How to Choose a Mirrorless Camera in 2021

"Mirrorless one-eyed camera" is popular as a compact and stylish camera. Mirrorless cameras currently on sale are also available for beginners who can enjoy shooting casually. It isn't easy to select and purchase, but I will introduce some good points that beginners should know before purchasing a mirrorless camera.

What is a mirrorless camera?

Until now, when it comes to digital cameras that have achieved high image quality and good performance, DSLR cameras have been the mainstream. Still, mirrorless cameras are attracting attention as a new generation camera that realizes high quality in terms of image quality and performance by realizing compactness and lightweight. In the past few years, mirrorless cameras have gained a lot of attention. They are now a genre that camera makers are developing with great care and are expected to become the busiest genre of digital cameras in the future.

In addition to realizing compactness and weight reduction, models with simple operability are easy to use even for women and a stylish and lovely design.

Differences from DSLR cameras

Up until now, I introduced that DSLR cameras have been the mainstream. Still, to start with, the biggest difference between a mirrorless camera and a mirrorless camera is the internal structure.

Is there a mirror inside the camera?

Existing DSLR cameras have a mirror inside the camera, so they are reflected with a mirror and reflected on the finder. For this reason, the LCD screen is also adopted for the viewfinder, and the projected image is displayed after passing through the image sensor.

How to choose a mirrorless camera for beginners

Before mirrorless cameras appeared, DSLR cameras for beginners, such as compact digital cameras and Canon's EOS Kiss series, were common as the cameras of choice for beginners. Due to the spread, etc., the value of existence has faded over the years, and the mirrorless camera that appeared in such a situation quickly became popular because the could detach the lens like a DSLR. It was possible to perform small and simple high-definition shooting.

If you are using it for the first time, consider size and weight.

I would like to recommend to those who are just starting with the camera is the compact and lightweight body. Carrying a camera is surprisingly burdensome, but it is quite tiring to carry it in a bag if it is a large camera. Above all, it is indeed inconvenient to use a heavy camera unless you are a professional photographer because it takes strength.

Bodyweight 400g or less is a standard.

Among mirrorless cameras sold for beginners, I would like to recommend a product that weighs less than 400g (weight not including lenses, SD cards, memory cards, etc.) It would be good to check the product specification table again. If the bodyweight is light, the camera body will inevitably be miniaturized, so we recommend choosing the design you want for the rest.

easy operability

it can say that the operability varies greatly depending on the camera maker. Although the operability of basic shooting settings is common to each maker, it is difficult to understand the relationship between aperture and shutter speed from the beginning. Beginners use the model that can easily acquire such knowledge. I want to say that it is convenient to do. In particular, products sold as entry models by each maker are designed for beginners, so they are easy to use and operate, but subtle differences depend on each maker's model.

Compact and lightweight with DSLR performance

With the development of technology, the existence of a mirror structure in a DSLR camera is receiving a low score in portability. In contrast, a mirrorless camera is a camera in which the mirror structure is abolished, as the name suggests, and miniaturization is realized by that much. In addition, the performance of the electronic viewfinder and shooting performance, which have been considered to be the disadvantages of mirrorless cameras, has been greatly improved, making it practical for high-level shooting. I want to say that improving portability is the biggest advantage of choosing a mirrorless camera.

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