COMPACT CAMERAS OUR CHOICE

Compact cameras are back in demand. It only took one winner from the Fujifilm stable to turn the tide. Fujifilm's X100 VI took the world by storm and even today continues to be in short supply. Let's zero in on the best choices available to you in the compact camera market. In our opinion, for compact cameras to prevail against constantly improving mobile phones, the sensor size has to be decent. Accordingly, sensor sizes smaller than 1-inch Type do not make the grade.

- Hoshang Billimoria

Fujifilm X-100 VI

Imagine a fixed lens, APS-C camera making it to the top of the list. An attractive retro design, a sharp 35 mm equivalent F/2.0 lens, a 40.2 megapixel APS-C size sensor and a hybrid viewfinder make this camera a winner. Fujifilm's film simulations constitute the cream on the cake. No wonder, the Fujifilm X-100 VI won the Smart Photography Compact Camera of the Year Award.

Panasonic Lumix LX 100 MK II