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These five Olympus mirrorless cameras can now double as Mac webcams

September 4, 2020
Olympus may be getting out of the photography business, but it may sell a few more mirrorless cameras to Mac owners first — today, it extended the previously Windows-only beta of its webcam software to Mac OS, letting you hook up five specific models to your MacBook, iMac or Mac Pro for what should be a far sharper webcam experience than you’ve probably had so far during the…
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Fujifilm breaks mirrorless speed record with new f/1.0 lens

September 4, 2020
Fujifilm has announced a new 50mm X-series lens with an unprecedented f/1.0 aperture. The XF 50mmF1.0 R WR is the world’s first f/1 autofocus lens for mirrorless cameras, according to Fujifilm, and marks the 35th X-series lens the company has produced. Its field of view is about 75mm-equivalent on Fujifilm’s APS-C sensors. Fujifilm’s previous fastest lens was the 56mm f/1.2, which is the…
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Google Maps readying app-wide dark mode on Android [APK Insight]

September 4, 2020
Following the Home app last month, one of the last first-party apps that needs a dark mode is Google Maps. Fortunately, the latest version of the Android client finally reveals that work is underway. About APK Insight: In this ‘APK Insight’ post, we’ve decompiled the…
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iOS 14: How to use burst mode with your iPhone volume button

September 4, 2020
Apple changed how burst mode works with the iPhone 11 cameras in iOS 13 that made things a bit more complicated. With iOS 14, there’s a new option to make things simpler and faster to access the feature. Follow along for how to use burst mode with the iPhone volume button. iOS 13 brought a host of new camera features along with the new camera hardware with the iPhone 11 lineup. However, as Apple…
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iOS 14 beta 7 adds new Dark Mode wallpaper option for rainbow stripe backgrounds

September 4, 2020
Apple today released iOS 14 beta 7 to developers as we move closer and closer to a release to the public sometime this fall. iOS 14 beta 7 includes a notable change to the stock wallpaper collection: adding a new Dark Mode option to the popular rainbow stripe wallpapers. Prior to iOS 14 beta 7, the rainbow stripe wallpapers were available with an array of background colors, but there was no…
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