The Daily PetaPixel for 04/24/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by ProMaster [Introducing the Epoch Tripod by ProMaster]( The new Epoch tripod takes photography back to its image making roots. The Epoch combines classic looks and contemporary performance, with 3-section legs and a precision 4-way head. [Learn More]( [Tourist Mauled by Bear After Rolling Down Car Window to Take Selfie With It]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 24, 2024 06:43 am [tourist mauled selfie brown bear lowered down car window]( A tourist was mauled by a brown bear after lowering her car window to take a selfie with the animal. [[Read More]( [Cops are Using AI Cameras to Generate Police Reports]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 24, 2024 06:21 am [A police officer in full tactical gear, including a helmet with a visor and bulletproof vest, stands in front of a building entrance.]( A police tech company that makes body cams and tasers has released a new futuristic product that has some people unnerved: an AI camera that generates police reports from audio. [[Read More]( [Xiaomi 14 Ultra Review: Serious Photographers Should Take Notice]( By Ted Kritsonis on Apr 23, 2024 08:11 pm [Close-up of a xiaomi smartphone featuring a leica triple camera setup, with the petapixel reviews logo at the bottom. the phone is illuminated in red and blue lighting.]( The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is the clearest indicator yet that Xiaomi wants to be the best in mobile photography, even if some parts of the world don't know it. Anecdotal as it may be, people react with surprise at the images they see captured by the phone when I show them. [[Read More]( [What ‘Civil War’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About Photojournalism]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 23, 2024 05:53 pm [A woman with blonde hair sits in a vehicle's driver seat, looking through the viewfinder of a dslr camera aimed out the window. The vehicle's interior is visible.]( Civil War eschews the typical trappings of a combat action movie by turning the lens not toward the soldiers but to the photographers capturing them. And while it excels in some aspects of its portrayal, it falters when it comes to the big stuff. [[Read More]( [Freefly’s S2.5K High-Speed Camera Ditches E-Mount At Sony’s Request]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 23, 2024 03:26 pm [A split image featuring a large telephoto lens camera on the left and a rocket engine firing with visible exhaust on the right against a blurred launch tower.]( Cinema company Freefly Systems, best known for its Movi camera stabilization system and high-speed cameras, announced a new Ember S2.5K high-speed camera at NAB 2024. However, something somewhat surprising about the latest camera is that it ditches the E-mount that Freefly has previously used. [[Read More]( [Pergear’s New 25mm f/1.7 APS-C Lens Is Available Now for $69]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 23, 2024 02:38 pm [Two camera lenses are shown against a gray background. the left lens is black with white markings, and the right lens is silver with red and white markings.]( Pergear has announced a new 25mm f/1.7 manual focus lens for APS-C and Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. Better still, the lens is only $75 ($69 until May 17), making it one of the most affordable and accessible lenses on the market. [[Read More]( [A24 Criticized For Using AI-Generated Movie Posters for ‘Civil War’]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 23, 2024 01:13 pm [civil war movie alex garland ai-generated images]( Film studio A24 has been criticized for releasing a series of AI-Generated poster ads for its critically acclaimed movie Civil War. [[Read More]( [Beware: The New Cheapest ‘VPG400’ CFexpress Type A Card Is a Fraud]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 23, 2024 12:01 pm [A 256gb "airusan" compact flash memory card with specs labeled 800 mb/s read and 700 mb/s write speed, centered over a colorful, swirling digital art background.]( Relatively unknown general electronics manufacturer Airusan has launched the world's cheapest VPG400 CFexpress Type A memory card. If that sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. The card offers more red flags than gigabytes. [[Read More]( [Apple Announces ‘Let Loose’ Event on May 7, New iPads Expected]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 23, 2024 11:47 am [A stylized graphic of a dark-skinned hand holding a paintbrush with vibrant, colorful paint strokes emanating from the brush, forming an abstract, dynamic splash.]( Apple announced its "Let Loose" event coming Tuesday, May 7, with little info accompanying the news. However, iPads and creative production are expected to be a main focus. [[Read More]( [This AI-Powered ‘Poetry Camera’ Turns Photos into Poems]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 23, 2024 11:12 am [poetry camera turns photos into poems]( This AI-powered device may look like an ordinary Polaroid camera. But instead of capturing images, it uses machine learning to transform photos into poems. [[Read More]( [Google Researchers Warn That People Could Get Too Close to AI Avatars]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 23, 2024 08:57 am [A woman with a bald head and futuristic attire stands beside a highly realistic humanoid robot that mirrors her appearance, highlighting a stark contrast in human and ai aesthetics.]( A research paper from Google's DeepMind -- the company's AI research laboratory -- has warned that humans could become too enamored with AI-powered avatars. [[Read More]( [NASA Video Charts Ingenuity’s 10-Mile Flight Path Around Mars]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 23, 2024 07:25 am [Aerial view of mars' surface with geological features, accompanied by an inset image of the ingenuity helicopter on the ground, and flight data indicating flight number: 72, distance: 10.5 miles, flight time: 127.7 minutes.]( NASA has released a fascinating flight map that charts all the Mars avigations taken by the space agency's recently defunct Ingenuity helicopter. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [The New Generation of IMAX Cameras are More User Friendly]( [Adobe Introduces One of Its Most Significant Photoshop Updates Ever]( [Adobe Firefly Generative AI Version 3 Looks to Catch Up to the Competition]( [Canon is Finally Letting Sigma and Tamron Make RF Mount Lenses]( [This Year’s Spectacular Sony World Photography Awards Winners]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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