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This is a list of digital cameras with a fixed (non- interchangeable) lens and a 1.0-type (“1-inch”) image sensor or larger, excluding smartphones and camcorders. Many of these cameras are also known as high-end point-and-shoot cameras or premium compact cameras.


Cameras with a prime lens

The Leica Q series, Fujifilm X100 series, and Ricoh GR series are popular cameras in this category.


Cameras with a

zoom lens A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal length (and thus angle of view) can be varied, as opposed to a fixed-focal-length (FFL) lens (see prime lens). A true zoom lens, also called a parfocal lens, is one ...

Almost all zoom models with larger sensors have been discontinued in favor of their
interchangeable lens A lens mount is an interface – mechanical and often also electrical – between a photographic camera body and a lens. It is a feature of camera systems where the body allows interchangeable lenses, most usually the rangefinder camera, singl ...
counterparts that offer more flexibility. Current compact models market themselves as vlogging cameras (e.g. Sony ZV-1 series and Canon G7 X series) or travel zoom cameras (e.g. Sony RX100 series and Panasonic ZS series), highlighting functionality that
smartphone camera A camera phone is a mobile phone which is able to capture photographs and often record video using one or more built-in digital cameras. It can also send the resulting image wirelessly and conveniently. The first commercial phone with color ...
s still lack. The largest models are bridge cameras (e.g. Sony RX10 series and Panasonic FZ series) that include all-in-one superzoom lenses for maximum versatility.


See also

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List of large sensor camera phones This is a list of smartphones with a primary camera phone, camera that uses a 1.0-type (“1-inch”) image sensor or larger. However, as of February 2024, there are no smartphones that use a sensor larger than 1.0-type. The first camera phone t ...
* List of bridge cameras *
List of superzoom compact cameras This is a list of superzoom compact cameras, sometimes also called as superzoom 'travel' compact cameras. See also * Point-and-shoot camera * Digital single-lens reflex camera * Camera phone A camera phone is a mobile phone which is able t ...
* List of vlogging cameras * Sony RX *
Fujifilm X The Fujifilm X-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount designed by Fujifilm for use in those cameras in their X-series line that have interchangeable-lenses. These lenses are designed for 23.6mm x 15.6mm APS-C sensors. Various lens ma ...
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Canon PowerShot G The Canon PowerShot G is a series of digital cameras introduced by Canon in its PowerShot line in 2000. The G series cameras are Canon's flagship compact models aimed at photography enthusiasts desiring more flexibility than a point-and-shoot with ...
* Point-and-shoot camera


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References

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