Researchers have developed a novel way to give any modern digital camera the ability to calculate depth with a low-power and compact optical device.
With its ability to gauge depth by sending out pulses of light and measuring its return time, LiDAR – which stands for “light detection and ranging” – has been a game-changer for everything from car manufacturers that deploy them to…
A strange, worm-like cloud that appeared over Alaska has sparked a social media frenzy and official law enforcement investigation. Conspiracy theories suggested everything from a UFO to a plane crash to a Russian missile attack.
On the morning of Thursday, April 7th…
The Duovox Mate Pro night vision camera promises the ability to capture full-color photos and videos in near-complete darkness. It fulfills that promise as a fun, if not limited, tool.
The new Mate Pro aims to “replace traditional black-and-white infrared night vision…
Canon may have known cameras like its R5 have a tendency to overheat, and a new patent design shows that the company has created a unique external heat sink design to help keep them cool.
Cameras that are more dedicated to shooting video like the Panasonic S1H or even Canon’s R5 C have built-in active cooling to help keep the processor and other camera circuitry cool while filming.
Venus Optics has announced a new “red ring” version of its Laowa 15mm lens. Called the 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift lens, it more than doubles the number of aperture blades of the “blue ring” version but doesn’t raise the price.
The 15mm f/4.5 Shift lens was…
A rhino sanctuary in South Africa is publishing heartwarming photos documenting the special relationship between a baby rhino and a baby zebra, both of whom were found orphaned in the wild.
Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary in South Africa first found a baby zebra in…
The DiGi Swap, originally teased earlier this year, is planned to come to market later this summer. A combination holster and app, it works with old cameras and allows photographers to shoot with film bodies as if they were digital.
Originally revealed in January, the team behind the DiGi Swap intended to make an appearance at the CP+ Photo trade show in Japan before it was canceled, but always…
Ukraine Opens Russian Drone, Finds Canon DSLR Inside
April 11, 2022
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has released a video in which a Ukrainian soldier disassembles a Russian military surveillance drone. The teardown revealed a remarkably rudimentary design that features a low-end Canon DSLR camera at its core.
The 2-minute video was…
Nikon has created a wholly-owned subsidiary called Nikon Creates Corporation that will offer the ability to plan, shoot, and produce volumetric, virtual reality (VR), and 3D content as a licensed partner of Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Capture Studios.
The launch of Nikon…
Fujifilm Japan has published a notice on its website informing consumers that there could be forthcoming shortages of its three remaining 120 format color reversal slide film stocks.
According to the notice, first spotted by Kosmo Foto and embedded below, FujiChrome Velvia 50, Velvia 100 and Provia 100F in 120 format could see shortages as a result of issues procuring sufficient amounts of raw…
