Yesterday, the developer beta for iOS 14.3 – which contains the upcoming ProRAW photo feature – became available. Though the exact date of the consumer beta or final release of the software has yet to be announced, we now know some facts about how ProRAW will work.
In an interview last week with Apple, we already gleaned a lot of information about the advantages of the coming file type. The…
How and Why You Should Take Photos in Bad Weather
November 13, 2020
Spanish-American Photographer and YouTuber Aows has published this 9.5-minute video that discusses a topic most photographers avoid: taking photos in bad weather conditions. Aows explains how he does it and why he thinks it’s worth it.
Aows says he has experimented with…
Canon brings its macOS EOS Webcam Utility out of beta and updates Windows version to 1.1
November 13, 2020
Canon has announced a full production version (1.0) of its EOS Webcam Utility software for macOS and a version 1.1 update for Windows computers.
Less than a week after Nikon announced its webcam utility was out of beta, Canon has done the same. Canon says its beta…
Kenneth McKenzie’s Lost Photos from World War II
November 12, 2020
I met a man who owned a ton of his uncle’s photos he took during his time in World War II. The images by Kenneth McKenzie start in Vancouver and Banff where they did their training, then all across Europe.
Kenneth McKenzie with his Brownie in hand and Caesar by his side.
While there are many images like these, what makes these special in my opinion is that each of the images has a handwritten…
Manfrotto Adds Two CFexpress Type B Cards to Growing Memory Lineup
November 12, 2020
Manfrotto has expanded its growing memory card lineup to include two new capacities of the CFexpress Type B format. The 128GB and 256GB capacities promise 1,730 MB/s read speeds and the capability to record high frame rate 8K video.
Manfrotto’s new CFexpress cards…
Hot on the heels of Nikon’s official webcam software release, Canon has announced its free full production version of the EOS Webcam Utility Software for both macOS and Windows, bringing with it compatibility for 43 EOS and PowerShot cameras and 14 video conferencing…
Help wanted: Google Photos wants your assistance in training its machine learning algorithms
November 12, 2020
Android Police is reporting that Google Photos has been asking its users to help improve its algorithms. While this is not Google’s first foray into crowdsourcing help in improving its recognition software, the latest survey, which is rolling out to users on Android, is asking for volunteers to label their images.
Last year, Google Photos asked users to identify faces in images to help…
Best cameras under $2000
November 12, 2020
As you approach the $2000 price point you’ll find flagship APS-C and Four Thirds cameras, built for speed and durability. You’ll also find a handful of full-frame ILCs and DSLRs, with their own unique selling points. Even though they cost more, we’ve…
Google has announced that it is ending its unlimited free photo and video storage through Google Photos. On June 1, 2021, users will be capped at 15 GB of free ‘high quality’ photo storage per account. This change will take place alongside additional changes with…
Google Photos Wants You To Donate Your Time to Train Its Algorithm
November 11, 2020
Google Photos has for some time asked users to verify its results for facial recognition or image content accuracy, but now the app is taking requests one step further: it’s asking you to label all your images from scratch, not just verify results, to help train the algorithm.
One of the tenents of creating a machine learning system is to give it properly labeled datasets that it can learn…
