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Apple warns motorcycle engines can damage iPhone cameras

Apple warns motorcycle engines can damage iPhone cameras

September 12, 2021
Many modern smartphones include optical image stabilization, or OIS for short, for reducing motion blur in photos. The feature usually relies on moving components (usually the lens), which is why some flagship phones produce a rattling noise when you shake them. Apple has just published a new support document explaining that prolonged vibrations, such as...
All the new Camera Features on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

All the new Camera Features on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

September 5, 2021
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is Samsung's best foldable to date with excellent improvements like water resistance, support for the S Pen, and slightly better ergonomics than its predecessor. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 essentially replaces the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra from last year since Samsung has decided to drop the Note series from its...
Samsung kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you unlock the bootloader

Samsung kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you unlock the bootloader

August 24, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 represent the best foldable technologies that Samsung can provide to its consumers. Needless to say, if you are in the market right now for a premium smartphone, the latest Galaxy Z lineup will surely figure in your list as a possible purchase option....
Under-display cameras: Do you think they’re worth it right now?

Under-display cameras: Do you think they’re worth it right now?

August 22, 2021
Just as 2020 was a monumental year for foldable smartphones, 2021 is shaping up to be a significant year for devices with under-display cameras. Although ZTE launched the first phone with an under-display camera last year, it was riddled with issues, and other manufacturers didn't adopt the technology this year. Today, you have a couple...
Best cheap webcams to buy in 2021: Lenovo, Tecknet, Depstech, and more

Best cheap webcams to buy in 2021: Lenovo, Tecknet, Depstech, and more

August 4, 2021
Ever since last year, working from home has become the new norm, with in-person meetings being replaced by virtual conferences. This has naturally led to a huge increase in the demand for webcams. While most modern laptops, even the expensive ones, continue to offer a mediocre camera experience, it's best to invest extra money for...
XDA Basics: How to Enable and Use Portrait Mode on your Android or iPhone

XDA Basics: How to Enable and Use Portrait Mode on your Android or iPhone

July 13, 2021
Dual cameras have been around on Android as far back as 2011, and devices like the HTC One M8 from 2014 popularized the idea of using the second camera for depth information. But it was Apple that really made the idea of dual rear cameras a compulsion with the launch of the iPhone 7 and...
The Galaxy A52’s camera can trade blows with the Galaxy S21

The Galaxy A52’s camera can trade blows with the Galaxy S21

May 27, 2021
Samsung just released the Galaxy A52 4G and Galaxy A52 5G as successors to the Galaxy A51, the company's best-selling Android phone during 2020. Both devices are priced around $400-500, depending on region, but they come surprisingly close to the performance and feature set of typical flagship smartphones. They both have large high refresh rate...
How to check if Camera2 API is enabled on your Android device

How to check if Camera2 API is enabled on your Android device

May 27, 2021
A smartphone’s hardware is often capable of more than just what the software allows by default. This is the exact reason why Google Camera ports have become very popular on our forums, as many see them as an easy way to dramatically improve picture quality on a wide range of devices. With the ported Google...
How to enable hidden features and tweak all settings in OnePlus Camera app

How to enable hidden features and tweak all settings in OnePlus Camera app

April 11, 2021
One of the complaints with OnePlus devices is how they lack serious pro photography features. Even though the devices have strong third-party developer communities behind them, the love they receive from the actual company in terms of customization of camera features is often too little. Be that as it may, the OnePlus Camera app has its...
What is the Difference Between a Periscope and Telephoto Camera?

What is the Difference Between a Periscope and Telephoto Camera?

November 27, 2020
Cameras are indispensable to phones. Ever since the first camera phone, cameras have been so central to phones' branding that many companies cash in solely on their devices' abilities to capture Pixel-perfect (pun definitely intended) photographs. Over recent years, phone makers have channeled their creative energy into improving cameras and accommodating more sensors on smartphones....
How Qualcomm is Improving the Camera Experiences on Android Phones with its Spectra ISPs

How Qualcomm is Improving the Camera Experiences on Android Phones with its Spectra ISPs

October 2, 2020
As the maker of system-on-chips (SoCs) that power much of the world's smartphones and wearables, US-based Qualcomm is undoubtedly one of the giants of the chip maker industry. The Snapdragon line of SoCs, for example, is used by nearly every major Android device maker for flagship, mid-range, and budget smartphones. Qualcomm gets plaudits every year...
OPPO demonstrates some of its potential new camera tech at CVPR 2020

OPPO demonstrates some of its potential new camera tech at CVPR 2020

June 17, 2020
Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO has demonstrated some of its potential new camera technologies at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Conference 2020, which have earned the company two first-place and two-third place awards at the event. The technologies that won the awards include perceptual extreme super-resolution technology, visual localization, and human activity recognition in...