Mirrorless cameras

Interested in a mirrorless camera ? Here we've rounded up the top ten (out of 45) 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

Movie format

Touch screen

Touch screen

Brand

Viewfinder

With a viewfinder

Sensor size

Full frame

Sony NEX-5N

$598	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 10 months ago

	Great image quality
	77.0

	High resolution screen
	920k dots

	Really small
	Compact 111x59x38 mm

	High ISO
	25,600 ISO

Learn more about the Sony NEX-5N

Sony NEX-7

$1,200 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 10 months ago

	Great image quality
	81.0

	High resolution screen
	921k dots

	Really small
	Compact 111x59x38 mm

	High true resolution
	24 MP

Learn more about the Sony NEX-7

Sony Alpha NEX-5

$569	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over 2 years ago

	High resolution screen
	920k dots

	Really small
	Compact 111x59x38 mm

	Almost no delay when powering up
	1000 ms startup delay

	Great color depth
	22.2 bits

Learn more about the Sony NEX-5

Nikon 1 J1

$547	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 9 months ago

	Really small
	Compact 106x61x29 mm

	High speed movies
	1,200 fps

	Rapid fire
	60 fps

	Phase detection video autofocus
	fast and accurate

Learn more about the Nikon J1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

$394	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced a year ago

	Really small
	Compact 107x67x32 mm

	Touch screen
	Less buttons

	Slightly more lenses available
	26 lenses

	Thin
	1.3"

Learn more about the Panasonic DMC-GF3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1

$643	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 7 months ago

	Touch screen
	Less buttons

	In-camera HDR
	Combines multiple exposures

	Slightly more lenses available
	26 lenses

	New
	November, 2011

Learn more about the Panasonic DMC-GX1

Nikon 1 V1

$797	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 9 months ago

	High resolution screen
	921k dots

	High speed movies
	1,200 fps

	Rapid fire
	60 fps

	External mic jack
	Record higher quality audio with a microphone

Learn more about the Nikon V1

Olympus OM-D E-M5

$1,000 Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced 4 months ago

	Image stabilization
	Sensor shift

	High ISO
	25,600 ISO

	Touch screen
	Less buttons

	Weather sealed
	Shoot in extreme weather

Learn more about the Olympus E-M5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3

$500	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced over a year ago

	Touch screen
	Less buttons

	Flip-out screen
	Great for movies

	Slightly more lenses available
	26 lenses

	Low price
	$499.87

Learn more about the Panasonic DMC-G3

Sony NEX C3

$548	Mirrorless interchangeable-lens, announced a year ago

	Great image quality
	73.0

	High resolution screen
	921k dots

	Really small
	Compact 110x60x33 mm

	Almost no delay when powering up
	1200 ms startup delay

Learn more about the Sony C3

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