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James Webb Telescope’s storage space is smaller than your smallest SSD

Jul 20, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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RAW files and videos taken on a modest DSLR or mirrorless camera still take up quite a lot of space. So, how much storage space do you think James Webb Space Telescope needs? One would think that a ten-billion space telescope would need quite a lot of storage space for all those super-sharp and detailed photos it takes and sends back to Earth. If that’s what you think – you’re wrong.

The JWST uses memory that’s likely smaller than your smallest SSD, or even memory card – it has only 68 GB of space! But how? Why? NASA has explained how it works and why a telescope that powerful doesn’t need a lot of storage space at all.

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Auschwitz warns people to stop posing for photos on concentration camp railway tracks

Mar 22, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 14 Comments
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When posing for photos, especially Instagram photos, people often forget about good taste and respect. Because of this, Auschwitz Museum is publicly urging its visitors to stop posing on the railway tracks that carried hundreds of thousands of victims to their deaths.

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This is how photography is affecting our moods and memory

Jan 4, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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With film cameras, taking a photo used to be a process. But now, with smartphones and digital photography, all of us have a high-end camera in our pockets at all times. It’s estimated that people took a whopping 1.2 trillion of photos in 2018! But have you ever thought about an impact this has on us? How photography affects our mood and memories in the modern era?  Peter Rubin of WIRED decided to explore it, and he brings some interesting findings in this 10-minute video.

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Taking a photo of something makes you forget it more easily, study finds

Jun 5, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Whether you are a professional or a hobbyist photographer, or just take occasional snaps with your smartphone – you probably sometimes take photos to remember certain events. But a recent study suggests that, when you do this, you actually achieve the opposite:  taking a photo of the event makes it less likely to remember.

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Memory cards past, present and future – What you need to know about the different card formats

Dec 7, 2017 by Jeff Cable 8 Comments
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A couple of months ago, I asked all of you to email me with ideas for future blog posts. One of the suggestions that came up numerous times was the request for me to explain all the different memory card formats.

I guess that my 12 years in the industry, marketing memory cards for Lexar, makes me slightly more knowledgeable than most photographers about this subject. With that in mind, I am writing this blog post to explain the many different memory card formats, including those from the past, current card formats and what might be the card of the future.

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