DSLR · 2019
Canon EOS 250D
24.1MP · APS-C · 4K video · 449 g
Photo: Vera de Kok, CC0
Camera type
Our vlogging list uses one transparent rule: a screen that can face you while you record, plus a way to plug in an external microphone. Pocket gimbal cameras are included because the lens turns to face you.
DSLR · 2019
24.1MP · APS-C · 4K video · 449 g
Photo: Vera de Kok, CC0
MIRRORLESS · 2024
45MP · Full frame · 8K video · 746 g
Photo: GodeNehler, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2022
32.5MP · APS-C · 4K video · 612 g
Photo: 昼落ち, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2023
24.2MP · Full frame · 4K video · 461 g
MIRRORLESS · 2022
24.2MP · APS-C · 4K video · 429 g
Photo: 昼落ち, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2023
24.2MP · APS-C · 4K video · 375 g
Photo: 昼落ち, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2025
24.2MP · APS-C · 4K video · 370 g
COMPACT
20.1MP · 1-inch · 4K video · 304 g
Photo: Strubbl, CC BY-SA 4.0
COMPACT · 2025
22.3MP · 1.4-inch · 4K video · 426 g
Photo: Kyu3a, CC BY-SA 4.0
POCKET GIMBAL
9.4MP · 1-inch · 4K video · 179 g
Photo: Kyu3a, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2024
26.1MP · APS-C · 6.2K video · 355 g
MIRRORLESS · 2023
26.1MP · APS-C · 6.2K video · 491 g
Photo: 昼落ち, CC BY-SA 4.0
ACTION CAMERA
27MP · 5.3K video
MIRRORLESS · 2025
24.5MP · Full frame · 4K video · 700 g
MIRRORLESS · 2024
24.5MP · Full frame · 6K video · 760 g
MIRRORLESS · 2022
20.9MP · APS-C · 4K video · 405 g
Photo: Henry Söderlund, CC BY 2.0
MIRRORLESS · 2024
20.9MP · APS-C · 4K video · 550 g
MIRRORLESS · 2023
24.5MP · Full frame · 4K video · 710 g
Photo: 昼落ち, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2021
20.9MP · APS-C · 4K video · 445 g
Photo: 昼落ち, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS
20.4MP · Micro Four Thirds · 4K video · 599 g
MIRRORLESS · 2025
20.4MP · Micro Four Thirds · 4K video · 496 g
MIRRORLESS
20.4MP · Micro Four Thirds · 4K video · 418 g
MIRRORLESS
25.2MP · Micro Four Thirds · 5.7K video · 658 g
MIRRORLESS
20.3MP · Micro Four Thirds · 4K video · 346 g
MIRRORLESS · 2024
25.2MP · Micro Four Thirds · 5.7K video · 805 g
Photo: Mateusz Stopczynski, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2025
24.1MP · Full frame · 6K video · 800 g
Photo: Mateusz Stopczynski, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2023
24.2MP · Full frame · 6K video · 740 g
Photo: Sudo Work, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2024
24.2MP · Full frame · 6K video · 486 g
MIRRORLESS · 2024
50.1MP · Full frame · 8K video · 743 g
Photo: BobSmith810, CC BY 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2025
33MP · Full frame · 4K video · 695 g
Photo: Zachariah Chou, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS
33MP · Full frame · 4K video · 514 g
Photo: Henry Söderlund, CC BY 2.0
MIRRORLESS · 2026
66.8MP · Full frame · 8K video · 713 g
Photo: PantheraLeo1359531, CC BY-SA 4.0
MIRRORLESS · 2023
26MP · APS-C · 4K video · 493 g
Photo: 昼落ち, CC BY-SA 4.0
COMPACT
20.1MP · 1-inch · 4K video · 292 g
Photo: Henry Söderlund, CC BY 2.0
MIRRORLESS
12.1MP · Full frame · 4K video · 483 g
Photo: Henry Söderlund, CC BY 2.0
Weights are the makers' figures — some include battery and card, some are body only; each camera page says which. "Vlog-ready" means a screen that can face you plus a microphone input (pocket gimbal cameras are also included).