DPReview is reviewing its rating system, making it more comprehensive and doing away with its “one or two-word” rating such as “Recommended” or “Highly Recommended” at the end of a review.
Simon Johnson says DPReview will now rate a camera based on 11 criteria and provide an overall score in percentage point.
The 11 criteria — which somehow brings to mind the 11-area autofocusing system in DSLRs 
— are build quality, ergonomics and handling, features, metering and focus accuracy, image quality (RAW), image quality (JPEG), low light/high ISO performance, viewfinder/screen, performance (speed), movie/video mode, and value.
“The system we’re using to the produce the new ratings is hardly rocket science: we’re simply combining every bit of quantitative data (spec, test results) and subjective scores for all the unmeasurable aspects into a giant spreadsheet that applies predefined weights to every score/metric to produce the scores you see,” he said.
The new rating will take effect in DPReview’s next review.
