Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software, commonly referred to as DPP, has just received updates to versions 4.0.2 and 3.14.41. Both of these were joined by updates to a roster of the company’s other photography-centric software, including the EOS Utility, EOS MOVIE Utility, and Picture Style Editor. Read more
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DynaOptics wants to bring zoom lenses to smartphones
Camera modules in smartphones have rapidly improved over the past few years, but on the whole their lack of optical zoom is still a major limitation. Traditional zoom lens designs are generally too bulky for increasingly slim mobile devices, so tech startup DynaOptics is introducing something a bit different. Read more
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More manual control on iOS with Manual Cam
With the release of Apple’s latest mobile OS version, developers have been scrambling to take advantage of newly unlocked camera controls. In the wake of this development new apps have emerged, including Manual Cam, one of the best implementations of manual control on the iPhone we’ve seen so far. Read more
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Photoshop comes to Chrome OS in limited beta
It appears that Google’s Chromebook laptops are finally getting Photoshop, at least in limited beta at first – starting with US-based Adobe education customers. According to a blogpost on the Google Chrome blog, Adobe Photoshop is now available in a limited beta release for Chromebook. U.S.-based Adobe education customers with a paid Creative Cloud account can apply for access to the program, which provides a streaming version of Photoshop to Chromebook users. Learn more
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GoPro announces Hero4 lineup
GoPro has announced its new lineup of Hero cameras. The Hero4 Black is a new flagship model capable of 4K video at 30 fps, and will allow for extraction of 8.3MP still images from 4K footage. The Hero4 Silver offers a touch sensitive display and records 2.7K at 30 fps, 1080 at 60 fps and 720 at 120 fps. Both models will be available October 5. Learn more
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Ricoh updates Pentax 645Z firmware for IMAGE Transmitter 2 software
Ricoh Imaging has released new firmware for its Pentax 645Z medium format camera to make it compatible with the latest version of the company’s IMAGE Transmitter software. Firmware version 1.10, which is available to download by users via the Ricoh website, allows Pentax’s second digital medium format camera to be controlled when tethered to a PC via USB cable, so images can be saved directly from the camera into a chosen folder as they are taken. Read more
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II: Real-world samples (beta)
The Canon EOS 7D Mark II is the long-awaited replacement to the 7D, which was launched in 2009. It features a 20.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor and dual DIGIC 6 image processors. It has a new 65-point, all cross-type autofocus system as well as an updated version of Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF system that provides continuous phase detect focusing during video recording. We’ve been using a pre-production camera for a couple of days – just long enough to prepare a quick sample gallery. Click through to take a look
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Amazon Fire Phone camera review
The Fire Phone is Amazon’s first foray into the smartphone hardware business. It offers unique features like a Dynamic Perspective 3D-user interface, using four front-facing cameras to track the user’s face and adjust how content is displayed accordingly. It’s outfitted with plenty of cameras, but is it suitable for a mobile photographer Our sister site, connect.dpreview.com aims to find out in a full review. Read more
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Inside RA001: World’s first Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’
The Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’ changed the world, bringing air travel to the masses, and allowing non-stop flights between distant cities across the globe. The prototype 747 – registration RA001 – first flew in February 1969, and is currently undergoing restoration at Seattle’s Boeing Field. DPReview editor Barnaby Britton has been documenting the process, inside and out. Click through for images
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Canon UK introduces limited edition Stella McCartney bag with white EOS 100D
In a collaboration with fashion designer Stella McCartney, Canon UK is to offer a run of 1000 EOS 100D kits that come packaged in a tote bag created specifically for the white bodied version of the camera. Called Linda, after the designer’s photographer mother Linda McCartney, the bag adheres to its namesake’s vegetarian ethics by using ‘cruelty-free’ Eco Alter Nappa leather alternative material finished with a natural vegetable oil coating. Read more