{"id":547866,"date":"2026-04-24T07:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547866\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:33:47","slug":"sonys-most-compact-mirrorless-camera-is-nearly-half-the-cost-of-the-trendy-rx100-vii-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547866\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony\u2019s most compact mirrorless camera is nearly half the cost of the trendy RX100 VII right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Point-and-shoot cameras are no longer the budget alternative to mirrorless cameras \u2013 or at least, the good compact cameras with larger sensors and a longer feature list are not. Thanks to steep discounts, two of Sony<\/a>\u2019s most compact mirrorless cameras actually sit far under the cost of the popular Sony RX100 VII.<\/p>\n

The Sony RX100 VII<\/a> is an impressively small camera that fits in a pocket, yet has a larger one-inch sensor, a 24-200mm equivalent zoom lens, and even manages to keep the viewfinder in the tiny design. That mix of size and features puts the camera at a $1,500 list price<\/a> \u2013 a price that some Sony mirrorless models are easily beating right now.<\/p>\n

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The Sony RX100 VII is a fantastic compact camera, but also a pricey one (Image credit: Rod Lawton\/Digital Camera World)<\/p>\n

A mirrorless camera won\u2019t be as small and pocketable like the RX100 VII, but Sony\u2019s crop-sensor mirrorless cameras are still travel-friendly, particularly when paired with a smaller lens. What APS-C mirrorless cameras like the Sony ZV-E10 and Sony A6400 lack in pocketability, they make up for in a lower price, a larger sensor, and a more ergonomic grip.<\/p>\n

For video and content creatorsFor photographers<\/p>\n

Seasonal sales have pushed the price of Sony\u2019s APS-C mirrorless even lower. At $798, the ZV-E10<\/a> is almost half the cost of the RX100 VII, and that’s including a kit lens! The vlogging-focused camera delivers 4K video and snappy autofocus in a rather compact design.<\/p>\n

For still photographers, the Sony A6400<\/a> slides in at more than $500 less than that popular point-and-shoot. Unlike the ZV-E10, the Sony A6400 still has a viewfinder, making it the better choice for photographers.<\/p>\n

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For more tiny cameras with big performance, take a look at the best travel cameras<\/a> or the best compact cameras<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Point-and-shoot cameras are no longer the budget alternative to mirrorless cameras \u2013 or at least, the good compact…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-547866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}