Chris George

Chris George

Chris George has worked on Digital Camera World since its launch in 2017. He has been writing about photography, mobile phones, video making and technology for over 30 years – and has edited numerous magazines including PhotoPlus, N-Photo, Digital Camera, Video Camera, and Professional Photography. 

His first serious camera was the iconic Olympus OM10, with which he won the title of Young Photographer of the Year - long before the advent of autofocus and memory cards. Today he uses a Nikon D800, a Fujifilm X-T1, a Sony A7, and his iPhone 15 Pro Max.

He has written about technology for countless publications and websites including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Dorling Kindersley, What Cellphone, T3 and Techradar.

Articles by: Chris George

Four Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max handsets in each of the available colors

Choosing the color of my iPhone 15 Pro Max was one of the most difficult decisions I've had to make this year!

By Chris George published

opinion I'm glad I waited until I actually saw the new Titanium colors in store before I finally decided

Oppo A78 5G

Oppo A78 5G review

By Chris George published

REVIEW A truly budget 5G phone with a big battery - but the camera set-up is pretty basic

Fujifilm GF lens roadmap

Fujifilm's monster 500mm will be longest mirrorless medium format lens ever

By Chris George published

News The shock announcement of X-Summit is that a GF 500mm f/5.6 supertelephoto is coming to the GFX system next year

Fujiflm X-Summit Stockholm 2023

Watch the Fujifilm X-Summit live: new GFX camera and FIVE GF lenses announced

By Chris George last updated

Live Fujifilm's second X-Summit of 2023 is today… follow the announcements here

Exterior of RAI exhibition complex, Amsterdam, home of IBC 2023

IBC 2023: news and rumors of the anticipated products and launches

By James Artaius, Chris George last updated

IBC 2023 The industry's biggest event for broadcast imaging is back in Amsterdam this week – here's what to expect from IBC 2023

Canon CR-N100

Canon's launches its cheapest PTZ camera yet

By Chris George published

The Canon CR-N100 becomes the sixth PTZ camera in Canon's Pan-Tilt-Zoom range. And there is a PTZ controller too

Canon RF Cinema Lens Prime series

Canon launches SEVEN new RF lenses for serious filmmakers

By Chris George published

Canon's first-ever cine lenses for its full-frame mirrorless camera mount

Tamron 17-50mm F/4 Di III VXD

Tamron to make world's first 17-50mm wideangle zoom for full-frame mirrorless cameras

By Chris George last updated

News Tamron 17-50mm F/4 Di III VXD (Model A068) is due to go on sale this fall in Sony FE mount

MRMC SR-1 Camera Robot

Nikon launches robotic control for pro mirrorless cameras and DSLRs

By Chris George published

news MRMC's robotic pan-tilt head lets you shoot in shoot in locations that you couldnpt otherwise reach

GoPro El Grande

GoPro literally loses its way as it removes GPS from new GoPro Hero12 Black

By Chris George published

news The new GoPro flagship action camera no longer knows where you are or where you've been - and lots of people aren't happy

GoPro Max 2 render

GoPro Max 2 is confirmed as coming, but what do we know so far?

By Sebastian Oakley published

News What can we expect and what do we want to see from the new GoPro Max 2 360 camera?

Cooke SP3 lenses

Get the Cooke Look at a fraction of the cost, as Cooke Optics launches budget SP3 cinema lens range

By Chris George published

news Top cine lens manufacturer launches new gateway lens range to entice a new generation of mirrorless cinematographers

Publicity image from CH4 TV show "Alone"

How on earth do contestants on TV show "Alone" charge their camera batteries?

By Chris George published

news How survival show contestants keep the GoPros powered up even when they themselves are running on empty

Kodak Ektar H35N

Kodak Ektar H35N - popular half-frame film camera learns new tricks

By Chris George published

news Kodak's budget Ektar H35 gets a refresh with new features and a choice of more retro styles

Logitech MX Keys Mini one of the best Macbook accessories being used in a kitchen by a woman drinking coffee

The best MacBook accessories: pimp up your Apple laptop with these top add-ons

By Chris George published

buying guide Your Apple laptop is a self-contained go-anywhere do-anything computer - but can be enhanced by the best Macbook accessories!

Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.4 DG DN OS | Contemporary for Fujfilm X mount

Sigma launches its first-ever telephoto zoom for Fujifilm X-mount cameras

By Chris George published

news Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.4 DG DN OS | Contemporary supertelephoto in X-mount goes on sale from September 23

Meyer Optik Gorlitz Biotar 75mm f1.5 II

Legendary Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 75mm f1.5 II lens is reborn

By Chris George published

news The delays are over, and the 75mm Biotar with its swirly bokeh is on sale once again

Panasonic Lumix GX80

Panasonic Lumix GX85 / GX80 review

By Gavin Stoker, Matthew Richards published

review It’s a super-stylish go-faster hybrid It’s a downsized delight

Sony announcement screenshots

Sony announces two new mirrorless cameras: watch the launch live

By Chris George last updated

LIVE Sony announces the A7C II and the high-resolution A7CR - follow the announcements as they happened

Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD

Nikon Z-mount users get super-fast 35-150mm f/2-2.8 zoom

By Chris George published

News Tamron announces the launch of 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD for Nikon full-frame mirrorless lens mount

Viltrox AF 27mm F1.2 Pro XF lens

Fujifilm users get a superfast 27mm f/1.2 prime lens

By Chris George, Rod Lawton last updated

news Viltrox launches the second of its Pro XF series of f/1.2 lenses, which becomes its eighth prime for the Fujifilm X-mount

Everyone’s talking about AI - panel discussion

Have your say… join the live debate about AI and imaging this week

By Chris George published

news A panel discussion hosted by DCW and The Photography Show is taking place this Thursday

Daguerreotype photography was invented by the French photographic pioneer Louis Daguerre (1789-1851) and was made public in 1839. In the Daguerreotype process a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapour. Daguerre granted the right to make and sell daguerreotype cameras to a relative of his, Alphonse Giroux of Paris. Photography thus became available to the general public in 1839 and this was the first commercially available camera, which produced the first distinctive photographic positives. It took pictures 8.5 x 6.5 inches (21.6cm x 16.5cm), a size which became known as whole-plate when later cameras were built to take photographs a fraction of the size. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Who invented the camera, and when?

By David Clark published

feature Wondering who invented the camera? This is how Louis Daguerre gave photography to the world

The world's first photograph by Joseph Niepce. Taken from a window of his Le Gras estate at Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France, it was produced by exposing a bitumen-coated pewter plate in a camera obscura. It took an exposure time of eight hours.

When was photography invented?

By David Clark published

feature Frenchman Joseph Niepce is widely credited as the person who invented photography, nearly 200 years ago

1939: Ming the panda taking a photograph of photographer Bert Hardy's son, Mike. Original Publication: Picture Post

30 cameras that changed the world of photography

By David Clark published

Feature For World Photography Day, we pick out the most significant cameras from the first 200 years of photography

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