Sony have just unveiled the first image sensors in the world to be equipped with AI processing functionality. The two 1/2.3-type, 12.3 effective megapixel sensors are aimed at the retail and industrial equipment industries, but could be a sign of things to come for the wider photography market.

In a brief statement, Sony has revealed that it is spinning off its Electronics Products & Solutions segment (Imaging Products & Solutions, Home Entertainment & Sound, and Mobile Communications) into the new Sony Electronics Corporation, as from April 1st 2020.

Over 18 months since it was first announced at Photokina 2018, Leica have finally officially unveiled the new S3 medium format camera.

The Leica S3 is a 64 megapixel medium format camera offering a 71 percent increase in resolution, a dynamic range of 15 stops and a maximum ISO sensitivity setting of 50,000. For the first time, the Leica S3 supports 4K cinema resolution video recording with 48 kHz, 16-bit stereo sound.

The Leica S3 will be available online and in-store from 6th March 2020 for RRP £16,500 / $18,995.

Apple have unveiled an all-new 16-inch MacBook Pro which features a 16-inch Retina Display, the latest 8-core processors, up to 64GB of memory, next-generation graphics with up to 8GB of VRAM and a new advanced thermal design.

The Apple 16-inch MacBook Pro is available now with pricing starting at £2,399 for the base configuration.

The Phase One XT Camera System is a travel-ready, digitally-integrated field camera that brings landscape photography to a whole new level, combining the power and performance of Phase One’s IQ4 Infinity Platform with Rodenstock’s renowned optics.

The Phase One XT IQ4 150MP Camera System, including a lens of your choice, is priced at $56,990 USD.

Some three years almost exactly since the announcement of its predecessor, a new compact digital medium format camera from Hasselblad has landed in the shape of the X1D II 50C. What has been tweaked this time essentially boils down to speed and performance. As its name suggests, the camera still has a 50 MP sensor at its heart, along with an OLED EVF and 3.6-inch touchscreen. With the Phocus Mobile 2 app unveiled alongside it allowing images to be shared to your iPhone, the idea is that with the Hasselblad X1D II 50C, we’ll be able to “take the beauty of medium format anywhere.” Compatibility is offered with its maker’s state-of-the-art leaf shutter XCD lens family, for which we also have a new addition in the XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom.

Want to see exactly what the CFV II 50C digital back and the brand new 907X camera body looks like in the flesh?

Check out our extensive hands-on gallery of photos of the Hasselblad CFV II 50C digital back and the 907X camera body.

The Synology DiskStation DS419slim is an ultra-compact 4-bay NAS designed for SOHO and home users, supporting up to 20TB maximum raw capacity with four 2.5" HDDs.

The The Synology DiskStation DS419 slim is priced at £266.86 (exc VAT) / €285.46 (exc taxes).

The look of the new Leica M Monochrom ‘Drifter’ edition camera has been created by Grammy-winning musician, actor and artist Lenny Kravitz. This limited edition camera is designed with an eye-catching ‘synthetic python’ snakeskin covering, made from premium-quality vegan leather.

With production limited to 125 units globally, the Leica M Monochrom ‘Drifter’ is priced at £20,500.

Leica Camera has just released a special edition Leica CL ‘100 jahre bauhaus’ camera kit in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus school of art and design in Germany. The set is comprised of a silver Leica CL camera with a matching silver Elmarit-TL 18 mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens and a black leather carrying strap.

Pisofttech is launching the Pilot Era, a professional 8K 360° VR camera, on Indiegogo. It offers an innovative all-in-one solution including a touch screen, Android-based operating system and powerful 8K video in-camera stitching. Unlike other traditional pro-level 360 cameras, it does not require any post-processing in computer. It shoots 8K panoramic videos and photos and automatically stitches them just inside the camera.

Leica Camera is releasing the latest model of the olive green ‘Safari’ series: the limited-edition Leica M10-P ‘Safari’.

The Leica M10-P Edition ‘Safari’ body is priced at £6,900 / $8,450, while the Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 Edition ‘Safari’ lens is £2,300 / $2,750.

Leading 360-degree camera maker Insta360 and pioneering virtual tour platform Matterport today announced a new partnership that makes virtual tour creation easier than ever.

GoPro have released Firmware v2.0 for the Fusion camera which adds 5.6K video recording at 24fps. The Beta firmware also introduces a 5.6K/24fps time lapse mode and longer night/time lapse photo intervals.

ProGrade Digital are demonstrating a 1TB CFexpress 1.0 memory card at CES 2019. Professional photographers using Nikon Z series cameras are demonstrating workflows, both mobile and desktop, paired with the ProGrade Digital CFexpress card plus Thunderbolt 3.0-enabled computers.

The Insta360 Titan is an eight-lens cinematic VR camera that captures 360 photos and video at up to 11K resolution. The Titan uses eight Micro Four Thirds (MFT) sensors, the largest sensors available in any standalone VR camera. These sensors maximize image quality, dynamic range, low-light performance and color depth, raising the bar for realism in high-end professional VR capture.

The Insta360 Titan is priced at $14,999 and is set to ship in April, following a pilot program with select filmmaker partners.

Canon have launched a combined EOS Digital software development kit (SDK) and all-new Camera Control API (CCAPI) which allows developers and software engineers to take advantage of select Canon cameras and lenses, starting with the PowerShot SX70 HS superzoom.

Insta360 announced today that its flagship 360-degree action camera, the Insta360 ONE X, is now available at Apple.com as part of an exclusive camera bundle.

The NEC MultiSync EA271U is a new 27 inch desktop display that features “pixel-free” visualisation in stunning 4K UHD resolution.

Tthe new Wacom Cintiq Pro 32 is the latest and largest addition to the extensive Cintiq Pro range of professional pen displays. The Cintiq Pro 32 pen display is available in the Wacom e-store and select retailers across Europe from with prices starting from £3149.