[ad_1] Nikon sent a letter telling the repair shops that it would not renew their agreements, noting that “the climate in which we do business has evolved, and Nikon Inc. must do the same.” Nikon had set the stage for the move in 2012, when it stopped selling parts to non-authorized shops. At the time, […]
Category: Cameras
MIT researchers use shadows to create a video of what happens off camera
[ad_1] In their experiment, the team filmed a pile of clutter. Off screen, someone created shadows by moving blocks and other objects. Their algorithm predicted the light transport, or the way light is expected to move in a scene, and compared that to the shadows. It then used that info to reconstruct the off-screen video. […]
Ring gave police a detailed map of area doorbell installations
[ad_1] CNET reviewed public documents from the Rolling Meadows Police Department in Illinois. Those revealed that police had access to heat maps of Ring video doorbell concentrations, and when zoomed in, the map would show light circles around individual locations. Police could also search for specific addresses to see nearby camera concentrations. The Rolling Meadows […]
Engadget readers can get DJI’s Osmo Action 4K for just $249
[ad_1] For that, you get features like 4K video at 60 fps, HDR (a feature missing on the Hero 7 Black), 12-megapixel photos and very effective electronic stabilization. What’s more, the Osmo Action 4K has similar resolutions and quality to the camera on DJI’s Mavic drone, so it’s easy to match up both cameras on […]
Fujifilm X-T3 camera update adds advanced gimbal controls
[ad_1] Until now, all you could really do with the X-T3 when it was connected to gimbals via a USB-C cable was snap photos. Now, you’ll be able to start and stop video recording, obviously a key function for video shooters. On top of that, you can use the focus control knob on the Crane […]
Google Photos lets you manually tag faces (as long as it sees them)
[ad_1] Specifically, you can’t just pull up a photo and start tagging your friends and family. To be able to take advantage of the feature, Photos’ face recognition algorithm needs to first recognize there are in fact human or animal faces in a photo. There are instances in which the app sometimes fails to correctly […]
Google explains how the Pixel 4 excels at night sky photography
[ad_1] The trick to capturing the night sky is taking long exposures. As such, Google bumped the Pixel 4’s maximum exposure time to four minutes, up from just one minute on the Pixel 3. However, shooting a single four minute exposure would blur the stars, so the Pixel 4 takes up to 15 exposures, each […]
Wirecutter’s best deals: $40 off Beats Solo3 Bluetooth headphones
[ad_1] Eufy Video Doorbell Street price: $160; deal price: $108 w/ promo code D2EUFYSD Use promo code D2EUFYSD to bring this new pick down to $108, a significant drop. This is only the second deal we’ve posted on the Eufy Video Doorbell, and, at a $52 discount, it’s a new low. Already considerably more affordable […]
Audi’s E-Tron Sportback adds style and range to the line
[ad_1] While the innards of the vehicle are the same, the more aerodynamic shape of the Sportback will give slight edge over its sibling in range. The company is targetting an EPA range of 220 miles. The regular E-Tron gets about 204 miles of range. The vehicle can be charged at up to 150kW and […]
Adobe Lightroom for iPad and iOS will directly import photos
[ad_1] When you plug an SD card or drive into your Apple device (via dongle, of course), Lightroom will auto-detect the media. You can choose to import files individually or just dump the whole lot of them into your library. Once they’ve been transferred to Lightroom’s library, the app will ask if you want to […]