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DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Price Cheaper vs GoPro Hero 13, but is it a better camera?
With the announcement of the DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro, the action camera market is graced with another addition, just weeks after the GoPro Hero 13 made its debut. These two new iterations of action camera are both alike in dignity, but there are some significant differences...
The DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Has Now Released and is Available to Buy
The DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro has been formally announced. After weeks of leaks and days of delays, we’ve finally got a concrete DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro release date, and info on how to pre order the new high-end action camera. DJI isn’t slowing down as we enter 2024, with the...
Insta360 X5: 5 Features We Hope to See
The Insta360 X4 is a highly capable 360 action camera, used by professionals and amateurs alike. It’s hard to think of means by which the company could improve upon the design: with 8K footage, an ultra-lightweight design and AI-powered editing capabilities; the X4 is a...
Samsung’s S25 camera is rumored to be better than the iPhone 16’s, with a few caveats
With the imminent arrival of the iPhone 16, eyes are turning back for the response from their major competitor, Samsung. We’ve reported before on the potential specifications for the Samsung Galaxy S25, and the knee-jerk reaction to them is to posit that they are superior to...
Best iPhone 16 Trade-In Deals: Here’s Where to Pre Order and Buy
The iPhone 16 pre orders are officially live. After a short wait from Monday’s Glowtime event, Apple and their affiliates have lined up a series of deals to help make these new high-end smartphones worth your while. Depending on your local providers, you may be entitled to...
iPhone 16 Pre Orders Start Today: Here’s When You Can Buy One
The iPhone 16 range was announced with much fanfare on Monday as part of Apple’s Glowtime event, and now just a few days later the smartphone series is available for prepurchase. There are plenty of retailers gearing up for the iPhone 16 pre order cycle, but all are waiting...
Opinion: Between Apple Intelligence and “Cinematic” Video, the iPhone 16 is spread far too thin
Apple’s Glowtime event has been and gone, and with it came the iPhone 16: Apple’s latest iteration of smartphone. As part of the package, Apple Intelligence is finally taking the training wheels off with a suite of new features headed for your pocket, starting September...
iPhone 16 Pro Max Size and Camera: What’s Changed?
Though the differences between iPhone generations are limited outside of the core design, there are still distinguishable upgrades from one iPhone model to the next. In the case of the iPhone 16 range, it’s the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s camera and storage capabilities that have...
iPhone 16 Battery Life Improved for Pro and Pro Max Models
The iPhone 16 range has finally been unveiled today at Apple’s Glowtime event. The new range, consisting of a quartet of new differently-optimized smartphones, boast a suite of improvements, among them being improvements to the battery and battery life. So if you’re starting...
iPhone 16 Price, Pre Order and Where to Buy
The iPhone 16 range is finally here: after months of speculation and a few trusty leaks, today’s Glowtime event officially unveiled Apple’s newest iteration of smartphone. With multiple models to choose from, those looking to upgrade their phone to the newest model need to...
Sigma announced the 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN for the Canon RF Mount
Sigma is expanding its lineup of Canon RF Mount lenses with the addition of the Sigma 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN Contemporary ultra-wide. The newly announced lens is designed for APS-C mirrorless cameras such as the EOS R7, R50, and R100.
The new Sigma 10-18mm F/2.8 DC DN is made...
Apple Watch 10 Screen Size 30% Bigger Than Ultra, With Improved Battery Life
The Apple Watch 10 is officially on its way: Apple’s newest smartwatch range comes in a range of materials and colors, as ever with Apple, along with huge across-the-board changes to quality and features. But most concerning for the primary use of the wearable is the Apple...
Apple Watch 10 Pre Order & Best Trade In Deals
Apple’s Glowtime event has been and gone, having dropped a monumental announcement of 4 new iPhone models, a new iteration of AirPods, and the details on the Apple Watch 10. This next generation of smartwatch almost stole the spotlight from the iPhone 16 range: with its...
Apple Announcement 2024: What to Expect from Glowtime Event
A simple teaser, stating “It’s Glowtime”, has been the first hint we’ve had of Apple’s 2024 announcement event, happening later today. With just hours left on the clock, anticipation is high for this event that should usher in the next generation of iPhone, Apple Watch, and...
Leica M11-D Release Date Rumors: Is a New Leica Body on the Way?
Though Leica occupies a proportionally small amount of the camera market, its products are always eagerly anticipated by professional photographers worldwide. And with the latest reports suggesting we could get a Leica M11-D release date before the end of September 2024,...
GoPro Hero & GoPro Hero 13 Black Available to Pre Order
Action cameras continue to be an ultra-popular market, with new releases from companies like Insta360, DJI and GoPro becoming an annual event in our calendars. As we pass the yearly threshold, we now have a confirmed GoPro Hero and GoPro Hero 13 release date and specs to...
Canon Handheld Vlogging Camera Patent: What Can We Expect?
Like with any major manufacturer, product development is a constant and lengthy process. Often research and development proves fruitless, but what public displays companies engage in can indicate what the manufacturers are prioritizing - such is the case with this recent...
What is the Mysterious Sony Alpha Camera Rumored to Launch Before the End of 2024?
Sony has already had a successful 2024: with the (albeit delayed) launch of the ZV-E10 II and the recent release of their new 85mm G Master lens, the company shows no signs of stopping. But one rumor that has been plaguing the company since early this year is reports that Q4...
DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro Has Launched!
Amongst DJI’s many prospective product launches at present - including a potential new mirrorless camera through to new drones - many are wondering if the company is leaving behind other facets of their industry. Though we haven’t yet got an officially DJI Osmo Action 5...
First images for the Sigma 28-105mm F/2.8 FE lens have leaked online
Sony is getting an exciting new lens in the Sigma 28-105 F/2.8 FE. While details about the lens have been scarce, the first images have already leaked online.
The leaked image of the Sigma 28-105 F/2.8 lens was shared by Sony Alpha Rumors on X. It shows the top view of the...
DJI Neo Officially Announced: Specs, Price and Release Date
There has been a flurry of DJI leaks and announcements in the past weeks, but it was only a few days ago that the company themselves put forward anything resembling official word. Teasing a DJI Neo announcement, the company put out this minimal posting telling us to prepare...
Will the Samsung Galaxy S25 Exclusively use Snapdragon Chips?
We recently did a roundup of all the rumors surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S25, including one leak that comprehensively listed the new smartphone’s entire range of components. One element that we were somewhat curious about was the processor that the new smartphone would...
A Photographer’s Guide to the iPhone 16 Pro
The Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models are just a week from being revealed and there is palpable excitement in the air. Many of our photographer friends are already asking: will it be worth it to upgrade to the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro?
While the official specs of the iPhone...
The 3 Best Labor Day Camera Phone Deals: Pixel 9 Fold, Galaxy S24, & OnePlus 12R
Labor Day continues to highlight great-value deals across multiple platforms, and we’ve compiled some fantastic smartphone offerings. All of these units have great built-in cameras for easy on-the-go photography. With another day on the clock for these offers, you have...
Rumor: Hasselblad will announce a new wide-angle zoom lens in September
Hasselblad is rumored to be making a big addition to its lens lineup next month. According to one trusted source, the Swedish camera manufacturer is looking to unveil a new wide-angle zoom lens next month.
Reliable leaker @camerainsider revealed on X that Hasselblad will...
iPhone 16 & AI-Powered Photo Editing: What to Expect
Generative AI has become a mainstay of the photography world, whether we like it or not. Tools like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop have a suite of AI-powered photo editing tools, and we’ve seen smartphones debuting with similar in-engine programs too. And now, with the iPhone...
iPhone 16 Release Date & Everything We Know
Though digital camera use has massively decreased in the wake of the smartphone, we aren’t wholly anti-iPhone here. Smartphone cameras have greatly democratized photography as a medium, and with the iPhone 16 family of smartphones on the way, users can experience a new level...
Sony 85mm F1.4 GM II Officially Announced: Release Date & Specs
Sony continues to roll out their new products as we enter the final months of 2024. Having started the year with the A9 III and with the potential of another Alpha camera on the horizon, the manufacturer shows no sign of slowing. Now, with confirmation of the Sony 85mm f/1.4...
What new cameras can we expect soon?
2024 has been quite eventful regarding new camera announcements with the recent Canon, Fujifilm, and Nikon releases. And with four months left before the new year, many photographers are expecting to see several more cameras hit the market.
Before we dive into what we...
Is DJI Joining the Mirrorless Camera Market? Rumoured DJI Osmo X
Rumors continue to spread about DJI developing a full-fledged mirrorless camera. The company, whose current product inventory includes action cameras, drones and gimbals; has sparked discourse in recent weeks with the idea that it could be developing a flagship camera as...
My Favorite Lens Just Got Even Better
As a long-time Sony shooter, I reap the rewards of having a suite of lens options available. Sony has allowed third-party developers access to their E-Mount system for years: a move that has indisputably worked in their favor. New lens options from Tamron, Sigma and Zeiss...
The Tamron 50-400mm for the Nikon Z-mount is expected to be announced next month
Nikon users may soon be getting a new lens from well-known third-party manufacturer Tamron. Recent rumors suggest that the company is preparing to announce a new ultra-telephoto lens for the Z-mount with an impressive 8x zoom range.
A few days ago, reliable leaker...
Adobe adds impressive new AI technology to its Lightroom ecosystem
Adobe has announced significant updates to its entire Lightroom ecosystem, including the popular Lightroom on desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw applications.
Many new features rely upon improved...
Leica announces M11 Monochrom, a 60-megapixel camera built for black and white photography
It's a glorious time for black-and-white photography enthusiasts. Hot on the heels of Ricoh announcing the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome, Leica has announced a new monochrome camera, the Leica M11 Monochrom.
The...
Olympus E-M1 Mark II Review Conclusion: The best Micro Four Thirds camera yet
The Olympus E-M1 was a major step up for Micro Four Thirds. Geared for professionals and advanced photographers, the E-M1's goal was to offer DSLR-like performance, ergonomics and features in an altogether smaller, lighter, and more convenient package. For many, this was indeed the case, as the E-M1 was excellent...
“What if you had an intelligent assistant for photo editing?” Adobe asks, offering peek at the future
Adobe has announced that its internal research team is exploring the concept of an intelligent digital assistant. This digital assistant would utilize voice interaction in addition to an understanding of the creative workflows of Adobe’s users.
The speech recognition system in question can accept “natural user...
Epson replaces Stylus Pro 4900 with 17-inch SureColor P5000, offers 10 inks and precision printing
The final Epson Stylus Pro printer in their lineup, the 17-inch Stylus Pro 4900, has now been replaced. The new 17-inch SureColor P5000 printer offers numerous improvements upon its predecessor while building upon the same foundation of a precision printhead and set of UltraChrome inks. Epson America’s product...
Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 Hands On: An impressive super telephoto zoom at a great price
Long telephoto lenses, especially ones for full-frame cameras, can cost a lot of money. This means that being able to do wildlife or sports photography can have a very high barrier to entry. Fortunately, in recent years, there have been numerous affordable telephoto zoom lenses released, including the Tamron...
KitSplit acquires CameraLends, providing content creators the largest peer-to-peer rental market
Peer-to-peer gear rental has become more popular in recent years with the advent of east coast-based KitSplit and CameraLends out west. Customers now have a larger single pool of gear to choose from as KitSplit has announced that they have acquired CameraLends. CameraLends started in 2013 in San Francisco and their...
Using the Lumenzia Photoshop panel to customize a luminosity mask and remove unwanted shadows
There are many ways to remove unwanted shadows in images, including content-aware fill with the Magic Wand tool, the clone tool and more. However, you can also utilize color tone adjustments and luminosity masks to customize a selection and easily remove shadows, even when it is on a complex pattern that would be...
Olympus E-PL8 Gallery Supplement: A gorgeous camera that can capture beautiful images
It's been several years since I had the privilege of reviewing the capable Olympus E-PL7, a camera that brought a higher-end degree of precision to the dials and controls than had been previously offered in the mid-level PEN "lite" line. That was an enjoyable little camera to shoot with and put through its paces,...
DIY underwater housing: Underwater photography for less than $50
Underwater housings can be very expensive, with prices sometimes running into the thousands. However, photographer David Wahlman didn't want to pay the high prices so he built his own underwater housing for less than $50.
The materials Wahlman used include a sealable container, such as Tupperware; an extra lid or...
Instagram blazes a trail, offers wide color capture and display on iPhone 7 (Plus)
Apple’s latest iPhones, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, have wider color gamut displays than their previous iterations. The phones’ built-in cameras support the wider color range but many image sharing platforms convert images to sRGB when you upload them. Instagram has now changed their platform to allow iPhone 7...
The return of an icon: Will Kodak bring back Kodachrome?
While there is no confirmation or official announcement to make, Kodak is "investigating" bringing back Kodachrome. They are currently considering what it would take to start producing and selling Kodachrome again. Kodachrome was first sold in 1935 and was produced until 2009, when production of the iconic film was...
Improve your retouching technique for free: Eight-part retouching tutorial video series
Professional retoucher Sarah Tucker has learned a lot from other retouchers during her career and wanted to give back to the community by recording and releasing a free eight-part video series which cover her complete editing and retouching process.
Her series covers topics including blemish removal (part 1, seen...
Canon continues developing their 250-megapixel APS-H sensor, offering exceptional surveillance capabilities
In 2015, Canon announced that they were working on a 250-megapixel APS-H CMOS sensor. The sub-full-frame sensor packs 19,580 x 12,600 pixels on its 29.2 x 20.2 millimeter surface, offering a pixel density of 418,000 pixels per square millimeter. Per Canon’s press release at the time, even the low-light and high ISO...
How to capture, stitch and post process HDR panoramas in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
Scott Kelby of KelbyOne wants to help you create better HDR panoramas in Adobe Lightroom. Of course, you need to make sure that you have good files to work with in Lightroom if you want to get good final results. When shooting images for an HDR panorama, you want to use your camera in a bracketed exposure mode....
Olympus 30mm f/3.5 Macro Lens Review: A compact, highly affordable entry into the macro world
During Photokina 2016, Olympus announced the 30mm f/3.5 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED lens, their second dedicated macro lens for Micro Four Thirds after the 60mm f/2.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED -- which was coincidentally announced during Photokina four years prior. We have now tested the new macro lens and published our...
Slide film revival: Kodak brings iconic Ektachrome film back from the dead
In an unexpected move at the Consumer Electronics Show (the “electronics” part of the name makes the news even more surprising), Kodak announced that Kodak Ektachrome 100 is coming back. Ektachrome was originally discontinued back in 2012 due to stagnating sales, but later this year, it’ll be back. The transparency...
Storms in black and white: Canon cameras help wedding photographer shoot incredible time-lapse
We have featured the excellent time-lapse work of Mike Oblinski before. The wedding photographer has a passion for storm photography and storm chasing. He has always shot his storm photography and time-lapse videos in color, as he loves the vibrant colors of storms. But as he says about his latest video, PULSE,...
The best of the rest from CES 2017: Instant digital camera, 360-degree VR video and more
Amid the huge trade show that is CES, the larger companies often steal the thunder with big product announcements, leaving smaller niche products lost in the noise. There are a few products which have stuck out which we thought were interesting.
The Polaroid Pop
Polaroid is of course the iconic company...
Resolution and viewing distance: Understanding dpi and what dpi is right for your printing
Understanding print resolution can be a tricky topic. For photographers, new and seasoned alike, there can be a lot of confusion with print resolution and dots per inch (dpi). At what resolution should you print your images? How does your camera’s megapixel count influence how big you can print your work?...
Achieve natural-looking outdoor portraits by balancing ambient and artificial light
Texas-based portrait photographer Francisco Hernandez doesn’t want to eliminate ambient light with his off-camera flashes, but rather he wants to mix ambient and artificial light to create nice, natural-looking results. It can be quite tricky to get the balance correct, so he has created a behind the scenes video...
Fixing their falling drone: GoPro announces global relaunch for Karma drone following recall
2016 was not kind to GoPro. The company saw its stock prices plummet, was forced to trim its workforce on two separate occasions and had to recall its Karma drone.
Not keen to stay grounded for long, GoPro has announced that its first drone will be relaunched later this year. The $800 aerial platform will...