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List of lightest mirrorless cameras

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This is a list of the lightest and smallest mirrorless digital cameras ever released with an interchangeable lens mount, excluding smartphones and action cameras, sorted by weight including battery and memory card. Nearly all the lightest models have been discontinued, as smartphone cameras have rapidly improved and taken over their market. Some high-end smartphones now exceed several of these models in weight, sensor size, and functionality. (For example, an iPhone 15 Pro Max weighs 221 g, and a Galaxy S24 Ultra weighs 233 g.) The lightest mirrorless cameras in production today are the Olympus E-P7 at 337 g and Sony ZV-E10 at 343 g. The lightest models in production with an electronic viewfinder (EVF) are the Panasonic G100D at 346 g and Canon R100 at 356 g. With the exception of the E-P7's in-body image stabilization (IBIS), these models eschew certain hardware features, such as IBIS and weather sealing, that add weight. Most newer models include one or more of these features, as the bulk of the mirrorless camera sector has moved upmarket in the face of increasing competition from smartphones.

Of these ultracompact models, the Micro Four Thirds cameras (Panasonic GM1, Panasonic GM5, and Z CAM E1) have by far the largest sensor, with an area nearly twice as large as Samsung's and Nikon's "1-inch" sensors and nearly eight times as large as the Pentax Q's sensor. On the other hand, Pentax was able to include in-body image stabilization in their Q-series bodies, because of the tiny sensors.

Lightest mirrorless cameras with a Four Thirds sensor

All these models have a Micro Four Thirds lens mount and a crop factor of 2. The lightest mirrorless cameras in production today with a Four Thirds sensor are the Olympus E-P7 at 337 g and Panasonic G100D at 346 g.

Lightest mirrorless cameras with an APS-C sensor

The lightest interchangeable-lens mirrorless cameras in production today with an APS-C sensor are the Sony ZV-E10 at 343 g, Fujifilm X-M5 at 355 g, and Canon R100 at 356 g. The lightest Nikon model is the Z30 at 405 g. The lightest fixed-lens cameras ever released with an APS-C sensor are the Ricoh GR series, of which the Ricoh GR IV and Ricoh GR IIIx are in production today and weigh 262 g.

Lightest mirrorless cameras with a full frame sensor

The lightest Nikon model is the ZR at 630 g (including battery and memory card). The lightest fixed-lens cameras ever released with a full frame sensor are the Sony RX1 series, of which the Sony RX1R III is in production today and weighs 498 g.

Lightest rangefinder cameras with a full frame sensor

All rangefinder cameras (including digital Leica M-series cameras) are technically mirrorless, because they do not contain a mirror. However, rangefinder cameras are usually not considered mirrorless cameras, a differentiation dating back to when they co-existed with SLR film cameras. More specifically, rangefinder cameras lack autofocus and employ a very different manual focusing method involving a rangefinder mechanism with an optical viewfinder. Furthermore, most digital rangefinder cameras (except Leica's recent models) lack live preview, which is sometimes considered a defining feature of mirrorless cameras. The Leica M EV1 weighs 495 g but does not contain a rangefinder.

Lightest mirrorless cameras with a medium format sensor

The lightest fixed-lens camera ever released with a medium format sensor is the Fujifilm GFX100RF at 735 g. It is also the only fixed-lens medium format digital camera with autofocus.

Lens-style cameras

Lens-style cameras are lighter than all other interchangeable lens cameras with their respective sensor sizes, but they are usually not classified with other mirrorless cameras because they have no screen or viewfinder. They are designed to be attached to a smartphone so that the phone’s screen can be used as the camera’s display.

See also List of bridge cameras List of large sensor fixed-lens cameras

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