The 5 Best Compact Cameras For 2020

These pocket-friendly compact cameras for 2020 are a big upgrade from your smartphone—without the size and weight of interchangeable-lens cameras

Dan Havlik

We’re all feeling pretty cooped up these days, and there’s no better way to stretch your legs and your creativity than by taking a photo walk (while, of course, keeping a safe social distance). But if you’re torn between the convenience of bringing your pocket-friendly smartphone camera or your cumbersome but higher quality interchangeable... Read more

Review: Ricoh GR III

A pricey point-and-shoot that aims to capture all decisive moments

By Terry Sullivan

The Ricoh GR III does an excellent job capturing landscapes or cityscapes in normal lighting conditions. The camera also has a 3-axis in-body image stabilizer, which can help ensure that the camera maintains sharp details in your images. There’s been a holy grail of sorts that camera manufacturers have been desperately seeking for the last few decades... Read more

First Look: Canon EOS RP

Hands on with a light and compact full-frame EOS camera

Terry Sullivan

While the other two mirrorless cameras I wrote about recently, the Sony A6400 and Fujifilm X-T30, are very capable and include powerful features, neither has a large, full-frame sensor like the one included on the 26.2-megapixel Canon EOS RP. One of the things that stands out most of all with the RP is the price point: The EOS RP will retail for just... Read more

First Look: Sony a6400

Hands on with a new mirrorless camera that's smaller and lighter than most, yet still very capable

Terry Sullivan

In mid-January, Sony announced the new 24.2-megapixel a6400, a mirrorless camera with an APS-C-sized sensor that’s priced reasonably for a camera with so many features: $900 body only, $1,000 with the 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 kit lens or $1,300 with the 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 kit lens. Sony wasn’t technically targeting pro photographers and filmmakers. Yet there... Read more

First Look: Fujifilm X-T30

Although the X-T30 is smaller and lighter than many in its class, it’s still a very capable camera

Text & Photography By Terry Sullivan

If 2018 was a banner year for new mirrorless cameras, 2019 has kept the momentum going with the introduction of a number of new smaller-sized cameras. One of the more notable was a full-featured mirrorless camera with an APS-C-sized image sensor: The Fujifilm X-T30. Here’s our first look at what we thought about the new model: The Fujifilm X-T30 (far... Read more

Olympus OM-D E-M1X: Moving The Goals

The next-generation technology of the Olympus OM-D E-M1X is the perfect choice for a new generation of pro photographers

DPMag

Olympus OM-D E-M1X, M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO. 1/2500 sec., ƒ/4, ISO1000. Photo By Kelley L. Cox While the old guard pro sports photographers lug massive cameras and lens combos along the sidelines, professional sports photographer and Olympus Visionary Kelley L. Cox is following the action with an equivalent camera and lens combo that... Read more

Sony RX100 VI

A new iteration of a classic compact camera boasts extended zoom range and fast burst shooting

Text & Photography by David Schloss

Sony’s original RX100 was one of those bits of camera gear that just nailed it on the first try. The idea is simple: Cram a quasi-professional set of features and good-quality glass into a camera you can fit in your pocket. The product has been part of Sony’s lineup for a long time, so long that it’s part of the Cyber-shot family and... Read more

Mirrorless Cameras

By taking something out, camera manufacturers added a lot more back in

Text & Photography By Brian Matiash

The lightweight and compact design of mirrorless cameras makes them more convenient to carry—and that increases your chances of bringing home a winning photo. Arguably, one of the most exciting advancements in digital camera technology over the past five or so years has been the increased proliferation of mirrorless cameras with interchangeable-lens... Read more

Essential Cameras: The DSLR

Great cameras abound, but the DSLR still represents the embodiment of versatile, capable, professional cameras

Text by William Sawalich / Photography by David Schloss

The DSLR has evolved over decades, and today’s digital SLR cameras benefit from those generations of product evolutions. When you have to capture the lightning-fast action, with precise focus and reliable performance, the DSLR can be counted on to get the shot. There has been a lot of attention lately on an unusual corner of the camera universe.... Read more

The Best Camera Is The One That Fits In A Pocket, But It’s Not Your Phone

Compact cameras might be becoming obsolete, but they have an important role for the enthusiast and pro

Text & Photography By Brian Matiash

Now is an especially interesting time in the compact camera space. How can manufacturers win the hearts and minds of photographers when the capabilities of smartphone cameras keep getting better? Photos taken by smartphones are landing on the covers of major magazines and are being blown up to fit massive billboards around the world. Cinematographers... Read more

Get In On The Action

Today’s go-anywhere action cameras can capture amazing footage, no matter the conditions

David Schloss

Action cameras, the ubiquitous go-anywhere, attach-to-anything, record-everything video cameras, didn’t originally try to claim image resolution or fidelity as a key selling point. When GoPro, the company that really launched this market segment and then became the de facto leader in the field, created its first cameras, survivability was the key... Read more

Sony RX100 VI First Sample Images And Thoughts

Sony unveiled the latest member of the RX-family of cameras, the RX100 VI at a private media event, which provided me the opportunity to test this “premium” compact camera in a variety of settings. After spending the day with the RX100 VI (and having owned or shot with every model of the RX100 line) I Read more…

By David Schloss

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