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The DualShot Recorder app captures horizontal and vertical video at the same time

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The camera app icon with a lens and neon lines is on the left, while on the right, the smartphone screen shows a camera app taking a photo of trees under a blue sky. Both images have a pink and blue background.

A new mobile app, DualShot Recorder, has topped the App Store charts this week. DualShot Recorder enters the media production space with a focused promise: eliminate the need to film the same scene twice for different parts. Designed for iPhone users, the app enables simultaneous recording in both portrait (9:16) and landscape (16:9), producing two … Read more

Dockcase Selfix Hands-On: A Case That Replaces Your Selfie Camera

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Next to the smartphone with three rear cameras and a circular device written "SELFIX," with the Petapixel Hands-On logo on the back.

If you ask me, some of the worst smartphone photos are the ones people take with front-facing cameras. Smaller sensors, smaller lenses, and less hardware are big reasons, and as rear cameras continue to evolve (some more than others, anyway), products are released to encourage users to replace their phones and use rear lenses instead. … Read more