Chinese company Xiaomi, perhaps best known for its smartphones, has introduced a new GoPro competitor called the Yi Action Camera. This new action camera will only be sold inside of China for the equivalent of approximately $ 64 USD (399 CNY); the company doesn’t, as of now, have plans to sell it elsewhere. This still poses a problem for GoPro, however, which has recently been looking to expand into the Chinese market. Read more
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Three companies joined the Micro Four Thirds system standard group this morning, including DJI, maker of both consumer and professional-level drones. JDC (GuangZhou) Optical Co., a small Chinese optics manufacturer, and Flovel Co., a Japanese optical company, both also announced support. Read more
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The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III may have photographers drooling over its fast lens and pop-up electronic viewfinder, but it gains some serious video-related updates too. It now features full sensor readout for higher image quality (as previously seen on the RX10), and also supports the XAVC S codec which allows higher bit-rates. In the latest update to our First Impressions Review, we take a detailed look at its movie mode. Click through to read all about it.
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Atiba Jefferson plays piano for us and talks jazz, photography, and working with Michael Jordan. Atiba Jefferson’s passion for skateboarding and photography started his journey as a photographer – he went from submitting photos to Transworld Skateboarding Magazine to becoming the Los Angeles Lakers’ staff photographer. Now he’s renowned for his stunning work, and lives in Los Angeles shooting freelance while fostering his other hobbies…like playing the piano or listening to jazz. Follow Atiba www.atibaphoto.com http Subscribe: bit.ly Facebook: www.facebook.com/makermusicofficial Twitter: www.twitter.com Tumblr: makermusic.tumblr.com Royalty Free Music by audiomicro.com Effects by audiomicro.com Intro music by EOM ?www.twitter.com MAKERMUSIC 2012 ___ “Atiba Jefferson” Atiba Jefferson photography photo photograph skateboard skate “Los Angeles” Lakers Laker NBA basketball team sports “Michael Jordan” “Kobe Bryant” 2012 YouTube “maker music” maker music makermusic California jazz piano video vid best “hip hop” “punk rock” rap transworld magazine “Maker Studios”
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WATCH IN HD! Tell Cris Benton to go fly a kite. Hell return with breathtaking photographs taken from seemingly impossible vantage points. As a young architect, Chris wanted sharp images of his buildings upper reaches, so he pioneered the art/science of of aerial kite photography. Now a professor of architecture at UC Berkeley, Chris is still a leader in the aerial kite photography community, constantly developing new ways to rig remotely controlled cameras to customized kites for stunning results. Also, see the centuries-old technique of using kites to lift people in the air! Watch the clip, and check out Chris website www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu
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