A longstanding legal battle that surrounds photographs of Pablo Picasso’s paintings has just had a fresh twist after the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a lower court’s ruling that reproduction of the images was fair use.
Remarkably, the case has been rumbling on across two millenniums as it was first heard in a French court in 1998. The litigation…
Canon has published a series of firmware updates for the R5, R6, and R3. The most notable improvement is to the R3, which can now shoot photos at a blistering 195 frames per second.
Canon R3 firmware version 1.2 adds a new custom high-speed continuous shooting…
Traditionally, camera-based technology has been used to track facial movements in real-time. But now, researchers at Cornell University have developed a wearable earphone device — or “earable” — that bounces sound off of a human’s cheeks and transforms the echoes…
Gear in this story
July 22, 2022
Canon has announced firmware updates for its EOS R3, EOS R5 and EOS R6 full-frame mirrorless camera systems, bringing an array of new and improved features and functions.
Firmware version 1.2.0 for the EOS R3
Canon’s EOS R3 is already a capable mirrorless camera, but firmware version 1.2.0 is adding a few new features that should further improve its capabilities. Most notably, the update…
Photographers will go to great lengths to get the perfect shot for their client, but one customer was left stunned by how dedicated his photographer was to doing a great job on a photo shoot.
Frank from Long Island, New York, hired photographer Jethro Armand to take pictures…
Photo by Lynsey Addario
Leica has announced the finalists of the 42nd-annual Oskar Barnack Awards. The competition is one of the world’s most prestigious and the winner will receive $40,000 in cash along with $10,000 of Leica equipment.
The Leica Oskar Barnack…
Seven years after discontinuing Google Glass, the Californian tech giant has announced it will begin to publicly test augmented reality (AR) glasses.
Google writes in an official blog post that it plans to test the AR glasses “in the real world.” But stresses that the preliminary devices will have strict limitations.
“Our AR prototypes don’t support photography and videography…
How to Help Your Photos Live On After You Die
July 21, 2022
My wife and I recently spent some time updating our estate plans, or what will happen to our “stuff” after we die. Since we don’t have children and our other family and friends all know us in different ways and for different reasons, it seemed prudent to go ahead and…
ArduCam has announced a new $399 108-megapixel USB camera module that is designed for use in machine vision applications. While it can run with Raspberry Pi, its USB interface makes it a lot more versatile for other applications.
Spotted by DIYPhotography, the…
Telesin has announced a tiny motorized camera dolly “photography car” that works with modern compact mirrorless cameras and allows for a range of video moves controlled by a wireless remote.
While mostly an action camera-focused accessory brand, Telesin is branching out to support larger mirrorless cameras with the launch of the Remote Control Photography Car.
This tiny…
