The joy of seeing an image slowly emerge in real life has made instant or polaroid cameras hugely popular. As soon as you press the shutter button, a small process starts where a paper image is developed right before your eyes. The downside is that it happens every time you press the shutter button. But …
New compact cameras from Canon are not commonplace. But then the PowerShoot Zoom is not quite like other cameras either. It’s as much a monocular as it is a camera. With some very special features. Canon says that the small camera is a super zoom camera in pocket format, aimed at the many who take …
When Sony unveiled its first alpha system camera with a full-frame image chip, it attracted attention. No one had seen such small full-frame cameras since the heyday of the film era. Sony a7 was a small revolution, and it was the start of a successful series of full-frame cameras that are among the best of …
When Panasonic launched full-frame system cameras, it hit like a ‘bomb’ in the photo industry. At least there were many who were surprised. Until then, in 2018, Panasonic had exclusively made system cameras with MicroFourThirds format. They still do, so why launch full-frame cameras? Part of the reason for the sudden change in strategy is …
If I told you to buy a camera that could not take color pictures, and in addition pay dearly for it, you would think it would have rattled me. I’ll do it anyway. Hang on. Questions keep popping up from readers who need help choosing. There can be many reasons why they need help, often …
If you are going to photograph wildlife, a fast camera can be crucial. If the animals, such as birds, are far away, you need a lot of zoom. Otherwise, the animal becomes just a blurry dot in the center of the image. This is where the ultra zoom cameras come in. They differ mainly from …
Barely two years after Canon launched its first full-frame mirrorless system camera, the status is four models. Five if we count EOS Ra, which is a special edition of the debut model EOS R for astro photography. The affordable EOS RP is the series’ most affordable model with completed all-round features, the EOS R5 is …
Three years ago, we concluded that the Fujifilm X100F was one of the best and funniest compact cameras we had tested. Now the sequel is here, and the X100V addresses a couple of things we missed, making it the most complete compact camera we know of. Some may object that the camera lacks zoom, but …
A dense stream of full-frame cameras has driven prices up, far beyond the price level of the cameras that would otherwise be more than satisfactory for the beginner. Which has been eaten away with an increasingly thin selection of affordable cameras in stores. There is a long way between the exceptions, and among the very …