Image: SmartSens Anyone who spends time digging into which sensors power the cameras on flagship mobile phones will know that the industry has largely been dominated by a few main companies; Sony, Samsung and Omnivision. But recently, a company called SmartSens has been working on breaking into the market, and its latest sensor may be […]
Daniel Balton (on the left) poses in front of his jib, the crane device behind him. Photo courtesy of Daniel Balton The Super Bowl halftime show may look effortless to viewers, but behind it is an enormous amount of planning and a crew of unsung heroes who make the live broadcast look polished. One such […]
The Saturnix is a soon-to-be open source DIY camera project that has a lot of style.Photo: Yutani While it seems like camera companies are willing to experiment again, it’s been a while since I’ve come across a camera with a design that really stopped me in my tracks. That changed when a friend forwarded me […]
The Saturnix is a soon-to-be open source DIY camera project that has a lot of style.Photo: Yutani While it seems like camera companies are willing to experiment again, it’s been a while since I’ve come across a camera with a design that really stopped me in my tracks. That changed when a friend forwarded me […]
“Night Lights” photo challenge The theme for our March Editor’s photo challenge was “Night Lights.” We asked you to share your best photos featuring artificial light sources, and you lit up the board with brilliant entries. In addition to great photos, we were impressed by the variety of geographic locations represented in this month’s submissions, […]
The camera market has changed and, I suspect, we’re going to have to adapt to a new reality for cameras, one in which there is a wide array of cameras available, but they won’t necessarily be designed for existing photo enthusiasts. Recognizing that we’ll see fewer like-for-like replacements and that some of these future models […]
So long, and thanks for all the FLOPs.Image: Apple Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro, removing the desktop computer from its website and telling 9to5Mac that there aren’t any plans to replace it. This marks an end of an era, as the company is no longer selling a large computer with internal PCI-e slots that […]
After a fascinating 2025, this year has started off really slowly. We’re now three months into 2026 and only two cameras have so far appeared: the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome and the Panasonic ZS300. The Panasonic is a slightly downgraded version of an eight-year-old camera and, while the Ricoh has shown itself to be rather […]
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Photo: Abby Ferguson Last month, Viltrox announced its first L-mount lens since joining the L-mount alliance in September 2025. The 16mm F1.8 L wasn’t a new design, as it had previously been available for E and Z mounts. Still, since it […]
OM System’s Director of Marketing Communications, Nobuaki Tanaka, and SVP of Global Brand & Marketing Strategy, Kazuhiro Togashi, at CP+ 2026. Photo: Abby Ferguson The interchangeable-lens camera market may be holding steady, but OM System executives say the ground beneath it is shifting. In a recent interview at CP+, they pointed to smartphones, rising prices […]
