
Hillary K. Grigonis
The US Editor of Digital Camera World, Hillary K. Grigonis has more than a decade of experience in journalism with a focus on photography and technology. Her work has appeared in Business Insider, Digital Trends, Pocket-lint, Rangefinder, The Phoblographer, and more.
A current Fujifilm and former Nikon shooter, her background in reviewing camera gear means she’s handled everything from cheap Instax to medium format mirrorless. Her camera bag includes a wide range of gear from a DJI drone to a newly added vintage film SLR.
On the weekends, she photographs portraits and weddings at Hillary K Photography. As a former photojournalist, her work favors a mix of documentary and posed styles. While she’s turned her passion for photography into a career, she still considers photowalks a break from work, while she also includes reading, hiking, kayaking, and camping among her most-loved hobbies.
Latest articles by Hillary K. Grigonis

The Nikon Coolpix A has all the makings of the most popular compact cameras today – except for one thing
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION The Nikon Coolpix A has the large sensor, bright lens, and compact design of today's trendiest point-and-shoots...except it launched in the wrong era

The video editing software used in hit Hollywood films is coming to smartphones – and it’s free. Meet Adobe Premiere Mobile
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
VIDEO EDITING Look out, CapCut: Adobe’s popular Premiere Pro desktop video editor will get a miniaturized mobile version this fall

This tiny camera ignores people to track just backyard wildlife – and its wildlife tracking is giving me FitBit-like vibes
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The Behold Cam-1 is a trail camera that tracks and monitors backyard wildlife

Is this the last of Canon’s DSLR lenses? After shifting to mirrorless, this is how many EF-mount lens options are left
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION Canon once had many dozen DSLR lenses available. Now, that number is down to 15

Instagram finally has an iPad app – but it’s focused on videos, not photos
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
INSTAGRAM The long-awaited Instagram iPad app is here, but its design is decidedly focused on videos

AI could soon control a mirrorless camera with just your voice. This odd upcoming camera uses voice control to simplify content creation
By Hillary K. Grigonis last updated
AI Camera Intelligence is a startup working on a mirrorless camera with a native AI capable of voice control and in-camera editing

How iconic is Polaroid’s square format? Courts to decide as years-long dispute between camera makers heats up
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
INSTANT FILM A years-long debate between Polaroid and Fujifilm is about to heat up after a judge denied a request for summary judgment

Panasonic is thinking outside the box with its newest box camera. Panasonic just teased a strange new three-in-one camera
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS Panasonic's newest video production camera merges the box camera, the studio camera and the PTZ into one

PolarPro RoadRunner 6L shoulder bag review: A minimalist command center for content creators (that’s still totally tough)
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
REVIEW The PolarPro RoadRunner 6L is a compact camera bag for minimalists and content creators

Terrible images are going to save photography from AI – and this is why
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION AI is becoming increasingly capable of generating "perfect" images… at a time when no one wants perfect photographs any more

This gadget looks like a cross between a Tamagotchi and a flip phone. It’s actually a compact video camera
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The Kyu camera takes minimalism to the extreme with a streamlined egg-shaped design and intentional limitations

Google’s AI refuses to generate deepfakes… unless you give it a photo. I found a dangerous loophole inside Gemini’s new photo-editing skills
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS Gemini's new editing tools allow for AI generations that look more like real people, but is the tech ripe for misuse and deepfakes?

Iconic retro film brand Rollei Analog is back, but the cryptic teaser leaves more questions than answers
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
FILM An Instagram post from Rollei Analog has film photographers speculating what's coming next from the company

GoPro will launch two more cameras in 2025. One is the Max 2 – but what is the other one?
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION GoPro's CEO says two more cameras are headed out before the end of 2025 – and the company has a history of September flagship launches

Apple is bringing back my favorite hidden iPhone photography hack with this AirPods trick
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
IPHONE HACK In iOS 26, iPhone photographers will be able to trigger a shot with some AirPod models – and its about time

Just how trendy is Fujifilm? Data shows a dramatic uptick in sales, but this one brand still takes nearly half of all camera shipments
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TRENDS Camera sales are steadily increasing across the board, but is Fujifilm about to disrupt the top three?

Rectangles are boring. This new fisheye crams a 220-degree view into iconic circle images – and the price is surprisingly cheap
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
FISHEYE The AstrHori 6mm f/2.8 creates a seriously wide view for some impressive creative distortion

Google says its new AI can generate images that look more like you. I tried it, and I’m both impressed and terrified at the same time
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
AI Gemini Flash 2.5 is capable of remixing photos to create a new image that still looks like the person in the original photo

Natural light photography is trending as searches reach the highest levels in a decade. What does that mean for photographers?
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION According to Google Trends, searches for natural light photography are at a ten-year high

Taylor Swift's engagement pictures are so popular, they broke Instagram. But photographers have mixed opinions
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION Photographers are looking to Taylor Swift's engagement photos to pinpoint what’s going to trend next in photography

GoPro’s stabilization is fantastic, but this weird new patent hints the company could be seriously leveling it up with an odd modular camera
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
PATENTS The latest GoPro can swap lenses, but a strange new patent hints that the company is dreaming up a modular gimbal camera

Firmware just gave two Sony cameras the ability to upload just the favorites to the cloud – and that’s just the start
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
FIRMWARE The Sony FX3 and FX30 just got a list of new features, thanks to free firmware

It’s official: The popular Ricoh GR III has been discontinued
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
COMPACT CAMERAS The Ricoh GR III has been discontinued as fans wait for the new GR IV to ship

YouTube admits to applying AI processing “similar to what a modern smartphone does” to videos. Creators aren’t happy
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
AI A YouTube representative said the platform was trying out an experimental feature using AI, but not generative AI, to sharpen and denoise footage on Shorts
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