Since Canon’s initial development announcement for the EOS R3, rumors have swirled that the company — despite its statement otherwise — was not the manufacturer of the backside illuminated sensor at its core.
A report published on June 17 stated factually that the R3 sensor is made by Sony, and Canon has responded. As PetaPixel […]. petapixel.com
After unveiling the Galaxy S20 Ultra with its monstrous (or ridiculous?) 108MP image sensor, Samsung has decided to pull back the curtain and reveal some details about this chip and the technology that made it possible. petapixel.com »
2020-02-13 23:05
One of Sony’s crown jewels in its empire is its image sensor business, which dominates global market share and has helped the company hit record profits. But now a famous investor is calling for Sony to spin-off the sensor business into a completely independent company. petapixel.com »
2019-06-14 18:07
Leaked renderings of the upcoming Pixel 4 seem to have prompted Google to get ahead of its own story by tweeting an image of the device well ahead of its expected fall launch date. Prominently featured is a square "bump" that appears to house two rear-facing cameras, a flash and two smaller sensors, one of which is visible if you raise the image's shadows. dpreview.com »
2019-06-13 00:06
Leica has introduced the Q2, updating its predecessor with a higher resolution full-frame sensor, splash and dust resistance on par with the SL's and an updated OLED viewfinder. The Q2 offers a 47. dpreview.com »
2019-03-07 17:00
It can be interesting, for the more tech-inclined photographer, to speculate about where camera makers are getting their sensors from. However, to be truly certain, you'd need to tear the camera apart and see what's printed around the edge of the chip. dpreview.com »
2018-06-16 14:00
The NX1 still sells for $2,460 on Amazon Samsung is going to challenge Sony’s leadership in the Image Sensor Business. Etnews. com reports that Samsung wants to become number 1: Reason why Samsung Electronics is greatly increasing production capacity of image sensor is due to its confidence. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-03-17 13:54
According to a new report out of South Korea, Samsung is increasing production of its ISOCELL image sensors at its Hwasung, South Korea location in a bid to clinch the #1 spot in image sensors worldwide. dpreview.com »
2018-03-16 20:34
In a move likely to completely silence all whispers of chicanery, DxOMark has finally published its results for Ricoh's Pentax 645Z. The camera just misses out on being hailed as the best stills camera sensor ever (as it would have been, when data was first published for the camera back in 2015), but it still scores a very impressive 101 points. dpreview.com »
2017-11-14 23:03
Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Canon's G1 X Mark III is, as the name implies, the third iteration in the company's range-topping large-sensor enthusiast compact series. However, what the name doesn't make clear is that it's a significant departure from its predecessors, in terms of both size and capability. dpreview.com »
2017-10-16 07:00
Recently, DPReview was invited to Japan to visit both the Sony headquarters in Tokyo and Sony’s image sensor factory in Kumamoto. The trip was an opportunity to gain some insight into both the philosophy and the technology that underpins the company. dpreview.com »
2017-09-11 17:22
The Nikon D7500 is a midrange APS-C DSLR that both sits below and borrows a lot from Nikon's APS-C flagship D500 including its 20. 9MP sensor, high-res metering sensor (used for subject recognition) and very probably its image processor. dpreview.com »
2017-07-05 20:11
A photographer has documented the sport of Muay Thai for 10 years, traveling to the sport's home in Thailand to capture impoverished youngsters quite literally fighting for a better life. [Read More]
The Professional Baseball Photographers' Association (PBPA) has announced the winners of its inaugural photo competition celebrating the best baseball images captured in 2023. [Read More]
Sports Illustrated, the foremost sports journalism outlet and purveyor of some of the world's best sports photography, has reportedly laid off many staffers. [Read More]
A photographer has sued the Detroit Lions for allegedly using his photo of former football star Barry Sanders to design a statue of him. [Read More]
NFL Films has dropped a short documentary about an amazing and rare lens that it uses to capture the jaw-dropping shots regularly seen by fans. [Read More]
This past weekend saw Formula 1 arrive in Japan, and in a country with a rich amateur photographer culture, it is perhaps no surprise that organizers of the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit sell special tickets for sports shooters. [Read More]
The vast majority of sports photographers turn up for their jobs and cover games without incident. But this summer, there have been a series of nasty accidents, injuries, and most tragically of all -- a death. [Read More]