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"A picture," so the old saw goes, "is worth a thousand words." That may well be so, but if researchers at the University of Michigan and Adobe Research get their way, a few sentences could soon be sufficient to make that picture just a little bit more worthy. Their creation, a prototypical, voice-activated image editor called PixelTone,...

 

 

When producers of a BBC documentary about penguins in Antarctica wanted to get up close and personal while filming these cute creatures they knew they they'd need spy technology worthy of James Bond. So, they created "Penguin Cam," a group of life-like penguins equipped with cameras, which could capture the daily...

When you really stop and think about it, it's amazing how far digital photography has come in the last decade. Ten years ago this month, we were thrilled by the brand-new Canon EOS-10D and Pentax *ist-D, a duo of 6-megapixel SLRs priced at US$2,000 and US$1,700 respectively. In fact, even a 3-megapixel compact could command a similar...

 

 

What lens-shaped product will they think of next? Recently, we told you about a small, USB powered humidifier shaped like a Canon lens and before that there was this portable speaker designed like a Nikon zoom.

Add to that faux lens arsenal this Camera Lens Pepper Mill Grinder, available via Amazon.com for...

Several key camera firmware and software updates recently issued by Nikon fix a variety of bugs and should bring an improved user experience for photographers. In all, the updates cover the Nikon V1 mirrorless camera, the professional Nikon D4 digital SLR, and the Capture NX 2 application that's available to accompany the company's...

 

 

The 16.3-megapixel Fujifilm X100S isn't due to ship until next month, but photographer Brandon Remler has just posted three new videos showing off the stealthy attributes of this rangefinder-style camera. Remler, who is regional sales director at Fujifilm North America, highlights the quiet shutter sound of the...

Canon's impressive, video-oriented EOS-1D C professional digital SLR has been shipping for a couple of months now, and as early adopters are finding out, it's capable of some mighty impressive 4K movie capture. This summer, though, its video performance could be kicked up another notch.

A product advisory issued by Canon today notes...

 

 

Sony had a big year in digital cameras last year, especially when you consider that the company launched four cameras -- the RX100, NEX-6, A99 and RX1 -- that could all be considered blockbusters. So what does Mark Weir, senior technology manager at Sony Digital Imaging, have to say about their success? That's what...

 

 

It's a massive, one-of-a-kind camera but, until recently, it was thought to be too big to move. That may change if a project to create a more mobile version of the IMAGO1to1 life-size self-portrait camera gets the funding it's looking for.

The original IMAGO1to1 walk-in camera was built in Munich in 1970 by...

 

 

Just after the New Year began, the largest camera retailer in the United Kingdom -- Jessops -- went into administration protection (the U.K. legal term for bankruptcy). Some 192 stores across England closed, and more than 2,000 employees lost their jobs (according to the The Daily Telegraph).

It was another...

If you own one of Sony's Alpha SLT or NEX-series camera bodies and lenses made in the last couple of years, there's a pretty good chance new firmware awaits you on the company's support website. (Links to all the updates are at the end of this article.)

In one of the more comprehensive firmware releases in recent memory, the company...

Fans of completely manual control have two recently-unveiled lenses to look forward to, one apiece for the Micro Four Thirds and Leica M mounts. The new optics are products of Germany's RINGFOTO GmbH & Co. KG, and will be sold under the legendary Voigtländer brandname.

For Micro Four Thirds users, there's a 42.5mm prime lens with a...

 

 

Here's an exercise in (somewhat) pointless fun. The folks at Flite Test combined the hippest of hipster photo gear with the geekiest of geeky gadgets by strapping a Lomography camera onto a mini-copter drone and sending it into the heavens to shoot aerial photos.

Called the Lomo-Copter (aka the Lomogracopter),...

 

 

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Nikon's coveted Nikkor brand of camera lenses, and the company has served up the following, loving video tribute to how its precious photographic glass is made.

Yes, it's pretty much an advertisement for Nikon's lenses, but it's hard not to be mesmerized by the...

If you often shoot with complex setups of multiple flash strobes remotely triggered using PocketWizard radio gear, the company has a new offering that will help you take care of your valuable transceivers. (And it can also double as a handy bag to protect a full-sized SLR, if you don't want to carry a full-sized camera bag.)

The...

At the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Japan last week, consumer electronics giant Ricoh teased a new product concept that will be rather exciting for fans of immersive photography -- and it might just bring immersive video capture to the table, as well. Although relatively little information is so far available, Japanese tech blog...

 

 

Low-cost computer maker Raspberry Pi announced yesterday it will be releasing a bare-bones camera module that will sell for $25.

Like Raspberry Pi's $35 computer, which is essentially a souped-up circuit board the size of a credit card, the stripped down camera is designed for educational purposes and to let...

 

 

A plan to create a digital version of those classic Bolex movie cameras took another step forward this week when the couple behind the project released new images of the final camera body.

Our initial impression? The D16, as it's called, looks gorgeous.

"Finishing this body has been an epic task!," Joe...

 

 

We must've missed this during the hubbub of CES but camera repairman Kelly Chong was out pounding the pavement in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the show last month to protest what he says is unfair treatment by imaging manufacturers against small camera shops.

Chong claims manufacturers,...