CAMERA… ACTION!

Cameras came in all shapes and sizes at IFA – here are six of the best

RICOH THETA V

Ricoh Theta’s new 360° camera is the first to be certified by Google as ‘Street View mobile-ready’, and is also the first to offer playback of your 360° pictures direct to a television. It’s controlled via an iOS/Android app, and can shoot 4K video as well as still images. $430 (£315 approx), theta360.com

SONY RX0

Measuring just 60 x 41 x 30mm, this tiny 4K camera from Sony is designed for use as part of a multicamera VR setup, or for remote imaging. Waterproof to 10m and crushproof to 200kg, the RX0 will boldly go where no camera has gone before… $700 (£515 approx), sony.com

LOMO’INSTANT SQUARE

Aimed at Instagram addicts, this all-analogue instant camera uses Fujifilm’s widely available Instax film to shoot square, Polaroid-style pics. The modern world gets a look-in too, though, with a ‘full auto’ mode and remote shutter release. $199 (£145 approx), lomography.com

NIKON D850

This full-frame DSLR boasts a 45.7MP sensor, which would be impressive enough, but it can maintain that resolution at 9fps, while the ISO range (32-102,400) is also impressive. There’s an optical viewfinder, a 3.2-inch touchscreen, and it’ll shoot 4K video, too. $3,300 (£2,430 approx), nikon.com

INSTA360 ONE

This consumer 360° camera from Insta360 retails for under £250, yet can shoot 4K 360° video and 24MP RAW stills, while a particularly neat touch is that its accompanying selfie-stick will automatically be edited out of your footage without you lifting a finger. $300 (£220 approx), insta360.com

FUJIFILM X-E3

Unlike a lot of mirrorless compacts, the X-E3 features a proper optical viewfinder as well as a touchscreen. There’s a joystick for focus control, while inside lurks a 24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor. Pictures can be transferred to your laptop or tablet via Bluetooth. £849, fujifilm.com