Hands-on reviews of mirrorless, compact, action, and budget cameras — judged on image quality, ergonomics, and value.
The Osmo Pocket 4P is worth buying in 2026 if you shoot handheld video and live outside the United States. It is the first Osmo Pocket with two lenses — a 1-inch wide camera and a 60mm f/1.8 telephoto — on a three-axis gimbal in a 230g body, and it runs around $700 (£529 / €599). US buyers face a real problem: DJI does not sell it there, so American listings are imports at inflated prices.
Magnetic lens mods, longer battery, and the same rugged 5.3K image. GoPro's most refined Hero yet.
40MP, IBIS, and a fixed 35mm-equivalent lens in a camera the size of a paperback. There's a reason the waitlist is six months long.
A pocketable 16MP point-and-shoot with 5x optical zoom for under $150. Here's what you actually get for the money.
Sony's 33MP hybrid full-frame is the most balanced camera in its class — strong autofocus, real 4K60, and pro-grade ergonomics.
40MP, IBIS, and tactile dials in a camera small enough to take everywhere. The X-T5 is the photographer's photography camera.
Not from DJI. The Osmo Pocket 4P launched in the UK, Europe, Canada, and Australia in July 2026, but DJI does not sell it in the United States. Anything listed on US retail sites is a third-party import, typically around 40% above DJI's own price and without US warranty coverage.
The Pocket 4P adds a second lens — a 60mm f/1.8 telephoto — alongside the 20mm wide, plus a LOFIC 1-inch sensor rated at 17 stops, 4K/240fps slow motion, 10-bit D-Log 2, 37MP stills, and ActiveTrack 8.0. It is 51g heavier and roughly $180 more, and unlike the Pocket 3 it is not sold in the US.
Mirrorless. Almost without exception. Canon, Nikon, and Sony have all shifted lens R&D to mirrorless mounts; DSLRs are now legacy products with shrinking accessory support.
For controlled lighting and casual sharing, modern flagship phones are remarkably close to mirrorless quality. For low light, action, portraits with real bokeh, or large prints, a mirrorless camera still wins by a wide margin.
A compact APS-C or Micro Four Thirds mirrorless with a single 18–135mm-equivalent zoom covers 90% of travel shots without weighing you down. The Fujifilm X-S20 and OM System OM-5 are the standouts; the Sony RX100 VII is the best pocketable option.
Aperture is the size of the lens opening that lets light through to the sensor. Measured in f-stops (f/1.4, f/2.8, f/8). Lower numbers = bigger opening = more light and shallower depth of field.