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- January 22
- January 21
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- Godox launches new, high-power monolight flash
- BREAKING: Sony is making a 180MP medium format sensor – and potentially a 107MP full frame sensor (report)
- A clever, mechanical take on the amazing XPan camera – without the $4,000 price tag
- The smartphone decimated the camera industry. But now Canon says the industry has finally settled, as trends push point-and-shoots like this PowerShot compact out of stock
- "We missed the mark, and we are sorry." Evoto responds to AI Headshot Generator backlash
- The Kodak FunSaver hits its lowest price ever, and it’s still a party classic
- YouTube is adding support for still photos, as CEO says Shorts will gain support for image posts in 2026
- ProGrade Digital secures out-of-this-world contract with NASA
- Is Insta360 secretly building a compact camera? CEO post sparks global speculation
- "Street photography is actually nonsense... and it's so bloody good"
- Sony is selling off its legendary TV division to TCL – what does this mean for Sony cameras?
- Major Adobe Premiere and After Effects update streamlines advanced video editing workflows with new tools and AI
- In a “win for filmmakers and fans alike,” the 102MP open gate Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 has been approved for IMAX screens
- January 20
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- A mirrorless with a pancake lens makes a fantastic point-and-shoot alternative, but you should know these 3 things before buying one
- A major solar storm brought the aurora farther south than normal. But are we in for an encore for photographers tonight?
- Has Ricoh lost focus on film? Pentax Film Project disappears from homepage
- Only weeks on the market, this full-frame powerhouse tops Japan’s best-selling camera charts – Again!
- iPhone 18 Pro leak: Apple to kill Dynamic Island in biggest design overhaul since iPhone X
- Rumors persist that Nikon is suing Viltrox: Here’s what we know
- January 19
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- Apple led global smartphone market in 2025, overtaking Samsung at the post
- Japan's best-selling camera brands crowned: compact, mirrorless, DSLR, video, and action winners revealed
- Sally Mann explains why, aged 74, she has finally switched from 10x8in sheet film to using a digital camera
- This is how this squirrel's soggy fur became one of the best wildlife photos of the year
- Canon's latest camera gets the thumbs up from Netflix
- A 300mm f/2.8 and 400mm f/4 in one prime lens? Canon might follow Nikon's built-in teleconverter super-telephoto trend
- It’s back! The paused major firmware update for the Sony A7 IV has been updated after a glitch, bringing autofocus, display and anti-AI tweaks
- January 18
- January 17
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- Final Cut Pro will soon search with AI, detect beats and automate a montage on the heels of the Apple Creator Studio announcement
- “Make this look like film” – I tried VSCO’s new AI prompt photo editing. It’s not perfect, but it did generate retro looks
- Why Japan's #3 best-selling lens is more exciting than the #1 (and it's not an optic made by Sony!)
- Massive patent leak suggests Insta360 is planning to take out DJI's dominant Osmo Pocket 3 vlogging camera
- Love bites: This powerful wildlife photo, taken with a Sony A1, captures the beautiful chaos of motherhood
- Is Canon's "unicorn lens" finally here?
- January 16
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- This quantum camera captures 96% more light than standard sensors – and it's backed by US$4.2 million in funding
- This cheap compact camera beat pro mirrorless. The most popular cameras of 2025 at this US retailer are a strange mix of cheap compacts and high-end mirrorless cameras
- Watch out, Sony and Canon: Tamron has designed a 28-70mm f/2 lens to rival your US$3,300+ optics
- Get "one of the finest Nikon Z lenses" for only £699
- Save £950 on Sony's highest-resolution full-frame camera!
- Voigtlander announces new portrait prime for Canon RF and Nikon Z cameras
- Is this the end of the bulky vlogging camera? Insta360 is betting yes with two new Link webcams...
- "No, The Queen didn't walk out": Annie Leibovitz reveals the truth behind her infamous royal photo shoot
- Is Fujifilm about to update its beloved tiny pancake lens? Patent hints that Fujifilm is working on a smaller 18mm f/2 – but I hope this one feature becomes reality
- January 15
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- Winner of world’s biggest sports photography competition crowned for mind-blowing timing and composition
- Could the Galaxy S26 Ultra be getting a new, improved 24MP capture option?
- The inventor of the CMOS camera sensor just won the "Nobel Prize of Engineering"
- The Galaxy S26 Ultra may get subtle hardware upgrades for its main and telephoto cameras
- The Olympus E-M10 Mark IV is the last Olympus camera standing. But how long will the cheap compact mirrorless stick around for?
- Ricoh GR IV Monochrome compact camera goes all in on black and white with a built-in red filter for stormy skies
- Finally #1! Released back in 2023, this beginner-friendly mirrorless is Japan’s best-selling camera in 2025
- January 14
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- This colorful new Kodak compact camera is a low-tech digicam with instant prints – and a US$80 / £80 price
- Want 8K 360 video? The Insta360 X4 is now cheaper than ever
- This oddly-shaped lens filter creates motion blur without the need for a slow shutter speed for a mix of sharpness and motion
- Nikon’s underrated f/2.8 telephoto zoom just hit its lowest price ever
- The Kodak Charmera is back in stock globally after months of sell-outs, with a rare price drop in Australia
- Leica fans abuzz as Noctilux 35mm f/1.2 speculation gains steam
- DJI Pocket 4 and Avata 360: Everything we know about the leaked 2026 DJI camera and drone roadmap
- What on earth is a grip arm - and why you need one in your photo studio set-up?
- Shot with a Fujifilm X-T4 camera, this entrancing image beautifully captures an ancient Hindu ritual
- DxO’s optical corrections now cover an unprecedented 110,230 camera and lens combinations
- Apple’s Photoshop alternative Pixelmator Pro is coming to iPad, including Apple Pencil support
- The Instax Mini Evo Cinema decade camera is delightfully weird and the most fun that I've had with a retro compact camera in a long time. But, it's not without some serious flaws
- January 13
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- The US has temporarily eased up on the drone ban, but the exemption list leaves aerial photographers behind
- $1,000,000 up for grabs in world's richest photography awards as 2026 HIPA contest theme is revealed!
- Popular Adobe alternatives Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro are going subscription as Apple launches Creator Studio
- A white Fujifilm X Half appears overseas, as the US is giving black ones away free and UK prices drop… what's going on?
- The Thypoch Ksana 21mm f/3.5 is built for photographers who miss character in their lenses
- Kodak has the best-selling compact camera of the year – and it explains everything about 2025
- Just released, and already Japan's best-selling camera – leaving 100MP flagship far behind
- The one lens trick that made Scott Schuman, aka The Sartorialist, a street photography legend
- January 12
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- Galaxy S27 Ultra: possible camera specs emerge
- Kodak's US$100 retro compact camera retakes Japan's top-selling spot – and Sony's US$5,000+ flagship barely makes the cut
- These lifesize 35mm rolls of film are actually digital compact cameras!
- I wanted to buy a new lens – but I ended up buying a new camera body instead. Here’s what happened…
- 100 winning portraits turn Britain's streets into a nationwide photography exhibition
- Super-popular mirrorless camera drops to its lowest price ever!
- January 11
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- Memory card and camera phone prices are likely to rise... all thanks to AI
- You have less than 2 weeks to enter the £10,000 LCE Photographer of the Year
- Researchers hacked a weird Franken-lens to a Canon EOS R10 to take photos with everything in focus – without computational photography
- OWC launches the ultimate portable SSD that's three times faster than its rivals
- January 10
- January 9
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- Get 3 photo magazines for just £1 – this is our best-ever subscription deal!
- Spectacular photos of Iceland's volcanic reawakening win two awards as Svartsengi erupts for first time in 783 years
- Are retro cameras just nostalgia bait? How good is the Canon EOS C50? Plus tips for using a new or upgraded camera – it's the new Bokeh Face podcast!
- These new AI smart glasses could actually make sense for photographers (and they're cheaper than RayBans)
- Save £970 on the Nikon Z6 II and versatile zoom to start your full-frame photography journey
- Fujifilm is gambling on strange retro compact cameras where megapixels don’t matter, and style is everything. The oddball Evo Cinema has just 5MP, but so does the best-selling Evo original
- This compact Sony mirrorless camera + lens is now yours for just over £600!
- This zoom is the best-selling lens for the second year running… Here's why and the full top 10 of 2025
- The Poco M8 Series attempts to push what is possible in a budget smartphone
- “Why bad photographers think they’re good,” pro says it like it is, then explains what to do about it
- Westcott newest strobe packs 850 full-power flashes in a single charge and supports camera bursts at up to 50 fps in Freeze Mode
- January 8
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- Are US camera prices about to change again? GoPro among the 1,000+ companies suing Trump over tariffs
- New year, new ‘pro’ portrait prime lens for Nikon shooters with a Z DX mirrorless camera
- Nikon is leveling up its lens manufacturing. A new manufacturing facility could help Nikon quickly increase production of its most popular lenses
- Long before the Apple Pencil, this wartime Kodak compact camera came with a stylus, here’s why…
- This flip-open food camera uses AI to track everything you eat (but it is not meant for foodporn)
- Discover the Canon-powered US$99,000 smart telescope. Here's what happens "When you remove every limit" with Vaonis
- Fujifilm's quirky compact camera gets its first firmware update of 2026
- Rare image of vanishing century-old technique celebrated in photography contest – captured with an 8-year-old DSLR
- This new pro gimbal accommodates everything from mirrorless to compact cameras with a detachable screen-clad remote for AI tracking
- Godox gives its pocket strobe a smart refresh with the new AD100Pro II photo flash
- The world's first 360-degree bird feeder camera lets you film every bird from every angle
- January 7
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- World-first: a dash cam with a thermal imaging camera and 6.25" touchscreen monitor!
- Instax is about to get a lot better at printing text on instant film, if this new premium mobile printer is any indication
- The newest Fujifilm compact camera “time-travels” with an Eras Dial and a design inspired by 1960s 8mm cine cameras. But, there’s a catch
- Honor just reinvented the camera phone! But will this tempt you away from Apple?
- Meet Joy: This AI assistant turns your bird feeder's camera into your own nature documentary
- Expressive Kolkata image earns major recognition, captured with "one of the best full-frame mirrorless cameras for travel photography"
- This new foldable phone could be a game changer for photographers
- Happy New Nikon! The Nikkor Z 24-105mm f/4-7.1 goes longer than most standard zooms…
- Canon EOS R100 bundle drops to £459, making it the perfect beginner camera (or a great gift)
- Birdbuddy reveals a new mini flagship bird feeder camera that can identify a bird just by listening to it!
- Three-year-old Canon camera proves impossible to dethrone – it's still Japan's best-selling camera!
- The new Meike 23mm f/1.4 weighs about as much as a can of soup and costs less than US$300
- January 6
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- This plug-and-play mic is designed to blend in with clothing at a tiny 8.8mm deep – and it’s surprisingly affordable
- Camera glasses are about to get more useful while on camera with teleprompters. But, Meta’s Ray-Ban Display is so popular, the international launch is on hold
- Camera-themed laptops are a thing now. The Asus ProArt PX13 GoPro Edition takes action cam inspiration for a rugged laptop with a rotating touchscreen
- Kick off 2026 with these 10 photography competitions open for entries from January to May
- This giant digital photo frame rearranges millions of ink capsules for a cord-free art display that can still display pictures when powered off!
- This camera brand is developing its own sensor. I hope the change indicates a push for even better color science
- Lexar celebrates its 30th birthday and reveals new storage solutions for AI workloads
- The best-selling cameras of 2025 are in – and this Kodak compact camera takes the crown, overshadowing new 40MP releases
- Is DJI making another power play in the global markets with a teased new product?
- The Ballad of Sexual Dependency: why Nan Goldin's flash-lit photo essay on intimacy still resonates in 2026
- Leica's compact camera gets New Year’s firmware update – here are the D-Lux 8's digital resolutions
- New action camera brand asks "What if a DJI Nano and Insta360 Ace Pro made a baby?"
- Compact cameras are climbing in popularity nearly as fast as DSLRs are declining, the latest stats suggest
- Shure launches the MV88 USB-C microphone for smartphones, which promises to deliver studio-grade audio for content creators
- Instagram, as we know it, is dead. But as Instagram head Adam Mosseri calls pro photographs “boring,” where is Instagram headed next?
- Cheap, fast and full-frame: Brightin Star releases retro-infused 35mm f/1.4 wide-angle lens for mirrorless cameras
- January 5
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- Rumor: Samsung may introduce radically new camera hardware for the Galaxy S27 Ultra
- Some point-and-shoot cameras are surprisingly good at macro photography. The reason? It's actually because of those small sensors
- A 600mm lens for £359? This Canon RF lens deal is the real thing - and that's wild!
- You can buy a necklace that holds an SD card: Genius idea or total gimmick?
- These are the top 10 compact cameras in Japan right now – 'evolution' reigns as a kids' camera hits the charts for the first time
- January 4
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- January 2
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- The internet is calling out Grok for “nudifying” photos. But it’s not even the first time X’s AI has been under fire for undressing photos
- Get 14 bonus gifts with the February 2026 issue of Digital Camera magazine
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- Richard Avedon's American West: what today's portrait photographers can still learn from this classic series
- January 1
