James Eagle created a fascinating data visualization that lays bare the dominance of the smartphone market over the camera.
The self-described “data junkie” entitled his graph, “Have smartphones replaced cameras?” Eagle posted it to Data is Beautiful on Reddit.
Starting in 1950, it details the film camera market which climbs from less than a million products sold in the early…
You Can Now Create Your Own AI-Generated Photos in Photoleap
August 29, 2022
Lightricks, the creator of the selfie-editing app Facetune, has released its own artificially intelligent (AI) text-to-image generator.
Lightricks announced that users can now create AI-generated images via text prompts on its apps including Photoleap, which is…
Samsung Beefs Up Camera Support For Galaxy S22 and Z Fold 4
August 29, 2022
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Samsung has announced that the Z Fold 4 is getting support for the Expert RAW app, which lets users manually change camera settings and shoot in RAW.
The Expert RAW app is an incredibly powerful tool for Android photographers that gives users the control…
Alice Camera has experienced some serious delays but has shared a set of photos taken with its unique camera system which gives an idea of what kind of quality can be expected from the unusual camera system.
The Alice Camera, a Micro Four Thirds system that attaches to the back of a smartphone, has been in development for nearly two years. The concept for the device is simple: an interchangeable…
Gear in this story
August 29, 2022
A crop of the full-resolution 67MP image Nikon China posted to social media. Full image embedded below.
Does Nikon have a surprise up its sleeve for the near future? It very well may if a little slip-up in a recent post shared to Nikon China’s Weibo profile is to be…
Nikon Z9 long term shooting experience
August 29, 2022
My personal Z9, complete with yellow identifying tape and RRS arca-style modular plate with adjustable L-bracket.
All photographs by Barnaby Britton
First, a confession, because I know it’s going to come up. I don’t need a Nikon Z9. I bought one because I wanted to…
Viltrox representative reports Canon told the company 'to stop selling all RF mount products'
August 29, 2022
Two weeks ago, DPReview forum member Stig Nygaard made a post in the Canon EOS R Talk forum inquiring why the product page and all accompanying information surrounding Viltrox’s AF 85mm F1.8 lens for RF mount cameras was no longer available.
Over the following days, various forum members speculated the reason all mention of the product was removed, with many coming to the same conclusion…
AAWireless, the first wireless Android Auto dongle, has officially graduated from Indiegogo [U]
August 29, 2022
Android Auto is a more useful tool when it’s wireless, and dongles have made that remarkably easy over the past couple of years. AAWireless was the first dongle to make that process easy, and now it’s finally reached the end of its Indiegogo period.
Update 8/29: After…
Google’s refocused efforts on Android tablets were spearheaded by the collection of improvements present in Android 12L. Now, Android 12L is making its way to Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S8 series.
An update is rolling out now to the Galaxy Tab S8 to bring Samsung’s tablet…
iPhone 14 Pro again rumored to feature new 30W charger, most likely USB-C to Lightning connector
August 29, 2022
A week before the announcement of the iPhone 14 Pro, a rumor suggests this smartphone will feature a new 30W charger – doubling down on a previous report on a 30W GaN charger coming to Apple iPhones.
This time, Twitter user DuanRui, which has a mixed tracking record on Apple leaks, posted that the iPhone 14 Pro series may use 30W charging power due to a charger brand that started sending…
