Nikon has published a firmware update for its flagship Z9 camera that increases the camera’s ability to capture 20 frames per second in RAW plus JPEG mode for about 15 seconds without buffering, the longest in the industry.
Nikon’s Z9 firmware version 1.10 was released today and its main goal is to improve the duration of high-speed continuous shooting. At launch, the Z9 was capable of…
Asus Unveils a Giant 17-inch Folding OLED Tablet PC
January 6, 2022
ASUS has announced a new lineup of OLED Zenbooks, headlined by a what it claims is the world’s first 17-inch folding OLED Tablet PC called the Zenbook 17 Fold.
The Zenbook 17 Fold
The new foldable tablet is unique to the industry and to Asus, as the 17.3-inch…
How the Nikon F Revolutionized Photography 60 Years Ago
January 6, 2022
As an art form and a technology, photography’s youth is only matched by its blisteringly rapid advancement. This creates something of a paradox for us as enthusiasts and professionals, where the history of the medium we so love can feel both short and overstuffed. Neither…
A YouTube creator who goes by NASS revived video footage obtained from the Internet Archive, and colorized it with added sound, to reveal what California looked like almost a century ago. In the 2 clips, taken in the 1940s (above) and 1930s, respectively, viewers are taken on a tour of bustling areas including downtown Hollywood and Orange County’s Balboa Peninsula. The original clips are…
Huion has launched the Kamvas Pro 2.5K series, a 2.5K resolution pen display tablet is available in 13-inch and 16-inch size configurations. The company says this is the first time a pen display of these sizes has been offered in this resolution.
The company says…
These Are the First 100% AI-Generated Stock Photos of People
January 5, 2022
Smarterpix, Germany’s leading stock photo agency, has announced an industry-first: a set of stock portraits that are 100% generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and available for legal licensing.
Smarterpix is operated by PantherMedia, the first microstock…
Back in November, LEGO website Brickset released a very limited-edition ‘Vintage Camera’ set for Black Friday that could only be acquired by using VIP points awarded for making purchases on the site. While availability was scarce, YouTuber Wizard of Bricks managed to get their hands on one and subsequently created a tongue-in-cheek video ‘review’ of the 179-piece LEGO set.
The six-minute…
Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced an updated trio of its Zephyrus G14, G15, and M16 laptops. The G14 features an all-new display while the G15 and M16 see new CPUs and GPUs.
Asus ROG says the new line of Zephyrus laptops have the latest hardware, display…
Canon has announced that it is developing a virtual reality (VR) software platform that it is calling Kokomo. It is designed with the intention of changing human communication by combining VR with “immersive” Canon camera-powered video calls.
Kokomo is described by…
Testing the Nikon Z9 at High ISO Against the Z6 II and D850
January 4, 2022
I just did a ISO comparison with the Nikon Z9 compared to the Nikon Z6 II and Nikon D850. I’ve been using my old D850 a lot for astrophotography and have been very pleased with its ISO performance.
When I got my Nikon Z6 II about a year ago I found it to outperform my Nikon D850 regarding ISO. That was expected since it has a lower resolution (24.5MP vs 45.7MP). So now that I’ve got…
