Best Compact Cameras for Street Photography

Top Compact Cameras for Street Photography

Here we have listed the Top 10 Compact Cameras for Street Photography. Leica Q2 is at the top of our list, followed by Leica Q and Canon G5 X.

#1 Leica Q2	47 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #31 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily 90 Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Touch Screen \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 47.0MP Sensor \| 50.000 Max ISO \| CONs: 28 mm - Poor Telezoom Coverage \| No Articulating Screen \| Heavy Body: 718g \| Low Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000s \| Low Battery Life: 370 shots \|

#2 Leica Q	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #62 Rank in Compact Cameras: #4
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 50.000 Max ISO \| 1.040kdots LCD \| CONs: 28 mm - Poor Telezoom Coverage \| No Articulating Screen \| Heavy Body: 640g \| Low Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000s \| No Environmental Sealing \|

#3 Canon G5 X	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #156 Rank in Compact Cameras: #9
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 90 Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| CONs: Low Battery Life: 210 shots \| Low Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000s \| Low Battery Life: 210 shots \| No Environmental Sealing \|

#4 Canon G1 X III	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor 24-72 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #130 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| CONs: Low Battery Life: 200 shots \| 72 mm - Poor Telezoom Coverage \| Low Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000s \| Low Battery Life: 200 shots \|

#5 Olympus XZ-2 iHS	12 MP \| 1/1.7" CMOS Sensor 28-112 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #282 Rank in Compact Cameras: #8
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 91 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Electronic (Optional) Optional Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 35 Focus Points \| 920kdots LCD \| 346g Light Body \| CONs: Low Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP \| No Built-in Viewfinder \| No Wireless Connection \| Low Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000s \| Low Battery Life: 340 shots \|

#6 Panasonic LX10	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-72 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #188 Rank in Compact Cameras: #15
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 49 Focus Points \| CONs: No Built-in Viewfinder \| Low Battery Life: 260 shots \| 72 mm - Poor Telezoom Coverage \| No External Flash Shoe \| No External Viewfinder Option \|

#7 Sony RX100 VA	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-70 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #245 Rank in Compact Cameras: #31
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 315 Focus Points \| 1.229kdots LCD \| CONs: Low Battery Life: 220 shots \| 70 mm - Poor Telezoom Coverage \| No External Flash Shoe \| No Touch Screen \| Low Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000s \|

#8 Canon G5 X MII	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-120 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #178 Rank in Compact Cameras: #11
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 91 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| CONs: Low Battery Life: 230 shots \| No External Flash Shoe \| Low Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000s \| Low Battery Life: 230 shots \| No Environmental Sealing \|

#9 Sony RX100 IV	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-70 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #231 Rank in Compact Cameras: #27
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 25 Focus Points \| 1.229kdots LCD \| CONs: Low Battery Life: 280 shots \| 70 mm - Poor Telezoom Coverage \| No External Flash Shoe \| No Touch Screen \| Low Max Shutter Speed: 1/2000s \|

#10 Nikon P7800	12 MP \| 1/1.7" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-200 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #215 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
Check Price	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 99 Focus Points \| 921kdots LCD \| 8.0fps \| 399g Light Body \| CONs: Low Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP \| Max Sensitivity only ISO 1.600 \| No Wireless Connection \| No Touch Screen \| Low Battery Life: 350 shots \|