The Daily PetaPixel for 03/26/2021

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Will Be the First Smartphone to Use a Liquid Lens]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 25, 2021 05:29 pm [Watch the Video]( Xiaomi, one of the leading global smartphone manufacturers, has teased an upcoming tech that will be found in the forthcoming Mi Mix device: a liquid lens. It’s the first of its kind in a smartphone and can apparently change focus and focal length just by altering the shape of the liquid element. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photographer Invents Clever Reflection-Blocking Box for Shiny Products]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 25, 2021 03:27 pm Photographer [Erik Espinosa]( was tired of fighting with his own reflection when it came to shooting shiny products and decided there had to be a better way. Fresh off an approved patent, his new domed box concept calls “Entero” removes that problem entirely. … [[visit site to read more]( [How to Build Your Own Thermal Camera With a Raspberry Pi]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 25, 2021 01:41 pm Thermal cameras are expensive. They can cost anywhere between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars to buy and can cost $50 a day to rent. So why not just build one for around $100? … [[visit site to read more]( [Building a 16×20 Camera with a Giant Aerial Lens and Cardboard]( By Cheng Qwee Low on Mar 25, 2021 01:24 pm A few years ago I built an ultra-large-format (ULF) camera that is 24 inches by 24 inches. While it was a pretty huge camera, it was a simple build it was just two square standards, one for the front and one from the back that were connected by a big bellow. … [[visit site to read more]( [This VTech Camera Lets Kids Shoot Instant Photos for $0.01 Per Print]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 25, 2021 12:42 pm Instant cameras have made a huge comeback in recent years, but giving that sense of instant, tangible gratification to kids has generally been avoided since it can get pretty expensive. VTech’s KidiZoom PrintCam wants to change that with a per-print cost of just one cent. … [[visit site to read more]( [Major Paparazzi Agency Goes Under, Blames Covid and Meghan Markle]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 25, 2021 12:13 pm [Splash News & Picture Agency]( a prominent paparazzi group, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy stating that the global pandemic that has kept celebrities indoors is partially to blame, but also fighting a privacy lawsuit by Meghan Markle has caused the group to default on a nearly $1M loan. … [[visit site to read more]( [Photoshop Super Resolution vs Topaz Gigapixel AI: Upscaling Throwdown]( By [Ryan Mense]( on Mar 25, 2021 11:36 am Adobe’s new [Super Resolution]( is making [a big splash]( in the industry as photographers can [output cleaner upscaled images]( at four times the original pixel count. Is it really impressive enough to take the crown from Topaz Labs’ Gigapixel AI? … [[visit site to read more]( [Vivo’s X60 Smartphone Series, a Collab with Zeiss, Launches Globally]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 25, 2021 10:30 am Vivo has officially announced that its X60 series of flagship smartphones that it developed in collaboration with Zeiss is now available across major international markets. The X60, X60 Pro, and X60 Pro+ are the inaugural devices in the [Zeiss x Vivo partnership.]( … [[visit site to read more]( [Sigma fp L Unveiled: Tiny Size, Full Frame 61MP Sensor, Hybrid AF]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 25, 2021 08:30 am Sigma has announced [the fp L]( a 61-megapixel, L-mount, full-frame camera that the company claims is the “world’s smallest and lightest single lens mirrorless camera.” It shares the same dimensions as the original Sigma fp, but makes notable upgrades to resolution and performance that combine to make it far more appealing. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [Ricoh’s Updated Theta Z1 Has Double the Storage, Otherwise the Same]( [New Stunning Image of the M87 Black Hole Shows its Magnetic Fields]( [Voice-Activated Backpack Aids the Visually Impaired with AI Cameras]( [NASA is Gearing Up to Fly a Camera Drone Above Mars]( [A 50mm Lens is All You Really Need in Landscape Photography]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2021 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.