Compact Cameras

Sony's RX10 V Shows Why Bridge Cameras Still Matter in 2024
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Sony's RX10 V Shows Why Bridge Cameras Still Matter in 2024

Sony’s RX10 V Arrives, and It’s Actually Worth Your Attention Let me be straight with you: bridge cameras don’t get the respect they deserve. Everyone’s obsessed with full-frame this and mirrorless that, but Sony just dropped the RX10 V, and it’s a reminder that sometimes the boring choice is the smart choice. I’ve spent enough time with bridge cameras to know their biggest weakness isn’t performance—it’s perception. Photographers treat them like the compromise camera, the thing you buy when you can’t afford “real gear.

Sony RX100 VII Finally Hits a Real Price Cut—Here's Whether It Actually Matters
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Sony RX100 VII Finally Hits a Real Price Cut—Here's Whether It Actually Matters

A Rare Discount on Sony’s Pricey Compact I’ve been tracking camera deals long enough to know that meaningful discounts on premium compacts are genuinely hard to come by. So when I spotted the Sony RX100 VII sitting at $1,498—down from its usual $1,699.99 asking price—I actually paid attention. That’s a 12% cut, and it marks the lowest we’ve seen this camera priced all year. Look, I’m not going to pretend that $1,498 suddenly makes this an impulse buy for most people.

Panasonic's New ZS300 Travel Zoom Drops the Viewfinder—And That's a Real Problem
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Panasonic's New ZS300 Travel Zoom Drops the Viewfinder—And That's a Real Problem

Another Solid Zoom Lens, Another Questionable Design Choice Panasonic just dropped the Lumix DC-ZS300 (or TZ300 depending on your region), and on paper, it checks most of the boxes you’d want in a pocketable travel camera. A 15x zoom spanning 24-360mm equivalent, a decently-sized Type 1 BSI sensor, and the compact form factor people actually want to carry. So far, so good. But here’s where I have to pump the brakes: they’ve axed the electronic viewfinder that came standard on the previous generation.