The Latest Camera News: For Photography Experts And Amateurs
Just because we can take photos with our phones doesn’t mean it’s time to pack up our cameras. Here is where photography nerds can read reviews and news from Sony, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and more. You’ll also find tips and tricks from experts to help perfect your shots.
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AI Camera Mistakenly Tracks Referee’s Bald Head Instead of Soccer Ball
As the world starts to slowly cede control of everything to artificial intelligence, there’s bound to be some growing pains. When a Scottish soccer team upgraded their stadium with live-streamed games courtesy of a ball-tracking, AI-powered camera, they failed to realise that, to a computer, a referee with a shaved and/or bald head would be…
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Nikon Just Gave its Full-Frame Z6 and Z7 Mirrorless Cams a Much-Needed Refresh
Nikon’s first full-frame mirrorless cameras, the Z6 and Z7, were more than respectable entries to the market. The Z6 even gave some of Sony’s cameras a run for their money when it came to video. Two years after launch, Nikon is giving its top two mirrorless cams a much needed revamped with the Z6II and…
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This Perfectly Flat Fisheye Lens Could Help Shave Down Camera Bumps
Fisheye lenses make for some cool photos, but their most distinctive feature is that the glass is curved. The need for multiple bits of curved glass makes fisheye lenses both bulky and expensive. However, engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell have figured out a way to make a fisheye lens that’s…
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Gigantic Camera Snaps First-Ever 3,200-Megapixel Digital Photos
Scientists from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have produced the world’s first 3,200-megapixel digital photos. The images were snapped by an oversized digital camera destined for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, in what is an early demonstration of this facility’s tremendous potential.