Great leaps forward: a big year for camera news

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From breakthroughs in mirrorless camera technology to the unstoppable spread of AI, 2023 will be seen as a pivotal one in the history of photography. Deputy Editor Geoff Harris looks back on the key trends and highlights

2023: the year AI hits home

The hot topic among the photographic community this year has been AI. While AI innovations in software are hardly new – Skylum, for example, has been using it to simplify image-editing tasks for some time – the pace of change seemed to accelerate this May when Adobe, the elephant in any room, added ‘Generative Fill ‘ to

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Royal Caribbean cruise employee arrested after hidden camera found in guest bathroom on Symphony of the Seas

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A Royal Caribbean cruise employee has been arrested after allegedly setting up hidden cameras inside passenger bathrooms to spy on young girls.

Arvin Joseph Mirasol, 34, a citizen of the Philippines, was arrested Sunday after a guest aboard the Symphony of the Seas cruise ship found a camera in her bathroom on Feb. 25.

The guest, who was staying in a room with her sister and mother, found the hidden camera when she reached under the sink to grab a roll of toilet paper and found the camera “affixed to the counter underneath the sink,” the probable cause affidavit said.

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Nothing Phone (2) update brings extensive camera improvements

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Nothing today released a significant update to the company’s Phone (2) smartphone. The update primarily focuses on camera improvements, with some other quality of life changes thrown in for good measure.

Nothing Phone (2) update brings extensive camera improvements

First is the more general list of improvements across all cameras:


  • Improved clarity of faces in indoor environments

  • Optimized highlight levels in low light environments

  • Added an [sic] UI element to show when HDR is active

  • Optimized highlight exposure when shooting in HDR

  • Reduced dull tones when shooting in HDR

  • Resolved halo effect issue in Portrait Mode when shooting in HDR

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Airbnb to ban hosts from using indoor security cameras in rental properties

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Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month.

The San Francisco-based online rental platform says it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy.

“These changes were made in consultation with our guests, hosts and privacy experts, and we’ll continue to seek feedback to help ensure our policies work for our global community,” Juniper Downs, Airbnb’s head of community policy and partnerships, said in a prepared statement.

Airbnb had allowed the use of indoor security cameras in common areas, as

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