Articles by: Basil Kronfli | Digital Camera World

Best on-camera monitors: external screens and video recorders for filmmakers

Best on-camera monitors in 2021: external screens and video recorders for filmmakers

By Basil Kronfli

Buying guide On-camera monitors give DSLR and mirrorless cameras a bigger screen for you to look at when shooting video

Affordable phone overload: TCL 20 Pro 5G, 20S, 20L+ and 20L announced

By Basil Kronfli

news Big pixel counts and low prices unite in TCL’s new 20-series

Poco X3 Pro review

By Basil Kronfli

review Xiaomi's Poco X3 Pro misses perfection, but still nails fantastic value

Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 is landscape gaming phone with 44MP selfie camera

By Basil Kronfli

news Legion Phone Duel 2 gaming phone combines twin turbo-fan cooling, a 64MP main camera and 44MP selfies

Huawei Mate X2 review: the best folding phone yet, but at a price

By Basil Kronfli

review The Huawei Mate X2 is the best foldable camera phone to date

The best laptops for video editing in 2021: edit your footage easily, wherever you are

By Basil Kronfli, Ben Andrews

Buying Guide Whether you vlog or movie-make, the best laptops for video editing will get the job done fast, on location or at home

The best YouTube cameras in 2021: perfect cameras for getting your videos online

By Basil Kronfli, James Artaius

Buying guide Here are the best YouTube cameras, phones and action cams for expert vloggers and would-be influencers alike

Realme 8 Pro review: 108 megapixel camera phone at a budget price

By Basil Kronfli

review The Realme 8 Pro brings 108MP resolution and a quad-camera photography at a bargain price

OnePlus 9 review – a seriously sensible smartphone to rival Galaxys & iPhones

By Basil Kronfli

review The OnePlus 9 is a seriously sensible smartphone with Hasselblad tuning

Hasselblad camera phones are here as OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are launched!

By Basil Kronfli

news OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro smartphones launch with Sony sensors and Hasselblad experiences

OnePlus 9 Pro review

By Basil Kronfli

review OnePlus 9 Pro with Hasselblad tuned camera delivers across the board

Poco F3 and Poco X3 Pro deliver big on budget and flagship smartphone power

By Basil Kronfli

news Xiaomi announces Poco F3 and Poco X3 Pro: low-cost, high-spec 48MP camera phones

Samsung Galaxy A52, A52 5G and A72 announced with OIS and 64MP cameras

By Basil Kronfli

news A is for awesome, according to Samsung’s 2021 Galaxy A52, A52 5G and A72 new camera phones

Redmi Note 10 Pro review

By Basil Kronfli

review The Redmi Note 10 Pro almost puts flagship camera phones into question

Asus ROG Phone 5

By Basil Kronfli

review The Asus ROG Phone 5 is the best gaming phone you can buy

Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus review

By Basil Kronfli

review The middle model in the Galaxy S21 family, is the Samsung S21 Plus smartphone the sensible compromise?

Sennheiser MKE 200 review

By Basil Kronfli

review The Sennheiser MKE 200 microphone is an affordable instant upgrade for smartphone and camera audio

The best video editing software for vloggers and filmmakers in 2021

By Basil Kronfli, Peter Fenech

Buying guide Looking for the best video editing software? We pick our favourite programs for every user level, on desktop and mobile

Xiaomi Mi 11 review

By Basil Kronfli

Review The Xiaomi Mi 11 gets a 5/5 for hardware, but software lets it down

Apple iPhone 12 Mini review

By Basil Kronfli

review Small and powerful, the Apple iPhone 12 Mini is a top-tier compact flagship

Samsung Galaxy S21 review

By Basil Kronfli

review The Samsung Galaxy S215G is a sensible, great looking, but ultimately familiar smartphone

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review

By Basil Kronfli

review With a 10x zoom, a 108MP sensor and four cameras, is the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the best camera phone yet?

Samsung S21 vs iPhone 12: the new Galaxy smartphone takes aim at Apple

By Basil Kronfli

versus The new Galaxy flagship takes on the latest Apple iPhone - but who wins in the Samsung S21 vs iPhone 12 shootout?

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra phones are here!

By Basil Kronfli

news Full details of the Samsung Galaxy S21 family of flagship Android smartphones is unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked

The best cinema cameras in 2021: stepping up to full scale filmmaking

By Basil Kronfli, James Artaius, Adam Duckworth

Buying guide The best cinema cameras have the handling, connections, lens mounts and accessories used by professional filmmakers