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Jamie Carter
Jamie Carter

Jamie has been writing about all aspects of technology for over 14 years, producing content for sites like TechRadar, T3, Forbes, Mashable, MSN, South China Morning Post, and BBC Wildlife, BBC Focus and BBC Sky At Night magazines. 


As the editor for www.WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com, he has a wealth of enthusiasm and expertise for all things astrophotography, from capturing the Perseid Meteor Shower, lunar eclipses and ring of fire eclipses, photographing the moon and blood moon and more.


He also brings a great deal of knowledge on action cameras, 360 cameras, AI cameras, camera backpacks, telescopes, gimbals, tripods and all manner of photography equipment. 

Articles by: Jamie Carter

How to photograph the lunar eclipse

How to photograph the spectacular blood moon lunar eclipse tonight

By Jamie Carter

how to In the early hours of Friday 19 November 2021 North America will get to witness a spectacular blood moon lunar eclipse

Best 360 camera

The best 360 cameras in 2021: shoot panoramas, 360 video, selfies and more

By Rod Lawton, Jamie Carter

360 cameras The best 360 cameras are now easy to use, easy to buy and can produce the most amazing stills and video footage

GoPro Hero10 Black

The best action cameras in 2021: action cams you can take just about anywhere

By Jamie Carter, Rod Lawton

BUYING GUIDE The best action cameras offer stabilized 4K or 5K video, activity sensors, front-facing screens, auto-editing and more

The best camera for astrophotography: tools, lenses and tools for shooting the night sky

The best camera for astrophotography in 2021: tools and lenses to shoot night skies

By Jamie Carter

BUYING GUIDE Shoot the stars with the best camera for astrophotography (and the right lenses, star tracker and other tools)

Intelli ScoutPro 240W

Intelli ScoutPro Max 240W powerbank review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Intelli ScoutPro Max 240W is a monster battery capable of 100W charging and up to five devices simultaneously

Manfrotto BeFree Advanced Twist Travel Tripod

Manfrotto Befree Advanced Twist Travel Tripod review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Manfrotto Befree Advanced Twist is a lightweight yet strong travel tripod ideal for full-frame camera gear

Unistellar eVscope 2

Unistellar eVscope 2 smart telescope review

By Jamie Carter

Review With the Unistellar eVscope 2, a Nikon eyepiece meets wider, higher resolution views of deep sky and the Moon

Celestron NexGO DX

Celestron NexGO DX digiscoping smartphone adapter review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Celestron NexGo DX is a digiscoping kit for a telescope, spotting scope or binoculars; it impresses but comes with limitations

Vaonis Hyperia telescope

61-megapixel Vaonis Hyperia telescope is like having a Hubble in your back garden

By Jamie Carter

news Vaonis Hyperia will be the world's most powerful automated ‘mini-Observatory’ – and it will cost $45,000

GoPro Hero 9 vs 10 Black

GoPro Hero 9 vs 10 Black

By Jamie Carter

Versus Which GoPro is your action hero? Let the GoPro Hero 9 vs 10 Black battle commence

GoPro Hero 10 Black

GoPro Hero 10 Black doubles-up on frame rates and cables-up to smartphones

By Jamie Carter

news 10th edition of the flagship action camera is all about its new GP2 processor

GoPro Hero 9 Black

GoPro Subscription explained: what you get – and is it worth it?

By Jamie Carter

From discounts and cloud storage to replacement products and the Quik app, here’s what you need to know about GoPro Subscription and whether it’s right for you

Unistellar eVscope 2 news

Nikon teams up with Unistellar on second-gen eVscope smart telescope

By Jamie Carter

NEWS Astrophotography-centric eVscope 2 gets Nikon’s electronic eyepiece tech and claims a ‘new astronomy’

Perseid meteor shower

How to photograph the stunning Perseid meteor shower this week

By Jamie Carter

LEARN Everything you need to know for photographing the Perseids – which promises to be the best meteor shower in 2021

solar eclipse

How to photograph the Ring of Fire solar eclipse today!

By Jamie Carter

how to A rare ‘ring of fire’ sunrise eclipse will be visible in America this June while Europeans will see a bite taken out of the Sun

What is an AI camera?

What is an AI camera? How AI is changing photography and photo editing…

By Jamie Carter, Rod Lawton

feature AI is the new buzzword in photography, but how do machine learning, neural networks and computational photography help us get better photos?

how to photograph the moon

How to photograph the Moon: when to shoot & the camera equipment you need

By Jamie Carter

LEARN Tips for getting great pictures of the moon – what you need and the photo techniques explained

Unistellar eVscope eQuinox

Unistellar eVscope eQuinox smart telescope review

By Jamie Carter

Who needs a telescope with an eyepiece when a built-in camera can get you images of bright galaxies, nebulae and star clusters from light-polluted urban skies?

Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter

Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter is ideal for digiscoping through a telescope, spotting scope or binoculars

Zhiyun Smooth Q3

Zhiyun Smooth Q3 gimbal review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Zhiyun Smooth Q3 has a unique selling point – an integrated fill light adds appeal to this compact smartphone gimbal

Zhiyun Smooth 4

Zhiyun Smooth 4 review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Zhiyun Smooth 4 is a seriously solid prosumer-style handheld stabilizer for smartphones that impresses across the board

Mars Ingenuity

Listen to the Martian drone taking ‘one giant leap’ millions of miles away

By Jamie Carter

news New NASA video even lets you hear the Ingenuity helicopter flying across the surface of Mars

Zhiyun Smooth XS

Zhiyun Smooth XS review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Zhiyun Smooth XS is a travel-friendly pan and roll gimbal for vloggers and TikTok, with selfie features galore

Think Tank StreetWalker V2.0

Think Tank StreetWalker Pro V2.0 review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Think Tank StreetWalker Pro V2.0 is a lightweight backpack that takes two camera bodies/lenses and stays comfortable on the trail

Manfrotto Befree 3-Way Live Advanced

Manfrotto Befree 3-Way Live Advanced tripod review

By Jamie Carter

Review The Manfrotto Befree 3-Way Live Advanced is the first travel-friendly three-way fluid head tripod for creative all-rounders