Cameras

The Netatmo Welcome's facial recognition keeps track of a household's residents and creates individual user profiles for each person.

Insta360 has made a very small wearable camera with clever features, but there are some usability and privacy concerns.

Sony's a6400 mirrorless camera delivers solid image quality and excellent performance, but it falls short in a couple of areas.

While pricey for an instant camera, the Canon Ivy Cliq+ also lets you print photos from your smartphone.

Ricoh's advanced compact camera takes photos that far outstrip its size.

Though a respectable compact zoom camera, the Nikon A1000 is not the best option in its class and price range.

While the quality of its prints aren’t as good as other instant cameras, the Kodak Smile wins on ease of use and price.

Fujifilm's newest instant camera has too many features for what should be a simple device.

This camera takes both 360- and 180-degree stereoscopic photos and videos, but it’s a little finicky.

The DJI Osmo Action camera has a front-facing screen made for selfies.

Sony's premium rugged action camera records gorgeous 4K video, but it's twice as expensive as a GoPro and much harder to use.

While its feature set is limited, the Blink XT is a reliable wireless indoor/outdoor camera that covers the essentials and even includes free cloud storage.

If you value both speed and portability — along with image quality — the Sony a6000 is your best choice among the latest mirrorless cameras.

The Vuze XR takes both stereoscopic and 360 photos and videos, and does a very good job with it.

Make your mug look magnificent.

The Canary Pro wireless security camera has temperature and air-quality sensors, which partly justify its somewhat high price.

The Wyze Cam Pan is easy to use, delivers good video and audio, and has a 360-degree field of view and a range of useful features — such as two weeks of free video storage — for less than $40.

The Aluratek eco4life Wi-Fi security camera is inexpensive, but you get what you pay for. It captures good video but has minimal functionality.

In addition to checking on your baby via streaming video, the Miku Smart Baby Monitor also tracks breathing. But can that justify its $399 cost?

While it offers good video quality and effective facial recognition, this crowd-funded camera is not yet ready for prime time.

This very inexpensive camera has a few issues, but it may be good enough for many users.

This camera slips into your pocket but can capture a wide variety of scenarios.

This 360 camera is great not just for the shots it takes, but what you can do with them after.

With a focal range from 24 to 3,000mm, the Nikon P1000 lets you get really, really close to the action.

This small gimbal-stabilized camera is great at what it does, but it's not for everyone.

You can get this very capable full-frame DSLR for less than $1,500.

Functional and easy to use, the Rylo 360 is an ideal choice for people looking to step up from a GoPro to capture 360-degree action sports.

The Acer Holo360 combines an Android smart device with a full-featured 360-degree camera for direct uploading to social media platforms.

The Motif extension for Apple Photos is limited, but that's what makes it easy to use. Our Motif photo book had OK photos but coarse book production.

Given its minimal controls, the cute Polaroid Snap is a breeze to use, and you get instant prints.