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Cameras for Travel

On the criteria travel leans on — Handling, Image Quality, Battery Life, Sensor Performance, Stabilization and Build Quality — 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. 1Panasonic lumix gh5 ii

    Strongest reviewer support on Battery Life and Handling.

    • Handling+58%8▲ / 1▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+50%5▲ / 1▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+90%9▲ / 0▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+24%13▲ / 7▼ of 25 · medium (contested)
    • Stabilization+69%28▲ / 3▼ of 36 · high
    • Build Quality+100%2▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "my hands on it thanks to lumix and this video is just a first impressions pulling it right out of the box this is not a review video so this is basically just gonna be a talking head kind of talking about the camera body…" — Caleb Hoover Lumix Gh5ii
    $1198 new →from $700 used →
  2. 2Canon eos r6 ii

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Handling+55%23▲ / 5▼ of 33 · high
    • Image Quality+83%30▲ / 0▼ of 36 · medium
    • Battery Life+57%10▲ / 2▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+59%33▲ / 6▼ of 46 · high
    • Stabilization+27%16▲ / 8▼ of 30 · high
    • Build Quality+60%3▲ / 0▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence)
    "fits beautifully in your hand and its control layout will be instantly familiar to anyone who's used almost any serious Canon camera over the past 10 years or so everything's very well refined although I do wish Canon wo…" — Christopher Frost
    $1999 new →from $1389 used →
  3. 3Panasonic s5 mirrorless

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+63%23▲ / 4▼ of 30 · high
    • Image Quality+60%32▲ / 3▼ of 48 · high
    • Battery Life+46%15▲ / 3▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+62%39▲ / 4▼ of 56 · high
    • Stabilization+53%59▲ / 11▼ of 91 · high
    • Build Quality+64%8▲ / 1▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence)
    "good the only downside is that this is h365 which means playback is pretty awful currently it's great to see awesome slow motion across the board though one thing i did notice however was that at 120 on the s5 you can us…" — Cvp Panasonic S5 In
  4. 4Panasonic lumix s5 ii

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+67%38▲ / 5▼ of 49 · high
    • Image Quality+63%43▲ / 5▼ of 60 · high
    • Battery Life+36%7▲ / 2▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+38%28▲ / 10▼ of 48 · high
    • Stabilization+57%70▲ / 12▼ of 102 · high
    • Build Quality+78%14▲ / 0▼ of 18 · high
    "for the reason you probably clicked on this video I was wrong about the autofocus for me it really is a perfect camera to just grab and go the Ibis and autofocus paired together just make it super easy to use I said it m…" — Anthony Rodriguez Lumix S5ii
    Check price at Adorama →from $1211 used →
  5. 5Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+62%41▲ / 6▼ of 56 · high
    • Image Quality+64%17▲ / 1▼ of 25 · medium
    • Battery Life+47%8▲ / 1▼ of 15 · medium
    • Sensor Performance+52%35▲ / 6▼ of 56 · high
    • Stabilization+48%15▲ / 2▼ of 27 · medium
    • Build Quality+17%4▲ / 2▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "of a break from YouTube at that time I've been cleaning up my gear today and I decided today's going to be the day where I give you guys a review on Sony a74 [Music] after 3 years of professional use I feel like I know t…" — Chris Turner Photographer
    $1998 new →See used →
  6. 6Fujifilm x s20

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Battery Life.

    • Handling+66%40▲ / 5▼ of 53 · high
    • Image Quality+37%15▲ / 4▼ of 30 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+61%18▲ / 1▼ of 28 · high
    • Sensor Performance+38%16▲ / 3▼ of 34 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+47%22▲ / 6▼ of 34 · high
    • Build Quality+23%11▲ / 5▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    "Probably more similar to a DSLR instead of a retro rangefinder camera, but um I really love that it has this bigger grip." — Brett Tommy Fujifilm X
    $1499 new →from $1100 used →
  7. 7Sony A7C

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Battery Life.

    • Handling+39%29▲ / 7▼ of 57 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+46%30▲ / 6▼ of 52 · high
    • Battery Life+55%14▲ / 3▼ of 20 · high
    • Sensor Performance+59%44▲ / 5▼ of 66 · high
    • Stabilization+40%25▲ / 7▼ of 45 · high
    • Build Quality+57%16▲ / 4▼ of 21 · high
    "asking for much I just want one more dial it's funny I actually think the fx3 is an easier camera for beginners to learn about ISO shutter speed and aperture because they each have their own dial it's much harder to dial…" — Brian Catalano Is The
    Check price at Adorama →from $879 used →
  8. 8Fujifilm x100vi

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+100%10▲ / 0▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+27%4▲ / 1▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+25%2▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+28%10▲ / 3▼ of 25 · low
    • Stabilization+33%5▲ / 0▼ of 15 · low
    "It also boasts quick shutter response, comfortable single-handed operation and intuitive controls." — Amateur Photographer Best Compact
    Check price at Adorama →See used →
  9. 9Fujifilm x100v

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+100%10▲ / 0▼ of 10 · low (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+27%4▲ / 1▼ of 11 · low (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+25%2▲ / 1▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+28%10▲ / 3▼ of 25 · low
    • Stabilization+33%5▲ / 0▼ of 15 · low
    "It also boasts quick shutter response, comfortable single-handed operation and intuitive controls." — Amateur Photographer Best Compact
    Check price at Adorama →See used →
  10. 10Nikon z5 ii

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Battery Life.

    • Handling+65%55▲ / 5▼ of 77 · high
    • Image Quality+29%34▲ / 13▼ of 73 · high
    • Battery Life+45%11▲ / 2▼ of 20 · high
    • Sensor Performance+46%53▲ / 12▼ of 89 · high
    • Stabilization+39%26▲ / 6▼ of 51 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+28%9▲ / 4▼ of 18 · medium (contested)
    "When it comes to the body and the handling and the ergonomics of this camera, I really enjoy holding it." — Dunna Did It Trying
    $1597 new →from $999 used →
  11. 11Sony zv e10

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+44%31▲ / 7▼ of 55 · high
    • Image Quality+60%44▲ / 6▼ of 63 · high
    • Battery Life+55%14▲ / 3▼ of 20 · high
    • Sensor Performance+55%21▲ / 3▼ of 33 · high
    • Stabilization+10%44▲ / 32▼ of 121 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+18%9▲ / 6▼ of 17 · medium
    "you don't get a dial to change modes instead you get this button now I have hit this button accidentally on a couple of occasions so when I've gone to take a photograph I've accidentally ended up in video mode and missed…" — Curtis Padley
    Check price at Adorama →from $358 used →
  12. 12Fujifilm x t10

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+45%27▲ / 7▼ of 44 · high
    • Image Quality+56%32▲ / 4▼ of 50 · high
    • Battery Life+22%5▲ / 3▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+30%12▲ / 5▼ of 23 · high
    • Stabilization+50%8▲ / 2▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+50%16▲ / 4▼ of 24 · high
    "I really appreciate you being here, and I hope that you will learn a little bit about this new well, new to me, but actually really quite old super fun super small everyday walk-around uh camera." — Aaron Goodis Super Cheap
    Check price at Adorama →from $298 used →
  13. 13Sony A7 V

    Strongest reviewer support on Battery Life and Handling.

    • Handling+33%68▲ / 17▼ of 154 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+41%116▲ / 26▼ of 220 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+51%56▲ / 14▼ of 83 · high
    • Sensor Performance+34%180▲ / 66▼ of 340 · high
    • Stabilization+44%106▲ / 24▼ of 185 · high
    • Build Quality+52%17▲ / 2▼ of 29 · high
    "of more proumer body but I know a lot of professionals are using and it's a huge feature that a lot of people have been wanting to get and I think a lot of people didn't expect to be able to get out of yeah" — Benj Haisch Why The
    $2898 new →from $1999 used →
  14. 14Panasonic lumix l10

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+45%35▲ / 10▼ of 56 · high
    • Image Quality+65%55▲ / 5▼ of 77 · high
    • Battery Life+46%18▲ / 5▼ of 28 · high
    • Sensor Performance+32%28▲ / 10▼ of 57 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+3%22▲ / 20▼ of 62 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+19%22▲ / 14▼ of 43 · high (contested)
    "I think that that's something that Lumix could easily make with all of the other cameras and make an easy update, [music] but I think that makes this camera unique, that you're able to take vertical video, and you're abl…" — Chris Acevedo Lumix L10
    Check price at Adorama →from $175 used →
  15. 15Canon eos 5d

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Build Quality.

    • Handling+57%4▲ / 0▼ of 7 · low (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+30%4▲ / 1▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+42%8▲ / 0▼ of 19 · low
    • Stabilization+33%3▲ / 0▼ of 9 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Build Quality+100%2▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "Also, to help beginners and less experienced users get to grips with the camera’s controls, a handy Guide Mode presents a series of options to help people handle specific situations." — Amateur Photographer The
    Check price at Adorama →See used →
  16. 16Canon R5

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+48%27▲ / 6▼ of 44 · high
    • Image Quality+48%18▲ / 3▼ of 31 · high
    • Battery Life+20%7▲ / 4▼ of 15 · medium (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+46%58▲ / 15▼ of 93 · high
    • Stabilization+42%23▲ / 7▼ of 38 · high
    • Build Quality+24%7▲ / 3▼ of 17 · high (contested)
    "get to the higher end cameras won't really appreciate or won't even really think about needing but on the Canon R5 there's a button on the front that allows you to switch or you can really program it to do anything but w…" — Anthony Gugliotta The Best
    $2799 new →from $1500 used →
  17. 17Sony A7S III

    Strongest reviewer support on Battery Life and Image Quality.

    • Handling+20%33▲ / 20▼ of 65 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+44%34▲ / 8▼ of 59 · high
    • Battery Life+58%22▲ / 4▼ of 31 · high
    • Sensor Performance+43%49▲ / 12▼ of 86 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+41%41▲ / 12▼ of 70 · high
    • Build Quality+36%7▲ / 3▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "And while I did like the quality of the high resolution files of that camera, I never really fell in love with the ergonomics." — Fstoppers A
    $3998 new →from $1999 used →
  18. 18Fujifilm x t50

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+60%46▲ / 7▼ of 65 · high
    • Image Quality+61%12▲ / 1▼ of 18 · high
    • Battery Life-8%8▲ / 10▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+21%20▲ / 12▼ of 38 · high
    • Stabilization+54%27▲ / 5▼ of 41 · high
    • Build Quality+20%9▲ / 5▼ of 20 · high
    "easier but it's never going to feel as good in the hand as the Deep grip on the xt5 nor the really deep grip of something that you'll find in a camera like the xs20 now one of the things that I've always liked about thes…" — Andy Mumford Fujifilm X
    $1599 new →from $1259 used →
  19. 19Sony A1

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+37%30▲ / 9▼ of 57 · high
    • Image Quality+33%44▲ / 14▼ of 90 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+33%14▲ / 5▼ of 27 · high
    • Sensor Performance+32%78▲ / 26▼ of 165 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+51%30▲ / 5▼ of 49 · high
    • Build Quality+54%13▲ / 0▼ of 24 · high
    "mark ii just being able to switch to manual focus really quickly without having to change on the lens and if i'm using the 55mm for example which you guys know as a lens i use a lot it doesn't have any switches on the bo…" — Chris Turner Photographer
    $6198 new →from $1399 used →
  20. 20Nikon z7

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+31%27▲ / 12▼ of 48 · high
    • Image Quality+40%6▲ / 2▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+22%4▲ / 2▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+45%25▲ / 6▼ of 42 · high
    • Stabilization+38%17▲ / 5▼ of 32 · high
    • Build Quality+75%9▲ / 0▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence)
    "Secondly, I like the customizable buttons, particularly the ones near the lens mount." — Christopher Frost
    Check price at Adorama →from $735 used →
  21. 21Nikon d3400

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Handling+46%14▲ / 2▼ of 26 · high
    • Image Quality+75%3▲ / 0▼ of 4 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+31%6▲ / 2▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+36%8▲ / 3▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality-10%3▲ / 4▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "hey there my name is Chris winter and in this video I'm going to go over the buttons and dials on the brand new nickon d3400 and tell you how you can use them now make sure to subscribe I'm actually going to be giving aw…" — Chris Winter
    Check price at Adorama →from $124 used →
  22. 22Panasonic gh5

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Battery Life.

    • Handling+60%23▲ / 5▼ of 30 · high
    • Image Quality+17%6▲ / 4▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Battery Life+33%8▲ / 3▼ of 15 · medium
    • Sensor Performance+6%14▲ / 12▼ of 35 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+51%26▲ / 5▼ of 41 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+38%5▲ / 2▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence)
    "one thing they've added is a record button on the top which I like but to be fair you can use the shutter button anyway so maybe a bit redundant on the back they have got a little nipple it's the future of cameras having…" — Cvp Kai W Reviews
    $1198 new →from $422 used →
  23. 23Fujifilm x pro3

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Handling+33%23▲ / 7▼ of 49 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+69%40▲ / 4▼ of 52 · high
    • Battery Life+29%4▲ / 2▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+50%12▲ / 0▼ of 24 · medium (contested)
    • Stabilization-14%3▲ / 5▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Build Quality+39%18▲ / 4▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    "about jimping my photos but the temptation is always there I can pull it out now if I do want to shoot with the screen out and I have to have it in this sort of array I will say it actually does kind of make a grip a han…" — Dpreview Tv Dpreview Tv
    Check price at Adorama →from $1289 used →
  24. 24Nikon fe2

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+53%20▲ / 2▼ of 34 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+75%3▲ / 0▼ of 4 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+0%7▲ / 7▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+59%18▲ / 2▼ of 27 · high
    "to use the camera and any of the other modes you basically need batteries for it to operate correctly and yet what I found interesting is that Nikon's philosophy at the time was that advanced consumers and amateurs are n…" — Analog Insights
    Check price at Adorama →from $198 used →
  25. 25Sony RX10 V

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Battery Life.

    • Handling+38%22▲ / 5▼ of 45 · high
    • Image Quality+36%18▲ / 2▼ of 44 · high
    • Battery Life+43%11▲ / 1▼ of 23 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+17%30▲ / 15▼ of 89 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+8%10▲ / 7▼ of 37 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+50%9▲ / 1▼ of 16 · high (contested)
    "I'm just going to talk a little bit about the ergonomics on this because there's something on this that I think is worth noting is that this feels very much like an Alpha camera." — Bobby Tonelli The Best
    $2298 new →from $2300 used →
  26. 26Canon R6

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Battery Life.

    • Handling+44%41▲ / 13▼ of 63 · high
    • Image Quality+20%11▲ / 6▼ of 25 · high
    • Battery Life+29%15▲ / 7▼ of 28 · medium
    • Sensor Performance+48%74▲ / 14▼ of 126 · high
    • Stabilization+42%38▲ / 13▼ of 60 · high
    • Build Quality+15%7▲ / 4▼ of 20 · high (contested)
    "in there that's great time to do it they're much appreciated and we always like to start off our videos talk about the handling of the camera now the canon eos r6 feels a lot like the canon eos r for example fantastic gr…" — Dpreview Tv
    Check price at Adorama →from $796 used →
  27. 27Minolta maxxum 70

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+33%20▲ / 6▼ of 43 · high
    • Image Quality+45%7▲ / 2▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+23%5▲ / 2▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+43%3▲ / 0▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Build Quality+50%11▲ / 2▼ of 18 · high
    "with the 600si returning the idea of some level of physical controls rather than buttons menus and dials the fifth and what i thought was originally the final set of cameras from minolta the seven nine and five returned …" — Alex Luyckx The Seventy
    Check price at Adorama →from $19 used →
  28. 28Nikon z6 iii

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+46%30▲ / 7▼ of 50 · high
    • Image Quality+39%35▲ / 8▼ of 69 · high
    • Battery Life+30%8▲ / 2▼ of 20 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance-12%30▲ / 45▼ of 122 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+19%19▲ / 12▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+31%5▲ / 1▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "That being said, I've still ended up with some pretty awesome photos and most of my photos tend to be in focus as well as my videos." — Bright Eyed Birding The
    $1997 new →from $1794 used →
  29. 29Minolta maxxum 5000

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+56%6▲ / 1▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+40%3▲ / 1▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life-30%0▲ / 3▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+40%3▲ / 1▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Stabilization+50%2▲ / 0▼ of 4 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+36%6▲ / 2▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence)
    "going to do a nice little walk around get ourselves acquainted with the camera so that's what we're going to do right now okay so first of all you have the lens yeah so you got the lens and then you have this little i'm …" — Ike Bowers Minolta Maxxum
    Check price at Adorama →from $15 used →
  30. 30Sony fx5

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling.

    • Handling+100%1▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    "have made switching systems far easier than it used to be – you now buy the body first and the lenses after." — Cined Whats Missing From
  31. 31Minolta maxxum 7000

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Handling+27%11▲ / 4▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+50%2▲ / 0▼ of 4 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Battery Life-20%4▲ / 7▼ of 15 · medium (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+33%2▲ / 1▼ of 3 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Stabilization+50%4▲ / 0▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+71%11▲ / 1▼ of 14 · high (thin evidence)
    "on the back holding it and pulling this switch to the left with an SLR autofocus system so fast so accurate and so easy to use that it becomes an extension of your hand and eye and here are the results of my field test t…" — Azriel Knight Minolta Maxxum
    Check price at Adorama →from $28 used →
  32. 32Sony rx100 v

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Battery Life.

    • Handling+30%10▲ / 3▼ of 23 · medium
    • Image Quality+24%6▲ / 1▼ of 21 · medium
    • Battery Life+36%6▲ / 1▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+22%16▲ / 6▼ of 46 · medium
    • Stabilization+18%4▲ / 0▼ of 22 · medium
    • Build Quality+43%3▲ / 0▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence)
    "you’re holding the camera with both hands, you can do so pretty securely." — Cameralabs
  33. 33Canon EOS

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+31%39▲ / 17▼ of 71 · high
    • Image Quality+33%15▲ / 5▼ of 30 · high
    • Battery Life+14%8▲ / 5▼ of 21 · high
    • Sensor Performance+23%29▲ / 11▼ of 79 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+22%12▲ / 5▼ of 32 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+50%10▲ / 2▼ of 16 · high
    "I think that's built into these for portrait photographers is actually I autofocus this is something that hasn't been in a Canon camera before that I've seen and what it does is it enables you in single shot mode to not …" — Caleb Wojcik
  34. 34Sony A7R II

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Stabilization.

    • Handling+14%26▲ / 17▼ of 63 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+32%16▲ / 7▼ of 28 · high
    • Battery Life+3%16▲ / 15▼ of 38 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+52%52▲ / 8▼ of 85 · high
    • Stabilization+59%22▲ / 3▼ of 32 · high
    • Build Quality+58%12▲ / 1▼ of 19 · high
    "the dual SD card slot is something nice to have as well this camera only fits one memory card I've never had a card failure in the field but that doesn't mean it can't happen it definitely happens so having two memory ca…" — Aows Why The A7rii
    Check price at Adorama →from $469 used →
  35. 35Kodak ektar

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+75%19▲ / 1▼ of 24 · high
    • Image Quality+14%30▲ / 20▼ of 69 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+27%11▲ / 3▼ of 30 · high (contested)
    "or the most perfectly framed but I absolutely love all of these images whether we're traveling or just day to-day life it's just so fun to have something so easy approachable and unassuming with me at all times and becau…" — Anjroo Kodak Ektar H35
    Check price at Adorama →from $155 used →
  36. 36Canon EOS R6 Mark III

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+43%22▲ / 4▼ of 42 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+48%40▲ / 6▼ of 71 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+6%10▲ / 8▼ of 31 · high
    • Sensor Performance+18%45▲ / 24▼ of 115 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization-8%9▲ / 12▼ of 40 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+32%9▲ / 3▼ of 19 · high (contested)
    "I appreciate the fact that we have dual setup options and so we can switch between stills and video setup." — Dustin Abbott
    $2799 new →from $2199 used →
  37. 37Fujifilm x t20

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+37%33▲ / 12▼ of 57 · high
    • Image Quality+41%31▲ / 10▼ of 51 · high
    • Battery Life-8%3▲ / 4▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+32%11▲ / 4▼ of 22 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+29%8▲ / 3▼ of 17 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+42%7▲ / 2▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence)
    "Over here we've got the GFX, or something like that, where the sensor is the size my hand." — Andrew Goodcamera Your First
    Check price at Adorama →from $398 used →
  38. 38Nikon d780

    Strongest reviewer support on Battery Life and Image Quality.

    • Handling+17%31▲ / 16▼ of 86 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+37%16▲ / 0▼ of 43 · medium
    • Battery Life+40%8▲ / 2▼ of 15 · high
    • Sensor Performance+37%27▲ / 7▼ of 54 · high
    • Stabilization-10%8▲ / 12▼ of 40 · medium (contested)
    • Build Quality+40%3▲ / 1▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence)
    "like and subscribe physically speaking and this is a pretty stock standard design for a full-frame Nikon DSLR now I don't say that as a negative because don't fix what's not broken of course that means the D 780 is a sol…" — Digidirect
    $1547 new →from $680 used →
  39. 39Fujifilm x e5

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+41%52▲ / 16▼ of 87 · high
    • Image Quality+37%40▲ / 11▼ of 78 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-4%6▲ / 7▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+6%21▲ / 17▼ of 63 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+32%18▲ / 6▼ of 38 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+31%28▲ / 13▼ of 49 · high (contested)
    "So, while this is my first couple hours using this camera, it feels very familiar." — Alex Armitage I Wanted
    $1699 new →from $1248 used →
  40. 40Canon powershot v1

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Sensor Performance.

    • Handling+55%35▲ / 5▼ of 55 · high
    • Image Quality+13%21▲ / 14▼ of 54 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+3%12▲ / 11▼ of 37 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+27%22▲ / 8▼ of 51 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+2%32▲ / 30▼ of 111 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+0%8▲ / 8▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    "Speaking of the grip or I mentioned the grip earlier, I find this camera extremely comfortable to hold even though it's a little bit on the chunky side." — Andy Thrasher
    $849 new →from $699 used →
  41. 41Canon eos r50

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Handling+34%44▲ / 13▼ of 90 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+53%49▲ / 8▼ of 78 · high
    • Battery Life-30%7▲ / 14▼ of 23 · high
    • Sensor Performance+20%15▲ / 7▼ of 40 · high
    • Stabilization+28%19▲ / 8▼ of 40 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+23%8▲ / 5▼ of 13 · high (thin evidence)
    "EOS r or RP but because of that small size I find the grip actually a little bit uncomfortable if you try to hold on to it like you would a regular camera my fingertips are jamming into the body and actually my fingers t…" — Dpreview Tv
    $679 new →from $449 used →
  42. 42Nikon 35mm f5

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Build Quality.

    • Handling+19%12▲ / 5▼ of 37 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+33%7▲ / 1▼ of 18 · medium
    • Battery Life+14%3▲ / 2▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+62%12▲ / 2▼ of 16 · high
    "see what I did right or wrong so I can learn from the next role previously you had to write that down in a notebook so you could remember what you did if you're familiar with modern Nikon dslrs like the d850 you'll pick …" — 4th Dimension Pictures
    Check price at Adorama →from $349 used →
  43. 43Canon eos r7

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Handling+23%28▲ / 15▼ of 57 · high
    • Image Quality+36%26▲ / 8▼ of 50 · high
    • Battery Life+23%6▲ / 3▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+5%40▲ / 35▼ of 102 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+18%18▲ / 11▼ of 40 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+0%4▲ / 4▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "as usual for Canon rather than simply tilting up and down like on some other camera systems that makes it a little slower to adjust and move around but considerably more versatile so I prefer it this way the camera's tou…" — Christopher Frost
    $1549 new →from $922 used →
  44. 44Sony fx3

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Build Quality.

    • Handling+27%34▲ / 12▼ of 82 · high
    • Image Quality+2%16▲ / 15▼ of 50 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+4%5▲ / 4▼ of 24 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+29%28▲ / 11▼ of 59 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+28%13▲ / 2▼ of 39 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+43%14▲ / 4▼ of 23 · high
    "traditional cinematographer route i'm so used to carrying around big heavy camera setups and with that comes a lot more stress it takes a lot more time to set up shots just to set up one particular shot might take me lik…" — Danny Gevirtz
    $4298 new →from $3149 used →
  45. 45Sony a7

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Stabilization.

    • Handling+49%28▲ / 7▼ of 43 · high
    • Image Quality+13%20▲ / 13▼ of 55 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-25%3▲ / 7▼ of 16 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+26%34▲ / 12▼ of 84 · high
    • Stabilization+30%25▲ / 8▼ of 57 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+13%7▲ / 5▼ of 15 · high (contested)
    "it's not up at the front where we're used to it's a little bit more on the top of the camera and so that takes some getting used to and I kind of find I have to reach for that a little bit more also the movie button is u…" — Dan Watson
    Check price at Adorama →See used →
  46. 46Fujifilm x100f

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+36%25▲ / 8▼ of 47 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+25%12▲ / 5▼ of 28 · medium (contested)
    • Battery Life+0%2▲ / 2▼ of 7 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+8%4▲ / 3▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Build Quality+19%6▲ / 3▼ of 16 · medium (contested)
    "really easy camera to use and honestly i recommend it to anybody that wants to save a little bit of money over the features of the x100v that you may or may not need and if you were someone that hasn't used a lot of the …" — Benj Haisch I Was
    Check price at Adorama →from $697 used →
  47. 47Sony zv 1

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+48%18▲ / 5▼ of 27 · high
    • Image Quality+33%20▲ / 7▼ of 39 · high
    • Battery Life-26%5▲ / 12▼ of 27 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance-6%12▲ / 14▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+19%19▲ / 9▼ of 53 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+11%3▲ / 2▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "I could slide my phone in front of it and you won't even know that there's a camera behind it." — Cbgp Cheap But Good
    Check price at Adorama →from $253 used →
  48. 48Hasselblad 500 cm

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Build Quality.

    • Handling+16%7▲ / 4▼ of 19 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+36%6▲ / 1▼ of 14 · high (thin evidence, contested)
    • Build Quality+61%22▲ / 2▼ of 33 · high
    "just got this camera specifically for landscape so I'll be interested to hear his uh his results with it but I don't think I would like it for landscapes for people though it is great really solid uh solidly built camera…" — Alan Brock Images Hasselblad
    Check price at Adorama →from $995 used →
  49. 49Nikon z 30

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Build Quality.

    • Handling+58%39▲ / 6▼ of 57 · high
    • Image Quality+11%9▲ / 7▼ of 19 · high
    • Battery Life-27%4▲ / 10▼ of 22 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+12%13▲ / 9▼ of 32 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization-12%7▲ / 10▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+30%6▲ / 3▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    "Even with the quick menu of Nikon's i-menu, it's just a click of a button on the back of the camera, and from there is probably the most important settings that you'll ever need to change." — Brightside Creative Studio I
    Check price at Adorama →from $414 used →
  50. 50Nikon d7500

    Strongest reviewer support on Build Quality and Sensor Performance.

    • Handling+14%19▲ / 13▼ of 43 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+16%5▲ / 2▼ of 19 · medium (contested)
    • Battery Life-25%3▲ / 6▼ of 12 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+50%29▲ / 4▼ of 50 · high
    • Build Quality+82%9▲ / 0▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence)
    "hands on the Nikon d7500 this is the first camera where they implemented the deeper grip so now I just kind of like I can let this mug just hang right here on my fingertips like it just feels good in the hand like I don'…" — Bryan Keith Mastering The
    $697 new →from $300 used →
  51. 51Canon powershot sd800

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality and Handling.

    • Handling+25%3▲ / 1▼ of 8 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Image Quality+42%10▲ / 2▼ of 19 · medium (contested)
    • Battery Life-22%2▲ / 4▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+7%4▲ / 3▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Build Quality+33%4▲ / 2▼ of 6 · medium (thin evidence)
    "It's a great option for beginners or for anyone who want a compact camera to carry around for everyday snapshots." — Tri Cloud Sync Gadgets
    Check price at Adorama →from $74 used →
  52. 52Canon powershot sx70

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+46%23▲ / 4▼ of 41 · high
    • Image Quality+18%5▲ / 3▼ of 11 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Battery Life-33%1▲ / 4▼ of 9 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Sensor Performance+11%8▲ / 6▼ of 19 · medium (contested)
    • Stabilization+6%13▲ / 11▼ of 35 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+29%8▲ / 4▼ of 14 · medium (thin evidence)
    "you have um Panorama you have action so kind of like your sport mode um photo you have your scenery so for those beautiful sunsets and then you also have the ability to record videos all on this one camera it has an incr…" — Cain Brands Reviews
    Check price at Adorama →from $388 used →
  53. 53Sony a7r vi

    Strongest reviewer support on Battery Life and Image Quality.

    • Handling+4%10▲ / 9▼ of 26 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+15%15▲ / 8▼ of 48 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life+29%19▲ / 4▼ of 52 · high (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+20%45▲ / 19▼ of 131 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+22%15▲ / 5▼ of 45 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+10%4▲ / 3▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "I still think that a lot of people that this is overkill and that the A7 V, if you're a Canon shooter, sorry, if you're a Sony shooter, is great." — Jared Polin Sonys A7r
    $4498 new →from $3699 used →
  54. 54Nikon z8

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Build Quality.

    • Handling+33%3▲ / 1▼ of 6 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Image Quality-17%1▲ / 2▼ of 6 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+10%4▲ / 3▼ of 10 · medium (thin evidence)
    • Stabilization+33%2▲ / 1▼ of 3 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Build Quality+40%3▲ / 1▼ of 5 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    "What is your Nikon system philosophy, I know your mantra to a certain degree is “one camera, one lens – you’re going to shoot more.” But when you build a system or when you were building your system, how did you go about…" — Nikon Rumors An
    $3397 new →from $2359 used →
  55. 55Sony a6300

    Strongest reviewer support on Build Quality and Image Quality.

    • Handling+4%17▲ / 15▼ of 46 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+21%11▲ / 5▼ of 29 · medium (contested)
    • Battery Life-16%5▲ / 8▼ of 19 · medium (contested)
    • Sensor Performance+39%20▲ / 6▼ of 36 · high
    • Stabilization-10%10▲ / 13▼ of 29 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+53%10▲ / 2▼ of 15 · medium
    "most of the features that we would want from a camera like that but let's talk about some of the weak points on here the biggest one for me was ergonomics it was not a fun camera for me to use as a photographer who's com…" — Dan Watson
    Check price at Adorama →See used →
  56. 56Sony rx100 iii

    Strongest reviewer support on Image Quality.

    • Handling+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 2 · low (thin evidence)
    • Image Quality+50%2▲ / 0▼ of 4 · low (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance-5%1▲ / 2▼ of 19 · low
    • Stabilization+0%0▲ / 0▼ of 1 · low (thin evidence)
    "to power up the camera as an alternative to using the On/Off button." — Amateurphotographer Latest Photo News
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  57. 57Nikon d3300

    Strongest reviewer support on Handling and Image Quality.

    • Handling+20%21▲ / 10▼ of 56 · high
    • Image Quality+8%10▲ / 7▼ of 39 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-8%4▲ / 5▼ of 13 · medium (thin evidence, contested)
    • Sensor Performance+10%22▲ / 17▼ of 50 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality+6%8▲ / 7▼ of 18 · high (contested)
    "about this DSLR it handles really well in my hand and feels very much comfortable compared to Cannon grips which I found feel quite cheap in a way although the build quality isn't that great when it comes to weather ceil…" — Ben Broomfield
    Check price at Adorama →from $119 used →
  58. 58Fujifilm x t200

    Strongest reviewer support on Sensor Performance and Image Quality.

    • Handling+0%18▲ / 18▼ of 55 · high (contested)
    • Image Quality+11%13▲ / 9▼ of 36 · high (contested)
    • Battery Life-22%3▲ / 7▼ of 18 · medium
    • Sensor Performance+37%15▲ / 4▼ of 30 · high (contested)
    • Stabilization+9%12▲ / 9▼ of 33 · high (contested)
    • Build Quality-13%5▲ / 7▼ of 15 · medium (contested)
    "cameras in the past is here in the xt 200 it does have the ability to make beautiful images it does have give you the opportunity to post process your images in camera which i've always enjoyed um you know it's great tha…" — Best Buy Canada Product
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Side by side

CameraHandlingImage QualityBattery LifeSensor PerformanceStabilizationBuild Quality
1. Panasonic lumix gh5 ii+58%+50%+90%+24%+69%+100%
2. Canon eos r6 ii+55%+83%+57%+59%+27%+60%
3. Panasonic s5 mirrorless+63%+60%+46%+62%+53%+64%
4. Panasonic lumix s5 ii+67%+63%+36%+38%+57%+78%
5. Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)+62%+64%+47%+52%+48%+17%
6. Fujifilm x s20+66%+37%+61%+38%+47%+23%
7. Sony A7C+39%+46%+55%+59%+40%+57%
8. Fujifilm x100vi+100%+27%+25%+28%+33%—
9. Fujifilm x100v+100%+27%+25%+28%+33%—
10. Nikon z5 ii+65%+29%+45%+46%+39%+28%
11. Sony zv e10+44%+60%+55%+55%+10%+18%
12. Fujifilm x t10+45%+56%+22%+30%+50%+50%
13. Sony A7 V+33%+41%+51%+34%+44%+52%
14. Panasonic lumix l10+45%+65%+46%+32%+3%+19%
15. Canon eos 5d+57%+30%—+42%+33%+100%
16. Canon R5+48%+48%+20%+46%+42%+24%
17. Sony A7S III+20%+44%+58%+43%+41%+36%
18. Fujifilm x t50+60%+61%-8%+21%+54%+20%
19. Sony A1+37%+33%+33%+32%+51%+54%
20. Nikon z7+31%+40%+22%+45%+38%+75%
21. Nikon d3400+46%+75%+31%+36%—-10%
22. Panasonic gh5+60%+17%+33%+6%+51%+38%
23. Fujifilm x pro3+33%+69%+29%+50%-14%+39%
24. Nikon fe2+53%+75%+0%——+59%
25. Sony RX10 V+38%+36%+43%+17%+8%+50%
26. Canon R6+44%+20%+29%+48%+42%+15%
27. Minolta maxxum 70+33%+45%+23%+43%—+50%
28. Nikon z6 iii+46%+39%+30%-12%+19%+31%
29. Minolta maxxum 5000+56%+40%-30%+40%+50%+36%
30. Sony fx5+100%+0%+0%+0%——
31. Minolta maxxum 7000+27%+50%-20%+33%+50%+71%
32. Sony rx100 v+30%+24%+36%+22%+18%+43%
33. Canon EOS+31%+33%+14%+23%+22%+50%
34. Sony A7R II+14%+32%+3%+52%+59%+58%
35. Kodak ektar+75%+14%———+27%
36. Canon EOS R6 Mark III+43%+48%+6%+18%-8%+32%
37. Fujifilm x t20+37%+41%-8%+32%+29%+42%
38. Nikon d780+17%+37%+40%+37%-10%+40%
39. Fujifilm x e5+41%+37%-4%+6%+32%+31%
40. Canon powershot v1+55%+13%+3%+27%+2%+0%
41. Canon eos r50+34%+53%-30%+20%+28%+23%
42. Nikon 35mm f5+19%+33%+14%——+62%
43. Canon eos r7+23%+36%+23%+5%+18%+0%
44. Sony fx3+27%+2%+4%+29%+28%+43%
45. Sony a7+49%+13%-25%+26%+30%+13%
46. Fujifilm x100f+36%+25%+0%+8%—+19%
47. Sony zv 1+48%+33%-26%-6%+19%+11%
48. Hasselblad 500 cm+16%+36%———+61%
49. Nikon z 30+58%+11%-27%+12%-12%+30%
50. Nikon d7500+14%+16%-25%+50%—+82%
51. Canon powershot sd800+25%+42%-22%+7%—+33%
52. Canon powershot sx70+46%+18%-33%+11%+6%+29%
53. Sony a7r vi+4%+15%+29%+20%+22%+10%
54. Nikon z8+33%-17%—+10%+33%+40%
55. Sony a6300+4%+21%-16%+39%-10%+53%
56. Sony rx100 iii+0%+50%—-5%+0%—
57. Nikon d3300+20%+8%-8%+10%—+6%
58. Fujifilm x t200+0%+11%-22%+37%+9%-13%

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.