MANAZYR NEWSROOM
Independent reporting for photography, cinema, video and visual technology.
NEWSROOM
Space imaging ·
NASA has moved the encapsulated Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to SpaceX's launch complex in Florida. A Falcon Heavy attempt is targeted no earlier than August 30, but the schedule remains launch-day information and must be rechecked.
Compact cameras ·
The GR IVx shifts the compact GR formula from the GR IV's wide view to a 40mm-equivalent F2.8 lens. RICOH has confirmed core specifications, but price and a firm release date remain open.
Compact cinema ·
MISSION 1 PRO ILS is GoPro's smallest interchangeable-lens cinema proposal: a 50MP one-inch sensor, manual MFT mount and headline modes up to 8K60. The company has opened preorders, but its performance claims still need independent testing.
Immersive cameras ·
DJI has named Osmo 360 II among its IFA 2026 launches and says the camera reaches 8K60 panoramic video. The event notice confirms the European showcase, but leaves the full product case incomplete.
Earth observation ·
A pair of Landsat observations from August 6 and 14 shows northern Chile changing from exposed desert to broad snow cover after a sequence of winter storms. The real satellite images make the scale visible without turning one event into a climate trend.
Desktop Macs & local AI ·
Apple has rebuilt both desktop tiers around local compute: Mac mini gets the first 2 nm M6 or M5 Pro, while Mac Studio moves to M5 Max and a quad-die M5 Ultra with up to 512GB of unified memory.
Space photography ·
NASA's Perseverance rover recorded Phobos transiting the Sun on August 12. The frames are visually dramatic, but they also contribute to the long record used to refine the Martian moon's orbit.
Mobile cameras ·
Google's Pixel 11 family reached shelves on August 20 after an August 12 launch. The standard phone gets a new 48-megapixel main sensor, while the Pro models pair new main and telephoto sensors with 120x Pro Zoom claims.
Lenses ·
EISA selected Tamron's 16–30mm F2.8 G2 and 35–100mm F2.8 for its wide-angle and standard zoom categories. The awards identify an expert-panel preference, not a MANAZYR test or a universal buying verdict.
Image pipeline security ·
The security and bug-fix release is ABI/API-compatible with 1.23.1 and is described as a drop-in update. Applications that accept untrusted HEIF or AVIF files should identify whether they bundle an affected version and ship the fix.
Visual AI & rights ·
A memorandum of understanding covers Seedance and Seedream services across ByteDance products. The joint announcement promises intellectual-property guardrails, but it does not publish the text, technical controls, audit process or remedies.
VFX pipeline security ·
OpenEXR 3.4.15, 3.3.14 and 3.2.12 limit two memory-allocation problems in the optional IDManifest decoder path. The scope is narrower than all EXR reading, but exposed pipelines still need their dependency versions checked.