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Panasonic releases a whole boatload of firmware updates for full-frame and MFT mirrorless and compacts

Nov 20, 2019 John Aldred

Panasonic announced a small handful of firmware updates a couple of weeks ago for the Panasonic G9, GH5, GH5S, S1 and S1R mirrorless cameras. The biggest…

Google’s room-sized light dome uses 100 cameras to captures 3D models of the people inside it

Nov 20, 2019 John Aldred

3D scanning has started to become a more integral part of photography and video for many people. Whether it’s to scan real-world objects to render…

FiLMiC launches Firstlight, its new iOS camera app dedicated to still photos

Nov 20, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

FiLMiC has helped many smartphone videographers to shoot cinematic videos with FiLMic Pro app. Now the company has expanded to still images with its brand…

Samsung Galaxy S11 code suggests it can shoot 8K 30fps video

Nov 20, 2019 John Aldred

It looks like the race is on. After Xiaomi’s code was torn apart recently, suggesting that they’re working on a phone capable of shooting 8K…

If you want to be a family’s social media photographer and do their chores, here’s a job for you

Nov 20, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

Being a professional photographer certainly requires some skills beyond photography. But this Craigslist ad for a family photographer certainly adds another layer to it. Other…

Astronomers worried as SpaceX’s Starlink satellites ruin their observation of the night skies

Nov 20, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

The first batch of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites was launched in May this year, making astronomers worried about how they would affect the night sky. Now…

Rode gives on-camera shotgun mics a high end makeover with the new VideoMic NTG

Nov 20, 2019 John Aldred

When it comes to on-camera microphones, the Rode VideoMic series is way up there when it comes to recommendations. Their flagship VideoMic Pro Plus is…