Canon Adds Flash Support to the R6 V With New Firmware

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Canon released new firmware updates for the EOS R6 Mark III and EOS R6 V cameras this week. Arguably the biggest addition of all is the ability to shoot with flash on the R6 V.

While the Canon EOS R6 V is undoubtedly better suited to video than photography, the camera does have many of the same still photography capabilities as the R6 III , albeit without that camera’s mechanical shutter.

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Woman Wins Lawsuit After Company Forced Her to Use a Webcam During Remote Work

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An anxious travel consultant working from home for a British travel company successfully sued the company for discrimination after it made her turn on her camera during meetings.

As Daily Mail reports , a British tribunal ruled in favor of the employee, Laura Tait, agreeing that her employer, Holiday Extras, failed to provide “reasonable adjustments” for Tait in a sufficiently timely manner.

Tait says that having her webcam on during work meetings made her “super anxious,” which is in this case a legally protected form of medical disability.


The Best Deals on Action Cameras for Your Summer Adventures

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Looking for a new action camera before your next adventure? This week’s deals include substantial savings on action cameras, handheld gimbal cameras, 360-degree cameras, and a wide range of accessories from GoPro, DJI, Insta360, SmallRig, Xtra, and more.

Whether you’re capturing hiking adventures, cycling, travel, motorsports, underwater footage, or everyday vlogging, there are plenty of worthwhile discounts available. This week’s sale covers flagship action cameras, creator bundles, stabilized


50 Years Later: The First Photo Ever Taken on Mars

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Viking 1’s first photo, and the first photo ever taken on the surface of Mars.

This week marked the 50th anniversary of the NASA Viking 1 spacecraft landing safely on Mars, spearheading a new era of space exploration. Just minutes after Viking 1 landed on the Red Planet, it captured a photo, the first ever taken on the surface of Mars and the first time any human had ever seen a photo from another planet.

On July 20, 1976, when Viking 1 touched

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Viltrox’s First Micro Four Thirds Lenses Promise Great Value

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As expected , Viltrox has announced its first lenses for Micro Four Thirds.

Rumors have swirled for months about Viltrox bringing its first Micro Four Thirds lenses to market, primarily focused on the AF 25mm f/1.7 Air and AF 35mm f/1.7 Air APS-C primes making their way to MFT.

As spotted by 43 Rumors , the rumors were true, and Viltrox announced that it was bringing these two lightweight prime lenses to Micro Four Thirds in China. A global announcement


Iconic Hollywood Theater With 70mm Projector is Reopening its Doors

The Pacific’s Cinerama Theatre features a distinctive white geodesic dome, a retro marquee, and colorful movie posters on its façade, with palm trees and a clear blue sky in the background.
The Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood back when it was still open in 2019. It closed the following year. | Photo by Codera23

After years of decline, it feels like cinema is having a moment. Ticket sales at the box office are up year on year and Hollywood is on course to have its best summer since the pandemic. What’s more, an iconic L.A. theater is reopening.

The Cinerama Dome on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, has been shut since 202

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Kanye West Sued for Allegedly Using Audio from Photographer’s Video in Song

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Kanye West is facing a lawsuit from a photo agency that claims audio from its video of his heated exchange with a photographer was used in a song without permission.

Celebrity photo agency Bauer-Griffin filed the lawsuit against West, who now goes by “Ye,” as well as rapper French Montana and other defendants. The lawsuit claims that they used audio from a photographer’s video, which is owned by the agency, in the song Where They At , released in 2024 on French Montana’s


Police Search for Suspect After $20K Camera Equipment Stolen From Parked Car

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Police are searching for a man they suspect stole $20,000 worth of camera gear from a vehicle in July 13 | Image via Windsor Police

Police are hunting for a suspect after $20,000 worth of professional camera gear was stolen from a parked car.

The camera equipment was reportedly stolen from a vehicle shortly before 5:00AM on July 13 from a vehicle in Walkerville, a neighborhood in Windsor, Canada.

The Windsor Police Service has released photos of the


Indian Police Investigate Claim That Photographer Married Three Sisters He Worked With

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Saroj, Savitri and Santosh, married their cameraman Vikas. | Image via X

Indian police are investigating allegations that a photographer married two sisters and their cousin who he had been working for.

The reported marriage between 23-year-old cameraman and photographer Vikas to sisters Santosh, 18, and Savitri, 19, along with their cousin Saroj, 20, has sparked controversy in India.

According to multiple Indian news reports, Vikas had been working with the three women as a photographer and videographer for the


Nvidia’s AI Video Detector Sounds Like the Tool the World Desperately Needs

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As tech companies continue to invest unprecedented amounts of resources and money in building the latest AI models, one aspect is generally neglected: creating tools that can detect AI imagery.

In a world where anyone, including the President of the United States, can falsely accuse a piece of media as being AI , deepfake detectors are badly needed to stem the tide of misinformation.

Step forward Nvidia, a chip-maker that has so far benefited the most from AI. At SIGGRAPH 2026, a computer graphics conference held