[UPDATED: to include FujiFilm S100FS, and the release date of each camera]
Tilt and swivel or articulating LCD screen is perhaps one of the most important features ever invented for a camera.
Articulating LCD screen allows photographers to take picture at awkward angles and still be able control the composition. More importantly, it makes snapshooting sneaky.
Despite its usefulness, however, it has yet to become common place in the camera industry, with camera manufacturers only making it available in limited number of cameras. Kodak, Pentax, Ricoh and Samsung are among the major camera manufacturers which have yet to introduce the feature in any of their cameras.
On the contrary, Olympus has been the early adopter of the feature in the DSLR segment, breaking the DSLR tradition by introducing the tilt and swivel LCD monitor in its E-3 high end camera announced in October 2007.
After an extensive search, I found only 15 cameras — comprising seven DSLRs, two Micro Four-Thirds and six compact cameras — with the articulating LCD screen feature.
Without further ado, here is the list of 15 cameras with tilt-swivel, articulating or tilt without swivel LCD monitors.
1. Canon SX20 IS [Announced on August 19, 2009]
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS... fully articulating LCD screen
2. Canon PowerShot G11 [Announced on August 19, 2009]
Canon PowerShot G11... fully articulating LCD monitor
3. Canon PowerShot SX1 IS [Announced on September 17, 2008]
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS... fully articulating LCD screen
4. Canon PowerShot SX10 IS [Announced on September 17, 2008]
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS... fully articulating LCD monitor
5. Nikon P90 [Announced February 3, 2009]
Nikon P90... tilt-only LCD screen
6. Nikon D5000 [Announced on April 14, 2009]
Nikon D5000... tilt and swivel LCD monitor of a different kind
7. Olympus E-600 [Announced on August 30, 2009]
Olympus E-600... fully articulating LCD screen, similar to the E-620
8. Olympus E-620 [Announced on February 24, 2009]
Olympus E-620... fully articulating LCD monitor
9. Olympus E-30 [Announced on November 5, 2008]
Olympus E-30... fully articulating LCD screen
10. Olympus E-3 [Announced on October 16, 2007]
Special note: The Olympus E-3 is announced in October 2007, more than two years ago. It is listed here to honour its position as the first DSLR with articulating monitor.
Olympus E-3... the first DSLR with fully articulating LCD screen
11. Panasonic Lumix G1 [Announced on September 12, 2008]
Panasonic Lumix G1... first Micro Four Third camera with fully articulating LCD screen
12. Panasonic Lumix GH1 [Announced on March 3, 2009]
Panasonic Lumix GH1... fully articulating LCD screen
13. Sony HX1 [Announced on March 2, 2009]
Sony HX1... tilt-only LCD monitor
14. Sony A550/A500 [Announced on August 27, 2009]
Sony A550... tilt-only LCD screen
15. FujiFilm S100FS [Announced on January 24, 2009]
FujiFilm Finepix S100FS... tilt-only LCD screen
Well, that has been my list. Did I miss out any camera model? Please add them in the comment section.
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Wow, this is impressive work!
Thanks, it makes chosing a tilting camera much easier.
It looks, like I am going to make a choice between the Canon G-11 ( the smallest) vs the SX10 or 20 IS (somewhat larger for the size of my jacket pocket). If Canon had just made the zoom capability of the G-11 a bit larger, I wouldn’t need to thinkany longer, the G-11 would be it! Now the SX 10/20 IS is a serious competitor, with 20 zoom, and the AA batteries.
Thanks again.
Rob
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Hi,
You missed out on probably the best Bridge camera available the Fuji S100fs which has a great tilting screen and fantastic macro mode! ok its recently been replaced with the inferior S200EXR which doesn’t have a tilting screen (big mistake Fuji) but Fuji S100fs is an amazing camera and coupled with a Raynox DCR-250 makes a fantastic macro camera
Cheers
Still love this site though so forgive you for missing the S100fs LoL
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Thanks for adding the Fuji S100fs to the list! I was feeling a bit neglected Hee hee!
Brian
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no prob, the S100fs is indeed a superb camera
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Thanks so so much for this list. A flexible LCD screen is essential for my macro photography and I’ve been struggling to find a DSLR with one (I own the Canon SX10 is).
Missed Sony DSLR A300/330/350/380
Cheers
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Madeleine, glad you find this post useful. I agree, swivel screen is extremely useful for macro photography.
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Thanks for that. Yeah I can’t believe Canon don’t have a DSLR with a swivel screen yet they have them on some of their cheapie P&S. I reckon they’ve become complacent – seems to be the standard psychology of the leading group in any particular field. They rest on their laurels and end up being surpassed by one of the smaller competitors who never stop trying hard.
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you missed out Leica VLux1 (discontinued)
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