Even though SLR cameras adopted digital image sensors as far back as the 1980s, other key components have remained defiantly mechanical. Mirrorless cameras removed the mirror and optical viewfinder ...

More importantly the shutters are complicated and expensive to make, and finicky sods to keep running smoothly, not to mention seriously restricting the possible top speed of the lens; and the need to ...

The Part 1 of this series about digital camera design has shown how to do the basic calculations that interrelate pixel size, focal length, focal ratio, and spot size, and demonstrated how these ...

The newly-developed focal plane shutter is more durable and quieter than with the previous camera, and allows the X-T4 to achieve up to 15 frames per second continuous shooting, with the lag between ...

There are plenty of major milestones in the history of the 35mm SLR, particularly when it comes to the integration of increasingly more and more automation. Of course, there were a number of important ...

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. The combination of size and focusedness means a prime-lens compact isn't necessarily the same as leaving a prime lens on an ...

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How the latest developments have improved the performance of the sensors in our cameras. Sensor technology has come a long way since the CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) sensors used in the original ...

Leica fans, ready your wallets: the successor to the Leica SL is here, and you're probably going to want one. Revealed today, the Leica SL2 picks up where its full-frame predecessor left off, with ...