Insta360 X6 Launches with Native 8K/50, Bigger Sensors, Dolby Vision
Launch NewsupdateUpdate·1mo ago
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Daily Digest
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
A confirmed 360 launch, a Leica shake-up, and photo-project catch-up
A camera launch alongside a run of photo projects
From the Editor
Insta360's X6 has launched with native 8K/50 video and in-camera Dolby Vision, while Leica has replaced the M11 with the EVF-only M EV1, dropping the optical rangefinder for the first time in the M line's 70-year history. Elsewhere, two women photographers have been sentenced to a combined 24 years in an Iranian prison over their photography work, and a run of photo-project features rounds out the day.
Top Stories · 10 items
1 Insta360 says the X6 is the first 360 camera with in-camera Dolby Vision; the two square sensors grow to Type 1/1.1 from the X5's smaller chips.
2 Iran Sentences Two Women Photographers to 24 Combined Years in Prison
Industry News·1mo agovia PetaPixelOne of the two sentenced is 18 years old; both cases relate directly to their photography work.
3 Suzanne Jongmans: Renaissance Portraits from Discarded Packaging
Project News·1mo agovia ColossalThe prints are made on Hahnemühle inkjet paper from packaging foam, fruit netting, and salvaged copper coils.
4 Leica M EV1 Is the First M Camera Without an Optical Rangefinder
Camera News·1mo agovia Fstoppers5 Avery Norman's Girlhood Project Wins LensCulture Critics' Choice
Project News·1mo agovia The Guardian Photography6 Sigma 85mm f/1.2 L-Mount Added to Adobe Camera RAW
Lens Rumour·1mo agovia L-Rumors7 SF Camerawork Gallery Closing After 52 Years
Exhibition News·1mo agovia PetaPixel8 Caleb Stein's 'Down by the Hudson' Photo Book
Project News·1mo agovia Booooooom9 Sports Photographer's Instagram Wrongfully Banned by Meta
Platform News·1mo agovia PetaPixel10 Harman Phoenix Repackaged at ISO 125 with Price Drop
Launch News·1mo agovia Kosmo Foto
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