Mirrorless cameras

Mirrorless cameras

Interested in a mirrorless camera ? Here we've rounded up the top ten (out of 39) mirrorless cameras . Some of the top manufacturers of mirrorless cameras are Sony, Panasonic and Olympus.

Mirrorless digital camera

Mirrorless cameras are a new category of camera that are inbetween a regular digital camera and a full fledged DSLR. They have interchangable lenses like a DSLR but lack the optical viewfinder, they are typically smaller than DSLRs.

Order
Movie format
Touch screen
Brand
Viewfinder
Sensor size
Sony NEX-5N
$599 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 7 months ago
Sony NEX-5N
Overall image quality
 Great image quality
Help
77.0
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
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920k dots
Light sensitivity
 High ISO
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25,600 ISO
Touch screen
 Touch screen
Help
Less buttons
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Sony Alpha NEX-5
$569 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago
Sony Alpha NEX-5
Overall image quality
 Great image quality
Help
69.0
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
Help
920k dots
Startup delay
 Almost no delay when powering up
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1000 ms startup delay
Color depth
 Great color depth
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22.2 bits
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Sony NEX-7
$1,734 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 7 months ago
Sony NEX-7
Overall image quality
 Great image quality
Help
81.0
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
Help
921k dots
True resolution
 High true resolution
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24 MP
Light sensitivity
 High ISO
Help
16,000 ISO
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
$675 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 4 months ago
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
Touch screen
 Touch screen
Help
Less buttons
HDR
 In-camera HDR
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Combines multiple exposures
Lens availability
 Slightly more lenses available
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26 lenses
Announced
 New
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November, 2011
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Nikon 1 J1
$597 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 6 months ago
Nikon 1 J1
Size
 Really small
Help
Compact 106x61x29 mm
High-speed framerate
 High speed movies
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1,200 fps
Continuous shooting
 Rapid fire
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60 fps
Badge
 Phase detection video autofocus
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fast and accurate
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Sony NEX C3
$499 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 9 months ago
Sony NEX C3
Overall image quality
 Great image quality
Help
73.0
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
Help
921k dots
Size
 Really small
Help
Compact 110x60x33 mm
Color depth
 Great color depth
Help
22.7 bits
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3
$449 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 9 months ago
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3
Size
 Really small
Help
Compact 107x67x32 mm
Touch screen
 Touch screen
Help
Less buttons
Lens availability
 Slightly more lenses available
Help
26 lenses
Thickness
 Thin
Help
1.3"
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Nikon 1 V1
$847 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 6 months ago
Nikon 1 V1
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
Help
921k dots
High-speed framerate
 High speed movies
Help
1,200 fps
Continuous shooting
 Rapid fire
Help
60 fps
External mic jack
 External mic jack
Help
Record higher quality audio with a microphone
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3
$599 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 10 months ago
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3
Touch screen
 Touch screen
Help
Less buttons
Screen flips out
 Flip-out screen
Help
Great for movies
Lens availability
 Slightly more lenses available
Help
26 lenses
Viewfinder
 Great viewfinder
Help
Digital
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2
$329 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2
Touch screen
 Touch screen
Help
Less buttons
Startup delay
 Almost no delay when powering up
Help
1000 ms startup delay
Lens availability
 Slightly more lenses available
Help
26 lenses
Thickness
 Thin
Help
1.3"
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