Best camera on Reddit

147 reviews from r/Cameras, r/Gadgetry, r/AskPhotography and 14 more subreddits
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#1

Canon

4.6
(23)
"Amazing and versatile and light!"
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"I love it"
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"One good option"
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"Tiny. 10mp. 28-100 zoom. F2 at 28mm. Cheap as chips."
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"Very suitable"
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"Autofocus"
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"Versatility and features"
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"Better choice for beginners, aperture-priority, full manual mode"
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"Fantastic camera, ease of repair, affordability"
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"Great lens"
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#2

Sony

4.3
(20)
"Compact, affordable, and offer excellent image quality"
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"Fantastic choice for beginners in 2024"
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"Fantastic entry point into the world of mirrorless cameras"
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"Should be all you need for photos and 4K30 video"
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"Good for all-around use but great for traveling"
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"Sony a6000 sensor is just as good as modern apsc sensors"
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"Small size and good lens selection"
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"You like electronic gadgets."
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"It's a system that has a lot of lenses and cameras for you to grow into."
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"Wider lens selection or faster autofocus"
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#3

Nikon

4.6
(15)
"Ridiculously good for what it is and orders of magnitude better than any AF-D or AF-S lens I had"
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"The burst rate makes it so much easier"
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"Zoom is really good for little or far away birds"
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"Great choice"
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"Classic film camera with manual controls and a legendary reputation"
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"Fantastic film camera"
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"Best SLR ever created, not considering the form factor."
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"Excellent 28mm 2.8 ai-s"
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"You are an engineer or technologist."
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"The burst rate makes it so much easier"
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#4

Lumix

4.8
(9)
"Stupid cheap"
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"Fixed lens super zooms that are designed specifically for wildlife photography and are weather sealed"
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"Fixed lens super zooms that are designed specifically for wildlife photography and are weather sealed"
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"Great choices that would also fall well under your budget"
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"Great choices that would also fall well under your budget"
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"Getting killer reviews"
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"Premium compact camera, small and discreet"
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"User-friendly mirrorless camera with excellent video capabilities and in-body image stabilization"
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"A very long zoom"
#5

Gopro

3.8
(9)
"No issues with GoPro Hero 12 with an external battery, it has been rock solid for me"
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"Used a GoPro as part of my setup for around 10 years"
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"Really good stabilization"
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"A full gopro if you can carry it"
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"Regular GoPro7"
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"None"
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"Never slowed down to address some of their big issues and are being left behind by serious users"
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"Battery runs out quick"
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"Awful and getting a stream was a nightmare"
#6

Insta360

3.7
(7)
"Ease of use and convenience of mounting options"
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"Where I’m headed for my next action camera purchase"
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"Neat when you have a LOT of time later to reframe your shots"
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"None"
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"Neat when you have a LOT of time later to reframe your shots"
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"The Insta360 is worth it for the novelty and the creativity of shots you can get with it"
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"Not recommend using"
#7

Pentax

4.4
(5)
"Known for its durability, simplicity, and manual controls"
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"Fantastic choice for beginners"
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"Simple & Sturdy"
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"Stripped-down approach to learn the core principles of photography and appreciate durability"
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"You really don’t care what other people think."
#8

Olympus

4.4
(5)
"I recently chose Olympus em 10 mark ii for its weight and functions."
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"Smaller lenses and overall kit"
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"The ultimate walk-around camera"
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"4K video recording, weather sealing, and built-in image stabilization"
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"You are not a bodybuilder."
#9

Fuji

4.0
(5)
"Packed with creative features like double exposures, a self-timer, and even a bulb mode. Plus, its film is both affordable and high-quality – the best value I've found."
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"Cheap used, designed to go in the pool/take a fall, and damn near indestructible"
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"None"
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"Vastly cheaper than Polaroid film and, in my opinion, delivers much better results."
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"Fuji simulations built in camera are overrated"
#10

Mevo

4.5
(4)
"Switching to the MiFi made live streaming reliable."
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"Easier for me"
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"Especially if you’re also the scorekeeper. It’s set it and forget it."
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"Field of view is fairly narrow"
#11

Panasonic

3.6
(5)
"If video is your focus, the Lumix is hard to beat in its price class."
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"Smaller lenses and overall kit"
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"4K video recording, weather sealing, and built-in image stabilization"
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"Maybe you want to make money with video but aren’t quite sure."
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"Affordable (below 500), plenty of reach, decent autofocus (for a bridge), but will make bad photos in low light"
#12

Instax

4.7
(3)
"Creative powerhouse with double exposures, self-timer, and slow shutter mode"
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"Gives your photos that iconic Polaroid vibe, like stepping back into a vintage snapshot era"
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"Get creative with panoramic compositions"
#13

Ricoh

3.7
(3)
"Good photo quality compared in the lower price segment"
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"Ricoh series have fixed lenses"
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"Expensive even second hand"
#14

Dji

5.0
(2)
"Nice little action camera that is as good if not better than GoPro"
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"I’d like to check out a DJi action camera too. I have a dji drone and it’s amazing"
#15

Iphone

4.5
(2)
"Marginally better"
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"Versatile, good quality images, and in your possession all the time for when those moments pop up."
#16

Hawkeye

4.0
(2)
"Good quality with stabilization"
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"Good quality with stabilization"
#17

Linux

4.0
(2)
"It's a great little camera with solid build quality. Plus, it's even cheaper."
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"It's a great little camera with solid build quality."
#18

Fujifilm

3.5
(2)
"Easy to use, Portable and sleek, Decent image quality, Fun features"
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"You have aesthetic sensibilities."
#19

Praktina

5.0
(1)
"Magnifier"
#20

Ubiquiti

5.0
(1)
"Point to point wireless bridge"
#21

Fenceclip

5.0
(1)
"FenceClip for fence and a basic tripod for net."
#22

Phase One

5.0
(1)
"You are probably a billionaire, flying your private jet all over the world."
#23

Leica

5.0
(1)
"You are a wealthy dilettante."
#24

Sigma

5.0
(1)
"Fantastic low-light performer"
#25

Insta

5.0
(1)
"Looked very well and its a small camera"
#26

Eufy

5.0
(1)
"Battery powered 4g cameras that last months without charging"
#27

Netgear

5.0
(1)
"Switching to the MiFi made live streaming reliable."
#28

Caddx

5.0
(1)
"Cheap, light and good quality"
#29

Tapo

5.0
(1)
"Works very good with frigate"
#32

Dslr/Mirrorless

4.0
(1)
"You'll get a significantly less "finished" photo which you then can process yourself and potentially improve further than the automated version."
#33

Zv-1

4.0
(1)
"None"
#34

Trail Cam

4.0
(1)
"Can record"
#35

Fence Clip Pro

4.0
(1)
"I think the fence clip pro is a better idea, but have the other so have trouble justifying it."
#36

Lynkspyder

4.0
(1)
"All fixable. But like the original better."
#37

808

4.0
(1)
"Good video quality, micro SD card"
#38

Runcam

4.0
(1)
"90$"
#39

Eos

4.0
(1)
"Nice crop sensor DSLR"
#40

Osmo

4.0
(1)
"None"
#41

P950

3.0
(1)
"A decent option"
#42

Kodak

1.0
(1)
"Low quality cameras, prone to failures"

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