Understanding the iPhone's New Camera Systems

Plus, major cinema release from everyone

View in Browser September 14, 2025, Apple's traditional September iPhone reveal event will always capture most of the product media world's attention. Still, this year's presentation included plenty of camera-specific updates that had our team (and the rest of the camera-savvy world) talking.  Nikon, Fujifilm, and Canon also announced new video and cinema-focused hardware and the surprising return of an aging point-and-shoot. As always, our team was ready to cover everything, publishing new sample galleries and discussing the most interesting new cinema camera releases. — Ben Highlights iPhone 17 Pro cameras: What's new, what's unchanged We compare the cameras on the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro max to the iPhone 16 Pro series to show you what's new. Hey Apple: cropping is not "optical" zoom Can smartphone companies please stop using the phrase "optical quality" to describe crops of Quad Bayer sensors? We helped YouTuber Benj Haisch solve his lens problem Introducing ISO: Camera Upgrades on a Budget, our new series in partnership with MPB. The DPReview team discusses the Nikon ZR and Canon EOS C50 And also Sigma's new lenses. Red shift: New ZR reveals Nikon's cinematic ambitions Nikon has announced the ZR, a compact full-frame, 6K/60 Raw-capable video camera, co-branded with the logo of its Red cinema division. How to safely delete files from your memory cards Memory cards are durable, but they still require some care to keep them in working order. Question of the week: What's your favorite smartphone from a photography perspective? This week, we want to know what smartphones you think are based specifically when talking about cameras and photography or videography features. Hasselblad X2D II studio scene: so many pixels to peep How does the latest medium format camera render our test scene? Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG II Art sample gallery: light and bright We put the smaller, lighter version of an already great lens to the test. Sigma 20-200mm F3.5-6.3 sample gallery: a palm-sized 10x zoom for full-frame A look at what Sigma's surprisingly small lens can do. OM System 50-200mm F2.8 IS Pro sample gallery: tons of reach We tested the teleconverter-friendly lens by taking pictures of birds and more. Pixels in Your Pocket: the September Editors' photo challenge is open for submissions Share a photo captured with your smartphone or tablet and show us how small sensors can tell big stories. News Updates The iPhone 17 Air is a lighter, slimmer phone from Apple The iPhone, minus some millimeters, grams, and cameras. Fujifilm's medium format cinema camera gets a price and release date Plus, big news for those who enjoy Fujifilm film simulations. Fujifilm's medium format system gains a cine power zoom The Fujinon GF32-90mm T3.5 PZ OIS WR is an autofocus, stabilized power zoom for filmmaking on the GFX cameras. Canon EOS C50 is its smallest and lightest cinema camera ever The EOS C50 compact cinema camera has a brand new 32MP full-frame sensor. Canon adds classic portrait lens to its F1.4 lineup Canon has added the RF 85mm F1.4 L VCM to its range of L-series prime lenses.   Further Reading   • How AI is disrupting the photography business - Axios   • Photography's Next Generation, Bursting Out of the Frames -The New York Times   • Form, Precision, Pattern: Inside the Symmetrical Photography World of Brad Walls - Design Boom   • Inside the Photo Shoot That Made Marilyn Monroe an American Icon - Vanity Fair   Canon updates a PowerShot with higher price and fewer features The PowerShot 360 HS A is largely the same as its predecessor, but has a few cut features. This Sigma lens may be the perfect full-frame travel companion The 20-200mm F3.5-6.3 DG Contemporary has a lot of range for its size. Sigma's new telephoto is made for portrait work The 135mm F1.4 is another mirrorless first in Sigma's cap. Tamron is also working on a full-frame travel zoom, with a fast wide end The Tamron 25-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 goes wider and closer than its predecessor. Sigma's first autofocus cinema lens is coming soon The 28-45mm T2 FF, which Sigma teased earlier this year, will be available in November. Sigma has updated one of its classic primes with better optics and AF The 35mm F1.2 DG II Art is substantially smaller than its predecessor. Sony E mount gains fast standard zoom option from two companies you might not expect LK Samyang has announced an autofocus 24-60mm F2.8 fast standard zoom for Sony FE mount. It's the second lens the company has developed with Schneider-Kreuznach. 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