By shaving off a little here and a little there, Panasonic shaved about $500 off its previous least-expensive full-frame mirrorless, the Lumix S1, to create the Lumix S5. Intended to appeal to creatives looking for a balance between video and photo capability, the $2,000 S5 takes on the Sony A7 III, as well as the …
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Canon’s EOS R5 and R6 sit squarely at the top of the company’s mirrorless camera lineup and with features like 8K video, in-body image stabilization and lightning-fast auto focus, they offer a lot to get excited about. Canon EOS R5 (body only) $3,899 at Amazon The 45-megapixel R5 is the hero of the pair and having spent some time shooting …
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Sony has unveiled its Alpha 7S III camera, with 4K video and a new hybrid autofocus system. Its new BIONZ XR image processing engine has eight times more processing power, according to Sony, and is part of its full-frame mirrorless Alpha 7S series. The Sony Alpha 7S III camera will launch in September at a price of $3,500 or CA$4,800. …
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Future former camera manufacturer Olympus announced (PDF) Wednesday it has agreed to sell its imaging business to private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners. The deal will be complete by the end of the year. JIP bought Olympus’ telecom business in 2012 and snapped up Sony’s Vaio computers in 2014, to name a couple investments. Though cameras is the best known area …
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Webcams are in short supply because of coronavirus lockdowns, so you may find yourself looking for a better-quality camera than the one in your Mac or PC. Fortunately, there is a way to use your DSLR or camcorder to boost the picture quality for all those Zoom calls and Skype sessions. You can use your phone as a webcam and save yourself …
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Camera and optics corporation Nikon has announced it will stream free online photography courses throughout the month of April. These classes run between 15 minutes and well over an hour, and visitors to the site usually have to pay for each individual class. But Nikon’s note on the page says that given the uncertainty of the times, the company’s mission …
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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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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Sure, I love mirrorless. But there’s a place in my heart where SLRs still reside, and the full-frame Nikon D750 is one of the occupants. But it’s five years old now, and a lot’s changed in cameras since then. Most of what’s …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Digital point-and-shoot cameras used to be a huge part of CES, but those days are long gone. Still, Nikon announced an update is coming to its 83x zoom Coolpix P900. The new P950 is mostly the same as its predecessor, hence …
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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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