The new Sony FX5 cinema camera is one of Sony's most exciting video products in years. It is also extremely well-designed, with one notable exception. PetaPixel hoped a third-party would step in and address the issue, and sure enough, it has happened.
There's a time and a place to conduct a photo shoot, and during a tennis match at the US Open ain't one of them.
A Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels was delayed last night in Anaheim after a photographer was hit in the head by a hard foul ball line drive.
Leica has announced the Summicon-M 66mm f/2, which it calls a reinterpretation of the Elcan 66mm f/2 that was developed by Dr. Walter Mandler at Ernst Leitz Canada in the late 1960s.
A feature film about Gerda Taro, the first female photojournalist to be killed while covering war, was given its world premiere at Venice Film Festival this week.
DJI has announced a new flagship 360-degree camera, the 8K-capable Osmo 360 II.
Researchers have developed a $7 smartphone accessory that can detect hidden cameras within five seconds with 94% accuracy.
Lomography has announced a new, very colorful version of its Fisheye No.2 35mm film camera. The Graffiti edition model is red, blue, and yellow, with graffiti styling all over its front. It is like the other Fisheye No.2 cameras, meaning it uses a 10mm fisheye lens with a 170° field of view to capture photos to 35mm film. It has a built-in flash, no tripod mount, and uses a single AA battery for power. The Lomo Fisheye No.2 Graffiti is $69 and available now.
Foldable smartphones have been a real mixed bag thus far, especially for photographers. While some of them have had great cameras, like 2023's OnePlus Open, many more have made unattractive camera compromises. Xiaomi is teasing its upcoming 18 Fold smartphone, slated for a full reveal on September 7, and it has a triple rear camera setup and a striking design. There's even a lengthy video on Weibo.
Hopefully the new Xiaomi 18 Fold will incorporate many of the camera features of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, a superb smartphone for photographers with excellent image quality.
A Ring doorbell camera has captured fascinating footage of a spider weaving its web. The camera belongs to someone called Emily and the spider is possibly called Charlotte.
You might know YKK for zippers, but the company is also responsible for a small quick-release mechanism for camera straps. Ulysses Photo, a leather works shop in Japan, has published a deep-dive into the company's anti-twist, quick-release connector that is used by a variety of brands including Wotancraft.
VSCO has pushed Studio Pro V1.2 which it says has improved speed, control, and overall flow. With this update (and the previous V1.1), photographers can now preview HSL adjustments instantly for a faster, smoother editing workflow, can swipe through presets directly while editing, and can perform single-image editing while editing a batch of images. The app also allows users to rename files and adjust quality or resolution before export, publish unlimited batches from Studio Pro to VSCO Galleries (and publish up to 10 images to VSCO at once), and cancel edits, exports, and uploads in progress. Nothing major, but nice quality of life updates nonetheless.
Also, VSCO Galleries now connects directly to VSCO Sites, so a photographer’s portfolio site can showcase full galleries. Clients now get to see a more complete story of a photographer’s work and range rather than just a few highlights.
NASA astrophysicist Julie McEnergy, Roman Space Telescope Senior Project Scientist, sat down with NASA's Sophia Roberts to discuss the staggering amount of detail that Roman will capture in its largest survey after it launches into space as early as this weekend. While it takes 36 4K TVs to show a single Roman image at its full 300-megapixel resolution, it would take over half a million 4K televisions to fully display Roman's largest planned survey. Those are some serious pixels!
Photography expert Gordon Laing ambushed Chris Niccolls, Manny Ortiz, Hugh Brownstone, Chelsea Mercado, Tony Northrup, and me here at Sony Kando and hit us with 10 rapid-fire questions about photos, cameras, and more (like how we all pronounce "bokeh"). Enjoy!
Apple has announced that it will hold an event on September 9, presumably to announce its next series of iPhones. The tagline this year is "surprise and shine," which doesn't say too much about what to expect exactly, but the company is rumored to be announcing a folding phone this year in addition to its annual mobile mainstays.
Rishi Sanyal, former Science Editor at DPReview, has passed away. He was 46. I and the PetaPixel team (many of whom worked with Rishi directly for several years) are very sad to hear this, but we are also truly grateful for the time we got to spend with this brilliant human. DPReview has published a touching in memoriam that I encourage you to read.
Norway says it is considering banning camera-equipped smart glasses that can record other people in public spaces without their knowledge.
German electronics company CircuitValley has launched the CHC5 on Kickstarter, which it describes as "the world's first commercially available modular camera system for advanced imaging." The CHC5's claim to fame is that the user can freely swap out the image sensor, rotating through a wide range of sensor sizes and formats.
KEH Camera, best known for buying and selling used gear, is also home to many talented repair technicians. Leveraging KEH's repair expertise, Zeiss Group has named KEH its exclusive authorized repair and service center for Zeiss photography lenses and equipment in the United States and Canada.
Last week, DJI shared a rocket launch video recorded using Osmo Action 6 cameras. As is so often the case, DJI's primary commercial and legal rival, Insta360, is not content to merely watch from the sidelines. Insta360 has its own new rocket launch video, too.
Codex, best known for its specialized media drives for professional Arri cinema cameras, has entered the CFexpress marketplace with new CFexpress 4.0 Type A and Type B memory cards and associated readers.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team goes through the decades starting in the mid 1900s and examines which camera company was the most influential during that time. That doesn't mean who sold the most, it means who drove the industry in a particular direction.
Camera Intelligence is bringing generative video editing to its AI-native Micro Four Thirds camera, Caira. It is the first mirrorless camera system to incorporate built-in generative video editing capabilities.
The National Audubon Society has unveiled the winners of the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards, a competition that captures the beauty of birds and the challenges they face.
YouTube star and filmmaker Mark Fischbach, better known as Markiplier, is fully aware that the timing looks very bad but is adamant he did nothing wrong and is very concerned about what GoPro's new $285 million merger means for the company's products.
A photographer accused Getty Images of illegally licensing his photographs, only to learn that he never owned the copyrights to them.
A team of scientists filmed a shrimp-like fish walking both sideways and backward in first-ever footage of such behavior in a fish.
A real estate photographer in Alabama had his drone shot down and is now working with authorities, hoping to identify the shooter.
A court has ordered a sports photography festival to reinstate an Associated Press photographer’s image of a soccer game in Gaza after organizers removed it following outside pressure.
Meta claims that it has disabled the camera on thousands of pairs of smart glasses that the company detected had been tampered with.
For 50 years, the Calibrite ColorChecker has been helping photographers worldwide accurately capture color. The ColorChecker's 24 squares have kept photos color-accurate, from family photos few will ever see to countless photos that have graced magazine covers, billboards, and museum walls.
Today, Tim Cook officially hands the reins at Apple over to John Ternus. During Cook's 15-year tenure as Apple's chief executive officer, Apple went from a $347 billion company to a $4.6 trillion one, a nearly 13.3 times increase.
GoPro has concluded its months-long search for a solution to its financial woes. Privately-held optical-photonics company Starman Optical, Inc. (Starman) has entered into a definitive merger agreement with GoPro, Inc., for $285 million.
Alamy, a stock photo agency, is today bringing in big changes to how it pays contributors -- with many photographers expecting less money.
Technology company Dyson has launched an electric toothbrush that uses a built-in camera to help clean between the teeth.
Jean-François Leroy, the photographer who founded Visa pour l’Image, the world’s leading photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France, has died.
A lot has been made of the fact that in the Nikkei Industry Map, Nikon lost its third-place position to Fujifilm. However, what most discussions miss is why that happened and whether or not it's actually a meaningful position swap. As I suspected, the conversation has missed important nuance.
Fujifilm has announced "Fujifilm for Google Photos Print Store," a new print storefront that brings physical photo printing to Google Photos users.
Poco has officially unveiled the F9 series, introducing the Poco F9 Ultra and F9 Pro. The flagship F9 Ultra leads the lineup with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform, a dedicated VisionBoost D8 chipset, a 200MP main camera, a 5x periscope telephoto lens, and an 8,050mAh battery.
The latest ESA/Webb Picture of the Month captures the irregular galaxy Arp 263 in infrared light, showing the very odd final phase of a long-past galactic merger.
More and more, DxO’s PhotoLab stands out as a worthy alternative because you don’t have to pay for it every month. You pay once and can hang on to that version for as long as you like, though upgrades to new versions come with a fee -- usually about half the price. Version 10 isn’t as big a step forward as past ones but it patches some holes left behind by the others.
DxO has rolled out PhotoLab 10, the latest version of its chief photo-editing program, focusing much of it on adding features that lean more on RAW images and AI-driven masking. These features aim to plug gaps left by previous versions while also adding new elements for a tighter workflow.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released fascinating footage filmed back in 2017 of an underwater expedition that didn't quite go as planned.
Zack Snyder, a director known for his distinct cinematography, has revealed the trailer for his latest movie, The Last Photograph, which is set to debut at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
AI-generated content creators that masquerade as real humans have soared in recent years and now Instagram is making a move against them.
Sigma has announced three new Aizu Prime cinema lenses. The 21mm T1.3 LF, 100mm T1.3 LF, and 125mm T1.3 LF join eight existing T1.3 Sigma Aizu lenses, which previously ranged from 25mm to 75mm.
What started with a $5 photograph sitting on a shelf in a Florida antique store turned into a 76-year journey back through the early career of one of the 20th century’s most respected photographers.
OmniCore is a new modular, all-flash AI-powered NAS designed for creatives and other users who require fast, intelligent control over their files.
Alongside a new Litemons LE600R RGB LED Monolight for filmmakers and content creators, Godox announced a wacky new customizable Creative Pixel Light that people can put on their cameras or even wear like a watch.
Filmmaker/photographer Michael Blackshire, age 32, has made a documentary about pioneering Black photographers in Chicago, now in their eighties.
A drone photographer in Nepal unwittingly captured the horrific mudslide caused by a glacial collapse high in the Himalayas.
A new camera from FarseerTech aims to simplify photographing distant, moving subjects. RocXZoom combines a 50x hybrid zoom, motorized pan-and-tilt movement, and AI-powered subject recognition in a compact body designed for wildlife, birding, and outdoor observation.
An unholy row has broken out in a viral Facebook post after a wedding photographer accused the second shooter she hired of serious unprofessionalism.
Beleaguered GoPro has a new investor, and he really believes in the company's mission. YouTube star and successful new filmmaker Mark Fischbach, better known as Markiplier, has acquired an 8.5 percent stake in the struggling camera maker.
This past August, I went to northern Spain to try and photograph the total solar eclipse. I figured a lot of people would be chasing that single frame of totality, so I wanted to try something a little different and capture a full timelapse of the whole event.
The "really bad photographer' who scored $50,000 and a 10-day trip to Iceland thanks to her terrible photos has revealed the images she took during her visit to the country.
Uber is introducing a feature that lets parents watch live video from drivers’ selfie cameras during their teenagers’ rides.
Photographers don't always need to go to great lengths for great pictures; sometimes it's about making the most of where you are. Case in point: Andrew McCarthy's latest shot of a Blood Moon eclipse.
NASA's cutting-edge Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched this morning aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a million-mile journey with the goal of solving some of the many mysteries of dark energy and the origins of the Universe itself.
