Canon M5 Mark II Coming in October

Canon announced that its M5 Mark II, an update to a favorite vlogging camera is coming in October. I expect it to be in the $800 with 4k vlogging capabilities.

Nikon Z8 and D850 wanted features

Nikon is going to make the Z8 and the mirrorless version of the D850, both 60.8mp cameras that look like they will use the Sony A7RIV sensor. Since they are using the same sensor and are coming out with a camera a year later, I think they should try to make an upgraded version of the A7RIV. I think they both need 4k@60. The D850 replacement should have 1 SD slot and 1 CFexpress slot whereas the Z8 should have 2 CFexpress slots. I don't think 8k is necessary because very few will use it, I would opt to keep the camera cheaper than to add 8k. It should make 20fps Electronic and 10fps mechanical shutter and Eye AF and Animal Eye-AF.

Canon coming out with G9X III

Canon is going to release its G9x Mark III soon and to be its another lower-tier point and shoot, a market that has become completely unnecessary. It only offers 4x zoom, which is available in many upper end cellphones and even though the 1 inch sensor will provide better IQ, its still now low-light show-stopper.

Nikon coming out with high MP Z8 camera this year

So, Nikon is coming out with their answer to the Canon EOS R5 and the Sony A7RIV with the Nikon Z8. It is rumored to have a 60mp sensor and dual card slots.

Sony's 20fps Phone Sensor?

Sony announced its Xperia II phone today packed with Animal Eye-AF and Eye-AF. Its also got a whopping 20fps continous burst for moving subjects. Sony is once again moving the bar up for cellphone cameras.

Sony unleashes 43mp APS-C sensor

Sony may have pulled out its trump card in the APS-C Market by pulling out a 43mp sensor. Usual APS-C camera have 24 mp sensor these days and that is a full 75% more resolution. This does raise questions about high ISO performance but for most cases, this would be a desirable APS-C Camera to have.

Canon EOS R5 public debut in March!

The much talked about Canon EOS R5, which is supposed to have 8k video is going to be publically debuted in March. We will finally get to see what all the hype is about and can it really do 8k video and have all the features in claims to have.

Nikon Firmware Eye-AF update

Nikon has taken a step forward to catching up with Sony with the release of a new firmware update that has animal eye-af and also improved overall tracking for its AF system.

Who needs 8k? Camera market segmentation strategy

Canon's 8k video capabilities in their next generation of camera have many excited. So excited that people forget to ask the "who really needs 8k" question. Features that are never used are not really necessary and besides professional movie makers, there are very few people that would utilize 8k. Recording and processing 8k requires expensive computers and large hard drives. It also requires expensive CFast cards. So its certainly not for everyone.

Canon T8i released -- will it be the last Rebel?

Canon just announced their latest Rebel series camera and it might be their last, unless they move the rebel series to mirrorless. This new iteration, the T8i features 24.1 MP resolution, 7fps continous shooting, and 45 AF points, along with a lot of options and features that are quite good for a camera in this price range.