Photography

Hohem Eyepic Combines Wearable Camera With a Pocket Gimbal

By Jackson Chung September 10, 2026

Hohem collected over a decade of experience selling phone gimbals to millions of people before it built a camera of its own. At IFA 2026 in Berlin the company previewed Eyepic, a compact three-axis rig whose camera module unclips and becomes a tiny wearable shooter you can hang on a hat, a lanyard, or any ferrous surface. Docked, it looks and works like the pocket gimbal cameras most people already know. Pulled free, it tries to cover the same ground as an Insta360-style mini cam without forcing you to pack a second device.

120,000 Feet on a Friction Clamp, MAKE. ART. NOW. Flies the Insta360 X6 Near Space

By Bill Smith September 6, 2026

A year of weather balloons, cheap helium, and one brand-new 360 camera produced footage from roughly 110,000 to 120,000 feet. MAKE. ART. NOW. spent twelve months lofting Insta360 gear on 1,500-gram latex balloons aimed at a 115,000-foot burst, and the freshly launched X6 became the main camera for the last of those flights. Dual 1/1.1-inch sensors, 8K recording, 10-bit color, and horizon lock went along for a ride that included minus-70-degree air, a metal clamp that let go at 17,000 feet, and a neighborhood car crash captured in 360.

DJI Osmo 360 II Debuts 8K60 and Hand-Swap Lenses at IFA, Then Leaves the U.S. Off the Map

By Jackson Chung September 3, 2026

DJI used IFA 2026 in Berlin to put Osmo 360 II on a public stage, a second-generation 360 camera that shoots 8K panoramic video at 60 frames per second and lets you replace a cracked lens instead of retiring the whole body. Global shipping for most markets outside Asia starts September 15. Official U.S. store pages still list only the first Osmo 360.

Ultra Compact Liene M100 Printer Turns Your Phone Into a 4×6 Photo Lab

By Bill Smith August 31, 2026

Most people already carry a camera in a pocket, so buying a second gadget that only spit out tiny sticky squares can feel like clutter. Liene’s M100, priced at $135.99 (was $220), skips that whole category. You send a photo from a phone, tablet, or computer and get a glossy 4-by-6 print in about a minute, which is the size most frames, albums, and fridge magnets still expect.

Markiplier’s 13.5 Million Share Bet on GoPro

By Jackson Chung August 31, 2026

Mark Edward Fischbach, better known as Markiplier, now owns 13.5 million shares of GoPro Class A stock. That is 8.5 percent of the class, enough to make him the camera maker’s largest single public shareholder. A Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on August 20 lists the position as of July 13. He holds sole voting power and sole dispositive power over every share. Just him, listed as an individual, with a California address through his business managers in Encino. He certified he did not buy the stock to seize control or force a board fight.

RocXZoom Chases Birds at 45 mph From a 400-Gram Camera, is World’s First Robotic Extreme Zoom Camera

By Jackson Chung August 31, 2026

Four days into a Kickstarter run that ends September 26, FarseerTech’s RocXZoom has already pulled in about $249,628 from 344 backers against a $9,999 goal. Company copy calls it the world’s first robotic extreme zoom camera, and the hardware matches the slogan more closely than most crowdfunding pitches do.

Strange Inventions Lab’s Reusable E-Paper Instant Camera Showcases Digital Film

By Jackson Chung August 29, 2026

Digital photos usually vanish into a folder the second you press the shutter. Maker Strange Inventions wanted a shot you could pull out of the camera, stand on a desk, and still overwrite later, so he built an instant camera whose film is a stack of tiny four-color e-paper cartridges.

Slow Mo Guys Capture Glass Mirror That Waves Like Water Before It Snaps

By Jackson Chung August 23, 2026

Gav Free of the Slow Mo Guys has spent years chasing moments too fast for ordinary eyes. Several years back a hammer strike on a single mirror left him staring at the footage in confusion. Right at the moment of impact a small ripple spread across the surface. He kept returning to those frames, wondering how something so rigid could flex like that. This time he arrived with a Phantom TMX 7510, a pile of spare mirrors, and the determination to settle the question for good.

DOOM Lands on the Canon EOS 550D, Shows Demons in the Viewfinder

By Bill Smith August 18, 2026

Canon owners who once pointed their EOS 550D at landscapes or family gatherings can now point it at the forces of Hell. A new software module lets the 2010 Rebel T2i (known as the Kiss X4 in some markets) run the original Doom, complete with movement, shooting, sound, and save files, all controlled by the camera’s own buttons and dials.

Pikachu, Sylveon, and a Poké Ball Walk Into a Camera Shop for New Polaroid x Pokémon Special Edition Collaboration

By Bill Smith August 18, 2026

Polaroid and Pokémon just announced a nine-piece limited collection that turns three existing instant cameras, matching film packs, and a handful of accessories into Pokémon-themed keepsakes for the franchise’s 30th anniversary.