The Honor Magic 6 Pro is a quality smartphone with a camera array built to make the case that it has the goods to be among the best. Honor is a spinoff of Huawei, which let the brand go in 2021 in a bid to evade U.S. sanctions. Since then, Honor has carved out its own purpose and identity, including a current attempt to go public with an IPO.
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 Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) announced the winners of its 13th annual competition Wednesday, giving out thousands of dollars in cash prizes.
MIOPS, maker of various photography accessories like the MIOPS Spark camera grip for iPhone and the Capsule Pro modular pan-tilt motion control system, has a camera app that promises pro-level photography features for mobile shooters.
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.
Earlier this week, OnePlus fully revealed its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 12. While PetaPixel continues to work on a full review, which will deliver a deep dive into the phone's photo features, it is worth taking a closer look at the Hasselblad-branded camera system.
Isaac Reynolds has worked at Google since 2014 and is the Group Product Manager for Pixel Camera. Reynolds manages the team that oversees camera design, research, and development.
Google has announced its new flagship smartphones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. Each smartphone sports the new Google Tensor 3 chip, Google's most powerful chip, and includes upgraded cameras. Google says the Pixel 8 Pro offers "the best Pixel camera yet."
The Obscura 4 camera app is out now, and with it comes a host of new tools and updates, along with a new pricing system.
Like most people, photographers are rarely caught without their smartphones. There are so many great apps available on iOS and Android devices that a photographer's phone can become an integral part of their kit.
Leica's FOTOS app, the company's free and universal smartphone app that works alongside Leica cameras, is now integrated with the popular macOS photo and video editing app Darkroom.
Swiss start-up Reeflex recently launched a new iOS camera app, ReeHeld, that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver enhanced long-exposure photography compared to the native Camera app on iPhone.
Earlier this spring, a new photography-focused app, Luma, hit the App Store with the promise to give control back to mobile photographers and ensure that shutterbugs got the most they could from the iPhone's impressive image sensor. Luma's developer, Rafal Kopiec, recently returned to the drawing board and created a redesigned Luma's "Pro Cam."
Last year, Sony said that it had developed a new type of sensor that was capable of gathering double the light of conventional sensors while also reducing noise. That sensor has finally made it into a consumer product, and the company has further explained how it works.
Super Res Zoom has been a part of the Google Pixel system since the launch of the Pixel 3, but with the Pixel 7 Pro, Google notes it took a big step forward and has explained how the feature works.
Samsung unveiled its new flagship Galaxy S23 smartphones in February, including the extremely impressive S23 Ultra, which PetaPixel describes as including "among the best mobile cameras." However, based on a Redditor's claims, the picture isn't as rosy for Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ owners.
Almost everyone wields a camera these days because they already have one by default on their smartphones. But not just any phone will capture the best results, and that’s why some stand out for particular reasons.
The iOS app Luma aims to provide photographers with a unique, fun, and customizable photo and camera experience. While leveraging the power of RAW images on iPhone, Luma also allows users to create a custom processing pipeline saved as presets.
The Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) has announced the winners of its 12th annual photo contest. Founded in 2011, the MPA celebrates the best mobile photographers and showcases beautiful photos captured by smartphones.
Samsung stuck with a familiar look in the Galaxy S23 Ultra, but it’s what is underneath that counts and it pushes the phone’s camera forward as a tougher competitor.
The OnePlus 11 isn’t a debut by any means. OnePlus has been selling phones in various markets for years, but this one marks a shift in approach to being fashionable and credible -- not to mention cheaper -- while also dealing with its branding challenges in a place where Apple, Samsung, and Google reign.
The OnePlus 11 is now official, bringing the brand’s newest flagship phone to market, plus a debut tablet in the OnePlus Pad that also goes the flagship route.
Sony is set to provide Apple with a "state-of-the-art" image sensor for its next iPhone that will supposedly double the amount of light it can capture and give it the ability to clearly capture a face even with a strong backlight.
Put a Type-1 image sensor in a phone and things are bound to get interesting, especially when Leica is involved. So, what’s next for the company’s presence in the mobile space?
Samsung has announced that the Z Fold 4 is getting support for the Expert RAW app, which lets users manually change camera settings and shoot in RAW.
Filter company NiSi has announced a trio of Smartphone Filter Kits for iPhone users including Landscape, Filmmaker, and Cinema packages.
Most people today own a smartphone with a camera that they bring with them everywhere they go. These state-of-the-art mobile cameras arguably make everyone a photographer (in some sense of the word).
Smartphone photography is taking dramatic leaps forward with every product cycle, but what often gets glossed over is the act of shooting. The ShiftCam SnapGrip is attempting to make mobile photography a richer experience.
There can be a lot of gear-envy among photographers when they see others with tons of expensive camera gear, lighting equipment, and modifiers. It is also all too easy to say that you can’t be creative because you don’t have access to a particular light or piece of equipment.
Smartphones continue to improve in the quality of images they can take, but one could argue the ergonomics have either stagnated or gotten worse over that time. That’s where the ShiftCam ProGrip comes in.