Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
GoPro Athlete Dane Jackson ventures to a kayaker’s paradise in Veracruz, Mexico to chase some of the most challenging waterfalls in the world.
I like the smart edits that use the underwater impacts to change to the various GoPro HERO4 cameras on Jackson and his kayak as the short video builds to its climax. Solid pacing for a 2-minute YouTube video.
[via GoPro]
While Canon is busy locking down its video product line with no 4K options in its DSLRs and spotty support for clean HDMI-output, Sony is throwing the kitchen sink into its cameras with each release cycle.
The latest evidence of Sony’s bold digital imaging market moves is in the new A7R II, which sports a 42.4MP full frame image sensor with internal 4K video capture using the Sony XAVC-S codec at 100Mbps. While this is solid performance for a camera as small as the A7R II, Sony leaves room for users to go a little more professional by enabling uncompressed HDMI output of the sensor’s 4K signal. [Read more…]
LeBron James will remain in game, but looks a little worse for wear after hitting head on camera. pic.twitter.com/V5hU5ALPS6
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 12, 2015
During the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals tonight, Cleveland’s star, LeBron James, was fouled and fell head-first into the lens of a video camera as the camera man sat at the end of the court. [Read more…]
Have you ever wanted to trigger a speedlight with your iPhone for some off-camera flash work? Well, if you have, Tric has a new bluetooth flash trigger that lets you mount a speedlight to the receiver’s hot shoe and trigger it when you take a photo with your iPhone. [Read more…]
Someone asked me earlier this week which selfie stick I recommended. I had no answer. Other than shooting action sports with a GoPro, it is a phenomenon that is beyond me. Perhaps I am getting old, but this funny spoof on selfie sticks from College Humor sums up my thoughts quite well.
[via PetaPixel]
The message is clear. Sony is not messing around.
Sony just released a pair of impressive cameras geared toward consumers and enthusiasts with the RX100 IV and the RX10 II. Rounding out the trio is something for the pro and serious amateur photographer – the Sony Alpha A7R II, which features a whopping 42.4MP back-illuminated full frame sensor. [Read more…]
Announced alongside the new RX100 IV, the new Sony Cyber-shot RX10 II combines the same 1-inch, 20.1MP stacked CMOS sensor and DRAM memory chip to deliver low-light image performance, along with 4K video capture. [Read more…]
Sony has unveiled its latest edition of the RX100 compact cameras with the Cyber-shot RX100 IV. The new pocket camera features a familiar 20MP 1-inch sensor, albeit this time as the first stack CMOS sensor of the product family along with an attached DRAM memory chip for faster processing speeds. [Read more…]
The Leica Q is a new full frame camera with a 24MP sensor and a 28mm f/1.7 lens. The Q also features an incredible 3.68MP electronic viewfinder and captures up to 10 frames per second. [Read more…]
Kai from DigitalRev has published a new hands-on review of the YongNuo 35mm f/2 lens, which is a copy of the old Canon 35mm f/2. As you may know, the Canon EF 35mm f/2 was replaced with the Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM lens. Check out the video review below. [Read more…]