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DxO releases PhotoLab 8 DxO has announced the latest version of its photo-editing package, PhotoLab 8, featuring DeepPRIME XD2s. This is the new iteration of the company’s acclaimed raw-processing technology, and DxO claims it gives ‘unprecedented levels of noise reduction and detail extraction… photographers can use higher ISO settings with confidence, breathe new life into old shots, and enjoy previously unseen image quality from even the latest cameras.’ Lens softness compensation has also been enhanced via DxO’s Optics Modules, which are mathematical models developed from obser ving the performance of each lens across the entire field of view and focal range. DxO claims its new lens softness algorithms reveal detail without adding fringing ar tefacts in high-frequency areas. To help you select individual hues for targeted editing, a new Hue Mask tool gives more options for making precise selections using DxO’s U Point local-adjustment technology. DxO has developed the Tone Cur ve palette, too. With the new Tone Picker tool you can now see where a tone value is on the Tone Cur ve, helping to make image adjustments. The Histogram is now displayed in the Tone Cur ve Palette, so users working in RGB channels now get a visual guide with bi-colour tints and the ability to edit using numerical values to dial in adjustments. You can also save presets within the Tone Cur ve palette. In addition, a beefed-up Image Preview enables you to zoom in up to 1600% to see the effect of your edits, and this tool can be repositioned and used at various resolutions. DxO has boosted the librar y performance, too, claiming faster browsing and image loading speeds. For new customers, DxO PhotoLab 8 for Windows and MacOS costs £209, while owners of version 7 and 7 can upgrade for £99. It also comes in a bundle with DxO’s film-simulation package, FilmPack 7, for £249. See www.dxo.com. I C H A E L W A Y N E P L A N T M© PhotoLab 8 in action - the hue was locally adjusted, and the foliage lightened, then a graduated local adjustment added to the sky. New DJI action cam, with wide dynamic range DJI might be best known for its drones, but it’s shaping up as a serious rival to GoPro’s action cameras, too. The recently announced DJI OSMO Action 5 PRO has a new 1/1.3in sensor that promises 13.5 stops of dynamic range, a maximum photo resolution of 40MP M A T T Y G R A H A M © DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro. and improved low-light performance. The new action camera also offers up to 4K 120fps video recording (at 4:3), and a 155-degree ultra-wide angle lens (9mm equivalent). For those looking to record slow-motion or high-speed video, the camera records 1080p at 240fps and the option of up to 960fps slow-motion capture. It also offers an always-on display so that you can see camera settings with minimal batter y drain. The DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro is priced at £329 (standard combo) or £409 (adventure combo), and is available now. See dji-retail.co.uk for more details – our full review is at bit.ly/osmoaction5pro.s R A F A E L F E R N Á N D E Z C A B A L L E R O © Taking the bait (and the prize) Rafael Fernández Caballero’s stunning image of a Br yde’s whale feeding on a baitball has been named winner of the 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition, organised by Oceanograpic magazine and watchmaker Blancpain. Rafael beats more than 15,000 other ocean photographers from around the world. The first Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 exhibition will open at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, on 28 November, followed by additional venues in early 2025 (to be announced). See all the winners at oceanographicmagazine. com/winners-galler y. 4 www.amateurphotographer.co.uk
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Rafael Fernández Caballero’s winning image of a Br yde’s whale about to devour a baitball Bristol Photo Festival opening soon The second Bristol Photo Festival is about to take place, from 16-20 October. This year’s theme is ‘The World a Wave,’ and the programme focuses ‘upon a world in constant motion; where the social, political and environmental conditions of shared life are always changing and becoming otherwise’. Exhibitions take place in ar ts venues around the city, and entrance is free (with a donation): exhibitors include such big names as Rinko Kawauchi from Japan and Magnum Photos luminar y Trent Parke. Full details are at bristolphotofestival.org. Kirsty McKay is another of the top photographers exhibiting. From the series The Magic Money Tree www.amateurphotographer.co.uk Nuptials go nuts for retro Pre-loved buyer and seller Vintage Cash Cow has repor ted that sales of vintage cameras have increased sixteenfold over the past three months, with strong interest from couples about to tie the knot. ‘There’s been an astonishing increase in demand for retro cameras in recent months, driven largely by couples looking to remember their special day with a touch of nostalgia,’ said the company’s Brittney Green-Asquith. ‘The appeal of timeless images especially resonates with brides and grooms… As a result, we’ve upped our camera consignment levels from under 100 in Januar y to over 500 over the last two months.’ See www.vintagecashcow.co.uk. The Zenza Bronica ETRS medium format camera with Zenzanon 75mm F/2.8 lens has been par ticularly popular. C O W I N T A G E C A S H V© 5

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DxO releases PhotoLab 8

DxO has announced the latest version of its photo-editing package, PhotoLab 8, featuring DeepPRIME XD2s. This is the new iteration of the company’s acclaimed raw-processing technology, and DxO claims it gives ‘unprecedented levels of noise reduction and detail extraction… photographers can use higher ISO settings with confidence, breathe new life into old shots, and enjoy previously unseen image quality from even the latest cameras.’

Lens softness compensation has also been enhanced via DxO’s Optics Modules, which are mathematical models developed from obser ving the performance of each lens across the entire field of view and focal range. DxO claims its new lens softness algorithms reveal detail without adding fringing ar tefacts in high-frequency areas.

To help you select individual hues for targeted editing, a new Hue Mask tool gives more options for making precise selections using DxO’s U Point local-adjustment technology. DxO has developed the Tone Cur ve palette, too. With the new Tone Picker tool you can now see where a tone value is on the Tone Cur ve, helping to make image adjustments. The Histogram is now displayed in the Tone Cur ve Palette, so users working in RGB channels now get a visual guide with bi-colour tints and the ability to edit using numerical values to dial in adjustments. You can also save presets within the Tone Cur ve palette.

In addition, a beefed-up Image Preview enables you to zoom in up to 1600% to see the effect of your edits, and this tool can be repositioned and used at various resolutions. DxO has boosted the librar y performance, too, claiming faster browsing and image loading speeds. For new customers, DxO PhotoLab 8 for Windows and MacOS costs £209, while owners of version 7 and 7 can upgrade for £99. It also comes in a bundle with DxO’s film-simulation package, FilmPack 7, for £249. See www.dxo.com.

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PhotoLab 8 in action - the hue was locally adjusted, and the foliage lightened, then a graduated local adjustment added to the sky.

New DJI action cam, with wide dynamic range

DJI might be best known for its drones, but it’s shaping up as a serious rival to GoPro’s action cameras, too. The recently announced

DJI OSMO Action 5 PRO has a new 1/1.3in sensor that promises 13.5 stops of dynamic range, a maximum photo resolution of 40MP

M A T T Y G R A H A M

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DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro.

and improved low-light performance. The new action camera also offers up to 4K 120fps video recording (at 4:3), and a 155-degree ultra-wide angle lens (9mm equivalent). For those looking to record slow-motion or high-speed video, the camera records 1080p at 240fps and the option of up to 960fps slow-motion capture. It also offers an always-on display so that you can see camera settings with minimal batter y drain. The DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro is priced at £329 (standard combo) or £409 (adventure combo), and is available now. See dji-retail.co.uk for more details – our full review is at bit.ly/osmoaction5pro.s

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Taking the bait (and the prize)

Rafael Fernández Caballero’s stunning image of a Br yde’s whale feeding on a baitball has been named winner of the 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition, organised by Oceanograpic magazine and watchmaker Blancpain. Rafael beats more than 15,000 other ocean photographers from around the world. The first Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 exhibition will open at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, on 28 November, followed by additional venues in early 2025 (to be announced). See all the winners at oceanographicmagazine. com/winners-galler y.

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