The year’s best products

THE EXPERT Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) is a group of 60 special interest magazines and websites from 29 countries around the world, covering six subjects: Hi-Fi, photography, mobile devices, in-car electronics, home theatre display & video, and home theatre audio. Each member is renowned for its expertise within its subject area, and for the rigour and integrity of its testing.

As one of the organisation’s founding members, AP is an integral part of EISA’s Photography Panel. We work closely alongside 16 other magazines from Europe, India and the USA, all of which are among the most respected in their home countries. This year’s process for selecting the winners was necessarily rather different than before, being conducted entirely by videoconferencing due to the coronavirus pandemic. But one rule stayed the same; all of the winners, aside from those for innovation, must have been tested in depth by multiple panel members. After long and sometimes heated discussions, we agreed upon a list of the year’s finest products. The awards ceremony for the winners will also be an online affair.

This year saw the introduction of one notable new award, for best vlogging camera – a sector that’s sure to get more competitive over the coming years. Alongside cameras and lenses, we also recognised outstanding accessories and software. Over the next few pages we reveal the very best new products from the past year: the EISA Awards winners of 2020-2021.