Adobe Brings Creative, AI-Powered Express App to the Palm of Your Hand
Adobe has announced its new Adobe Express mobile app is available now to all users.
Rode Unveils Pro-Grade Wireless Mic, Pair of MagSafe Accessories for Mobile Creators
Rode unveiled a trio of brand-new products today, April 14, at NAB 2024 in Las Vegas. The Rode Interview Pro broadcast mic is joined by two smartphone products, the Phone Cage and Magnetic Mount.
iPhone Camera App Pearla Aims to Make Phone Photos Less ‘Phone-y’
iPhone cameras have come a long way, but a more hands-on app like Pearla can help mobile photographers more reliably incredible photos. And now with a new update, Pearla gives users even more tools to get the perfect shot.
The Stunning Winners of the 13th Annual Mobile Photography Awards
The Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) announced the winners of its 13th annual competition Wednesday, giving out thousands of dollars in cash prizes.
Ex-Yahoo CEO Launches Shine, an AI-Powered Group Photo Sharing App
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's newly announced photo-sharing app, Shine, has some around the internet asking, "What year is this from?"
Xiaomi 14 Review: An Excellent, Powerful Choice for Small Phone Fans
The Xiaomi 14 may very well be the kind of phone most should experience, in part because it brings the Leica camera hardware and software to the fore. Previously, Xiaomi only included all Leica features in its Pro or Ultra models, but has now done it for this, the smallest of the bunch. This time, the 14 Pro is a Chinese market exclusive, leaving the 14 and 14 Ultra as the two global options.
Apple Patent Shows a More Durable iPhone Camera System
A patent Apple filed in September 2022 has just been approved today, and it showcases a system of shock limiters and dampers to improve camera reliability.
Adobe Brings Its Firefly Generative AI to Smartphones
Adobe released a beta version of its new Express mobile app for Android and iOS devices which also introduces the company's Firefly generative AI technology into mobile content creation and editing workflows.
Vivo X100 Pro Review: An Impressive Choice for Smartphone Photography
It's a shame the Vivo X100 Pro won't find itself in the hands of many mobile photographers in North America because it raises eyebrows for all the right reasons.
Skylum is Bringing Luminar to the iPad and Vision Pro
Skylum is bringing Luminar to the Apple iPad through its first official app that also works in Vision Pro.
This New Technology Aims to Eliminate Blurry Photos
A new advanced neuromorphic system designed to eliminate blurring in smartphone photos is now ready for production, using a mix of AI and existing processing power to freeze action in ways not seen on current smartphones.
Vivo’s V30 Pro Smartphone Wants To Be a Zeiss-Powered Portrait Master
Chinese smartphone company Vivo released the V30 smartphone earlier this month, promising better portraits thanks to a smarter flash. The company is back with another V30-series smartphone, the powerful V30 Pro.
Hands-On With the Leica-Powered Xiaomi 14 Ultra Smartphone
After launching in China, Xiaomi is bringing two devices in its 14 Series, the 14 and 14 Ultra, to global availability at its keynote in Barcelona on the eve of Mobile World Congress.
Samsung S24 Update Improves Zoom, Portrait Mode, and Nightography
Just a couple of weeks after the S24 series of smartphones shipped, Samsung has announced that it will be updating them with what it calls "enhanced options" including the promise of better photography.
OnePlus 12 Review: Better Photos All Around
OnePlus isn’t the kind of company that just goes away, and its persistence may have finally paid off with the OnePlus 12, a very impressive flagship phone that undercuts all others. This phone starts at $800, but trade-in incentives can drop it $100 or more, which feels like a bargain compared to competitors who hover around or above $1,000.
Google Ventures Backs Company Making Smartphones as Good as ‘Real’ Cameras
Glass Imaging, a company that showcased its ability to dramatically improve the quality of smartphone images thanks to its specialized neural network, has received $9.3 million in a seed funding round led by Google Ventures.
Vivo’s New V30 Promises Better Portraits Thanks to a Smarter Flash
While most smartphone manufacturers are focusing on software to make portraits better, Vivo's new V30 improves its flash system, making it smarter and more able to adapt to light level, subject distance, and color temperature.
New Tech Wirelessly Sends Photos Across Devices Without a Network
Take away WiFi, Bluetooth, and basically any other network protocol, and how do you transfer a photo from one smartphone to another? That’s where LiveDrop comes in.
Samsung Needs AI to Succeed as It Reports Weakest Earnings in 10 Years
Samsung has experienced some steep declines in profit over the last couple of years and in its recent earnings report, the company has failed to turn that around.
What is ‘Good Enough’ for a New Smartphone Camera? | The PetaPixel Podcast
Last week, Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 Ultra that had some hardware improvements, but leaned much more heavily on software and the addition of AI-powered features. It got us thinking, does a new smartphone need more than just AI to be compelling?
OnePlus 12 Has a Large Sony Sensor and New Hasselblad Photo Tech
OnePlus is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style by launching its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 12. The new handheld boasts the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform, the 4th generation Hasselblad Camera for Mobile, a new display, and a beautiful design, among other novel features and improvements.
XPPen Says Its Magic Drawing Pad is the First Pro Mobile Drawing Tablet
XPPen's new Magic Drawing Pad is what the company calls the industry's first professional and mobile standalone drawing tablet, described as "a magic studio on the go."
Hands-on With the New Samsung Galaxy S24 Devices and AI Features
Another year means another trio of Samsung flagship smartphones. This time, the Galaxy S24 lineup is headlined by the AI-driven Galaxy S24 Ultra. The Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 are also getting the AI treatment, but after spending some time with all three, it’s obvious where the primary focus lies, especially as it relates to mobile photography.
What to Expect at Samsung’s Unpacked: Galaxy AI is Coming
Although this year's CES has ended, there is still plenty left to come this month, including the much-anticipated Samsung Unpacked event next week. So, what is the Korean tech giant expected to announce?
Belkin’s Auto-Tracking Stand Pro Turns Your iPhone into a Pan/Tilt Camera
Belkin's Auto-Tracking Stand Pro with DockKit turns a user's iPhone into a pan/tilt video camera.
Nat Geo Photographer Offers Three Tips to Improve Your Images
Professional photographer Stephen Wilkes has a multi-decade career that melds artistic and commercial photography and has taken him around the world. He's worked with National Geographic, Apple, and Netflix, among others.
The Oppo Find X7 Ultra Smartphone Has Some Truly Impressive Cameras
Smartphone maker Oppo has unveiled its newest flagship handheld, the Find X7 Ultra. Despite only being announced for release in China at the time of publication, the phone is still worth looking at because it features four 50-megapixel rear cameras and sports the biggest telephoto sensor in any phone, according to Oppo.
Despite Heavy Emphasis, Foldables Are Just 1% of the Smartphone Market
Despite Samsung, OnePlus, Google, and others heavily emphasizing folding smartphones, the hardware remains widely unpopular and make up barely 1% of the entire smartphone market.
Zeiss-Branded Vivo X100 Pro Has a Big Sensor and a New Telephoto Lens
Vivo announced the X100 and X100 Pro flagship smartphones last night. Co-engineered with Zeiss, the new handhelds are designed with photography in mind.
OnePlus Unveils OnePlus 12 Flagship Smartphone Ahead of Global Launch
Not long after announcing its first foldable smartphone, the OnePlus Open, the company has celebrated its 10th anniversary in style, launching the OnePlus 12 in China.
The Light L16 Camera Delivered Too Little, Too Late, for Too Much Money
"Krazy" Ken at the YouTube channel Computer Clan has made an excellent, detailed video on the infamous Light L16 camera.
Researchers Develop a Flat Metalens That Can Change Its Focal Length
An international group of researchers has developed a metalens that is able to have its focal length changed and controlled using polarized light.
This New Rig Lets You Attach Your Phone to Binoculars
Nocs Provisions has launched a new, updated smartphone rig that will enable mobile photographers to capture high-quality images on their phones using attached binoculars or monoculars.
OnePlus’ North American CEO ‘Opens Up’ on Foldables and Photography
Nearly a month ago, smartphone maker OnePlus debuted its first folding smartphone, the OnePlus Open. Beyond being the company's first foray into the foldable space, it is among the best folding phones. It does not compromise at all in terms of specs, performance, and photography features.
FindMySnap Uses AI to Search Through and Organize iPhone Photos
Cyme, the company behind the macOS photo cataloging application PeakTo, has announced FindMySnap, a new iOS app that uses image recognition to help smartphone users easily find specific photos.
vivo VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards Celebrate the Joy of Humanity
The vivo VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards 2023 celebrates the beautiful photography that users capture using their highly capable mobile devices. Just a few years after the inaugural VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards in 2020, the contest has grown dramatically, with this year receiving over 210,000 submissions from over 80,000 photographers in more than 40 countries and regions worldwide.
Oppo and Hasselblad Will Co-Develop a New ‘HyperTone’ Camera System
Oppo and Hasselblad, partners since 2022, will co-develop what they call the "next-generation of HyperTone camera systems" that, when complete, will "usher in a new era in computational photography."
Samsung Gauss is a Generative AI That Will Live in its Next Smartphone
Developed by its research division, Samsung Gauss is a ChatGPT rival that will also be able to generate images and will be at the core of several on-device technologies that will surely debut in the company's next smartphone.
New Neural Network Could Majorly Improve Smartphone Photography
Glass Imaging uses artificial intelligence to "extract the full image quality potential from hardware on current and future smartphone cameras by reversing lens aberrations and sensor imperfections."
Critics Are Wrong: It Is Impressive Apple Shot its Latest Event on iPhone
This week's Scary Fast Apple event was significant in mostly expected ways. Apple debuted its new M3 series of chips, launched super-powered new MacBook Pro notebooks, and updated the iMac for the first time since 2021. However, Apple also did something unprecedented: it shot the entire event on the iPhone 15 Pro Max smartphone.