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Qualcomm Unveils the Snapdragon 8, Featuring World’s First 18-Bit ISP

Qualcomm has announced its latest generation processor, the Snapdragon 8, Generation 1. It features a host of firsts, including the first 18-bit image signal processor (ISP) made for mobile devices. The Snapdragon 8 features Qualcomm’s seventh-generation AI engine for what it promises is the fastest and most advanced ever. The company touts it as able to use AI to capture images with…
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Zhong Yi Optics Launches the Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 Lens

Zhong Yi Optics has announced the Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 manual focus portrait lens for full-frame Leica M, Canon RF, Sony FE, and Nikon Z mounts. The company says its new portrait prime provides a medium telephoto angle of view, great control of depth of field, and the ability to render distortion-free portraits with well-controlled color artifacts. Zhong Yi Optics also says…
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Researchers Shrink High-Res Camera Down to the Size of a Grain of Salt

Researchers from the University of Princeton and the University of Washington have developed a high-resolution, full-color camera that is the size of a grain of salt that is the next generation of metasurface technology. Tiny cameras have long been thought to have the potential to see problems in the human body and help scientists and medical professionals treat various illnesses, but…
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This Official Canon Teddy Bear Comes with Its Own DSLR

Some parents try to get their kids to fall in love with photography from an early age. If you are a diehard Canon shooter who wants your child to share that same loyalty in their formative years, look no further than this official Canon teddy bear. Available…
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Help Identify Photos of Japanese Americans Incarcerated During WWII

The photo above is of a woman named Shizuko Ina, but for nearly 80 years she remained unidentified until the staff at the Library of Congress were able to connect with her daughter and grandson. The Library of Congress and Flickr are asking the public to help do the same for other photos of Japanese Americans who were sent to concentration camps in the United States during World War II…
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