Live streaming has well and truly taken off on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. And it’s not just useful for creators and influencers but for brands who want to showcase and sell their products as well. Tapping into this market is the live-streaming device brand YoloLiv. DIYP talk to Juan Carlos Jimenez about their new Instream product that makes live streaming a breeze. So what makes the Instream so great?...

The Yi 4K is a pretty great camera already, especially for what it costs. Yi, however, did something pretty unique with the Yi 4K. When they released the new camera, they also announced that it would come with an Open API. While most aren’t able to take advantage of this, what it does do is allow developers the opportunity to talk directly to the hardware and create custom apps for the Yi 4K....

Well, this is pretty exciting. At least, it’s exciting if you have an Android phone – sorry iPhone users!. The newest version of the open-source camera app, MotionCam, now lets you shoot 10-Bit CinemaDNG RAW video files straight from your Android device. It should be noted that the feature is still experimental and definitely needs a few features tweaking and refining, but it works… with caveats. The MotionCam software, as mentioned, is open source....

With a raise of hand, how many of you have more than one battery for your photography gear? More than 2? More than 5? More than 10? I personally have more than 20. Each with its own proprietary charger. Actually, with all those chargers, I am not surprised that some people build a small shrine to worship all those battery maintenance devices. With some engineering background, this seems highly inefficient. Why not make one standard to charge all batteries....

It’s always a bit of a dilemma when you’re travelling regarding what to pack. Somehow all life choices become distilled into the weight of your bag and whether you should put lithium-ion batteries in the hold or in your carry-on (they go in the carry-on), whether to bring prime lenses (lighter!) or zooms (only need 1!), and whether you really need to bring a second camera body or would the space be better taken up with additional snacks (always choose the snacks!...