19:34
PGYTech’s RetroVa is for the Serious Smartphone Photographer
PGYTech is crowdfunding the RetroVa Vintage Imaging Kit, which makes the iPhone "feel like a real camera" and gives it a 235mm focal length. [Read More]
04:24
Apple iPhone 16 Pro First Impressions: It Could Be the Best Smartphone for Photographers
The PetaPixel team flew down to Cupertino to witness the 2024 Apple Keynote event and get our first glimpse at the new iPhone 16 Pro. With all the recent push lately to add AI features to the photography aspects of the phone it's nice to see Apple working on updated camera hardware instead. [Read More]
21:36
Sandmarc’s New 100mm Macro Gives iPhones Close Shooting Capabilities
Sandmarc has announced a new 100mm macro lens for iPhones that significantly enhances its close-focusing capabilities and is able to capture what the company calls finer details and natural bokeh. [Read More]
00:16
The Gorgeous Winners of the 12th Annual Mobile Photography Awards
The Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) has announced the winners of its 12th annual photo contest. Founded in 2011, the MPA celebrates the best mobile photographers and showcases beautiful photos captured by smartphones. [Read More]
01:43
Google Gives Magic Eraser to All Pixel Phones and Speeds Up Night Sight
Google has announced new camera upgrades courtesy of a software update it will roll out to Pixel smartphones starting today, which promise faster low-light shots and broader editing features. [Read More]
23:58
Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Smartphones Use Lightroom for RAW Photo Editing
Samsung's new Galaxy S23 series smartphones now integrate Adobe Lightroom for RAW photo processing in the company's Expert RAW app as the default photo editor. [Read More]
21:10
YouTuber Develops iPhone Lens Filter System That Uses Apple’s MagSafe
iPhone shooters may soon get a chance to utilize a new lens filter lineup called the Pan’s iPhone Magnetic Filter System that easily snaps onto any recent model thanks to MagSafe. [Read More]
22:06
RitchieCam is an iOS Camera App with Streamlined No-Edit Filters
RitchieCam is a new camera app developed by Ritchie Roesch. Roesch sought to make a camera app that was both universally simple but still capable of making compelling photos. [Read More]
19:40
The Best Android Camera Apps in 2022
Both general consumers and professionals have embraced smartphone photography in an increased capacity because it gives an accessible and convenient way to capture life's memories on the go and can also produce professional-looking work.
19:00
Google Pixel 6 Pro Review: Right Back in the Race Again
With the Pixel 6 Pro, Google had no other choice than to give its flagship smartphone an overhaul, including its vaunted camera performance, and the results are certainly a good step in the right direction.
18:11
Photographer Mixes Old and New, Shoots on Either iPhone or Film
Through his spectacular picturesque and atmospheric landscape photos, one photographer has proven that all that is needed is an iPhone, film stocks, and an eagerness to travel. “Born and raised in California, moved to Oregon, went to college, bought a camera, dropped out of college, hit the road” — that’s how landscape photographer Kevin Russ […]
20:23
Apple Teaches How to Best Capture Photos with the iPhone’s Night Mode
Apple has released a brief shoot-along online educational class where the company shows how to capture — and edit — unique and interesting photos using the iPhone’s Night Mode. Apple launched a series of educational classes on YouTube in mid-July under its “Today at Apple” program. As noted by The Verge, Apple launched the program […]
19:59
OnePlus 9 Pro with Hasselblad Review: Ambition, With Room To Grow
A renewed focus on camera output in the OnePlus 9 Pro underpins the company’s latest flagship phone, but it’s not the only reason why this is such a stellar alternative. Hype isn’t often what follows OnePlus and its device launches — at least for the average consumer — and the company itself invited additional scrutiny […]
20:04
Huawei Announces the Folding Mate X2, Featuring a Leica Quad-Camera
Huawei continues to push ahead along with Samsung in the folding devices space with the announcement of the Mate X2. With massive screen real-estate and a camera array branded with Leica, the phone appears to be on the cutting edge, if it wasn’t for one major, glaring issue.
20:47
Canon’s New App Culls Photos with Artificial Intelligence
Canon has announced the Photo Culling app, the company’s new software for iOS that is built on a newly-announced proprietary artificial intelligence. Canon advertises its new app as a “digital photo assistant” to help select your best images based on four key parameters.
21:01
New Lens Tech Poised to Eliminate the Smartphone ‘Camera Bump’
Metalenz, a startup that has just emerged from “stealth mode” today, has revealed its vision for the future of smartphone lenses, a segment of the market that has not seen much change in the last ten plus years.
00:31
Samsung Exec Envisions Future Where Photos Are Customized to the Shooter
Have you ever wondered why different manufacturers’ smartphone images have a certain “look” to them? In an interview with Engadget, Vice President and head of Samsung Mobile’s visual software R&D Joshua Sungdae Cho explains how images are rendered now will change going forward.
20:24
The OnePlus 8 Pro’s Infrared Camera Can See Through Plastic and More
The new OnePlus 8 Pro is a great Android phone for lots of reasons. It’s got a 120Hz display, Snapdragon 865, and a quad-camera system with not one, but two 48MP Sony sensors inside. But that’s not why it’s making headlines.
23:05
Samsung Reveals the Tech Behind Its New 108MP ‘Nonacell’ Image Sensor
After unveiling the Galaxy S20 Ultra with its monstrous (or ridiculous?) 108MP image sensor, Samsung has decided to pull back the curtain and reveal some details about this chip and the technology that made it possible.
20:30
The LucidPix App Uses AI to Transform Regular Photos Into 3D Images
Depth maps? We don’t need no stinkin’ depth maps! AI vision startup Lucid has announced a new app called LucidPix that claims to convert regular 2D photos into 3D images without the need for multiple cameras, depth sensors, or any other kind of hardware help.
21:01
Profoto to Release $300 Smartphone Flash Next Week: Report
Earlier this week, high-end lighting brand Profoto released a teaser for a new light that it claimed would “forever change the world of photography. ” Don’t get too excited though: according to the most recent rumors, this “game-changing” product is an expensive LED flash for smartphones.
19:15
Leaked Promo Video Shows Google Pixel 4 Astrophotography Mode
Google already took smartphone photography to a new level when they released their Night Sight mode, but it looks like they’re planning to improve low-light smartphone photography even further by adding some sort of astrophotography mode to the upcoming Pixel 4.
20:14
NeuralCam Night Photo App Brings AI-Powered Low-Light Mode to iPhones
One area where Apple has been lagging behind its Android competition is low-light photography. Google’s NightSight and the Night Modes on other Android devices have been blowing away reviewers, so Halcyon Mobile stepped in and developed Neural Cam Night Photo: a third-party app that brings these capabilities to the iPhone. The Neural Cam Night Photo […]
19:01
Moment Launches New 37mm Filters and Filter Mount for Your Smartphone
Moment just launched an exciting new product for smartphone photographers: a line of high-quality 37mm Cine filters and compatible filter mount that you can attach directly to your Moment smartphone case.
16:25
Google is Developing a ‘DSLR-Like Attachment’ for Pixel Phones: Report
The Google Pixel 3 may be suffering from some serious camera issues, but the engineers in Mountain View are still going full steam ahead on the upcoming Pixel 4. And according to the most recent reports, that phone may come with a ‘DSLR-like accessory’ for more serious photographers. The report was published by 9to5Google, who […]
22:01
What It’s Like to Shoot with Only a Smartphone for 6 Months
One of the most common pieces of advice when you’re stuck in a creative rut is to “limit yourself.” Pick one focal length, shoot JPEG only, try a style you’re not used to. But what about limiting yourself to just an iPhone? For the past six months, Seoul-based photographer Noealz Photo did just that. Six […]
01:09
Use These Apps and Techniques to Take Better Night Shots with an iPhone
I ditched my DSLR in favor of an iPhone back in 2012, well aware of what I was giving up. But I love to travel light, and by using the iPhone as my only camera, I could get rid if the heavy and bulky backpack with all the lenses and stuff. Everyone knows the iPhone […]
00:26
Mastin Labs’ New Filmborn App Brings Super Accurate Film Emulation to iOS
Film fanatics have a new app to drool over today. Mastin Labs—purveyors of the self-styled “only” Lightroom and Photoshop presets “that truly match film”—is taking their obsessive devotion to accurate film emulation into the world of smartphone photography.
00:52
A Quick Comparison of Every iPhone Camera Ever Made
Curious how much the camera in the iPhone has improved since the very first smartphone was unveiled way back in 2007? You’re in luck. As part of his annual speed test, Everything Apple Pro did a camera comparison that shows the difference between the iPhone, 3G, 3Gs, 4, 4S, 5, 5C/5S, 6/Plus, 6S/Plus, and 7/Plus. […]
