Best Travel Cameras (2017) Compact, Action & Mirrorless

When you’re looking for the best camera for your holidays or travels, it’s all about finding the right balance between versatility and portability.

Of course you want to be able to capture many different types of shots, but you don’t want to haul a bunch of heavy gear with you either. This makes compact and mirrorless cameras (and to a lesser extent smartphones) ideal for travel photography.

Unfortunately, when you’re shopping for a camera you can easily get lost in a whirling alphabet soup of acronyms. Have you ever wondered what’s better: a BIONZ X image processor or an XMOR RS BSI CMOS? (Yes, that’s a real thing!). While technical specs are important, so is simply choosing the type of camera that lets you shoot the photographs you want — and here we’ll try to point you in the right direction.

This guide is focused on travel cameras for beginner to intermediate photographers.

Choosing the best camera for travel

There are several categories of travel camera,…