There's a fair amount of competition in this sector of the market, but perhaps the closest rivals are Panasonic's own GM5, the Sony A5100 and the Olympus PEN E-PL7.

Small body; Touch sensitive screen; Wi-Fi connectivity

No viewfinder or hotshoe

Familiar fantastic Panasonic image quality in a fun, light and easy-to use body with a tilting touchscreen and Wi-Fi.

Features Handling Performance Verdict Specification The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 is the latest entry level mirrorless camera from Panasonic, and along with a redesigned body, features a 16 megapixel sensor, 3inch tilting touch screen and built in Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi built in - remote operation; Great image quality; Panoramic mode; New design with mode compact body; High resolution tilting touch-screen; Fast operation; focus; shot to shot; Access to a wide range of Micro Four Thirds lenses; Selfie features are quite good (surprisingly; Available with...

No flash hot-shoe; 230 shot battery life; Auto white balance performance could be better; Would be nice if Wi-Fi supported direct uploads; rather than going via Lumix logon

The Panasonic Lumix GF7 is a small and stylish compact system camera designed to take better "selfies". The GF7 features a Micro Four Thirds-sized 16 megapixel Live MOS image sensor, Venus Engine processor, Light Speed AF system with new Low Light AF and Face / Eye Detection AF modes, a tiltable 3"...

Welcome to generation selfie. The Panasonic Lumix GF7 is the follow-up to 2013's GF6, complete with flip-forward screen for taking those delightfully pouty shots. And if that premise hasn't got you hooked then fear not - as the latest in the entry-level line of Lumix G models, the GF7 is all about...

Decent autofocus system and performance; Wi-Fi improvements; small scale; good build considering affordable price point; tilt-angle touchscreen (with selfie position

Battery life still brutal; panorama mode useless; screen reflections can make exposure hard to assess (no viewfinder possible); Lumix GM1 makes GF's position more questionable

Not the finest Lumix G around, but we love its size, simplicity and price

Absolutely tiny for a system camera; Very affordable; Selfie-friendly screen

Temperamental autofocus; Stripped back feature-wise; No NFC

Absolutely tiny for a system camera; Very affordable; Selfie-friendly screen;

Temperamental autofocus; Stripped back feature-wise; No NFC;

Panasonic's compact GF mirror less camera line has gradually settled into a comfortable position in the market providing mass market point-and-shot appeal while giving...

Panasonic's new DMC-GF7 camera, which was announced at the end of January is the latest of the company's entry-level CSCs and a relatively minor upgrade to its predecessor. The primary benefits of the GF7 over the GF6 it replaces are the new shooting modes it offers for different types of...

$699 (with 12-32mm kit lens), available in silver, pink, brown and whiteDisplayThis camera is clearly designed for selfie lovers, as its 3-inch 1.04 million-dot touchscreen display can be flipped up to 180 degrees. That way, the display faces the user for an easy selfie or wefie.