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Olympus is (for real this time) shutting down its camera business in Korea
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
Olympus has announced that it is withdrawing from the camera business in South Korea due to “mostly” low camera sales volume, according to a report…
Jennifer Hudson sued for $175,000 after posting a photo of herself to Instagram
May 21, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Many celebrities have been sued for posting a photo of themselves without permission. Now it’s Jennifer Hudson’s turn. The famous actress and singer posted a…
Artlist adds high quality sound effects to their massive music library
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
Music licensing company, Artlist has expanded its collection to also offer sound effects. They don’t say exactly how many sound effects are currently in the…
Huawei has patented a “liquid lens” camera module, possibly for the P50 series
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
Liquid lens technology isn’t a new idea, but it hasn’t really taken off. We’ve seen a few gimmicky implementations over the years, but we’ve yet…
Aurora Aperture’s new magnetic rear filter system for ultra-wide and fisheye lenses now on Kickstarter
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
Putting filters on ultra-wide-angle lenses isn’t usually an easy or inexpensive task. Sure, it’s possible, but you need to get some pretty large filter holders…
Japan’s mirrorless camera sales slashed by 75% in April
May 20, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the camera sales, which, to be honest, was quite expected. However, it’s surprising just how massive the drop is. According…
OnePlus to remove 8 Pro’s controversial camera “x-ray” feature
May 20, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Users of OnePlus 8 Pro recently started to notice that the phone’s “color filter camera” can see through plastic and some fabrics. It caused some…
Sony UK teases “new compact camera” (likely the ZV-1) launching in 6 days
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
Sony UK is teasing an announcement coming in six days and a few hours. The teaser doesn’t say anything about the camera. There’s no model…
New Premiere Pro and After Effects updates add native ProRes RAW support and GPU rendering
May 19, 2020
John Aldred
It was only six weeks ago that Apple released a beta plugin to allow Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Rush and Media Encoder to read…
First leaked images of the Sony ZV-1 show a vlogging-oriented RX100 VII successor
May 19, 2020
John Aldred
The first images of the upcoming Sony ZV-1 have leaked, courtesy of Sony Alpha Rumours, and they show an interesting looking camera that would suggest…