The camera gear testing lab DxOMark has just published its review of the Canon 6D Mark II. The conclusion is that the DSLR's sensor is "very good," but it trails behind the latest and greatest sensors by both Canon itself and the rival brands Nikon and Sony.
DxOMark, the popular benchmarking website for sensors and lenses, has updated the way it will rank and score smartphone cameras. It's introducing bokeh and zoom as categories in its scoring methodology, with added importance on low-light and motion performance as well.
The Sony a9 mirrorless camera has been turning heads ever since it was first announced in April, and it will continue to do so with DxOmark's latest findings.
In a totally unexpected turn of events, Googles extremely impressive Google Pixel was just unseated as DxOMark Mobile's best smartphone camera by the new HTC U11. DxO announced the news a few hours ago, giving the U11 a top score of 90, one point better than the Google Pixel and 4 points higher than the iPhone 7.
Sigma is still on a roll when it comes to its high-end Art lenses, and the latest accolade is impressive: DxOMark just awarded the new Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens the highest score the benchmarking company has ever given.
Did you think DxOMark's sensor scores topped out at 100? It turns out, no. RED's Helium 8K S35 sensor just scored a jaw-dropping 108, ten full points higher than the highest scoring full-frame sensor ever tested, the Sony A7r II.
Watch out iPhone: Google wants to be the smartphone camera champ. The company just announced the Pixel and Pixel XL, a pair of new smartphones that puts a huge amount of emphasis on photography.
DxOMark Mobile just got done testing the much-talked-about iPhone 7 camera, and the results should satisfy Apple fans: the new phone's camera is not only a significant improvement over even the iPhone 6s Plus, it's the third best smartphone camera sensor DxO Mark has ever tested.
DxOMark just got done taking the Pentax K-1 through its paces, and their conclusion is simple: this 'full frame marvel' boasts one of the best camera sensor they've ever tested. In fact, it's the best sensor in its price range and the third best they've ever tested.
DxOMark just crowned the sensor in the 5D Mark IV the best Canon sensor they have ever tested. Unfortunately, even Canon's top performer still falls far short of the top sensors from Nikon and Sony.
DxOMark just finished testing Sony's 85mm f/1.4 GM lens, part of Sony's uncompromising new line of G Master lenses. And the results show that Sony really did leave out the compromise; in fact, it looks like the 85mm f/1.4 GM is on-par with the lusted-after Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 ... at less than half the price.
Third-party lenses are getting better and better, and the latest lens to impress reviewers with its stellar performance is the Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX lens. In fact, it outperforms both of Nikon's 24-70mm options and will only cost you a fraction of the price!
This is a big week for new top-tier gear at DxOMark. First, they crowned the Canon 1D X Mark II the best Canon sensor they've ever tested, and now the affordable Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary has been named DxO's top-ranking Sony E-Mount prime.
It seems Canon has got a real winner on their hands with the impressive (and expensive) Canon 1D X Mark II. In fact, it's now the highest rated Canon sensor DxOMark has ever tested! Move over 5DS...
HTC paid a lot of attention to the camera tech in the latest HTC 10, and it shows. Within just three days of its release, the smartphone has already claimed the top spot on the DxOMark Mobile rankings.
If you reference camera sensor ratings published by DxOMark, you may have noticed that the France-based company doesn't test Fujifilm cameras. It's surprising, given that Fujifilm sensors have been praised by many reviewers in recent years.
No, DxOMark doesn't have anything against Fujifilm, and no, it's not something fishy going on behind the scenes. The reason is simple: DxOMark isn't currently able to properly test X-Trans sensors.
Sony has been hitting home runs as of late when it comes to digital camera sensors. In late August, sensor testing company DxOMark reported that the Sony a7R II contains the best sensor they've ever reviewed. But is Sony able to repeat its performance in the world of smartphone cameras? It appears the answer is a resounding "yes."
DxOMark just published its review of the Sony Xperia Z5 camera sensor, and the sentiment is the same: the Xperia Z5 contains the best mobile phone camera sensor the reviewers have ever seen.
It looks like the hype surrounding the new Sony a7R II is justified... at least when it comes to sensor quality. DxOMark tested backside-illuminated full-frame sensor in the camera -- a world's first -- and the sensor received the highest overall quality score ever awarded by the testing lab.
When Sony announced the QX-100, I jumped on Amazon and pre-ordered it immediately. It seemed to solve the most obvious problems I had with smartphone photography quality: a larger sensor, better low light performance, and better optics. But upon receiving it, the deficiencies quickly became apparent. The display-less design required you to use Wi-Fi to pair it with your camera -- a frustratingly slow experience. I tried shooting blind, but the lens barrel design gave you no indication of whether the image was straight. And finally, the thing wasn’t pocketable.
DxOMark published its sensor test scores for the 50.6-megapixel Canon 5DS and 5DS R DSLRs today, and the news is both good and bad for Canon shooters. On the good side, the cameras scored the highest scores (87 and 86, respectively) ever achieved by Canon sensors. On the other hand, they still lag behind the Nikon D810 and Sony a7R (97 and 95, respectively) in overall quality.
There's a new champ in the world of smartphone camera sensors -- at least according to DxOMark. In its latest review of the new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, the testing company found that the phone performed better than any smartphone they've ever tested -- even the previous leaders, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
It seems like Nikon is doing the right things when it comes to putting quality sensors in its cameras. Gear testing company DxOMark has just announced that it has found the new Nikon D7200 to have the best sensor quality among all APS-C cameras. It's "the new APS-C champ," the testers write.
After much anticipation and positive initial reports about the new Canon 7D Mark II, DxOMark's review of the camera's sensor was met with some shock. According to their tests, the Mark II's sensor was on par with the 5-year-old Nikon D300s, and even fell behind smaller Micro Four Thirds sensors -- not good.
But was this assessment fair? Photographer and educator Tony Northrup -- who praised the 7D Mark II in his rapid review -- wanted to find out. And so he created this in-depth video to dive into DxO's numbers, make some side-by-side comparisons, and see if the 7D really is as disappointing as DxO seemed to report.
If you're a Canon user and a hater of all things DxOMark, you might want to skip over this one and read this article on how well the 7D Mark II is weather sealed instead. If you're a Canon hater, read on! You'll love this!
Earlier today, the lab released their official review of the Canon 7D Mark II, and while there were a few bright spots, the tone of the review in general might be summed up by the word 'meh.'
Nikon’s newly-announced D750 has impressed those who have managed to get their hands on it thus far, but to properly put it through its paces, DxOMark ran it through its trusted sensor tests.
As expected, it came out with quite high marks, putting it in 8th place on DxOMark’s overall rankings and making it the 6th Nikon camera to make it into the top 10.
If you just got your hands on a brand new Nikon D810, or maybe took advantage of the price drops on used D800/e models, DxOMark's newly updated list of the top lenses for these high-res DSLRs could come in very handy.
Okay, so maybe it bends a little easier than it should, but there's one thing the naysayers will have to begrudgingly admire about the iPhone 6, and that's the camera. For proof, check out these side-by-side images that compare all 8 iPhone cameras, and then see why DxOMark ranked the iPhone the best smartphone camera they've ever tested.
No surprises, but perhaps further confirmation for those trying to convince themselves that $4,490 is a reasonable price to pay, DxOMark has officially put the new ZEISS 85mm f/1.4 Otus through the wringer and it has come out the other side the most capable 85mm portrait lens they've ever tested.
The verdict is in, again. After giving Nikon’s D810 a spin, DxOMark has officially declared the D800 successor the king of sensors. While the improvements to the mid-term update may seem marginally small, DxOMark reports these minor tweaks provide “an excellent result” in improvements.
The DxO Mark verdict is finally in for the much-lauded Sony A7s, and as you might expect, it steals the low-light crown from the Nikon Df handily. The problem is, it seems to fall short of its main competition (the other two A7 cameras) in every other category.