From SLR rifles to DSLR cameras, former army colonel finds new target in wildlife photography

KATHMANDU: For 26 years, Sudeep KC trained his eyes on targets through the iron sights of an SLR rifle. Today, he uses the ...
Digital Photography Review

Canon’s latest vlogging lens shoots stills, too

While we were relatively pleased with the images we got out of it, it’s also still clear that this is a hybrid lens that leans towards video use, rather than being a dedicated photo lens. The edges ...
digitalcameraworld

This decade-old DSLR lens is outselling almost every modern lens in Japan as it's an "affordable marvel that any Canon photographer should own"

Mirrorless may have taken over, but one inexpensive DSLR-era prime has climbed to No.1 in Japan's latest best-selling lens chart, beaten only by one third-party standard zoom When you purchase through ...
digitalcameraworld

Cheap point-and-shoot camera shipments are exceeding all others. But why are the biggest manufacturers stubbornly ignoring this popular category?

In Japan and beyond, affordable snapshots from the likes of Kodak’s license holder are beating Canon, Nikon, Sony et al for popularity. So why aren’t the latter coming up with their own? When you ...
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Alaska cruise packing list what to pack + free printable PDF

I’ve sailed to Alaska nearly a dozen times and I’m still always analyzing what goes in my bag. Living in Seattle makes Alaska ...
GitHub

FreeOrbit4D: Training-free Arbitrary Camera Redirection for Monocular Videos via Foreground-Complete 4D Reconstruction

Validated on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU (≥ 46 GB VRAM recommended, ~130 GB disk for checkpoints and HF cache). The installer pins CPython 3.10 + PyTorch 2.4.0 + xformers 0.0.27.post1 + CUDA 12.1 (cu121 ...
IEEE

AI-Driven Mapping System for Smart Parking Management Applications Using an INS-GNSS-Solid-State LiDAR-Monocular Camera Fusion Engine Empowered by HD Maps

Abstract: Efficient parking management is crucial in crowded Asian cities to optimize limited road space and parking facilities. The increasing vehicle ownership rate in Taiwan has intensified the ...
IEEE

BEV-DWPVO: BEV-Based Differentiable Weighted Procrustes for Low Scale-Drift Monocular Visual Odometry on Ground

Abstract: Monocular Visual Odometry (MVO) provides a cost-effective, real-time positioning solution for autonomous vehicles. However, MVO systems face the common issue of lacking inherent scale ...