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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra hands-on video shows off massive camera bump with 3-camera array, built-in screen

February 13, 2021
Image credits: Screenshots in this article are from the original Tech Buff PH video. Click to enlarge. In a video that’s since been hidden, YouTuber Tech Buff PH shared a hands-on review of what appears to be a new Xiaomi device with one of the larger — and most unusual — camera arrays we’ve seen on a smartphone. Xiaomi was one of the first manufacturers to release a smartphone with…
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Tips for Making Beautiful Photos of Frozen Soap Bubbles

February 12, 2021
Photographer Jens Heidler, who was recently featured for his macro video of snowflakes melting in reverse, has published a 5-minute instructional video on how to create frozen soap bubbles for dazzling macro photos. The first half of Heidler’s video beautifully shows how…
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Canon’s New App Culls Photos with Artificial Intelligence

February 11, 2021
Canon has announced the Photo Culling app, the company’s new software for iOS that is built on a newly-announced proprietary artificial intelligence. Canon advertises its new app as a “digital photo assistant” to help select your best images based on four key parameters. Starting with the core of its new app, Canon announced that it has built a Computer Vision Artificial Intelligence…
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Sony’s Next Camera is the Cine/Alpha Hybrid FX3: Report

February 11, 2021
A pair of photos have emerged that appear to show Sony’s next camera, depicting a look that combines the body profile of the Alpha series with cinema camera buttons. Called the FX3, it shares much in common with the design philosophy of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
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A Trove of Clever KGB Spy Cameras From the Cold War Are Up for Sale

February 11, 2021
Several examples of the height of concealed camera technology are set to go up for auction on February 13 as part of the first and most comprehensive offering of rare artifacts ever assembled from the Cold War era. Many of the items come straight from the KGB museum in New York. According to Julien’s Auctions, the entire collection from the KGB Espionage Museum — which you can read more…
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Laowa Brings Four of its Popular Lenses to L-Mount

February 10, 2021
Venus Optics has announced that four popular Laowa lenses are being released for L-mount. Two wide-angle lenses, the 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye and the 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D, and two macro lenses, the 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe and the 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro, are available to order…
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Same Energy is a Visual Search Engine That Finds Similar Photos in a Snap

February 10, 2021
Same Energy is a new Web tool that’s perfect for photographers looking for visual inspiration. It’s an AI-powered visual search engine that provides a fast and simple experience for exploring visually similar photos. The website was created by Canadian developer Jacob Jackson, who launched it into beta last week. “We believe that image search should be visual, using only a minimum of…
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