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 5 recent mirrorless cameras from Sony.

	Sony NEX-5N from $598	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 $1,734	Low noise at high ISO 1,016 ISO Great image quality 81.0 High true resolution 24 MP Learn more about the Sony NEX-7
	Sony Alpha NEX-5 from $569	Low noise at high ISO 796 ISO Great image quality 69.0 High resolution screen 920k dots Learn more about the Sony Alpha NEX-5
	Sony NEX C3 from $499	Low noise at high ISO 1,083 ISO Great image quality 73.0 High resolution screen 921k dots Learn more about the Sony NEX C3

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Panasonic

Snapsort has found 7 recent mirrorless cameras from Panasonic.

	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 from $705	Full HD 1080p @ 60fps Touch screen Less buttons In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 from $559	Great viewfinder Digital Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Touch screen Less buttons Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 from $892	24p movies For that film look Great viewfinder Digital Full HD 1080p @ 60fps Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 from $329	Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Touch screen Less buttons Slightly more lenses available 26 lenses Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

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Nikon

Snapsort has found 2 recent mirrorless cameras from Nikon.

	Nikon 1 V1 from $847	High speed movies 1,200 fps Rapid fire 60 fps Phase detection autofocus fast and accurate Learn more about the Nikon 1 V1
	Nikon 1 J1 from $597	High speed movies 1,200 fps Rapid fire 60 fps Phase detection autofocus fast and accurate Learn more about the Nikon 1 J1

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Olympus

Snapsort has found 6 recent mirrorless cameras from Olympus.

	Olympus PEN E-P3 from $899	OLED Screen Bright and vivid Image stabilization Sensor shift Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Olympus PEN E-P3
	Olympus PEN E-PM1 from $449	Image stabilization Sensor shift Full HD 1080p @ 60fps In-camera panoramas Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama Learn more about the Olympus PEN E-PM1
	Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3 from $699	Image stabilization Sensor shift Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Flip-out screen Great for movies Learn more about the Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3
	Olympus PEN E-PL2 from $449	Image stabilization Sensor shift Slightly more lenses available 26 lenses Long exposures 60 seconds Learn more about the Olympus PEN E-PL2

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Samsung

Snapsort has found 4 recent mirrorless cameras from Samsung.

	Samsung NX11 from $627	OLED Screen Bright and vivid Great viewfinder Digital Great color depth 22.7 bits Learn more about the Samsung NX11
	Samsung NX100 from $865	OLED Screen Bright and vivid Great color depth 22.6 bits Large sensor APS-C 23.4x15.6mm Learn more about the Samsung NX100
	Samsung NX200 from $899	OLED Screen Bright and vivid High true resolution 20 MP Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Samsung NX200
	Samsung NX5 from $947	Great viewfinder Digital Large sensor APS-C 23.4x15.6mm Built-in flash External flash not needed Learn more about the Samsung NX5

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Fujifilm

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

	Fujifilm X-Pro1	High resolution screen 1,230k dots 24p movies For that film look Great viewfinder Tunnel Learn more about the Fujifilm X-Pro1

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Pentax

Snapsort has found 2 recent mirrorless cameras from Pentax.

	Pentax Q from $699	Image stabilization Sensor shift Full HD 1080p @ 30fps In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Learn more about the Pentax Q
	Pentax K-01	High resolution screen 921k dots Great battery life 500 shots Image stabilization Sensor shift Learn more about the Pentax K-01

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