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Sigma Sticks Its Top DSLR Sensor Into Compact Cameras

11:15AM Yesterday | Mario Aguilar

You probably know Sigma for its inexpensive alternatives to brand-name lenses, but the company also makes some fine digital cameras. The newly rebooted DP-series compact cameras pack the same sensor technology as the company’s excellent $US3300 SD1 DSLR. More »


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Why Kodak’s Passing Makes Me Sad

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11:00AM Yesterday | Alex Kidman

The news that Kodak is pulling out of the hardware market — excepting printers — for good means that, effectively, Kodak is dead. Is this the death knell for the compact digital? More »


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Use Your Instagram Photos To Make Sweet Love

11:00AM Yesterday | Mat Honan

Lovestagram is a brand-new Instagram plug-in that lets you make Valentines from your Instagram photos. It’s very neat, but the best part about it is the back story: the very site itself is a Valentine’s Day gift. More »


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Broke Kodak Will Halt Camera Production

4:00AM Yesterday | Mario Aguilar

Just a few weeks after filing for bankruptcy, Kodak says it will stop producing digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012. The move will reportedly save Kodak $US100 million a year. More »


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Ben Franklin’s Ghost Teaches You Photographer Rights

2:30AM Yesterday | Michael Hession

It’s easier than ever to capture images of public goings-on with all our fancy camera gadgets. If you find yourself in the middle of some contentious event — particularly when the police are involved — you should know your rights. And who better to tell you than the singing cartoon ghost of Benjamin Franklin? More »


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Lytro Teardown Reveals Wi-Fi And Bluetooth Capabilities

2:30AM Yesterday | Jamie Condliffe

The focus-free Lytro camera is so good that Steve Jobs reportedly wanted to roll the technology into the iPhone. Though it’s not quite ready for sale yet, a teardown has revealed that the camera is capable of communicating via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. More »


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The Last Photo Lab To Develop Kodachrome

12:45PM February 9, 2012 | Michael Hession

Kodak’s decision to stop producing Kodachrome film in 2009 left a hole in people’s nostalgia-seeking hearts. This documentary short by Xander Robin takes us into Dwayne’s Photo, the last remaining lab to develop the coveted film. More »


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Inside GoPro’s Outdoor Camera Genius

11:45AM February 9, 2012 | Michael Hession

What’s not to love about a GoPro camera? Absolutely nothing. At least that’s what you’d think after watching CBS This Morning’s report on GoPro and its founder, Nick Woodman. Woodman has done pretty well with the wearable camera, selling about 800,000 cameras in 2011. And frankly, some of the footage GoPros have captured is every bit as gushworthy is the report would imply. More »


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Why Camera Nerds Can Be The Worst Nerds

5:00AM February 9, 2012 | Brian Barrett

There’s so much one can learn about cameras, from ISO to white balance to aperture settings. And there is, for some reason, an irresistible urge to share that knowledge once you’ve learned it, even if no one’s asking, and even if it’s totally irrelevant to the conversation at hand. More »


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Canon IXUS 510 HS: Now With Wi-Fi

4:30PM February 8, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

The new Canon IXUS 510 HS (known in the US as the Powershot ELPH 530 HS, according to Canon) will be the first Canon camera with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. That means you’ll be able to wirelessly upload photos to the Internet as well as to transfer media directly to mobile devices. More »