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Insta360 X5 360 Camera Review: Capture the World in One Shot

8.9 / 10 SCORE Insta360 X5 Pros Excellent image quality Easy to use Replaceable lenses Cons Expensive X4 is cheaper and almost as good Insta360's X5 is easily the best 360 camera ever (for consumers, at least). It's even easier to use than previous models, has big (for an action cam) image sensors for better dynamic range and low-light performance, and best of all, it has user-replaceable lenses. It's also quite expensive. Its photo and video resolutions aren't any higher than its predeces

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How and Where to Buy Used Camera Gear to Save Money

Beware! Buying used camera gear is addictive. Photography can be an expensive hobby and finding out how easy it is to get great gear at a reasonable price only leads to buying even more gear at a "reasonable" price. Trust me, I've done it a lot. Finding the lens or camera you want at a lower price is great, but even better is finding older, discontinued models that can give that retro look with no editing required. While eBay is the obvious answer for finding anything used, that's only one opti

Tesla's Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago

A shortsighted design decision that Elon Musk made more than a decade ago is once again coming back to haunt Tesla. As The Guardian reports, the company's Robotaxi rollout has been a massive bust — due, in at least in part, to Musk's long-ago bet against the light detection and ranging sensors known as lidar, which are hardware that allow cars to "sense" their surroundings far more sensitively than the visual cameras that Tesla is instead using as the inputs for itse self-driving software. Way

These Rumored iPhone 17 Pro Max Features Make Me Want It Now

I've never been one to track rumors of upcoming iPhone models, even as I've followed Apple's mobile phone adventure from the beginning (yep, I was in the room where it started). Why chase today's speculation when we'll all find out what's coming during the new iPhone announcements in September? But that's the catch, isn't it? September is suddenly not so far away, which means now is the time when people start thinking about fall budgets and whether the iPhone they've been holding onto can make

Meta Is Being Incredibly Sketchy About Training Its AI on Your Private Photos

Meta is demanding access to all of your photos, even the ones you haven't uploaded anywhere yet — and it's being incredibly shifty about what it intends to do with them. As The Verge reports, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company refuses to rule out the possibility that it will use your phone's camera roll to train its AI models, and could only provide the assurance that it's not "currently" doing so. If the situation changes in the future, it would be a striking testament to the AI industry's desp

The best midrange smartphone for 2025

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . A great phone doesn’t need to cost a fortune. In 2025, features once exclusive to high-end devices – big batteries, multi-camera arrays, high refresh rate displays and more – have trickled down to more affordable models. Sure, you’ll still need to buy a flagship smartphone to get the b

Insta360’s face-tracking Link 2 webcam is more affordable than ever

The Insta360 Link 2 is more than just a webcam — it’s a smart camera that actively follows your movements whether you’re presenting, streaming, or pacing during a call. It’s also packed with an impressive array of productivity features. And right now, it’s available at a new all-time low of $149.99 ($50 off) at Amazon. The webcam is a modest upgrade over the original Link, which was our favorite 4K webcam when it launched in 2022, boasting all the same impressive features with slight refinement

Tiny AI ERP startup Campfire is winning so many startups from NetSuite, Accel led a $35M Series A

AI-powered accounting startup Campfire announced Monday that it has raised a $35 million Series A led by Accel, with participation from Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, Capital49, and angel investors including Mercury’s CFO Dan Kang. “Within nine months of formation, we had customers [with] north of 100 employees ripping out NetSuite and putting in Campfire,” founder CEO John Glasgow said. Some of Campfire’s customers that have migrated from NetSuite include wealth management platform Advisor3

Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven’t yet shared

Facebook is asking users for access to their phone’s camera roll to automatically suggest AI-edited versions of their photos — including ones that haven’t been uploaded to Facebook yet. The feature is being suggested to Facebook users when they’re creating a new Story on the social networking app. Here, a screen pops up and asks if the user will opt into “cloud processing” to allow creative suggestions. As the pop-up message explains, by clicking “Allow,” you’ll let Facebook generate new ideas

If only this Android camera powerhouse was easy to buy, I’d recommend it in a heartbeat

OPPO Find X8 Ultra The OPPO Find X8 Ultra is one of the best Android phones for photography and videography, but it's ultra difficult for most of us to find and purchase due to its regional exclusivity. I’ve been waiting a long time for this, but finally, I spent some time with the OPPO Find X8 Ultra. I was a big fan of the Find X8 Pro that preceded it, especially its camera capabilities, and the Ultra builds on that, so I was eager to give it a spin. Unfortunately, this is the Chinese model s

Facebook test uses Meta AI to process photos you've yet to upload

Facebook has been showing some users a pop-up message asking them if they want to allow the social network to create collages, recaps and AI restylings using photos they've yet to upload from their camera roll. According to TechCrunch, Facebook has been showing users the message when they upload a new Story on the app. It doesn't pop up for everyone, however, since we weren't able to replicate the event. In that notification, Meta wrote that in order to create ideas for users, it'll select media

The Nothing Phone 3 might have the weirdest camera design out there

Earlier this month, I wrote about a leaked image of what was rumored to be the Nothing Phone 3. That image showed a design with a translucent back and three center-aligned cameras. But a new set of supposed Nothing Phone 3 images reveal a different design — with one of the wildest camera layouts I’ve ever seen. Renders from Android Headlines show a phone with a translucent back but three cameras in a weirdly separated layout. Instead of a neat triangle like on Pro iPhones or the camera bar on P

Logitech says all its webcams work with Nintendo Switch 2, save one

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. If you’re looking for a webcam that works with the Nintendo Switch 2’s new GameChat mode that lets you video chat with friends and see their faces within games, it looks like the biggest brand in PC accessories is still your best bet. Logitech is the first webcam maker to confirm to The Verge that the vast majority of its cameras work — al

The Obsessive Fans Playing God on ‘Love Island’—and Living for the Crash-Outs

Carson Campbell didn’t feel any remorse for his vote, and was even relishing in the chaos it might cause one of Love Island USA’s most contentious cast members of the season. “I love mess and I love reality TV,” the 24-year-old student and content creator says. “I love something with an end goal, when people are working toward a purpose.” As a Love Island USA superfan who live-tweets and recaps every episode on TikTok, Campbell feels personally invested in how the reality dating show unfolds. M

How your Pixel phone can now help you shoot expert-level photos and video

Max Buondonno/ZDNET For a lot of people, camera quality is a huge selling point when picking a cellphone. Having so many different options can be overwhelming, though. So, how do you ensure that you're getting the most out of your phone's capabilities? A new Google Pixel Camera mode wants to teach you everything you need to know. Also: The best camera phones: Tested by experts When Google announced its 2025 Pixel Feature Drop, one feature went relatively unnoticed -- something called "Camer

Petlibro’s new smart camera uses AI to describe your pet’s movements, and it’s adorable

Petlibro, the pet tech startup known for its automatic feeders and filtered water fountains, has just launched its latest product, the AI-powered Scout Smart Camera, designed to provide pet owners with real-time insights into their furbabies’ activities and behaviors. Scout is similar to other pet cameras on the market; it monitors your pet in real-time and features two-way audio, allowing you to communicate with them if they’re getting into mischief. The companion mobile app allows users to co

Adobe’s new camera app is making me rethink phone photography

Adobe’s Project Indigo is a camera app built by camera nerds for camera nerds. It’s the work of Florian Kainz and Marc Levoy, the latter of whom is also known as one of the pioneers of computational photography with his work on early Pixel phones. Indigo’s basic promise is a sensible approach to image processing while taking full advantage of computational techniques. It also invites you into the normally opaque processes that happen when you push the shutter button on your phone camera — just t

PetLibro’s new smart camera uses AI to describe your pet’s movements, and it’s adorable

PetLibro, the pet tech startup known for its automatic feeders and filtered water fountains, has just launched its latest product, the AI-powered Scout Smart Camera, designed to provide pet owners with real-time insights into their furbabies’ activities and behaviors. Scout is similar to other pet cameras on the market; it monitors your pet in real-time and features two-way audio, allowing you to communicate with them if they’re getting into mischief. The companion mobile app allows users to co

This Action Camera Is Practically Free Compared to GoPro for Amazon Early Prime Day, Stock Is Limited

Whether you’ve got kids, pets, or just friends who are more than a little extroverted, it can be nice to have a really solid action camera. Not every camera can handle capturing action as it happens, let alone when things go underwater or especially quickly. That’s where a good action camera really shines, but they can also be really expensive. They don’t have to be though. See at Amazon Today, you can pick up the Akaso EK7000 Action Camera for just $53. That’s 34% off the usual price of $80,

Nothing’s Phone 3 Hasn’t Even Launched and It’s Already Pissing People Off

Nothing’s Phone 3 hasn’t officially launched yet, but thanks to what looks like a major leak from Android Headlines, the internet—as it often does—is having some discourse. Just like with Nothing’s incoming Headphone 1, leaks suggest that the company is taking a pretty big swing on the design for its flagship phone, and I’m not sure if that swing is quite connecting. Name a bigger downgrade pic.twitter.com/f3k2SBl69b — Noah Cat (@Cartidise) June 26, 2025 One of the biggest changes is that the

Pick up a Blink Outdoor 4 camera for as low as $45 ahead of Prime Day

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . As to be expected, we're seeing many early deals in the lead up to Prime Day 2025, which starts on July 8. Blink Outdoor 4 cameras are among them, with discounts up to 62 percent on a bunch of bundles. If you're just starting out, you can get a one-camera system for only $45, 55 percen

A new Galaxy Z Flip 7 rival brings impressive specs, and a truly strange add-on

Xiaomi TL;DR Xiaomi has launched the Mix Flip 2 foldable phone in China. The new foldable has a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and a battery that’s larger than the one inside the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Xiaomi is also offering a portable camera kit, which combines a camera grip with a photo printer. Samsung will launch the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in a couple of weeks, and we’ve already got a rough idea of what to expect. What if you want more impressive Flip phone hardware, though? Well, Xiaomi has just launched

The Morning After: Did Panasonic make the best camera for creators?

Panasonic’s S1 II is arguably the company’s best creator camera, if not the best creator camera, period. That’s according to our review from Steve Dent, who really liked a lot of things but especially the 6K RAW video and excellent stabilization. However, at $3,200, it’s expensive compared to the competition. Engadget Nikon’s Z6 III has nearly the same video capabilities, is a better camera for photography and costs at least $600 less. Then there’s Panasonic’s own $2,500 S1 IIe, which was anno

This USB-C accessory gave my Android phone thermal vision superpowers - and it's on sale

ZDNET's key takeaways The InfiRay P2 Pro currently sells for around $250, but it's well worth it if you require a thermal vision camera. Use a thermal camera on functioning items to learn how they should look, which will make it easier to spot faults later. The InfiRay P2 Pro thermal camera is the best option, offering flexibility, speed, and accuracy without needing separate charging. View now at Amazon I'm a big fan of Android smartphones with built-in thermal cameras, such as the awesome U

The Obsessive Fans Playing God on 'Love Island'—and Living for the Crash Outs

Carson Campbell didn’t feel any remorse for his vote, and was even relishing in the chaos it might cause one of Love Island USA’s most contentious cast members of the season. “I love mess and I love reality TV,” the 24-year-old student and content creator says. “I love something with an end goal, when people are working toward a purpose.” As a Love Island USA superfan who live-tweets and recaps every episode on TikTok, Campbell feels personally invested in how the reality dating show unfolds. M

Google starts rolling out Pixel Camera ‘education hub’ to help you master every feature

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out the education hub in the Pixel Camera app. The feature was announced in the June Pixel Drop. It allows users to learn how to use various Pixel Camera features and is rolling out on version 9.9 of the Pixel Camera app for the Pixel 6 and above. Google has begun rolling out the new “education hub” in its Pixel Camera app. Available in version 9.9 of the app for Pixel 6 and newer devices, this feature was first introduced in t

Delta’s creator built a full-featured Game Boy Camera app for the iPhone

Developer Riley Testut, best known for the Delta emulator, is back with another nostalgia-powered app for iOS: Delta Camera, which turns your iPhone into the classic Game Boy Camera. The new app recreates the iconic 8-bit aesthetic of Nintendo’s original 1998 accessory, but adds “features you’d expect from a modern camera app”. Here’s how to get it. A Testut-style retro spin to iPhone photography As with many recent pro camera iPhone apps like Adobe’s Project Indigo and VSCO Capture, Delta Cam

Check out these Nothing Phone 3 renders showing off its black and white colorways

TL;DR New renders of the Nothing Phone 3 have leaked. The device is said to be available in black and white. The launch of the Nothing Phone 3 is just around the corner. While Nothing has shared teasers leading up to the event, that hasn’t stopped leaks from rolling in. The latest leak provides some high-quality renders of the company’s next flagship phone. We have a gallery of fresh Nothing Phone 3 renders to check out, courtesy of Android Headlines. The handset is said to be available in bl

The best phones of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

If the phone launches during the first half of 2025 are anything to go by, we're in for a wild ride to end the year. The OnePlus 13 set the tone early, followed by the Galaxy S25 series and, more recently, the Motorola Razr foldable phone lineup. Going into July, the big question mark is how Samsung will succeed last year's foldable phones with its new Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7. We'll learn the answer really soon. Fact of the matter is, there are tons of phones shouting for your attention. When you

The creator of the Delta emulator made a Game Boy Camera-style app for your iPhone

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Riley Testut, the developer behind the robust Delta emulator app for iOS, announced a new iPhone app designed to replicate the Game Boy Camera accessory but with “features you’d expect from a modern camera app.”The Delta Camera app’s full feature list hasn’t been revealed yet, but it’s currently available for beta testing to those who subscribe t