Best Digital Cameras - 0.475 to 1 lb. Weight, Under $1000

'Overall, the Sony RX100 IV is an amazing feat of engineering and design.'

'Great stills, outstanding video, and loads of features make this an amazing compact cam. '

'Customizable controls'

'The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV's 3x zoom lens offers a fairly versatile focal range, as illustrated by these examples:.'

'The Nikon D5500 is a minor update to an excellent camera, the D5300. '

'excellent and affordable DSLR camera'

'The overall feature set of the D5500 is great.'

'It’s a good option for new DSLR buyers.'

'very capable camera'

'There's no mistaking it; this is definitely a Panasonic hybrid.'

'a broad feature set'

'The pop-up flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and good overall exposure. '

'excellent compact system camera'

'But just because it's affordable doesn't mean it feels cheap per se; the GF7 isn't the very best built Lumix camera in the range, as price dictates, but this small-scale model is well crafted all things considered. '

'180° tiltable touchscreen'

'The RX100 is plenty capable, but its greatest strength is its size.'

'Customizable controls'

'The built-in flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and good overall exposure. '

'Secondly, there's a handy sensor which automatically detects when the D-Lux (Typ 109) is held up to eye-level and even starts auto-focusing, with just the slightest delay until the display is ready. '