Panasonic RP-HD10

Sporting some interesting technical features, the well-built and keenly-priced HD10 ought to be the headphone to bring Panasonic back to audiophile attention. Ought to... Review & Lab: Keith Howard

I may be wrong about this, and it’s pure supposition, but I suspect that Japanese manufacturers no longer enjoy as healthy a share of the UK headphone market as once they did, led from the front by Sony. Perhaps among average buyers of audio products the familiar Japanese names still have kudos, despite the rise of brands like Skullcandy, but in the audiophile arena they’ve been eclipsed – in terms of column-inches at least – by newcomers such as Audeze and Oppo and those speaker manufacturers who’ve added headphones to their inventory to cut a slice of the action.

Panasonic GX8

Panasonic’s highest resolution CSC is finally here. Matthew Higgs checks out the enthusiast-level GX8

Packing a brand new sensor, a redesigned image stabilisation system and all of Panasonic’s latest 4K shooting options, the GX8 is a high-end CSC aimed at the advanced enthusiast. The model builds on the success of its predecessor, the popular GX7, bringing to the table a range of Panasonic’s latest tech developments. Physically larger than its forebear, it offers the highest resolution of any Micro Four Thirds camera yet, at 20.3MP. But with a price-tag of £1000 body-only, will its re-imagining have gone far enough, or will it fall flat against some stiff market competition?

DJI Phantom 3 Advanced

In the past couple of years, drones have gone from being highly specialist pieces of kit to mainstream photographic tools. There are now several serious consumer-level models on the market, but the most impressive is DJI’s immensely popular Phantom 3 quadcopter. The Phantom is available in three kit options: the Standard (£649), the Advanced (£899) and the Professional (£1159). In this review we’ll take a detailed look at the Advanced model.