Digital SLR Cameras

Digital SLR cameras are more sophisticated than ever. Luckily, our DSLR reviews can help you determine which camera will best suit your needs and your wallet.

Behind The Scenes The truth about HD video capture in DSLRs There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding exactly how still cameras capture video.  Read More...

What’s Hot In HD Video DSLRs In a year there has been a five-fold increase in the number of cameras offering high-end video capability. There are incredible new opportunities opening up for professional photographers looking to add video to their repertoire. We break it down for you. A year ago, there were just two digital SLRs that could shoot video—the Nikon D90 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. In the ensuing year, there has been an explosion of new models.  Read More...

DSLRs For Feature Films From Bollywood To Hollywood: Director Snehal Patel and cinematographer Rodney Charters, ASC, take advantage of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II’s small form factor and monster-sized sensor to create the epic short film Indian Gangster As HD video proliferates the DSLR world, more and more still photographers are trying their hand at moving images. Vincent Laforet’s Reverie opened the floodgates, and the torrent has flowed forth.  Read More...

Misinformation: Camera Tech ISO has become a third variable in the exposure equation Once upon a time, a high ISO was used as an absolute last resort in low-light situations.  Read More...

DSLRs For Low Light The combination of improved sensors, advanced processing engines and powerful algorithms makes the current lineup of pro DSLRs capable of a whole new kind of low-light photography Low-light and action photographers have long fought the good battle with the shutter-speed/ aperture/ISO monster: You need a fast enough shutter speed to capture the action (or to prevent camera shake in handheld low-light shots), a small enough aperture to provide the needed depth of field and a low enough ISO to get good image quality.  Read More...

Will The Megapixel Wars End? As resolution climbs into the stratosphere, pixel counts aren’t necessarily the most important specification in a D-SLR The single most important specification driving camera sales in the digital era has been the megapixel count.  Read More...

First Look: Nikon D3S The D3S is Nikon’s latest FX-format (full-frame) D-SLR. It adds 720p HD video capability and an almost unbelievable maximum ISO of 102,400 The latest top-level pro model from Nikon, the D3S, has arrived. With a newly designed, 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor that has a standard ISO range of 200 to 12,800, you can capture low-light images that would have been all but impossible before.  Read More...

First Look: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Built for action, the newest camera in the EOS-1D line has built-in HD video and a maximum ISO above 100,000 Canon introduced the EOS-1D Mark III high-speed pro D-SLR some 2½ years ago, and that 10.1-megapixel, 10 fps camera quickly became a favorite with action pros for its shooting speed and with still others for its fine image quality.   Read More...

First Look: Canon EOS 7D This new midrange D-SLR features the most megapixels and fastest shooting rate in its class—plus full HD video at three frame rates Canon’s new EOS 7D fits into the line between the 15.1-megapixel EOS 50D and full-frame, 21.1-megapixel EOS 5D Mark II. Despite its single-number designation, the 7D features an APS-C sensor (the same 1.6x factor as the EOS 50D and predecessors), not a full-frame like the 5D Mark II.  Read More...

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