Cameras

Panasonic has pulled a remarkable magic trick with its S5, cramming the full-frame sensor, dual native ISO and vaunted photo/video capabilities of its S-series mirrorless cameras into a fully roadworthy body smaller than a micro four thirds camera.

Is it time to turn your TV on its side and embrace the future? Or is vertical video just a passing trend, fundamentally unsuited to how we want to watch things?

Introduced as a concept in June 2019, and briefly made available as a special kit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Hasselblad's latest 50-megapixel digital camera system is now available for general release.

Olympus has announced the fourth generation of its entry-level OM-D E-M10 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, which will come supplied with a camera bag, extra battery and SD card for a limited time.

Sony has launched the third generation of its video-focused full-frame mirrorless Alpha. The α7S III sports a brand new sensor and the latest imaging engine, but its headline feature is the ability to shoot 4K video at 120 fps.

Researchers have created a new camera system that’s so small and light it can perch on the back of a beetle. From there, it can be wirelessly controlled to focus on different things, streaming video and photos back to a phone connected via Bluetooth.

Plenty of folk these days buy cameras with the intention of pointing them mainly at themselves, and Sony has put together a neat little compact that's laser-focused on content creators who want beautiful video with zero learning curve.

All previous records absolutely pale in comparison to the new record holder for the world’s fastest camera, boasting a mind-boggling rate of 70 trillion frames per second. That’s fast enough to capture light waves in movement.

Next-gen 3D cameras are on the way, capable of rendering spatial images in unprecedented resolution and speed. The MegaX research camera captures single-photon light levels at up to 24,000 frames per second, paving the way for safer autonomous cars.

Obstacle avoidance is crucial for drones, but most systems aren’t fast enough for some situations. Now engineers at the University of Zurich have developed a new system that gives drones such fast reflexes that they can play – and win at – dodgeball.

The winners of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2019 photography competition have been revealed. They showcase high-energy antics and extreme sports against beautiful backdrops in amazing places around the world, making for some truly stunning shots.

The ability of jumping spiders to correctly judge the distance of its leaps could mean big things for imaging in small devices, with scientists at Harvard tapping into these skills to develop a new kind of ultra-compact depth-perception sensor.