Why your shutterbug partner will love a mirrorless camera

Photography is an art, and the best gift you can give an artist is a canvas and a brush. Fortunately for shutterbugs, the canvas is the whole world. But the brush? That’s where professional cameras come in. While you can get by with a point-and-shoot camera, the most passionate photographers will prefer something with a little more oomph.

Enter mirrorless cameras, which offer the advanced performance of professional cameras, minus the bulk of DSLRs. Mirrorless cameras are perfect for vacations, staycations and pretty much everything else, allowing your dear shutterbug to get as creative as they want. Here’s why your photography-loving partner will love a mirrorless camera.

Lightweight and easy to carry

Perhaps the most noticeable perk of a mirrorless camera is the lack of bulk, which allows your bags to be lighter on longer trips. While the difference may not be as much as people think, when your overseas, every gram may count. This is why cameras like the Sony Alpha FX30 or Nikon Z 7II make easy choices for annual excursions.

Easier manual focus

Photographers will agree on the fact that not all subjects give you time to capture the perfect shot. Sometimes, a few extra seconds spent setting up your frame can mean a moment lost forever. Mirrorless cameras like the Olympus OM-D E-M1X or the Sony Alpha 7 are much quicker to focus on that sneaky bird or pretty butterfly that may not be there seconds later.

Image previews in low light

Clicking night shots on DSLRs usually means peeking into a viewfinder and seeing (largely) a black void, which makes it hard to set the shot. What you lack in such a moment is a good preview of how the shot will turn out to be, and that’s exactly what a mirrorless camera like the Sony Alpha 6400 will offer. A camera like the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV will also feature a tiltable screen for more positional flexibility.

High burst rate

Mirrorless cameras generally have faster burst rates for taking multiple shots in quick succession. This is a great feature to have for those split-second moments when you have to take a burst of multiple shots to select the best possible one.

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For fast moving moments like sports on insects, the more photos you can get in a second, the higher the chance of you landing the perfect shot. Cameras like the Sony Alpha ZV-E10L or the Canon EOS R10 are great options for this when you want to get snapping at a pace.

Other perks

Due to their internal architecture, mirrorless cameras are usually better than DSLRs when it comes to auto-focusing capabilities. Mirrorless cameras are also more silent and operate without the loud snap of a DSLR camera shutter.

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These are just some of the many perks of getting a mirrorless camera for your loved one, over a DSLR camera or a point-and-shoot camera. Getting the right gifts can be tough, but a good camera is one of the few things that’s guaranteed to bring a smile on the face of your dear shutterbug.