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Cameras for Astrophotography

On the criteria astrophotography leans on — Sensor Performance, Image Quality, EVF & LCD, Build Quality, Handling and Battery Life — here is how the reviewed cameras compare, with the sourced evidence behind each position. We don't crown a winner; we show the fit and let you decide.

Ranked on the evidence

  1. 1Canon eos r6 ii

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+59%33▲ / 6▼ of 46 · high
    • Image Quality+83%30▲ / 0▼ of 36 · medium
    • EVF & LCD+71%11▲ / 1▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+60%3▲ / 0▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+55%23▲ / 5▼ of 33 · high
    • Battery Life+57%10▲ / 2▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    "which is a wonderful performance really let's push things a little further though at ISO 3200 everything's still looking pretty good it's only really at ISO 6400 that we are really beginning to lose detail ISO 12,800 is …" — Christopher Frost
    $1999 new →from $1389 used →
  2. 2Panasonic lumix gh5 ii

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+24%13▲ / 7▼ of 25 · medium (contested)
    • Image Quality+50%5▲ / 1▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence)
    • EVF & LCD+67%5▲ / 1▼ of 6 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+100%2▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Handling+58%8▲ / 1▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+90%9▲ / 0▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    "Another thing that I would like to emphasize is the low light capability of the camera." — Cined Panasonic Lumix Gh5
    $1198 new →from $700 used →
  3. 3Panasonic lumix s5 ii

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Sensor Performance.

    • Sensor Performance+38%28▲ / 10▼ of 48 · high
    • Image Quality+63%43▲ / 5▼ of 60 · high
    • EVF & LCD+46%17▲ / 5▼ of 26 · high
    • Build Quality+78%14▲ / 0▼ of 18 · high
    • Handling+66%36▲ / 5▼ of 47 · high
    • Battery Life+36%7▲ / 2▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    "as a wedding or portrait photographer I found the low light abilities on this camera to be very good I definitely shot it up to I think 12,800 with really good results I think the sensor again does really well in those s…" — Benj Haisch Lumix S5ii
    Check price at Adorama →from $1211 used →
  4. 4Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+52%35▲ / 6▼ of 56 · high
    • Image Quality+64%17▲ / 1▼ of 25 · medium
    • EVF & LCD+48%20▲ / 5▼ of 31 · high
    • Build Quality+20%4▲ / 2▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+65%40▲ / 5▼ of 54 · high
    • Battery Life+47%8▲ / 1▼ of 15 · medium
    "boost and sharpness and it wasn't just because of the megapixels I think that the sensor itself was just a lot better and overall I've just been so happy with the image quality out of the a74 it's great in low light it h…" — Chris Turner Photographer
    $1998 new →See used →
  5. 5Sony A7C

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+59%44▲ / 5▼ of 66 · high
    • Image Quality+44%28▲ / 6▼ of 50 · high
    • EVF & LCD+23%38▲ / 20▼ of 79 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+57%16▲ / 4▼ of 21 · high
    • Handling+39%29▲ / 7▼ of 57 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+55%14▲ / 3▼ of 20 · high
    "backgrounds tends to be better in low light due to the larger sensor being able to gather more light and allows you to shoot at the true focal length of whatever lens you're using rather than having a 1.5 or 1.6 times cr…" — Arran Brown The Original
    Check price at Adorama →from $879 used →
  6. 6Fujifilm x pro3

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+50%12▲ / 0▼ of 24 · medium (contested)
    • Image Quality+69%40▲ / 4▼ of 52 · high
    • EVF & LCD+34%86▲ / 28▼ of 170 · high
    • Build Quality+39%18▲ / 4▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    • Handling+33%23▲ / 7▼ of 49 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+29%4▲ / 2▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "into the specs and looking at resolution charts and noise comparisons though there will be a little bit of that later on I thought I would hit the streets of Florence in Italy and show you actually what this camera is li…" — Gordon Laing Fujifilm X
    Check price at Adorama →from $1289 used →
  7. 7Sony zv e10

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+55%21▲ / 3▼ of 33 · high
    • Image Quality+60%44▲ / 6▼ of 63 · high
    • EVF & LCD+15%18▲ / 11▼ of 46 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+18%9▲ / 6▼ of 17 · medium
    • Handling+44%31▲ / 7▼ of 55 · high
    • Battery Life+55%14▲ / 3▼ of 20 · high
    "that motion blur overall i feel like the difference is really apparent and that little bit of crop i mean it's totally worth it to just get such better results once you're happy with the results all you have to do is go …" — Carbonlake
    Check price at Adorama →from $358 used →
  8. 8Canon R5

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+46%58▲ / 15▼ of 93 · high
    • Image Quality+48%18▲ / 3▼ of 31 · high
    • EVF & LCD+67%10▲ / 2▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+25%7▲ / 3▼ of 16 · medium (contested)
    • Handling+47%26▲ / 6▼ of 43 · high
    • Battery Life+20%7▲ / 4▼ of 15 · medium (contested)
    "Rich actually just got that camera so I've had a little bit of time to see how the autofocus works and have those two cameras side by side and compare some of those photos one of the challenges with the Sony a7r5 is when…" — Anthony Gugliotta The Best
    $2799 new →from $1500 used →
  9. 9Sony A7S III

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+45%49▲ / 11▼ of 84 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+43%33▲ / 8▼ of 58 · high
    • EVF & LCD+48%64▲ / 16▼ of 100 · high
    • Build Quality+40%7▲ / 3▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+19%32▲ / 20▼ of 63 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+58%22▲ / 4▼ of 31 · high
    "My only concern is whether the high resolution has an impact on battery life, but so far the camera seems to be operating just fine." — Cameralabs Gordon Laing
    $3998 new →from $1999 used →
  10. 10Nikon z5 ii

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance+45%52▲ / 12▼ of 88 · high
    • Image Quality+29%34▲ / 13▼ of 73 · high
    • EVF & LCD+50%48▲ / 12▼ of 72 · high
    • Build Quality+28%9▲ / 4▼ of 18 · medium (contested)
    • Handling+64%54▲ / 5▼ of 76 · high
    • Battery Life+45%11▲ / 2▼ of 20 · high
    "This new camera has one of Nikon's full-frame 24 megapixel backside illuminated sensors inside, which I think is left over from the Z6 Mark II, which is no bad thing at all." — Christopher Frost
    $1597 new →from $999 used →
  11. 11Panasonic lumix l10

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Sensor Performance.

    • Sensor Performance+31%27▲ / 10▼ of 55 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+64%50▲ / 5▼ of 70 · high
    • EVF & LCD+48%32▲ / 8▼ of 50 · high
    • Build Quality+17%21▲ / 14▼ of 41 · high (contested)
    • Handling+43%33▲ / 10▼ of 54 · high
    • Battery Life+46%18▲ / 5▼ of 28 · high
    "So, when it comes to the features that I love, I think Lumix knocked it out of the park with using the GH7 sensor, [music] which not only is a great sensor for photos and video." — Chris Acevedo Lumix L10
    Check price at Adorama →from $175 used →
  12. 12Minolta maxxum 70

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+43%3▲ / 0▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Image Quality+45%7▲ / 2▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence)
    • EVF & LCD+44%17▲ / 3▼ of 32 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+50%11▲ / 2▼ of 18 · high
    • Handling+33%20▲ / 6▼ of 43 · high
    • Battery Life+23%5▲ / 2▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "in the lens one thing I had mentioned earlier was to look at that cartridge that said it was coated for ISO 400 if I push the ISO button right here we'll see that it shows that it's read the 400 now if as the photographe…" — Oldengguy Minolta Maxxum
    Check price at Adorama →from $19 used →
  13. 13Fujifilm x s20

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+38%16▲ / 3▼ of 34 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+37%15▲ / 4▼ of 30 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+23%11▲ / 4▼ of 30 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+23%11▲ / 5▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Handling+66%40▲ / 5▼ of 53 · high
    • Battery Life+61%18▲ / 1▼ of 28 · high
    "Now, another thing that I didn't actually think about before getting this camera and before testing it out and figuring out all of the quirks is with FLOG and FLOG 2, they're higher base ISOs." — Brett Tommy Fujifilm X
    $1499 new →from $1100 used →
  14. 14Sony A7 V

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+34%180▲ / 66▼ of 340 · high
    • Image Quality+41%116▲ / 26▼ of 220 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+31%92▲ / 36▼ of 183 · high
    • Build Quality+52%17▲ / 2▼ of 29 · high
    • Handling+33%68▲ / 17▼ of 154 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+51%56▲ / 14▼ of 83 · high
    "The Sony A7 V is a full-frame mirrorless camera with a 33 Megapixel partially-stacked sensor, 4k video up to 120p, IBIS and 30fps burst shooting. Check out my review-so-far.…" — Cameralabs Gordon Laing
    $2898 new →from $1498 used →
  15. 15Nikon z7

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+50%19▲ / 5▼ of 28 · high
    • Image Quality+25%4▲ / 2▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence)
    • EVF & LCD+26%20▲ / 10▼ of 39 · high
    • Build Quality+73%8▲ / 0▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+27%22▲ / 11▼ of 41 · high
    • Battery Life+22%4▲ / 2▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "I'm doing it with the aid of a new Nikon Z7 camera with its awesome full-frame 45 megapixel sensor." — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $735 used →
  16. 16Fujifilm x t10

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Sensor Performance.

    • Sensor Performance+30%12▲ / 5▼ of 23 · high
    • Image Quality+56%32▲ / 4▼ of 50 · high
    • EVF & LCD+22%17▲ / 9▼ of 36 · high
    • Build Quality+50%16▲ / 4▼ of 24 · high
    • Handling+45%27▲ / 7▼ of 44 · high
    • Battery Life+22%5▲ / 3▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "To further test out this camera's capability, I took it with me to Sydney to a work dinner and tested out some of the low light performance as well as the inbuilt flash on this system." — Deo Abarquez Fujifilm X
    Check price at Adorama →from $298 used →
  17. 17Canon R6

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and EVF & LCD.

    • Sensor Performance+48%74▲ / 14▼ of 126 · high
    • Image Quality+20%11▲ / 6▼ of 25 · high
    • EVF & LCD+45%12▲ / 2▼ of 22 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+16%7▲ / 4▼ of 19 · high (contested)
    • Handling+44%40▲ / 13▼ of 62 · high
    • Battery Life+29%15▲ / 7▼ of 28 · medium
    "am at least somewhat a fan of this camera and I think the number one thing that I'm a fan of is the sensor that is in this camera the 20 megapixel sensor that is in this camera is absolutely phenomenal and I believe I do…" — Caleb Brunkow
    Check price at Adorama →from $796 used →
  18. 18Nikon d3400

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Sensor Performance.

    • Sensor Performance+36%8▲ / 3▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+75%3▲ / 0▼ of 4 · medium (thin evidence)
    • EVF & LCD-17%3▲ / 5▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Build Quality-10%3▲ / 4▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+46%14▲ / 2▼ of 26 · high
    • Battery Life+31%6▲ / 2▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence)
    "Like I talked about with the megapixels, this does really, really well and even cropping down photos, it still maintains really good image quality." — Dee Bee Photos
    Check price at Adorama →from $124 used →
  19. 19Sony A7R II

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+54%32▲ / 6▼ of 48 · high
    • Image Quality+15%9▲ / 6▼ of 20 · high
    • EVF & LCD+42%25▲ / 7▼ of 43 · high
    • Build Quality+57%9▲ / 1▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+6%18▲ / 15▼ of 52 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-6%13▲ / 15▼ of 33 · high (contested)
    "start at the beginning at the heart of the camera and that is image sensor Alpha 7R Mark I has 42 map fullframe stabilized sensor after Canon 5DS this is the highest pixel count you can get without going a medium format …" — Camerahoarders
    Check price at Adorama →from $469 used →
  20. 20Minolta maxxum 5000

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+40%3▲ / 1▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+40%3▲ / 1▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence)
    • EVF & LCD+25%2▲ / 0▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+36%6▲ / 2▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+56%6▲ / 1▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life-30%0▲ / 3▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    "The Minolta Maxxum 5000 has the ability to read the DX coding information on most rolls of 35mm film." — Prime Studios How To
    Check price at Adorama →from $15 used →
  21. 21Sony RX10 V

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+15%22▲ / 12▼ of 66 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+37%17▲ / 2▼ of 41 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+25%17▲ / 6▼ of 44 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+50%7▲ / 1▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+42%19▲ / 3▼ of 38 · high
    • Battery Life+39%8▲ / 1▼ of 18 · medium (contested)
    "And before people shout at me in the comments, I know that 600 mm at F4 on a 1-in sensor, we're not getting the same light as we would on a full-frame sensor." — Bh Photo Video Pro
    $2298 new →from $1904 used →
  22. 22Fujifilm x t50

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Sensor Performance.

    • Sensor Performance+21%20▲ / 12▼ of 38 · high
    • Image Quality+61%12▲ / 1▼ of 18 · high
    • EVF & LCD+13%11▲ / 8▼ of 23 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+20%9▲ / 5▼ of 20 · high
    • Handling+60%46▲ / 7▼ of 65 · high
    • Battery Life-8%8▲ / 10▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    "I typically do now there's nothing surprising about the image quality of this camera it's got the same sensor that you've got in the xt5 which is a camera I've been using for well over a year now and it's been with me pr…" — Andy Mumford Fujifilm X
    $1599 new →from $1259 used →
  23. 23Fujifilm x t20

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+32%11▲ / 4▼ of 22 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+41%31▲ / 10▼ of 51 · high
    • EVF & LCD+21%20▲ / 12▼ of 38 · high
    • Build Quality+42%7▲ / 2▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+37%33▲ / 12▼ of 57 · high
    • Battery Life-8%3▲ / 4▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "at higher isos and the possibility of having to do a little bit of post-processing work to get smoother video [Music] I've enjoyed seeking out an everyday carry camera and making these videos has been fun but at the end …" — Abandoned Cameras The Fujifilm
    Check price at Adorama →from $389 used →
  24. 24Minolta maxxum 7000

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+33%2▲ / 1▼ of 3 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+50%2▲ / 0▼ of 4 · medium (thin evidence)
    • EVF & LCD-11%5▲ / 7▼ of 19 · medium (contested)
    • Build Quality+71%11▲ / 1▼ of 14 · high (thin evidence)
    • Handling+27%11▲ / 4▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-20%4▲ / 7▼ of 15 · medium (contested)
    "you get the buttery depth of field you get the noise there with that kind of greenish tint on the film i think this looks great this is definitely a shot that i like and you followed up with a complete miss there with th…" — Brewerjason Reacting To My
    Check price at Adorama →from $24 used →
  25. 25Nikon d780

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+34%19▲ / 7▼ of 35 · medium
    • Image Quality+37%15▲ / 0▼ of 41 · medium
    • EVF & LCD+10%29▲ / 21▼ of 78 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+25%2▲ / 1▼ of 4 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+14%27▲ / 16▼ of 79 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+40%8▲ / 2▼ of 15 · high
    "you want a lens to test resolution for all you pixel peepers that's probably the best one out there [Music] when you have the two cameras side by side here they have a very similar shape size weight and feel I do actuall…" — Dpreview Tv
    $1547 new →from $680 used →
  26. 26Nikon fe2

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Build Quality.

    • Image Quality+75%3▲ / 0▼ of 4 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+59%18▲ / 2▼ of 27 · high
    • Handling+53%20▲ / 2▼ of 34 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+0%7▲ / 7▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    "way you can get an idea of you know some examples from this photo or from this camera one of the things that i always notice when i'm looking at the nikon fe2 photos that i've taken in the past is just how you know how d…" — Filtergrade
    Check price at Adorama →from $198 used →
  27. 27Sony A1

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+30%71▲ / 26▼ of 148 · high
    • Image Quality+19%24▲ / 13▼ of 58 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+24%43▲ / 22▼ of 86 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+40%4▲ / 0▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+35%27▲ / 9▼ of 52 · high
    • Battery Life+33%14▲ / 5▼ of 27 · high
    "the comments below what you guys think and let's talk about image quality right now because this is a brand new sensor we haven't seen before 50 megapixels but still reading out very fast so are there any real sacrifices…" — Dpreview Tv
    $5698 new →from $1399 used →
  28. 28Nikon d7500

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+55%21▲ / 4▼ of 31 · high
    • Image Quality+12%4▲ / 2▼ of 17 · medium (contested)
    • EVF & LCD-3%12▲ / 13▼ of 33 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+78%7▲ / 0▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+6%15▲ / 13▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-25%3▲ / 6▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "flash can actually trigger an external SP 5,000 flash image quality here is awesome the dynamic range really even when you're shooting in higher ISO so it's easy to see into the shadows and you're getting an excellent re…" — Bh Photo Video Pro
    $697 new →from $240 used →
  29. 29Canon eos r50

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Sensor Performance.

    • Sensor Performance+20%15▲ / 7▼ of 40 · high
    • Image Quality+53%49▲ / 8▼ of 78 · high
    • EVF & LCD+49%24▲ / 6▼ of 37 · high
    • Build Quality+23%8▲ / 5▼ of 13 · high (thin evidence)
    • Handling+34%44▲ / 13▼ of 90 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-30%7▲ / 14▼ of 23 · high
    "of resolution which was a weak point of older Canon cameras they are still looking fairly crisp let's look at noise levels now ISO 100 400 is clean at ISO 800 you can see noise creeping into finer details and ISO 1600 is…" — Christopher Frost
    $679 new →from $489 used →
  30. 30Canon EOS R6 Mark III

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Sensor Performance.

    • Sensor Performance+19%40▲ / 21▼ of 99 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+48%40▲ / 6▼ of 71 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+3%8▲ / 7▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+33%9▲ / 3▼ of 18 · high (contested)
    • Handling+43%19▲ / 3▼ of 37 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+3%9▲ / 8▼ of 29 · high
    "Now, I'm shooting this in open gate, so I'm going to be able to film with my full sensor and get both vertical and horizontal cuts from [music] this, which is really going to help me out and make my editor's life a whole…" — Vanessa Joy The
    $2799 new →from $2199 used →
  31. 31Panasonic gh5

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+6%14▲ / 12▼ of 35 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+17%6▲ / 4▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • EVF & LCD+21%9▲ / 5▼ of 19 · medium
    • Build Quality+38%5▲ / 2▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+60%23▲ / 5▼ of 30 · high
    • Battery Life+33%8▲ / 3▼ of 15 · medium
    "and because of that much better performance on that we're over sampling from my 20 megapixel sensor and no low-pass filter which is kind of all working together to give us much better results than we were used to before …" — Dan Watson Panasonic Gh5
    $1198 new →from $422 used →
  32. 32Nikon z6 iii

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance-12%30▲ / 45▼ of 122 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+39%35▲ / 8▼ of 69 · high
    • EVF & LCD+42%36▲ / 9▼ of 65 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+31%5▲ / 1▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+46%30▲ / 7▼ of 50 · high
    • Battery Life+30%8▲ / 2▼ of 20 · high (contested)
    "So, obviously, we have a 24.5 megapixel partially stacked CMOS sensor." — Dustin Abbott
    $1997 new →from $1709 used →
  33. 33Fujifilm x e5

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance+6%21▲ / 17▼ of 63 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+37%40▲ / 11▼ of 78 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+20%40▲ / 22▼ of 91 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+31%28▲ / 13▼ of 49 · high (contested)
    • Handling+41%52▲ / 16▼ of 87 · high
    • Battery Life-4%6▲ / 7▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    "The sensor is the same, and all the images would probably look identical if I shot them side by side, outside of how each lens renders the image." — Alex Armitage I Wanted
    $1699 new →from $1248 used →
  34. 34Canon powershot sx70

    Strongest reviewer support on EVF & LCD and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance+11%8▲ / 6▼ of 19 · medium (contested)
    • Image Quality+18%5▲ / 3▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • EVF & LCD+59%19▲ / 3▼ of 27 · high
    • Build Quality+29%8▲ / 4▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+46%23▲ / 4▼ of 41 · high
    • Battery Life-33%1▲ / 4▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence)
    "that sensor was producing better quality photos this is 20 megapixel sensors but some folks says that in certain conditions it will produce inferior quality photos meaning their photos gonna be more noisy let's talk abou…" — Conservation And Science
    Check price at Adorama →from $388 used →
  35. 35Canon powershot sd800

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+7%4▲ / 3▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+42%10▲ / 2▼ of 19 · medium (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+27%7▲ / 3▼ of 15 · medium (contested)
    • Build Quality+33%4▲ / 2▼ of 6 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+25%3▲ / 1▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Battery Life-22%2▲ / 4▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "At its heart is a 7.1 megapixel CCD sensor." — Sharp Gear Reviews
    Check price at Adorama →from $74 used →
  36. 36Canon powershot v1

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance+27%22▲ / 8▼ of 51 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+13%21▲ / 14▼ of 54 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+0%8▲ / 8▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Handling+55%35▲ / 5▼ of 55 · high
    • Battery Life+3%12▲ / 11▼ of 37 · high (contested)
    "Maybe if you pixel peep, not as good as my actual APS-C camera that I'm shooting on here, but they look good." — Chance Talks Cameras
    $849 new →from $699 used →
  37. 37Nikon 35mm f5

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Build Quality.

    • Image Quality+33%7▲ / 1▼ of 18 · medium
    • Build Quality+62%12▲ / 2▼ of 16 · high
    • Handling+19%12▲ / 5▼ of 37 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+14%3▲ / 2▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence)
    "quality image sharpness is very good from center all the way to the corner look at this sample photo you can see that it is very sharp from the center all the way to the edge and corner of the photo there is a little bit…" — Richard Wong
    Check price at Adorama →from $349 used →
  38. 38Sony fx3

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Build Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+32%20▲ / 8▼ of 38 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+2%16▲ / 15▼ of 49 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD-13%10▲ / 17▼ of 53 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+45%14▲ / 4▼ of 22 · medium
    • Handling+28%31▲ / 10▼ of 76 · high
    • Battery Life-5%3▲ / 4▼ of 20 · medium (contested)
    "a problem on the fx3 with readout speed that's easily able to keep up with a moving train since the fx3 has a relatively low 10.2 megapixel sensor low light performance is amazing but i gotta admit it's really funny to s…" — Bh Photo Video Pro
    $4298 new →from $3000 used →
  39. 39Sony a7r vi

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Sensor Performance+17%38▲ / 18▼ of 117 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+15%15▲ / 8▼ of 47 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+22%12▲ / 5▼ of 32 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+11%4▲ / 3▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+9%9▲ / 7▼ of 23 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+27%17▲ / 4▼ of 48 · high (contested)
    "I cannot open the raw files, unfortunately, so I did not test the dynamic range and also not the ISO performance properly." — Albert Dros
    $4498 new →from $3699 used →
  40. 40Hasselblad 500 cm

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Build Quality.

    • Image Quality+36%6▲ / 1▼ of 14 · high (thin evidence, contested)
    • Build Quality+61%22▲ / 2▼ of 33 · high
    • Handling+16%7▲ / 4▼ of 19 · high (contested)
    "film any further and the really nice thing is you can load up maybe color in one of these and then black and white and another a lot of times if I'm photographing a wedding and I'm using this alongside of my Leica's and …" — Benj Haisch Hasselblad
    Check price at Adorama →from $949 used →
  41. 41Canon eos r7

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Battery Life.

    • Sensor Performance+5%40▲ / 35▼ of 102 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+36%26▲ / 8▼ of 50 · high
    • EVF & LCD+0%12▲ / 12▼ of 31 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+0%4▲ / 4▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+23%28▲ / 15▼ of 57 · high
    • Battery Life+23%6▲ / 3▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "the new eosr 7 with its 32.5 megapixel sensor unfortunately for my college fund everyone's had the R7 so I'm clawing back a bit of its cost by making a review of it today plus I wanted to make a video about it anyway bec…" — Christopher Frost
    $1549 new →from $922 used →
  42. 42Kodak ektar

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Image Quality+14%30▲ / 20▼ of 69 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+27%11▲ / 3▼ of 30 · high (contested)
    • Handling+75%19▲ / 1▼ of 24 · high
    "hey guys what's up I'm Noah this is analog resurgence and today we're doing a little bit of a roller review and I'm taking a look at 35 millimeter color negative film Kodak Akhtar what X color negative akhtar film is mar…" — Analog Resurgence Kodak Ektar
    Check price at Adorama →from $155 used →
  43. 43Nikon z 30

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Sensor Performance.

    • Sensor Performance+12%13▲ / 9▼ of 32 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+11%9▲ / 7▼ of 19 · high
    • EVF & LCD+9%18▲ / 14▼ of 47 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+30%6▲ / 3▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Handling+58%39▲ / 6▼ of 57 · high
    • Battery Life-27%4▲ / 10▼ of 22 · high (contested)
    "that's attached to the camera right now so this is what the audio sounds like with the microphone and this is what it sounds like without the microphone especially in bigger rooms and environments sometimes you can hear …" — Christine Le
    Check price at Adorama →from $414 used →
  44. 44Fujifilm x t200

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and EVF & LCD.

    • Sensor Performance+37%15▲ / 4▼ of 30 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+11%13▲ / 9▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD+26%18▲ / 8▼ of 38 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality-13%5▲ / 7▼ of 15 · medium (contested)
    • Handling+0%18▲ / 18▼ of 55 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-22%3▲ / 7▼ of 18 · medium
    "hey it's justin morrison here and today i'm reviewing the brand new xt 200 fujifilm camera on behalf of bestbuy.ca the xt200 is a 24 megapixel camera with a aps-c sized sensor it shoots up to eight frames per second it h…" — Best Buy Canada Product
    Check price at Adorama →from $420 used →
  45. 45Fujifilm x100f

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance+8%4▲ / 3▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Image Quality+25%12▲ / 5▼ of 28 · medium (contested)
    • EVF & LCD-9%12▲ / 18▼ of 67 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+19%6▲ / 3▼ of 16 · medium (contested)
    • Handling+36%25▲ / 8▼ of 47 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+0%2▲ / 2▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "megapixel one has even more character to it because it's a little bit grittier it's definitely not as good in low light and other things but I do think that larger resolution is worth it in a camera like this and in the …" — Joe Allam Fujifilm X100f
    Check price at Adorama →from $697 used →
  46. 46Nikon d3300

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance+10%22▲ / 17▼ of 50 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+8%10▲ / 7▼ of 39 · high (contested)
    • EVF & LCD-6%9▲ / 11▼ of 32 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+6%8▲ / 7▼ of 18 · high (contested)
    • Handling+20%21▲ / 10▼ of 56 · high
    • Battery Life-8%4▲ / 5▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "hello guys and welcome to the review of the Nikon D furly 300 so how has it been for me having this DSLR as my daily driver for a year well let's find out so first off let's run down the specs of this DSR inside we get a…" — Ben Broomfield
    Check price at Adorama →from $129 used →
  47. 47Sony zv 1

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance-6%12▲ / 14▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+33%20▲ / 7▼ of 39 · high
    • EVF & LCD-31%4▲ / 12▼ of 26 · medium (contested)
    • Build Quality+11%3▲ / 2▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+48%18▲ / 5▼ of 27 · high
    • Battery Life-26%5▲ / 12▼ of 27 · high (contested)
    "with much else just to see can you actually match I also am using ND filters on all of them so I'm just trying to get the right exposure they have different base isos I think the fx3 is at 100 this one's at the zv1 is at…" — Brian Catalano Is The
    Check price at Adorama →from $239 used →
  48. 48Nikon z8

    Strongest reviewer support on Build Quality and Handling.

    • Sensor Performance+10%4▲ / 3▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality-17%1▲ / 2▼ of 6 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • EVF & LCD-60%0▲ / 3▼ of 5 · low (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+40%3▲ / 1▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Handling+33%3▲ / 1▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    "And I can shoot in low light levels." — Nikon Rumors An
    $3397 new →from $2359 used →

Side by side

CameraSensor PerformanceImage QualityEVF & LCDBuild QualityHandlingBattery Life
1. Canon eos r6 ii+59%+83%+71%+60%+55%+57%
2. Panasonic lumix gh5 ii+24%+50%+67%+100%+58%+90%
3. Panasonic lumix s5 ii+38%+63%+46%+78%+66%+36%
4. Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)+52%+64%+48%+20%+65%+47%
5. Sony A7C+59%+44%+23%+57%+39%+55%
6. Fujifilm x pro3+50%+69%+34%+39%+33%+29%
7. Sony zv e10+55%+60%+15%+18%+44%+55%
8. Canon R5+46%+48%+67%+25%+47%+20%
9. Sony A7S III+45%+43%+48%+40%+19%+58%
10. Nikon z5 ii+45%+29%+50%+28%+64%+45%
11. Panasonic lumix l10+31%+64%+48%+17%+43%+46%
12. Minolta maxxum 70+43%+45%+44%+50%+33%+23%
13. Fujifilm x s20+38%+37%+23%+23%+66%+61%
14. Sony A7 V+34%+41%+31%+52%+33%+51%
15. Nikon z7+50%+25%+26%+73%+27%+22%
16. Fujifilm x t10+30%+56%+22%+50%+45%+22%
17. Canon R6+48%+20%+45%+16%+44%+29%
18. Nikon d3400+36%+75%-17%-10%+46%+31%
19. Sony A7R II+54%+15%+42%+57%+6%-6%
20. Minolta maxxum 5000+40%+40%+25%+36%+56%-30%
21. Sony RX10 V+15%+37%+25%+50%+42%+39%
22. Fujifilm x t50+21%+61%+13%+20%+60%-8%
23. Fujifilm x t20+32%+41%+21%+42%+37%-8%
24. Minolta maxxum 7000+33%+50%-11%+71%+27%-20%
25. Nikon d780+34%+37%+10%+25%+14%+40%
26. Nikon fe2—+75%—+59%+53%+0%
27. Sony A1+30%+19%+24%+40%+35%+33%
28. Nikon d7500+55%+12%-3%+78%+6%-25%
29. Canon eos r50+20%+53%+49%+23%+34%-30%
30. Canon EOS R6 Mark III+19%+48%+3%+33%+43%+3%
31. Panasonic gh5+6%+17%+21%+38%+60%+33%
32. Nikon z6 iii-12%+39%+42%+31%+46%+30%
33. Fujifilm x e5+6%+37%+20%+31%+41%-4%
34. Canon powershot sx70+11%+18%+59%+29%+46%-33%
35. Canon powershot sd800+7%+42%+27%+33%+25%-22%
36. Canon powershot v1+27%+13%—+0%+55%+3%
37. Nikon 35mm f5—+33%—+62%+19%+14%
38. Sony fx3+32%+2%-13%+45%+28%-5%
39. Sony a7r vi+17%+15%+22%+11%+9%+27%
40. Hasselblad 500 cm—+36%—+61%+16%—
41. Canon eos r7+5%+36%+0%+0%+23%+23%
42. Kodak ektar—+14%—+27%+75%—
43. Nikon z 30+12%+11%+9%+30%+58%-27%
44. Fujifilm x t200+37%+11%+26%-13%+0%-22%
45. Fujifilm x100f+8%+25%-9%+19%+36%+0%
46. Nikon d3300+10%+8%-6%+6%+20%-8%
47. Sony zv 1-6%+33%-31%+11%+48%-26%
48. Nikon z8+10%-17%-60%+40%+33%—

Net reviewer sentiment per criterion (share positive minus share negative). A blank means no reviewer evidence on that axis for that camera — a gap, not a zero.

Every position above traces to the reviewer claims on each product's card. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs, and we present fit rather than a verdict.