PetaPixel Members can now download a host of new sample galleries! New batches of photos have been added from the Canon R50 V, Canon PowerShot V1, the Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM, and (for the morbidly curious) the Yashica City 100.
A pair of detailed video lectures provide a fascinating insight into the mechanisms of CMOS image sensors -- the technology featured in nearly every modern digital camera.
Caleb Denison, one of the biggest names in audio/visual reviews, made the decision earlier this month to separate from his long-time home at Digital Trends to strike out on his own. This week, Digital Trends used YouTube's copyright strike system to take his channel down, claiming ownership of the content.
Astrophotography gear company Move Shoot Move's (MSM) Nomad star tracker aims to be an accessible solution for budding night sky photographers looking to take their deep-sky photography to the next level.
Zélie Hallosserie has been awarded the first-ever Saltzman-Leibovitz photography prize. The 21-year-old photographer's work shines a light on migration and exile in northern France.
While in federal court today dealing with antitrust charges against Google, Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said he hopes Google's Gemini AI service will be added as a built-in option to iPhones and iPads this year.
We've seen some incredible lens designs in recent years, but last week's announcement of a Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM got us wondering what the limits of reasonable lens development are now.
GENIC, a high-angle photo booth company, is drawing lines of Generation Z fans across its Los Angeles locations.
Samsung says that United States tariffs could decrease the demand for its products, including smartphones and memory chips. During an earnings call, Samsung warned that political and economic uncertainties make predicting the company's financial performance very challenging.
Freepik, a platform that provides free images, has introduced a new open-source AI image model named F Lite. Unveiled on Tuesday (yesterday), Freepik claims the model is "responsible AI" since it has been trained solely on commercially licensed, safe-for-work content.
Leica will increase the price of its products in the United States as a result of the blanket tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this year. While this is an expected result stateside, it is having an adverse effect on cameras sold in Canada, too.
The Odyssey Pro Smart Telescope is among Unistellar's smallest and lightest reflector-based systems. It makes viewing and capturing the night sky as simple as clicking a few buttons on your smartphone or tablet. It is small, light, easy to travel with, and it has an actual viewfinder (powered by Nikon optics) allowing users to start viewing the night sky in less than five minutes.
Meta launched a stand-alone AI app today -- as the company tries to take on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
A photo of two young men sitting at a table smoking cigarettes and drinking beer as a young woman stands nearby has exploded on X (formerly Twitter) this week, but why?
A Southern California homeowner discovered a hidden camera disguised with fake grass on his property -- part of a growing trend in which burglars plant covert cameras in yards in the area to monitor homes and track when residents leave.
The Texan police department investigating the confiscated Sally Mann photographs spent almost $7,000 of taxpayers' money on a fruitless fact-finding mission to New York City.
Google is reportedly exploring a new AI-powered feature for YouTube that creates video overviews based on users’ search queries.
A photographer's lawsuit is at the center of a Supreme Court petition that could change how long creators have to sue when their work gets stolen. The big question at the heart of the petition is: Does the clock for filing a copyright lawsuit start when the infringement happens -- or when the photographer actually finds out about the infringement?
Photographer Mario Heller's unique story is that of a baker turned photographer through his love of storytelling and photojournalism.
Pete Souza, former Chief Official White House Photographer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, describes President Trump's presidential photo stream as "an Oval Office reality show" in a new article on Vanity Fair.
A nurse shark videographer -- an actual wild shark with an attached GoPro -- captured rare "shark's eye view" footage of a great white shark photobombing its video.
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope, captured its first images last week using its new Visible Tunable Filter (VTF) instrument. The groundbreaking photo shows a cluster of sunspots, each roughly the same size or larger than the contiguous United States.
Sony is reportedly investigating whether it should spin-off its semiconductor business, which would make Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS) an independent business entity.
Canon today announced the lightweight and affordable RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 telephoto lens. Aimed at entry-level users, the new RF zoom lens shares much in common, including its optical design, with the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III lens released way back in April 1999.
The DJI Phantom will soon live up to its name and become a ghost. DJI announced it will end support for the Phantom 4 Pro and Phantom 4 Advanced models on June 1, 2025.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured a unique image of the Curiosity rover mid-drive across the surface of Mars -- the first-ever time a satellite has captured the car-sized vehicle's movement.
Compact point-and-shoot cameras are more popular than ever. I thought they would be gone forever, replaced and surpassed by the modern smartphone but boy, was I wrong. The compact digital camera is experiencing a renaissance and Yashica has jumped into the fray with its City series of cameras to capitalize on the hype.
Last June, Congress introduced the Take It Down Act, a bill aimed at holding social media and apps accountable for AI-generated deepfake porn images on their platforms. The House overwhelmingly passed the Take It Down Act last night, April 28, sending it next to President Trump's desk, who is expected to sign the bill into law promptly.
OK Go -- the band famous for making viral music videos -- has released yet another mind-bending short film that makes incredible use of robotic arms and mirrors.
A wedding and graduation photographer woke up to discover that his camera bag, which contained more than $10,000 worth of gear and thousands of images, had been stolen.
Scientists used baited cameras to record the first-ever live footage of a painted swellshark, one of the rarest deep-sea animals in the world.
The videographer of YouTuber Vitaly -- who faces 24 years in a Filipino prison over a prank video -- has reportedly also been charged for filming and livestreaming the stunt.
Tennis star Alexander Zverev took the extraordinary step of stopping play so he could retrieve his phone from his bag and snap a photo of a ball mark which he believes proves the robotic Hawk-Eye system made a mistake on.
Dramatic footage taken inside the cockpit of a speedboat shows what it is like to be flipped into the air at 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour).
Apple users who miss Aperture may be pleased to hear that Brushed Pixel Software's app, Musebox, is an Aperture-inspired Lightroom alternative for Mac.
Most camera companies have elected to remain quiet about how new tariffs are affecting supply chains in the United States, but Canon Japan finally spoke on the issue during a question-and-answer period following its 2025 first-quarter financial results.
The Children's Commissioner, a United Kingdom regulator tasked with promoting and protecting the rights of children in the U.K., issued a report calling for the immediate ban of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that enable "deepfake sexual abuse of children."
For decades, OM SYSTEM Ambassadors Joe and Mary Ann McDonald have traveled the globe, documenting wildlife in its natural element through their photography.
Famous British portrait photographer Platon, known for capturing portraits of the world's most powerful people, recently explained his portrait process at the World Economic Forum.
A Florida man got a frightful surprise after checking his Ring doorbell camera which showed two alligators waiting on his porch.
One month ago, a powerful and deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar, devastating the southeast Asian country and killing at least 5,400 people. Scientists are investigating the geological impacts of the tragedy using satellites, discovering that the earthquake transformed the Earth itself in Myanmar.
French startup Pixii's first full-frame digital rangefinder camera, the Pixii Max, launched last year to significant interest. DxOMark reviewed the camera's 24-megapixel BSI CMOS image sensor earlier this month, providing relatively rare insight into the camera's performance.
Microsoft released a minute-long ad for its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with generative AI and nobody noticed until the company pointed it out.
TTArtisan's newest cinema prime lens is bold and unusual. The TTArtisan 35mm T2.1 Cine Dual-Bokeh provides users, whether shooting photos or videos, the ability to control the lens's bokeh behavior.
Many will be familiar with Atlas, the humanoid robot created by Boston Dynamics that can run, do cartwheels, and even dance. But photographers may want to pay attention to its latest trick: learning to operate cameras.
A photographer captured a mind-blowing image of a snake coiled around a bird's neck during an epic fight for survival.
Police in Fort Worth, Texas have returned the Sally Mann photographs that were seized from a modern art museum following complaints that her artwork constituted child pornography.
Speaking to PetaPixel at the NAB Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, Nikon said it aims to have 50 Nikkor Z lenses on the market by next spring. This hope begs the question, what is Nikon's Z system missing now? What do photographers (and videographers) need and want next?
As a Canon Ambassador, I traveled to India with a pre-released Camera EOS R50 V. This is how it coped with busy streets, poor lighting, and breathtaking vistas.
The PowerShot name belonged to some of the best Canon compact digital cameras ever made but it has faded into obscurity of late. However, in the spirit of excellent cameras such as the Canon PowerShot G1X, we now see a return to the storied lineup. The $900 Canon PowerShot V1 has arrived and this latest vlogging camera has everything charming and powerful about its predecessors.
