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 4 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 $1,200	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 NEX C3 from $548	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
	Sony NEX-F3 from $600	High resolution screen 920k dots 24p movies For that film look External mic jack Record higher quality audio with a microphone Learn more about the Sony NEX-F3

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Panasonic

Snapsort has found 6 recent mirrorless cameras from Panasonic.

	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 from $500	Great viewfinder Digital Touch screen Less buttons Flip-out screen Great for movies Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 from $643	Touch screen Less buttons In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Full HD 1080p @ 60fps Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 from $849	Great viewfinder Digital 24p movies For that film look External mic jack Record higher quality audio with a microphone Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 from $376	Touch screen Less buttons Almost no delay when powering up 1000 ms startup delay Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

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Olympus

Snapsort has found 7 recent mirrorless cameras from Olympus.

	Olympus PEN E-P3 from $849	Image stabilization Sensor shift OLED Screen Bright and vivid Touch screen Less buttons Learn more about the Olympus PEN E-P3
	Olympus PEN E-PM1 from $500	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 $589	Image stabilization Sensor shift Flip-out screen Great for movies Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3
	Olympus OM-D E-M5 from $1,000	Weather sealed Shoot in extreme weather High ISO 25,600 ISO Great viewfinder Digital Learn more about the Olympus OM-D E-M5

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Nikon

Snapsort has found 2 recent mirrorless cameras from Nikon.

	Nikon 1 V1 from $797	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 $547	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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Samsung

Snapsort has found 6 recent mirrorless cameras from Samsung.

	Samsung NX11 from $619	Great viewfinder Digital OLED Screen Bright and vivid 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 Movie continuous focus Makes it easy to get in-focus movies Learn more about the Samsung NX100
	Samsung NX1000 from $1,001	High resolution screen 921k dots 24p movies For that film look High true resolution 20 MP Learn more about the Samsung NX1000
	Samsung NX200 from $699	OLED Screen Bright and vivid High true resolution 20 MP Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Samsung NX200

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Fujifilm

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

	Fujifilm X-Pro1 from $2,298	High resolution screen 1,230k dots Great viewfinder Tunnel 24p movies For that film look Learn more about the Fujifilm X-Pro1

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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 K-01 from $960	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 with 40mm f/2.8 lens
	Pentax Q from $403	Image stabilization Sensor shift In-camera HDR Combines multiple exposures Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Learn more about the Pentax Q

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Leica

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

	Leica M-Monochrom	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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