DSLRs

In September 2023, MacRumors revealed that Apple will equip the iPhone 16 models with a capacitive button called the Capture Button. As the name suggests, this button will be able to trigger a photo capture. In December 2023, the publication also revealed that the company could place this button on the right-hand side of the devices, replacing the mmWave antenna on US models. The same month, Mark Gurman claimed that the button would also be able to trigger a video capture, and earlier this month, a report from The…

Hasselblad is reportedly joining Canon and Nikon in phasing out DSLRs. Third-party vendor Capture Integration broke the news, saying on its blog that it received notice that the entire Hasselblad H system lineup is officially discontinued. The move leaves Pentax and Ricoh as the biggest remaining names in the rapidly diminishing DSLR space. Hasselblad hasn’t yet confirmed the news. “While we have been feeling this sting for over the last 18 months with lack of product, today we received official notice that the full…

Qualcomm Vice President actually believes that smartphone cameras will outplay DSLRs in 3-5 years. This comes from Judd Heape, which is a Vice President of Product Management for Camera, Computer Vision, and Video at Qualcomm.Smartphone cameras are expected to surpass DSLRs in 3 to 5 yearsHe has been interviewed with Android Authority quite recently, mainly to discuss smartphone photography. The main takeaway from the interview is his belief that smartphone cameras are on the way to outperform DSLRs.He believes that this…

Smartphone cameras are already a lot more popular than professional cameras. But they usually fail to offer the sheer image quality that DSLRs provide. But that could change soon, at least according to a senior Qualcomm executive. Judd Heape, Vice President of Product Management for Camera, Computer Vision, and Video at Qualcomm, had an interview with Android Authority recently to discuss his thoughts about the future of smartphone photography. According to him, the rate at which image sensors, processors, and artificial…

The biggest news in the camera industry this month is that Nikon is reportedly halting development of new SLR cameras, marking the end of a 63-year run. From now on, it will focus exclusively on mirrorless Z mount models like the Z6, Z50 and recently-launched Z9 flagship. This is a seismic industry change, as Nikon has a storied history with SLRs going back to the iconic Nikon F launched in 1959. But it’s not the only company going in this direction: Canon already confirmed that the EOS-1DX Mark III will be its final…

Nikon will reportedly discontinue production of its SLR cameras as per Nikkei Asia. Increasing competition from smartphone cameras continues to shift the camera industry. The Japanese camera maker will be focusing on new mirrorless camera models and the Nikon D6 DSLR will be Nikon’s last SLR. An SLR (single-lens reflex) camera uses an array of mechanical parts and mirrors to show an image through the lens or up through the eyepiece. Mirrorless cameras have taken the industry by storm over the last decade or so. Plus,…