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Canon plans no new flagship DSLR models as mirrorless cameras take over

Canon’s EOS-1D X Mark III will be the Japanese company’s last top-end DSLR as Canon moves its product line toward mirrorless cameras. That’s the word from Chairman and Chief Executive Fujio Mitarai in a Tuesday interview in the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun and confirmed by Canon. Mirrorless cameras are the future, at least for those …

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The DSLR is fading away. Now what?

The single lens reflex camera has been the iconic mainstay of “serious” photography since the 1960s, and its digital version, the DSLR, has served that role during the 21st century. But a 50-year run at the top seems to be peaking as cameras with mirrors and pentaprisms are being pushed aside by mirrorless cameras. Now what? “You get a lot …

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Photoshop and Lightroom Super Resolution: How to quadruple your photo size

Adobe’s Super Resolution feature in Lightroom and Photoshop is remarkable technology that uses artificial intelligence to quadruple the size of your photos. It’s not perfect, but it’s a great way to breathe new life into older shots and to print photos larger with twice the number of pixels in both width and height. Here’s what it is and how to …

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History of digital cameras: From ’70s prototypes to iPhone and Galaxy’s everyday wonders

The camera in your pocket is pretty amazing. Today’s smartphone cameras feel like they’re a million miles away from earlier photography tech, but digital cameras had to start somewhere. Back in the 20th century when cameras needed film, digital camera technology began as a sat-nav for astronauts. Since then, Kodak, Apple and many others have played important roles in developing …

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Cyber Monday 2020 camera deals still available: Save $200 on a GoPro Hero 9 bundle, $250 on a Nikon Z50 kit and more

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Cyber Monday is officially over, but there are still plenty of deals to be had on your favorite holiday gifts. One area where we’re seeing some notable savings is cameras. If you’re looking to find a gift for an aspiring photographer or expand your own …

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Adobe Lightroom gets cinema

You might have noticed how moviemakers try to shape your mood with color: the sickly green tinge of the Matrix, the psychedelic purple and blue of Avatar, the miasmic orange of Blade Runner 2049 or the gritty dulled colors of Saving Private Ryan. It’s done with a technology called color grading, and Adobe has just built it into its Lightroom …

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Your phone may help you fight off deepfakes before they’re even made

We’ve all seen the photos or videos. A politician or famous actor says something totally out of character. It looks like the person, sounds like the person and goes viral on social media. But it’s a deepfake, a form of digital manipulation that experts say is one of the biggest threats to trust on the internet.  Truepic, a San Diego …

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Try Nikon’s full

It’s no secret that smartphones have had a serious impact on digital camera sales in recent years; fewer people feel the same imperative to own compact cameras and digital SLRs as they once did. So camera makers are looking for ways to entice you to jump back into the deep end of the photography pool. Earlier this year Nikon unveiled …

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What’s this EXIF technology people used to study Trump photos?

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. President Donald Trump‘s case of COVID-19 gave an obscure photo data technology called EXIF its 15 minutes of internet fame as people started scrutinizing photos taken of him this weekend at Walter Reed hospital. But what exactly is EXIF? In short, it’s a …

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The camera that taught me how to see the world

When I was a kid and it came time for family snapshots, my dad was always heads-down. Chin to chest, eyes locked onto a camera grasped in both hands at waist height. Left hand to steady, right hand to work the controls. This was no point-and-shoot. Not like the plastic Kodak Instamatic 44 I would receive as a 12th birthday …

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