Mirrorless cameras are more and more popular since 2013. These cameras are best for travel, portraits, and everyday life. smaller and lighter than DSLRs. There are a lot of great mirrorless cameras available in the market. For fast speed and light weight, you can buy Sony A6000, Fujifilm X-T1, A7II and more, for video photography you can buy Sony A7S and Panasonic GH4. And the new announced Sony Alpha a7RII is one of the best cameras ever, even better than most DSLR cameras. Below is a list of best mirrorless cameras sorted by price.
Here is the buying guide for top rated mirrorless cameras in 2015.
Under $500 | Under $800 | Under $1,000 | Under $1,500 | Under $2,000 | Over $2,000
Best Mirrorless Cameras Price under $500
Not like DSLRs, some of mirrorless cameras are very cheap, if you are looking for an entry-level mirrorless camera, below are some of best choices. The Sony A5000 is a very good and light mirrorless camera with a very low price, also the Fuji X-E1 has the good award from dpreview at a very low price.
Camera | DxOMark | dpreview Score | Check Price at |
Sony A5000 (2014.01) |
79 | – | Amazon |
Fujifilm X-E1 (2012.09) |
– | 79% Gold Award | Amazon |
Fujifilm X-M1 (2013.06) |
– | 77% Gold Award | Amazon |
Olympus PEN E-PL7 (2014.08) |
– | – | Amazon |
Sony A3000 (2013.08) |
78 | – | Amazon |
Sony NEX-5T (2013.08) |
78 | – | Amazon |
Samsung NX300 (2013.01) |
76 | – | Amazon |
Panasonic GF6 (2013.04) |
54 | – | Amazon |
Nikon 1 J4 (2014.04) |
53 | – | Amazon |
Best Mirrorless Cameras Price at $500 – $800
At this price range, there are a lot of great mirrorless cameras. The new released Sony A6000 is one of the best mirrorless camera, it has world’s fasest AF speed according Sony. Fujifilm X-E2 and Olympus E-M10 are also great mirrorless cameras for image quality.
Camera | DxOMark | dpreview Score | Check Price at |
Sony A6000 (2014.02) |
82 | 80% Gold Award | Amazon |
Fujifilm X-E2 (2013.10) |
– | 80% Gold Award | Amazon |
Olympus E-M10 (2014.01) |
72 | 80% Gold Award | Amazon |
Panasonic GX7 (2013.08) |
70 | 79% Silver Award | Amazon |
Sony A5100 (2014.08) |
80 | – | Amazon |
Olympus E-M5 (2012.02) |
71 | 80% Gold Award | Amazon |
Panasonic GF7 (2015.01) |
– | – | Amazon |
Best Mirrorless Cameras Price at $800 – $1,000
The Fujifilm X-Pro1 now is only $899 for body only, make it one of best mirrorless cameras price under $1,000.
Camera | DxOMark | dpreview Score | Check Price at |
Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012.01) |
– | 79% Silver Award | Amazon |
Panasonic GM5 (2011.08) |
– | – | Amazon |
Olympus E-M5 (2014.09) |
71 | 80% Gold Award | Amazon |
Olympus E-P5 (2013.05) |
72 | 78% Silver Award |
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Best Mirrorless Cameras Price under $1,500
If you looking for best mirrorless camera under $1,500, below are top choices for you, the Samsung NX1 is one of the best mirrorless excepted not many lenses. The Sony A7 full frame mirrorless recently got a very big price drop, and it has the best DxOMark score. The Panasonic Lumix GH4 is a great mirrorless camera for video has dpreview gold award. And the Fuji X-T1 is also a great camera. The new announced E-M5 II is also a very good mirrorless camera.
Camera | DxOMark | dpreview Score | Check Price at |
Samsung NX1 (2014.09) |
83 | 87% Gold Award | Amazon |
Sony A7 (2013.10) |
90 | 80% Silver Award | Amazon |
Panasonic GH4 (2014.02) |
74 | 85% Gold Award | Amazon |
Olympus E-M5 II (2014.02) |
– | – | Amazon |
Olympus E-M1 (2013.09) |
73 | 84% Gold Award | Amazon |
Fujifilm X-T1 (2014.01) |
– | 84% Gold Award | Amazon |
Fujifilm X-E2 (2013.10) |
– | 80% Gold Award | Amazon |
Nikon 1 V3 (2014.03) |
52 | 76% | Amazon |
Best Mirrorless Cameras Price under $2,000
The new released Sony A7 II is one of the best full frame mirrorless camera.
Camera | DxOMark | dpreview Score | Check Price at |
Sony A7 II (2014.11) |
– | – | Amazon |
Sony A7R (2013.10) |
95 | 82% Gold Award | Amazon |
Fujifilm X-T1 Kit (2014.01) |
– | 84% Gold Award | Amazon |
Sony A7 Kit (2013.10) |
90 | 80% Silver Award | Amazon |
Leica T (2014.04) |
– | – | Amazon |
Best Mirrorless Cameras Price over $2,000
There are two mirrorless cameras price over $2,000. Both are from Sony, the best camera should be the Sony Alpha a7RII, the Sony a7S is another great camera for video shootings and low light photography.
Camera | DxOMark | dpreview Score | Check Price at |
Sony a7RII (2014.04) |
– | – | Amazon |
Sony A7S (2014.04) |
87 | 86% Gold Award | Amazon |