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Adobe has released the new Photoshop Elements 2020 (Click here to see all features). It has plenty of new AI-powered tools.
They are somewhat similar to the Luminar 4 features (Click here). Although Luminar has that additional impressive AI SKY replacement tool:
Sony did announce the new A9II today and the reaction on the web was….mehhhhh :(
This is basically an A9 with A7rIV body and some minor tweaks. I guess that PRO’s will not care and buy the camera anyway. But for the “normal Sony guy” this cameras is indeed a bit of a disappointment.
Preorders:
Sony A9II at BHphoto. Adorama. FocusCamera. WexUK. ParkCameras.
Nikon will finally announce their first APS-C Z-mount camera on October 10. Here are the rumored specs:
Nikon Z50 price: €900 in most European countries (around $980)
Nikon Z50 kit price with the new Nikkor Z 16-55mm (or 16-50mm) f/3.5-6.3 VR lens: €1,100 (around $1,200)
The Nikon Z50 will have a rear screen that can be tilted downwards for selfies but it will not work with selfie sticks
4k video
Maximum shutter speed: 1/4000
The Nikon Z50 will be a direct Sony a6400 camera competitor
20MP APS-C sensor (based on the D500 sensor)
Single SD card slot
3″ pivoted LCD
11 fps
No IBIS
Fixed EVF (not removable EVF as described in the latest design patents)
New Nikon EN-EL25 battery
Announcement date: October 10th
The official announcement could be as early as next week
The Z50 will be the equivalent of the D7xxx DSLR cameras
Two new APS-S mirrorless lenses: Z-Nikkor 16-55mm f/3.5-6.3 and Z-Nikkor 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3
The Nikon Z50 will look very similar to the Nikon Z1 prototype camera – it was described to me as a smaller version of the Z6/Z7
Via NR
Olympus will announce the new E-M5III on October 17. And here is the first bunch of leaked specs:
They integrated the Truepic VIII processor to boost performances and integrate the functions like handled high res shot
It has a new stabilization unit with IS up to 5,5 EV steps
And while it’s less compact, it’s a bit lighter (366g body only)
Announced October 17th, price starting at 1199€ body only and kit with 12-40 and 12-200
via 43rumors.com
A team of researchers at Stanford University developed a camera that can capture moving objects hidden around corners.
And unlike the similar camera tech that exists already that requires objects to reflect light evenly and strongly (which is not always the case), this new camera system can reflect light off objects with different textures and surfaces, including a disco ball. And not to mention the camera is faster than the older systems that have been used to see around corners, making it a better fit for autonomous vehicles.
And while the new technology is in its early stages and is somewhat low-res, this camera could be a game-changer for driverless cars.
So how does it work?
It’s pretty simple actually.
These kinds of cameras use lasers to accomplish this seemingly impossible task, firing the laser at a wall opposite the object of interest. The light scatters off the wall, and reflects off the object hidden around the corner and back onto the wall. Sensors, paired with a processing algorithm, measure how long it takes for this scattered light to return to the wall, and using those measurements, the system can accurately reconstruct an image of what’s hiding around the corner.
Pretty cool, right?
And this new and improved camera system created by the Stanford team can do all of this in real time.
The team of researchers was able to make these improvements in time efficiency, plus the system has the ability to detect a much wider variety of objects that reflect light in more complex ways, because of improvements both to the laser and in imaging reconstruction techniques. The laser in this new system is 10,000 times more powerful than the one used in their experiments from last year.
