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jaygeephoto: I have owned a Pentax branded WG3 for a number of years now that I originally bought for cycling and sailing. It has been dropped, kicked, fallen overboard and even handled by children and never had a problem. I have been brave enough to take it to the crushing depths of 10 feet in my local swimming pool and gotten decent photos. I would recommend a good float strap to be purchased with this camera for anyone who lives where it rains as it does sink like a rock. A charging kit and an extra battery are a good idea too. My only two gripes camera are that it is difficult to press the shutter release with a gloved hand and that there is no RAW capture. Other than that I would definitely buy another one.

AngularJS: Is it going to make to the US?

jaygeephoto: I have owned a Pentax branded WG3 for a number of years now that I originally bought for cycling and sailing. It has been dropped, kicked, fallen overboard and even handled by children and never had a problem. I have been brave enough to take it to the crushing depths of 10 feet in my local swimming pool and gotten decent photos. I would recommend a good float strap to be purchased with this camera for anyone who lives where it rains as it does sink like a rock. A charging kit and an extra battery are a good idea too. My only two gripes camera are that it is difficult to press the shutter release with a gloved hand and that there is no RAW capture. Other than that I would definitely buy another one.

grasscatcher: I'm sure they don't do 4k or 1080/60p due to heat issues. To be waterproof is the same as having a lit if insulation = poor heatsinking. If they had the R&D, they could build a metal heatsink into the housing and allow the processor to do 4k or 1080p/60 when the camera is underwater and has excellent heatsinking capability while underwater. There is huge room for improvement here, and may be something for a larger-sensor camera mfr to consider. I am thinking in particular of GR8 or LX100.

Imagine an underwater-capable LX100 that shoots 8k while underwater, but 4k while on land. Easily doable.

I built a water-cooled AMD computer in 1998 when they were running very hot processors and noisy cooling fans. The water-cooled system was silent and cool, and actually more reliable long-term than the air-cooled units.

Getting back on topic....main reason I would consider this camera is the timelapse shooting feature. I don't think the TG cameras offer that yet. The WG cameras work well for this because you have large DOF for landscapes, and don't have to worry about burning out the sensor or shutter because it's relatively inexpensive, and the camera is weatherproof!

stratplaya: The 4x3 aspect ratio makes the photos look a big too square IMO. Can that be adjusted, or than cropping in post?

John Koch: Is the plane photographer-friendly?

Boeing's report of the 737 Max 9's first flight tells us only that it has 16 more seats, and more range than prior models. Perhaps the overhead bins remain the same size, and early check-in clients will continue to dodge $25 baggage fees by hauling over-sized bags right up to the aircraft door. DPR should have asked Boeing to test how much camera gear they could cram in a carry-on and (with a zone 4 boarding pass) make it fit in an overhead when passengers seated earlier have already stashed bags above your seat. What share of the seats have two half-window (half covered by seat backs) but no single whole window rows? Will every coach class passenger have a USB and low amp AC slot to charge things?

Of course, these days most savvy travelers take a phone only and pull down the window shades to avoid screen glare that interferes with their games or videos.

GiovanniB: I never liked those plastic bags containing chemical waste in family albums.

I own 128 cameras: Hey DPReview - what happened to the 12 page reviews. This is only 2 pages!

RedFox88: How much is sony paying DPR for all this a9 propaganda?

OtiGuy: Sony failed. Plain and simple. This is not professional quality.

Sergey Borachev: A simple question that I would have asked Sony: Why can't you make your cameras a little bigger to fix all the existing problems - heat, battery life (larger batteries), ergonomics, and better/more controls?