Learn about Mirrorless cameras

Mirrorless-IL (Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens) digital cameras are often viewed as a compromise between a digicam and an SLR. Like a DSLR they have interchangeable lenses and like digicams they are mirrorless setups and thus allow much smaller sizes. If the versatility of interchangeable lenses and quality of a large sensor appeal to you but you find your DSLR is just too big to take with you all the time these can be a great alternative.

Snapsort puts all interchangable-lens cameras that are not SLRs (don't have through-the-lens optical viewfinders) into the mirrorless category. This includes micro-four-thirds cameras from Panasonic and Olympus, as well as rangefinder cameras from Leica and what are commonly called electronic viewfinder interchangeable-lens (EVIL) cameras from Sony and other manufacturers.

Recent Mirrorless cameras by manufacturer

Here is an overview of the manufacturers of mirrorless cameras, the most popular shown first.

Sony

Snapsort has found 8 recent mirrorless cameras from Sony.

	Sony NEX-5N from $650	Low noise at high ISO 1,079 ISO Great image quality 77.0 High ISO 25,600 ISO Learn more about the Sony NEX-5N
	Sony NEX-7 from $948	Great image quality 81.0 Low noise at high ISO 1,016 ISO High true resolution 24 MP Learn more about the Sony NEX-7
	Sony Alpha NEX-6 from $748	Great image quality 78.0 Low noise at high ISO 1,018 ISO Great viewfinder Digital Learn more about the Sony Alpha NEX-6
	Sony Alpha NEX-3N from $448	Low noise at high ISO 1,067 ISO Image stabilization Lens Great image quality 74.0 Learn more about the Sony Alpha NEX-3N

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Olympus

Snapsort has found 9 recent mirrorless cameras from Olympus.

	Olympus OM-D E-M5 from $999	Weather sealed Shoot in extreme weather OLED Screen Bright and vivid Great viewfinder Digital Learn more about the Olympus OM-D E-M5
	Olympus PEN E-PL5 from $725	High ISO 25,600 ISO Image stabilization Sensor shift Great image quality 72.0 Learn more about the Olympus PEN E-PL5
	Olympus PEN E-PM2 from $956	Low noise at high ISO 932 ISO High ISO 25,600 ISO Image stabilization Sensor shift Learn more about the Olympus PEN E-PM2
	Olympus PEN E-P3 from $369	OLED Screen Bright and vivid Image stabilization Sensor shift Touch screen Less buttons Learn more about the Olympus PEN E-P3

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Nikon

Snapsort has found 6 recent mirrorless cameras from Nikon.

	Nikon 1 J1 from $379	High speed movies 1,200 fps Rapid fire 60 fps Phase detection video autofocus fast and accurate Learn more about the Nikon 1 J1
	Nikon 1 V1 from $392	High speed movies 1,200 fps Rapid fire 60 fps Phase detection video autofocus fast and accurate Learn more about the Nikon 1 V1
	Nikon 1 J2 from $449	High speed movies 1,200 fps Rapid fire 60 fps Phase detection video autofocus fast and accurate Learn more about the Nikon 1 J2
	Nikon 1 S1 from $447	High speed movies 1,200 fps Phase detection autofocus fast and accurate Many focus points 135 Learn more about the Nikon 1 S1

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Panasonic

Snapsort has found 7 recent mirrorless cameras from Panasonic.

	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 from $1,298	Weather sealed Shoot in extreme weather Built-in GPS Great for travel Great battery life 540 shots Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 from $498	Image stabilization Lens Great viewfinder Digital Touch screen Less buttons Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 from $239	Touch screen Less buttons In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Movie continuous focus Makes it easy to get in-focus movies Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 from $329	Touch screen Less buttons Movie continuous focus Makes it easy to get in-focus movies Light-weight 267 g Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5

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Samsung

Snapsort has found 8 recent mirrorless cameras from Samsung.

	Samsung NX20 from $699	OLED Screen Bright and vivid Great image quality 75.0 Great viewfinder Digital Learn more about the Samsung NX20
	Samsung NX200 from $773	OLED Screen Bright and vivid Wide dynamic range 12.6 EV High true resolution 20 MP Learn more about the Samsung NX200
	Samsung NX300 from $748	Large screen 3.3" OLED Screen Bright and vivid Phase detection autofocus fast and accurate Learn more about the Samsung NX300
	Samsung NX1000 from $325	24p movies For that film look High true resolution 20 MP In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Learn more about the Samsung NX1000

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Fujifilm

Snapsort has found 2 recent mirrorless cameras from Fujifilm.

	Fujifilm X-E1 from $999	Great viewfinder Digital External mic jack Record higher quality audio with a microphone 24p movies For that film look Learn more about the Fujifilm X-E1
	Fujifilm X-Pro1 from $1,399	Great viewfinder Tunnel 24p movies For that film look Movie continuous focus Makes it easy to get in-focus movies Learn more about the Fujifilm X-Pro1

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Canon

Snapsort has found 1 recent mirrorless interchangeable-lens from Canon.

	Canon EOS EOS M from $599	Many lenses available 162 lenses External mic jack Record higher quality audio with a microphone Touch screen Less buttons Learn more about the Canon EOS M

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Pentax

Snapsort has found 3 recent mirrorless cameras from Pentax.

	Pentax K-01	Low noise at high ISO 1,135 ISO Great image quality 79.0 Many lenses available 90 lenses Learn more about the Pentax K-01
	Pentax Q10 from $497	Image stabilization Sensor shift In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Really small Compact 102x58x34 mm Learn more about the Pentax Q10
	Pentax Q from $279	Image stabilization Sensor shift In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Movie continuous focus Makes it easy to get in-focus movies Learn more about the Pentax Q

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Leica

Snapsort has found 3 recent mirrorless cameras from Leica.

	Leica M Typ 240	Low noise at high ISO 1,860 ISO Great image quality 84.0 Large sensor Full frame 36.0x24.0mm Learn more about the Leica M Typ 240
	Leica M-E Typ 220	Large sensor Full frame 36.0x24.0mm Great viewfinder Optical Great color depth 22.7 bits Learn more about the Leica M-E Typ 220
	Leica M-Monochrom from $7,950	Large sensor Full frame 36.0x24.0mm Great viewfinder Rangefinder High true resolution 18.1 MP Learn more about the Leica M-Monochrom

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Hasselblad

Snapsort has found 1 recent mirrorless interchangeable-lens from Hasselblad.

	Hasselblad Lunar	Great image quality 81.0 Low noise at high ISO 1,016 ISO High true resolution 24 MP Learn more about the Hasselblad Lunar

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