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Blackmagic's new $9,995 camera shoots 12K video at 60fps
Blackmagic's latest camera features an 80-megapixel sensor with 14 stops of dynamic range.
Sony will reveal its long-awaited A7s III on July 28th
At the time, Kenji Tanaka, Senior General Manager of Sony’s Digital Imaging Group, told the publication that the company had embarked on a "complete redesign of the whole system, including the image sensor." Unfortunately, Tanaka's conversation was a little light on the technical detail. In the meantime, Sony Alpha Rumors has been dutifully chronicling new spces and features passed along by sources who claim to have been the camera's early testers.
GoPro turns your Hero 8 Black into a wide-angle webcam
If you need to host online fitness classes, GoPro's Hero 8 Black could do the trick with the company's new webcam software.
Canon’s 45-megapixel flagship EOS R5 can record 8K video
After teasing it for months, Canon has taken the wraps of the 45-megapixel, $3,899 EOS R5, the most impressive-looking mirrorless camera for video we’ve seen so far.
Fujifilm's webcam software is now available on Macs
When Fujifilm released software that transformed X-series and GFX cameras into very fancy webcams, it only came in a Windows version. Later on, the company said it would rectify that quickly by releasing a macOS version sometime in mid-July. That time has now come, as Fujifilm has now dropped the X Webcam tool for macOS.
Sony will release an 'all-new' A7S camera this summer
Sony has confirmed that its video-oriented A7S camera line will get a long-due upgrade this summer.
Olympus is giving up on cameras
Despite denying consistent rumors that it would sell off its camera business, Olympus is doing exactly that. The company has announced that it’s selling off its camera business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), the same company that purchased Sony’s VAIO PC division (via The Verge).
Fujifilm's webcam software will work on macOS in July
Fujifilm has released new firmware for its entry-level X-A7 and X-T200 cameras that allows them to double as webcams.
Panasonic mirrorless cameras now work as webcams
Lumix Tether for Streaming will let Panasonic owners use their cameras as webcams.
You can now use your Canon camera as a Mac webcam
Canon recently unveiled a utility that lets you use many of its cameras as webcams, but to the disappointment of locked down Mac users, it only worked on Windows. The company has now rectified that omission with the release of the EOS Webcam Utility Beta on macOS.
Fujifilm's app turns your X series and GFX cameras into webcams
Fujifilm has joined Canon in releasing software that allows you to use select X series and GFX medium format mirrorless cameras as webcams.
Sony's ZV-1 is a vlogger-focused take on the RX100
As it teased, Sony is going all-in on vlogging with the Z-V1, a video-centric compact that fuses features form the popular RX100 V and RX100 VII compact cameras.
Sony teases a compact vlogging camera with flip-around screen
Sony tweeted a tease for a new 4K compact camera arriving May 20th, and rumor has it that it will designed for vlogging. Called the ZV-1, it will be based on Sony’s popular RX100 VII with some key differences, according to a leaked PR and specs seen by Sony Alpha Rumors.
The next version of SD Express is a boon for pro photography and 8K video
The new SD Express card spec promises four times the bandwidth of before -- a huge benefit for pro photographers and 8K movie makers.
Samsung's latest smartphone sensor promises DSLR-like focus speeds
Samsung has unveiled a new smartphone sensor showing that more megapixels may not always be better. The ISOCELL GN1 is “only” a 50-megapixel sensor, but at a 1/1.3-inch size, it has relatively large 1.2-micron pixels to help cameras perform better in low light.
Fujifilm’s X100V now warns you if the camera is overheating
The Fujifilm X100V is a solid choice for street photographers looking for a new digital camera. An update should avoid shutdowns caused by overheating.
Canon software turns your EOS camera into an overpowered webcam
Canon's new beta turns your EOS or PowerShot camera into a very, very high-quality webcam.
Blackmagic drops the price of its 6K cinema camera to $1,995
Blackmagic Design’s Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (aka the BMPCC 6K) was already very inexpensive for what it does, but it’s now even more affordable. Blackmagic announced that it has knocked $500 off the $2,495 price, so it’s now just $1,995.
Canon’s 8K-capable EOS R5 will also shoot 4K video at 120 FPS
Canon revealed some more key details about the R5 camera’s video capability, saying it will shoot 10-bit 4K Canon Log video using the full-width of the sensor at up to a stellar 120 fps, easily beating any other mirrorless camera. In addition, you’ll be able to capture 8K at up to 30 fps and 10-bit external 10-bit 4K at 60 fps.
Apple ProRes RAW is coming to Panasonic's S1H 'Netflix' camera
As it promised last September, Panasonic is ready to bring Apple ProRes RAW support to its cinema-centric S1H full-frame mirrorless camera. The firmware version 2.0, coming next month, will introduce support for 5.9K (5,888 x 3,312) 12-bit ProRes RAW video output over HDMI.