Cameras

Fujifilm’s 102MP GFX100 mirrorless camera set to launch this June

Fujifilm on Wednesday revealed its latest professional-grade mirrorless camera, the GFX100. The large format camera shows off a 55mm CMOS sensor, the world’s highest…

DJI’s Osmo Action is a R6999 waterproof, shockproof rugged camera

DJI, the Chinese firm perhaps best known for making drones, is now taking on GoPro in the action camera world. It today announced the…

Canon launches RF 85mm F1.2 USM lens in South Africa

Canon on Wednesday launched its new RF 85mm F1.2L USM lens, which shows off the company’s “highest resolution yet”. The lens is one of six…

The Canon EOS 250D DSLR is the ‘world’s lightest camera with a movable screen’

Canon released yet another camera on Wednesday, this time in the form of the new EOS 250D DSLR. The device succeeds the EOS 200D…

Canon launches seven Sumire Prime lenses for the ‘creative filmmaker’

Canon on Wednesday revealed seven cinema prime lenses as part of its new Sumire Prime series. The interchangeable PL mount lenses, which can be…

Canon launches a host of new 4K camcorders in South Africa

Canon launched two brand new camcorder ranges in South Africa on Tuesday, expanding its LEGRIA and XA series to include 4K devices. While the new…

Canon Zoemini S, Zoemini C instant camera printer hybrids are heading to South Africa

Canon on Thursday announced its Zoemini S and Zoemini C in South Africa. The two pocket devices are the company’s latest editions to its…

Review: Fujifilm X-T3

The Fujifilm X-T3 is the company’s latest edition to the X series which launched in South Africa back in September 2018. After attending the launch,…

Sony’s compact, long-lens Cyber-shot RX100 VI hits South Africa

Ultraportable pocket cameras have largely been usurped by smartphones, but there are a select number of scenarios where an actual camera shines. This, at…

Canon’s ‘superzoom’ PowerShot SX70 HS is coming to SA in November

In a year that has seen a myriad of mirrorless camera launches, this week Canon announced its latest entry into the bridge camera market….

Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 review: snap, print, repeat

I was quite excited to get my hands on Fujifilm’s Instax Square SQ6 when the camera launched in South Africa last month. But now…

GoPro Hero 7’s juicy details leak through an official press release

The GoPro Hero 7 range was this week leaked in full detail by website B&H. The web page has since been killed, but that…

Canon’s Zoemini printer is coming to South Africa this month

Forget mirrorless cameras, the real competitive space at present are printers that spit out pocket-sized polaroid-inspired snaps from your smartphone or memory card. HP…

A quick guide to understanding camera jargon

With the mindbogglingly expensive Nikon Z mount cameras launching last month, and the hipster-esque Instax Square SQ6 also hitting South Africa soon, you’ve probably…

Canon officially launches full-framed mirrorless EOS R range

The rumours have been confirmed, Canon has launched its first full-frame mirrorless camera system, dubbed the EOS R, along with a range of RF…

Details of Canon’s EOS R full frame mirrorless camera leak

Just two weeks after Nikon launched its first full-frame mirrorless camera range, rumours suggest that Canon is out to do the same. Nokishita, a…

Nikon launches its Z series, its first full frame mirrorless camera range

Nikon has today officially launched its first full-frame mirrorless camera series in Tokyo, called the Z mount system. The release features two cameras, the…

Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 launches in South Africa for R1999

Fujifilm has this week launched its new Instax camera in South Africa. Dubbed the Square SQ6, the little unit can snap photos and then…

Fujifilm launches rent-to-own system for X-Series, Fujinon lenses

Buying a camera is a pretty big investment, and by big we don’t just mean ridiculously expensive. Thankfully, there are ways to purchase a…

Sony unveils 48MP smartphone camera sensor

Sony has announced a new smartphone sensor, and it’s a big one. Named the IMX586, the Japanese company’s latest CMOS image sensor squashes each…

3 simple tips to optimise your smartphone photography

I’m not the biggest fan of smartphone photography. Real purpose-built cameras just give you so much more in every way. There’s more depth of…

Xiaomi-backed Yi Cam 4K+ offers 4K/60fps video [Update]

Update: Yi Technology’s Facebook page said that a South African release is in the pipeline, as the Yi Cam 4K+ is set to be…

Buying a 360 camera? Keep these tips in mind before splashing out

2016 has been the year of virtual reality, by many accounts. But 360 photography has also seen some notable growth alongside VR technology. 360…

VR entertainment could be coming to a British Airways flight near you

Google updates Chrome OS with better navigation and audio control

YouTube to stop monetisation of ‘unfair’ manual copyright claims

Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending

AlphaCode awards R16m in grants, support services to eight black-owned SA fintechs

Seedstars calls on startups to apply to Tanzania accelerator and receive $25k each

Some older Nokia smartphones to receive an extra year of updates

The foldable Huawei Mate X is now delayed until November

Open-world Need for Speed Heat is launching in November

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals