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Fujifilm X-E4 review: small size, big image quality

April 7, 2021
Introduction Product photography by Dan Bracaglia 85% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Fujifilm X-E4 is a lightweight, rangefinder-styled camera built around a 26MP APS-C sized sensor that uses the company’s X-mount lineup of lenses. Billed as a fun-to-use and compact photographic companion, the X-E4 is the smallest X-mount camera on the market, encouraging you to keep it…
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Videos: Learn photography by playing video games

April 7, 2021
Can video games help teach you photography skills? Texas-based photographer Mir-or-Image believes they can. In his ongoing video series, ‘Photo Mode Perspective,’ Mir plays popular video games and uses their built-in photo modes to help viewers learn the basics…
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Polaroid Founder Edwin Land Foresaw the Smartphone Camera in 1970

April 6, 2021
Polaroid founder Edwin Land was a visionary tech titan of his time, and as is common with pioneering entrepreneurs, Land had unusual foresight into where technology was headed. Here’s a neat video from 1970 in which Land accurately predicts the coming age of smartphone cameras in everyone’s pocket. The film was shot for Polaroid’s shareholder meeting in 1970, and it shows Land giving a tour…
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Photos of Squirrels Jumping with Nuts

April 6, 2021
Photographer Niki Colemont has spent a considerable amount of time over the past five years photographing the red squirrel, and one of his focuses has been catching the little creatures in mid-air as they jump from tree to tree. Colemont is a Belgium-based photographer finds…
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Used Camera Retailer MBP Raises $69M to Expand its Business

April 6, 2021
The used camera market is booming if a recent cash investment of £49.8 million (~$69 million) that MBP.com just raised is any indication. The company claims to “recirculate” about 300,000 pieces of equipment a year and expects to pass $139 million in revenue in 2021. The latest funding round, classified as a Series D as noted by TechCrunch, was led by Vitruvian Partners with participation…
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Strong demand for iPhone 12 sees Foxconn revenue jump 44%

April 6, 2021
Strong demand for iPhone 12 models in the first quarter of the year saw Foxconn’s revenue increase by 44%, said the company. Apple’s primary iPhone assembler has, however, warned that chip shortages are likely to constrain supply into 2022 … Bloomberg…
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OxygenOS 11.2.3.3 rolls out for OnePlus 9/9 Pro w/ battery, camera boosts

April 6, 2021
OxygenOS 11.2.3.3 is already the second update rolling out for the recently released OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro aimed at improving some of the more problematic areas of the flagship duo — namely the battery and camera performance. The update is first rolling out in India, with a wider rollout in North American and Europe to follow in the coming days. Two of the main areas we had issues with on the…
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