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Sony RX100 VII sensor isn’t as good as previous generation models, DxO mark says

Feb 10, 2020 John Aldred

The Sony RX100 VII is the latest in Sony’s line of popular RX100 compact cameras. DxOMark recently posted their review of the RX100 VII’s sensor…



Data recovery service shows what the inside of a dead Sony XQD memory card looks like

Jan 13, 2020 John Aldred

Many of us have experienced a memory card failure at some point, and although manufacturers have gotten much better at producing reliable cards, it still…



Keeping it small, using rear filters for the Sigma 14-24 f2.8 Art DG DN

Jan 9, 2020 Paul Monaghan

A while ago Sigma joined the L mount alliance along with Panasonic and Leica.  Although it wasn’t really till recently that we started to see…



Sony A7 has officially been marked as discontinued

Dec 27, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Six years after it was first introduced, Sony A7 has now been marked as discontinued. The concept lives on in its later iterations, but the…



Tearing down the Sony A7R IV to see what makes it tick

Dec 18, 2019 Patrick Nadolski

2020 is just around the corner, and if there is one thing we can be sure of, it’s that Sony probably isn’t going to be…



Nikon adds limited CFexpress support to the Nikon Z6 & Z7 cameras with 2.20 firmware

Dec 17, 2019 John Aldred

Along with today’s announcement of raw over HDMI for the Nikon Z6 and Z7, Nikon has also announced a downloadable firmware update for the same…



Sensor leak shows the Sony A7S III will see 10-Bit 4K 60FPS with a 15-megapixel Quad Bayer sensor

Dec 17, 2019 John Aldred

Once lauded as the kings of video, Sony’s been lagging a little of late with their A7 mirrorless series. They’re still clinging onto that 8-Bit…



This crazy modification adds a Micro Four Thirds mount to the Sony RX0 II action camera

Dec 5, 2019 John Aldred

Well, if this isn’t one of the weirdest but coolest camera modifications I’ve seen, I’m not sure what is. Canadian company, Back-Bone Gear has been…



Firmware update adds real-time Animal Eye AF to Sony RX10 IV

Nov 15, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Some two weeks ago, Sony announced a firmware update for the RX10 IV which would add real-time Animal Eye AF. We didn’t know the release date…



Sony teases their new IMX686 quad Bayer smartphone sensor with sample photos

Nov 8, 2019 John Aldred

Sony seems to have taken a bit of a back seat to Samsung lately when it comes to smartphone sensors. With many of them utilising…