The megapixel myth has treated camera manufacturers well over the years, those ever increasing, and often meaningless, numbers have sold millions of cameras. But consumers are getting wise to it.

A digital camera’s sensor size can go a long way in determining image quality in a camera. This graphic illustrates common sizes The typical point-and-shoot digital camera has a 5.76 by 4.29 mm sensor ...

One of the biggest challenges lens makers face is keeping pace with higher sensor resolutions. “The optics are not evolving quickly enough to keep up with changing camera resolution,” said Craig ...

A smaller sensor is great for portability%2C but can sacrifice some picture quality One of the big selling points of hybrids is interchangeable lenses With a wide range of price points and features%2C ...

Cameras as we know them have long been eye-like: a lens captures light and focuses it on film or a detection sensor, just as the lenses in our eyes focus light on our retinas. What would an eye be ...

Canon’s “G” line of cameras have always appealed to point-and-shooters looking for more of a pro experience. The new G15 has some great details—is it a $499 camera worth considering? A hefty $499 ...

Compared to its predecessor, the Ricoh GR III, there's no one standout spec that makes the GR IV the obvious winner. Rather, ...

Yet another leaked new product from Sony, and yet another new lens adapter, only this time one with a twist. Or rather, one with a mirror. The LA-EA2 lets you put Sony's big Alpha SLR lenses onto ...

Fans of Sigma's compact series will be delighted by the news of this new camera. Dubbed the DP3 Merrill, this compact camera comes with the same 46-megapixel (15.3-megapixel equivalent) Foveon X3 ...

With little room to grow (or shrink) on the housing front, we've begun to see manufacturers take a different approach with point-and-shoot cameras, boosting the size of image sensors to present a ...