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How to Check Your Camera’s Shutter Actuation Count

Want to check how many individual photos a camera has taken in its lifetime? Here’s a guide to looking up the shutter actuation count for most of the most popular camera brands on the market. Table of Contents Why Does Shutter Actuation Count Matter? How Do I Look Up the Shutter Count? Checking Shutter Actuation Count for Nikon Cameras Checking Shutter Actuation Count for Canon…
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Huawei Designs Face Scanning Camera That Generates a ‘Skin Score’

Huawei has patented a triple-camera 3D smartphone system that can scan and analyze a user’s face and skin. It can determine if enough sunscreen has been applied, if makeup has been properly removed, and provides advice on care with a “skin score.” A Camera That Acts Like an ‘Intelligent Mirror’ In a utility patent discovered by Lets Go Digital, Huawei describes a triple-camera…
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OM Digital Launches Two IP53 Lenses: 12-40mm f/2.8 II, 40-150mm f/4.0

OM Digital has announced two IP53 water and dust resistant lenses to accompany the same level of protection found in the new OM-1 camera: the M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II and 40-150mm f/4 Pro. When paired with the new OM-1 camera, either lens creates the only IP53 camera system currently available that can withstand the second-highest level of dust protection currently rated as well as…
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Lensii is Now Pidgeon: An Ad-Free Photo Sharing Instagram Alternative

Pidgeon, formerly Lensii, is a photo-sharing app designed to take on Instagram. Its founder says it will run on a freemium model and will never play host to the annoying onslaught of ads that plagues the app it’s meant to replace. Chronological Feeds, Enhanced Messaging, and Only Photography After a bit of a bumpy start and an elongated waiting period to be approved by both Google Play…
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