drone for the rest of us?
Go vertical: Portrait orientation is no longer scourge of photo and video
Individual creators and news outlets alike are embracing vertical photos and videos due to the proliferation of mobile devices.
Leica’s new 60mm f/2.8 is the first macro lens for the T camera
Leica's $3,000 60mm macro rounds out the T lens lineup, filling a rather large absence. It is just the sixth to be built for the system.
Canon shoots for the stars with new C700 Super 35 cinema camera
The C700 features a Super 35mm sensor and shoots 4K up to 120 frames per second. An optional global shutter is also available.
When Google left them stranded, a Swedish mapping startup stepped in
The Faroese Tourist Board strapped a camera to a sheep hoping to attract Google Street View. Instead, Swedish mapping startup Mapillary answered the call.
Sony adds affordable 50mm full-frame macro lens to lineup
With a minimum focusing distance of 6.25 inches, Sony's new 50mm F2.8 Macro promises a 1:1 maximum magnification ratio on full-frame bodies.
Hands on: FLIR Scout TK
FLIR's new entry-level thermal imager opens the world of infrared vision to a new audience, while maintaining the excellent build quality FLIR is known for.
Charles M. Conlon's iconic baseball photo collection expected to fetch $1M at auction
A collection of baseball photographer Charles M. Conlon's life’s work – some 7,462 original negatives – is up for auction and expected to raise over $1M.
Lexar explains why not all memory cards are created equal
SD, MicroSD, CompactFlash, CFast, XQD ... Memory cards for DSLRs, tablets, and smartphones are befuddling. Lexar explains formats, features, and quality.
Australian startup Snappr could be the Uber of photography, but photographers aren’t happy
Snappr wants to make photo shoots “quick and snappy," but not all photographers are happy with it.
Canon 5D Mark IV’s most intriguing feature was hidden away in a bullet point
Dual Pixel RAW on the Canon 5D Mark IV will allow photographers to digitally correct optical errors after taking a shot -- but only to a very small degree.
Canon breathes new life into aging 7D Mark II with new kit bundles
Canon will be bundling its 2-year-old 7D Mark II with the new version of the EF-S 18-135mm lens and a unique Wi-Fi adapter that slides into an SD card slot.
Want better seascape photos? Don’t forget to bring a bucket
Photographer Karl Taylor demonstrates how you can punch up your seascape photos by wetting down the foreground using a run-of-the-mill bucket.
The night sky, as seen from areas with and without light pollution
A photographer documented light pollution across California, revealing how modern civilization has dramatically changed what we can see at night.
Get perfect color from exposure through final edit with Datacolor's new bundle
Datacolor's new bundle includes everything a pro photographer needs to ensure perfect color from the moment the shutter clicks through the final edit.
The modern daguerreotype is a reminder of how far photography has come
Photographer Binh Danh used the 177-year-old daguerreotype process to photograph iconic locations and national parks around the country.
Aerial video shot on iPhone 6S proves vision is more important than gear
When it comes to shooting exceptional aerial video footage, you don't need an expensive camera. It does, however, take a helicopter.
Canon DSLR used to shoot short film ‘Noatak: Return to the Arctic’
With the 4K Canon 1D C DSLR in hand, filmmakers traversed the Alaskan wilderness to tell the story of two longtime friends traveling down the Noatak river.
VSCO opens free-to-use photography studio in New York City
VSCO is renting it's new Open Studio completely free-of-charge to photographers working on passion projects.
Awesome time-lapse video of San Francisco took 3 years to create
Three years of shooting and six weeks of editing resulted in a breathtaking, two-minute time-lapse video of San Francisco.
Forget pricey pro cams, this YouTube star filmed a viral hit on a midrange DSLR
Viral video maker Scott Winn put his Red Epic aside to shoot his latest production entirely on Canon's midrange EOS 80D DSLR. The results are impressive.
Japan’s Kumamoto quakes likely had a major effect on camera production
Imaging sensors are finally starting to role out of Sony's Kumamoto plant, but it may still be some time before the camera industry fully recovers.
Eye-Fi reacts to feedback, won’t completely brick older memory cards
Eye-Fi has released new software to allow customers to continue to use its older Wi-Fi cards past the previously announced end-of-life date of September 16.
Towels make a cheap solution for DIY sound-absorption panels
Bad audio can seriously harm an otherwise strong video, but it turns out that simple bath towels can do a great job of absorbing sound and reducing reverb.
Brevite’s new camera backpacks keep your pricey gear on the down-low
Brevite has introduced two new backpacks, the Rolltop and Rucksack, that expand on the young company's reputation for incognito camera bags.
No refunds: F-Stop Gear cancels crowdfunded RFID camera-tracking system
KitSentry, the gear-tracking camera bag innovation from F-Stop Gear, is officially dead. F-Stop broke the news in a letter apologizing to backers.
Snapchat-style selfie filters being tested during Olympics may be coming to Facebook
Facebook users in Brazil and Canada will see a new option when they open the app starting Friday: a Snapchat-inspired selfie camera, complete with filters.
Casio enters the 360-degree camera game in a really unique way
Casio's EX-FR200 uses a unique, modular camera body that controls two separate lens/sensor units. It is also waterproof, freeze-proof, and impact resistant.
Augmented reality comes to neurosurgery with tech developed by Leica
A new technology from Leica displays virtual overlays within a surgical microscope to help guide a neurosurgeon’s hands. AR isn't just for Pokémon anymore.
Need a frozen lake for a photo shoot? Here's how to fake it using real ice
Commercial photographer Adrian Mueller simulated a frozen lake using real ice inside his studio to capture the essence of Maker's 46 bourbon.
Freefly Movi camera rig now lets you program motion time-lapses from your phone
First previewed in February, Freefly has finally released a stabile version of its 5.0 firmware for the Movi which introduces a new time-lapse mode.
Canon is sending 78 technicians to support photographers at the Rio Olympics
Canon will provide nearly 1,600 lenses and 78 staff members to support photographers and broadcasters covering the 2016 Games in Brazil.