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Digital Trends PhotographyTechFujifilm’s Instax Mini Evo 2 makes instant photography more digital with touchscreen and video capture The new Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo 2 brings touchscreen controls, 100 creative effect combinations, and a clever way to capture moments before the shutter clicks.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechSigma FP2 is the world’s smallest full-frame camera built for photographers and filmmakers Sigma FP2 launches with a 24.5MP full-frame sensor, 6K video, 20fps shooting, 70GB internal storage, and a compact modular design.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechThis award-winning phone thermal camera is 10% off for Halloween, saving you $107 A phone thermal camera is one of those tools you don’t think you need until the first time it saves you from an expensive problem, and the Thermal Master P3 just got easier to try.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechI found 8 early Prime Day camera and creator gear deals I’d actually buy Prime Big Deal Days hasn’t started yet, but I found eight worthwhile early deals on DJI, GoPro, Fujifilm, and OBSBOT gear for creators.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechDigital Trends Readers’ Choice Awards 2026: It’s time to pick your favorite tech brands Dear readers, we need your votes to pick the brands that won you over and crown the winners for the 2026 edition of Digital Trends Reader's Choice Awards.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechCamp Snap’s new 110D brings back the charm of 1970s point-and-shoot cameras The Camp Snap 110D is a screen-free digital camera inspired by 1970s 110 cameras, with an 8MP sensor, five filters, 4GB storage, and around 500 shots per charge.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechFujifilm’s Instax Pal 2 is tiny, playful, and finally feels like a real camera Fujifilm has launched the Instax Pal 2 with a new optical viewfinder, 1-inch screen, 10MP sensor, twice the internal storage, and a design that remains small enough to carry almost anywhere.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechThe Godox C100 is a fun little camera that gets out of the way The Godox C100 isn’t trying to be a serious camera. After spending a few days with it, I found that its simplicity is exactly what makes this tiny camera so much fun.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechHoverAir Aqua review: I spent two weeks trying to drown this drone HoverAir Aqua is a truly waterproof self-flying camera with impressive tracking chops, but it suffers from a battery letdown and a high maintenance ask.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechRAMmageddon is coming for cameras, and your dream setup is in the crosshairs The same DRAM shortage inflating smartphone and laptop prices is now hitting cameras, with Fujifilm raising list prices by up to €500 starting September.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechFujifilm Instax Mini 13 review: This instant camera won me over with its no-frills retro charm The Fujifilm Instax Mini 13 in an instant buy for anyone who is tired of algorithmically tuned and artificially processed photos. It costs under $100, which also makes it a terrific gift option.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechWant to try film photography? Kodak’s new $35 camera is a great place to start This $35 point and shoot camera makes 35mm film photography accessible, with no complicated settings and a stylish sliding lens cover.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechThe FCC’s latest crackdown could put more than DJI drones at risk in the US The FCC is reportedly cracking down on companies with ties to DJI, a move that could make it harder for future DJI cameras and drones to reach the US.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechI bought Kodak’s viral keychain camera, and the bad photos are part of its charm The Kodak Charmera is tiny, technically underwhelming, and completely unnecessary, yet its lo-fi photos and mystery-box charm make it hard to put down.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechThis new $30 keychain camera is coming for Kodak Charmera with a flip screen for selfies Yashica’s Funtastic Keychain Camera is a tiny digital camera with a 180-degree flip screen, 1MP sensor, USB-C charging, and multiple character-themed designs.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechGoogle releases big v4.0 update for its popular Snapseed editing app on Android Google has finally brought Snapseed 4.0 to Android, and it's a big one — a fully redesigned interface, a built-in camera with real-time film emulation, and 30+ pro editing tools, all still completely…

Digital Trends PhotographyTechGoogle Photos gets new editing tools that are all about subtle touch-ups For the first time, Google Photos lets users retouch specific facial features after a photo is taken, with AI-powered tools that work for each person in group shots and require no additional apps or…

Digital Trends PhotographyTechAdobe Firefly AI will let you edit in creative software by just talking your way through it Adobe's new Firefly AI Assistant lets you describe what you want and handles the rest, across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, and more, all from one chat.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechSony is halting sales of memory cards and you have AI to blame for it Sony has halted most memory card sales due to a global memory shortage driven partly by AI demand, affecting CFexpress and SD cards.

Digital Trends PhotographyTech4K stabilized footage, 10km transmission range, and 93 minutes of flight for $309: the DJI Mini 4K is on sale The DJI Mini 4K Fly More Combo is down to $309 at Amazon, a $140 saving off its $449 list price. For that you’re getting a sub-249-gram drone with a 4K 3-axis gimbal camera, 10km video transmission…

Digital Trends PhotographyTechTwo new hosts join Digital Trends Meet the newest hosts joining the Digital Trends YouTube channel. Sam and Faiz introduce themselves, share the tech they’re most passionate about, and talk about the perspective they’ll bring to…

Digital Trends PhotographyTechWant cinematic footage without a full camera rig? This 8K 360 drone bundle is $300 off Most drone deals are about shaving a little off a standard flying camera. This one is aimed at a different kind of buyer: someone who wants dramatic, creative angles and is willing to pay for a more…

Digital Trends PhotographyTechSave $500 on the Sony a7 III with 28–70mm lens, a full-frame starter kit that still holds up If you’ve been trying to step up from a phone or an older camera without spending “brand-new flagship” money, this is a solid price cut on a kit that’s been a go-to for years.

Digital Trends PhotographyTechAdobe’s Firefly AI now lets you edit videos by describing changes Adobe has updated its Firefly AI app with a new video editor that lets creators make precise changes using text prompts.

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The hot shoe is where the flash goes, and the microphone, and the monitor, and whatever the next decade bolts on. Every camera has one and nobody photographs it. This magazine is named after it because that is where the whole business meets: the body, the glass, the light, the sound, and the person holding it.

I shot news in Gothenburg for nine years and documentary for hire after that, then stopped taking assignments to write about the tools. Since 2021 I live in Tokyo, ten minutes from the used-camera shops of Shinjuku, which is not an accident: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Ricoh and Sigma make almost everything worth pointing at a subject, and their own press writes about it first, in Japanese. So this magazine reads it there, and in German, French, Italian and Spanish, and in English from the reviewers who actually put a card in the slot — around eighty sources and thirty channels, counted and plotted so you can see what is moving.

Bodies and lenses, cinema cameras and drones, film and the darkroom, firmware and the software that finishes the picture, the rumours before the launch and the reviews after it, and the photographers and shows the rest of it is for. I test what I write about on a job before a word goes down. I shoot film on Sundays and do not think that makes me interesting.

A story here is a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link to whoever reported it. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the photographer or the maker. A story written in Japanese appears in Japanese, as its author set it down; the link goes to the original.

— Mara Lindqvist, Tokyo