Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Wednesday, January 15, 2020

DJI, the world's leading drone manufacturer, posted an article outlining the need for Remote ID. However, the company does not agree with what's proposed in the FAA's NPRM.

Sharp's 8K Video Camera has once again been showcased at CES, this time with more details on what the camera will offer and when it will be available.

Tamron announced that its 20mm F2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 lens for full-frame Sony E-mount bodies will be available on January 30th for $350.

Boasting only 2 propellers, instead of the typical 4 on a consumer-grade drone, Falcon's bi-copter can fly up to 50 minutes – about 20 minutes longer than leading competitors.

Luminar 4.1 brings a number of new tools and features to improve your post-processing workflow.

Acer joined HP and MSI in unveiling new laptops at CES 2020 that are made specifically for photographers and other graphics professionals.

Roger and Aaron are back at it again with a teardown of Nikon's premium 24-70mm F2.8 zoom lens for its Z-series cameras.

Patent documents filed by Xiaomi show a pop-up mechanism with dual front-cameras and a penta-camera setup at the back.

Planned restrictions put in place by Capital Police will ensure no still photos are taken of the transfer of the articles of impeachment and will severely limit the ability of photojournalists and reporters throughout the remainder of the Senate trial.

It's Pentax week on DPReview TV, so Chris and Jordan review the DA* 11-18mm F2.8 ultra-wide zoom for Pentax APS-C cameras. Do they like it? They sure do! Enough to inspire Jordan to sing. And sing some more. Get out your earplugs.

Check out these full resolution images shot with the Pentax DA* 11-18mm F2.8 ultra-wide zoom lens, captured while shooting this week's episode of DPReview TV.

A smaller and lighter version of an existing lens joins the XCD system bringing with it a smaller price and a smaller maximum aperture too.

Paul C. Buff Inc. has finally launched a new product in its flash unit product line with the new 800WS. This portable 800-watt strobe light will be available in Spring 2020.

Manfrotto claims its new cards are waterproof, freeze-proof and crush-proof; and some of the best read/write speeds available for high frame rates and 4K video

The GP-VPT2BT Shooting Grip With Wireless Remote Commander works with nine Sony mirrorless cameras and is set to ship in North America this month for $140 ($180 CAD).

Autel has officially announced 3 iterations of the EVO II drone at CES 2020.

It's inexpensive, lightweight and will keep going for days on a single battery charge. While it's not great for video and its wireless image transfer is slow, the D3500 is a simple and un-intimidating camera that's a great starting point for beginners.

MSI is preparing to launch the first laptop to feature a 17in display with Mini LED backlighting, 1,000 nits brightness and HDR 1000.

Last March, DJI announced that it was discontinuing its DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0. Now it has been restocked, sparking rumors of a possible Phantom 5.

The two white papers cover nearly every facet of still and video picture technology found inside Canon's latest flagship DSLR.

The anti-motion smoothing setting will be available on more TV models starting later this year.

With Seagate's upcoming new hard drives it's unlikely you'll run out of disc space in 2020.

The Laowa 12mm F2.8 Zero-D Cine lens is a re-engineered version of Laowa's 12mm F2.8 still lens that's available for PL, EF and E mount camera systems.

From rolling vineyards to redwoods and ocean views, Sonoma County is a stunning place to photograph. Join restaurateur and cyclist Remi McManus as he documents a ride through the region with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 III.

Agora, a free mobile photography app, announced the winning entry for their #Urban2020 photography contest. Here is that image plus a few other stand out final entries.

As photographers, we're in a unique position to make people happy and improve the world through our craft. Here are several ways to uplift others and do more good.

Canon was at this years' Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada, where the company showed off some new concept cameras.

Fujifilm built a reputation for continuous improvement to its products, a process frequently referred to as 'Kaizen'. But in 2019, we saw major firmware improvements from just about every camera company except Fujifilm. Chris and Jordan ask, "What happened to Kaizen?"

The Plugable TBT3-UDZ is also the first Thunderbolt 3 docking station to allows for the connection of up to two additional 4K displays via either HDMI or Display Port, without using any external adapters.

We've taken another look at cameras priced around $1000, and the Sony a6100 and Fujifilm X-T30 remain our top picks. Learn more about them and other cameras in this price range in our updated buying guide.

Lucid is beta testing an app called LucidPix that uses artificial intelligence to turn any image into a 3D photo.

Firmware version 1.0.6 fixes the issue wherein certain units would focus in front of the active AF point, especially at longer focal lengths.

Image Connect will pair photographers with jobs and allow them to submit their offers. Customers can then select the best bid from the interested photographers and the resulting images from the shoot can be delivered directly the customer through the Image Connect platform.

The Photo Culling plugin will sort through your images and use Canon's Computer Vision AI engine and technical models to flag them based on 'sharpness, noise, exposure, contrast, closed eyes, and red eyes.'

Canon's Robotic Camera System CR-S700R offers entirely remote operation for select EOS cameras and lenses, complete with zoom, pan, tilt and roll control.

Nikon's just-announced Z 70-200mm F2.8 S looks like a powerful option for Z-series photographers. We got our hands on an early working sample at CES.