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Two months after attackers tossed his camera into a lake, journalist reunited with photos

When two attackers threw David Pardo's camera in the water in May for taking a stranger's photo, he probably didn't think he'd ever see those images again.
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Forget retro filters, this new software instantly colorizes old photos

Colorizing a black-and-white photo is a time-intensive and highly skilled process -- but a grad student just taught a computer to do it instantly.
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Peer-to-peer photography rental proves the value of sharing with $1 million in funding

ShareGrid's gear rentals could help creatives get the right gear affordably while giving gear owners extra income -- and $750,000 in insurance.
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Windows 10 Mobile’s camera app could finally add a built-in panorama feature

After discontinuing the Lumia Panorama app, Windows users had to use third-party programs to snap panoramas, but that could change soon.
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DJI’s eye in the sky gets closer to land with optical zoom

The DJI Zenmuse Z3 includes optical zoom -- a first for the company. The new 4K camera has a 3.5x optical zoom and a 2x digital zoom.
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TetherBoost Pro could make tethering your camera with USB 3.0 more reliable

A new tethering set helps to regulate power between the camera and computer, preventing dropped connections.
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Could Gorilla Glass filters put an end to lens scratches? One Kickstarter project thinks so

Scratching a cheap filter is a better alternative to scratching an expensive lens -- but one Kickstarter hopes to develop filters that will withstand more.
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These camera bags have raised over $750,000 in just two days on Kickstarter

Kickstarter's most successful camera bag maker is back with four new designs -- and they have already reached full funding in less than two days.
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Hands-on: Creatic 2.0 photo editing app

With the ability to save presets, Creatic offers more than the average image editor.
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Fujifilm pulls firmware update after software renders lenses useless with some bodies

A lens firmware update is temporarily offline while Fujifilm works to fix a compatibility glitch.
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Roll of film that started consumer photography in the 1880s returns to its roots

Back in 1888, a camera and a roll of film started the consumer photography movement. Now, that same roll of film is on display.
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Can SD card tech keep up with new DSLRs? Nikon is next to confirm a glitch

Nikon D500 users are seeing card errors with some UHS-II SD cards -- a firmware update fixes the issue, but only temporarily.
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A Samsung patent devises a new method for capturing colors in-camera

A patent shows how Samsung plans to create more vivid colors from its camera sensors.
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Parachut rents ‘endless’ photo gear for one price — with a catch

Parachut is a subscription service that offers photographers and videographers unlimited gear kit swaps -- but there is a catch.
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Hungry? This new free app is bringing food porn to an entirely new level

Yummi is a new app that's designed not just for showing off food porn, but also serve as a discovery tool and a memory bank for the places you've visited.
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This tiny 4K action camera just got over a million dollars from Indiegogo

One tiny 4K camera has received over a million dollars in crowdfunding. Early backers for the Mokacam have already started receiving their devices.
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Inexpensive follow drone Up&Go will take flight thanks to crowdfunding

The $349 Up&Go drone is an affordable way to take amazing aerial selfies. With full funding, this Indiegogo project is a go.
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New mirrored lens turns a GoPro into an inexpensive 360-degree camera

While six-camera rigs are impressive, they're also expensive. Could a curved mirror be a simple, affordable solution?
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Is this new 256-gigabyte flash storage the SD card killer?

This tiny storage device could be a game-changer with five times the speed and capacity bigger than some hard drives.
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These could be the 9 best drone images you see all year

You haven't seen drone photos until you've seen these aerial shots from the Dronestagram contest.
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Switchback is a quick mount that GoPro should have created from the start

The Switchback isn't a new GoPro stand, it's a new way to quickly adjust the camera on any existing mount with easy release and rotation.
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Researchers just improved the camera that shoots a billion frames per second

Three billion times faster than an iPhone, the compressed ultra-fast photography (CUP) scientific camera could be used to capture how nerves work.
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Can you spot a faked photo? Here’s how National Geographic does it

National Geographic's editor in chief shares how the magazine now uses RAW files to determine if a photo is fake.
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Popular mixed-media app PicsArt gets a speed and performance upgrade

Users of PicsArt can now combine photo edits and art a bit faster with the speed and interface improvements in the latest version.
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ON1's newest RAW processor is taking a new approach to improving its software

Looking for an odd feature in your photo editor? ON1 is using crowdsourcing to find the best ideas for additions to their new RAW editor.
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Researchers replace the second lens in 3D cameras with something cheaper

3D cameras need two lenses -- or do they? Toshiba may have a workaround using colored filters to measure distance instead.
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GoPro rebrands Kolor software, beta tests VR viewer upgrade

The Kolor Eyes software will officially take o the GoPro name in the beta version of a new VR viewer.
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A new tool could dramatically change selfie editing

Bad selfie? New technology that automatically separates you from the background could help.
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Is turnabout fair play? GoPro is now suing the makers of the older Polaroid Cube

In a new lawsuit, GoPro is pursuing the manufacturer of the Polaroid Cube, saying the design steals two of their patents.
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German engineers 3D-printed a camera that’s smaller than a grain of salt

A group of PhD students just designed a new camera, and it's smaller than a grain of salt.
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Hands on: Unum

Need more order in your Instagram? Unum is a tool for crafting, planning, and scheduling Instagram posts.
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Multi-brand flash transceiver upgraded with high-speed sync

The latest flash transceiver from Cactus allows for high-speed sync -- and the company is saying it works even with flashes that don't offer HSS.
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Canon 1-DX II shooters beware, using SanDisk cards could corrupt your photos

SanDisk CFast cards will corrupt the last images before the Canon 1-DX Mark II powers off, but a fix is in the works.
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Small handcrafted film camera company Ebony to close up shop

Ebony, a small Japanese company producing handcrafted large-format film cameras, will soon close its doors.