DJI Mavic Mini: A tiny drone anyone can fly
The DJI Mavic Mini is not only the most affordable, entry-level option in the company's lineup, but it's the first true consumer friendly option for the masses.
With a touchscreen, the new Loupedeck goes all in on tactile photo, video work
Building on the success of its original Lightroom editing console, Loupedeck has unveiled a new set of controls for creatives. The Loupedeck Creative Tool uses a touchscreen, dials, and buttons to offer more control in photo and video editing, graphic design, music production, and more.
Goodbye, tedious masks? A.I. is about to make Photoshop selections even faster
Selecting an object for local adjustments in Photoshop is about to get simpler. Adobe is teasing a new Object Selection Tool in Photoshop that uses A.I. to select a single object. Unlike the Select Subject tool, the Object Selection tool works within a user-defined area to select an item.
Researchers use A.I. to make smiling pet pics — and it’s as creepy as it sounds
Nvidia researchers have created an A.I. program that can give one animal's expression to an entirely different animal -- and the program was trained with fewer photos. Called GANimal, the program is part of an ongoing effort to give computers more imagination.
Adobe left millions of Creative Cloud user records exposed online
Subscribers to any of Adobe's Creative Cloud apps are being advised to keep a look out for phishing scams using the email address linked to their Adobe account. The warning comes after it was discovered that data belonging to more than seven million accounts remained exposed online for about a week.
Canon’s EOS-1D X Mark III wants to squash mirrorless with 20 fps, 10-bit color
Canon has a new flagship coming -- the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III promises the fastest speed yet from the series with a 16 to 20 fps top burst speed. But that's not all the flagship is banking on -- the camera is boasting 10-bit color stills with HEIF and 10-bit 4K at 60 fps with Canon Log.
Canon’s new mirrorless lenses come with impressive specs — and high costs
The new RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM and 85mm f/1.2L IS USM DS bring unique designs not seen before in Canon lenses. The 70-200mm is smaller and lighter than its DSLR equivalent, while Defocus Smoothing on the 85mm creates better bokeh.
DxO PhotoLab 3 reinvents the color wheel with new set of HSL controls
DxO PhotoLab 3 ditches adjusting colors in a straight line and instead swaps to a color wheel interface, allowing for more control over color replacement. The updated colors tool also includes controls for uniformity. The updated photo editor also includes enhancements to local adjustment tools.
The Fujifilm X-Pro3’s hidden LCD is an homage to film, but might be frustrating
The first thing you'll notice about the new X-Pro3 isn't what Fujifilm has added, but rather what it has appeared to remove. At first glance, it seems the street-photography-focused mirrorless camera has no rear LCD monitor, replaced instead with a small display that merely shows exposure information
This $100 printer isn’t much bigger than the ink cartridge on your clunky old one
The PrinCube will make your old desktop printer feel massive -- weighing less than six ounces, the PrinCube is the lightest color printer yet. The handheld printer moves over the printing surface, whether that's paper, plastic, metal, wood or even your skin. The PrinCube is now funding on Indiegogo.
Hey Alexa, inspire me — Adobe launches new skill aimed at sparking creativity
Are you in a creative rut? The new Adobe Inspiration Engine allows Alexa to be your muse. The Alexa skill allows the virtual assistant to offer inspirational quotes or images, or to walk you through a creative exercise. The free Alexa skill is available beginning October 21.
Cruise ship passenger attempts dangerous selfie, gets banned for life
A passenger on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship ran into trouble this week when she was spotted taking a big risk to snap a selfie. When the captain found out, the guest was kicked off the Allure of the Seas at the next port and banned for life from traveling on the company’s ships.
Annie Leibovitz didn’t expect to love the Google Pixel 4’s camera
Annie Leibovitz was skeptical of the Google Pixel 4, but ended up liking it much more than she expected, the legendary photographer said during Tuesday’s Made By Google Event, where the company unveiled the smartphone and other new Google products.
What to expect at the Made by Google Pixel 4 event today
October is the spookiest month around, but there's nothing scary about the impending launch of the Google Pixel 4. Google's made no secret of its intentions for the October 15 event, but there's more than just the Pixel 4 smartphone. From a new Nest Wifi to a Pixelbook Go, here's what to expect.
Adobe’s Creative Cloud apps can now be accessed from one full-screen hub
The Adobe Creative Cloud app has a new look. The CC app that offers app updates and resources is now a full-screen hub that also includes search, Library asset management, personalized settings and more. The update is coming to the U.S. next week, Adobe says.
The smallest full-frame mirrorless Sigma Fp is also one of the cheapest
The Sigma Fp is the smallest, lightest full-frame camera on the market -- and the price is not too bad either. After announcing the Fp over the summer, Sigma is releasing pricing and availability information for the compact mirrorless, putting it in close competition with the Z 6 and A7 III.
What does f/0.98 look like? The Nikon Noct is a monstrous lens you can’t afford
Nikon'sbrightest lens ever is here — so what does f/0.98 look like? The Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct weighs more than four pounds, but those optics allow for more light-gathering power, better bokeh, and less flare. The Z-mount lens will be available at the end of the month.
The little but fierce Nikon Z 50 is a sub-$1,000 mirrorless destined for travel
Nikon's new sub-$1,000 mirrorless is here -- but what did Nikon cut from the Z 6 to get there? The Nikon Z 50 uses a crop sensor instead of full-frame and also ditches the in-body stabilization, but allows for in-camera video edits and wireless video transfers in a more compact body.
The golf ball-sized Lume Cube 2.0 sheds light on your mobile photos
The company that designed the light that fits in your pocket is back. The Lume Cube 2.0 is a compact light for smartphone photography, as well as pairing with cameras and drones. The light improves with enhanced flexibility thanks to a new low-light mode, along with daylight balanced temperature.
Edit those one-click photo paintings using new paint tools in Painter Essentials
Love turning photos into painting, but want more control over the results? The new Painter Essentials 7 uses A.I. to convert photos to paintings, but then lets the user flex their own creative muscle with tools to adjust and further hand paint. The update also includes an enhanced user interface.
Sony tames the mirrorless speed demon with updated autofocus in the new A9 II
The flagship Sony A9 impressed but the second-generation Sony A9 II refines the speed demon with more tools for pros, better autofocus, and enhanced noise reduction. A new voice memo tool allows sports photographers to add notes to the photo's metadata as they shoot on the sidelines.
Adobe Photoshop Elements is getting so good, it edits photos for you
Adobe's basic photo and video editors are getting more features that allow the software to do the work for you. The new Adobe Photoshop Elements has new A.I. tools for faster edits, like recoloring an old photo or selecting the subject. Adobe Premiere Elements, meanwhile, gains a noise-reduction tool.
For video editors, the Sensel Morph is what the Touch Bar wishes it was
The Sensel Morph is a multitouch, pressure-sensing accessory that looks like a giant trackpad, but place one of several rubber overlays on it and it turns into a bespoke keyboard for any number of different creative applications. It's a useful input device for any type of serious video editor.
The GoPro Max adds a screen and stitching to fix Fusion’s flaws, and then some
The new GoPro Max has two lenses, but three uses. Adding a screen, stitching, and single-lens modes allows the GoPro Max to work as a 360 camera, an action camera, and a vlogging camera. The new 360 camera also enhances stabilization, adds keyframe editing, and more over the older GoPro Fusion.
Pick your nose in a crowd of 10,000 and this 500-megapixel camera will know
Hiding from a security camera becomes even harder when that security camera can see five times the detail the human eye can. Researchers in China recently shared the design of a super camera that can use facial recognition in crowds of tens of thousands of people, thanks to a 500-megapixel resolution.
Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill is about to get even smarter with auto selections
Tired of drawing out the sampling area for Photoshop's Content-Aware Fill? The photo editor will soon be able to handle the task for you, thanks to artificial intelligence. In a teaser, Adobe shared a glimpse of upcoming Photoshop updates designed to make Content-Aware Fill smarter and more efficient.
Eye autofocus arrives on Canon’s selfie-loving mirrorless for beginners
Canon's beginner-friendly, selfie-loving mirrorless camera will now shoot 4K, capture vertical video, and automatically focus on the eyes. The Canon EOS M200 is a budget mirrorless with an updated processor. Like the older M100, the design is geared toward beginners moving from a smartphone camera.
Epson crams wide-format printing into a compact, voice-activated photo printer
Wide-format printers aren't all giants with big price tags. The Epson Expression Photo XP-970 Small-In-One spits out borderless 11 x 17 prints but is still small enough to sit on a desk. The printer also includes voice commands. Oh, and it's one of the more affordable wide-format photo printers.
Adobe turns pixels into paint with real-feel art app Fresco
With Adobe's latest app, artists can let watercolors run -- or control them in a way that's impossible with the real thing. Adobe Fresco mixes Photoshop-like tools with brushes designed to emulate traditional art mediums, from oil painting to watercolors.
Profoto puts sunshine in your pocket with photo studio-quality smartphone lights
Lighting company Profoto has launched its first lights designed for smartphone photographers. The Profoto C1 and C1 Plus are portable lights that wirelessly connect to a smartphone app. The lights feature both auto and manual adjustments, magnetic modifiers, and temperature controls.
DxOMark tests will now show you just how crappy a smartphone is in low light
DxOMark will now give potential buyers a better idea of just how good (or bad) a smartphone's camera is in low light. The new DxOMark smartphone camera Night and Wide scores add more than 150 shots to the testing process. The data can be used when comparing different smartphones for purchase.
Rare Leica camera designed by Andy Summers of The Police has matching guitar
The special-edition Leica M Monochrom Signature designed by guitarist Andy Summers will have a matching Fender guitar. The camera, designed by Summers, is partially inspired by the Fender Signature guitar. The rare special edition doesn't come cheap, however, at $15,000.
Skylum Luminar 4’s A.I.-powered portrait editor zaps zits and whitens teeth
Tired of individually zapping each zit and masking out skin in a photo editor? Skylum Luminar 4 will use artificial intelligence to retouch portraits using a set of sliders, the company shared in a teaser of the upcoming release. Skin Enhancer and Portrait Enhancer will be part of the fall release.
Monogram’s modular controls deliver custom, tactile photo and video editing
Following its successful 2013 Kickstarter, Palette Gear is back with a new name and a redesigned photo- and video-editing console. The Monogram Creative Console uses a new control and a slimmer, more responsive design while maintaining the unique ability to create custom control arrangements.