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CAMERA OF THE YEAR
Full-frame might be the future but don’t discount smaller sensors just yet
We are living in the age of the full-frame mirrorless camera. As even more models flood onto the market and the technology trickles down into the enthusiast and amateur ranges, what was once the remit of the professional and those photographers with organically deep pockets is now accessible to a greater proportion of content creators.
That said, while 2022 saw the veil lifted on nextgeneration full-frame models, there were also some interesting developments in other areas.
Fujifilm’s loyalty to the APS-C format has been one of the greatest factors in keeping it alive and relevant, but the brand’s reluctance to break away from its generally standard 26MP resolution for its X-Series cameras had raised doubts about its longevity in this market. That all changed with the release of the X-H2 and its 40MP effective resolution. Once again, the smaller sensor format has re-entered the race, proving bigger is not always better when it comes to image quality and camera body size comparisons.
The year also saw the emergence of APS-C in the Canon RF mount, with the announcement of the EOS R7 and EOS R10 models.
While users of the EOS M series may be left feeling short-changed, the move was inevitable and once again the Canon range has found equilibrium with only two camera lines.
While these fell into the category of headline-grabbers, 2022 also saw a variety of iterative developments, proving once again that evolution can often be more constructive than revolution in the game of highend photography.
CAMERA OF THE YEAR
Top feature Subject detection autofocus system
Release month February 2022
OM System OM-1
The last ever camera to carry the Olympus name has much to offer
Gone, but definitely not forgotten, the Olympus brand was neatly wrapped up this year with the launch of the first camera by OM-System. It’s a complicated story, but this is the final camera to bear Olympus titles – a one-off to celebrate the brand’s undeniable heritage.
Thankfully, the future seems bright and the OM-1 impressed on almost all fronts, from image quality delivered by a new sensor to the headline AI-assisted subject detection AF. It only has 20.4MP but it delivers exceptional detail, especially in the handy High-Res mode. It’s all wrapped up in a small solid body, which is familiar yet modern, appealing to both new and legacy Olympus devotees. A sign of great things to come?
Once again, smaller sensor formats have re-entered the race
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