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How to take a good supermoon photo

We’ll get to see the last full supermoon of the year on May 7. This one’s dubbed the “super flower moon” and if April’s “super pink moon” was any indication, it should be a real barn burner.  Last month, I went up to my roof with the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, iPhone 11 Pro and my …

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The other new Half

It’s a rare thing to get a new Half-Life game. It’s rarer still to get two in a single month. Neither are the mythical Half-Life 3, but both Half-Life: Alyx and Black Mesa are a chance to get acquainted (or reacquainted) with this long-running sci-fi game series.  Half-Life: Alyx is a VR-only game, so you’ll need a VR headset and …

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Motorola Razr showdown: Original V3 vs. the new foldable screen one

Motorola’s original Razr V3 is one of the most iconic phones of all time. When it was released in 2004, it looked like it belonged to the future, thanks to its sleek design and anodized aluminum finish. The blue backlit keyboard, etched from a single piece of metal, only added to the appeal. And people lined up around the block …

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8K video recording is a great idea, even if you don’t have an 8K TV

Samsung’s recently announced S20 phones can record 8K video. There are rumors that upcoming cameras from Canon and Sharp will be able to do the same, and the number of devices that record in 8K will only grow in the coming years. Today cameras and phones are mostly recording in 1080p however, and with 4K TVs only recently becoming affordable, …

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Canon revs EOS Rebel line with T8i, adds cheap full

Canon’s triannual update to its EOS Rebel i-series DSLR cameras has arrived with the usual mix of minimal upgrades. In this case, the EOS Rebel T8i improves on the T7i with the more recent Digic 8 image processor, which helps deliver 4K/24p video, better battery life and eye-tracking autofocus. It also gets slightly better continuous shooting speed using the more …

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Logitech StreamCam is a $170 full HD webcam that’s primed and ready for webcasting

So you want to be the next YouTube influencer or Twitch star, but your laptop’s low-res webcam makes you look like you’re streaming from the AOL era? The all-new Logitech StreamCam may be just the ticket. The accessory giant’s latest add-on webcam captures full 1080p HD video at 60 frames per second, and it automatically handles all of the details …

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Step into mirrorless photography with a Canon EOS M5 and 15

In the same way that digital photography made film cameras obsolete, mirrorless cameras are inevitably replacing DSLRs. Old-guard camera-makers such as Nikon and Canon got off to a slow start, but the Canon EOS M5 was Canon’s first serious effort to make a mirrorless model that could go toe-to-toe with DSLRs, and right now, you can get it for half …

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Avengers: Damage Control is a VR dream for fans of the MCU

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. We’ve all fantasized about being a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point, right? Well, this year at CES I got a chance to do just that with The Void — a location-based VR experience. There I got a …

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Canon woos pro photographers with EOS

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It’s an Olympic year: must be time for an update to pro cameras. Canon’s newest model in its EOS-1D series of big-bodied DSLRs for shooting sports, the EOS-1D X Mark III, may look much the same on the outside as the …

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Cyber Monday camera savings still available from Sony, Canon, Nikon and more (Tuesday update)

If you’ve been wishing you had a higher-quality camera, now is the perfect time to make it happen. Cyber Monday may be over, but we’re still seeing hundreds of dollars off camera prices. So get into the spirit of the season with a brand-new camera to help capture all those special holiday moments. Whether you’re looking for a mirrorless camera option, …

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