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各位大神帮小弟选个机！佳能s110还是索尼rx100 好纠结！收藏
本人骑行爱好者，就喜欢这两个的便携，到底rx100和s110哪一个值得买呀？差一千多呢，性能是否差这么多？
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二代和一代也差几百而已，建议Rx100m2
我看成帮选一个小弟。
RX100，不想折腾单反的最佳选择
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索尼RX100黑卡有的辩？
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知道了 那我等十一去看看rx100 给感觉买个这么好的卡片机带身上相机的照相功能就废了。。还不如出个不带相机的智能机便宜一千 多实在！
没法比！本身价钱也差在那呢！s110成像也不错的，而且还带wifi，如果楼主喜欢实时分享的话建议入手！插一句：看楼主的爱车应该是不差钱的……
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放弃索尼RX100IV选佳能G5X的理由
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和佳能G5X两款都是很不错的相机，尤其适合旅行用，我放弃IV选佳能G5X的理由有下面几点：&1，佳能G5X有热靴，可以接外置灯或装上引闪器玩多灯，拍出丰富光影,告别直闪死白！这是我放弃0IV最重要理由！2，镜头比00IV长了1/3,好处不用说了！3, &可以接快门线拍夜景或慢快门时防糊片很实用!而RX100IV无快门线孔！4, &可以锁定对焦很有用,拍延时片,悬浮片,或夜景时不用重复对焦了!而索尼RX100IV无这个功能！5, &有触模屏操作更方便,选对焦点快!还有便于偷拍！6, &横出式翻转屏更方便构图拍片!尤其竖拍时！7, &有曝光补偿转盘和前转轮，操作更专业更快捷!8, &个人感觉G5X直出片子色彩比索尼RX100IV好，尤其人像!9，价钱比索尼RX100IV便宜一千多元！&&不足之处：镜头素质不及索尼RX100IV的蔡司镜头，还有无4K视频，最不满意的是挂绳扣的位置无选在重心位置上，相机挂在身上时偏向内，结果给取景器刮得很不舒服！不知是谁设计的，一点都不人性，严重吐槽！&迟些出外拍摄再上片子！
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佳能G5X与索尼RX100系列比，操控、色彩都能胜出。但是现在纠结的是：G7X镜头进灰问题，是否在这款机器上彻底解决了?
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最不满意的是挂绳扣的位置无选在重心位置上，相机挂在身上时偏向内，结果给取景器刮得很不舒服！不知是谁设计的，一点都不人性，严重吐槽！支持！
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佳能G5X与索尼RX100系列比，操控、色彩都能胜出。但是现在纠结的是：G7X镜头进灰问题，是否在这款机器上彻...
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你好，我最近准备买一台专业的数码相机，现在在佳能S110和索尼RX100里面选一个，可是不知道佳能S110和索尼RX100这两台相机哪个更好？佳能S110和索尼RX100哪个更值得买？佳能S110和索尼RX100哪个性价比更高？谢谢。
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& & 在相机的硬件配置上索尼RX100要比佳能S110强上不少，不过相应的在相机的售价索尼RX100也要比佳能S110贵将近1000元，再加上在实际使用中索尼RX100并不比佳能S110强多少，在相机镜头的表现上佳能S110有的时候还要强于索尼RX100，所以我认为佳能S110要比楼主更适合一般的摄影爱好者，佳能S110的性价比更高，几百元的差价并不能代表索尼RX100比佳能S110好多少。：有效像素，参考价格，光学变焦希望以上信息可以对你有所帮助更多摄影技巧和相机产品问答请关注更多关于数码影响的问题可以到进行交流分享
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入手S110 近两月，对这款机器很满意。优点：携带方便，功能齐全，画质说得过去。摄像效果很棒（一定要用高速卡，我用2速卡两分钟自动停止，且处理速度很...
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After 30 hours of research and days of hands-on testing, we recommend the
as the best compact point-and-shoot camera for people who are looking to spend $500 or less. It’s the smallest camera in its class, slipping easily into just about any pocket, and it focuses as fast as or faster than any of its rivals. It also includes touchscreen operation—a rarity in this price range. Like a growing number of mid-level compact cameras, the G9 X houses a sensor four times larger than traditional point-and-shoot cameras. This lets the G9 X take great-looking photos in a wide range of lighting conditions while giving you the ability to blur the background so your subject stands out. The camera is easy to operate whether you shoot in full auto mode or like to take manual control of exposure settings.
After 30 hours of research and multiple days of hands-on testing, our new pick for the best point-and-shoot camera under $500 is the , which slips easily into just about any pocket and focuses as fast as or faster than the competition. If you’re willing to trade small size for a viewfinder, we recommend the , which lets in more light than all but one of its rivals and has a battery rated to give you 250 more shots per change than our top pick. However, the X30 is too bulky to fit into your pocket.
Canon has announced two new additions to its large-sensor compact camera lineup. The $800
and the $530
both feature a 1-inch sensor, touchscreen display, Wi-Fi and come with a built-in ND filter. The pricier G5 X adds a built-in electronic viewfinder, articulated rear screen, front and rear control dials plus a hotshoe for attaching external flashes. The G9 X omits these features and has a slower, less powerful zoom lens. It is however, one of the smallest and lightest cameras in its class, one you can easily slip in your pocket. Both models go on sale in November.
The Canon G9 X is the slimmest large-sensor compact camera available, with quick focusing and a touchscreen along with built-in Wi-Fi.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $430.
is small and light enough to always have with you, and its 1-inch sensor delivers cleaner, more detailed images than most compact cameras could ever hope to. The camera focuses very quickly in good light and features a rear touchscreen for easy access to camera settings. Built-in Wi-Fi makes it easy to send images to your phone or remotely control the camera (great for selfies). All this in a package that you’ll never leave at home because of size or weight.
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The Fujifilm X30 has an electronic viewfinder and beats the competition with a faster lens and greater battery life. But it's too bulky to fit in your pocket.
If you’re willing to trade small size for a viewfinder, the
is a great choice. Only one of its rivals has a zoom lens that lets in more light, and the X30’s battery is rated to give you a whopping 250 more shots per charge than the Canon G9 X. You’ll sacrifice a bit of image detail compared to our top pick, but the biggest penalty you pay for the viewfinder and wide aperture lens is portability. Even though its image sensor is smaller than the 1-inch sensor found in our main pick, the X30 is a significantly bulkier camera. It’s about the size of a mid-range mirrorless camera like the . That means it’s not going to fit in any pants pocket, so you’ll either have to sling it over your shoulder or use a small bag to carry it around.
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Why you should trust us
I’ve worked as a professional photographer and digital imaging consultant for almost 15 years. I’m on the faculty of New York City’s International Center of Photography and lead photography workshops around the country. I’ve been covering cameras and photo gear here at The Wirecutter since 2013, getting to shoot with dozens of new cameras as they hit the market. I also shoot some of the lifestyle photography you see on our sister site . As a result, I’ve got a keen understanding of current camera technology as well as the features and performance that make a real difference when you’re actually out shooting.
Who should buy this
If you’re shooting with your smartphone and are frustrated by poor quality images at night or indoors, miss the versatility of a zoom lens, and want to start exploring manual control over exposure settings, a compact camera in the $500 range will give you many more creative options. You’ll also get significantly better battery life during a full day of shooting than any phone, and these cameras are still small and light enough to never be left at home.
The Canon G9 X’s 1-inch sensor, zoom lens, and easy access to exposure controls make it a more versatile photographic tool than your smartphone. Yet it’s still small enough to carry in your pocket.
All of our picks have a much larger image sensor than smartphones or , and their lenses have wider apertures (the opening that lets light through the lens). This combination means you can get cleaner, crisper, more detailed photos of nighttime scenes and freeze the action of kids and pets indoors. You can also shoot portraits with a nice blurry background that makes your subjects pop in the foreground. While you can shoot in full auto mode, these cameras are designed to let you quickly change basic settings without diving into the camera menu.
What do I get by spending more?
You can spend hundreds of dollars more on a
like the . For the extra money you get a built-in high-quality electronic viewfinder (EVF), a flip-up rear screen, faster burst rate, and the ability to capture 4K video in a camera as small as our main pick. You won’t get a boost in image quality though. For that you’d need to move all the way up to a larger . So if having an EVF or the other features we just mentioned isn’t important, you can save a significant amount of cash with our mid-priced picks.
Should I upgrade?
Compact camera models in this price range can get updated as often as once a year. These updates tend to be incremental, with just a few new added features powered by a faster image processor. By far the biggest change we’ve seen over the last few years is the introduction of a large 1-inch sensor in this type of camera. This is more than four times larger than the sensors compact cameras have traditionally used.
All other attributes being equal, a larger sensor captures light more efficiently, resulting in cleaner-looking images even at high ISO settings. Even better, these sensors are being paired with lenses that offer much wider apertures. This combination makes a huge difference in the pictures you get. In addition to shooting in low light without details being obscured by , you can also blur backgrounds to make your subject stand out.
If you already have a camera with a 1-inch sensor, like any of the previous Sony RX100 models, sit tight. You won’t get much bang for your buck by upgrading. But if you’re using a nearly-four-year-old model—like the
that uses a smaller 1/1.7-inch sensor—or any of the picks from our , stepping up to our top pick will make an immediate difference in how and what you can shoot.
How we picked
Our first criterion in creating this guide was price. We think $500 is a useful cutoff that separates easy-to-use compact cameras that do a great job for most folks from pricier models geared towards advanced users who need an EVF, faster burst rates, or 4K video.
This is one of three guides we have for compact cameras, which says a lot about the wide range of features and price points found among models currently for sale. Our
features models under $300, best for those who never shoot in anything other than full auto mode and want the slimmest camera possible. Contenders in our
can go for as much as $1,000. They all feature EVFs for easier shooting on bright sunny days, rear screens that rotate or flip up, and specialized features like 4K video shooting.
In researching this guide we considered 10 cameras and called in our top three contenders for hands-on testing. From left, the Canon PowerShot G9 X, Fujifilm X30, and Sony Cybershot RX100.
Our compact camera database includes detailed research on more than 60 cameras. We’ve pored over their spec sheets, read in-depth reviews from the most informative camera gear sites, and followed feedback on Amazon and user forums. In this guide, we focus on those in the middle tier: Cameras that deliver better image quality than entry-level choices but without some of the extra features of our high-end picks.
At this price point, we only considered cameras that have sensors larger than the 1/2.3-inch and 1/1.7-inch chips found in entry-level point-and-shoots. (A smaller denominator means a bigger sensor.) We dropped all cameras lacking direct controls for changing exposure settings and omitted any that couldn’t shoot in RAW as well as JPEG mode. (You can read
about the differences between the two image formats.)
With these requirements, we were able to narrow the list of contenders down to just 10 cameras. The lack of a zoom lens eliminated models like the
and . Some Fujifilm cameras, like the otherwise well-regarded , fall a bit short of the image quality found in our top pick without offering any additional features to make the trade-off worthwhile. The
suffers from the worst battery life we’ve seen in any comparable camera and hasn’t yet dropped into our pricing range. Regular readers may recall that the
had been our longstanding pick. The AF speed of this 2012 camera, however, is noticeably slower than its current rivals. This combined with the lack of built-in Wi-Fi (now standard on this class of cameras) has led us to drop it from consideration. For more on what we dropped and why, see our
The Canon G9 X is the slimmest large-sensor compact camera available, with quick focusing and a touchscreen along with built-in Wi-Fi.
*At the time of publishing, the price was $430.
After 30 hours of research and a few days of real-world shooting with our top contenders, the
is the compact camera we recommend if you’re looking to spend $500 or less. It’s the smallest available point-and-shoot with a 1-inch sensor (more about that sensor in a moment), quick focusing, and great-looking images with realistic colors and pleasing contrast.
The G9 X is the only camera in this price range with a touchscreen, making it easy and intuitive to change camera settings and magnify images in playback. Even better, the touchscreen lets you set your focus point simply by tapping anywhere on the screen, a faster option than any dial-based camera can provide. You can capture both JPEGs and RAW files, though a very sluggish burst rate in RAW mode means you’ll want to stick with JPEGs when shooting your kid’s soccer game or a toddler on the move.
If you can fit a wallet into your pocket, the G9 X will slip in with no problem.
It’s worth emphasizing just how small this camera is. If you can fit a wallet into your pocket, the G9 X will slip in with no problem. Much like a smartphone, you can always have this camera with you, unlike the much-bulkier Fuji X30. And its 28–84-mm-equivalent zoom lens, while much shorter than that of a
like the , offers a useful range for general-purpose shooting with vastly superior image quality.
How pocketable is the Canon G9 X? It’s smaller and just slightly thicker than a bifold wallet.
The G9 X is a very small camera. It’s virtually the same size as a
like the . What’s so impressive is that the G9 X houses a sensor more than four times larger than those found on any beginner point-and-shoot model. The G9 X is part of a newer breed of large-sensor compact cameras. The 1-inch sensor found in these cameras offers two distinct advantages: better low-light shooting and a shallower depth of field.
A larger sensor can capture more detailed information with less noise in low-light scenes than a comparable quality sensor that has less area. With the G9 X, you can shoot candid portraits indoors without your subject’s face being obscured by color noise (those red, green, and blue speckles) while also avoiding image-processing artifacts. At wide apertures, its larger sensor also creates shallower depth of field—the area of the scene in sharp focus—than traditional compact cameras. There are now a small handful of cameras that can do this, but none are quite as compact and fast to focus as the G9 X.
With the Canon G9 X’s large 1-inch sensor, setting the lens to a wide aperture of f/2.0 lets you blur the background, making your subject stand out.
Overall image quality of the G9 X is excellent, providing clean detail, realistic colors, and fairly accurate auto white balance. Its images are far better than anything you could have gotten with a compact camera just a few years ago and on par with Sony’s much-more-expensive , which also uses a 1-inch sensor.
In JPEG mode you can set the Canon G9 X to preview and capture images in black-and-white.
Canon has gone all-in with its touchscreen interface, eliminating the ubiquitous four-way-controller/rear-dial combination typically found on compact cameras. For longtime camera users accustomed to dials and buttons, this touchscreen-centric UI may take some getting used to. In practice, however, we think most people will make the adjustment within the first day or two of use. And for many operations like adjusting ISO, exposure compensation, enlarging images in playback mode, and switching between manual and autofocus, the touchscreen is undoubtedly faster, saving numerous trips into the camera menu.
By relying on a touchscreen interface for camera operation, Canon has eliminated all but four buttons on the back of the G9 X. The Q menu button (second from the top) even has an onscreen counterpart with identical functionality.
The ability to set the autofocus point anywhere within the frame simply by tapping on the screen is far and away the best feature of the touchscreen. We’ve seen this on several higher-end cameras, and once you use it, the traditional method of holding a button or spinning a dial feels like you’re back in the Stone Age.
The G9 X also features a control ring around the lens. It’s very useful and its function varies depending on the shooting mode you’re in. In program and movie modes, it adjusts exposure compensation. In aperture- and shutter-priority modes, rotating the ring changes those specific exposure parameters. In full auto modes, the in the creative modes, it cycles through the effects options.
The small size of the Canon G9 X makes it a nice option for shooting street photography without drawing attention to yourself or your gear.
The autofocus system works impressively well in good light, quickly locking onto a subject
The autofocus system works impressively well in good light, quickly locking onto a subject, usually without the focus mechanism hunting back and forth. That hunting is an issue that plagues the
cameras. Indoors under low light or outside at night, the G9 X is slower to achieve focus, but it’s no worse at this than our alternative pick, the . In fact, we’d rank both cameras near the top of the class when it comes to low-light focus performance. You can shoot in manual focus as well. The G9 X offers both a magnified image and focus peaking (a visual confirmation of areas in sharp focus) as onscreen aids, and you can focus the lens via either touchscreen icons or the control ring.
Like the other cameras we considered, the G9 X lets you capture both JPEGs and raw format images. The latter is useful if you own (and know how to use) image-editing software and are willing to spend time on the computer to get your images to look their best and then ready to convert them to JPEGs to share them with friends and family.
Shooting indoors under low light is a challenge for compact cameras. In this shot, the G9 X produced a JPEG that is a bit too red and slightly underexposed, with aggressive noise reduction leading to overly smooth skin.
With a raw format capture of the same scene, spending just a few moments in conversion software adjusting exposure, white balance, and noise reduction yields a more natural-looking image.
As we’ll discuss in our
section, though, shooting in RAW mode does slow the camera down. In single-shot mode, you have to wait a beat or two before firing your next shot, while in burst mode, speeds fall dramatically. We suspect that most people in the market for a sub-$500 camera will opt for the convenience of shooting JPEGs anyway, but the RAW option is there if you need it.
An ND (neutral density) filter is built into the G9 X. This reduces incoming light by three stops, letting you shoot with slower shutter speeds even on bright, sunny days. That’s the difference between an exposure of 1/1000 second and an exposure of 1/125 second. This is often necessary to blur motion—the key to getting , for example—and for setting an appropriate shutter speed for video recording.
The battery on the G9 X is rated for 220 shots on a single charge. That’s towards the low end of what we usually see on these cameras, but for most folks it will be enough for a full day of shooting while visiting tourist attractions.
The G9 X has video features typical of cameras in this price range. You can capture 1080p HD video at 24, 30, or 60 fps and adjust exposure compensation while recording. You can set exposure manually and use the touchscreen to shift focus points while recording with smooth, non-distracting results. Video quality is very good, well beyond what compact cameras with smaller sensors offer, and cleaner with more details than from an early 1-inch sensor camera like the . The camera delivers videos you can upload to YouTube or Vimeo and be confident they’ll look good. You can see several HD-resolution samples shot by Gordon Laing over at .
The G9 X’s built-in Wi-Fi lets you use your iOS or Android smartphone to transfer images and control the camera remotely as well. The setup process on an iPhone is simple. After downloading Canon’s free Camera Connect app, press the dedicated Mobile Device Connection button on the side of the camera to assign it to your phone. Next, connect your phone to the Wi-Fi network name displayed on the camera screen and confirm the selection of your mobile device on the camera screen. Though it’s off by default, you can enable password protection for the camera network. (Because the network is active only briefly while you transfer images, it’s unlikely to be intercepted or hijacked.)
Once you’ve paired the G9 X to your phone (a one-time task), the camera automatically connects to it with a button press, which lets you bypass the traditional method of diving into the Wi-Fi setup menu every time you want to transfer photos. Instead, press the Mobile Device Connection button, and the camera instantly connects to the smartphone app as long as the phone continues to be connected to the camera’s network. (Of course, if your phone is already connected to your home network, you’ll have to manually switch back to the camera network, but the button still removes steps.)
Android device owners can use the camera’s NFC compatibility to connect simply by tapping the camera and phone together, once to download the Canon app and a second time to make the connection.
Once connected, you can download images and videos to your phone. Videos will automatically be resampled down to 720p first. You can also use your phone to remotely control basic camera functions and, of course, take the photo.
With Canon’s Camera Connect app, you can adjust aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and exposure compensation from your phone. You can zoom the lens and tap on the screen to set the focus point. Enabling the AF button (it’s off by default) lets you pre-focus the camera.
Who else likes it
Looking at the handful of G9 X reviews from sources we trust and the initial batch of Amazon user reviews, the most compelling features of the camera are its small size and touchscreen control. “If your main concern is how snugly a camera slips into your pocket, the G9X is an excellent choice,” reviewer Amy Davies writes for . Reviewers also found a lot to like about G9 X’s touchscreen, most overcoming any concerns about the lack of hardware buttons.
writes, “While the G9 X is somewhat light on physical control points, those that are present combine with the integrated touchscreen to offer an impressively user-friendly control experience for such a small camera.”
One satisfied
who’s previously owned both the Canon S120, which has a smaller sensor, and the Canon G7 X, which had an earlier-generation touchscreen interface, reported improvements in both areas. “I liked the S120,” they wrote, “[B]ut was never happy with the image quality (especially in low light). I think [the G9 X] is better than the S120. Canon has done a really good job with the new interface making it much more touchscreen friendly. It really is easy to change Aperture/shutter, exposure comp, ISO, lock exposure, and more. The more I use this touch screen interface, the more I really like it.”
At its widest setting, the zoom lens on the G9X offers a 28-mm-equivalent field of view, which is well-suited for landscape scenes.
Gordon Laing of
writes, “The best part of a touch-screen … is the ability to reposition the AF area with a simple tap, something I do regularly and find absolutely invaluable.” Addressing overall usability, he continues, “I tested the G9X … alongside Sony’s RX100 IV … and was struck by how much easier the Canon was to control thanks to its touch-screen.”
Flaws but not dealbreakers
Cameras in this price range inevitably make compromises among features, performance, and size. And the G9 X is no different. Every reviewer has lamented its relatively narrow aperture zoom lens, which lets in less light at longer zoom ranges than the lenses used on some other recent large sensor compacts. Mike Lowe, writing for , concludes, “Its lens isn’t half bad … with a bright f/2.0 aperture available at the widest angle 28mm equivalent, ensuring plenty of light for lower-noise images and that lovely blurred background effect. However, this aperture maximum dips to f/4.9 at the 84mm equivalent. It’s the sort of thing you’d expect to see on a similar camera from three or so years ago.”
Another common complaint involves shooting speed. While the G9 X can shoot at a respectable 6 frames per second in JPEG mode, switch to a RAW capture mode and the shooting rate drops dramatically. Laing writes, “Switching to RAW sees the [shooting] speed plummet: I captured ten frames in 11.63 seconds for a speed of one frame every 1.16 seconds which is nothing to get excited about. So if you’re into capturing a burst [of images] on the G9X, make sure you’re shooting JPEGs only.”
A pokey 1-fps burst speed makes the G9 X essentially unusable for sports or action shots in RAW mode. However, we think the vast majority of buyers for this type of camera are going to be shooting primarily in JPEG mode anyway. While a faster burst rate in RAW mode would certainly be welcome, we doubt this limitation will have an impact on most users.
While we think the touchscreen UI is a plus and worth the adjustment for those used to buttons and dials, the camera menu layout is a letdown. While you can swipe to move through menu pages, the icons you need to tap are rather small and too close together for all but the most slender of fingers. As a man of average finger size, I regularly tapped on an adjacent icon by mistake. Fortunately, with such easy access to camera settings, you probably won’t spend much time in the camera menu after your initial setup. But we would like to see Canon develop a more finger-friendly layout.
Larger size but with a viewfinder
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The Fujifilm X30 has an electronic viewfinder and beats the competition with a faster lens and greater battery life. But it's too bulky to fit in your pocket.
If you don’t need a camera small enough to slip in your pants pocket, the Fujifim X30 is a great option. It’s the only compact camera in this price range that comes with a built-in electronic viewfinder. And it’s an impressive high-resolution OLED EVF—the same one found on Fuji’s more expensive
mirrorless camera. An EVF can be a lifesaver on bright, sunny days when glare makes the rear screen difficult to see.
[The Fujifilm X30 is] rated to give 470 shots per charge, more than twice as many as our top pick.
The X30’s 28–112-mm F2–2.8 zoom lens lets in more light than all but one of its rivals, letting you shoot at faster shutter speeds in low-light scenarios. It also has the longest-lasting battery of any camera we considered, rated to give 470 shots per charge—more than twice as many as our top pick. With its retro styling and numerous dials and buttons, the X30 feels more like an analog rangefinder camera than a digital point-and-shoot. Its sensor is actually smaller than those found in our main picks, which means image quality takes a hit. But that’s only relevant if you view your images at 100 percent on a monitor. For sharing images online and making 8×10 prints, you won’t see much difference at all.
For all of its advantages, the Fuji X30 is a significantly bigger camera than our top pick in every dimension (see size comparison below). The trade-off couldn’t be more clear. If you want a viewfinder, prefer analog dials and buttons to screen icons, and need a lens that lets in a lot of light even at its long end, you have to be willing to carry a bulkier load.
The Fuji X30 (bottom) is a much bulkier and heavier camera than a traditionally-sized compact camera like the Canon G9 X. While the Canon will slip into even a shirt pocket, you’ll need to carry the X30 with a camera strap (included) or stowed away in a small bag.
The competition
We began with a list of 10 cameras that have sensors larger than traditional point-and-shoot models, external exposure controls, and a RAW mode option. We dropped fixed focal length cameras like the
and . They both use 28-mm lenses that don’t zoom. While some serious photographers prefer a fixed lens, for most casual shooters this alone will be a dealbreaker. And while both models have a sensor (APS-C) that’s more than
than the 1-inch chip on our top pick, the cameras are physically much larger as a result.
is now more than three years old, and it has a lower-resolution display than more current model and no Wi-Fi. The
are identical in virtually every way. With image sensors less than half the size of that on our top pick, they fall a bit short in image quality and detail even in good light. This alone isn’t a dealbreaker, as most users would be very happy with the results. But they don’t offer a single feature or spec that our top pick can’t match or exceed.
There’s a lot we like about the . Despite its very poor battery life, it’s the runner-up in our . Its price is dropping but right now it’s still about $100 above our $500 threshold. We’ll update this guide when its price drops further.
Sony’s RX100 series is now on its fourth generation, but the original
is still for sale and, given periodic price drops, has long remained our top affordable compact camera pick. The circa-2012 camera is starting to show its age, however, compared to its similarly priced rivals. We’ve never been thrilled with the RX100’s sluggish AF performance. Even in good light, it’s noticeably slower to lock focus than the
and . When light levels drop, things get even worse. The RX100 consistently failed to achieve focus on indoor subjects that the Canon and Fuji easily handled. This shortcoming, combined with the lack of built-in Wi-Fi for quickly getting images to your phone, led us to pull it from consideration.
The followup
adds a tilting rear screen and Wi-Fi but suffers from the same disappointing AF performance as its predecessor. It’s also currently priced just above our $500 threshold. We expect its price to eventually settle below $500 and will revisit this omission at that time.
What to look forward to
The majority of premium compact cameras in the $500-and-under range were launched at a higher price and sometimes slowly, sometimes abruptly dropped in price over time. The best value often comes from simply waiting for the price of a higher-end camera like the
to drop to this mid-tier price range. If demand is strong, most companies continue to sell their previous models for quite a while after a new one comes out. So if you don’t need a camera right away, also keep an eye on the models in our
even if they’re currently beyond your budget. Their prices can drop considerably after their replacements are announced. When that happens, you’ll likely see that top-end model here in our mid-range guide.
(Photos by Amadou Diallo.)
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3-inch touchscreen LCD
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