

The website launched in 1998 as a hobby site, focusing on news and reviews about digital photography gear and has become a well-known database for consumer digital cameras.ĭPReview was acquired by Amazon in 2007, by which time the site claimed it had more than 7m unique visitors each month. “Everyone on our staff was a reader and fan of DPReview before working here, and we’re grateful for the communities that formed around the site.” “The editorial team is still working on reviews and looking forward to delivering some of our best-ever content,” DPReview said in a blog post. DPReview said it will be available in “read-only mode” for a limited period of time after this date. The website has confirmed that it will become locked on 10 April, with no further updates after this date. The website has been a well-known database for information about digital cameras for years, but is being shut down amid Amazon’s recent waves of job cuts.ĭPReview, a review site focused on digital photography, is shutting down after nearly 25 years due to Amazon’s current cost-cutting measures.
