Cameras you can frame yourself with

Pointing an action camera at your own face and hoping is how most vlogging with one goes. The fix is a screen you can see from in front of the lens, and it comes in two forms: a small front display that shows a preview, or a rear panel that flips or rotates to face forward. The flip kind is better and rarer. Sensor area breaks the ties, because once you can see the frame the next thing that matters is how it looks indoors.

How this list is ordered: filtered to cameras with a front or flip/rotating screen, ranked by sensor area. 19 of the catalogue’s cameras qualify.

  1. 1DJIDJI Osmo Pocket 32.0-inch rotating touchHandheld vlogging where the footage has to look glassy, not mounted~$519116 mm²
  2. 2GoProGoPro MISSION 1 PRO1.4-inch front + 2.59-inch rear OLED touchLow light and heavy grading without giving up a waterproof body~$699116 mm²
  3. 3DJIDJI Osmo Action 61.46-inch front + 2.5-inch rear touchBright-light shooting and vertical-plus-widescreen delivery~$37996 mm²
  4. 4DJIDJI Osmo Action 41.4-inch front + 2.25-inch rear touchA big sensor on a small budget~$22972 mm²
  5. 5DJIDJI Osmo Action 5 Pro1.46-inch front + 2.5-inch rear OLED touchLow light and long days without a bag of spare batteries~$29972 mm²
  6. 6Insta360Insta360 Ace Pro 2Front status display + 2.5-inch flip-up rear touchVlogging to camera, where you need to see yourself framed~$39972 mm²
  7. 7Insta360Insta360 GO Ultra2.5-inch flip touch on the Action PodHands-free POV you can wear all day and forget~$44972 mm²
  8. 8GoProGoPro MISSION 11.4-inch front + 2.59-inch rear OLED touchFootage that has to survive a real grade~$59972 mm²
  9. 9GoProGoPro HERO11 Black1.4-inch front + 2.27-inch rear touchVertical and landscape delivery from one take~$24934 mm²
  10. 10GoProGoPro HERO12 Black1.4-inch front + 2.27-inch rear touchGetting flagship stabilisation without flagship pricing~$26934 mm²
  11. 11GoProGoPro HERO13 Black1.4-inch front + 2.27-inch rear touchHelmet and handlebar mounting where the accessory ecosystem matters~$34934 mm²
  12. 12AKASOAKASO Brave 81.3-inch front + 2.0-inch rear touchA GoPro-shaped camera with spares included, on a budget~$27931 mm²
  13. 13CamparkCampark V40Front + 2.0-inch rear touchThe cheapest way to have a camera in the water~$6928 mm²
  14. 14AKASOAKASO Brave 7 LE1.3-inch front + 2.0-inch rear touchTalking to camera on a tight budget~$14728 mm²
  15. 15SJCAMSJCAM SJ20 Dual LensFront + rear dual screensNight riding, where a fast lens beats a bigger sensor~$22928 mm²
  16. 16SJCAMSJCAM C400Rotating screen on the handleHandheld vlogging that has to run all day~$24928 mm²
  17. 17SJCAMSJCAM SJ30Flip rear touch + front displayAll-day recording where runtime beats resolution~$26428 mm²
  18. 18Insta360Insta360 GO 3S2.2-inch flip touch on the Action PodPet, kid and first-person angles a bigger camera cannot reach~$39928 mm²
  19. 19SJCAMSJCAM SJ11 Active1.3-inch front + 2.33-inch rear touchA dual-screen budget camera from an established maker~$18918 mm²
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