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Wacom’s New Tablets are Priced For The New Photographer

Chris Gampat
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08/10/2023
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Wacom One display plugged in

The brands that are so well known that their name becomes an entire category of products are the ones who are truly the most successful. And in that case, it’s Wacom for editing tablets. Photographers have been using them for several years now. And while the newest products aren’t of the same caliber as their Cintiq Pro, they’re still quite worth talking about. Today the company is introducing four new tablets: two without displays and two with them. They’re priced between $99 and $599 — pretty perfect for a photographer just getting into the business or one that has a bit of an establishment already.

Tech Specs

Here are the important Tech Specs on the new Wacom Tablets

DetailsWacom One MWacom One S
Active area size8.5 x 5.3in (216 x 135 mm)6.0 x 3.7in (152 x 95 mm)
Dimensions L x W x H9.92 x 7.13 x 0.31 in (252 x 181 x 8 mm)7.40 x 5.55 x 0.31 in (188 x 141 x 8 mm)
Product weight0.77 lbs (350 g)0.44 lbs (200 g)
SurfaceHigh friction for pen-on-paper feeling
Pen technologyElectromagnetic resonance technology (EMR), compatible with third party pens (LAMY, Staedtler, …)
Pen typePressure-sensitive, cordless, battery-free
Pen Buttons2 x (individual button assignment)
Connectors1 x USB Type-C, Bluetooth 5.1
Details
Wacom One 13 touch Pen display
Wacom One 12 Pen display
Screen size13.3 in11.6 in
TouchYesNo
Dimensions L x W x H13.23 x 8.74 x .47 in (336 x 222 x 12 mm)11.77 x 7.48 x .43 in (299 x 190 x 11 mm)
Product weight1.98 lbs (900 g)1.54 lbs (700 g)
Display resolution1920 x 1080 pixels
SurfaceNo parallax, Anti-glare & Anti-fingerprint
Pen technologyElectromagnetic resonance technology (EMR), compatible with third party pens (LAMY, Staedtler, …)
Pen typeTilt- & pressure-sensitive, cordless, battery-free
Pen buttons2 x (individual button assignment)
Connection2 x USB Type-C (USB hub function)

What Photographers Should Know About These New Wacom Tablets

Before we go on, know that these aren’t priced the same as the Ituous Pro lineup. The smallest variant from that line costs around $250, and we previously reviewed it. These, however, are targeting those who tend to be newer to the product lineup. In fact, during our briefing, they weren’t even able to give us a full Photoshop demo for photography.

We’ve got one in for review, and it already feels like a fairly priced unit at $599. They also sent us the new stand and a pen — which can come in the more complete packages. So we plan on diving into our Capture One archives and doing a bit of retouching and editing work with it.

If you’ve never used a Wacom tablet like this, know that it operates via USB-C. The brand recommends connecting it to a computer via one USB port and an Android device via another port. Once that’s done, you log onto a website from your computer to get it all set up. After that, it’s about management between your desktop and your tablet. I personally see most people working with the new Wacom tablets via their computers more than anything else. Lots of photographers and retouchers I know prefer it because it feels a lot more like drawing — which you’re probably used to if you came from art school.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.