Sony alpha 7r v £3,999/$3,898 (body only)

This 24MP camera promises the ‘essentials’, but is it just playing second-best to its higher-end S1II sibling? Andy Westlake finds out

Sony’s Xperia range continues to go it alone with features other flagships have long given up on… but will keeping old fans happy stop the 1 VII winning over new ones?

One of Nikon’s last DSLRs, the pro-spec D850 still has a lot to offer, as John Gilbey discovers

Finally, a camera that looks as good as the pictures it takes

Canon’s latest compact has a super-wideangle 16-50mm equivalent zoom lens that’s ideal for video, but also has some photography uses. Richard Sibley checks it out

£1,969/$1,999 (body only)