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Samsung starts production of world’s first 1TB eUFS storage module for mobile devices

30 Jan

Samsung announced it has started mass-producing the world’s first 1TB embedded Universal Flash Storage 2.1 (eUFS) module for mobile devices. Given we are now pretty close to the launch of the new Galaxy S10 flagship series, it looks like there is a chance we might see a 1TB option for at least one of the S10 devices.

Samsung says the new module is the same size as the 512GB variant in the Galaxy Note 9. The increase in density has been made possible using V-NAND technology that vertically stacks NAND cells in order to maximize density and efficiency.

According to Samsung the new module offers sequential read speeds of up to 1000MBps and write speeds of 260MBps, enough for the continuous recording of high-speed video at 960fps. In terms of both storage capacity and transfer speeds the new module should also make an interesting combination with Samsung’s new 8K-capable Exynos chipset.

According to Cheol Choi, Samsung’s executive vice president of Memory Sales & Marketing, “the 1TB eUFS is expected to play a critical role in bringing a more notebook-like user experience to the next generation of mobile devices.”

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Adobe Camera Raw update brings support for latest mobile devices, Nikon Z6 and more

12 Dec

Adobe has released the December update for its Camera Raw plug-in that allows you to edit and import Raw image files in Adobe applications, such as Photoshop, Lightroom Classic CC, Lightroom CC, Photoshop Elements, After Effects, and Bridge.

The list of newly supported cameras is heavily populated with smartphones and mobile devices. Apple latest iPhones XS, XS Max and XR are on the list as well as the company’s 2018 iPad Pro models. In addition you’ll now also be able to use Camera Raw with Raw files from Google’s Pixel 3 models, the Huawei P9 Lite, LG G7 ThinQ and the Samsung models Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy S6/S6 Edge.

Camera models include Nikon’s Z6 mirrorless camera and D3500 DSLR as well the Leica M10-D and P, in addition to a bunch of compact cameras. For a full list of supported cameras head to the Adobe Support Website.

If you have an older version of an Adobe application that is not compatible with the latest version of Camera Raw you can still get Raw support for your camera through the free Adobe DNG converter.

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Some Google Pixel 3 devices hampered by camera bug

21 Nov

Google’s latest Pixel 3 devices are widely regarded excellent camera smartphones, but some users are now reporting a serious camera bug, according to a report from Owen Williams of Charged.

For the affected Pixel owners the camera works fine when operated through the default camera app. However, if a third-party app attempts to access the imaging hardware, the camera becomes unusable and generates one of several error messages, such as “could not connect to camera,” “camera encountered fatal error,” or “the camera device encountered a fatal error.”

This means users of the affected devices are unable to use third-party camera apps that use the camera, such as Instagram, Snapchat, or Camera+. Unfortunately a reboot, or even factory reset, doesn’t fix the issue. After a reboot the device works fine, but only until a third-party camera app is launched again.

According to reports, Google is sometimes, when pressed by the customer, acknowledging the issue, but is refusing to replace affected devices. Instead users are being told they have to wait for a software update. Unfortunately at this point there is no ETA for the latter.

DPReview has contacted Google and will update this article accordingly when/if DPReview gets a response.

Is your Pixel 3 camera working as it should? Let us know in the comments.

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Olloclip introduces new ‘Pro’ and ‘Intro’ series lenses for Android and iOS devices

09 Nov

Smartphone photography accessory manufacturer Olloclip has expanded its lineup of lenses for Android and iOS smartphones with an all new “Pro Series” and “Intro Series” that round out the company’s Connect X line.

The Olloclip Pro Series consists of a Super-Wide lens and a telephoto lens, both of which come in two varieties to work with the maximum number of smartphones possible.

According to Olloclip, the new Super-Wide lens features less distortion than any wide angle lenses the company has offered to date. Olloclip says the Super-Wide lens doubles the field of view of your smartphone’s camera and features a multi-element lens that has coatings to help “deliver premium image quality.”

The Pro Series telephoto lens, on the other hand, offers 2x optical zoom. It too features a multi-element lens with coatings for improved image quality. Olloclip has made 2x telephoto lenses in the past, but says this Pro Series version “gathers more light for a brighter photograph.”

Both lenses in the Pro series are available for all of Olloclips current lens attachments for $ 119.95 or on their own for $ 99.99.

In addition to the new Pro Series, Olloclip also unveiled the more budget-friendly Intro Series, a two-in-one setup that offers both a macro and wide angle lens in one. In its standard form, the lens works as a wide angle lens, but when you unscrew the front part of the lens, it reveals an integrated macro lens underneath.

The Intro Lens is available with Olloclip’s current lineup of lens attachments for $ 39.95 or on its own for $ 19.99.

You can find out more information and purchase the new lenses from Olloclip’s online shop.

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Samsung announces two new 1/2-inch sensors likely destined for future Galaxy devices

31 Oct

Recent flagship smartphones have shown the newest arms race in the world of mobile photography is how many lenses you can stick on a device, but Samsung isn’t giving up on the megapixels yet. Samsung has announced a new pair of half-inch image sensors destined for future smartphones: the 48-megapixel GM1 and 32-megapixel GD1.

Both the 48MP ISOCELL Bright GM1 and 32MP ISOCELL Bright GD1 have 0.8?m pixels and are backside illuminated (BSI) CMOS sensors that use Samsung’s latest pixel isolation technology, nicknamed ISOCELL Plus. They also use Samsung’s Tetracell technology, which merges four pixels together to create a single pixel that’s more effective in low-light environments. Samsung claims “the GM1 and GD1 can deliver light sensitivity equivalent to that of a 1.6?m-pixel image sensor at 12MP and 8MP resolution, respectively.”

Both sensors support gyro-based electronic image stabilization and the 32MP GD1 supports real-time HDR image capture.

Samsung expects the ISOCELL Bright GM1 and GD1 to be in mass production by the end of 2018, which would likely pave the way for an appearance in future Samsung Galaxy devices in 2019.

Samsung Introduces Two New 0.8?m ISOCELL Image Sensors to the Smartphone Market

Ultra-small pixel size combined with ISOCELL Plus and Tetracell technologies enhance sharpness and detail in smartphone photos

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced two new 0.8-micrometer (?m) pixel image sensors – the 48-megapixel (Mp) Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM1 and the 32Mp ISOCELL Bright GD1.

“Demand for ultra-small, high-resolution image sensors are growing as smartphones evolve to deliver new and more exciting camera experiences for users,” said Ben K. Hur, vice president of System LSI marketing at Samsung Electronics. “With the introduction of our cutting-edge 0.8?m-pixel Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM1 and GD1 image sensors, we are committed to continue driving innovation in image sensor technologies.”

As cameras are becoming a key distinguishing feature in today’s mobile devices, smartphone makers are faced with the challenge to fit multiple cameras into the sleek designs of their latest flagships. At a reduced pixel size, the new sensors provide greater design flexibility, enabling camera module manufacturers to build smaller modules or pack more pixels into existing designs, and consequently allowing smartphone makers to maximize space utilization in slim, bezel-less smartphones.

The GM1 and the GD1 sensors are based on the company’s latest pixel isolation technology – the ISOCELL Plus* – which optimizes performance especially for smaller-dimension pixels, making them the ideal solution for today’s super-resolution cameras. In addition, thanks to Tetracell technology, where four pixels are merged to work as one to increase light sensitivity, the GM1 and GD1 can deliver light sensitivity equivalent to that of a 1.6?m-pixel image sensor at 12Mp and 8Mp resolution, respectively. The sensors also support Gyro-based electronic image stabilization (EIS) for fast and accurate image capture.

A real-time high dynamic range (HDR) feature is added to the GD1 to deliver more balanced exposure, richer color and detail when filming selfie-videos or streaming live video content even in low-light, high-contrast environments.

The Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM1 and GD1 are expected to be in mass production in the fourth quarter of this year.

*Samsung first announced its ISOCELL technology in 2013, which reduces color-cross talk between pixels by placing a physical barrier, allowing small-sized pixels to achieve higher color fidelity. Based on this technology, Samsung introduced the industry’s first 1.0um-pixel image sensor in 2015 and 0.9-pixel sensor in 2017. In June 2018, Samsung introduced an upgraded pixel isolation technology, the ISOCELL Plus.

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Fujifilm GetPix DASH photo kiosk is designed for mobile devices

06 Jun

Fujifilm has unveiled GetPix DASH, an inexpensive photo kiosk platform for printing images from a mobile device. The GetPix DASH, which resembles a tablet on a pole, doesn’t require a mobile app or cable, instead using a companion website where customers upload their images.

According to Fujifilm, anyone can use the GetPix DASH photo kiosk by uploading images to mygetpix.com and then retrieving them at the kiosk using a unique code. Fuji chose the ASK-300 dye-sublimation printer for the platform, which it says offers lab-quality prints in seconds while keeping costs low.

Fujifilm will begin selling the GetPix DASH photo kiosk on July 2 for $ 1,999 USD.

Via: Fujifilm

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AI-powered Google Lens visual search tool is now available on iOS devices

17 Mar

The AI-powered Google Lens feature uses visual recognition to provide information about whatever your smartphone’s camera is pointed at. For example, it can identify landmarks, a type of flower, or provide information about a restaurant or other businesses you’re photographing.

Google first showed of this feature at the I/O 2017 event, then integrated it into the company’s Pixel phones, and later made available for all Android devices. Now, the final step of the natural Google Lens evolution is complete: the company has announced that Google Lens is coming to Apple’s iOS operation system:

iOS users should see a preview of Google Lens appear in the latest version of the Google Photos app over the next week. So, look out for the update and, if you haven’t got the Google Photos app already, you can download and install it from the iOS App Store.

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AI-powered Google Lens feature is now available on all Android devices

11 Mar

The latest update to the Google Photos app in the Play Store expands the Google Lens feature’s availability from Google’s own Pixel devices to all Android smartphones.

Google Lens uses Artificial Intelligence to power its visual recognition algorithms and provides information about whatever your smartphone’s camera is pointed at—for example, what type of flower you are looking at or reviews and other information about a restaurant. You can also identify landmarks, look up movies, books or works of art and scan barcodes/QR codes and business cards.

As you can see from the embedded tweet below, Google says current Android users should update to the latest version of Google Photos in order to use the feature. What’s more, an iOS version of Google Lens is reportedly “coming soon.”

To learn more about Google Lens, how it works, and what it does, head over to the Google Lens support page.

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Android P brings HEIF and multi-camera support to Pixel devices

10 Mar

Google has released the first developer preview of its upcoming Android P mobile operating system, and the long list of improvements includes support for a display cutout (iPhone X-style “notch”), more precise indoor navigation, and improved messaging notifications among others. However, there are also two points that should be specifically interesting to camera-minded users: HEIF-support and the ability two simultaneously access streams from two or more physical cameras.

Devices running Android P will support the same HEIC version of the High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF) as the latest iPhones. HEIC files are roughly half the size of JPEGs, and can include several photos as well as short videos. Android P devices will also be capable of merging image data from two or more cameras at OS-level, which kind of makes us think there could be a dual-camera equipped Pixel-phone on its way.

“You can now access streams simultaneously from two or more physical cameras on devices running Android P. On devices with either dual-front or dual-back cameras, you can create innovative features not possible with just a single camera, such as seamless zoom, bokeh, and stereo vision. The API also lets you call a logical or fused camera stream that automatically switches between two or more cameras.”

It’s possible (read: likely) this first Developer Preview of Android P will be pretty unstable, but if you are feeling adventurous and have a spare Pixel device lying in a drawer, you can download and install the new OS version from the Android website for the Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 2, Pixel XL and Pixel. A full list of new features can be found here.

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Google Camera mod brings Pixel 2 portrait mode to older devices

03 Jan
Portrait Mode on the Google Pixel 2

Google’s Pixel 2 comes with one of the best-rated smartphone cameras in the world, and is one of very few single-lens devices to offer a background-blurring, fake bokeh portrait mode. Unlike dual-lens setups, the camera uses machine learning and neural networking to generate a foreground-background segmentation on both front and rear cameras. On the rear, the Pixel 2 also uses depth data from the image sensor’s dual-pixel technology for this task.

Thanks to Charles Chow, developer of the Camera NX Google camera mod, the feature is now also available to users of the original Google Pixel as well as the Nexus 5X and 6P smartphones. Portrait mode was included in version 7.3 of the Camera NX app but, due to a lack of dual-pixel technology on older Google Android smartphones, uses the exclusively software-based approach of the Pixel 2’s front camera.

The developer says the functionality has so far only been tested on the Nexus 5X, although it should work on Nexus 6P and first generation Pixel phones as well. If you want to try Camera NX and the new Portrait Mode you can find all technical details and download links in Charles’ article on Chromloop.

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