Mirrorless cameras

Interested in a mirrorless camera ? Here we've rounded up the top ten (out of 66) mirrorless cameras . Some of the top manufacturers of mirrorless cameras are Sony, Panasonic and Olympus.

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

Supports RAW

RAW

Movie format

Touch screen

Touch screen

Brand

Viewfinder

With a viewfinder

Sony NEX-5N

$650	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago

	Great image quality
	77.0

	Full HD
	1080p @ 60fps

	High resolution screen
	920k dots

	High ISO
	25,600 ISO

Learn more about the Sony NEX-5N

Samsung NX1000

$320	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago

	High resolution screen
	921k dots

	High true resolution
	20 MP

	24p movies
	For that film look

	Large sensor
	APS-C 23.5x15.7mm

Learn more about the Samsung NX1000

Sony NEX-7

$948	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago

	Great image quality
	81.0

	Full HD
	1080p @ 60fps

	High resolution screen
	921k dots

	High true resolution
	24 MP

Learn more about the Sony NEX-7

Nikon 1 J1

$497	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago

	Really small
	Compact 106x61x29 mm

	High speed movies
	1,200 fps

	Rapid fire
	60 fps

	Movie continuous focus
	Makes it easy to get in-focus movies

Learn more about the Nikon J1

Olympus OM-D E-M5

$999	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago

	Full HD
	1080p @ 60fps

	Image stabilization
	Sensor shift

	High ISO
	25,600 ISO

	Touch screen
	Less buttons

Learn more about the Olympus E-M5

Sony Alpha NEX-3N

$448	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 4 months ago

	Full HD
	1080p @ 60fps

	Really small
	Compact 110x62x35 mm

	Image stabilization
	Lens

	24p movies
	For that film look

Learn more about the Sony NEX-3N

Sony NEX-F3

$399	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago

	Full HD
	1080p @ 60fps

	High resolution screen
	920k dots

	24p movies
	For that film look

	Low noise at high ISO
	1,114 ISO

Learn more about the Sony NEX-F3

Olympus PEN E-PL5

$854	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 9 months ago

	Image stabilization
	Sensor shift

	High ISO
	25,600 ISO

	Touch screen
	Less buttons

	Almost no delay when powering up
	600 ms startup delay

Learn more about the Olympus PEN E-PL5

Sony Alpha NEX-5

$656	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over 2 years ago

	High resolution screen
	920k dots

	Almost no delay when powering up
	1000 ms startup delay

	Flip-out screen
	Great for movies

	Large sensor
	APS-C 23.4x15.6mm

Learn more about the Sony NEX-5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1

$239	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago

	Full HD
	1080p @ 60fps

	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 DMC-GX1

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