Top Rated Compact Cameras under $500

Here we have listed the 10 Top Rated Compact Cameras under $500. Panasonic FZ1000 is at the top of our list, followed by Panasonic FZ300 and Panasonic ZS100.

#1 Panasonic FZ1000	20 MP \| 1 CMOS Sensor 25-400 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #111 Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
$497.99	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 49 Focus Points \|

#2 Panasonic FZ300	12 MP \| 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 25-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #100 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
$397.99	Imaging Features 98 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Touch Screen \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 49 Focus Points \|

#3 Panasonic ZS100	20 MP \| 1" MOS Sensor 25-250 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #114 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
$497.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 92 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 49 Focus Points \|

#4 Fujifilm XF10	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #180 Rank in Compact Cameras: #16
$449.00	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 91 Focus Points \| 1.040kdots LCD \| 6.0fps \|

#5 Panasonic ZS70	20 MP \| 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #195 Rank in Compact Cameras: #3
$347.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 92 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 \| 49 Focus Points \|

#6 Fujifilm X30	12 MP \| 2/3 CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 28-112 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #188 Rank in Compact Cameras: #2
$499.00	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 \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 49 Focus Points \| 920kdots LCD \|

#7 Fujifilm S1	16 MP \| 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 24-1200 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #217 Rank in Compact Cameras: #10
$399.95	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 920kdots LCD \|

#8 Canon G16	12 MP \| 1/1.7" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-140 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #227 Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
$499.00	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 90 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 922kdots LCD \| 12.0fps \| 356g Light Body \|

#9 Canon G9 X	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-84 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #222 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
$420.91	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 96 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 1.040kdots LCD \| 6.0fps \|

#10 Panasonic ZS60	18 MP \| 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #224 Rank in Compact Cameras: #7
$447.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| 3840 x 2160 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 18.0MP Sensor \| 49 Focus Points \| 1.040kdots LCD \|