Panasonic Lumix GH6

If we were looking for a stills camera then there could be quite a bit of redundant technology here, but as soon as the video aspect becomes part of the equation then the whole concept and offering that the GH6 represents might just blow us away. The whole idea of shooting high-quality, professional standard video is just an amazing new world for the photographer as more and more take up the mantle and become more videographers, for all sorts of reasons.

This is seriously good stuff, priced realistically and also, thanks to the internet, there are the means to meaningfully share the finished output.

This is not to say that there are no handling issues, and the placement of some dials and buttons can be unfortunate if our usual grip falls in the wrong places. It is, however, a learning curve and most things can be worked around with practice.

Editor's Choice – A powerhouse of technology for stills and video alike.

Panasonic Lumix G100

Despite being designed as the "perfect vloggers" camera, we were more impressed by the camera's still photo ability. It consistently produced images that look great, with good detail, accurate focus, and great colour. The camera also gives a great shooting experience, thanks to a high-quality, high-resolution screen, and high-resolution and large electronic viewfinder. Handling is good, with a good rubber grip and there's a good number of external controls. For those looking for a compact mirrorless camera, with access to a vast array of relatively compact lenses, then the Panasonic Lumix G100 makes a great camera.

Panasonic Lumix G90

The Panasonic Lumix G90 offers a compelling set of features, combined with excellent handling, and a weather-sealed magnesium alloy body. In-camera image stabilisation results in sharp photos, and using the Micro Four Thirds system means there’s an abundance of lenses available, both compact and professional. Whilst the battery life is a little short, the power-saving option promises to extend this to 1000 shots and you also get a compelling list of video features.

Panasonic Lumix GX9

The Panasonic Lumix GX9 delivers great image quality, and, thanks to its compact body, it can easily be taken with you everywhere you go. It has a 20MP sensor, 5-axis IS, 4K video and a compact body that has Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth built in for connectivity. There's plenty to like about the GX9 - Highly Recommended. 

Panasonic Lumix G9

The Panasonic Lumix G9 offers a wealth of features, including extremely rapid shooting, and a great design that makes the camera enjoyable and easy to use. The price of the Panasonic Lumix G9 puts it into the professional area of the market, rather than enthusiastic amateur, and this could put some buyers off. However, there will be those that have the money and are happy to spend it on the camera, once the range of features available has been taken into consideration.

Panasonic Lumix GH5

The Panasonic Lumix GH5 features a 20-megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor, with sensor-based 5-axis image stabilisation, combined with the lens' optical image stabilisation, which gives benefits for both stills photography and video recording. Image quality from the camera is very good, with the camera producing pleasing images, with good levels of detail, and good colour.

The Panasonic Lumix GH5 offers a solid magnesium alloy body, with weather sealing, and the build quality is excellent. The camera is quite large, for a Micro Four Thirds camera, which has often been one of the main benefits, and while the GH5 is larger than some cameras, it still benefits from the wide range of small lenses.

Overall, the Panasonic Lumix GH5 offers exceptional video quality and recording features beyond what most would need, whilst also delivering some of the best images of any Panasonic camera.

Panasonic Lumix G80

The Panasonic Lumix G80 / G85 offers a compelling set of features, along with impressive image quality for both stills and video. With DSLR styling, a weather-sealed body, along with a large range of compact Micro Four Thirds lenses, and a very competitive price point, the G80 is definitely one to take a look at. 

Panasonic Lumix GX80

The Panasonic Lumix GX80 offers a compelling set of features and delivers images with very good colour and is capable of producing images with excellent detail, although does benefit from the use of high-quality lenses to get the best out of the camera. However, saying that, the 12-32mm kit lens produces good images, and is particularly convenient thanks to the extremely compact size, turning the GX80 into a camera you can easily take with your wherever you go. Overall, the GX80 ticks a lot of boxes, even more so with such a wide range of MFT lenses available. 

Panasonic Lumix G7 

The Panasonic Lumix G7 offers an impressive range of features, including 4K video recording, a high-resolution electronic viewfinder (EVF), rapid performance and focus speeds, as well as high image quality. The camera makes 4K recording not just about high-quality video, but makes it easy to capture photos at 30fps and then select your favourite 8-megapixel image(s) to save. Noise performance is very good and the camera design feels more like a mini Digital SLR with ample controls to change settings. A vast array of Micro Four Thirds lenses and accessories are available making this an excellent system to buy into.

OM System OM-5

Things move in mysterious circles, and we have seen recent cameras becoming bigger, with huge lenses to go with them. Now the OM System takes us in a circle, right back to the compact concept of the original OM series of film cameras, with plenty of compact lenses in the system to go with it. We end up with a camera that is absolutely ideal for travelling light but without any compromise on quality or versatility. This is an electronic marvel, packed with effects and features that help the tiny MFT format to shine alongside the larger sensor APS-C and even full-frame cameras. And it's fast, very fast, so capturing fast-moving subjects falls well within its capabilities.

There is so much to like about this and it most definitely deserves the accolade of 'Editor's Choice'.

OM System OM-1

The OM System Olympus OM-1 may share the name of the first Olympus OM-1 film camera from 50 years ago, but this is a very different beast, brimming with the latest technology for both stills and video. The placement of buttons, dials and the arrangement of the menus have all been carefully re-assessed and the end result is an efficient and logical layout.

In a market that is filled with fine cameras and lenses from all marques, the OM-1 might be an ideal choice for travel, Vlogging, sport, wildlife and street in particular. It is fast and responsive and the buttons and dials are well placed to avoid accidental activation. 20MP might seem on the low side to some, but in fact, that is enough to ensure some great-looking images.

A delight to use, the new OM-1 is absolutely an 'Editor's Choice'.

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is a compact, lightweight mirrorless camera with a vast array of features and abilities. There's very little to limit you in your pursuit of great photography and the E-M10 IV is an extremely capable camera. The handling of the camera is particularly good as well, with a well-thought-out handgrip, and dual command dials making it easy and quick to change settings.

Whilst it may not be the go-to choice for low-light photography, it is very capable of producing pleasing portrait images, with face and eye detection working very well. High-speed shooting is also possible with up to 15fps continuous shooting available, although the weather-sealing of the E-M5 III and E-M1 III make them more suited for wildlife etc.

Overall, the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV offers a compelling compact camera that should keep the vast majority of photographers happy, especially if size matters to you.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

If you have a desire for a more compact camera system, compared to the DSLRs and APS-C cameras available, then the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III has a vast range of interesting and appealing features and can deliver excellent images, as well as access to a vast array of relatively compact Micro Four Thirds lenses.

Overall, it offers high-speed shooting, plus a range of innovative features, that make this a compelling travel camera system.

Olympus PEN E-PL10

The Olympus PEN E-PL10 is a great little camera that delivers great image quality, excellent colour reproduction, rapid focus and continuous shooting speeds, and has good noise performance. There's a built-in pop-up flash, 4K video recording, and with built-in 3-axis IS, videos have a good level of image stabilisation, making even handheld videos look great.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III offers a compact mirrorless camera packed with features, including an impressive 5-axis image stabilisation and 4K CINE video recording. It's also part of a mirrorless camera system, with a wide range of lenses available. If you’re in the market for a mirrorless camera that you can easily take with you everywhere you go, then the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III is an excellent choice.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X

The Olympus OM-D E-M1X offers a fully featured, full-size, fully weather-sealed camera, with dual memory card slots, 400,000 shutter life rating, a long warranty, and more features than you could possibly want. There's battery life to compete with DSLRs, with 870 shots on standard settings, or up to 2580 shots with power saving switched on. High-speed shooting and great image quality make this large camera something for serious photographers who may travel in less than ideal conditions, although the menu system continues to complicate use. 

For the professional photographer, who needs a tough high-speed DSLR-shaped camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M1X offers something different.

Olympus PEN E-PL9

The Olympus PEN E-PL9 is a stylish mirrorless camera, that delivers excellent image quality, with numerous shooting features, and a wide range of lenses making this a great choice. Noise performance is good, although doesn't quite match the performance of some APS-C cameras. The E-PL9 also features a pop-up flash, 4K video, built-in 3-axis IS and a good user interface. The Olympus PEN E-PL9 is a great choice for those looking for "DSLR" quality images from a camera offering a compact and portable body. 

Fujifilm X-T5

Fujifilm has clearly decided to dedicate its design team to producing a fine selection of APS-C crop format mirrorless cameras. Hot on the heels of two new camera bodies, the X-H2 and X-H2S, we have the new X-T5. This latest offering in the X-T series continues the general handling characteristics, adding the very real benefit of the new 40.2MP sensor. With a beautiful rendition of detail, excellent handling and a great set of Fujinon lenses, the X-T5 is up there amongst the best currently available and definitely worth a very serious look.

Fujifilm X-H2

The Fujifilm X-H2S is the twin of this new camera, but whereas that version is fast, aimed towards speed and action as well as serious video shooting, the new X-H2 slows the pace slightly but ups the ante regarding quality, with a superb new 40.2MP sensor. For those who want the highest possible image quality in a crop sensor APS-C format, this camera could well be the one that hits the spot, fair and square.

Whilst in terms of speed, the X-H2S will still be the camera of choice, for pure resolution and image quality the X-2H is the one. The price is also highly competitive, which clinches it. Without a doubt an 'Editor's Choice'. 

Fujifilm X-H2S

From the moment this fine camera is picked up, feeling it fits the hand perfectly, finding all the controls fall readily to hand, experiencing the fast, smooth operation...we know that this is a serious, high-end device that is intended for quality photography. Add to that a solid video performance and a whole range of quality Fujinon lenses and Fujifilm just may have totally hit the spot and produced a real winner.

Fujifilm X-T30 II

Quality of results is never in doubt with Fujifilm and even when a lower-cost, stripped-down version is offered the savings are made in facilities rather than the final results. Enter the X-T30 II, an updated but lower-cost introduction to the Fujifilm mirrorless range. Any disadvantages are more about handling than anything else, but apart from the fiddly nature of some of the controls, we have here a reasonably priced, well-made camera that uses the same technology as its much more expensive siblings and is capable of excellent results.

Fujifilm X-E4

The Fujifilm X-E4 is a compact and stylish camera, with excellent looks. It's also one of the smallest X-Series cameras available and features the same 26mp sensor as the flagship X-T4.

The camera offers CINE 4K video, but the lack of image stabilisation will be of concern, and the X-S10 is likely to be a better option. In fact, the logical choice would be the X-S10, for its better handling, and in-body image stabilisation, but based on looks alone, the X-E4 is hard to ignore. 

With great image quality, thanks to using the same sensor and image processor as the flagship X-T4, combined with a compact and stylish camera body, the X-E4 is a desirable little camera, that is also great value for money.

Fujifilm X-S10

The camera gives excellent handling and feels great in the hand. In fact, when you pick up the camera, it just feels right, everything is where you'd expect it to be, and the handgrip is large enough to be comfortable, yet the camera is still compact, so you get the benefit of a smaller camera than your standard DSLR. You get in-body image stabilisation (IBIS), 4K CINE video at 30fps, and a high-quality metal body, as well as high-speed continuous shooting options. With excellent image and video quality, we are happy to highly recommend this camera.

Fujifilm X-T4

The camera’s 26mp BSI CMOS sensor and image processing is known to produce excellent image quality, and continue to do so, with exceptional colour reproduction and dynamic range. For those looking to upgrade from an earlier X-T1, or X-T2 camera, the X-T4 offers a compelling set of features, and if you've ever been frustrated with battery life from your camera, then the X-T4 offers a great option for you.

The X-T4, with high-speed continuous shooting (up to 30fps), is up there with the quickest and it's well suited to a wide variety of photography, with good noise performance and IBIS making it better in low-light situations, great colour reproduction making it suited to portraits and other photography, and high-speed shooting further expands the camera's appeal in particular for wildlife or sports photography.

With a great 26mp sensor, great colour reproduction, and high-quality video recording, the X-T4 has it all, including high-speed autofocus and continuous shooting. Add in-body image stabilisation, along with improved battery life, and you have the complete package.

Fujifilm X-T200

The Fujifilm X-T200 is an entry-level SLR-styled mirrorless camera, featuring a built-in electronic viewfinder (EVF), a 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor, and 4K video recording, as well as a new 3.5inch vari-angle screen ideal for selfies and video. The Fujifilm X-T200 makes a compelling all-around camera for general photography. For video, the X-T200 delivers good-looking 4K video footage, and the screen is definitely impressive.

Fujifilm X-Pro3

The Fujifilm X-Pro 3 offers a unique shooting experience, one that isn’t designed to appeal to every photographer. In fact, it’s always been about giving a rangefinder experience, and the X-Pro 3 continues to do this.

The X-Pro3 maintains the core design and handling principles of the X-series, with external control for aperture, shutter, ISO, exposure compensation, and this makes the camera a tactile camera to use. Something you can adjust even with the camera switched off, and with the optical viewfinder, you can also use the camera when it is off.

You will either love it, and want it, or you will find it odd that the screen is hidden from view. Due to the screen being hidden the majority of the time, accessing it can be slower, and therefore it can make it a slower process to change settings. You can change settings using the EVF, but you may not want to.

At the core of the camera is an excellent sensor and image processor that gives not only excellent image quality, but a high-speed shooting experience with rapid focus, and fast continuous shooting. There is a range of X-mount lenses, and there should be something to suit most photographers. 

Fujifilm X-A7

The Fujifilm X-A7 delivers a great combination of image quality, with a 24mp sensor, as well as a versatile and large 3.5inch screen. It could also be a great option for video use too, thanks to high-quality 4K video recording and a microphone socket, although a prime lens is recommended for the best results.

Fujifilm X-T30

The Fujifilm X-T30 offers the same great image quality as the X-T3, with the same 26mp APS-C CMOS sensor, and the same image processor, but in a more compact camera body, and at a more wallet-friendly price. There's also high-quality 4K CINE video recording, and with a retro style design, and plenty of external control, there's a lot to like about the X-T30, making it a great time to invest in the Fujifilm X Series. 

Fujifilm X-T3

The Fujifilm X-T3 updates the older X-T2 in a number of ways, giving real advantages in speed, features, design, increased resolution, and 4K 60fps video recording. Stills shooting is impressive with up to 30fps continuous shooting (cropped), 20fps at full resolution, and 11fps with the mechanical shutter. This gives you the option of high-speed shooting if you want it. If you want even higher speeds, then there are only a few other options. 

The X-T3 offers impressive video recording performance as well, with more options and settings than most people will need. There are relatively few cameras recording 4K video at 60fps. 

The Fujifilm X-T3 also delivers excellent image quality, with particularly impressive colour reproduction. 

Fujifilm X-T100

The Fujifilm X-T100 is a good-looking, retro-styled, mirrorless camera, with a cool removable grip. An electronic viewfinder (EVF) is something a lot of people want from a camera, however, the quality of the EVF isn't quite up to the standards of other mirrorless cameras, with the EVF display not as sharp as the screen. 

Image quality is good, with sharp detailed photos, with great colour reproduction. The 15-45mm lens is convenient, compact, and gives good macro performance, however for best results you'll find the Fujifilm X mount prime lenses give excellent results. The lack of an X-Trans sensor isn't as big an issue as you'd think, as APS-C CMOS sensor quality is very good with the camera delivering excellent noise performance. 

Fujifilm X-H1

If you want to be able to create high-quality-looking videos as well as shoot impressive still photos, then the Fujifilm X-H1 provides the best of both worlds. You get IS, good ISO performance, excellent colour reproduction, various film simulations and a high-resolution EVF as well as a tilting touch-screen. 

Fujifilm X-A5

The Fujifilm X-A5 is a compact, easy-to-use mirrorless camera, with manual controls, and a compact kit lens. There's a 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor that performs well, however, 4K video is only recorded at 15fps, which limits its usefulness somewhat.

Fujifilm X-T20

The Fujifilm X-T20 offers excellent image quality and high-speed shooting in a stylish and compact camera body that has great handling. For those that want the image quality from the 24-megapixel Fujifilm sensor, then the X-T20 certainly delivers, with excellent image quality and great noise performance. You also have the option to shoot at up to 14fps using the electronic shutter, as well as record 4K video (for up to 10 minutes). 

Nikon Z30

The Nikon Z30 is compact, well made and economically priced, plus has all the features necessary to ensure that straightforward vlogging is easy and reliable. The 'Selfie' mode is just one example of how the camera is tuned to the vlogger. However, this is not a one-trick device as it is also a very capable mirrorless camera for stills, with just the proviso that the user needs to accept the lack of an EVF. For anyone who wants a compact, high-quality travel or vlogging solution, the Z30 could be the answer.

Nikon Z fc

A terrific small APS-C format camera that delivers the goods and offers a multitude of dials and buttons to allow access to all the main functions. Add gorgeous retro styling and lenses to match, and we end up with something that many photographers will find very appealing indeed. It speaks volumes that after an extensive review of the kit, it still hits the spot that says “I want” regardless of the question of whether or not “I need”, but the quality and handling are there as well. It all adds up to a very desirable bit of kit.

Nikon Z50

The Nikon Z50 has hit the ground running, so to speak, with a camera body that has excellent ergonomics, a solid design, great handling, and easy-to-access settings. The body is compact, giving you the benefits of a mirrorless camera system, but not too compact, and not at the expense of handling and ease of use. There's a larger than normal 3.2inch touch-screen, with easy-to-access zoom controls (for playback), and the electronic viewfinder gives a good view of the scene, with a decent resolution of 2.36m dots.

If you do go for the Z50, then you'll find a high-quality 20mp APS-C CMOS sensor, that gives excellent noise performance, great colour reproduction, rapid focus, and pretty much everything else you could want from a new camera. Nikon says the camera is weather-sealed to the same degree as the Nikon D7500.

The Z50 gives the same excellent image quality we've come to expect from Nikon cameras, it's just that it's in a thinner, more compact package, with the added bonus of quicker continuous shooting (at 11fps), a larger screen, and quicker access to settings, when compared to most Nikon DSLRs.

When reviewing cameras, it's often easy to find negatives to talk about, but with the Nikon Z50, there's little to complain about. 

Sony ZV-E10

The ZV-E10 is a very small and light interchangeable lens mirrorless camera with an excellent 24MP Exmor CMOS sensor. This truly fits into a jacket pocket, provided a similarly compact lens is attached. The 16-50mm is such a lens and the two together make an extremely portable kit. It is billed as a vlogging camera and could be ideal for this, with plenty of connectivity options, as well as being a constant travel companion to record the world around us as we go. There was a time when compact cameras were bigger than this, so there has been real progress made. The package also delivers on quality, being intuitive to handle and a pleasure all-round.

Sony A6100

The A6100 is capable of taking great photographs with low levels of noise, and video quality is also excellent, with high-quality 4K UHD video. You'll also get up to 120fps high-speed FullHD video in NTSC mode, or up to 100fps in PAL mode. There is a good range of lenses available, and this also enhances the appeal of the system. The A6100 is not limited by a lack of lenses, as some camera systems are, either. 

Sony A6600

If you're looking for something small, with an excellent range of lenses then the Sony Alpha A6600 offers a compelling option, as one of the smaller APS-C mirrorless cameras available. It offers excellent battery life, which would make it a great choice for travel and documentary use. For many, the oddities of Sony cameras will be something worth living with, and for Sony users, it's probably something they're already familiar with. 

Sony A6400

The Sony Alpha A6400 offers excellent image quality, with a 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor that delivers great noise performance. The camera is fast in use, and the focus is rapid. 4K UHD video recording is unlimited, and it's also going to be a good choice for travel, due to the compact size of the system. However, the menu system and controls could be improved, and this can make it less enjoyable to use when compared to other camera systems. 

Sony A6500

The Sony Alpha A6500 offers a wide range of features, including excellent image quality, fast focusing and continuous shooting, all in a compact camera body, with good build quality. There's also a good range of lenses available. We're not really a fan of the menu system, but saying that, there are worse menu systems out there, and it shouldn't take too long for users of this camera to get used to it. The Sony Alpha A6500 offers excellent image quality in a compact camera, with 5-axis image stabilisation that will help with both video and photos.

Sony A6000

The Sony Alpha A6000 offers an impressive range of features, including a good electronic viewfinder, and a tilting 3inch screen. Noise is well controlled up to ISO3200, with the camera delivering bright saturated photos with reliable exposure. Dynamic range is good and the camera has a number of easy-to-use ways to improve this further. Continuous shooting with autofocus is very good, shooting at just over 10fps at full resolution, making the camera ideal for anyone who wants to track or shoot quick-moving subjects.

Canon EOS R7

Here we have the top of the APS-C range 32.5MP R7, clearly intended as a step up and adding such useful features as more MP, two SD slots instead of one, the wider range 18-150mm kit lens as standard and a larger, more robust design that improves on shutter performance, battery performance and a whole range of other improvements. It is also dust and moisture-resistant, a very welcome feature. Altogether a more rugged camera that is well worthy of consideration in a very competitive area of the market, and definitely a pleasure to use.  

Canon EOS R10

The Canon EOS R10 reveals itself to be compact, ergonomically spot on, efficient and a thoroughly enjoyable entry-level model with nonetheless a high level of sophistication. Whilst there are only two compact APS-C format lenses to choose from, no doubt more will swiftly follow and in any event, all the full-frame RF lenses can also be used. In summary, a very attractive choice for travel and general photography.

Canon EOS M50 Mark II

The Canon EOS M50 II takes great photos, and has slightly improved battery life, but may not be the best choice for 4K video recording. However, assuming you don't want to record 4K video, and the lenses available for the EOS-M cameras suit you, then the M50 Mark II is a great choice.

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

The Canon EOS M6 Mark II, is a high resolution, high-spec camera, with a 32mp sensor, high-speed continuous shooting, 4K video, and fast auto-focus, with plenty of external controls, and the camera is capable of delivering great-looking photos.