same as blue sky saturation. In digital photos the color of a blue sky often turns cyan due to saturation of color channels. Saturated blue skies appear too uniform and intense, and thus unnatural.

DXOMARK’s Decodes series aims to explain concepts or dispel myths related to technology, particularly in smartphones and other consumer electronics. In this edition, we address the current buzz around ...

Process that transforms the color values of a captured scene into digital RGB values displayed on an output device (screen, printer). By extension, also designates the process that transforms raw ...

We summarize the scores and analyses of multi-purpose zoom lenses in this second part of our review of the best lenses for the Nikon D5. More versatile than primes, zoom lenses are often a more ...

Portraits are the most popular photos taken by smartphone users, yet skin tone rendering remains a challenge. DXOMARK examines the possibilities.

We’ve already introduced you to our new DXOMARK Selfie test protocol for smartphone front cameras. In this article, we want to dive a little deeper and explain in more detail how we test front cameras ...

Best wide and ultra-wide for photojournalists (14- 28 mm): Sigma 20 mm F1.4 DG HSM A Photojournalists have the pretty much the same requirements for wide and ultra-wide lenses as other photographers.

The listening room We use the listening room to reproduce typical user experiences with playback. We place the device in the center, and DXOMARK audio experts evaluate different audio attributes ...

In October 2017—Nikon’s 100th anniversary year—we published our Nikon D850 sensor review. The D850 scored an excellent 100 points, the first full- frame 35mm sensor to reach 100, which secured its ...

Discover the results of one of DXOMARK’s largest studies: what can consumer insights teach us about smartphone portrait photography?

Discover new measurements in Display testing update for adapting to changing technology and device trends. Simplify understanding and transparency of the Display protocol.

What’s your favorite type of vacation? Beaches or mountains, cities or the countryside, museums over festivals? No matter how you prefer to spend your well-earned time off this summer, you’ll most ...