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Way back in 2013, Sony launched claimed the crown for the world’s first full-frame mirrorless cameras with the release of the Alpha 7 and 7R models. Now the fifth-generation 7R has been announced, which unlocks the power of its 61-MP sensor thanks to n… Continue reading Sony ups the processing power for Alpha 7R V full-frame mirrorless camera
Last year, Olympus sold its imaging division to investment firm Japan Industrial Partners and new a company was set up to continue the iconic line. OM Digital Solutions celebrated 50 years of the OM-1 with a new flagship in February, and has now launch… Continue reading OM System OM-5 launches as adventure-ready compact MFT camera
Sony is lowering the price of entry to its line of vlogging cameras with the introduction of the ZV-1F, which comes with the same 20.1-MP sensor as 2020’s ZV-1, but sports a fixed lens instead of the older model’s zoom.Continue ReadingCategory: Photogr… Continue reading Sony makes vlogging easier and cheaper with ZV-1F camera
Researchers have used thermal cameras and ML guessing techniques to recover passwords from measuring the residual heat left by fingers on keyboards. From the abstract:
We detail the implementation of ThermoSecure and make a dataset of 1,500 thermal images of keyboards with heat traces resulting from input publicly available. Our first study shows that ThermoSecure successfully attacks 6-symbol, 8-symbol, 12-symbol, and 16-symbol passwords with an average accuracy of 92%, 80%, 71%, and 55% respectively, and even higher accuracy when thermal images are taken within 30 seconds. We found that typing behavior significantly impacts vulnerability to thermal attacks, where hunt-and-peck typists are more vulnerable than fast typists (92% vs 83% thermal attack success if performed within 30 seconds). The second study showed that the keycaps material has a statistically significant effect on the effectiveness of thermal attacks: ABS keycaps retain the thermal trace of users presses for a longer period of time, making them more vulnerable to thermal attacks, with a 52% average attack accuracy compared to 14% for keyboards with PBT keycaps…
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Earlier this year, Samsung treated us to the kind of image madness we could expect from its new 200-megapixel camera sensor by pasting a huge photo of a cat on the side of a building. The honors for the first smartphone to feature such a monster sensor… Continue reading Xiaomi joins the 200-MP camera party with launch of 12T Pro handset
Last year, Sony fed imaging technology from its Alpha mirrorless cameras into a new entry level full-frame Cinema Line camera aimed at content creators. Now the company has introduced an APS-C version called the FX30.Continue ReadingCategory: Photograp… Continue reading Sony puts creators in the frame with 4K Super 35 Cinema Line camera
While seabed-located cameras are great for tasks such as monitoring wildlife, powering them and retrieving their photos can be challenging. That’s where a new MIT-designed camera comes in, as it requires no battery, plus it wirelessly transmits its pho… Continue reading Battery-free MIT underwater camera is powered by sound
Following the launch of the speedy X-H2S mirrorless camera earlier this year, Fujifilm has now announced a new family member that boasts the highest resolution offered in the X Series range, as well as being the first APS-C camera able to record 8K/30p… Continue reading Fujifilm aims high for X-H2 mirrorless camera launch
Premium camera brand Hasselblad has added a new medium-format monster to its X System mirrorless camera line. The flagship X2D 100C boasts a 100-megapixel image sensor, in-body stabilization, up to 15 stops of dynamic range and 1 TB of internal storage… Continue reading Hasselblad unleashes 100-MP mirrorless medium-format prosumer monster
Amazon has revealed that it gives police videos from its Ring doorbells without a warrant and without user consent.
Ring recently revealed how often the answer to that question has been yes. The Amazon company responded to an inquiry from US Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), confirming that there have been 11 cases in 2022 where Ring complied with police “emergency” requests. In each case, Ring handed over private recordings, including video and audio, without letting users know that police had access to—and potentially downloaded—their data. This raises many concerns about increased police reliance on private surveillance, a practice that has long gone unregulated…
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