Best Vlogging Cameras in 2026: Ultimate Guide for USA Readers – Updated July 2026 Vlogging is becoming increasingly popular every year. Consumers and prosumers always look for small and compact solutions. The creators are now demanding pocketable cameras with the highest quality possible, at the same time with rock-solid image stabilization performance. To know that, in most of the countries, not only the United... Published on 2026-07-07 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Webb Celebrates Fourth Year of Science By Showing Off its Cutting-Edge Cameras To celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope's fourth anniversary of scientific operations, NASA, ESA, and CSA have unveiled new photos of a familiar galaxy that illustrate just how special Webb's imaging systems are. The new images showcase Webb's exceptional ability to peer through cosmic dust and unravel the mysteries of... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray What Is Focus Breathing and Why Do Videographers Care? Pull focus on a video clip from a near subject to a far one and watch the edges of the frame. On many lenses, the image seems to subtly zoom in or out as the focus shifts, as if the lens is quietly inhaling and exhaling. That is focus breathing,... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke C-SPAN Is Embedding Multimedia Journalists in Election Battlegrounds C-SPAN likes the adjective “unfiltered.” Before Trump II was sworn in, C-SPAN refreshed its logo with the tagline “Democracy Unfiltered.” [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Ken Klein We Just Got a Clear Photo of a Two-Headed Asteroid 62 Million Miles From Earth The Japanese space agency has captured a remarkable image of a double-headed asteroid some 62 million miles (100 million kilometers) from Earth. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Delkin’s New Valor Pro Memory Card Is Wicked Fast and Reliable When Delkin announced the Valor Pro memory card last week, I had to admit the branding is certainly bold, but ultimately what matters is whether the performance backs it up. It was a lot, but in the end it doesn't matter what the card looks like, it matters how it... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider The Statera 90-180mm T3.2 Combines Vintage Spherical Glass With Modern Anamorphic Optics Two of the biggest trends in the cinema lens space in recent years have been the significant expansion of new anamorphic optics and the unending love affair with "vintage" rendering. Ancient Optics' newest lens ticks both of these boxes. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray In Photos: NASA Tests its Next Mars and Moon Rover in a California Desert While NASA's Perseverance and Curiosity rovers continue to do incredible work on Mars, NASA is in advanced testing of its next rover, ERNEST. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray BenQ’s New $700 Monitor Promises Pro-Level Color for Photographers BenQ has announced the Creative Pro Line PD2732U monitor, kicking off an upgraded Creative Pro lineup of displays for photographers, video editors, and graphic designers. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray How does Canon's new approach to power zoom work for photographers? When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. The key to the Canon RF 20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ for photographers is the switch to go between power and manual zoom mode. Alongside the EOS R6 V, Canon introduced the 20-50mm F4 L... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On DP Review 10 Reasons I Chose Canon: Even When the Internet Thinks It’s “Not Cool” Anymore Let's begin with the usual disclaimer:I am not affiliated with Canon in any way. No sponsorships. No ambassador contract. No free gear raining from heaven. This is simply the perspective of a working photographer who has spent years using multiple systems professionally across documentary, editorial, portrait, and street photography. And after... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Coghe Midjourney is Trying to Force Hollywood to Reveal How it Uses AI The AI image generator Midjourney is determined to force Hollywood to reveal how the movie industry uses AI -- as the company accuses the studios of hypocrisy. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Sony RX10V pre-preorders (LOL) open at Fotoerhardt If you deposit 50 Euro you get first in line on the Sony RX10V preorder at FotoErhardt (Click here). The official RX1V teaser page is also online at BHphoto (Click here). The post Sony RX10V pre-preorders (LOL) open at Fotoerhardt first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin How Underwater Filmmaking Can Help Save Hammerhead Sharks Before It’s Too Late National Geographic kicked off its annual summer Sharkfest event in a huge way with a brand-new, jaw-dropping special, Hammerhead Sharks Up Close With Bertie Gregory. These eye-catching, iconic sharks are wildly misunderstood, unfairly feared, and face an existential threat. Gregory spoke to PetaPixel about his new special on hammerhead sharks... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray How I Pack Less Camera Gear on Vacation (And How You Can, Too) Every time I go on vacation, I run into the same problem: I start with an empty bag, pack one camera, and think that’ll be enough. Five minutes later, I come back to my bag and pack another one. Just in case. Then I see there’s still room, so I... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Dmitry Koshutin This Spellbinding 4K Timelapse of Aurora Lights is Made From Thousands of Astronaut Photos A filmmaker has created a beautiful timelapse from photos taken by astronauts onboard the International Space Station. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot How Your Focal Length Data Might Be Telling You to Buy a Different Lens If you shoot wildlife and you've never looked at which focal lengths you actually use most, you're probably making lens decisions based on guesswork. Jan Wegener and Duade Paton did exactly that analysis, and what they found challenges some of the most common assumptions about which lenses wildlife shooters actually... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Watch the Couple Who Climbed the Empire State Building Argue Over Photos Atop a Skyscraper Photos are the lifeblood of influencer couples, so disagreements over getting the perfect shot are hardly unusual. But one couple took that argument to an extraordinary place: hundreds of feet in the air while dangling from a building. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot The Couple Who Climbed the Empire State Building Argued Over Photos at the Top Photos are the lifeblood of influencer couples, so disagreements over getting the perfect shot are hardly unusual. But one couple took that argument to an extraordinary place: 1,400 feet above New York City atop the Empire State Building. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot The Shot You're Waiting For May Already Be Gone The best landscape compositions have an expiration date, and most people don't realize it until the scene is gone. Sea defenses get completed, piers collapse further into the ocean, buildings get renovated, and the shot you kept putting off simply disappears. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Shootingt a 50-Year-Old Minolta Lens on a Sony a7R V Vintage lenses have made a serious comeback, and the question of whether a 50-year-old glass can hold its own on a modern mirrorless body is one worth asking seriously. The Minolta MD 35-70mm costs around $60 used, and if it can genuinely work as a daily walk-around lens, that changes... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Photography News: 7Artisans 135mm f/1.8 Announced, Third-Party Lens Deals One of the biggest items announced this week is a fast 135mm portrait lens. By a curious coincidence, around the time you’re reading these Photography News, I’ll most likely be sprawled across a rock somewhere on the Norwegian island of Runde like an underfed seal, trying to use a similar... Published on 2026-07-06 As Seen On Photography Life By Libor Vaicenbacher The Article That Became Three Books Back in September 2024, I sat down to write an article for Fstoppers called What I Wish I Knew Earlier. I had no idea it would eventually become a trilogy of books. At the time, it was simply an opportunity to reflect on some of the lessons landscape photography had taught... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Darren J. Spoonley 4 Reasons Why You Might Want to Learn 3D Printing as a Photographer Have you ever wished for a photography accessory or tool and dreamed of making it yourself? If you're the kind of photographer who likes finding neat solutions, 3D printing might be worth checking out. Photographers are often passionate about printing their images and hanging them on a wall. This endeavor often... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Nicco Valenzuela Insta360 X6 Coming to USA – FCC Certification Confirmed, Launch Window Tightens The wait is almost over, and the Insta360 X6, the next flagship 360° camera, is about to arrive. Multiple regulatory sources now confirm that the Insta360 X6, with model code CINSABXA, has been fully cleared by the FCC in the United States as of July 3, 2026. As we all know,... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On The New Camera By admin What Is Bokeh, and What Actually Makes It 'Good' or 'Bad'? Bokeh is one of those words you hear constantly in photography and almost never hear defined. People use it to mean "blurry background," they use it to mean "expensive lens," and they use it as a compliment without being able to say what they are complimenting. So let us clear... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Why Your Best Ideas Only Come in the Shower Knowing what you want to make and actually making it are two very different problems. The gap between them isn't talent or equipment; it's the mental framework you're using to approach creative work. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke This Lightroom Technique Turns a Flat Long Exposure Into a Warm, Airy Shot Stacking a polarizing filter with an ND filter on a wide angle lens creates serious vignetting issues, and that's exactly where this long exposure edit begins. Knowing how to work through that kind of technical constraint while still landing on a warm, airy, high-key result is a skill worth building. ... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Terra Flamma: meet the photographer using wildfire as light From the Airport Fire in the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California in September, 2024. Fujifilm GFX100 II | GF 20-35mm F4 R WR | 25mm equiv. | F5/0 | 1/20 sec | ISO 800 Photo: Stuart Palley When Stuart Palley began photographing California wildfires in 2013, the data already... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On DP Review A Digital Twin-Lens Reflex Camera is Long Past Due The more photos I take and the more cameras I test, the more I realize that the shooting experience is just as important as the results. So why has one of the most iconic experiences -- the waist-level twin-lens reflex camera -- been left by the wayside? [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Chris Niccolls Stars of ‘The Odyssey’ Describe the Insane IMAX Camera Used to Film It Christopher Nolan's upcoming IMAX epic, The Odyssey, arrives in theaters in just a few short weeks. It is a massive moment in cinema history, thanks in large part to the way it was filmed -- entirely in IMAX. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Why Your First Shot Is Almost Never Your Best Wildlife Shot Patience is the crucial skill that separates wildlife shots you'll actually keep from the ones you delete. No lens upgrade fixes leaving a location too early. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Fisherman’s Mysterious Photographs Capture Essence of Selkie Folklore Jeff Dworsky dropped out of school at 14, bought a Leica at 15, and moved to a small island in Maine at 16 to become a fisherman. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Fujifilm's Grain Effect Is More Useful Than You Think: Here's How to Actually Use It Most Fujifilm shooters either ignore the Grain Effect entirely or crank it to Strong/Large, decide it looks too noisy, and turn it off again. That pattern makes sense if you've never seen what the setting can actually do when used correctly. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Can Medium Format Become Mainstream? For most of digital photography's history, medium format meant one thing: a five-figure investment, a deliberate studio pace, and a tool reserved for commercial shooters whose clients paid for the absolute ceiling of image quality. The format was the opposite of mainstream by definition. It was the thing you rented... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke 1 2 3 … Next Camera Manufacturers CanonNikonSonyFujifilmOlympusPanasonicPentaxLeica Camera Stores Abe’s of MaineAdoramaB&H PhotoCalumetHunt’s Photo and VideoKEH CameraNational Camera ExchangeRitz CameraSamy’s Camera Photographers Steve McCurryLee JeffriesJimmy NelssonRehahnEric LafforgueManny LibrodoLisa KristineDavid LazarDaniel NortonGavin HoeyVanessa JoyCanon Explorer’s of LightNikon Embassadors Rick Hamilton
