Photo: The Camera Store
Break-ins at small businesses are always disheartening, but they hit especially close to home when the business is a photography-related one. After all, local camera stores are vital resources and places of community for so many of us. Unfortunately, that's just what happened to The Camera Store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on October 23.
The Camera Store, also well-known for its YouTube channel, recently shared news of the break-in on its blog. It explained that at approximately 2:50 a.m. MDT, an individual forcefully entered the store. That person targeted two of the store's high-end Nikon and Sony showcases, shattering the glass on the display case and stealing the gear inside. Surveillance video The Camera Store shared shows the thief filling a hockey roller bag with professional cameras and lenses and then fleeing the scene. The thief was in and out in under two minutes.
The store said it lost nearly $100,000 CAD (roughly $71,500 USD) worth of inventory and shared a list of all the stolen gear along with serial numbers in its blog post. That amount doesn't include the extensive damage to its display cases and building, which will result in costly repairs, the store said in its ... Continue Reading »
Image: Adobe
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Adobe is holding its Max conference this week, which means we're getting a slate of updates to Photoshop and Lightroom that make some of the features it's been announcing over the year available to the general public.
Perhaps the most exciting one, especially for photographers, is Lightroom's Assisted Culling feature. Adobe said it was working on it earlier this year, but it's finally arriving in public beta. The idea is that it will let you quickly filter through a large batch of images to find the good ones, selecting by angle and how in-focus and sharp they are. The company says the feature will be launching in public beta soon.
The updates coming today include a bunch of small tweaks and features, too.Photo: Mitchell Clark
The company has also brought its automatic dust removal feature in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw out of beta, which can help deal with spots on your sensor that show up in photos. It's part of the Remove Distractions suite of tools, which also lets you use Generative Fill tools to remove people and other objects from your photos, which the company says is now ... Continue Reading »
Image: Adobe
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Adobe has announced new features for its Premiere Pro video editor. The updated tools could make it much easier to achieve effects that previously would've required specialized compositing software.
The first and biggest one is called Object Masks, which lets you select an object, such as a person or product, in the video. Premiere will then use AI to detect the edges and create a mask for it, separating it from the background so you can apply effects or transitions to each part of your video, independently.
The Object Mask feature should make it relatively easy to select and track specific elements of your footage.Image: Adobe
This may sound familiar to Lightroom users; Adobe's photo-editing apps have had similar masking tools for a while now. It's also essentially an automated version of rotoscoping, which has long been one of the most tedious parts of video editing.
Of course, a mask wouldn't be particularly useful if it's only for a single frame. Adobe has also updated the built-in mask tracking features to make them faster and better at dealing with changes in perspective if the object is moving towards or away from ... Continue Reading »
Image: Insta360
Insta360 has announced the X4 Air, a lightweight take on its X series of 360-degree action cameras. Despite shedding some weight, Insta360 promises flagship-level features from the new camera, with 8K 360 video and larger sensors than the X4.
Action cameras are already quite compact and lightweight, but Insta360 cut down the X4 Air to 165g (5.8oz). Insta360 says it is its lightest-ever 8K 360 camera. Still, while the company highlights that as a primary selling point, it's only 35g (1.2oz) less than the X5, and 38g (1.3oz) lighter than the X4. That's around a 19% reduction, but in absolute terms, it's hardly earth-shattering weight savings.
Insta360 X4 Air
Insta360 X5
Insta360 X4
GoPro Max2
Sensors
Type 1/1.8 (37.6mm²)
Type 1/1.28 (71.5mm²)
Type 1/2 (30.7mm²)
Type 1/2.3 (28.1mm²)
Dimensions
114 x 46 x 37mm (4.48 x 1.81 x 1.46")
125 x 46 x 38mm (4.9 x 1.81 x 1.50")
124 x 36 x 38mm (4.87 x 1.42 x 1.48")
69 x 64 x 25mm (2.71 x 2.51 x 1.0")
Weight
165g (5.8oz)
200g (7.1oz)
203g (7.2oz)
190g (6.7oz)
The X4 Air effectively sits in between the X4 and X5, with upgrades over its namesake and both shared and downgraded specs when compared to the X5. Despite the shared specs, Insta360 makes it clear that the X4 Air sits below ... Continue Reading »
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Composite image of Nikon Zf product rendering and Nikon Grain Effect sample photo.
Nikon has just released firmware v3.0 for its Zf classically styled full-frame mirrorless camera, adding a grain effect option and other updates, including a JPEG-only 'C15' 15fps burst mode and UVA/UAC tethered webcam mode.
The latest firmware brings the grain effect we got a chance to preview, earlier this month, as one of what the company says are more than twenty upgrades and enhancements. Nikon has not shared details of all these changes, but it does say they include additional on-screen frame guide options, an option to apply focus peaking only when live view is magnified and an option to manual focus the lens wide open, regardless of capture aperture.
Click here to see our Nikon Zf Grain Effect samples
In addition, Nikon says it's added an option to its EVF/LCD auto switching system so that the rear screen doesn't black out if something gets too near the eye sensor when the screen is folded out from the body.
The grain effect option is the biggest update, though, bringing the choice of six intensities of grain and three ... Continue Reading »
Google's newest Pixel 10 smartphone (right) gained a dedicated telephoto camera module, similar to Google's Pixel Pro models.
Image: Google
When Google announced its new Pixel 10 smartphone with a new telephoto camera, giving it a triple-camera array similar to the Pixel 10 Pro, it positioned it as an upgrade over the dual-camera systems of its predecessors. However, as we reported at launch, Google made some cost compromises to squeeze that third camera into the phone: the main and ultrawide cameras were downgraded compared to previous Pixel models.
In a world where new phones generally arrive with better cameras than their predecessors, this raises a key question for owners of models like the Pixel 7, 8 or 9: is upgrading to the Pixel 10 for its telephoto camera worth the compromise?
To find out, we conducted side-by-side photo comparisons of the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 across various lighting conditions.
Pixel camera hardware
Comparing the camera specs of the last four Pixel models reveals a significant shift by Google with the Pixel 10. Moving left to right in the table below, we've marked any camera modules that notably improved upon earlier generations in green. Camera models downgraded relative to previous generations are marked in red.
Editor's note: ... Continue Reading »
Image: Apple
Adobe's Project Indigo, a powerful camera app for iPhone, is finally available for the iPhone 17. Despite Apple releasing the iPhone 17 over a month ago, Project Indigo wasn't previously compatible with the new phone, reportedly due to the front-facing camera.
A post on Adobe's forum on October 16, as reported by The Verge, shared that the company had issues when developing support for the new iPhone 17 series of phones. "We have run into some issues, especially with the front camera," the post from product manager Boris Ajdin said. "Some of them we flagged to Apple, who have made a fix and will ship it with iOS 26.1. Sadly, that means we need to consider disabling the front camera in Indigo until that version of iOS is shipped."
A screenshot of the App Store update on the Project Indigo page.
For context, the iPhone 17's front camera uses a square multi-aspect ratio sensor, which isn't typical for smartphone cameras. The square sensor allows users to capture landscape or portrait photos and videos without rotating the phone. However, it also apparently complicates things for camera app developers, at least in the case of Adobe's app.
It appears that Adobe has now ... Continue Reading »
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Fujinon 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS @ 33mm | 1/125 sec | F6.3 | ISO 160
The Fujifilm X-T30 III is a gentle refresh of the Mark II, bringing it into line with the other models in the lineup.
We shot a sample gallery in a Seattle autumn, to show how its images look. Although the camera itself is a fairly known quantity, its new, ultra-wide XC 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS kit lens is a different story. We focused on this lens when putting the gallery together, to show how it performs.
Buy now:$1099 at Amazon.com
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The September Editors' photo challenge
The theme for our October Editors' photo challenge was "Fall Follies."
With the last wisps of summer in the air and days getting shorter, we challenged you to show us what makes fall special. From vibrant leaves to fall harvests and annual traditions, we asked you to show us what Fall Follies looks like through your lens.
Our community of DPReview photographers didn't disappoint, capturing nature's grand finale in a blaze of color. As usual, we were overwhelmed with great pictures – many more than we can present here. Our favorites, showcasing a diverse range of vision and talent, are presented in random order.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this photo challenge. If you want to participate in other photo challenges, visit our Challenges page to see currently open or upcoming challenges, or to vote in a recently closed challenge.
Fall in upstate New York
Photographer: mxzrevman
Photographer's statement: I was very lucky with the timing. The leaves were just perfect, and the weather was perfect with the sun at a nice height above the horizon. This was at Thatcher State Park outside of Albany, New York.
Equipment: Nikon Z5 + Nikon Nikkor Z 20mm F1.8 S
Day of the Dead
Photographer: JeffryzPhoto
Photographer's ... Continue Reading »
The M EV1 is, perhaps, the exception that proves the rule, in the sense that by not conforming the existing pattern it helps clarify the pattern that otherwise exists.
Photo: Richard Butler
The very nature of hubris is, perhaps, that you can't recognize it in the moment.
When the Leica M11 was launched, I mused that the increased versatility and precision offered by its live view system might risk making the optical viewfinder and rangefinder design look irrelevant. Having now used a camera shorn of those features, I appreciate their value more than ever.
But there was another, unexpected, prompt for self-reflection when it came to working out how to describe the M-EV1. Namely: is it a Mirrorless camera?
What is a Mirrorless camera?
It's generally been our position that rangefinder cameras aren't Mirrorless. Somewhat facetiously, I've sometimes pointed out that the rangefinder optics themselves typically contain a mirror, but, more seriously, the point is that rangefinders existed for many decades before we ever had need to describe a camera as Mirrorless. And, given the way they are primarily used is radically different (manual focus via an optical viewfinder, rather than via a liveview feed from the sensor), it seemed unnecessary to retroactively include them in ... Continue Reading »
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The Leica M EV1 is a full-frame manual focus mirrorless camera with a 60MP BSI sensor. It's shaped like the company's other M-series models but has no optical viewfinder or rangefinder mechanism, relying instead on an electronic viewfinder.
Key specifications
60MP BSI CMOS full-frame sensor
60, 36 or 18MP output, Raw or JPEG
5.76M dot OLED EVF with 0.76x magnification
Two-way Fn switch on front
2.33M dot LCD rear touchscreen
64GB of internal storage
2.4/5Ghz Wi-Fi
The Leica M EV1 is available everywhere except the USA, where gaining FCC approval has caused a delay. Once cleared for sale in the US, it will be available at a recommended price of $8995.
Index
What's new
How it compares
Body and handling
Initial impressions
Leica M EV1 specifications
Press release
What's new
The Leica M EV1 features a new, diamond-patterned leatherette coating.
There's not much that's new on the M EV1, other than the concept of removing the rangefinder and optical viewfinder that goes with it, and replacing it with an EVF. Leica points out this isn't the first M-series camera to go without ... Continue Reading »
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The Fujifilm X-T30 III is the company's latest entry-level, SLR-shaped mirrorless camera, with its latest color mode recipes and autofocus.
Key specifications
26MP X-Trans APS-C BSI CMOS sensor
Film simulation dial with recipe positions
Tilt up/down rear screen
2.36M dot EVF
4K/60 video with 1.18x crop, 6.2K/30 full-sensor capture
315 shot-per-charge battery life, 425 in power saving mode
The X-T30 III will be available from November 2025 at a recommended price of $999. There will also be the option to buy the camera with a new, unusually wide, 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS zoom lens, which will cost around $1150.
Index
What's new?
What is it?
How it compares
Body and handling
Video
Initial impressions
Sample gallery
Specifications
Press release
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What's new?
The Film Simulation dial on the camera's shoulder has three custom positions that can be assigned to film simulations or the simulation-and-parameter-tweak combinations known as 'recipes.'
The X-T30 III, as the name implies, is an iterative update of the existing X-T30 II. It gains the latest Fujifilm processor, which brings subject recognition autofocus. This brings it ... Continue Reading »
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Updated Oct 22, 2025
Well over a decade after Panasonic introduced the first mirrorless camera, they now dominate the interchangeable lens camera market. They include cameras designed for a wide range of photo and video pursuits and models at everything from budget to professional price points.
We've used and tested just about every current mirrorless camera on the market and picked out what we think are the stand-out models. We'll start with the most affordable models, then work our way up from there. In general terms, as you move up the price ladder, you'll see larger sensors with better image quality, higher resolution, faster burst rates, and more capable video specs. We'll explain why we've chosen each camera and try to explain the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.
Our picks:
Best affordable kit: Sony a6100
Best value around $1000: Nikon Z50II
Best APS-C mirrorless camera: Fujifilm X-T5
Best value full-frame: Nikon Z5II
Best mid-priced mirrorless camera: Nikon Z6III
Best high-end mirrorless camera: Canon R5 II
Compact high-resolution: Sony a7CR
IQ above all else: GFX 100S II
Best affordable kit: Sony a6100
24MP APS-C sensor | Hybrid AF with Real-time Tracking | 4K video capture
Photo: Richard Butler
Buy now:Buy at ... Continue Reading »
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Updated: October 13, 2025
These days, you can get a lot of camera for around $2500, though in the US tariffs have made great deals in this price range a little harder to come by. The picks on our list are high-spec options that are excellent for stills and video, and many have autofocus systems that come close to the performance of professional sports cameras.
Choosing a camera means committing to the ecosystem of lenses that are available for it, so we advise looking into the price and availability of your preferred kit. It's also worth noting that some camera manufacturers are more restrictive of what options third-party lens makers can provide, so be sure to consider that during your lens research.
Speaking of lenses, it's also worth considering that the latest lens designs for mirrorless cameras regularly outperform their older DSLR counterparts. If you have any lenses already, you may want to think about whether they're worth keeping around and adapting to a new system, or whether you'd be better off selling them and using the proceeds to buy modern equivalents of your most-used lenses. This option also gives ... Continue Reading »
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Updated October 8, 2025
$1000 might sound like a lot of money for a camera, but it's probably the least we'd recommend spending if you want to go beyond phone photography, especially as photography equipment is steadily getting more expensive. The picks on this list will give you more control than a phone and offer a more satisfying photographic experience.
At this price point, your options will be entry-level interchangeable lens cameras or larger-sensor compact cameras with built-in lenses. Compacts offer more control than a phone and a greater zoom range, but likely won't offer a huge jump in image quality compared to the latest flagship phones (despite their typically larger sensors).
Meanwhile, an interchangeable lens camera won't be as easy to carry around and comes with the added expense of lenses. However, they can make you feel even more involved in the photographic process, and the flexibility of swappable lenses will let you learn and grow into different types of photography as you develop your passion. They also feature much larger sensors than phones and the majority of compacts.
It's worth noting that camera makers sometimes assume that beginners will ... Continue Reading »
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Updated October 1, 2025
Fixed lens cameras may be a bit niche, but there's a reason they're so popular amongst photographers. They often come with small, bright lenses that offer better image quality than most compact zooms, in a variety of focal lengths, matched to relatively large sensors to give you the perfect field of view for your style of shooting.
Our picks range from pocketable models to larger cameras that you'll have to you'll have to consciously decide to take with you. They also cover a wide range of prices; while there sadly aren't any budget options, some come with much higher price tags than others, reaching well into the thousands of dollars.
Our picks:
Best fixed lens camera for patient people: Fujifilm X100 VI
The super X100: Sony DSC-RX1R III
Best pocketable fixed lens camera: Ricoh GR IV
The Rolls-Royce of fixed lens camera: Leica Q3 43
The just-for-fun fixed lens: Fujifilm X half
Best fixed lens camera for patient people: Fujifilm X100VI
40MP BSI CMOS APS-C X-Trans sensor | 35mm equiv F2 lens | Hybrid viewfinder
Image: Richard Butler
Buy now:$2248 at Amazon.com$1599 at Adorama$1599 at B&H Photo
What we like:Excellent build qualitySubject-detection autofocusNow ... Continue Reading »
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Updated: September 30, 2025
$2000 or the equivalent in your local currency is a lot to spend on a camera, especially when you're just starting out. However, if you can spare the funds, it's the price bracket where cameras start to get really good. You can expect powerful but easy-to-use autofocus systems, cameras that make it easier than ever to learn the craft of photography, and even some more advanced and capable options.
While this article used to only consider cameras up to $1500, because of inflation (and, in the US, tariffs), this class of camera has risen in price; if a camera cost $1500 when it was introduced in 2019, its successor may now cost around $1800.
The biggest decision will likely be whether to go with a full-frame camera – a name that comes from their sensors being the same size as a frame of 35mm film – or a camera with a smaller APS-C or Micro Four Thirds sensor.
Essentially, choosing a sensor size comes with trade-offs between size, price, and image quality, as well as features. You can get some pretty advanced cameras in all three sensor ... Continue Reading »
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The Ricoh GR IV is a photographer's compact built around a 26MP APS-C sensor with a fixed 28mm equiv. F2.8 lens. It's the fourth entry in the GR series (though that was preceded by the long-running GR Digital series and film models prior to that), and includes elements from previous GR cameras that had been dropped by its predecessor.
Key Specs:
25.74MP APS-C sensor
18.3mm F2.8 lens (28mm equiv)
Magnesium alloy body
Built-in 2EV ND
5-axis image stabilization
53GB internal storage and UHS-I Micro SD slot
3.0" 1.04M dot LCD (720 x 480 px)
FullHD (1080) video up to 60p
262g with memory card and battery
The GR IV is available at an MSRP of $1499. This price represents a substantial increase from the GR III's $899 2018 launch price, though is less of a jump from the former market rate for the special editions of that camera, which go for around $1100 (when you can find them in stock).
Index:
What's new
How does it compare?
Body and handling
Image Quality
Autofocus
In Use
Conclusion
Sample Gallery
Specifications
Press Release
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The Hasselblad X2D II 100C is a medium format mirrorless camera, built around a 44mm x 33mm, 100MP BSI CMOS sensor. It's designed to deliver a high-dynamic range image workflow, and gains continuous autofocus supported by Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors and more effective image stabilization.
Key Specifications
100MP 44x33mm BSI CMOS sensor
HDR output (HEIF or Ultra HDR JPEG) by default
IBIS up to 10EV
Continuous autofocus
3.6", 2.36M dot tilting rear OLED display w/ 1400 nit peak brightness
5.76M dot 1x EVF
Human, pet and vehicle AF subject detection
LiDAR for autofocus
1TB internal SSD + CFexpress Type B slot
Despite the significant upgrades, the X2D II 100C sees the body-only price fall to $7399 / €7200 / £6400, an $800 reduction, compared with the existing X2D 100C.
Index:
What's new
How it compares?
Body and handling
In use
Initial impressions
Image Quality
Autofocus
Conclusion
Sample gallery
Specifications
Press Release
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What's New
"End-to-end" HDR
This image, captured as an Ultra HDR JPEG, makes the chrome of the car's wire wheels shine much more convincingly when ... Continue Reading »
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Nikon has announced the ZR, a video-focused camera with Red co-branding. It features the same 24.5MP 'partially Stacked' sensor as the Z6III and inherits many capabilities from the more stills-oriented camera, but gains a new Raw video codec, video-focused UI and internal 32-bit float audio recording – a first in the industry.
Key Specs:
24.5MP full-frame 'partially Stacked' CMOS sensor
Nikon Z-mount
7.5EV IBIS
Up to 6K 60p
R3D (NE) Raw video codec
4" 3.07M dot (1280 x 800px) 1000 nit display
CFexpress Type B / microSD
Autofocus subject detection for people, animals, vehicles and planes
Internal 32-bit float
No mechanical shutter
The ZR will retail for $2199 – $500 cheaper than the Z6III – and will be available starting October 20th.
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Index:
What's new
How it compares
Body and handling
Video capabilities
Initial Impressions
Specifications
Press Release
What's New
Familiar sensor, new body
While the ZR's heart may be the same as the Z6III, less the mechanical shutter, it's not immediately obvious by looking at it. The camera has a boxy, EVF-less design with a minimal grip, ... Continue Reading »
Photo: The Camera Store
Break-ins at small businesses are always disheartening, but they hit especially close to home when the business is a photography-related one. After all, local camera stores are vital resources and places of community for so many of us. Unfortunately, that's just what happened to The Camera Store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on October 23.
The Camera Store, also well-known for its YouTube channel, recently shared news of the break-in on its blog. It explained that at approximately 2:50 a.m. MDT, an individual forcefully entered the store. That person targeted two of the store's high-end Nikon and Sony showcases, shattering the glass on the display case and stealing the gear inside. Surveillance video The Camera Store shared shows the thief filling a hockey roller bag with professional cameras and lenses and then fleeing the scene. The thief was in and out in under two minutes.
The store said it lost nearly $100,000 CAD (roughly $71,500 USD) worth of inventory and shared a list of all the stolen gear along with serial numbers in its blog post. That amount doesn't include the extensive damage to its display cases and building, which will result in costly repairs, the store said in its ... 
Image: Adobe
Disclosure: DPReview is attending Adobe Max, with Adobe covering travel and lodging expenses.
Adobe is holding its Max conference this week, which means we're getting a slate of updates to Photoshop and Lightroom that make some of the features it's been announcing over the year available to the general public.
Perhaps the most exciting one, especially for photographers, is Lightroom's Assisted Culling feature. Adobe said it was working on it earlier this year, but it's finally arriving in public beta. The idea is that it will let you quickly filter through a large batch of images to find the good ones, selecting by angle and how in-focus and sharp they are. The company says the feature will be launching in public beta soon.
The updates coming today include a bunch of small tweaks and features, too.Photo: Mitchell Clark
The company has also brought its automatic dust removal feature in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw out of beta, which can help deal with spots on your sensor that show up in photos. It's part of the Remove Distractions suite of tools, which also lets you use Generative Fill tools to remove people and other objects from your photos, which the company says is now ... 
Image: Adobe
Disclosure: DPReview is attending Adobe Max, with Adobe covering travel and lodging expenses.
Adobe has announced new features for its Premiere Pro video editor. The updated tools could make it much easier to achieve effects that previously would've required specialized compositing software.
The first and biggest one is called Object Masks, which lets you select an object, such as a person or product, in the video. Premiere will then use AI to detect the edges and create a mask for it, separating it from the background so you can apply effects or transitions to each part of your video, independently.
The Object Mask feature should make it relatively easy to select and track specific elements of your footage.Image: Adobe
This may sound familiar to Lightroom users; Adobe's photo-editing apps have had similar masking tools for a while now. It's also essentially an automated version of rotoscoping, which has long been one of the most tedious parts of video editing.
Of course, a mask wouldn't be particularly useful if it's only for a single frame. Adobe has also updated the built-in mask tracking features to make them faster and better at dealing with changes in perspective if the object is moving towards or away from ... 
Image: Insta360
Insta360 has announced the X4 Air, a lightweight take on its X series of 360-degree action cameras. Despite shedding some weight, Insta360 promises flagship-level features from the new camera, with 8K 360 video and larger sensors than the X4.
Action cameras are already quite compact and lightweight, but Insta360 cut down the X4 Air to 165g (5.8oz). Insta360 says it is its lightest-ever 8K 360 camera. Still, while the company highlights that as a primary selling point, it's only 35g (1.2oz) less than the X5, and 38g (1.3oz) lighter than the X4. That's around a 19% reduction, but in absolute terms, it's hardly earth-shattering weight savings.
Insta360 X4 Air
Insta360 X5
Insta360 X4
GoPro Max2
Sensors
Type 1/1.8 (37.6mm²)
Type 1/1.28 (71.5mm²)
Type 1/2 (30.7mm²)
Type 1/2.3 (28.1mm²)
Dimensions
114 x 46 x 37mm (4.48 x 1.81 x 1.46")
125 x 46 x 38mm (4.9 x 1.81 x 1.50")
124 x 36 x 38mm (4.87 x 1.42 x 1.48")
69 x 64 x 25mm (2.71 x 2.51 x 1.0")
Weight
165g (5.8oz)
200g (7.1oz)
203g (7.2oz)
190g (6.7oz)
The X4 Air effectively sits in between the X4 and X5, with upgrades over its namesake and both shared and downgraded specs when compared to the X5. Despite the shared specs, Insta360 makes it clear that the X4 Air sits below ... 
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Composite image of Nikon Zf product rendering and Nikon Grain Effect sample photo.
Nikon has just released firmware v3.0 for its Zf classically styled full-frame mirrorless camera, adding a grain effect option and other updates, including a JPEG-only 'C15' 15fps burst mode and UVA/UAC tethered webcam mode.
The latest firmware brings the grain effect we got a chance to preview, earlier this month, as one of what the company says are more than twenty upgrades and enhancements. Nikon has not shared details of all these changes, but it does say they include additional on-screen frame guide options, an option to apply focus peaking only when live view is magnified and an option to manual focus the lens wide open, regardless of capture aperture.
Click here to see our Nikon Zf Grain Effect samples
In addition, Nikon says it's added an option to its EVF/LCD auto switching system so that the rear screen doesn't black out if something gets too near the eye sensor when the screen is folded out from the body.
The grain effect option is the biggest update, though, bringing the choice of six intensities of grain and three ... 
Google's newest Pixel 10 smartphone (right) gained a dedicated telephoto camera module, similar to Google's Pixel Pro models.
Image: Google
When Google announced its new Pixel 10 smartphone with a new telephoto camera, giving it a triple-camera array similar to the Pixel 10 Pro, it positioned it as an upgrade over the dual-camera systems of its predecessors. However, as we reported at launch, Google made some cost compromises to squeeze that third camera into the phone: the main and ultrawide cameras were downgraded compared to previous Pixel models.
In a world where new phones generally arrive with better cameras than their predecessors, this raises a key question for owners of models like the Pixel 7, 8 or 9: is upgrading to the Pixel 10 for its telephoto camera worth the compromise?
To find out, we conducted side-by-side photo comparisons of the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 across various lighting conditions.
Pixel camera hardware
Comparing the camera specs of the last four Pixel models reveals a significant shift by Google with the Pixel 10. Moving left to right in the table below, we've marked any camera modules that notably improved upon earlier generations in green. Camera models downgraded relative to previous generations are marked in red.
Editor's note: ... 
Image: Apple
Adobe's Project Indigo, a powerful camera app for iPhone, is finally available for the iPhone 17. Despite Apple releasing the iPhone 17 over a month ago, Project Indigo wasn't previously compatible with the new phone, reportedly due to the front-facing camera.
A post on Adobe's forum on October 16, as reported by The Verge, shared that the company had issues when developing support for the new iPhone 17 series of phones. "We have run into some issues, especially with the front camera," the post from product manager Boris Ajdin said. "Some of them we flagged to Apple, who have made a fix and will ship it with iOS 26.1. Sadly, that means we need to consider disabling the front camera in Indigo until that version of iOS is shipped."
A screenshot of the App Store update on the Project Indigo page.
For context, the iPhone 17's front camera uses a square multi-aspect ratio sensor, which isn't typical for smartphone cameras. The square sensor allows users to capture landscape or portrait photos and videos without rotating the phone. However, it also apparently complicates things for camera app developers, at least in the case of Adobe's app.
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Fujinon 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS @ 33mm | 1/125 sec | F6.3 | ISO 160
The Fujifilm X-T30 III is a gentle refresh of the Mark II, bringing it into line with the other models in the lineup.
We shot a sample gallery in a Seattle autumn, to show how its images look. Although the camera itself is a fairly known quantity, its new, ultra-wide XC 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS kit lens is a different story. We focused on this lens when putting the gallery together, to show how it performs.
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The September Editors' photo challenge
The theme for our October Editors' photo challenge was "Fall Follies."
With the last wisps of summer in the air and days getting shorter, we challenged you to show us what makes fall special. From vibrant leaves to fall harvests and annual traditions, we asked you to show us what Fall Follies looks like through your lens.
Our community of DPReview photographers didn't disappoint, capturing nature's grand finale in a blaze of color. As usual, we were overwhelmed with great pictures – many more than we can present here. Our favorites, showcasing a diverse range of vision and talent, are presented in random order.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this photo challenge. If you want to participate in other photo challenges, visit our Challenges page to see currently open or upcoming challenges, or to vote in a recently closed challenge.
Fall in upstate New York
Photographer: mxzrevman
Photographer's statement: I was very lucky with the timing. The leaves were just perfect, and the weather was perfect with the sun at a nice height above the horizon. This was at Thatcher State Park outside of Albany, New York.
Equipment: Nikon Z5 + Nikon Nikkor Z 20mm F1.8 S
Day of the Dead
Photographer: JeffryzPhoto
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The M EV1 is, perhaps, the exception that proves the rule, in the sense that by not conforming the existing pattern it helps clarify the pattern that otherwise exists.
Photo: Richard Butler
The very nature of hubris is, perhaps, that you can't recognize it in the moment.
When the Leica M11 was launched, I mused that the increased versatility and precision offered by its live view system might risk making the optical viewfinder and rangefinder design look irrelevant. Having now used a camera shorn of those features, I appreciate their value more than ever.
But there was another, unexpected, prompt for self-reflection when it came to working out how to describe the M-EV1. Namely: is it a Mirrorless camera?
What is a Mirrorless camera?
It's generally been our position that rangefinder cameras aren't Mirrorless. Somewhat facetiously, I've sometimes pointed out that the rangefinder optics themselves typically contain a mirror, but, more seriously, the point is that rangefinders existed for many decades before we ever had need to describe a camera as Mirrorless. And, given the way they are primarily used is radically different (manual focus via an optical viewfinder, rather than via a liveview feed from the sensor), it seemed unnecessary to retroactively include them in ... 
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The Leica M EV1 is a full-frame manual focus mirrorless camera with a 60MP BSI sensor. It's shaped like the company's other M-series models but has no optical viewfinder or rangefinder mechanism, relying instead on an electronic viewfinder.
Key specifications
60MP BSI CMOS full-frame sensor
60, 36 or 18MP output, Raw or JPEG
5.76M dot OLED EVF with 0.76x magnification
Two-way Fn switch on front
2.33M dot LCD rear touchscreen
64GB of internal storage
2.4/5Ghz Wi-Fi
The Leica M EV1 is available everywhere except the USA, where gaining FCC approval has caused a delay. Once cleared for sale in the US, it will be available at a recommended price of $8995.
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What's new
How it compares
Body and handling
Initial impressions
Leica M EV1 specifications
Press release
What's new
The Leica M EV1 features a new, diamond-patterned leatherette coating.
There's not much that's new on the M EV1, other than the concept of removing the rangefinder and optical viewfinder that goes with it, and replacing it with an EVF. Leica points out this isn't the first M-series camera to go without ... 
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The Fujifilm X-T30 III is the company's latest entry-level, SLR-shaped mirrorless camera, with its latest color mode recipes and autofocus.
Key specifications
26MP X-Trans APS-C BSI CMOS sensor
Film simulation dial with recipe positions
Tilt up/down rear screen
2.36M dot EVF
4K/60 video with 1.18x crop, 6.2K/30 full-sensor capture
315 shot-per-charge battery life, 425 in power saving mode
The X-T30 III will be available from November 2025 at a recommended price of $999. There will also be the option to buy the camera with a new, unusually wide, 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS zoom lens, which will cost around $1150.
Index
What's new?
What is it?
How it compares
Body and handling
Video
Initial impressions
Sample gallery
Specifications
Press release
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What's new?
The Film Simulation dial on the camera's shoulder has three custom positions that can be assigned to film simulations or the simulation-and-parameter-tweak combinations known as 'recipes.'
The X-T30 III, as the name implies, is an iterative update of the existing X-T30 II. It gains the latest Fujifilm processor, which brings subject recognition autofocus. This brings it ... 
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Updated Oct 22, 2025
Well over a decade after Panasonic introduced the first mirrorless camera, they now dominate the interchangeable lens camera market. They include cameras designed for a wide range of photo and video pursuits and models at everything from budget to professional price points.
We've used and tested just about every current mirrorless camera on the market and picked out what we think are the stand-out models. We'll start with the most affordable models, then work our way up from there. In general terms, as you move up the price ladder, you'll see larger sensors with better image quality, higher resolution, faster burst rates, and more capable video specs. We'll explain why we've chosen each camera and try to explain the advantages and disadvantages of each choice.
Our picks:
Best affordable kit: Sony a6100
Best value around $1000: Nikon Z50II
Best APS-C mirrorless camera: Fujifilm X-T5
Best value full-frame: Nikon Z5II
Best mid-priced mirrorless camera: Nikon Z6III
Best high-end mirrorless camera: Canon R5 II
Compact high-resolution: Sony a7CR
IQ above all else: GFX 100S II
Best affordable kit: Sony a6100
24MP APS-C sensor | Hybrid AF with Real-time Tracking | 4K video capture
Photo: Richard Butler
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Updated: October 13, 2025
These days, you can get a lot of camera for around $2500, though in the US tariffs have made great deals in this price range a little harder to come by. The picks on our list are high-spec options that are excellent for stills and video, and many have autofocus systems that come close to the performance of professional sports cameras.
Choosing a camera means committing to the ecosystem of lenses that are available for it, so we advise looking into the price and availability of your preferred kit. It's also worth noting that some camera manufacturers are more restrictive of what options third-party lens makers can provide, so be sure to consider that during your lens research.
Speaking of lenses, it's also worth considering that the latest lens designs for mirrorless cameras regularly outperform their older DSLR counterparts. If you have any lenses already, you may want to think about whether they're worth keeping around and adapting to a new system, or whether you'd be better off selling them and using the proceeds to buy modern equivalents of your most-used lenses. This option also gives ... 
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Updated October 8, 2025
$1000 might sound like a lot of money for a camera, but it's probably the least we'd recommend spending if you want to go beyond phone photography, especially as photography equipment is steadily getting more expensive. The picks on this list will give you more control than a phone and offer a more satisfying photographic experience.
At this price point, your options will be entry-level interchangeable lens cameras or larger-sensor compact cameras with built-in lenses. Compacts offer more control than a phone and a greater zoom range, but likely won't offer a huge jump in image quality compared to the latest flagship phones (despite their typically larger sensors).
Meanwhile, an interchangeable lens camera won't be as easy to carry around and comes with the added expense of lenses. However, they can make you feel even more involved in the photographic process, and the flexibility of swappable lenses will let you learn and grow into different types of photography as you develop your passion. They also feature much larger sensors than phones and the majority of compacts.
It's worth noting that camera makers sometimes assume that beginners will ... 
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Updated October 1, 2025
Fixed lens cameras may be a bit niche, but there's a reason they're so popular amongst photographers. They often come with small, bright lenses that offer better image quality than most compact zooms, in a variety of focal lengths, matched to relatively large sensors to give you the perfect field of view for your style of shooting.
Our picks range from pocketable models to larger cameras that you'll have to you'll have to consciously decide to take with you. They also cover a wide range of prices; while there sadly aren't any budget options, some come with much higher price tags than others, reaching well into the thousands of dollars.
Our picks:
Best fixed lens camera for patient people: Fujifilm X100 VI
The super X100: Sony DSC-RX1R III
Best pocketable fixed lens camera: Ricoh GR IV
The Rolls-Royce of fixed lens camera: Leica Q3 43
The just-for-fun fixed lens: Fujifilm X half
Best fixed lens camera for patient people: Fujifilm X100VI
40MP BSI CMOS APS-C X-Trans sensor | 35mm equiv F2 lens | Hybrid viewfinder
Image: Richard Butler
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Updated: September 30, 2025
$2000 or the equivalent in your local currency is a lot to spend on a camera, especially when you're just starting out. However, if you can spare the funds, it's the price bracket where cameras start to get really good. You can expect powerful but easy-to-use autofocus systems, cameras that make it easier than ever to learn the craft of photography, and even some more advanced and capable options.
While this article used to only consider cameras up to $1500, because of inflation (and, in the US, tariffs), this class of camera has risen in price; if a camera cost $1500 when it was introduced in 2019, its successor may now cost around $1800.
The biggest decision will likely be whether to go with a full-frame camera – a name that comes from their sensors being the same size as a frame of 35mm film – or a camera with a smaller APS-C or Micro Four Thirds sensor.
Essentially, choosing a sensor size comes with trade-offs between size, price, and image quality, as well as features. You can get some pretty advanced cameras in all three sensor ... 
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The Ricoh GR IV is a photographer's compact built around a 26MP APS-C sensor with a fixed 28mm equiv. F2.8 lens. It's the fourth entry in the GR series (though that was preceded by the long-running GR Digital series and film models prior to that), and includes elements from previous GR cameras that had been dropped by its predecessor.
Key Specs:
25.74MP APS-C sensor
18.3mm F2.8 lens (28mm equiv)
Magnesium alloy body
Built-in 2EV ND
5-axis image stabilization
53GB internal storage and UHS-I Micro SD slot
3.0" 1.04M dot LCD (720 x 480 px)
FullHD (1080) video up to 60p
262g with memory card and battery
The GR IV is available at an MSRP of $1499. This price represents a substantial increase from the GR III's $899 2018 launch price, though is less of a jump from the former market rate for the special editions of that camera, which go for around $1100 (when you can find them in stock).
Index:
What's new
How does it compare?
Body and handling
Image Quality
Autofocus
In Use
Conclusion
Sample Gallery
Specifications
Press Release
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The Hasselblad X2D II 100C is a medium format mirrorless camera, built around a 44mm x 33mm, 100MP BSI CMOS sensor. It's designed to deliver a high-dynamic range image workflow, and gains continuous autofocus supported by Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors and more effective image stabilization.
Key Specifications
100MP 44x33mm BSI CMOS sensor
HDR output (HEIF or Ultra HDR JPEG) by default
IBIS up to 10EV
Continuous autofocus
3.6", 2.36M dot tilting rear OLED display w/ 1400 nit peak brightness
5.76M dot 1x EVF
Human, pet and vehicle AF subject detection
LiDAR for autofocus
1TB internal SSD + CFexpress Type B slot
Despite the significant upgrades, the X2D II 100C sees the body-only price fall to $7399 / €7200 / £6400, an $800 reduction, compared with the existing X2D 100C.
Index:
What's new
How it compares?
Body and handling
In use
Initial impressions
Image Quality
Autofocus
Conclusion
Sample gallery
Specifications
Press Release
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What's New
"End-to-end" HDR
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Nikon has announced the ZR, a video-focused camera with Red co-branding. It features the same 24.5MP 'partially Stacked' sensor as the Z6III and inherits many capabilities from the more stills-oriented camera, but gains a new Raw video codec, video-focused UI and internal 32-bit float audio recording – a first in the industry.
Key Specs:
24.5MP full-frame 'partially Stacked' CMOS sensor
Nikon Z-mount
7.5EV IBIS
Up to 6K 60p
R3D (NE) Raw video codec
4" 3.07M dot (1280 x 800px) 1000 nit display
CFexpress Type B / microSD
Autofocus subject detection for people, animals, vehicles and planes
Internal 32-bit float
No mechanical shutter
The ZR will retail for $2199 – $500 cheaper than the Z6III – and will be available starting October 20th.
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Index:
What's new
How it compares
Body and handling
Video capabilities
Initial Impressions
Specifications
Press Release
What's New
Familiar sensor, new body
While the ZR's heart may be the same as the Z6III, less the mechanical shutter, it's not immediately obvious by looking at it. The camera has a boxy, EVF-less design with a minimal grip, ...