In 2018, Sony announced that it was investing about $9 billion over three years into its image sensor business in a bid to dominate the digital photography market. At the time, CEO Kenichiro Yoshid…
Panasonic Leaves Semiconductor Business With Sale to Taiwan’s Nuvoton
HIGHLIGHTS In recent years, Panasonic has sold its semiconductor plants Terms were not disclosed for Thursday’s move Panasonic’s chipmaking has been struggling in recent years Japanese …
Panasonic Exits Image Sensor Business with Sale to Taiwan Company
The image sensor industry just lost another big name as Sony continues toward global domination. Panasonic is reportedly tapping out by selling its money-bleeding chipmaking business to a Taiwanese…
Sony forms new AI organization to develop new tech for cameras and more
Sony has announced it’s consolidating its artificial intelligence work under a new organization called Sony AI. Sony AI will focus on the ‘fundamental research and development’ of…
Get 55% off photo books, cards and wall art with Mixbook’s Black Friday deal
Mixbook is going all out this Black Friday for anybody looking for a customised gift, card or photo book at a great price. This Black Friday deal is offering 45% off across the entire website. Or, …
Tetenal to offer ‘Magic-Box’ single-roll film developing kits for testing the waters
The revived photochemistry company Tetenal has announced the impending release of a one-roll development kit for those wanting to try out film photography or those wanting a kit to take on-location…
Peak Design Updates ‘Everyday Line’ of Camera Bags with New Styles, Features, and Colors
Peak Design has just revealed “V2” of the entire Everyday Line of camera bags—a major update that adds new features, new colors, and two new styles of bag to one of the most popul…
A DIY solution to adding a mechanical cable release to digital cameras with hotshoes
A recently featured Instructable guide from user ‘Steloherd’ details the creation of a mechanical release cable for his camera’s shutter. The project involves a spring plate and h…
Olympus may consider selling its camera division after all
The winds have changed: just when we thought Olympus wasn’t going anywhere any time soon, the company’s CEO Yasuo Takeuchi has told reporters that there could be some major changes on t…
Panasonic’s Lumix G9 is less than $1,000 for the first time ever
The Panasonic Lumix G9 4K digital camera body is on sale for $998 on Amazon today. This is the first time we’ve seen the price drop below $1,000. Considering that the G9’s recommended r…