Cameras

Smartphone cameras are getting more capable but they're still limited in at least two ways. For one, most are able to do only 4K video recording max. But even those that may be able to do 8K are, by design, unable to capture 360-degree content on the fly. For that, you usually need dedicated 360-degree cameras and the new QooCam 8K from Chinese manufacturer Kandao could be the smallest, cheapest, and most capable consumer product in the market right now.

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If the Pixel 4's astrophotography mode has given you a taste for photos of the night sky, Canon may have the full-frame camera upgrade for you. The freshly-announced Canon EOS Ra is the company's first model specifically designed for astrophotography, based on the EOS R but with a very niche subject in mind.

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Leica fans, ready your wallets: the successor to the Leica SL is here, and you're probably going to want one. Revealed today, the Leica SL2 picks up where its full-frame predecessor left off, with better ergonomics and a whopping ISO 50,000 support in that same, classic style.

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It's time to take a peek at the latest round of Samsung Galaxy S11 release rumors and expected camera features. As it's been with the past several Samsung Galaxy S smartphones, the two primary draw points are the display and the back-facing cameras. With the Samsung Galaxy S11, we're at a point at which the jump between generations will be massive - in one way or another.

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Starting today, older Pixel devices will have access to a set of powers that, until now, were reserved only for the newest in the Pixel smartphone line, unofficially. While some of these next-gen features will make their way to the Pixel 3 family at some point, the Google Camera 7.2 mod app is a 3rd-party piece of work that'll bring new features to older Pixel devices right this minute. This includes such interesting oddities as Astro Mode for Pixel 1 and Pixel 2, as well as "Auto Timer" for a photobooth-like ability.

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Phones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X are considered ambitious today because of their unconventional form factor, but one smartphone last year made headlines for a different kind of ambition. Famed digital camera maker RED surprised the mobile industry by announcing not just its first smartphone but also the first holographic smartphone in the market. That eventually came to pass after some delay and controversy but now it seems that the RED Hydrogen One is both first and last with the RED CEO's departure from the company.

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Rather than be defeated by them, camera makers have risen up to the challenge posed by smartphones to upgrade their product lines and raise the bar even higher for professional digital photography. DSLRs have always been that standard aspired by pros and Canon is making another attempt to cement its position in that market. Even while it's still in development, the camera maker is already teasing the qualities of the upcoming EOS-1D X Mark III to help buyers prepare their wallets for when it does finally land.

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The newest Fujifilm X-Pro series interchangeable lens camera was revealed in full today. The Fujifilm X-Pro3 mirrorless digital camera is the successor to the X-Pro2, released all the way back in March of 2016. This newest model has a collection of odd and/or powerful features that make it a unique blend of discrete and unique.

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While digital cameras still have the advantage of power and features over even the most sophisticated smartphones, they often lose out when it comes to ubiquity. If the best tool is the one that you have with you always, then smartphones have a distinct advantage over the powerful yet heavy professional cameras. Olympus says you no longer have to choose with the new OM-D E-M5 Mark III. Combining the lineage of its predecessor and the higher-grade OM-D E-M1 Mark II, the new interchangeable lens touts advanced features from the company's high-end OM-D kits but shrunken down to a handier and more rugged size.

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When Google unveiled the Pixel 4, all eyes were on its cameras. Google pushed computational photography into the limelight, and the Pixel 4's upgrades to Portrait Mode and Super Res Zoom, along with new features like Astrophotography Mode, promise to keep it ahead of the smartphone pack. So, I set out to see just how well the Pixel 4's new camera features held up in practice.

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Arlo today expanded its security camera lineup by announcing a new video doorbell. Simply called the Arlo Video Doorbell, it functions mostly as you'd expect it to, giving you a video feed of your doorstep so you can see who's there. At the same time, however, Arlo made some improvements over what it considers to be the conventional video doorbell formula, and that may help this new product stand out in a sea of competition.

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The Daydream View VR headset isn't the only product Google has discontinued this week. The company is no longer selling its AI-powered Google Clips, a small camera designed to leverage modern technology in order to automatically capture and preserve life's most memorable moments. The product page for the device is still featured on the Google Store website, but it now redirects users to other available devices.

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