January 18, 2025
2026 has barely begun, and the team has already covered several new camera announcements - including this week's new Leica-challenging and admittedly niche Ricoh GR IV Mono. We also finished evaluating our video footage from the Sony a7 V and published a new guide on important settings to change on any new camera. As always, we hope you enjoy this week's recap, and thank you for being part of the DPReview community.
—Ben
Highlights
DPReview readers have spoken: after two rounds of voting, it's time to announce the winner of our 2025 Reader's Choice Product of the Year.
Canon’s first flagship professional mirrorless camera is loaded with features aimed squarely at those shooting from the sidelines.
Ricoh has released the GR IV Monochrome, its promised black-and-white only enthusiast compact.
Taking a look at the footage from the a7 V compared to competitors like the Panasonic S1II and Canon EOS R6 III.
For this edition of our Question of the Week series, we want to know what projects you are undertaking (or have in the past) to spark creativity.
News Updates
Our January Editors' photo challenge celebrates the strange, weird, interesting, and unique outdoor signs and is open for submissions until January 24.
If you just bought a new camera, there are a handful of settings you'll want to check and adjust right out of the box.
We put a USB 3.2, USB4 and Thunderbolt 5 drive head-to-head to see if photographers would benefit from upgrading their external storage.
The winners of the 2025 DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition have been announced, highlighting stunning underwater photography from around the world.
The winners of the 2026 World Sports Photography Awards have been announced, with epic images covering sport around the world.
Another CES comes and goes with no sign of progress for the SD card format.
Fujifilm's divisive Instax Mini Evo Cinema camera will soon be available outside of Japan.
Eric Fossum, the inventor of the modern CMOS sensor and longtime friend of DPReview, was recently awarded the Draper Prize for Engineering, a top honor for engineering achievement.
Apple's new Creator Studio subscription bundles apps for creators.