Reflecting on a Massive Year in Cameras

View in Browser December 28, 2025 The team spent the final full week of 2025 wrapping up and reflecting on what turned out to be a momentous year for camera hardware.  Just in case you missed any of it, this week we published a recap of our biggest reviews and stories. We also asked the community to share their most essential photography lessons from 2025.  We hope you enjoy the perspective and wish you all a happy and early new year. Thank you for supporting our work and being part of our community throughout 2025. We're excited to bring you even more camera reviews, industry coverage, and plenty of new content ideas and ways to engage with our team in 2026!  —Ben Highlights 2025 by the numbers: what DPReview got up to this year As we reflect on 2025, we're looking back at the stats: the number of cameras and lenses we've covered, images in our sample galleries and more. Come see what we accomplished this year. The best cameras under $3000 in 2026 What's the best camera for under $3000? This price point gives you access to some of the most all-round capable cameras available. Excellent image quality, powerful autofocus and great looking video are the least you can expect. We've picked the models that really stand out. Celebrating ten years of celebrating gear 2025 marks ten years of us writing our Gear of the Year series. The most significant photography lessons you learned in 2025 Our latest Question of the week asked readers about the most significant photography lesson they learned in 2025. Here are their answers! 2025: Our year in stories, reviews and more The highlight reel of a very busy year. News Updates The US government's de facto ban on new DJI drones is here The FCC can no longer authorize new drones made in any foreign country. Dale's photo of the year: Everglades adventures Managing Editor Dale Baskin's favorite photo adventure of the year took him to Everglades National Park in Florida with a telephoto lens. The DPReview team looks back at our predictions for 2025 – how'd we do? In this episode of DPReview Discussions, the team takes a look back at our predictions for what 2025 would hold. Mathew's Photo of the year: Computer game industry adventures DPReview's Community Manager, Mathew Anderson, shares his love of community management through his experiences in the computer game industry, with a very special moment having met MythBuster's, Adam Savage, earlier this year. This year in camera tech: the advances that shaped 2025 2025 was mainly a year of continued progress, rather than blockbuster breakthroughs, but we've tried to pull out the tech and trends that we think will underpin future cameras. DPReview 276 5th Avenue, Suite 704 - 3126 New York, NY 10001 You received this email because you subscribed to the Digital Photography Review weekly newsletter. To update your preferences, click here. To unsubscribe, click here. Alternatively, log into dpreview and visit your user profile settings, uncheck the Newsletter Subscription checkbox, then click on Save changes. Click here to forward to a friend. If you're new to this newsletter, you can subscribe here.  Preferences |  Advertise | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2025 DPReview. All Rights Reserved.

The Camera Advances That Shaped 2025

Plus other camera news you missed

View in Browser   December 21, 2025, This week, the team continued to use the tail end of the calendar year as a chance to reflect on the industry and their personal work.  Dale and Mathew each shared their favorite photo of the year, while Abby discussed why the Hasselblad X2D II 100C was her favorite rig of 2025.  Mitchell and Richard also published their in-depth review of Canon's EOS R6 III. To cap it all off, we've opened voting for our annual Reader's Choice Awards, and we hope you'll take the time to share your thoughts on the best camera, prime lens, and zoom lens of 2025.  As always, thanks for supporting our work and being part of the DPReview community.  —Ben Highlights This year in camera tech: the advances that shaped 2025 2025 was mainly a year of continued progress, rather than blockbuster breakthroughs, but we've tried to pull out the tech and trends that we think will underpin future cameras. Canon EOS R6 III in-depth review: no need for hype, just deliver The EOS R6 III did well at almost every test we put it through, from shooting stills to filming several videos. The DPReview team looks back at our predictions for 2025 – how'd we do? In this episode of DPReview Discussions, the team takes a look back at our predictions for what 2025 would hold. The DPReview community in 2025 DPReview's Community Manager, Mathew Anderson, talks about the community in 2025, the new forum software, and reveals exciting new plans in development for 2026. Gear of the Year - Abby's choice: the Hasselblad X2D II 100C This monster of a camera made medium format photography approachable and, well, fun. Dale's photo of the year: Everglades adventures Managing Editor Dale Baskin's favorite photo adventure of the year took him to Everglades National Park in Florida with a telephoto lens. Mathew's Photo of the year: Computer game industry adventures DPReview's Community Manager, Mathew Anderson, shares his love of community management through his experiences in the computer game industry, with a very special moment having met MythBuster's, Adam Savage, earlier this year. Question of the week: What is the most significant photography lesson you learned in 2025? In this edition of our Question of the Week series, we're interested to hear about the most significant photography lesson you learned in 2025. News Updates Canon EOS R6 III sample photos and videos: quietly competent See what the photos and videos produced by Canon's latest enthusiast full frame mirrorless camera look like. We tested the Sony a7 V's dynamic range for ourselves: is this the peak? The a7 V's partially stacked sensor is one of the most ISO invariant that we've seen to date. Lensrentals' figures hint at Canon/stills and Sony/video lockout Lensrentals' annual breakdown of its most-rented products reveals some interesting trends in both stills and video usage. Ricoh's latest, haziest version of the GR IV is nearly here The Ricoh GR IV HDF is officially coming soon. Nikon is still adding features to the Z9, four years after launch The company's latest firmware update for its sports and action camera improves the autofocus and lets you use it as the most excessive webcam imaginable. Viltrox is bringing its fast 35mm Lab lens to Nikon users The Viltrox AF 35mm F1.2 Lab lens is now available for Z-mount. Readers' Choice Awards: Vote now for the best camera of 2025 It's time to vote! Tell us which new camera of 2025 deserves the honor of winning the 2025 Readers' Choice Camera of the Year Award. Readers' Choice Awards: Vote now for the best prime lens of 2025 It's time to vote! Tell us which new prime lens of 2025 deserves the honor of winning the 2025 Readers' Choice Prime Lens of the Year Award. Readers' Choice Awards: Vote now for the best zoom lens of 2025 It's time to vote! Tell us which new zoom lens of 2025 deserves the honor of winning the 2025 Readers' Choice Zoom Lens of the Year Award. DPReview 276 5th Avenue, Suite 704 - 3126 New York, NY 10001 You received this email because you subscribed to the Digital Photography Review weekly newsletter. To update your preferences, click here. To unsubscribe, click here. Alternatively, log into dpreview and visit your user profile settings, uncheck the Newsletter Subscription checkbox, then click on Save changes. Click here to forward to a friend. If you're new to this newsletter, you can subscribe here.  Preferences |  Advertise | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2025 DPReview. All Rights Reserved.