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Manfrotto launches its own Canon, Nikon camera batteries and dual-bay charger

Manfrotto has introduced its own-brand camera batteries and a dual-bay charger that will be available exclusively in the USA. The lithium-ion batteries fit Canon and Nikon cameras, and are said to offer enhanced performance over standard batteries. The HLX-E6N battery for Canon is a replacement for Canon’s LP-E6N, but the Manfrotto version offers 2000mAh over Canon’s 1865mAh. The Nikon…
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Using LiDAR to Add Autofocus to an f/0.95 Manual Focus Lens

Filmmaker Josh Yeo of MAKE.ART.NOW. recently tested DJI’s LiDAR Focus module for the new RS 2 gimbal to see if it could accurately focus his manual Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III lens. If it can handle this, that means you can pretty much add autofocus to any camera and manual lens combination you want… and the results look VERY promising. Using LiDAR time-of-flight sensors for autofocus…
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DxO announces PhotoLab 4 with new DeepPRIME AI technology

It’s been a busy week for photo editing software announcements. The day after Adobe announced the latest versions of Lightroom and Photoshop, DxO has joined the party with its announcement of DxO PhotoLab 4. PhotoLab 4 includes numerous new features and improvements, but…
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Canon EOS R5 review

Introduction All product photography by Dan Bracaglia 91% Overall score Jump to conclusion Canon’s EOS R5 is an excellent camera for professionals or anyone that’s looking for a supremely capable option for almost any type of photography, from…
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Adobe Premiere Pro can now natively decode ProRes Raw video files

Adobe has announced Premiere Pro (version 14.5) will now natively support ProRes Raw, finally opening up editing of Apple’s Raw video format to all Premiere Pro users. Earlier this year, Adobe started selectively supporting ProRes Raw, but only for Windows users running Nvidia GPUs. With this new update, both macOS and Windows users will be able to edit ProRes Raw video regardless of what system…
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DxO Announces PhotoLab 4 Powered By Its DeepPRIME AI Processing

DxO PhotoLab 4 is the company’s latest update to its photo editing software powered by a new technology it calls DeepPRIME, a “revolutionary” demosaicing and denoising technology based on artificial intelligence and “trained with deep learning.” DxO PhotoLab 4 adds a new dynamic interface system, a batch renaming feature, a new editing history tool, the ability to selectively copy and…
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