Camera
First look: Hollyland VenusLiv V2 one-tap streaming camera for social media
Sep 25, 2024
John Aldred
Hollyland has announced the new VenusLiv V2 streaming camera ($949). The follow-up to the company’s original Hollyland VenusLiv, first shown off at NAB 2023, offers…
Blackmagic shares details on the Ursa 17K and Cine Immersive 3D cameras
Sep 24, 2024
John Aldred
Whenever we go to a trade show, we always know Blackmagic will have a nice big stand with a comfy seating area where we can…
This DIY point-and-shoot could cure your ‘waitin’ for the camera unicorns’ blues
Sep 17, 2024
David Prochnow
You’re about to save yourself, conservatively, $3,500 with the following bit of hackery. What? Why? How? Because we’re going camera unicorn hunting. Oh, you don’t…
The Rollei 35 is Positioned to be the best 35mm film camera ever
Sep 10, 2024
David Prochnow
Who would believe it? In 2024, there are now three brand new 35mm film cameras! YAY! We already have the Alfie Cameras TYCH and Pentax…
Why I chose the Fujifilm X-T50 as a second camera
Sep 5, 2024
Trevor Sherwin
Those who have read some of my “What’s in my camera bag” posts over the years will know that I shoot with Fujifilm’s X-series cameras…
GoPro Hero 13 Black boasts up to 3 hours of battery life (with a caveat)
Sep 4, 2024
John Aldred
Another year, another GoPro camera. Two, actually. GoPro has announced the new GoPro Hero 13 Black ($399) and Hero Compact ($199) cameras. The new Hero…
Canon lends a helping hand to hardware hackers
Sep 1, 2024
David Prochnow
A round of applause goes to Canon, Inc. for innocently providing hardware hackers with disassembly instructions, accompanied by step-by-step illustrations, for the Canon Zoom monocular…
Fujifilm X100VI is a street photographer’s perfect pocket camera
Aug 27, 2024
Alessandro Michelazzi
I’ll summarize if no one has ever heard of the Fujifilm X100 series: these are fixed, non-interchangeable optical cameras. The 23 mm f/2 is equivalent…
Seeed Studio reCamera is a modular AI-powered “smart” camera
Aug 26, 2024
John Aldred
Electronics company Seeed Studio has launched reCamera. It’s a modular AI camera platform that promises to be the most advanced of its kind. It uses…
The Flip Video camera came from nowhere and disappeared overnight at its peak
Aug 23, 2024
John Aldred
There was a time, quite a few years before the mirrorless revolution, when everyone who wanted to shoot video bought a Flip camera. No, not…