Photography

Google Photos is rolling out a new feature it is calling Memories, which lets viewers “relive the moments” from photos uploaded to the platform by transforming them into 3D cinematic images. According to a blog post, using machine learning, Google Photos predicts an image’s depth and produces a 3D representation of the scene, even if the original image doesn’t contain any depth…

Canon Japan has added a selection of mugs, tumblers and shot glasses to its ‘fan goods’ site that ensures you can sip your favorite drinks from cups made to look like your favorite EF and RF lenses. The first is a mug that not only looks like the RF 24–105mm F4 L IS USM lens, but is also essentially the same size, aside from handle. The cup is made of ceramic and measures 9.5cm tall…

Last July, Disney World instituted a policy that required guests to wear masks on the property, with the added step of denying ride photos to those who were not wearing them. The company recently briefly tested digitally adding masks in such cases. When Disney World reopened in July, the company made it clear that masks would be required on the premises at all times except in designated areas.

An illustration from the patent application that shows the 1.0x, 1.5x and 2.0x adjustment options on the concept teleconverter. A recently-filed patent application from Canon shows the company has conceptualized a variable magnification teleconverter adapter. In addition to offering 1x-2x magnification ratio for attached lenses, Canon also states the unit could include built-in optical…