DJI Neo Versus HoverAir X1 Pro Max: Affordable Versus Performant

When it comes to autonomous, compact drones, ZeroZero Robotics’ HoverAir X1 ProMax is a clear winner over the DJI Neo. We can pour over all the specs, put each drone’s real-world performance head-to-head, and dissect the footage frame-by-frame. The X1 ProMax will win every single time.

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Viral Video Shows Humpback Whale Briefly Swallow Kayaker

A viral video shows a father-son excursion gone wrong as a humpback whale briefly swallowed the son while kayaking off the coast of Chile.

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Helium Design Lab’s He11 Grip Is the Perfect Companion for Your Leica M11

Helium Design Lab is back with another camera handgrip, this time for the Leica M11. It looks every bit as good as the He3 for Leica Q3, the best camera grip PetaPixel has seen.

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Iconic ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Photo, Most Distant Portrait of Earth, Turns 35

35 years ago, the historic NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft captured a Valentine's Day photo, "Pale Blue Dot," that continues to amaze and enchant viewers decades later.

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You Can Emote with a Fujifilm Instax Camera in Final Fantasy XIV Online

Fujifilm announced a "worldwide collaboration" of its Instax series of instant cameras and smartphone printers and Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV Online, which adds an Instax camera emote into the game.

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Sony Camera Sales Down in Q3 But Up Overall in FY2024

Sony published its third-quarter financial results for the fiscal year 2024, showing overall growth in sales, revenue, and profit compared to the same period in 2023. However, operating income dropped in Sony's Entertainment, Technology and Services (ET&S) and Imaging and Sensing Solutions (I&SS) segments, both of which concern the company's photographic endeavors.

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Harman Red 125 is a New Pro-Finished Redscale Color Negative Film

Harman announced Red 125, a new professionally finished redscale 35mm film that follows the company's long-term "color journey" it started when it launched Phoenix 200 in late 2023.

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Tokina is Bringing Its 11-18mm f/2.8 to Fujifilm X-Mount

Kenko Tokina announced that it is bringing its atx-m 11-18mm f/2.8 lens to Fujifilm X-mount APS-C cameras. It remains the first "super-wide-angle zoom" in the company's line designed exclusively for mirrorless cameras.

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Photographer Gives Camp Snap ‘Kids’ Camera a 3D-Printed Upgrade

Photographer James Warner recently created a clever $10 do-it-yourself waist-level viewfinder that works with any camera. Now the builder, who goes by Snappiness on YouTube, is back with another fantastic project, this time turning a digital camera made for kids into a twin-lens reflex-style creation.

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The Getty Museum Purchased Its First AI Photograph

Queer Costa Rican photographer Matías Sauter Morera breaks through barriers as the first artist to sell an AI-generated photograph to the Getty Museum.

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