Has Leica just made its best camera ever?

Leica has just announced its finest camera ever, the Leica SL3 – a powerhouse full-frame camera with a 60MP sensor, 8K 30p video, phase detect autofocus… and an app that downloads images to your phone in just seconds.

The Leica SL2 was a tough sell; while it was a beautiful camera, it had an uncomfortable amount in common with the Panasonic Lumix S1R – not least the sluggish contrast-based autofocus system. However, the new SL3 remedies both of those points by being technologically unique and introducing hybrid phase detect AF – which means its substance is now in line

Google Pixel 6, Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 series receive new camera features and improvements with latest update

Google has started rolling out a new Pixel Camera app update following October’s release of Pixel Camera 9.1. Now on v9.2, the Pixel Camera remains compatible with all Pixel devices running Android 14, even those for which Google has dropped monthly update support. Thus, Pixel Camera 9.2 should be available to download on the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 onwards.

According to Google, Pixel Camera 9.2 allows the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro (curr. US$799 on Amazon) to disable Ultra HDR. Additionally, Google has enabled its new HDR feature on older Pixel handsets like the Pixel 6. For