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Thursday, October 3, 2019

Welcome to the 779th DPReview Newsletter

This week we published our full review of Canon's EOS 90D, and flashed back to earlier in the year, when Carey visited Sigma's factory in Aizu, Japan. You'll find links to both of those pieces of content below, alongside Chris and Jordan's take on the Fujifilm X-A7 and our gallery of sample images from the new Apple iPhone 11.


Canon EOS 90D Review

The Canon 90D is a DSLR that operates best when used as if it were a mirrorless camera. It offers live view autofocus that's competitive and easy to use, class-leading image quality, and video specs that'll appeal to the masses, all in a familiar, DSLR-shaped package.

Read our full review of the Canon EOS 90D

Take a look inside Sigma's Aizu factory where the fp is assembled

After attending the Sigma fp launch back in July, we had an opportunity to tour the company's factory in Aizu to see how it assembles its new full-frame camera as well as its lenses – take a look.

Take a look inside Sigma's factory

iPhone 11 sample gallery

It's missing the telephoto camera that the Pro model is equipped with, but the iPhone 11 has plenty to offer between a new ultra-wide camera, Night Mode and an updated Portrait Mode.

View our gallery of samples from the Apple iPhone 11

DPReview TV: Fujifilm X-A7 preview

On paper the Fujifilm X-A7 appears to address many of its predecessor's shortcomings, but do those improvements add up to a better real-world experience? Chris and Jordan head to Calgary's awe-inspiring, fire-breathing Beakerhead festival to preview the camera.

Watch the latest episode of DPRTV

News updates
Published Wednesday, October 2, 2019 10:06:00 PM GMT

These two new professional printers offer an incredible range of printing options and have a price to match.

Published Wednesday, October 2, 2019 7:35:00 PM GMT

Formerly an iOS exclusive, Duet Display can now turn your Android tablet or Chromebook laptop into a secondary display for your macOS computer.

Published Wednesday, October 2, 2019 5:34:00 PM GMT

Microsoft has finally brought USB-C to the Surface Pro 7 and has taken a leap by putting a custom ARM-based Snapdragon processor inside of its Surface Pro X 2-in-1.

Published Wednesday, October 2, 2019 3:58:00 PM GMT

The latest version of the software brings 3D Color Masking, Vignetting correction and a range of other new features.

Published Wednesday, October 2, 2019 1:30:00 PM GMT

After being successfully funded via Kickstarter, the Gnarbox 2.0 SSD is now available for creatives across the world.

Published Wednesday, October 2, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

Fujifilm's GF 50mm F3.5 'pancake' lens is a relatively compact optic for the company's GFX line of medium format cameras. What do you give up in exchange for the small size? According to Chris, not much.

Published Wednesday, October 2, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

A selection of photos shot with Fujifilm's GF 50mm F3.5 pancake lens during production of this week's episode of DPReview TV.

Published Wednesday, October 2, 2019 2:00:00 AM GMT

The Instax Mini Link works alongside an accompanying smartphone app to print photos in as few as 12 seconds and can print up to 100 images on a single charge.

Published Tuesday, October 1, 2019 7:28:00 PM GMT

The California-based drone manufacturer today announced the long-awaited Skydio 2. Compact, powered by AI, and offering up to 4K/60p video, the company is going after the Mavic 2 market.

Published Tuesday, October 1, 2019 6:50:00 PM GMT

Pixelmator Photo has been updated to make the most of Apple's new iPadOS 13 with batch edits, improved file handling and more.

Published Tuesday, October 1, 2019 4:16:00 PM GMT

The GoPro Max is GoPro's second-generation 360-degree action cam that now includes a front-facing touchscreen display, six built-in microphones, all new image processing capablities and more.

Published Tuesday, October 1, 2019 3:30:00 PM GMT

The GoPro Hero8 improves upon GoPro's flagship action camera with second-generation stabilization technology, a new 'Media Mod' attachment, 'Digital Lenses' and more.

Published Tuesday, October 1, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

After attending the Sigma fp launch back in July, we had an opportunity to tour the company's factory in Aizu to see how it assembles its new full-frame camera as well as its lenses – take a look.

Published Monday, September 30, 2019 8:53:00 PM GMT

The lens, which is destined for the $168 million 3.20-gigapixel Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), measures 1.57m (5.1ft) diameter and was delivered via semi to Menlo Park, California.

Published Monday, September 30, 2019 8:04:00 PM GMT

The update adds new functionality to the latest iPhone 11 Pro models and manages to improve performance on older devices.

Published Monday, September 30, 2019 5:38:00 PM GMT

The new Vision Series and Cine Series models come in 13in, 17in and 24in models and support 4K HDR video. Pricing information isn't yet available, but the monitors will be available in the first quarter of 2020.

Published Monday, September 30, 2019 4:37:00 PM GMT

When DJI announced the Ronin-SC, a 3-axis stabilizer for mirrorless cameras, it included features not found on the Ronin-S. DJI has now added Force Mobile, ActiveTrack 3.0 and Auto 3D Roll 360 modes.

Published Monday, September 30, 2019 2:41:00 PM GMT

Tomorrow, Sony's is reorganizing and renaming its ‘Business Transformation/IS Department’ to ‘Corporate IS Department.’

Published Monday, September 30, 2019 2:05:00 PM GMT

The Canon 90D is a DSLR that operates best when used as if it were a mirrorless camera. It offers live view autofocus that's competitive and easy to use, class-leading image quality, and video specs that'll appeal to the masses, all in a familiar, DSLR-shaped package.

Published Sunday, September 29, 2019 6:01:00 PM GMT

The new Westcott battery-powered head has a <1 second recycle time and can be triggered from almost 1000 feet using a controller that works with any camera brand

Published Sunday, September 29, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

It's missing the telephoto camera that the Pro model is equipped with, but the iPhone 11 has plenty to offer between a new ultra-wide camera, Night Mode and an updated Portrait Mode.

Published Sunday, September 29, 2019 12:00:00 PM GMT

Compared to the costs and limitations of photographing from a manned aircraft, using a drone to shoot landscapes is infinitely more flexible – and a fraction of the price.

Published Saturday, September 28, 2019 7:00:00 AM GMT

On paper the Fujifilm X-A7 appears to address many of its predecessor's shortcomings, but do those improvements add up to a better real-world experience? Chris and Jordan head to Calgary's awe-inspiring, fire-breathing Beakerhead festival to preview the camera.

Published Saturday, September 28, 2019 7:00:00 AM GMT

This week's episode features images shot with the X-A7 from the Beakerhead festival in Calgary, along with some colorful fall scenery.

Published Friday, September 27, 2019 8:06:00 PM GMT

Weird lens guru Mathieu Stern visited The Camera Rescue Project in Finland to check out one of the most impressive collections of film cameras in the world.

Published Friday, September 27, 2019 6:15:00 PM GMT

The new capabilities are powered by Adobe's AI Sensei system and are said to be arriving 'soon.'

Published Friday, September 27, 2019 5:56:00 PM GMT

Sony's a9 II announcement is likely on the horizon and newly leaked photos show off the camera in the wild once again.

Published Friday, September 27, 2019 3:28:00 PM GMT

The print, which is potentially the only version with photographer Joe Rosenthal's signature, is expected to sell at auction for upwards of $25,000.

Published Friday, September 27, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

We've added the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III to our studio test scene comparison tool, so it's now possible to compare image quality between four of the top 1"-type sensor compact cameras.

Published Thursday, September 26, 2019 7:20:00 PM GMT

Yuneec, a Chinese drone manufacturer, announced the latest model in its Typhoon series. The H3 features an ION L1 Pro camera developed in partnership with Leica.

Published Thursday, September 26, 2019 6:34:00 PM GMT

The new updates improve autofocus performance and reliability alongside a number of other fixes.

Published Thursday, September 26, 2019 5:35:00 PM GMT

A line of code in the latest Xiaomi camera app reveals that the company might be working on an 8K-enabled smartphone.

Published Thursday, September 26, 2019 4:37:00 PM GMT

The new 47MP sensor, officially called the IMX492LQJ, can shoot 10-bit 17:9 crop video at up to 30 fps.

Published Thursday, September 26, 2019 2:58:00 PM GMT

Samsung started mass production of a 5x optical zoom camera module back in May. If rumors are true it will debut in the Galaxy S11 series and be accompanied by a 108MP main camera.

Published Thursday, September 26, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

The Sony RX100 VII takes the place of its predecessor as our top recommendation for travel, with the Canon G5 X Mark II earning an honorable mention as a solid option for low-light photography.

Published Thursday, September 26, 2019 10:30:00 AM GMT

We've run through and summarized the best new tools, features and functionality for photographers inside iOS 13 and iPadOS 13.