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If you've just started using a digital SLR or compact system camera and want to learn more about how to pick out the right lens to pair it with, the following how-to video tutorial is a good starting place. It's led by professional travel photographer Kerrick James and focuses on Pentax lenses but the information could...
Sony had a big year in digital cameras last year, especially when you consider that the company launched four cameras -- the RX100, NEX-6, A99 and RX1 -- that could all be considered blockbusters. So what does Mark Weir, senior technology manager at Sony Digital Imaging, have to say about their success? That's what...
If you own one of Sony's Alpha SLT or NEX-series camera bodies and lenses made in the last couple of years, there's a pretty good chance new firmware awaits you on the company's support website. (Links to all the updates are at the end of this article.)
In one of the more comprehensive firmware releases in recent memory, the company has...
We must've missed this during the hubbub of CES but camera repairman Kelly Chong was out pounding the pavement in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the show last month to protest what he says is unfair treatment by imaging manufacturers against small camera shops.
Chong claims manufacturers, including...
The World Photography Organization just revealed the shortlist of photos for the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards and, as expected, some amazing work has made the cut. We've included a selection of some of our favorite photos from the Professional and Open category shortlists below.
Organizers said they received the...
Our review for the Sony A77 has languished in an almost-finished status for months now, but we've finally tied it off. Or at least we have until we hear back from Sony on a significant video AF issue we encountered.
You can check the video page of our Sony A77 review for the details, but the gist of it is that the...
Are you the designated photographer for your family? If so, there's a good chance something is missing from your photo albums: you. Fulfilling the duties of family record-keeper means you spend almost all your time behind the lens, making an occasional appearance only for posed, tripod-mounted shots. The Sony NEX-F3 aims to solve the problem...
Two newly-announced lenses today take the selection of Sony E-mount optics to no less than fifteen, including 13 lenses and two converters. The newest optics are a tiny pancake prime, and a power zoom lens aimed at video use. The latter has actually been shipping for a while in a bundle with the NEX-VG30 camcorder, but will now be available as...
French software company DxO Labs has unveiled a new release of its flagship Optics Pro workflow software for photographers, and announced an important milestone in its production of the modules that let Optics Pro automatically correct common lens-derived image quality problems such as vignetting, aberrations and distortion.
DxO Optics Pro...
Consumer electronics giant Sony announced five new fixed-lens camera models for the Consumer Electronics Show: one each in the long-zoom, Wi-Fi connected, and rugged lifestyle camera segments, plus two affordable and approachable entry-level models.
The long-zoom Sony H200 looks rather like a digital SLR, and that's no accident -- its...
The holidays are fast approaching, and time's running out to get your gift-buying finished! Are you still struggling to locate the perfect gift for the photographer-friend in your life? (Or perhaps it's time to upgrade your own camera gear, ready for those once-in-a-lifetime holiday snaps?)
Either way, there are a lot...
It's finally here! The camera we've all been waiting for has arrived in the US market, and you can pick yours up today! The Sony RX1 is one of the year's most talked-about designs, with an enormous 35mm full-frame sensor and a reasonably fast 35mm prime lens in a compact body.
When it was announced last September, senior editor Shawn Barnett...
If you've bought a new camera from Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, or Sony lately, now would be a good time to update your Apple software. The Cupertino, CA-based company has just released its Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.02, and raw files from a number of these companies' latest cameras are now available.
Apple newly supports raw...
There's a problem with feature-rich, life-proof digital cameras: they typically look like feature-rich, life-proof digital cameras, and are about as pocket-friendly as a brick. With the TX200V, Sony shows it's possible to make a camera jam-packed with worthwhile features, safe to use at the beach, in the pool, or on the slopes, and yet to give it a...
A recent series of humorous viral videos titled "DSLR Gear No Idea" from Sony Australia are making fun of a certain breed of overly enthusiastic DSLR owners. At the same time, the spots implicitly make a case for buying a Sony NEX series compact system camera -- or at least it appears that's what the company intends by...
Superzooms like the Sony HX200V are the veritable Swiss Army knives of the camera world. Where some cameras seem aimed for a specific task, this superzoom camera takes the "jack of all trades" approach, bolting on a versatile lens that tries to cover every possible shooting situation you might encounter.
But the superzoom's design is all...
Already turning up on year-end "best of" lists on a variety of photo gear sites, the pocket-sized, 20.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot RX100 just reached another, rather unexpected milestone. Time magazine has named the RX100 "Best Invention of the Year 2012".
What's also notable is that the Sony RX100 is one of only three...
If you've been reading our news page for any length of time you'll doubtless be familiar with Canadian company Chipworks: we've mentioned them more than a few times over the years. They specialize in tearing all the latest gadgets apart, then analyzing the pieces to see what can be learned about the underlying...
A long-awaited update for the Sony NEX-7 finally arrives: Version 1.01 promises a few enhancements ranging from granting the ability to disable the Movie Record button to improving image quality when using a wide angle lens.
Sony also released firmware updates for the Sony A65V, A77V, A37 and A57 digital cameras, adding lens compensation to correct for chromatic aberration,...
Our Sony shooting experience this week included the new Sony NEX-6 compact system camera. And IR founder and publisher Dave Etchell just posted a new gallery of sample shots to show off what the NEX-6 can do.
Here's what Dave said about his experiences with the Sony NEX-6 so far: "You could say that Sony set out to...
