At Apple's annual WWDC event in early June, the company announced that a redesigned Photos app was on the way, complete with AI-powered photo editing thanks to Apple's ambitious new Apple Intelligence platform. PetaPixel spoke to three of the many people behind the all-new Photos app to learn more about the team's goals and how the new app will transform the user experience.
Samsung has announced three new image sensors for main and sub cameras in upcoming smartphones. Among the trio of new chips, Samsung unveiled the world's first 200-megapixel telephoto camera sensor for mobile devices.
One Micro Four Thirds camera and smartphone combo product is unusual, but two in as many weeks? It's downright wild. A new product on Kickstarter, SwitchLens, promises to turn any smartphone into a pro-grade camera.
The Google Pixel 8a offers compelling, worthwhile photography features at an accessible price point. It’s hardly a perfect smartphone, but it gets a lot of things right the moment you pull it out of your pocket and start snapping away.
Skylum has announced the release of its revamped and expanded Luminar for iPad (and now iPhone) with Luminar Mobile. As of today, the updated apps are available for the iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro devices.
Apple's 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote address, considered by industry analysts to be one of the most important ever, has focused heavily on artificial intelligence (AI).
Vivo has announced the international debut of its X Fold3 Pro smartphone after an initial launch in China in March. The smartphone promises pro-level imaging thanks to Vivo's longstanding Zeiss collaboration.
Leica Camera AG announced Leica LUX, a new iPhone camera app. Leica LUX features a Leica-inspired user interface, unique Leica Looks, and meticulously crafted simulations of legendary Leica lenses.
Leica announced that it acquired smartphone app startup Fjorden Electra to lead the development of the newly-announced Leica LUX app. While the acquisition is only being announced today, it closed in December 2023.
Many already know that Sony is a significant player in the image sensor space, but a new Sony Imaging and Sensing Solutions Segment report offers exciting insights into the stranglehold Sony has on the image sensor industry and how the company views the smartphone market moving forward.
Scientists have created the thinnest optical lens ever made for camera systems. At just three atoms thick, the researchers believe it will be especially useful for future wearables like the now defunct Google Glass or Meta's RayBan smart glasses.
Sony announced a significant update to its Monitor and Control (M&C) app, bringing the mobile platform to version 2.0 and adding powerful new features for content creators.
Tamron updated its Lens Utility Mobile app and Lens Utility desktop software to allow photographers to add multiple new functions to their Tamron lenses.
To celebrate the seventh anniversary of its award-winning photography app, Halide, the team announced Kino, a pro video camera app for iPhone.
In the days and weeks after the launch of the new iPad Pro from Apple, I noticed quite a bit of discourse responding to critical reception of the tablet that boils down to this: If iPadOS is so bad, why are so many creators using nothing else?
Fuzzy Door Tech, the technology division of Seth MacFarlane's production company, announced the ViewScreen Scout beta, an app for real-time scouting for the iPhone.
Sony announced the new Xperia 1 VI smartphone which is packed with a lot of exciting and novel features. However, unlike the Xperia 1 V and prior models, the new "One Six" isn't coming to the United States.
Tilta recently launched the Khronos Ecosystem of accessories that are designed to make shooting with the iPhone a better experience. If a filmmaker wants to take ProRes capture on iPhone seriously, Tilta says Khronos is there to help.
Hipstamatic, the digital app that leans into analog vibes, announced what it calls a "new homage" to classic image making that uses Apple's Live Photos feature to generate lenticular images, similar to what the retro sequential multi-lens cameras of the 1990s made.
The Vivo V30 Pro may be a mid-range smartphone, but with Zeiss in the mix, the camera takes a decisive step forward compared to its predecessors. Until now, Vivo reserved its collaboration with Zeiss for its X Series, but no longer. The Zeiss tech makes the more affordable V Series more interesting to photographers.
The Honor Magic 6 Pro is a quality smartphone with a camera array built to make the case that it has the goods to be among the best. Honor is a spinoff of Huawei, which let the brand go in 2021 in a bid to evade U.S. sanctions. Since then, Honor has carved out its own purpose and identity, including a current attempt to go public with an IPO.
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.
Adobe has announced its new Adobe Express mobile app is available now to all users.
Rode unveiled a trio of brand-new products today, April 14, at NAB 2024 in Las Vegas. The Rode Interview Pro broadcast mic is joined by two smartphone products, the Phone Cage and Magnetic Mount.
iPhone cameras have come a long way, but a more hands-on app like Pearla can help mobile photographers more reliably incredible photos. And now with a new update, Pearla gives users even more tools to get the perfect shot.
The Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) announced the winners of its 13th annual competition Wednesday, giving out thousands of dollars in cash prizes.
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's newly announced photo-sharing app, Shine, has some around the internet asking, "What year is this from?"
The Xiaomi 14 may very well be the kind of phone most should experience, in part because it brings the Leica camera hardware and software to the fore. Previously, Xiaomi only included all Leica features in its Pro or Ultra models, but has now done it for this, the smallest of the bunch. This time, the 14 Pro is a Chinese market exclusive, leaving the 14 and 14 Ultra as the two global options.
A patent Apple filed in September 2022 has just been approved today, and it showcases a system of shock limiters and dampers to improve camera reliability.
Adobe released a beta version of its new Express mobile app for Android and iOS devices which also introduces the company's Firefly generative AI technology into mobile content creation and editing workflows.