Drones have yet to crack the mainstream, and one reason is that they’re difficult to fly (i.e., keep from crashing spectacularly into the ground). That’s where Skydio is looking to chan…
US Navy confirms: Combat camera units will be eliminated over budget issues
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that it will eliminate a pair of combat camera (COMCAM) units. Confirmation was given by the Pentagon’s Navy spokesperson Lt. Lauren Chatmas to the Navy Times, whi…
Sigma launches near ‘zero distortion’ 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM lens
Sigma has just announced the latest Art line lens to join its armoury of excellent glass and if the specs are to be believed, it could make an excellent addition to the kit bag. Billed as Sigma&rsq…
Amazon Said to Have Paid $90 Million to Acquire Maker of Blink Security Cameras
Amazon.com Inc paid about $90 million (roughly Rs. 580 crores) to acquire the maker of Blink home security cameras late last year, in a secret bet on the startup’s energy-efficient chips, peo…
Samsung’s new ISOCELL Dual module will bring dual-cameras to budget smartphones
Dual-camera setups that allow for better zooming and a background-blurring fake bokeh effect have become pretty much a standard feature on flagship smartphones; however, they are still far less com…
Don’t expect Snapchat Spectacles 2.0 anytime soon, if at all
Snap – the company behind the popular disappearing photo app and Snapchat Spectacles – has revealed its Q4 2017 revenue, and while it’s largely positive for the company, there&rsq…
7 things you need to know about the new Olympus PEN E-PL9
Olympus knows that the smartphone is muscling in on traditional camera territory, but it’s also aware that the social media generation wants to be able to shoot eye-catching images without ne…
Google enables HDR+ for Instagram and other apps on Google Pixel 2
Google’s latest generation Pixel 2 smartphones come with the built-in Visual Core dedicated imaging processor that powers the HDR+ mode’s sophisticated multi-frame-stacking computationa…
How to Take Great City Photos at Night
Intimidated by nighttime photography? Here’s an inspiring 11-minute video from photographer Peter McKinnon on how you can take better photos of cities at night. McKinnon admits that he strugg…
D-Link DCS-2670L: Decent outdoor camera, but buggy software
D-Link’s latest IP camera (DCS-2670L) is able to survive dust, rain and even snow. However, what it really needs is a team of software developers to give D-Link’s companion mobile app a…