Canon’s EOS R6 was a fantastic digital camera with one deadly flaw: It couldn’t maintain its temperature, so it overheated pretty recurrently. Two years later, Canon has launched a successor that ought to assist restore its repute after such a high-profile error. The EOS R6 Mark II will get the next decision 24.2-megapixel sensor, quicker taking pictures speeds and higher low-light efficiency.

Steve Dent spent a while taking pictures with some R6-II prototypes and has loads to say in his detailed write up. Canon has eradicated most of the thermal points, improved the effectivity and lengthened the time you’ll be able to shoot 4K video in a single burst. There’s masses extra to learn and get excited by in his write-up, which has clearly bought loads of digital camera followers excited for its launch later this 12 months.

– Dan Cooper

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Yes, that’s greater than the present retail worth of a PlayStation 5.

Sony has introduced its next-generation VR headset, PS VR2, will debut on February twenty second, 2023. The firm additionally introduced the value, and it’s an audible-woof worthy $550, which is greater than the PlayStation 5 prices at retail. That’s not even the posh model, both. If you desire a model with flagship VR title Horizon Call of the Mountain, it’ll be $600. To add additional cost-based insult to damage, you gained’t get a charging station in your controllers except you kick in one other $50. Wooooooof.

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Even if you happen to do it your self.

For years, T-Mobile marketed itself as an “un-carrier,” a enterprise that didn’t soak you with extra, arbitrary costs simply because it might. Apropos of nothing, there at the moment are hints the community will introduce a $35 cost for all new postpaid activations and upgrades. Previously, it might solely cost you if you happen to wanted assist from a T-Mobile staffer in retailer, however this apparently applies even if you happen to do all the pieces your self. If true, it definitely makes you marvel how shortly the service goes to trash its repute because the customer-focused community.

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This was inevitable, actually.

Plenty of firms have tried to weld a higher-end digital camera on to a smartphone (Panasonic, Samsung and Nokia all come to thoughts). Now, Xiaomi is attempting to do the identical, by including a novel twist to its flagship 12S Ultra smartphone. This idea cellphone has a mount for Leica’s interchangeable M lenses, which can sit over a 1-inch, 50.3-megapixel sensor. It’s solely an idea machine for now, nevertheless it’s definitely one thing to seize the eye of any professional photographer seeking to cut back their bag weight.

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Not that a lot decrease, thoughts you.

DJI’s Mavic 3 is a superb drone, nevertheless it’s additionally fairly dear, which can clarify the enduring attraction of the older, cheaper Mavic 2 Pro. It’s hoping to handle this by eradicating the telephoto lens from the Mavic 3 to assist knock a few hundred {dollars} from the value. The Mavic 3 Classic begins at $1,469, and in your cash, you’ll get the drone by itself, or you’ll be able to pay some extra to get it with a distant and charger thrown in. It’ll be fascinating to see if the comparatively slender low cost will coax customers to improve, or if it’ll simply make the flagship look cheaper by comparability.

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