Why does someone build their own camera? Maybe for technical reasons, usability enhancements, or perhaps personal style and artistic outlook. The raison d’ètre for the experimental camera I made here falls somewhere between all of the above.
The prototyping process, over the last few years, has been about creating a tool that enables some of my own photographic ideas to be more readily…
How to Add Believable Snow to an Image in Photoshop
November 4, 2020
PiXimperfect is an excellent resource for learning Photoshop techniques and in this 10-minute video, host Unmesh Dinda shows you how to add believable-looking snow to any image using Adobe Photoshop.
The first step is to isolate the background that you want to add snow to.
Canon Adds 70-200mm f/4 L and 50mm f/1.8 STM Lenses to RF Lineup
November 4, 2020
Canon has announced the 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM and the 50mm f/1.8 STM lenses for the RF mount, making for a now rather robust 19 native lens options for Canon’s full-frame mirrorless system.
Canon says that both lenses are completely redesigned from their EF predecessors…
Huawei released a post where one of its engineers explained the advantages of the free form lens tech on the Mate 40 Pro. The machine translation is rather rough but we did get the gist of it.
The free form lens is undoubtedly one of the iconic Mate 40 Pro features. Instead of using the traditional spherical or aspherical optical elements, the 20MP ultrawide camera on the phone uses an…
As first reported by , Apple has updated its support documents that shine light on the functionality between the iPhone 12 models and the new MagSafe chargers.
iPhone 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max will reach peak wireless charging speeds of 15W while the iPhone 12 mini will…
Oppo K7x announced with Dimensity 720 and 90Hz screen
November 4, 2020
Oppo introduced the K7 5G in August and today the company added another member to the K series, dubbed Oppo K7x.
The Oppo K7x is built around a 6.5″ FullHD+ LCD that has a 90Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 180Hz. The screen has a pixel density of 405 ppi…
Vivo S7e 5G is official with a 64 MP camera, 33W fast charging
November 4, 2020
vivo introduced a new phone for its domestic market called vivo S7e 5G. It comes with Dimensity 720 5G chipset, triple main camera, and fast charging.
The vivo S7e 5G has a lot in common with the vivo Y73 5G, announced last month – same chipset, same 8/128 GB memory and even the camera placement and footprint are the same. However, here the main shooter on the back has a 64MP sensor, up…
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is ready to roll out in Europe, here are the prices and pre-order perks
November 4, 2020
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is ready to start rolling out across Europe later this month and the launch in Russia is paired with a pretty aggressive deal – the phone will cost RUB 90,000 during the pre-order period between November 10 and 19th and it comes with a free pair of…
Rumor has it that HMD Global has plans to resurrect two classic Nokia models, the same way it brought back the legendary 3310 and 8110. This time around the company is hoping to stir up nostalgia among people who remember Nokia’s more prestige offerings.
The Nokia 6300 is…
Oppo K7x camera and battery specs officially confirmed ahead of tomorrow's unveiling
November 4, 2020
Oppo will unveil the K7x tomorrow and it has already confirmed that the smartphone will feature a side-mounted fingerprint reader, sport a punch hole display with 90Hz refresh rate, and support 5G networks. Today the company posted a couple of teasers on Weibo, revealing the K7x’s camera and battery specs.
From a previous official poster, we already know that K7x will sport a rectangular…
