Nikon Z 30 £699/$709 (body only), £839/$849 (kit lens)

Nikon’s third mirrorless Z-series camera with a DX (APS-C) sensor has arrived in the guise of the Z 30. It joins the original Z 50 – launched over two years ago – and the more recent Z fc, which is essentially the same camera with retro-themed, direct-access controls. The Z 30 feels very much like the same camera again – this time sans-viewfinder to appeal to vloggers, and perhaps a generation of photographers brought up on smartphones.

It’s also Nikon’s cheapest Z-series mirrorless to date, largely made possible due to hardware hand-me-downs and an absent viewfinder. Electronic viewfinders are complex and expensive components. They typically squeeze many more pixels than a rear LCD into a very high-resolution screen that’s the size of a thumbnail, with precision optics to make for a comfortable viewing experience. But vloggers don’t need any of that: they turn the camera on themselves as they express their views of the world around them.

The Z 30 is available body-only or in a couple of kit options. Our review sample included the tried-and-tested Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR standard zoom, which equates