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If you want one camera that a total beginner can grow with for years, buy the Canon EOS R50 kit with the RF-S 18-45mm lens. It is the only body in this roundup that pairs a genuinely guided, beginner-first menu system with subject-detecting autofocus, 4K video and a 15 fps burst rate, and it does … Read more
The best vlogging camera for YouTube beginners is the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo, because a one-inch sensor, a mechanical three-axis gimbal and a rotating touchscreen give you smooth, sharp footage with zero lens knowledge required. That is the direct answer, and everything below it explains when a different pick makes more sense for … Read more
The best digital camera for travel photography is the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS — a 9.76-ounce body with a 40x optical zoom that reaches 960mm equivalent, optical image stabilization and 4K video, all in a package that disappears into a jacket pocket. It is not the sharpest camera here, but it is the one you … Read more
The best compact digital cameras under 500 dollars fall into two very different groups, and almost every buyer who picks from the wrong one regrets it. At the cheap end you get pocket-sized digicams with tiny 1/2.3-inch sensors that shine outdoors in daylight and fall apart indoors. In the middle you get bridge-style bodies with … Read more
Choosing the best digital cameras for kids and teens in is harder than it looks, because almost every listing for a child’s first camera leads with the same three numbers: 48MP, 4K and 16X zoom. Our team has been picking cameras for children for years, and the honest truth is that most of those spec … Read more
Short answer: the Canon EOS RP with the bundled RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM lens is our pick for the best cameras for landscape photography, because it puts a 26.2MP full-frame sensor and a weather-resistant body into a 16 ounce package you can actually carry up a ridge at dawn. Resolution matters in this genre, … Read more
The best waterproof camera for snorkeling is the AKASO EK7000, because it shoots 4K30 video and 20MP stills in a sealed housing rated to 40m, costs little, and has the largest review base of any camera on this list. If macro reef photography matters more than video, the OM System Tough TG-7 is the serious … Read more
The best digital cameras under 300 dollars right now is the Kodak PIXPRO FZ55, a 16MP compact with a genuine 5x optical zoom starting at a 28mm wide angle and 1080p Full HD video. It is the pick I recommend to almost everyone at this budget, because it focuses quickly, fits in a pocket, and … Read more
If your Milky Way shots come back as soft smears instead of points of light, the lens is usually the reason, not the camera. Stars are unforgiving subjects: they expose every optical flaw in a lens, and no amount of editing puts a comet-shaped star back into a round one. After spending months comparing night-sky … Read more
A 50mm lens is the closest thing most photographers will ever own to a normal eye. On a full-frame body it renders roughly what a person sees, which means faces come out looking like faces instead of like wide-angle caricatures. It is also fast enough to gather light in a dim room, so you can … Read more