In the Press
June 2005 - The New York Times
Less Cursing, Better Pictures: 10 Suggestions
Do your research. Fortunately for you, the prospective camera buyer, the Web is filled with sites, including dpreview.com and dcresource.com, that do elaborate testing and reviews of every camera that comes along. Look them up before you buy...
November 2004 - The Syndey Morning Herald
...The best site for up-to-the-minute information about cameras, software and digital photographic information is Phil Askey's dpreview.com.London-based Askey has established a remarkable reputation as one of the most dependable camera testers and assessors in the world. If you want to know how a particular camera stacks up against the competition then this is the place to go. The site also has a Forums section, divided into sections for particular cameras.
October 2004 - PC Magazine
Top 101 web sites: Fall 2004 (No. 1: Consumer Electronics & Photograph)
Trying to choose between two or three similar digital cameras? Here you'll find reviews in which "thorough" is an understatement. They give complete specs; go into intricate detail about performance; describe every button, screen, knob, and setting; and provide numerous diagrams and sample photos.
October 2004 - The Wall Street Journal
The Myth of the Megapixel - Walt Mossberg
For more sound information on digital cameras, several Web sites offer lots of good detail. Two of my favorites are Digital Photography Review and the Digital Camera Resource Page. Both are worth consulting.
July 2004 - Forbes Best of The Web 2004
Forbes Best of The Web - Digital Photography
In the vast and cluttered world of digital cameras and accessories, DP Review offers one of the most thorough, knowledgeable and up-to-date sources of information. Browse the archive of more than 130 in-depth camera reviews, complete with full descriptions and images. The review of the Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 includes 22 pages of large product pictures, specifications, photographic tests and more.
July 2004 - Men's Journal Top 100
Men's Journal Top 100 Best Websites (For Guys)
It's a cyberjungle out there. But if you know where to look, you can find everything you want online. We use these sites every day. So should you. dpreview.com - This is the most comprehensive site for reviews and breaking news about new digital cameras.
June 2004 - PC Magazine Top 100
PC Magazine Top 100 Classic Sites
Reviews, comparisons, forums, and buying guides for the photography enthusiast. Use the site's unique time line to find out when the camera you want to buy was first released. Is it already obsolete?
October 2003 - BBC Click Online
Recommended websites: Kate's Webscape Links
Just how do you pick the best piece of kit for your collection? The brilliant Digital Photography Review is an independent resource packed with news, reviews and information about digital photography and digital imaging. And it is an absolute must see for anyone who is into or thinking of getting into digital photography.
August 2003 - CNN Money
How to buy a great digital camera
The newest digital camera models are more fun, more capable and, for busy shooters, cheaper to use than film. Even by consumer-electronic standards, digital models have dropped in price and improved in quality at an impressive pace. Prices of some high-end cameras are now a twentieth of the price of lesser models three years ago...
...You can find help with comparison shopping at two Web sites obsessively devoted to digital cameras, Digital Photography Review and Digital Camera Resource.
July 2003 - The Scotsman (UK)
ONE thing about technology that brings out the small boy in many of us is the opportunity it offers to compare sizes. My device has got more megahertz, megabytes, megapixels, or whatever, than yours. Sadly, in technology as in most areas of life, size is not everything. But try telling that to your average assistant in a technology shop. Numbers, to them, are all...
...As with buying a film camera, it really is worth reading reviews in the press and on the web (such as dpreview.com).
January 2003 - The Sunday Times (UK)
The digital camera market changes faster than a Beckham haircut, and good sources or advice are few, making this a bewlidering time to be buying. Digital Photography Review is packed with expert advice, providing every scrap of information that the prospective digical camera buyer might need. While digital models undergo vigorous boot camp style trials, the unitiated visitor is led gently by the hand through jargon, courtesy of the site's comprehensive Glossary, which explains techie-speak such as interpolation and buffering.
December 2002 - Wired News
Digital Cameras: Where to Start?
First, decide how much money you are willing to spend. Take into account that you will need a computer to download and e-mail the images and a printer -- if you want a hard copy of your pictures. Once you figure out your budget, compare cameras within your desired price point on Digital Photography Review -- a website highly recommended by digital camera experts.
November 2002 - Far Eastern Economic Review
How hot is the digital-camera market right now? Picture this: In the shops of Akihabara, Tokyo's legendary neon-draped electronics district, digital cameras command the highest-profile ground-floor spots of most shops, a sure sign they're drawing in customers... ..."With the advent of four- and five-megapixel sensors at the consumer level, resolution is becoming less of an issue," says Phil Askey, who runs Digital Photography Review, an Internet forum for digital-camera buffs.
November 2002 - Discover Magazine
The Next Digital Photography Revolution (Dec 02 issue)
Phil Askey's Web site has tough, exacting reviews of digital cameras, as well as an excellent glossary of digital camera terms: www.dpreview.com.
August 2002 - Yahoo! Internet Life
Best Digital Camera Reviews: dpreview.com
We've never met Phil Askey, but after visiting his site---over and over again--- we think it's safe to say he's obsessed with digital cameras. And bless him for it! This guy knows as much about digital cameras as their designers do-- and he isn't afraid to say where they got it wrong. He puts digicam models through so many tests, you'd think he was evaluating fighter jets for the Air Force...
July 2002 - Sunday Times Magazine (UK)
Brilliant!! www.dpreview.com
Why bother with newsagents when the enormous Digital Photography Review boasts more content than an entire shelf of photography mags? With digicam specifications changing more often than David Beckham's hairdo, camera selection can be a nightmare. Thankfully, this website lists every scrap of information you need before you buy, then acts as an online camera club once you have taken the plunge...
February 2002 - Business 2.0
Say Cheese, You Poor Emulsion-Film Dinosaurs
...To understand the technological leap the X3 represents, listen to Phil Askey, editor of digital photography site DPReview.com. On April Fools' Day 2000, Askey posted a story saying that Canon (CAJ) was working on a chip that would do what Foveon says its X3 does. It was a hoax, but it generated heavy excitement on his chat boards before "the real techie guys got on and said, 'It's just not possible to do that,'" Askey says...
December 2001 - ZD Net Anchordesk
Which digital camera to buy? Ask the Web!
...you're not going to believe how incredibly extensive the reviews are. This is where the shutter geeks out there are going to get excited. For example, if you really, really want to see visual comparisons of the different aperture priority modes of the Olympus C40 Zoom, this is the place to go...
December 2001 - USA Today
...The next step up is 2 megapixels. "You can get a nice 8-by-10 with a 2-megapixel camera, especially with a good printer and high-quality paper," says Phil Askey, editor of the Digital Photography Review site (dpreview.com). "The image quality of a current 2-megapixel camera is considerably better than last year's 3-megapixel. The new cameras have really improved."...
November 2001 - Forbes "Best of The Web" Award
Digital Photography Review - Best of The Web
...it has proven to be one of the most reliable resources for digital-camera information on the Web. Browse the archive of more than 50 in-depth camera reviews, complete with full descriptions, specs and product shots... ...There's also a buying guide, with a glossary of terms, and forums, which include many thoughtful discussions.
November 2001 - The Wall Street Journal
Online Guides Offer Snappy Reviews Of Digital Cameras
...But the heart of this site is its library of Mr Askey's painstakingly detailed reviews of individual cameras. A typical example is his September review of Nikon's Coolpix 885 camera, a 19-page opus neatly organized into sections on overall design, controls, features and specifications. The review is extensively illustrated - the camera is shown from every conceivable angle - and discussions of control panels are supplemented by photos showing actual readouts on the camera...
June 2001 - Newsweek
The Sharper Image
...If you're on a budget, look instead at the high-end 2 MP models. "These offer good value," says Phil Askey, editor of dpreview.com, a popular digital-camera review site. "And manufacturers have had time to fix some problems."...
April 2001 - Newsweek
Sushi, Celebs and Calling Codes
...dpreview.com. Shopping for a digital camera? All the information you need to make a purchasing decision is here. The site can be a tad overwhelming, so instead of browsing aimlessly, come armed with a model number...
January 2001 - MacFormat
Mac websites
Choosing a digital camera is a daunting prospect, and although our roundup on page 20 may help, you might still be at a loose end. So, what can you do? Well we'd suggest pointing your browser at www.dpreview.com. Updated daily, Digital Photography Review has a comprehensive database of camera specifications and prices...
August 2000 - Apple iReview
Digital Photography Review
...Experienced digital photographers know well that a camera's ease of use makes more of a difference than the specifications on the side of the box, That's what makes the site's reviews great: The pages of minutiae allow readers to imagine the cameras in their hands without setting foot inside a store...
April 2001 - Yahoo! Internet Life
Best Digital Camera Reviews: dpreview.com
If Dickens had written digicam reviews, they'd probably have looked like these - long. But there's good reason for the length: This site posts the Web's most exhaustive hands-on analysis. No feature is too small; even camera packaging is critiqued. Each review is supplemented with dozens of illustrations, showing you every button, gauge, and menu...
