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Photographers Are Tired of Big Cameras

A man with short hair and a beard is holding a black camera up to his face, looking through the viewfinder as he takes a photo outdoors in bright daylight.

We were sitting on a train between neighborhoods in Osaka, Japan, when Chris Niccolls turned to me. "I'm thinking of buying a new camera," he said. I was shocked. Chris, who has a different camera in hand every week because of his job as a reviewer, actually wanted to own one. "I want something small."

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Photographers Can Build Their Very Own Keychain Camera at Home

A person with colorful, mismatched nail polish holds a small, retro-style toy camera with an orange and teal body against an orange background.

Keychain cameras are all the rage these days. After the success of the Kodak Charmera, it is of little surprise that other companies are getting in on the fun. What sets the new Keymera apart, though, is that it's 3D-printable and can be built by photographers at home.

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A Close Look at the Extremely Rare, Foveon-Powered Polaroid X530

A close-up of a Polaroid x530 digital camera with various colorful stickers on the front, placed on a wooden surface with its lens cap off and lying nearby.

As promised, photographer James Warner, known for his YouTube channel snappiness, created a full-length video about his ultra-rare Polaroid X530 compact camera. The weird 2004 digital camera has a Foveon X3 image sensor, marking the first and only time a Foveon sensor was utilized by a non-Sigma digital camera.

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Compact Camera Sales Are Still Booming Amid Growing Photo Industry

Four different compact cameras are displayed against a yellow background with red dynamic streaks radiating outward, creating a vibrant, energetic effect.

CIPA recently released its global digital camera and lens shipment data for April, presenting a ripe opportunity to gauge the health of the photo industry after one-third of the year has passed. There is a lot of interesting data to consider, including evidence that the compact camera surge is far from a flash in the pan.

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VWFNDR MBL Is a New Android Camera App and an Actual Camera Is In the Works

Nine smartphones display various photography app interfaces, showing cityscapes, trains, flowers, and taxis. The screens feature camera controls, sliders, and settings, emphasizing mobile photography and customization options.

VWFNDR has announced VWFNDR + MBL, a new Android camera app designed to work like a camera, "not as a computational filter." The company says it has built its new app to be a tool for intentional, deliberate mobile photographers.

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