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Canon Uses AI Cameras That Only Let Smiling Workers Inside Offices

This may sound like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, but Canon has rolled out new AI cameras that use “smile recognition” technology to ensure that only happy employees are allowed into its offices. Back in 2020, the China-based Canon subsidiary Canon Information Technology introduced an “intelligent IT solution” for corporate offices that includes 5 different functional modules…
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New Honor 50 Smartphones Pack 6 Cameras, Feature Return to Google

Honor, a smartphone brand that was spun off Huawei, has announced its new 50 series devices. As part of the announcement, Honor confirms that Google’s apps will run on the devices, effectively skirting around the ban that crushed the floundering Huawei. Previously, because Honor was a brand under Huawei and was as such subject to the same restrictions under a United States ban, Google pulled…
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Xiaomi Patents Three Smartphone Models with Huge Cameras

According to a report from LetsGoDigital, the Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi has patented three new smartphone designs with huge camera arrays developed in a collaboration with Samsung. The three new patents were filed by Xiaomi Mobile Software in March of this year…
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Profoto Launches Camera App with New ‘Profoto Raw’ Photo Mode

Profoto has been slowly adapting its products to work more seamlessly with mobile devices and it has built on top of that with the launch of the Profoto Camera app. Separate from the Profoto Control app, the Profoto Camera app is both for lighting control and photo capture that includes a new RAW format. The original smartphone app, Profoto Control, did include capture capability but was mainly a…
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Gitzo takes a battering for lack of communication over Légende tripod delays.

Historic tripod manufacturer Gitzo is taking a beating in the comments section of its Indiegogo campaign page for the Légende tripod over a lack of communication with its customers regarding delays to deliveries. Gitzo cites an issue with packaging being the problem, and has recently revised its expected shipping date to September 2021 – it was originally supposed to arrive in May when…
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