Best Mirrorless Cameras in the UK

This model has a tilting LCD with 921,600 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 16:9, which is great for both video and photo shooting. This camera's Wi-Fi system means the device can be easily controlled remotely via the user's smartphone. And if your phone is equipped with NFC, you don't have to bother with Wi-Fi, just bring the devices close to each other. The brand new Sony characteristic is the ability to monitor this mirrorless camera through your Mac or PC.

The matrix provides correct colour reproduction while preserving the details, but, of course, utilising only high-quality optics. But if you want to increase the results, it is necessary to choose the correct colour and white balance settings.

The system of automatic focusing is delightful. 179 phase sensors cover 92% of the frame, missing only the extreme points of the corners. The speed of aiming is amazingly high even in bad lighting conditions. The tracking system notes even fast moving objects and watches them very closely. Also, the automatic focusing system works during video recording.

This camera records video in standard 24/25/30/50/60p Full HD in AVCHD and MP4 delivering a considerable level of quality. Although the autofocusing system that can operate during recording is an undeniable plus, you still need to understand what exactly you want to shoot, because some scenes are much easier to capture with your own two hands without using this useful feature.

So, this is an amazing ergonomic camera with low-noise matrix and good autofocus (even in video mode) and it is undoubtedly one of the best professional mirrorless cameras out there. Wi-Fi and NFC options make it modern enough to meet any user's requirements.

X-T10 camera features the X-Trans CMOS II sensor with a resolution of 16.3 megapixels as a photosensitive element. The sensor in question is one of Fujifilm's own technologies. Its peculiarity relies on the atypical location of coloured elements, different from the standard "Bayer" model. It is the X-Trans-sensor that is responsible for the amazing and special colour rendering that makes Fujifilm cameras different from a myriad of competitors. Moreover, the X-T10 matrix comes equipped with the phase detection pixels, the presence of which should positively affect the speed and accuracy of focusing. This camera is featured with a digital viewfinder on the external display, which is endowed with an inclined design. This feature is useful when the shooting point happens to be very low. The diagonal of the screen is 3 ", the resolution is 920,000, the aspect ratio is 3: 2.

It's hard to surprise anyone with a camera supplied with a video recording function nowadays, so video mode is not a big surprise, but the quality of it definitely manages to stand out, recording in Full HD with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a frequency of 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p. Unfortunately, the headphone jack is not featured in the Fujifilm X-T10 but there is a jack for connecting an external microphone. Its diameter is slightly different from the most common 3.5 mm (mini-jack) and is 2.5 mm. However, it is easy to find adapters that solve this problem.

This Fujifilm camera fits professionals just as good as it does amateurs and it is definitely worth its price.

Those who do not like to use an eyepiece when taking pictures will be pleased as this mirrorless camera by Canon has none. But do not take it wrong – the choice of such a design has not in any way impaired the functionality of the EOS M3 while the price of the device lowered. The use of a viewfinder with an eyepiece is still provided for, thus can be used after purchasing separately if you wish. However, the first thing we noticed about the camera exterior is the Exposure Compensation Dial, which is conveniently placed on the camera upper side. This dial facilitates the exposure adjustment dramatically when taking stills, thereby making this model compete with much higher priced DSLR cameras of a professional tier and evidencing about the company engineers taking the model development seriously. Continuing the controls examination it is worth noting that there is a tiltable touch screen at your service. With that, tilting the display down was not that impressive but the ability to tilt it 180° upward was very much to our liking. This feature opens the door to a world of exciting self-portrait photographs or selfies, the quality of which is far beyond the reach of any smartphone camera.

Talking about the shooting modes, this EOS M3 mirrorless camera has to offer a couple of interesting modes – Creative Assist and Creative Filters mode along with the manual one for shooting video footages. Using one of these creative modes you can select among the predefined effects on the fly to finalize the images and omit their further post processing on a PC. The manual video shooting mode enables you to adjust the exposure, diaphragm or ISO light sensitivity settings in real time to improve the quality of shooting. Concerning the video shooting with this mirrorless digital camera the Canon engineers took a holistic approach to ensuring a good quality of footages by means of making it possible for a user not only to achieve a high-quality video but also a decent sound quality by connecting an external mic to the Canon EOS M3 via the 3.5 mm mini jack.

To conclude, we came across the Canon camera, which is capable of taking high-quality stills and even shooting videos when being held at almost any angle to a user, including the angles for selfies. The camera is suitable for both beginners and professionals, with the intelligent focusing system as an assistant for amateurs and the advanced settings for professionals to adjust an image quality on the fly.

The new generation processor Expeed 5A improves the images with both low and high ISO values - up to 12800. Besides, this small and compact mirrorless camera has an impressive speed of serial shooting - 60 frames per second with a fixed autofocus. With the permanent autofocus, the rate of the shooting decreases to 20 frames per second, which, however, is still a very good rate. The new processor has expanded the possibility of video shooting - now Nikon 1 J5 is able to record videos in a 4K format. Though the camera does it with a frequency of only 15 frames per second. The camera also supports time-lapse shooting up to 300 photos with the ability to set time intervals. All in all, this is one of the best contenders for a title of the best mirrorless camera for video.

One of the main advantages of the Nikon 1 J5 is a large 3-inch display on the rear side of the housing. It has a resolution of 1,037,000 pixels and a rotary function. The display is able to rotate 180 degrees to capture selfies (the mode is automatically activated in this position) and it is also convenient to fold for shooting with arms stretched out. The screen supports touch control which is very useful for quick focus and quick access to shooting parameters. Support of the Multitouch function provides the opportunity to enlarge the image on the screen by touching it with two fingers, as well as flipping the pictures without using any of the buttons. Furthermore, a hybrid autofocus system is implemented in this compact mirrorless camera. When you use a single-point focusing mode, you will have 171 focus areas, of which 105 central ones support phase detection, and the rest - contrast detection. With the automatic selection of the autofocus zone, the available number is only 41.

In conclusion, this is one of the best beginner mirrorless cameras on the current market and its price is fairly low given the outstanding specs it comes with.

All of the ergonomic features of E-PM2 become especially noticeable in the cold conditions. If you read the instructions, the device's optimal range of operation is somewhere in the temperatures between 0 and +40 Celsius, but this small mirrorless camera behaves perfectly even in a much colder weather. The automation option allows you not to return to the settings too often, so you only need to turn on the device in a warm setting beforehand, after which you can safely continue shooting. Even if the device falls asleep, there's no need to worry since it wakes up after a single press of the trigger. However, after a five-minute sleep, the device turns off completely.

It is possible to make more than four hundred shots in a frame-by-frame mode, up to four dozens with a flash, more than five hundred shots in long series, and several more videos with a total duration of about a quarter of an hour each with just one fully charged battery.

You can also choose various effects for your photos. This device records several images using a variety of art filters on the memory card. The user can even choose which effects will be applied. After shooting, you will have to wait until the pictures are saved on the memory card. Moreover, the model is equipped with some more advanced features, specifically the vignetting compensation and noise reduction. Though vignetting compensation is not the most noticeable feature, the noise reduction one works wonders. Just take some pictures at dusk and set different noise reduction levels.

To sum it up, this is a very efficient and affordable compact mirrorless camera. It might not satisfy every professional out there but will definitely meet the requirements of amateurs and enthusiasts.