Camera Sensor Reviews

Camera Sensor Review

Sony A7R III sensor review: The Nikon D850 meets its mirrorless match

The first cameras in Sony’s Alpha 7-series of mirrorless full-frame cameras were announced in October 2013 and are credited with bringing compact system cameras (CSCs) to the attention of professional photographers. Since then, they’ve proven[...]

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Pentax 645Z: A great choice for medium-format shooters

Announced in April 2014 as the replacement to the 40-million-pixel Pentax 645D, the Pentax 645Z is a medium-format DSLR with a Sony sensor that measures 43.8 x 32.8mm. With 51.4 million effective pixels, the CMOS[...]

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DJI Zenmuse X7: DJI’s best sensor so far

Announced on October 17, 2017, for use with the DJI Inspire 2 drone, the Zenmuse X7 is the first APS-C format drone camera from DJI. When capturing stills, the Zenmuse X7 uses the full imaging area[...]

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Hasselblad X1D-50c Sensor Review: Best commercially-available medium-format sensor

Hasselblad — the legendary manufacturer famed for supplying the camera that documented the Apollo moon landing missions — is renowned for high-end, expensive, medium-format cameras. But in a sign of shifting times, the iconic Swedish[...]

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Canon EOS 200D Sensor Review: A step up from the 100D

Launched in June 2017, the Canon EOS 200D is an APS-C format DSLR aimed at novice photographers who want a few more features than the Canon 1300D provides. Billed as the world’s smallest, lightest DSLR[...]

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Nikon D850 Sensor Review: First DSLR to hit 100 points

Nikon has been something of a trailblazer in super-high-resolution DSLRs, chucking a metaphorical hand grenade into the market in 2012 with the launch of the 36.3Mp Nikon D800. Since then, plenty of others have caught[...]

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Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sensor Review: Great color and ISO performance

Launched in June 2017, the EOS 6D Mark II is Canon’s latest semi-pro DSLR, aimed at enthusiasts looking to dip their toes in to full-frame photography, or pros after a more affordable second body. Five years[...]

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