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Fujifilm X Half camera held in a hand
This Fujifilm retro compact camera just got a major firmware overhaul – and a new mode for a more film-like look

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

FIRMWARE The Fujifilm X Half has a new filter designed to mimic the glow from softer film lenses

FIRMWARE
The Adobe and Topaz Labs logos
This photo and video upscaler is so good, Adobe bought it. Adobe now owns Topaz Labs – and says these features are coming “soon”

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS Adobe has now completed the acquisition of Topaz Labs – here's what that means for Adobe users and what's happening to Topaz Labs apps

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Evoto 8.0 update promotional image showing key product updates
Evoto 8.0 launches amidst a $500,000 incentive and exceeds a 1.2-billion-image milestone

By Mike Harris Published

News The AI software is back to usher in a new generation of stills and video retouching, while doubling down on its commitment to working photographers

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Canva ProSuite marketing image with icons of all five Canva programs
Affinity’s “biggest photography update yet” – but don’t panic, the image editor is still free!

By Mike Harris Published

Canva combines its design portfolio into the somewhat confusing ProSuite, while Affinity gets major photography updates

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A two-panel comparison of Martian rock and rover wheel tracks, with the false-colour decorrelation stretch version highlighting mineral variation that's invisible in the natural-colour image
How an app based on NASA color science is helping photographers reveal the secrets of ancient civilizations

By Tom May Published

NEWS Dstretch can be used to extract detail from pictures that previously seemed impossible to recover

NEWS
James Artaius holding a Panasonic Lumix S9, with the sensor exposed
It's been over a year, but my Lumix S9 still hasn't got the feature I actually want 😢

By James Artaius Published

FIRMWARE Good news: Panasonic just firmwared its S1 and S9 camera lines. Bad news: the Lumix S9 is still missing something I really need

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FIRMWARE
Example of AI photo improvement side by side - pic of dog
ChatGPT plans to replace your phone's camera app with AI-simulated DSLR-quality following this US$300 million acquisition – will it make a camera, too?

By Adam Juniper Published

News OpenAI has acquired Glass Imaging for $300 million, a tool designed to turn a phone into a professional camera

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Clip from Nem Perez's Odyssey, created using genAI platform Grok AI, showing a three-eyed Cyclops
I think the US$100,000-winning Grok Imagine Odyssey footage is proof that Hollywood shouldn’t feel threatened by genAI just yet

By Mike Harris Published

Opinion A three-eyed cyclops illustrates how even simple details can still trip up genAI

Opinion
A graphic depicting one of the new features inside Adobe Photoshop Elements
Photoshop’s AI Assistant feels made for beginners – so now the tool is coming to the newbie-friendly Photoshop Elements image editor too

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

ADOBE The latest version of Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements brings new AI-powered features to the basic editing software

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Nikon Z8
Is your Nikon Z8 camera up to date? Here’s what the new firmware 3.11 fixes

By Mike Harris Published

News Firmware updates mean modern mirrorless cameras change over time, and Nikon is particularly adept at providing long-term support

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