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This 4K time-lapse of Grand Teton required nearly a month to create

This 4K time-lapse film captures Grand Teton National Park during both day and night, and required nearly a month to create.
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World’s smallest 360-degree camera is loaded with big features

The tiny, block-shaped Nico360 isn’t just small, it’s also surprisingly powerful, with features that make other 360-degree cameras seem lacking.
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Globell gets serious about color management with new monitor calibrator

Globell promises to offer a combination of professional quality, long-lasting durability, and an affordable price in new globellColor calibrator.
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One of Fujifilm’s top-of-the line cameras can’t do top of-the-line features, company admits

While the X-Pro2 will receive the X-T2's improved AF performance thanks to a firmware update, X-Pro2 users hoping for 4K are sadly out of luck.
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Huawei P9’s image quality impresses, video stabilization suffers

Huawei's dual-camera P9 smartphone takes fantastic images and offers advanced creative control, thanks to its Leica-approved dual-camera setup.
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Adobe Lightroom for mobile adds RAW support to iOS, improves camera on Android

Adobe updated both flavors of Lightroom for mobile today, adding RAW support to iOS and improving camera functionality on Android.
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Canon's PRO-1000 can now print up to 25.5 inches thanks to new driver

With the latest firmware, Canon's professional 17-inch printer can now take full advantage of 17x25-inch paper. So 16x24-inch prints are within reach.
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Add wireless tethering to your DSLR for a cool $40 — here’s how it’s done

This $40 DIY "hack" adds wireless tethering to Canon or Nikon DSLRs, with full control from Android or iOS devices.
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Storm chaser captures tornado in stunning 4K time-lapse video

Mike Olbinski spent 18 days across nine states chasing storms to create this incredible 4K time-lapse video.
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Faroe Islands entices Google Street View via sheep-cams

With the goal of attracting Google Street View cars, the Faroe Islands tourist board put 360-degree cameras on sheep to create Sheep View.
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Photog snaps pics in public to see if he’ll get harassed (Spoiler alert: he does)

London-based photographer Tim Berry made of a video of himself taking pictures in public, just to see if he'd get harassed. Spoiler alert: He did.
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Don't try this at home: photographer flies drone over waterfall at night to light kayakers

When she needed a solution for lighting kayakers at night, Australian photographer Krystle Wright looked to Canon Speedlites. And a drone.
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X-T2's advanced video features mark a turning point for Fujifilm X-series cameras

The Fujifilm X-T2 is the first X-Series camera that will appeal to video professionals – for reasons that go far beyond 4K.
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Phottix Spartan is a compact beauty dish and softbox on the cheap

For the budget-minded photographer, the Phottix Spartan offers portability, versatility, and ease of use not matched by softboxes costing much more.
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Leica-sponsored TV show will see photographers compete for a $166,000 prize

Leica is serving as the “exclusive technical provider” for a new European TV show called Master of Photography. The winner leaving 150,000 Euros richer.
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Video shows off the Fujifilm X-T2’s impressive autofocus compared to a DSLR

Two photographers set out to see just how Fujifilm's new AF system works by pitting it against Nikon’s full-frame D810 at a horse race.
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This new lens for GoPro makes recording 3D video a breeze

The upcoming Vitrima lens by Fantem promises to be an affordable, enjoyable way to record ready-to-watch 3D video to a single GoPro camera.
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Fujifilm reveals plans for firmware upgrade, three new XF lenses

The faster and more accurate autofocus introduced with the X-T2 will make its way to the X-Pro2 thanks to a firmware update coming this October.
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Light's L16 computational camera gets a wider zoom and double the internal memory

Citing feedback from preorder customers, Light has extended the zoom lens and doubled the memory on its L16 computation camera, slated to ship this summer.
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Insights, Instagram's analytics feature, now available to users

Instagram's highly anticipated in-app analytics feature is finally rolling out to users, but it has created some confusion.
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This new AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 lens shines bright, outperforms pricier competition

Tokina's AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 lens just made it through the gauntlet of DXOMark testing with flying colors — at less than half the cost of first-party lenses.
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The Octospot Dive Camera is an action cam built for doing one thing very well

Octospot puts a fresh spin on the action camera with its purpose-built Dive Camera. It's a niche product, and it's better because of it.
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GoPro captures Wimbledon in VR, showcasing tennis from new POV

Wimbledon outlawed selfie sticks last year, but now the event is letting in VR camera rigs thanks to GoPro.

GoPro announces new backpack and two bike mounts

Three innovative, new products from GoPro will give fans something to get excited about while they wait for the Hero 5.
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Sigma 150-600mm firmware update fixes overexposure issue with Nikon D500

Sigma's 150-600mm telephoto zoom lens can overexpose images when paired with the company's 1.4x teleconverter on a Nikon D500. A firmware update fixes this.
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‘The Secret Life of Pets’ video straps a GoPro on a virtual chihuahua

Illumination Entertainment strapped a virtual GoPro to a virtual chihuahua in this hilarious and adorable promo for its upcoming animated film.
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SanDisk’s high-performance MicroSD cards are built for your 4K video library

SanDisk's latest MicroSD cards, coming later this year, offer up to 100MB/sec transfer speeds and enough capacity for 14 hours of 4K footage.
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The incredible underlying technology of Snapchat’s selfie lenses

There’s a surprising amount of technology powering Snapchat's goofy and popular selfie lenses, and the company has a lot of money riding on their success.
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Made for astronomers, this weather forecast is perfect for photographers, too

Designed for astronomers, Clear Dark Sky provides a weather forecast that happens to be equally useful for photographers.
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Hasselblad CEO: Zoom lenses are coming for X1D medium-format camera

Hasselblad CEO Perry Oosting stepped in to quell the rumor that the new, mirrorless X1D medium-format camera would not get native zoom lenses.
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Eyefi issues ‘end of life’ statement for its older Wi-Fi cards due to outdated tech

The company is ending support for its older SD cards that use outdated technology, hoping to move users to its new Mobi cards.
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Former rival gang members working together to promote peace in gripping documentary

When an L.A. ad agency found itself in a position to tell a powerful story with License to Operate, it didn't think twice. And it did it all off the clock.
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DXOMark testing reveals EOS-1D X Mark II has the best Canon sensor ever

Canon's new flagship DSLR proves to be more than just a speed demon, demonstrating image quality improvements across the board.
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Unleash your full selfie potential with Idolcam

Idolcam is an integrated camera and three-axis gimbal that seeks to bring out “your inner idol” by providing high-quality, stabilized selfie videos.