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This is big news for Sony camera owners and video shooters: Sony has introduced a next-gen version of its popular ECM-W5 wireless microphone system that can record 32-bit float audio directly into your video files when used with supported Sony cameras. We don’t have to spell out how helpful this…
A free firmware update is eliminating the shutter delay and tweaking the burst mode on the GoPro Mission 1 series cameras' still photo mode
SSony has introduced the ECM-AX10, a 24g / 0.85oz USB-C microphone that plugs straight into a smartphone and records spatial audio with four omnidirectional capsules. It captures first-order Ambisonics, binaural or stereo, and Sony’s companion app exports to the Eclipsa Audio format, which Sony…
Owners of the Accsoon CineView M7 monitors and independent developers have started writing their own camera control apps for cameras that Accsoon does not officially support. Parallax Monitor brings Nikon and RED camera control to the monitor for $19.99, and a second project called RigCtrl is…
• Easily reuse your favorite moments without starting from scratch: you can now copy and paste clips, overlays, and audio (even between projects) • Add a splash of color: choose a background in Project Settings to give your whole video a consistent look • Keep your selection as you edit: turn on…
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200MP on every camera sounds ridiculous. Then I tried OPPO’s Find X10 Pro Max.
GoPro has released firmware updates for MISSION 1 Pro and MISSION 1 Pro ILS cameras. New features include anamorphic lens support, photo shutter response improvements, and the ability continuously take 100 photos at 12MP or more than 20 RAW photos at 50MP. The MISSION Monitor App also gets an…
Wide-screen phones could be the next big mid-range hype.
One of the year's more unique and intriguing non-AI storylines has been GoPro’s further foray into cinema-camera-esque development with its new MISSION 1 series . While these new, compact, powerful, and affordable MISSION 1 series cameras may appeal most to filmmakers, action-adjacent…
GoPro has released a free firmware update for the MISSION 1 series that rebuilds how the cameras take photos, with a zero-lag shutter and continuous capture of more than 20 RAW frames at 50MP. The MISSION Monitor app gains waveform, RGB parade, false color and wireless connectivity. And for…
The LUMIX S9 firmware 2.1 update is now available to download. It adds 4K 50/60p and Full HD 120p/100p/60p/50p recording to the lightweight MP4 (Lite) format, adds more Lens Fn options, and brings the compact full-frame camera into the LUMIX Flow app. Owners of the S1RII, S1II and S1IIE also get…
DJI brought the Osmo Pocket 4P to the Venice Film Festival, screened four short films shot on it, and put three working cinematographers on stage to discuss them. I was in the room, and in our new video I explain what the event tells us about DJI’s plans for this camera in professional filmmaking…
The Leica LUX camera app has been given its most major update to date with a new gallery interface, but the camera grip and leather cases for the iPhone 18 series are what first grabs attention. The new silver Leica LUX grip keeps the familiar control of the original black version in a new finish…
I've never had this much fun with a camera! The Insta360 Luna Pro has completely changed how I shoot video
Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate has been out for almost four weeks, and the first point update is already on most Macs. For editors and colorists, the question is not what the new Siri can do, but whether Premiere, Resolve, Avid and Final Cut will behave on a production machine. We went through what…
When you're starting out, working with cameras and film and video gear is pretty easy, because you’re usually working with small, lightweight, compact gear. However, as your productions and crews grow, so do the cameras and gear, and it can quickly become much trickier to handle. If you’ve found…
Built for daylight shoots and mixed-signal camera rigs with dual NP-F hot-swap, 2-pin LEMO and USB-C PD power, the K7 is designed for video professionals using different camera setups. The new SWIT K7 combines an optically bonded 1920 × 1080 Full HD display with 2,800 nits of sustained brightness…
MOTU today announced the OctaLite, a half-rack USB-C audio interface with eight microphone preamps in a compact, portable chassis. It's aimed at recordists who need a full complement of inputs without the footprint of a standard 1U or 2U interface, and it can also run as a standalone mixer or an…
This year's Grand Prize winner was photographer Dianne Slatton, who captured the adventurous image in Catalina State Park, Arizona, on an iPhone 16 Pro
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
This accessory is not a microphone, nor does it include any microphone. The first time I ever saw this type of an accessory was with RØDE’s US$29 Inverview GO, a handle for wireless transmitters which have a built-in mic. Later, RØDE introduced a smaller one, called the Interview Micro, at the…
If you happen to be in an Asian time zone, Blackmagic Design is hosting a series of free online seminars every Wednesday for the next 6 weeks. These include: Introduction to Blackmagic Cloud– Wednesday, 14 October at 15:00 SGT Blackmagic Camera App and ProDock– Wednesday, 21 October at 15:00 (SGT)…
One continues to be the perennial must-have while the other is in slow decline. But, when it comes to ‘proper’ photography, I’d argue the scenario should be reversed
The new era of immersive content is coming, or, in some ways, already here. The question is more about timing than anything else at this point, so if you want to get ahead, now might be a good time to start exploring these new workflows. To help with this, Sony has unveiled its new ECM-AX10…
Two years in the making, ProRig is a new solution from ShiftCam Gear for iPhone, this time developed in partnership with Apple. ShiftCam Gear is returning the Kickstarter, where it all started for the company, a decade ago, with a new project. While most of the recent year we’ve seen the company…
The Android world is missing out.
Sony has announced the ECM-AX10, a spatial audio USB-C mic featuring four omnidirectional electret condenser capsules that is capable of for capturing everything from stereo and binaural audio to full spatial audio recording from Ambisonics for immersive playback on YouTube with Eclipsa Audio. It…
Another update is coming to Blackmagic Design’s popular smartphone video app, Blackmagic Camera for Android , with a hefty set of updates and improvements. The big news is that Blackmagic Camera for Android 3.5 will add new ways to open the app with a preset loaded, plus unlock 10-bit remote…
Every DJI SDR Transmission 2 unit can be a transmitter or a receiver, and that one change is the reason Nino would pick it for his next multicam car shoot. Meanwhile, Apple gives the iPhone 18 Pro manual aperture control in a redesigned Final Cut Camera, and Huawei clips a 1-inch zoom camera…
Google is expanding Pixel's Connected Camera feature to Zoom, Teams, Slack, and other popular work apps.
SIGMA has announced the 50-120mm f/2.8 DC OS Contemporary, a constant-aperture telephoto zoom for APS-C mirrorless cameras in Sony E, FUJIFILM X, and Canon RF mounts that weighs 390g / 13.8oz and measures 99mm / 3.9in in length. It combines optical stabilization rated at up to 6.5 stops with an…
- Fixed some known issues and improved the trimming experience. We thank you for supporting CapCut and look forward to creating beautiful moments together.
“How young is too young for a life in prison?” “SpaceX debris is washing ashore. Who’s responsible?” “Why schools get paid even when students fail.” Those are the top headlines so far on Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s new Substack publication, The National Press, launched this week. The National…
Google Photos finally gives videos their own quick edit option.
When it was first announced, it almost felt like one of those weird April Fools' pranks camera companies pull from time to time. But nope, the GoPro MISSION 1 Pro ILS is a real micro-cinema camera with a 50MP 1” image sensor capable of 8K30 and 4K120 Open Gate video recording. It also really costs…
The iPhone remains the standard for video quality on a phone, but its best Android rivals push ahead for stills
After taking a series of portrait photos to test the wider aperture of the iPhone 18 Pro , my original plan had been to hang around until it was dark in order to see whether letting in more light would reduce the duration of Night mode photos. I ended up postponing that test because something more…
Alongside a variable aperture lens, the main camera of the iPhone 18 Pro also opens up to a wider aperture than its predecessors. Apple has been promoting this as enabling a shallower depth of field for portraits and similar shots. The difference, however, is less than a stop, and it’s been…
