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A bit confused: what's a HEIF and why do we need 10-bit stills and video?

The latest cameras from most brands are adding 10-bit video (and often stills) capture options. The Canon EOS R5 and R6, for instance, gain both. 10-bit video, 10-bit stills modes and the ability to shoot ‘HEIF’ files are all features increasingly being added to cameras. But what’s the benefit and when should you use these modes? We’re going to look at how data is…
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Sony announces Firmware updates for a1 and a7S III mirrorless camera systems

Sony has announced a pair of firmware updates for its a1 and a7S III mirrorless camera systems, bringing new and improved shooting modes to its two of its newest cameras. Firmware version 1.3 for Sony a1 Firmware version 1.3 for Sony’s a1 full-frame mirrorless camera brings 8K 4:2:2 10-bit video recording and Lossless Compressed Raw capture for stills. Up until now, the a1 had recorded…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Photoshopped Picture Highlights His Dislike of Apple

Mark Zuckerberg posted a bizarre picture of himself working on a Mac laptop, that shows Apple’s logo Photoshopped out, underlining the hostility between the two tech titans. Facebook’s founder posted the picture on June 9 and shows Zuckerberg licking his lips surrounded by McDonald’s food with the caption: “Celebrating McDonald’s joining Workplace with a 20-piece McNuggets…
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Historical Photos of When Trains Were Purposely Crashed into Each Other

A rare set of historical photographs show the carnage from a train crash that was done on purpose for entertainment’s sake in the late 19th-century. A remarkable image from 1896 taken in Buckeye Park in Ohio shows a large crowd of people wearing bowler hats clambering on the wreckage of a huge impact, with the name “A.L. Streeter” written on the side of the locomotive. Buckeye…
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