Chris and Jordan are kicking off a new segment in which they make feature suggestions to manufacturers for the benefit of all photographer-kind. To start things off, they take a look at the humble USB-C port and everything it could be doing for us. If we're going to live the #donglelife, then we might as well get the most out of it.
The idea of power grip that would power a multitude of items (for me, camera, light, Zoom H1n recorder as stereo mic) and the suggestion of more outboard storage options are two things I've been wanting. Another thing I'd like to see is larger screens (say, 5" instead of 3") with full touch function, for controlling not only a modern GUI-type menu system but also photo-editiing software (as on that Zeiss camera released last year). Not a full-on smartphone operating system, but with enough similarity to provide even more control over control over parameters of this and that, and to navigate more quickly than now-archaic tabs-and-pages menus permit. I'd also like to see cameras come with interchangeable modules on the backs, for switching between tilting and flip-out screen apparati, per a user's preference. For example, I love my Panasonic G9, but sometimes wish I'd bought a Sony A7III because I detest the flip-out screen of the G9.
I hope you will do an article on camera design for older photographers. I suspect that we are a big part of their market. Failing eyesight, arthritis, loss of dexterity etc. My biggest problem is plugging a cable into a USB port. Memory cards have to be removed with small pliers. Why? If manufacturers are going to survive they need to start with a clean slate. Stop designing digital cameras that look like film cameras. Hire Apple's Jonny Ives to create a revolutionary, new COOL camera that will appeal to smart phone users but will also have ergonomics for all ages.
Great plug to the manufacturers! May I suggest another?
I would love to see a dedicated portrait camera, ideally a Fuji XF100-type of camera that has a base ISO of 64, a fixed 56mm lens (85mm equiv) with a leaf shutter to ease flash compatibility with a body design that favored portrait-oriented shooting without the need for an added grip.
What I miss even more is an easy Wi-Fi connection. I want to hook up my camera to my LAN and access it as any other network storage device. This may be possible with some brands of camera, but not the one I got...
YES! I don't want the camera to act as a hot-spot... I should be able to connect the camera to my existing network and access it from my PC like any other wireless networked device. I can do this with my $29 printer... why can't I do it with a $300+ camera? Sorry it's not a USB suggestion... but it's a needed feature.
Really time for a flash that can adjust color temperature manually or auto Have a modeling light that just come on for the AF half press (help with low light mirrorless AF). As well as a new flash design that is more like a mini torch flash (like the old metz's) with much better head bounce adjustments..
These new hot shoe flashes with rechargeable batteries are too heavy for flash shoes and an dlean forward too much for good camera balance.
I´d love to be able to use any camera as a webcam. If I want to do a live stream with good video quality then I need expensive extra equipment like Mlackmagic´s Web Presenter. This could easily denoe by the camera itself.
It's more than USB ports: the 1980-mindset of the camera developers must be changed in order to realize that their cameras are specialized computers, not "devices" that happen to include various computer-related things haphazardly.
Love the "halo" behind the head of the wise old man.
Again, thanks to Chris and Jordan for another great episode.
Yea, tell this to Apple and their latest iPad Pro that has USB--C but it doesn't do more than the Lighning. I was happy when the announced that they coming to USB-C and now I got an iPad Pro it's so hampered that it's more or less useless. Was hoping it could be used thetering or but nooooo :-(
You are wrong.period. Apple just don't support anything beyond what the Lighting contact could do. Well, faster charging but that's it. Prove me wrong.
I have not read the full comment list someone may have this on mind as well, why not put all the advanced add on feature on a AV battery grip, like standard AV connector and other ports and hardware add on together with a big battery, so that for casual shoot the on camera type C is enough to keep the setup light and small. The biggest complain I have with the USB plug is not the features it has but the physical strength of the connector, even the standard type A on the computer is not reliable I always have bad contact problem, why not make a magnetic type plug instead ?
The problem with your ask is that USB-C requires a software / driver interface for each device type you need to interoperate with. A good solution to this is to use Android as your OS for your camera.
My Sony Xperia XA2 (that I'm typing this message on) has a 24MP camera. Why wouldn't Sony take a $300 phone like this and add a little more battery and replace the back camera with a 24MP 35mm sensor + lens mount? Add a plastic dust guard / body cap and charge $600. Hotshoe and tripod mounts can be 3D printed / molded from plastic or some kind of rubber or foam. You want to leave the computer at home. I want to integrate it all into my phone.
I don't like this idea... I LOVE it! Keep it coming!!! Camera manufacturers are WAY behind the curve vs what Smartphones offer in terms of ease and enjoyment of use when taking pictures/videos. For casual pictures/videos, I find myself using my Samsung 9+ 95% of the time. It's just so much more convenient and fun!
You missed a BIG potential use of the USB-C port though. Why not allow a WIRED connection to a smartphone for full screen, full rez previews during shooting & playback. This way, EVERYONE would have an external LCD screen in their pocket that could be used at anytime. Wireless smartphone camera apps suck due to their low quality video previews. It's time for manufacturers to wake up to the new reality of smartphones and include some of that ease of use and fun factor into their high quality yet unoriginal/stagnant camera designs.
After seeing Brittany Hillen's May 20, DPR article "Documentary reveals how some Instagram influencers game the system" I'll be using my iPhone Xs 100% of the time. That documentary convinced me that the Xs is all I need to produce HD video. I've worked 30 years in Hollywood, so your mileage may vary ;-)
Nice, I like it. Good ideas, especially using it as a second (or third or whatever) card slot. Good idea for the feature too. I would like to see some more cameras of yesteryear too. Those were fun.
Indeed. There are 128 GB USB 3.0/3.1 THUMBNAIL drives that would not put any torque on a camera port. Nikon, Canon et al can't figure out how to have the camera be able to copy the SD/CF files to this drive-or better yet, simultaneously save files to the internal card and this external drive. Come on, Nikon, parent of the WiFi adapter.
Yes, the USB-Port needs some more support by the Camera Companies. But there is one Feature that is far more important to many of us i hope. Why can´t they just build in a Sim-Card slot, some cellphone (Data) electronics and an antenna? No hassle with Blutooth or Wlan connections, no waiting for pairing or transmitting the pictures to your cellphone. Just mark the Pictures, auto-add IPTC and then just send them in the Background while continue taking photos. In the Class of the 1DX II or the D5 there should be enough space in the Bodies. Those are the innovations i hope to see sometimes. The Camera Companies should adopt the speed the internet demands delivery. I mean the Action-Cameras of course, not necessarily the Landscape ones. Can it be so difficult merging a camera and a cellphone?
The bandwidth involved for video or raw file transfer for professional use could easily exceed 100 GB/month. Even light use would see 10-20 GB/month. For the minor inconvenience of using flash memory cards, the cost savings are still considerable.
@ Richard Murdey Yes, but i had the sports shooter in my mind, shooting football or soccer in jpeg and catering the online sports sites. I think most of that specialized cameras (1DX II, D5 and maybe A9) are used in those extremely time sensitive situations. I would never suggest replacing the memory cards, of course not. I would like to see this as an add-on avoiding the use of a cellphone to transfer the pictures to your editor. Connections between Cameras and Smartphones like bluetooth and wlan are not that stable in an environment where lots of Photographers transfer their photos at the same time like Sport-Events. So sending directly off a camera would be faster and more stable, i think.
That’s not tethered shooting, that’s viewfinder feed. HDMI doesn’t allow for any input from the DIT or Art Director, aka the entire reason to shoot tethered.
Over HDMI you can’t use overlays, make image adjustments, change camera settings, check focus via the computer, focus the lens via computer, change file names, tell images where to save/backup to, make selects, process JPEGS for client delivery while shooting, put images side by side or 12-up for comparisons, overlay templates over live view, list goes on...
The only thing you can do when “Tethering” over HDMI is hit the playback button to show what’s on your camera’s screen. That’s just amateur hour that rips your DIT and Art Directors nuts off. Pfft..
It already equates to faster tethering. I got a long USB C 3.0 cable (have to be careful as many are actually 2.0), and raw files transfer in less than a second to capture one from the a7iii 👌🏻
TP you must have a terrible hit rate. maybe you need to learn more about studio setups and lighting. Its all good i know how you got your forum name now :-)
Great to have suggestions for potential improvements generally. Appreciated the one one waveform scopes etc, which seemed very sensible. Unfortunately I'm not really on board with this though. Yes manufacturers should probably standardise on USB-C now, and yes they could probably do a bit more with it, but personally I'd rather manufacturers just concentrated on making their cameras great photographic tools. If you ask for compatibility with this, that and the other you're just adding to the complexity. There are still a lot of basic issues with camera ergonomics which seem to linger - even with the likes of Canon - never mind Sony. I'd like to see these addressed rather than effort going into making the camera some kind of digital hub. No doubt I'm in the minority though.
Just one example . Canon 5D series - the metering times out after 4 seconds during normal shooting. In live view, you have the option to extend this, but not outside of live view. So Canon give us 4K video, HDR photos, autofocus on every point on the sensor, but when I'm using the camera on a tripod I still have to reach over and half-press the shutter button every 4 seconds in order to monitor exposure as the light changes - or go into live view and run out of power before I'm done. Perverse.
To prevent a USB cable from pulling out of the camera, I'd like a special connector that includes a threaded bushing (like the old Nikon flash PC connector only larger) or some other locking device (like XLR connectors).
Interesting point, but I think that a threaded or other lock-in connector could create many more problems across the spectrum of camera users. A lot of damaged cameras when people forget the cable is attached and try to move the camera, having it ripped out of their hands and falling on the ground. Injuries and associated lawsuits from people tripping on the cable and falling down rather than having the cable simply pull out.
A better solution might be a break-away connector that holds securely but releases under high tension or shear. Too bad that USB didn't work out a standard for this that isn't too expensive.
thats what i do now, i have 90 deg mini hdmi to standard hdmi tail (150mm) connected to the camera via serious holder. and then go into standard hdmi to monitors.
the growing market are the vloggers i guess, they have needs too.
I would like an android OS on my camera or better smartphone integration, maybe a cellular data. I think samsung had a smart camera phone once, but it was too early.
was that the first episode of "megapixels CSI" ?? camera scene investigation]the new cop buddy show starring jordan and chris? as they battle against stupidity . lost features , and ...whatever
fighting photographic crimes wherever they rear their ugly head
id like to see more dramatizations , and less of a doc style .... just saying
Nice thoughts, but where are the USB-C ports in general?
Rather than wish for enhanced functionality of the port, I'd settle for manufactures simply putting the port on every new camera. I believe the only 2 cameras below $1000 with USB-C are the X-T30 and the GRIII.
Small travel cameras, like the just released TG-6 and every small MILC released going forward, could really benefit from having that port. Phones and Laptops have moved on from micro-USB. Camera makers have not until recently, and even then only at the high and middle-end of the spectrum.
On the flip side since I'm a gear hound, and my wife is always looking for ways to limit my G.A.S, we determined that a USB-C port would be a good limiter. So, no more cameras for me unless it has a USB-C port + charging at the very least.
I am (im)patiently waiting for an X-E4 (X-E5) with all the cool tech from from the X-T30 including that USB-C port. Until that body happens (or other mount delivers a similar body), I'll wait.
"Give 'Em Time" you say... I have been, and I will. That's why I'm holding my purchases.
Given that manufacturers have deployed the USB-C port, starting in 2016, then proceeded to release multiple cameras without it using the older micro-USB (or in Olympus' case their proprietary USB cable), I'm not optimistic the newer port will trickle down to the lower-end bodies anytime soon.
Olympus 2016: E-M1.2 (released two bodies with proprietary since)
Panasonic 2017: GH5 (released five bodies with micro since)
Sony 2017: A7Riii (2019's A6400 still uses micro for some reason)
Canon 2018: EOS R (RP also has USB-C. Time will tell what future bodies use; the M100 used the even older MINI-usb)
Fujifilm 2018: X-T3 (only body since, the X-T30, has USB-C)
Ricoh 2019: GRIII (and their new compacts WG-6 / G900 have USB-C)
Why bring out the new port, then refuse to use it on newer bodies? Once used, it should be made standard going forward (imho) to give consistency across the brand range.
Excellent vid. USB Type C is a cracking power and data connector and it, as demonstrated, could make connectivity so much better. Indeed, the proprietary sockets for external shutter etc could be dumped in of it so two usb c would be better than 1. And we could drop the mini HDMI too.
Then we just need some neat and tidy cables to match.
Interesting, but I don't think any of those things will sell significantly more cameras & you aren't selling the camera manufacturers' accessories, reducing enthusiasm. Oh and the Hasselblad X1D is the best hand-warmer, even just sitting there :-)
What I think would sell cameras: (1) An interface like Car Play where you get a simplified phone interface on the camera to send stuff to Social Media, e-mail, etc. (Connects via Bluetooth when in range, uses WiFi for data transfer - all automatic). (2) Camera photos appear as a folder in your phone's photo app. Just browse to look at them. Again fully automatic when phone in range. Bluetooth Low Energy until data transfer required. What I'd like: (3) Focus peaking in image review for quick best shot selection. (4) Ability to add user-selectable tags to images as I shoot (make tags on phone or in-camera, turn them on/off via camera screen as shoot). Plus a utility to split images up when I ingest them (shows tags, assign folders to tags).
Yea great ideas ..... what about , a plug in USB beard trimmer - for when the summer arrives and the birds have finished nesting . You could plug it into your Panasonic G5 and trim the growth before going on camera :)
USB Type C is a form factor that describes the connectivity of the port. Multiple protocols and functions can happen over the same form factor thanks to USB Alternate Modes. This is how Thunderbolt and DisplayPort work over Type C. Chris' features will face a few roadblocks from a technical standpoint (though not for the reasons I mention above).
1. I could see the elimination of HDMI ports and use the Alt Mode to provide video in various formats. From a tech standpoint this is the easiest one to do.
2. The camera COULD act as a USB Power Delivery host (much like a Macbook Pro) but the camera may have power delivery limitations internally that would prevent it from doing that. Battery grips (as suggested) could fill in this bit by allowing accessories that are PD compatible to draw from the battery.
3. The extra SD card / SSD attachment is a natural idea but there may be limitations based on the processor of the camera. (cont)
(cont) For example, the camera may only have so much throughput to be able to send via I/O to the various ports. Adding the SSD or SD card may not be viable for simultaneous shooting, only for a backup or transfer mode unless the camera is designed around it.
4. Dongles are not a good feature (IMO). They are a good option if you have nothing else, but the workflow should be built around USB C as a primary connector. This brings up the next point, which is how many ports do you want to do for this? A camera can have multiple ports (USB, remote, flash, video, audio) so you may need to have three or four USB C ports. Do you want to have a hub off your camera? I don't. But there could be brteakout box workflows for video that could be helpful.
5. Manufacturers like having proprietary connectors so as to protect their accessories margins, even if they get reverse engineered. (cont)
(cont) while one port to rule them all is a nice idea in theory, it doesn't come for free. This should hopefully give a little more context to how the port works and what can be gained (and lost) by making such a switch.
just dont buy any cameras that doesnt have your spec that your asking for. guess what? a bmcc4k can record externally! please learn sony, canon, nikon, fuji and panasonic. thanks!
One very important and very desirable feature to wish for is a significant increase in buffer size. I have lost too many shots, and waited in total frustration for my Sony A6000 to dump its buffer contents to the SD card. Yes, I use very fast SD cards. When you, Sony, make a camera that shoots at 11 frames/second, make a buffer that matches that speed, not a buffer that fills up after a couple of bursts, and, PLEEEEEEASE, do not use cheap and slow memory. It'll show up in camera "responsiveness" in the reviews. Chris and Jordan will get you. Memory is not that expensive nowadays anyway.
One thing I would really like is a wired hand held control like many of the cameras have with cell phone, that does NOT use wifi. The problem with the current cell phone support is you have to turn off your phone's wifi in order to connect to the camera's. Now with some cameras you can do this with the HDMI out jack, but that tends to require more expensive monitors.
I find at times, I want a wired shutter release, and that would be a natural for this dongle. For example if I'm shooting fireworks, I mount the camera on a tripod, manually focus to infinity, and then sit down and have the wired shutter release button in my hand. That way I don't even have to look at the camera or a cell phone screen to shoot, and I can enjoy the fireworks more simply.
Though one big issue is you are eventually going to want to combine dongles. At the very least you will want to power a camera and use a dongle at the same time. You need it to work with a USB switch.
Another thing that would be useful for an eco-system is a remote pan/tilt head and motorized dual follow-focus controls that combined with the control unit, so that you could remotely control things using just one control panel. I.e. have a control screen, and you could pan/tilt/zoom/focus all with having just one screen. Right now, for using my LX-10 remotely, I have the cell phone control screen, and the separate pan/tilt head.
The pan/tilt head could also hold a much larger battery (like Chris mentioned for grips).
I would go further than that and i want a control interface that can change all the parameters on the camera via a wired remote connection that (and this is the important bit) utilises a open API, so that I can roll my own if required. Basically i want my camera to become part of a bigger system of devices that I can add and subtract when required
Android, for a while (and still may) support what's called Wifi Direct - which allowed for connections to peripheral devices WITHOUT screwing up your general network connectivity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct
The Sony QX family devices gained support for this with a firmware update but sadly, Sony neglected to actually add support in the app. The mobile OS supported it, the device supported it - but because PMM was (and still is) garbage, the device was crippled.
Newer Sony cameras also STRONGLY hint at some level of Wifi Direct support such as the name of the provided SoftAP.
Rather than fix the basic fundamental issues that caused the QX family to remain unpopular (such as incomplete wifi direct support, inability to delete photos remotely, etc.), Sony just gave up.
Well, there is a little issue having to do with the host vs. peripheral "ends" of the older USB standards and what happens to the C negotiation protocol to resolve that, but let's assume that's handled carefully....
Sony has been using Linux inside their cameras for many years, and Linux fully supports USB3, so Sony cameras with USB-C hardware could easily allow everything. Canon runs a little RTOS with a DOS environment layered on it, so they don't have any fancy USB support integrated; the same is true of their wifi, which didn't stop them from layering support of wifi, but explains a lot of quirks in Canon's wifi implementation.
The big problem here is getting camera companies, and people in general, to realize that digital cameras ARE computers and should be treated as such in allowing application programs, etc. Of course, I'm biased: I've been teaching a grad/undergrad "cameras as computing systems" course for years.... :-)
Aaron Yang: not really. It's been taught as a selected research topics course with projects mostly involving reprogramming Canon PowerShots using CHDK. CHDK, ML, and OpenMemories have really been the only ways to run custom code in consumer cameras, and none is supported by the camera manufacturer; thus, most folks doing this kind of course use cell phone cameras, which changes what you can do quite a bit.
As a Canon shooter, I'm sure modern Canon would complain non-stop about having to support a new OS, despite how much it would open up the system to new possibilities and improve it.
I find it ironic that Canon released the EOS system in the 1980's so their mount would be future-proof, and I think they did a great job since original EF lenses still work perfectly fine on the newest EF and even RF cameras with an adapter. Why not do the same thing with the camera's UI and make it something that can easily support new technologies and be updated? The cynic in me says "Because then they won't sell as much new hardware."
Nah; just add an external battery for up to around 250,000 shots. A 100Ah 12V deep-cycle marine battery feeding a powered USB3 hub ought to do it. Besides, that 70-pound battery can be used as a weight to stabilize your tripod. ;-)
Great video and excellent suggestions. The ability for a camera to act as a USB host and directly address attached USB storage devices is called OTG, short for "USB On The Go". Details can be read here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_On-The-Go. This is supported by most Android phones, and even on the iPhone in a more limited role.
While I'd love to see OTG implemented in cameras I'm not sure there's enough demand to justify the R&D. Also, the absence of a second card slot is not always a technology issue - many times it's a marketing segmentation decision. Providing an OTG solution workaround to that segmentation may not be in the cards.
Another issue with existing camera USB implementations is transfer speed. While many are rated for USB 3.x signaling and operation, their effective performance is really USB 2.x. For example the recently released Nikon Z cameras max out at around 21 MB/s (https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/61871907), likely from slow embedded CPUs.
You tell them Chris. They need to do more, and better: - Make tethering easier through the USB and through Bluetooth - Allow the camera to be fully used, normally, when it is Plugged to a USB charger. - Stick to USB-C as standard, dump the rest of the USB types, especially tiny ones. - Stick to full-size or mini HDMI, not the tiny micro HDMI, for durability. If you look at these interfaces on the Panasonic LF-1, for example, you'd understand how flimsy and pathetic they are. Panasonic is not alone in this regard, though.
One thing I"d like is to have firmware updates via USB. Obviously, I know that for many brands (Nikon and Fuji for example) this can't be done yet, and for various reasons probably (ie. if the camera disconnects during the firmware update, that may brick the camera) but it would be a option feature anyway. But again, I can see why companies don't due this (it would probably lead to an increase in repair requests as people would have to send in their bricked cameras after failed updates).
Also it would be nice if you could plug in a USB flash drive, SSD or whatever to the USB port (especially on NIkon and Canon) and write a second set of images to that device as a backup, since the Z and R/RP only have one card slot). USB-C is certainly fast enough for this, and probably would then be limited to the speed of the XQD card in the camera.
"firmware updates via USB" - not really following how this would be useful. Not sure about others, but Fuji for instance, you can do that directly from the phone app: connect to the camera, select update -> and it will do all the work. No need to take the card out, download and write the firmware yourself, etc. No need even to connect anything to you USB port :)
Now also about Fuji - that smartphone app is also pain in the a** in how it connects to the camera, and browse the pictures, and everything... but probably the firmware update is the thing they nailed best :)
I know it's probably not a "feature" but I know some on here (a few in the forums at least) that didn't have an XQD card reader handy to do one (although I did recommend they get one as once they start shooting a lot of images, they'll want it for faster transfers). Although even if the capability was to just be able to copy the firmware to the card would be enough (but that is more likely a software change than something hardware related).
No thanks the firmware update via flash card is so quick and easy on Nikon cameras, I hear of many problems from users of systems that do it through usb.
How about a sensor curtain for mirrorless, to keep dust off the sensor when changing lenses. I know Canon have done it, but this should be standard on all mirrorless cameras.
Damaging the shutter blades is far much of a risk than having dust on the sensor while changing lenses.
Also much of the so called 'dust' is not even dust, but smear from the shutterblades that need to be oiled as they need to work over 150 thousand to over 200 thousand times.
So your (and Canon) solution doesn't solve much except for increasing the risk of damaging expensive parts of your camera.
It's obvious every solution has its pros and its cons... m oLeathobhair's solution has the con of adding another moving part, which costs money, takes space, adds weight and can fail.
A curtain in front of the sensor would really only help it during lens changes, and only to keep stuff off the sensor during that activity. It won't stop dust from getting into other parts of the camera and then onto the sensor when it's exposed during use. The best way to guard against this is to exercise good habits. Even cameras with physical shutters, like DSLRs still get dust on the sensor no matter how careful you are. Dust is just everywhere. The other important thing is to just have your camera cleaned regularly. I have mine cleaned at least once per year, no matter how much shooting I do. If i go to the desert more, than I have it cleaned more often (or right after a trip if needed).
I just saw the video. Like the short take format, the unique perspective. I do think we could have more laptop- or smartphone-like functionality to the USB-C ports, but there will always be disadvantages or hurdles. There will be a lot of us that want that dedicated mic-in, and it's not like that takes up a lot of space, tho maybe the earphone out could thru dongle. There will be format incompatibilities like how a GoPro or DJI mic dongle are differing or conflicting standards... and I can't think of other examples but I'm sure some exist. Good start of a discussion, tho!
Request for a future episode: My camera already knows that I’m not holding it straight. It should record in the EXIF the angle that I’m off the horizontal by. Lightroom could then use that value as the input to its auto-rotate function.
It's time for high end cameras to have more internal storage, larger LCDs for in-camera editing and broadband connectivity for starters. Add some of what we can do with smartphones without losing what is superb about modern cameras.
This might actually be a good idea, even if it's just as a fail-safe or backup in case your card fails. It would be nice if they would put, say 8GB or so internally for this purpose, or if you want to burst shoot but are hindered by the card speed or slot speed. I'd certainly pay an extra $50-100 for internal memory, especially if it can be configured as a backup (like a second card slot). This would probably not be as popular on bodies that have two card slots, but for those with just one, it would be greatly appreciated by many people probably. Even if it was just overflow storage too.
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The Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 is a fast, large aperture zoom for Sony E-mount APS-C cameras. Does it hit the sweet spot between price and performance for an everyday zoom lens? We tested it to find out.
If you're a Sony APS-C shooter in search of a versatile, walk-around zoom lens, the Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 should probably be on your short list. Check out our sample gallery and judge image quality for yourself.
Exploredinary has published a video tour of the Ilford photographic film and paper factory in Mobberley, England. The factory, operated by Harman Technology, which trades as Ilford Photo, has been operating on the same site since 1928. Ilford Photo traces its roots back to 1879.
Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon 870 5G, a faster version of the aging 865 mobile platform that brings support for 200MP single cameras and 720p slow-motion recording at 960fps.
Is it really necessary to pay for photo editing software when it already comes included with your camera purchase? We test Nikon's own editing apps against the industry go-to.
The lens is optically identical to its black and silver siblings, but spices things up with a bright-red paint job and a custom lens cap to celebrate the Year of the Ox.
Join filmmaker John Webster and his team as they voyage into the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho with Manfrotto's Befree 3-way Live Advanced tripod.
The inclusion of in-body stabilization in Fujifilm's X-S10 means it's able to offer a lot of the features of the flagship X-T4. So, price aside, what are the differences between the two models, and how much of a bargain is the smaller camera?
Which high resolution mirrorless camera is best for you? This week, we compare the Canon EOS R5, Sony a7R IV, Nikon Z7 II and Panasonic S1R to answer that question.
As part of CES 2021, Canon launched a new website allowing users to view select locations on earth from the Canon CE-SAT-1 satellite. Using the onboard Canon 5D Mark III and Canon telescope, you can zoom in and see our planet from a fresh perspective.
The new Pro+ and Platinum+ plans cost $150 and $300 per year, respectively, and add additional benefits over the complimentary 'Pro' plan Nikon Professional Services offers. These NPS plans are limited to residents of the United States and U.S. territories.
The Insta360 One R is a unique action camera: it has interchangeable camera modules, including one with a large 1"-type sensor and a Leica lens. We show you how it works and ask, 'who's it for'?
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