The Wirecutter | Cameras
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The Wirecutter is a list of the best gadgets - like cameras and TVs -for people who don't want to take a lot of time figuring out what to get, found through testing and reporting done by veteran teams of journalists, engineers and researchers.
The Wirecutter | Cameras
2w ago
A total solar eclipse is one of those moments when the seen and unseen forces of nature converge to create an event that stupefies the senses. It’s something that feels as though it shouldn’t be happening, and yet it is. On April 8, a total eclipse will be visible across a large swath of North America, and it will be the last chance that most people in the US will have to experience one until 2044.
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The Wirecutter | Cameras
3w ago
Black-and-white photography puts you in touch with the basics of still imagery: the primacy of light, the intersections between shadows and highlights, and the stark, graphic nature of composition. Photographers have been limiting themselves to monochrome as a way to learn and relearn core photographic principles ever since color film was unleashed upon the masses, and that remains true in the digital age.
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The Wirecutter | Cameras
1M ago
Cell phone cameras are out. Vintage digital cameras are in. I don’t make the rules, but apparently Gen Z does.
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The Wirecutter | Cameras
3M ago
The biggest holidays of the year aren’t complete without the snap of firecrackers and booming flourishes of colorful sparks dancing through the sky. When I’m mesmerized in these moments, my natural reaction is to take a photo in hopes that the image of this night will live on forever.
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The Wirecutter | Cameras
4M ago
Let’s be real—camera gear is expensive. And the hit to your wallet can feel most acute as you’re starting to build a system from scratch, when a new entry-level camera costs you north of $500, and it may not even come with a lens. Buying used, however, can get you 90% of the quality and longevity of new gear at 60% of the price. That’s a deal that’s hard to turn down.
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The Wirecutter | Cameras
6M ago
If you’ve done even a little shopping for a mirrorless camera, a DSLR, or a high-end compact camera, you’ve probably come across terms such as “APS-C” and “full-frame.” Like many terms in the jargon-heavy photography hobby, their meanings may not be immediately clear.
To put it as simply as possible, these terms refer to the physical size of the sensor inside the camera, which, thanks to the physical properties of light, determines a lot about a camera’s light-gathering, background-blur, and magnification capabilities. In addition to those differences, as sensor size increases, so too does th ..read more
The Wirecutter | Cameras
6M ago
After six years of reviewing a variety of Wyze security cameras at Wirecutter, we’ve made the decision to suspend our recommendation of them from all our guides.
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The Wirecutter | Cameras
7M ago
Flying drones is a visceral thrill: Zipping through a gap between buildings or swooping among trees along a coastline not only makes for great footage but turbocharges your heart rate, too. And thanks to more reliable GPS coverage, advancements in camera tech, and drone makers’ focus on anti-collision sensors and software, it’s easier than ever for amateurs to get this kind of adrenaline high.
But with great thrills comes great responsibility. No matter your experience level, you need to take a few crucial steps before sending your camera into the sky.
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The Wirecutter | Cameras
8M ago
If you’re an aspiring aerial photographer or videographer, drones are your ticket to the sky.
They provide perspectives that you’d otherwise be able to re-create only with expensive, difficult-to-use equipment such as cranes or dollies, which is why these cheap, lightweight marvels have become a staple of many online creators’ gear lists.
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The Wirecutter | Cameras
8M ago
In macro photography, everything is magnified—literally but also figuratively. Your subject’s smallest details are on display, and that means even the smallest imperfections in your image’s makeup, staging, and lighting become that much more obvious.
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