Need recs on a good camera not DSLR

I heard the mirrorless stuff now is pretty good. Link on DSLR vs Mirrorless LINK

How much are you wanting to spend? That would help.

I suppose it depends

hated lugging around a bulky slr myself, switched over to the sony line

the reason for this line is, they start fast so you don't miss a shot and the pic is pretty sharp/hi-res

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I keep it in a logitech zip pouch

anyways, can't beat the pictures nor the price $200
controls are straight forward, fit's in your pocket too.

Sony Alpha a5000

Samsung NX500

Samsung looks like a better camera but without a viewfinder. Only has the lCD screen for viewing

Looks like a good deal.

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399 will get you a first generation Sony RX100. This is the best compact camera line on the market.

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+1. I bought the RX100 M3 two years ago. Fantastic camera which also takes great video.

I didn't want a DSLR either. Just wanted a point and shoot that took really good pics and the RX100 fits the bill. Love that I can easily keep it in the glove compartment in the car and have easy access to it. Alot of venues won't even let you take in bigger cameras anymore.

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I'll echo the RX100, and also throw in a Fuji X100S. You can probably find one for around $500 used, but it's a better camera than the previous version (X100) which is closer to $350-$400.

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I'm about to get an X100T most likely.

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Less than $400 for the body and lens and less than $500 to add the telephoto lens you will get a fast camera system with two lenses that has image quality on par with any of the non-full frame SLR cameras at a fraction of the size. I dropped all my Nikon SLR gear for Olympus mirrorless a couple of years ago with no regrets.

I personally use an Olympus E-P5 and a Olympus E-M1 with Olympus 14-150 and 17/1.8 and Panasonic 25/1.4 lenses. I've had several other lenses like the 12-40/2.8 and the Sigma 19/2.8 and 60/2.8 but sold them for dissuse. I owned a Sony a6000 with the Zeizz 16-70/4 lens which was a nice combo but I found I liked the way the Olympus bodies handled better and there really wasn't that great of a image quality difference with the larger sensor in the Sony mostly because the Micro 4/3 lenses are cheaper and better than the Sony lens lineup which more than made up the difference for me.

Canon SL1. Smallest DSLR in the world (when it launched at least) and it has been getting major discounts ($450 range) because the SL2 is about to come out.