http://www.gizmodo.co.uk Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:30:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/nexus-5-camera-with-android-4-4-1-test-shots-a-speed-focus-machine/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/nexus-5-camera-with-android-4-4-1-test-shots-a-speed-focus-machine/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:30:41 +0000 Nick Stango http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=223382 The Nexus line’s reputation of bad camera phones seems to have stopped at the Nexus 5, but Google isn’t limiting the improvement to hardware. The Nexus 5′s 4.4.1 update took what was already a much better camera and improved its launch time and focus speeds by half a second. That may not seem like much, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/nexus-5-camera-with-android-4-4-1-test-shots-a-speed-focus-machine/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/the-last-days-of-the-dslr/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/the-last-days-of-the-dslr/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:00:20 +0000 Michael Hession http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=222026 The DLSR is everywhere. You see it around the necks of tourists, and against the faces of pro photographers. Since Canon introduced the Digital Rebel in 2003, the DSLR has come to dominate photography outright. That ubiquity is about to come to an end so abrupt, you might not even have time to notice it. [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/the-last-days-of-the-dslr/feed/ 38 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/these-lamps-make-use-of-your-camera-kit-while-its-idle/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/these-lamps-make-use-of-your-camera-kit-while-its-idle/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:00:08 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=222106 You love your camera kit. Of course you do, it’s beautiful! But wouldn’t it be great if you could make use of it—by which we mean, well, look at it—while it wasn’t in use? That’s where Phlite might just come in. The idea is that Phlite transforms your camera gear into a desk, table or [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/these-lamps-make-use-of-your-camera-kit-while-its-idle/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/iphone-anamorphic-lens-lets-you-shoot-wider-than-widescreen/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/iphone-anamorphic-lens-lets-you-shoot-wider-than-widescreen/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:00:35 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=221705 Even though 35mm film dominated the film industry for years and years, the majority of movies released to theaters were much wider than the stock’s 4:3 aspect ratio. But instead of sacrificing resolution and simply cropping off the top and bottom of a frame to make it widescreen, filmmakers used special lenses that squeezed a [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/12/iphone-anamorphic-lens-lets-you-shoot-wider-than-widescreen/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/the-rubber-band-macro-lens-is-now-stackable-for-greater-magnification/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/the-rubber-band-macro-lens-is-now-stackable-for-greater-magnification/#comments Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=220673 When the original version was first revealed, we were amazed at how brilliantly easy the rubber band Easy-Macro made adding an extra lens to any smartphone. But somehow the new version manages to further improve the original design with a better lens that helps protect it from scratches and allows it to be stacked for [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/the-rubber-band-macro-lens-is-now-stackable-for-greater-magnification/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/check-out-these-vintage-cameras-turned-into-handsome-lamps/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/check-out-these-vintage-cameras-turned-into-handsome-lamps/#comments Fri, 29 Nov 2013 11:00:51 +0000 Adam Clark Estes http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=220398 Now that film is almost obsolete, you’re probably wondering what to do with that beautiful old Minolta taking up precious space in your desk drawer. Well, have you ever considered building furniture out of it? This crew of crafty Chinese designers has. Y Studio prides itself on turning found objects into useful tools and that’s [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/check-out-these-vintage-cameras-turned-into-handsome-lamps/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/apple-patents-lytro-style-camera-technology-for-refocusable-images/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/apple-patents-lytro-style-camera-technology-for-refocusable-images/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:30:53 +0000 Adam Clark Estes http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=219723 Apple was just awarded a patent for a “plenoptic” or light-field camera, much like the one that Lytro started selling a couple of years ago. This is the type of technology that enables you to refocus photos after you’ve taken them. It would also seriously take iPhone photography to the next level. The patent for [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/apple-patents-lytro-style-camera-technology-for-refocusable-images/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/twitch-tv-warns-ps4-owners-to-stick-to-games-and-avoid-the-weirdo-webcam-sexcasts/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/twitch-tv-warns-ps4-owners-to-stick-to-games-and-avoid-the-weirdo-webcam-sexcasts/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:15:48 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=219443 Gamers with a PlayStation4 and the camera adaptor have been using augmented reality title Playroom to turn their consoles into impromptu webcam broadcasting machines, with the gamer TV network now said to be banning people for streaming non-gaming material. The idea behind Twitch integration with PS4 is to allow gamers to share live footage of [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/twitch-tv-warns-ps4-owners-to-stick-to-games-and-avoid-the-weirdo-webcam-sexcasts/feed/ 3 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/%e2%80%8bsony-a7-a7r-review-so-long-dslrs-hello-future-of-photography/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/%e2%80%8bsony-a7-a7r-review-so-long-dslrs-hello-future-of-photography/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2013 09:00:19 +0000 Michael Hession http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=218984 The full-frame camera has been synonymous with the most high-end DSLRs—the biggest, the priciest. Not anymore. A new breed of camera that’s light on its feet but packs the best image quality outside of pro-grade gear is here, and it starts with Sony’s new A7 series.   What Is It? A mirrorless camera with a [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/%e2%80%8bsony-a7-a7r-review-so-long-dslrs-hello-future-of-photography/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/how-squinching-will-make-you-look-good-in-photos/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/how-squinching-will-make-you-look-good-in-photos/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:00:56 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=218424 If you—or the people you take photographs of—always look bad in images, then help is at hand. Professional portrait photographer Peter Hurley suggests you squinch next time you have your picture taken. If you’re unaware what squinching is, join the club! Merriam Webster defines it as: SQUINCH transitive verb 1: to screw up (the eyes [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/how-squinching-will-make-you-look-good-in-photos/feed/ 11 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/shelved-android-code-hints-that-way-better-camera-apps-are-coming/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/shelved-android-code-hints-that-way-better-camera-apps-are-coming/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:45:01 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=217561 Android has come a long way as a platform in the last couple of years, but one drawback of the phones is that for the most part their cameras lag behind what’s available for Windows Phone and iOS ). A batch of comments discovered in the Android source code hints that the cameras might be [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/shelved-android-code-hints-that-way-better-camera-apps-are-coming/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/freezing-a-fighter-jet-in-mid-air-with-30000-watts-of-flash/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/freezing-a-fighter-jet-in-mid-air-with-30000-watts-of-flash/#comments Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:00:22 +0000 Eric Limer http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=216976 It can be hard to take a good picture of something moving relatively fast, but it’s really hard to take a good picture of a jet moving at 650-ish KPH through the sky. Yuri Acurs, stock photographer extraordinaire, tried to tackle that challenge with excess—in the form of 30,000W of flash. The picture that Acurs [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/freezing-a-fighter-jet-in-mid-air-with-30000-watts-of-flash/feed/ 3 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/this-documentary-will-inspire-you-to-explore-your-city-with-a-camera/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/this-documentary-will-inspire-you-to-explore-your-city-with-a-camera/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:15:36 +0000 Michael Hession http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=216386 There’s no better playground for a photographer than a bustling, loud, dynamic city. In the documentary Everybody Street, which just dropped on Vimeo, some of New York’s most iconic photogs talk about the challenge and excitement of shooting everyday urban life. Directed by photographer Cheryl Dunn, Everybody Street interviews marquee names like Joel Meyerowitz, Elliott [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/this-documentary-will-inspire-you-to-explore-your-city-with-a-camera/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/how-the-gopro-became-the-best-selling-camera-in-the-world/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/how-the-gopro-became-the-best-selling-camera-in-the-world/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:00:34 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=215690 The GoPro is an amazing action camera that lets people record extreme sports, daredevil feats, and other spectacles. Just a few years ago it would have been impossible. But now it has become the best selling camera in the world. In a short 60 Minutes profile, Anderson Cooper runs through the story of the rugged [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/how-the-gopro-became-the-best-selling-camera-in-the-world/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/nikon-df-a-dslr-monster-with-a-slimmed-down-old-school-streak/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/nikon-df-a-dslr-monster-with-a-slimmed-down-old-school-streak/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:30:01 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=213884 Even at the top echelons of professional photography, the lumbering DSLR is becoming a bore. Smaller shooters with big camera specs are the trend, and with that mandate in mind, Nikon’s releasing the Df. The new DSLR—yes, DSLR, not the full-framed mirrorless monster of rumours—inherits its key guts from Nikon’s flagship D4 in a package [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/nikon-df-a-dslr-monster-with-a-slimmed-down-old-school-streak/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/is-nikon-about-to-release-a-new-small-full-frame-camera-to-rival-sony/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/is-nikon-about-to-release-a-new-small-full-frame-camera-to-rival-sony/#comments Sat, 02 Nov 2013 15:00:34 +0000 Michael Hession http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=213239 Nikon has been teasing the photography world lately with a series of seductive videos that hint at some amazing cool camera on the horizon. Will this thing actually be what people expect, and can it rival the recent Sony powerhouses? The teaser videos have been sprouting up one at a time over the past week [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/is-nikon-about-to-release-a-new-small-full-frame-camera-to-rival-sony/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/sony-a7r-and-a7-first-impressions-full-frame-power-palm-sized-camera/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/sony-a7r-and-a7-first-impressions-full-frame-power-palm-sized-camera/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 20:00:37 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=213174 A few weeks ago, Sony wowed photography nerds with something actually new: Two mirrorless, interchangeable-lens cameras with full frame image sensors, the same big chips used in professional DSLRs. The compact design is a marvel on its own, and after using the cameras for a few days, I can safely say that, yes, these might [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/sony-a7r-and-a7-first-impressions-full-frame-power-palm-sized-camera/feed/ 3 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/its-not-the-size-of-your-lens-that-counts-its-how-you-use-it/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/its-not-the-size-of-your-lens-that-counts-its-how-you-use-it/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:00:26 +0000 Reader ViolentPacifist http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=212989 A crowd parts for the man with the expertly-engineered tool in hand, awaiting his display of expertise. But this is no knight with sword and armour, not even a firefighter in overalls holding a hose, but a photographer in oversized cargo shorts tightly gripping his L-lens. The tech world is full of photography; from the [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/its-not-the-size-of-your-lens-that-counts-its-how-you-use-it/feed/ 15 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/10/the-10-most-important-digital-cameras-of-all-time/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/10/the-10-most-important-digital-cameras-of-all-time/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2013 20:00:37 +0000 Michael Hession http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=212386 This time of year, when new digital cameras are being released left and right, is a great opportunity to look back on those pioneering shooters that led the charge from photochemical to digital supremacy. PopPhoto has a great rundown of the 30 most important digital cameras of all time. Here are our 10 favourites.   [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/10/the-10-most-important-digital-cameras-of-all-time/feed/ 3 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/10/olympus-stylus-1-puts-xz-2-sensor-in-a-palm-sized-camera/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/10/olympus-stylus-1-puts-xz-2-sensor-in-a-palm-sized-camera/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:00:28 +0000 Gerald Lynch http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=211783 Dressing up the XZ-2′s sensor in an OM-D E-M5 like frame, the new Olympus Style 1 looks set to be an attractive, (almost!) pocketable compact camera with enough manual controls to bridge the gap between amateur and enthusiast interests. Packing in a 1/1.7-inch 12MP sensor, the 116mm x 87mm x 56.5mm Style 1 uses a [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/10/olympus-stylus-1-puts-xz-2-sensor-in-a-palm-sized-camera/feed/ 0