Insta360 Go 2 “You’ll be inspired to capture some interesting perspectives that are unlocked thanks to its size.” Ultracompact size Versatile set of accessories Smooth stabilization Durable construction Frequent app crashes Quality takes a dip under low light MSRP $ 300.00 There are many reasons why people choose action cameras over traditional mirrorless cameras and […]
NASA’s latest Mars rover — Perseverance — is its most advanced to date, carrying with it a plethora of technology that includes a suite of 23 cameras. We’ve already been treated to incredible footage from several of the cameras, captured as the rover approached the surface of the red planet on February 18, 2021. Within […]
A Silicon Valley startup offering cloud-based security camera services has had its systems breached in an attack that gave hackers access to numerous live feeds, some of them coming from Tesla factories. Verkada, which launched in 2016, had around 150,000 of its cameras hacked, with many of the devices installed in hospitals, schools, police departments, […]
Getty Images A California firm is investigating a massive hack said to have affected 150,000 of its security cameras. Hackers claim to have breached Verkada, a security company that provides cameras to companies including carmaker Tesla. Stolen footage included the insides of hospitals, schools and businesses, Bloomberg reported. Verkada told the BBC it was “investigating […]
Enlarge Getty Images Hackers say they broke into the network of Silicon Valley startup Verkada and gained access to live video feeds from more than 150,000 surveillance cameras the company manages for Cloudflare, Tesla, and a host of other organizations. The group published videos and images they said were taken from offices, warehouses, and factories […]
Enlarge Olly Curtis | Getty Images The camera on the first iPhone way back in 2007 was a mere 2 megapixels. And it only had a rear camera; there wasn’t even a front-facing selfie shooter. Today, you’ll find multiple cameras on the front and back of phones—some of them with sensors as large as 108 […]
Enlarge Getty Images / Aurich Lawson A home security technician has admitted he repeatedly broke into cameras he installed and viewed customers engaging in sex and other intimate acts. Telesforo Aviles, a 35-year-old former employee of home and small office security company ADT, said that over a five-year period, he accessed the cameras of roughly […]
What’s the one big feature your Apple Watch is missing? If you said a camera, then your wait is almost over. It’s called Wristcam, and it brings a pair of cameras that can shoot stills and video to your Apple Watch’s strap. Cameras on smartwatches are a forgotten genre, with past examples adding dubious benefit […]
BBC Click has put four of the latest smartphone cameras through their paces. Chris Fox went hands-on with Apple’s iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max, Google’s Pixel 5 and Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro to see how they stack up. Night Mode Portrait and Sensor-Shift Stabilisation – two headline features of the iPhone 12 […]
The June 21 issue of the New York Times Magazine features an image of a protester, standing above a crowd on a light post and waving an American flag with the words “I can’t breathe” written across it. The photo was captured not from the sidelines, but by a photographer who the publication’s editors praised […]
Though 2020 will be remembered for many things, one of the year’s noteworthy smartphone device trends — broad availability of “120Hz” screens — could slip under the mainstream radar, mostly because average consumers have no idea what Hz (“Hertz”) means. Displays targeted at gamers and creative professionals adopted 120Hz technology several years ago, sometimes referring […]
It’s hard to pick a definitive “best” video camera — different cameras serve different purposes, so it’s important to know exactly what you need a video camera to do before you decide on one. You could spend tens of thousands of dollars on a Hollywood-caliber cinema camera, but that’s certainly not what you need for, […]
Lush forests, rushing waterfalls, and epic sunsets are subjects that never get old. Landscape photography is all about setting up the shot and taking the time to get it right, but having the best camera for the job certainly doesn’t hurt. While any camera can take a solid landscape shot, our money-is-no-object pick for the […]
We’ve all seen the pictures of frontline health care workers on busy coronovirus wards, their faces obscured by masks and headgear. The protection is, of course, vital for preventing further infections, but some staff noticed early on that many patients felt uncomfortable at not being able to see the face of the person who was […]
Since the introduction of the original RX100 in 2012, Sony has pushed out seven other variants of the popular compact camera. A lot of things have vastly improved over the past eight years, and the newest RX100 VII is the best point-and-shoot camera you can buy. However, the core feature of a 20-megapixel 1-inch-type sensor […]