The Daily PetaPixel for 11/29/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Skylum [Catch Cyber Week Deals on Luminar Neo]( Save 85% on Luminar Neo, including generative AI features, pro-level Extensions, and the Creative Assets Collection, with a variety of incredible items to enhance your photos with ease. [Get the Offer]( [Hollyland Mars M1 Enhanced is an All-in-One Wireless Video Transceiver]( By Jeremy Gray on Nov 28, 2023 04:53 pm [Hollyland Mars M1 Enhanced]( Hollyland recently announced the Mars M1 Enhanced, a wireless transceiver monitor with a 5.5-inch touch screen that combines transmitter, receiver, and monitoring functions into one device. [[Read More]( [Generative Video Startup Pika Labs Launches Version 1.0, Raises $55 Million in Funding]( By Jeremy Gray on Nov 28, 2023 03:51 pm [Pika Labs generative video]( About a week after Stability AI announced Stable Diffusion Video, laying the groundwork for AI text-to-video generators, AI startup Pika Labs has announced that it has raised $55 million to push its competing generative video platform further. [[Read More]( [See One of the Apple Vision Pro’s Incredible Immersive Environments]( By Jeremy Gray on Nov 28, 2023 02:47 pm [Apple Vision Pro headset]( Apple's revolutionary Vision Pro AR/VR headset is slated to arrive early next year for $3,499, and developers have already been working on software for the device. [[Read More]( [Symmetry in Photography: A Basic Guide for Better Compositions]( By Justin Hein on Nov 28, 2023 02:23 pm Wherever you are right now, take a moment to look around. What patterns and shapes do you see? What objects, scenes, buildings, or other designs just look like they “make sense?” [[Read More]( [A 360-Degree View of Earth Captured from 500 Kilometers Above the Planet]( By Jeremy Gray on Nov 28, 2023 01:41 pm [Insta360 X2 cameras sent into space]( Insta360 has sent a pair of Instax360 X2 action cameras into outer space, and the cameras are now orbiting Earth, capturing 360-degree views of the planet, stars, and the Milky Way galaxy. The achievement marks the first time a 360-degree action cam has reached space. [[Read More]( [Instagram Serves Up ‘Risque Footage of Kids’ to Adults Who Follow Children]( By Matt Growcoot on Nov 28, 2023 01:29 pm [Instagram on a phone]( An investigation has found that the Instagram algorithm pushes suggestive footage of children and overtly sexual videos to adults on the platform who only follow children. [[Read More]( [Researchers Capture First Photos of the Endangered Vangunu Giant Rat]( By Jeremy Gray on Nov 28, 2023 12:43 pm [Vangunu giant rat]( A team comprised of Zaira Rangers, a mammologist from the University of Melbourne, and a professor from Solomon Islands National University have taken the only photos ever of the exceptionally rare Vangunu giant rat. [[Read More]( [AI Video is Animating Classic Memes]( By Matt Growcoot on Nov 28, 2023 12:09 pm [Distracted boyfriend]( After Stable Diffusion announced its AI video generator last week, users began animating memes that were once still photos. [[Read More]( [UK Watchdog Halts Adobe’s Acquisition of Figma]( By Jaron Schneider on Nov 28, 2023 10:57 am [Adobe and Figma]( The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the competition watchdog in the United Kingdom, has provisionally determined that Adobe's proposed $20 billion acquisition of Figma would be harmful to the marketplace. [[Read More]( [The Obsbot Tail Air is a Compact 4K PTZ Camera With AI AF and Tracking]( By Jeremy Gray on Nov 28, 2023 10:35 am [Obsbot Tail Air]( Obsbot, the company behind numerous webcam products, has successfully funded its newest camera, the Tail Air, after raising more than $1 million on Kickstarter. [[Read More]( [For $150, Sony Will Let You Add Custom Gridlines to Your a7 IV]( By Jaron Schneider on Nov 28, 2023 10:35 am [Sony Custom Gridlines]( Hearing the calls from desperate photographers asking for meaningful firmware updates, Sony has obliged with the option for Sony a7 IV users to add up to four custom gridlines to their cameras for a $150 fee. [[Read More]( [Nightcrawler Photographers Unhappy as New York Police Encrypt Radios]( By Matt Growcoot on Nov 28, 2023 10:08 am [Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler]( Police in New York have begun encrypting their radios -- denying photographers, sometimes known as nightcrawlers, the opportunity to arrive early at a crime scene. [[Read More]( [‘Authentic’ is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year Thanks to Fake AI Content]( By Matt Growcoot on Nov 28, 2023 08:24 am [Robot holds up a human mask to its face]( The photo community has spent much of 2023 fretting over the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the fake images it's brought with it, so perhaps it's no surprise that Merriam-Webster's 2023 word of the year is "Authentic." [[Read More]( [The Jollylook Eye is a Battery-Free Digital to Analog Instant Photo Printer]( By Jaron Schneider on Nov 28, 2023 07:59 am [Jollylook eye]( Jollylook, a small team of photography enthusiasts, launched a short crowdfunding campaign for the Jollylook Eye, a vintage-styled fold-out instant printer that turns digital photos into instant prints. 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