Engineering:List of lightest mirrorless cameras

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Samsung NX mini

This is a list of the lightest and smallest mirrorless digital cameras ever released with an interchangeable lens mount, excluding smartphones and action cameras, sorted by weight including battery and memory card.

Nearly all the lightest models have been discontinued, as smartphone cameras have rapidly improved and taken over their market. Some high-end smartphones now exceed several of these models in weight, sensor size, and functionality. (For example, an iPhone 15 Pro Max weighs 221 g, and a Galaxy S23 Ultra weighs 234 g.)

The lightest mirrorless cameras in production today are the Olympus E-P7 at 337 g and Sony ZV-E10 at 343 g. The lightest models in production with an electronic viewfinder (EVF) are the Panasonic G100D at 346 g and Canon R100 at 356 g. These models eschew certain hardware features that add weight, such as in-body image stabilization (IBIS) and weather sealing. Most newer models include one or more of these features, as the bulk of the mirrorless camera sector has moved upmarket.[1]

Model Weight Width Height Depth Lens mount Crop
factor
Pixel
count
EVF Release
year
Availability
Samsung NX mini 196 g 110 mm 62 mm 23 mm Samsung NX-M 2.7 20 MP No 2014 Discontinued
Pentax Q 200 g 98 mm 58 mm 31 mm Pentax Q 5.6 12 MP No 2011 Discontinued[2]
Pentax Q10 200 g 102 mm 58 mm 34 mm Pentax Q 5.6 12 MP No 2012 Discontinued[2]
Pentax Q7 200 g 102 mm 58 mm 34 mm Pentax Q 4.6 12 MP No 2013 Discontinued[2]
Pentax Q-S1 203 g 105 mm 58 mm 34 mm Pentax Q 4.6 12 MP No 2014 Discontinued[2]
Panasonic GM1 204 g 99 mm 55 mm 30 mm Micro Four Thirds 2.0 16 MP No 2013 Discontinued
Panasonic GM5 211 g 99 mm 60 mm 36 mm Micro Four Thirds 2.0 16 MP Yes 2014 Discontinued
Z CAM E1 217 g 75 mm 56 mm 50 mm Micro Four Thirds 2.0 16 MP No 2015 Discontinued
Nikon S2 230 g 101 mm 61 mm 29 mm Nikon 1 2.7 14 MP No 2014 Discontinued
Nikon J5 231 g 98 mm 60 mm 32 mm Nikon 1 2.7 21 MP No 2015 Discontinued
Nikon J4 232 g 100 mm 60 mm 29 mm Nikon 1 2.7 18 MP No 2014 Discontinued
Nikon J1 234 g 106 mm 61 mm 30 mm Nikon 1 2.7 10 MP No 2011 Discontinued
Nikon J2 238 g 106 mm 61 mm 30 mm Nikon 1 2.7 10 MP No 2012 Discontinued
Nikon S1 240 g 102 mm 61 mm 30 mm Nikon 1 2.7 10 MP No 2013 Discontinued
Nikon J3 244 g 101 mm 61 mm 29 mm Nikon 1 2.7 14 MP No 2013 Discontinued

Lightest mirrorless cameras with an APS-C sensor

Model Weight Width Height Depth Lens mount Crop
factor
Pixel
count
EVF Release
year
Availability
Samsung NX200 [lower-alpha 1]260 g 117 mm 63 mm 37 mm Samsung NX 1.5 20 MP No 2011 Discontinued
Samsung NX210 [lower-alpha 2]262 g 117 mm 63 mm 37 mm Samsung NX 1.5 20 MP No 2012 Discontinued
Samsung NX1000 [lower-alpha 2]262 g 114 mm 63 mm 38 mm Samsung NX 1.5 20 MP No 2012 Discontinued
Samsung NX1100 [lower-alpha 2]262 g 114 mm 63 mm 38 mm Samsung NX 1.5 20 MP No 2013 Discontinued
Samsung NX2000 [lower-alpha 3]268 g 119 mm 65 mm 36 mm Samsung NX 1.5 20 MP No 2013 Discontinued
Sony NEX-3N 269 g 110 mm 62 mm 35 mm Sony E 1.5 16 MP No 2013 Discontinued
Sony NEX-5N 269 g 111 mm 59 mm 38 mm Sony E 1.5 16 MP No 2011 Discontinued
Sony α5000 269 g 110 mm 63 mm 36 mm Sony E 1.5 20 MP No 2014 Discontinued
Samsung NX3000 [lower-alpha 4]270 g 117 mm 66 mm 39 mm Samsung NX 1.5 20 MP No 2014 Discontinued
Samsung NX3300 [lower-alpha 4]270 g 117 mm 66 mm 39 mm Samsung NX 1.5 20 MP No 2015 Discontinued
Canon M2 274 g 105 mm 65 mm 32 mm Canon EF-M 1.6 18 MP No 2013 Discontinued[3]
Sony NEX-5R 276 g 111 mm 59 mm 39 mm Sony E 1.5 16 MP No 2012 Discontinued
Sony NEX-5T 276 g 111 mm 59 mm 39 mm Sony E 1.5 16 MP No 2013 Discontinued
Sony NEX-C3 283 g 110 mm 60 mm 33 mm Sony E 1.5 16 MP No 2011 Discontinued
Sony α5100 283 g 110 mm 63 mm 36 mm Sony E 1.5 24 MP No 2014 Discontinued
Sony NEX-5 287 g 111 mm 59 mm 38 mm Sony E 1.5 14 MP No 2010 Discontinued
Sony NEX-3 297 g 117 mm 63 mm 33 mm Sony E 1.5 14 MP No 2010 Discontinued
Canon M 298 g 109 mm 67 mm 32 mm Canon EF-M 1.6 18 MP No 2012 Discontinued[3]
Canon M200 299 g 108 mm 67 mm 35 mm Canon EF-M 1.6 24 MP No 2019 Discontinued[3]
Canon M10 301 g 108 mm 67 mm 35 mm Canon EF-M 1.6 18 MP No 2015 Discontinued[3]
Canon M100 302 g 108 mm 67 mm 35 mm Canon EF-M 1.6 24 MP No 2017 Discontinued[3]

Lightest mirrorless cameras with a full frame sensor

Model Weight Width Height Depth Lens mount Crop
factor
Pixel
count
EVF Release
year
Availability
Sigma fp 422 g 113 mm 70 mm 45 mm Leica L 1.0 24 MP Opt.[lower-alpha 5] 2019 Current
Sigma fp L 427 g 113 mm 70 mm 45 mm Leica L 1.0 60 MP Opt.[lower-alpha 5] 2021 Current
Canon R8 461 g 133 mm 86 mm 70 mm Canon RF 1.0 24 MP Yes 2023 Current[4]
Sony α7R[5] 465 g 127 mm 94 mm 55 mm Sony E 1.0 36 MP Yes 2013 Discontinued
Sony α7[6] 474 g 127 mm 94 mm 55 mm Sony E 1.0 24 MP Yes 2013 Discontinued
Sony ZV-E1 483 g 121 mm 72 mm 54 mm Sony E 1.0 12 MP No 2023 Current
Canon RP 485 g 133 mm 85 mm 70 mm Canon RF 1.0 26 MP Yes 2019 Current[7]
Sony α7S[8] 489 g 127 mm 94 mm 55 mm Sony E 1.0 12 MP Yes 2014 Discontinued
Sony α7C 509 g 124 mm 71 mm 60 mm Sony E 1.0 24 MP Yes 2020 Current
Sony α7C II 514 g 124 mm 71 mm 63 mm Sony E 1.0 33 MP Yes 2023 Current
Sony α7CR 515 g 124 mm 71 mm 63 mm Sony E 1.0 60 MP Yes 2023 Current

All digital Leica M cameras, such as the Leica M11, are technically mirrorless cameras. The M11, at 530 g,[9] is the lightest of them and nearly as light as some other cameras on this list here. But Leica M cameras are usually not considered mirrorless cameras and instead are grouped as rangefinder cameras, a differentiation dating back to when they co-existed with SLR cameras. Technically speaking, rangefinder cameras lack autofocus and employ a very different manual focusing method involving a rangefinder mechanism.

Lightest mirrorless cameras with a medium format sensor

Model Weight Width Height Depth Lens mount Crop
factor
Pixel
count
EVF Release
year
Availability
Hasselblad 907X 100C [lower-alpha 6]730 g 102 mm 92 mm 84 mm Hasselblad XCD 0.8 102 MP No 2024 Current
Fujifilm GFX 50R 775 g 161 mm 97 mm 66 mm Fujifilm G 0.8 51 MP Yes 2018 Discontinued

Lens-style cameras

Sony QX1

Lens-style cameras are lighter than all other interchangeable lens cameras with their respective sensor sizes, but they are usually not classified with other mirrorless cameras because they have no screen or viewfinder.

They are designed to be attached to a smartphone so that the phone’s screen can be used as the camera’s display.[10]

Model Weight Width Height Depth Lens mount Crop
factor
Pixel
count
EVF Release
year
Availability
Olympus Air 147 g 57 mm 57 mm 44 mm Micro Four Thirds 2.0 16 MP No 2015 Discontinued
Sony QX1 216 g 74 mm 70 mm 53 mm Sony E 1.5 20 MP No 2014 Discontinued

Industrial cameras

Sony introduced a mirrorless camera designed for industrial applications that has no screen or viewfinder and no internal battery. It is lighter than all other full-frame interchangeable lens cameras, and as with other modular cameras it is designed to be attached to other hardware, e.g. a drone.

Model Weight Width Height Depth Lens mount Crop
factor
Pixel
count
EVF Release
year
Availability
Sony LR1 243 g 100 mm 74 mm 43 mm Sony E 1.0 60 MP No 2023 Current[11]

See also

Notes

  1. 220 g body + 40 g battery and memory card.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 222 g body + 40 g battery and memory card.
  3. 228 g body + 40 g battery and memory card.
  4. 4.0 4.1 230 g body + 40 g battery and memory card.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Optional accessory.
  6. 620 g body + 110 g battery and memory card.

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