Nikon has published a third teaser for its upcoming flagship mirrorless Z9 camera with the focus this time on the camera’s ability to track moving subjects in a way that at the very least matches the industry’s best.
Nikon’s first teaser that it released in early October spent nearly its entire short run time on the exterior of the camera, namely the rear LCD. The short teaser showed that…
Sony has been fined 1 million yuan by the Chinese government for “damaging the dignity of the Chinese state” for advertising an announcement for a new product last July, on the day historically associated with the start of the Sino-Japanese War.
Back in July, Sony…
The Epson International Pano Awards is the largest competition for panoramic photography and has announced its 2021 winners, with a misty cypress tree panorama awarded the top prize.
Founded in 2009 by Australian landscape photographer David Evans, the awards are run with…
I Made a Mistake and Gave My Photos Away for Free on Unsplash
October 20, 2021
I’m sure most photographers have heard of Unsplash, the free-to-use stock image website. You upload any of your photographs, then after a short moderation process, they become available in the Unsplash library for anyone to download and use in any way they like.
The Unsplash license agreement overview
During the UK Covid-19 lockdown period, I uploaded some of my favorite shots to Unsplash.
AI model optimization startup Deci raises $21M
October 20, 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel-based Deci, a company developing a platform to optimize machine learning models, today announced that it raised $21 million in a series A round led by Insight Partners with participation from Square Peg, Emerge, Jibe Ventures, Samsung Next, Vintage…
TTArtisan has announced a $56 Light Meter for Leica cameras that do not have a built-in metering system. The device is significantly cheaper than the similar Voightlander VC Speed Meter II which costs $225.
The light meter can mount to the hot shoe of any Leica system…
With Google’s long-awaited Pixel 6 event finally in the books we can look forward to how the custom Tensor chipset sitting at the helm of the new devices performs in the real world. It seems another smartphone OEM is looking to follow in Google’s footsteps with a report from saying Oppo is already planning its own custom system on a chip (SoC) which should be implemented in its flagships as…
Oppo K9s goes official with Snapdragon 778G, 6.59" 120Hz LCD
October 20, 2021
Right on schedule, the Oppo K9s has arrived – in China, at least. The s-phone is a Snapdragon 778G-powered alternative to the K9 Pro that was unveiled last month and something of an upgrade over the original K9. Here is a comparison between them.
The K9s is bigger than…
Global Realme GT 5G gets Realme UI 3.0 early access beta
October 20, 2021
Exactly one week after its official announcement, Realme UI 3.0 early access beta has finally graced global Realme GT 5G units. The news was shared on the Realme community forum complete with a detailed walkthrough of how to enroll for the beta. Keep in mind this release…
Watch the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Part 2 event live here
October 20, 2021
Samsung held an Unpacked event back in August when we saw the arrival of the Galaxy Z Fold3, Galaxy Z Flip3, the Galaxy Buds2 and the Galaxy Watch4. With the reports of a Galaxy Note21 being canceled and the Galaxy S21 FE postponed, we were quite surprised to learn there is a Part 2 event in the timeline.
The time for the new launch has come – it is today, and Samsung will present whatever…
