Sony Electronics announced Airpeak S1 drone upgrades SDKs and APIs Updates 

Sony Electronics announced Airpeak S1 drone upgrades

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Sony Electronics Inc. announced new upgrades for Airpeak S1 drones, including an Real Time Kinematic (RTK) Kit, a new advanced and lightweight gimbal, and an enhanced battery. The RTK Kit for Sony’s Airpeak S1 i further enhances the capabilities of drones for industrial applications, the company said. With the RTK system, the Airpeak S1 can achieve highly precise positioning and... Read More
Canon expands finishing options for production presses New Products 

Canon expands finishing options for production presses

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Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the upcoming availability of expanded third-party finishing offerings for its production presses. The new offerings are set to include, inline with its imagePRESS V1000 and V1350 digital toner presses, the BLM5000 series production booklet maker from Plockmatic; inline with the varioPRINT 140 series QUARTZ and imagePRESS V900 series, the Press Trim Module from Smart Dedicated Design... Read More
Blackmagic Design launches Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K OLPF camera New Products 

Blackmagic Design launches Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K OLPF camera

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Blackmagic Design announced Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K OLPF, a new model of the advanced digital film camera which adds a high-performance optical low pass filter to the 12K Super 35 image sensor. The OLPF reduces artifacts such as moire and aliasing, while preserving the color and critical image detail Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K is renowned for. Blackmagic URSA... Read More
Sky News: Kodak Alaris owners are shopping the company News 

Sky News: Kodak Alaris owners are shopping the company

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Sky News reports Britain’s Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is poised to put Kodak Alaris, the photographic and document imaging group, up for sale. Sky News city editor Mark Kleinman writes the PPF, which has owned Kodak Alaris since 2020, “has kicked off talks with bankers about an auction of the company behind the ‘Kodak moments’ made famous by its multinational... Read More
TIPA World Awards 2023 recognize dozens of products Events 

TIPA World Awards 2023 recognize dozens of products

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The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) announce the TIPA World Awards 2023 for the Best Photo and Imaging Products of the Year. The group says the awards reflect the current state as well as the future direction of technology, products, and services that appeal to professional, enthusiast, and amateur consumers and serve as an indication of exciting things to come... Read More
Canon updates products for filmmaking and video New Products Updates 

Canon updates products for filmmaking and video

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Canon U.S.A. Inc. launched two additions to the company’s 8K Flex Zoom Cinema Lens Series—the CN-E14-35mm T1.7 and the CN-E31.5-95mm T1.7 Super 35mm format lenses. The company also announced four new relay kits—the RL-S1 and RL-S2 (for Super 35mm) and the RL-F1 and RL-F2 (for full-frame). The kits adapt each Flex Zoom lens to suit whatever sensor format is required.... Read More
NRF: Retail Sales ‘Moderated’ in March But Still Sees ‘Positive Growth’ for 2023 Market research 

NRF: Retail Sales ‘Moderated’ in March But Still Sees ‘Positive Growth’ for 2023

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Retail sales slowed in March, but spending was still higher than at the same time last year, said the National Retail Federation. “Retail sales moderated in March after posting strong gains in the first two months of the year,” said Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO. “Continued easing of inflation and the overall strength of the job market and wages... Read More
Leica debuts Leica M11 Monochrom, Leica Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 ASPH New Products 

Leica debuts Leica M11 Monochrom, Leica Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 ASPH

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Leica Camera launched the Leica M11 Monochrom, demonstrating the brand’s commitment to exceptional black-and-white photography. The USD $9,195 camera features a dedicated monochrome multi-resolution full-frame BSI sensor and no LCD screen for previewing images. The Leica M11 Monochrom has an all-metal body, high-quality aluminum top plate, sapphire glass display, leatherette covering, and scratch-resistant black finish. The technical advancements of the... Read More
vAIsual, Dragonimages partner to offer Asian images for AI training News 

vAIsual, Dragonimages partner to offer Asian images for AI training

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vAIsual Inc., the company behind the largest visual dataset collection in the world, signed a content deal with Vietnam-based Dragonimages, which will license its collection of images showing the Asian diaspora to companies training machine learning for various purposes. The partnership is a win for increasing diversity and representation in AI output, as well as ensuring copyright owners are compensated... Read More
DJI debuts Inspire 3 cinema drone News 

DJI debuts Inspire 3 cinema drone

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  DJI announced the all-in-one DJI Inspire 3, a streamlined, full-frame 8K cinema drone. The drone features a sleek integrated design, a 161° ultra-wide FOV night-vision FPV, and the O3 Pro transmission and control system. The Inspire 3 is DJI’s only cinema-grade drone, that supports both RTK-powered Waypoint Pro and omnidirectional sensing to perform flight missions more safely and with higher... Read More
Pixelmator Photo app rebrands as Photomator Marketing Updates 

Pixelmator Photo app rebrands as Photomator

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Popular MacOS image-editing app Pixelmator Photo is being rebranded as Photomator with version 2.3. Among the new updates are AI-enhanced selective adjustments for subjects, backgrounds, and sky, linear and radial gradient masks, brush selections, and more. According to a blog post, in addition to making automatic selections, users can also work with customizable gradient masks, select areas based on their color, or... Read More
Canon debuts sub-$1,000 24-inch printer with built-in scanner News 

Canon debuts sub-$1,000 24-inch printer with built-in scanner

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Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the imagePROGRAF TC-20M, a new large-format, multifunction, 4-color pigment inkjet printer supporting both roll paper and cut-sheet media. The compact, desktop printer is the first Canon imagePROGRAF large-format model equipped with an integrated contact imaging sensor (CIS) flatbed scanner that assists in digitizing originals (to cloud or USB), as well as offering the ability to produce... Read More
Ricoh debuts monochrome camera, four binoculars New Products 

Ricoh debuts monochrome camera, four binoculars

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Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the PENTAX K-3 Mark III Monochrome camera, exclusively designed to capture black-and-white images. The only monochrome-specific digital SLR camera currently on the market, it captures high-resolution images rich in gradation, enabling users to express a distinct view of the color-rich world in high-quality black-and-white images. “The concept of a monochrome-specific digital SLR camera attracted a great... Read More
Lomography creates dedicate web page for film photography Marketing 

Lomography creates dedicate web page for film photography

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Analog photography marketing company Lomography has launched “Lomography School,” a free dedicated online learning space, derived from the most-frequently-asked questions from Lomographers. Category topics include: All about instant photography All about multiple exposures Analogue photography basics All about light painting and long exposures All about film scanning All about film types All about pinhole photography What is Lomography? Read More