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Tag: Smartphone

  • DxO Optics Pro 8.3 with Samsung NX, Go Pro, and smartphone support

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    DxO Labs has released version 8.3 of its Optics Pro RAW conversion and image correction software, adding support for the Samsung NX system, GoPro cameras, and the most popular smartphones. The Samsung models added are the NX10, NX11, NX20, NX100, NX200, NX210, and NX300, along with the EX-1 and EX-2 compacts. The GoPro HERO3 line (Black, Silver, and White editions), and the HD HERO2 are also now covered, along with the iPhone 4, 4S and 5, and the Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4 smartphones. Click through for the full press release, including download links.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Camera review: Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone

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    Samsung’s successor to the popular Galaxy S3 has a lot to live up to, especially given the S3’s impressive performance as a camera. We’ve put Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, through our rigorous imaging tests to see if it meets the high expectations set for the new model. Read our full camera review now on connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • 645 Pro update brings even more DSLR control to your smartphone

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    645 Pro’s latest update has given the iOS app a complete makeover. Now called 645 Pro Mk II, Jaggr’s ‘professional’ photo app now makes your smartphone’s camera interface look and perform even more like that of a modern DSLR. For a detailed look at what’s changed, head over to connect.dpreview.com.

     

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Video Guide: Smartphone vs Digital SLR

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    We’ve just posted the first in what we hope will be an ongoing series of short videos aimed at the novice photographer. In this first segment our hosts Jordan and Mark compare the results from a smartphone and an entry-level digital SLR in everyday shooting conditions such as low light, moving subjects and the challenge of capturing a flattering informal portrait. In future spots we’ll be covering more practical shooting advice and diving into creative techniques in an effort to help beginners choose the right gear. Click on the thumbnail to watch the video right here on the homepage.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Berlin Foto Festival features smartphone images in Berlinstagram exhibit

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    The Berlin Foto Festival is again highlighting mobile photography at this year’s show. A new exhibition, Berlinstagram, features the work of Berlin smartphone photographer and prolific Instagrammer Michael Schulz. Schulz uses a smartphone to capture both the street scenes and architectural structure of Germany’s capital city. See more of his striking photos on connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Build your own tripod-mountable smartphone case: DIY instructions

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    Do-it-yourselfers will love our instructions for a scrappy smartphone case that better serves your photography needs -complete with a tripod mount – which can be built for the bargain price of $ 7.38. A trip to the hardware store, some super glue and these directions will help you create a case designed with the serious mobile photographer in mind: click through to connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • The Smartphone Film Scanner:35mm film -> Digitized in a Snap


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    If you love 35mm, all your best memories are captured on film! And they’re just kinda stuck there. Until now…

    Thanks to The Smartphone Film Scanner. It lets you use your everyday cell phone to scan your old 35mm negatives and bring them into the digital world for sharing on Instagram, Facebook whatever.

    Its snug mount adjusts to fit any smartphone, even with a case on. Just slip your film in through the bottom, turn on the backlight and snap a pic on your phone.

    Lomography’s free app (for Android and iPhone) turns your negative to a positive. You can also adjust the color and set the exposure before you capture the image on your phone.

    Now that you’ve got your film photo on your digital phone you can upload straight to the Internets in no seconds flat! Blammo!

    Check Out the Smartphone Film Scanner
    $ 59 at the Photojojo Store

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  • XiStera smartphone tool offers 8 functions in one device

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    The XiStera smartphone tool is one of the more interesting Kickstarter projects we’ve seen lately. It is an all-in-one device promises to do just about everything the mobile photographer on the go might require. XiStera serves as a lens adapter, phone stand, tripod mount, headphone wrap and stylus for your iPhone 5. It also works as a bottle opener and key chain, and can attach an optional LED light to your phone. Click through to Connect for more details.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Nokia’s latest Lumia 928 smartphone offers powerful xenon flash

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    Nokia surprised everyone today by announcing its new Lumia 928 in advance of next week’s big launch event in London. The Lumia 928 comes equipped with an 8.7-megapixel camera on a 1/3.2″ sensor, xenon flash, optical image stabilization and a f/2.0, 26mm-equivalent Carl Zeiss lens. These specs mean it’s only a relatively minor upgrade to the current Nokia flagship Windows Phone but still good news for mobile photographers: see why on connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Smartphone app offers Lytro-like focusing

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    A recently released app in the Apple App Store promises the focus-shifting experience of a Lytro camera for a much smaller price tag. FocusTwist takes a series of images with different focal planes and allows users  to choose a focus point after they have taken the photo. We take the app for a quick spin and offer our take at connect.dpreview.com.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)