Nikon launches the beautifully retro Z f full-frame mirrorless camera

Nikon has added a second “heritage-inspired” camera to its mirrorless lineup, joining the Z fc in riffing off of the look of the company’s FM2 single-lens-reflex film camera from the early 1980s – but this time built around a full-frame image sensor.Co… Continue reading Nikon launches the beautifully retro Z f full-frame mirrorless camera

DRUM camera taps projector tech for images at nearly 5 million fps

Generally speaking, if you want to grab sharp images of crazy fast movements such as molecular interactions or water droplets, you’re going to need a super-expensive rig. Researchers have developed a system built using projector tech that could signifi… Continue reading DRUM camera taps projector tech for images at nearly 5 million fps

Polaroid goes premium with $600 I-2 instant film camera

Though many of us will have an instant camera with us pretty much all of the time in the shape of a smartphone, printing out snaps can be a hassle. Polaroid cameras have a built in printer, and the company is going premium for its latest model – the I-… Continue reading Polaroid goes premium with $600 I-2 instant film camera

Sony launches compact full-frame travel companion double act

Sony has pulled back the curtain on two compact full-frame interchangeable lens mirrorless Alpha cameras. The much-improved second-generation 7C model gets a sensor bump and AI processing, while the brand new 7C R gains the CMOS sensor from the Alpha 7… Continue reading Sony launches compact full-frame travel companion double act

Canon’s new camera shoots color video in pitch black, from miles away

Canon has wrapped its experimental ultra-high sensitivity Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensor up into a world-first commercial product. The new MS-500 accepts ultra-telephoto broadcast lenses, and can shoot color video on a moonless night.Conti… Continue reading Canon’s new camera shoots color video in pitch black, from miles away

Sony launches its most advanced APS-C mirrorless camera to date

Sony has just announced a new family member for its compact α6000 series of cameras. The compact enthusiast-level powerhouse features a 26-megapixel Exmor R sensor, the latest image processor plus dedicated AI brains for next-level subject tracking.Con… Continue reading Sony launches its most advanced APS-C mirrorless camera to date

“Compact” medium-format camera launched as a pricey travel companion

Denmark’s Phase One has unveiled its “most compact digitally integrated camera to date.” The 150-megapixel XC can be had with a color or black-and-white digital back, and sports an integrated – rather than interchangeable – lens. And it’s very expensiv… Continue reading “Compact” medium-format camera launched as a pricey travel companion

Power LED Side-Channel Attack

This is a clever new side-channel attack:

The first attack uses an Internet-connected surveillance camera to take a high-speed video of the power LED on a smart card reader­—or of an attached peripheral device—­during cryptographic operations. This technique allowed the researchers to pull a 256-bit ECDSA key off the same government-approved smart card used in Minerva. The other allowed the researchers to recover the private SIKE key of a Samsung Galaxy S8 phone by training the camera of an iPhone 13 on the power LED of a USB speaker connected to the handset, in a similar way to how Hertzbleed pulled SIKE keys off Intel and AMD CPUs…

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Big Sky camera system offers 40x resolution increase over 4K cameras

Later this year, a new live performance and entertainment venue will open in Las Vegas, a huge geodesic dome that’s home to the world’s highest-resolution LED display. Burbank, California-based Sphere Studios has been set up to develop immersive conten… Continue reading Big Sky camera system offers 40x resolution increase over 4K cameras