Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, January 5, 2023

Darktable 4.2.0 is here, featuring many significant updates to improve overall performance, image editing tools and the user experience. Darktable 4.2.0 is an open-source raw image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux.

It appears Adobe has automatically enrolled Creative Cloud users into a 'Content analysis' program, which allows the company to use media in users' Creative Cloud library to train its machine learning features and tools.

Chris had a blast shooting the new Panasonic S5 II in Tokyo, and now you can pixel peep the fruits of his labours!

Nikon doesn't divulge many details about the 26mm F2.8 lens, so aside from the announcement it's on the horizon, there's little information to share.

The lens doesn't come as a surprise, given it's been on Nikon's Z-mount lens roadmap for some time, but we now have confirmation that it has a maximum F1.2 aperture.

Dell looks to be coming after Apple's $6000 Pro Display XDR with its new UltraSharp 32 monitor. The 32" display features 6K resolution, 99% DCI-P3 color gamut, an IPS Black panel, a built-in 4K webcam, an impressive stand and a suite of ports.

Panasonic has announced the Lumix DC-S5 II and DC-S5 IIX, a pair of 24MP full-frame mirrorless cameras with phase-detection autofocus. We've taken a close look at the S5 II and discuss what the more video-focused S5 IIX will bring.

The Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 II is the first Lumix camera with phase detect autofocus, and we were able to test it in Tokyo, Japan!

Panasonic's new wide-angle L-mount zoom lens has a minimum focusing distance of 0.15m across its entire zoom range and is set to ship in March 2023 for $799.99.

After sticking with contrast-detect autofocus (CDAF) for over a decade, it appears as though Panasonic is finally bringing phase-detect autofocus (PDAF) to its Lumix camera lineup, based on a teaser posted to social media.

Happy 2023! There's a lot we can learn by reflecting on where we've been, so before we move on, let's take one last look at 2022 for a recap of industry and visual trends and milestones. Dig into the data with us.

Samsung's new 27" 5K ViewFinity S9 monitor is designed for creative professionals and appears to be targeting Apple's Studio Display with a very similar design and nearly identical specifications.

The latest high dynamic range (HDR) TVs feature levels of image quality that have to be seen to be believed. Here’s how to turn your own photo slideshows and videos into HDR10 specs, so you can play them back correctly on a wide variety of high-quality devices.

2022 is nearly over, so Chris and Jordan sat down to discuss how they plan to improve DPReview TV in 2023.

If you frequently use filters, you know how annoying it is to deal with filter threads. Maven Magnetic Filters claims to deliver an even better filter experience by using a color-coding system while delivering high-quality optical performance.

To wrap up the crazy year it's been, we've gathered some of the most notable stories from the year, based on feedback from readers and our editors here at DPReview. Take a look to see some of the most important news stories of 2022.