
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

A key detail was left out of the GoPro Mission 1 launch – and the answer is likely coming in just a few days. What is the GoPro Mission 1 Pro price?
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION The announcement of the GoPro Mission 1 series came with key specs, but the price won't come until the NAB Show later this month

“The splashdown of a lifetime.” Viral video reveals how photographers captured the Artemis II splashdown in the middle of the ocean
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
ARTEMIS NASA has shared a now-viral video of how photographers managed to capture the Artemis II splashdown in the Pacific Ocean

Japan’s bestselling mirrorless camera isn’t showing signs of slowing down – and one retailer says "many" photographers are switching from other brands
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TRENDS A "Sony phenomenon has swept through the market,” says major camera store in Japan, as the Sony A7 V tops best-seller lists for the fourth month in a row

Canon’s cinema cameras are about to get a key firmware refresh. Gimbal dials and buttons will soon be able to control some Canon EOS models
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
CANON The Canon C400, C80, C50, C70, and R5 C will get a firmware refresh this summer, with three cameras gaining support for DJI gimbal controls

Inspired by Netflix tech, creatives can now share photos and videos without the wait thanks to Frame.io’s new Desktop app
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The new Frame.io Drive allows the cloud storage platform to act more like a local drive, only downloading what’s needed much like streaming on Netflix

Canon’s new camera and lens can see from miles away – even in the dark – but you probably won’t buy it
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
CANON The Canon MS-510 uses a SPAD Sensor, which, unlike CMOS, counts each proton for extreme low light imaging

I have both a mirrorless and a GoPro, but the new GoPro 1 Mission Pro ILS is unlike any other camera that I’ve seen. Interchangeable lenses have arrived on a still tiny GoPro, but unbelievably there's no autofocus!
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION The GoPro Mission 1 Pro ILS is the first mirrorless from GoPro – but between the mismatched sensor and lens mount and lack of autofocus, it's a bit unusual

GoPro Mission 1 series crams a one-inch sensor into the smallest 8K open gate cameras yet – including GoPro’s first-ever mirrorless camera!
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
GOPRO The GoPro Mission 1 series includes two cinema action cameras and a mirrorless camera that pack in 50MP photos and video up to 8K60

The color grading tool used by Hollywood now supports still photos – and it’s free. DaVinci Resolve 21 works with both photos and videos
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
EDITING DaVinci Resolve, a video editor popular for its color tools, now supports still photos to give photographers cinematic color tools – and aid hybrid creators

The Artemis II mission isn’t just science. Viral photos and videos from the Moon mission are proof of the power of a photograph
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION The viral photos from Artemis II highlight the power of photographs and videos to create connection, no matter the distance

I’m a pro portrait photographer who still uses the Fujifilm X-T4. This is what I want to see in the X-T6
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION As a photographer using the old X-T4, I'm hoping to see updates to autofocus, stabilization, and design when my beloved camera series sees its next update

Brace yourselves: Multiple major camera launches are coming before the end of April, with two key brands already confirmed
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NAB SHOW Brands often tie launches to major camera shows, and two brands have already released camera teasers ahead of the NAB Show this month

The new TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air is a lightweight prime that still uses an all-metal body
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The new TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air is a lightweight APS-C prime for X-Mount and E-Mount photographers

Adobe is building an AI that can adjust videos as they are being generated, giving users drag-and-drop tools to move objects and even the “camera”
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS Adobe MotionStream is an experimental program that allows users to direct movement as an AI video is being generated

One Moon, 32 cameras, 10,000 photos – as a photographer, I’m awed by the Artemis II photo album. These are the best ones so far
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
ARTEMIS Artemis II took 10,000 photos during the Moon flyby. As a photographer, I think these are the most epic images from Artemis II so far

The best APS-C compact cameras: pack pro-level image quality in your pocket in 2026
By Gareth Bevan last updated
BUYING GUIDE Big image quality in a small package: here are the best compact cameras packing APS-C image sensors

Viral photos being used to claim Artemis II footage is fake are actually AI fakes themselves. Oh, the irony!
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
ARTEMIS Viral photos showing the Artemis II astronauts in front of a green screen were created by Google Gemini, an analysis shows

Light pollution has increased by 16 percent in less than a decade, but study reveals there's good and bad news for astrophotographers
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
ASTRO A study published this week suggests that light pollution has increased significantly, but that countries with policies in place are actually dimming

OM System’s new infared mirrorless camera can see what human eyes can’t. The OM-1 Mark II IR just launched in Japan for use in research and industry
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
IR OM System has announced an infrared variant of the OM-1 Mark II, but only in Japan and only for business users

From a polar bear on a dead whale to socializing with a robot, these World Press Photo award winners create “urgent portrait of our world today”
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
AWARDS The winning images from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest tell the stories not just of the world, but of the photographers who endured to capture them

A Fujifilm X-T5 camera is chilling out in hand-made housing on top of the Swiss Alps, beaming mountain conditions to visitors
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
FUJIFILM Roundcam is using the Fujifilm X-T5 in their custom housings built for live-streaming 360 panoramas of iconic locations

Yes, Artemis II astronauts are using a decade old DSLR, but the GoPros attached to Orion are even older. These Artemis II images were shot with a 2014 action camera
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
ARTEMIS II Think you can't take epic images with a nearly 12-year-old action camera? NASA can, as Artemis II sends back images shot with a GoPro Hero4 Black

The new Nikon Z50 II firmware takes inspiration from the Zf, Z9 updates – and a full-frame kit lens gets a bug fix too
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
FIRMWARE Creatives using the Nikon Z50 II or Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 take note: there's a new free firmware update
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