Samsung finds use for 200-megapixel phone camera, prints giant cat pic

Samsung wants the world to witness the power of its fully armed, operational and wildly unnecessary 200-megapixel Isocell HP1 smartphone camera sensor. So it’s taken a picture of a cat, and printed it at 1.5 times the size of a basketball court.Continu… Continue reading Samsung finds use for 200-megapixel phone camera, prints giant cat pic

Fujifilm launches 40-fps stills, 6.2K video X Series mirrorless camera

It’s been a few years since Fujifilm took the refresh brush to its X Series flagship, but that’s now changed with the launch of the X-H2S APS-C mirrorless camera – which boasts a brand new image sensor, improved autofocus, 40 fps continuous shooting an… Continue reading Fujifilm launches 40-fps stills, 6.2K video X Series mirrorless camera

Canon adds two compact members to its EOS R series mirrorless family

Canon has added two more cameras to its EOS R series of mirrorless cameras, this time made more compact by employing small imaging sensors. The EOS R7 is being aimed at hobbyists and enthusiasts, while the EOS R10 is pitched at content creators.Continu… Continue reading Canon adds two compact members to its EOS R series mirrorless family

Record-breaking camera keeps everything between 3 cm and 1.7 km in focus

In photography, depth of field refers to how much of a three-dimensional space the camera can focus on at once. A shallow depth of field, for example, would keep the subject sharp but blur out much of the foreground and background. Now, researchers at … Continue reading Record-breaking camera keeps everything between 3 cm and 1.7 km in focus

Full-color night vision pocket camera turns night into day

The Duovox Mate Pro is billed as

Startup Duovox has launched a compact night vision camera with a custom Sony sensor and advanced algorithms at its heart that effectively turn night into day, bringing the full color experience to after-dark hikes in the mountains, night-time wildlife photography or even pitch black handicam horror flicks.

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Wyze Camera Vulnerability

Wyze ignored a vulnerability in its home security cameras for three years. Bitdefender, who discovered the vulnerability, let the company get away with it.

In case you’re wondering, no, that is not normal in the security community. While experts tell me that the concept of a “responsible disclosure timeline” is a little outdated and heavily depends on the situation, we’re generally measuring in days, not years. “The majority of researchers have policies where if they make a good faith effort to reach a vendor and don’t get a response, that they publicly disclose in 30 days,” Alex Stamos, director of the Stanford Internet Observatory and former chief security officer at Facebook, tells me…

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Panasonic tempts movie-makers with new video-centric GH Series flagship

Though Panasonic did take its video-focused G series MFT flagship into Mark II territory last year, it seems a while since the prosumer camera got a proper upgrade. Now the company has shone the spotlight on the all-new DC-GH6 – with a new 25-MP sensor… Continue reading Panasonic tempts movie-makers with new video-centric GH Series flagship

OMDS marks 50 years of the Olympus OM-1 with Four Thirds flagship

After splitting from Olympus last year to focus on imaging, OM Digital Solutions has decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Olympus OM-1 film camera with a new OM System flagship, the OM-1 micro-four-thirds camera.Continue… Continue reading OMDS marks 50 years of the Olympus OM-1 with Four Thirds flagship