EISA Photography Awards 2020-2021: Fujifilm X-T4 APS-C Mirrorless Wins CAMERA OF THE YEAR Award

EISA has published their 2020-2021 Photography Awards. Listed are 10 cameras, 10 lenses, 1 drone, 1 monitor and 1 photo software.

Here are the 10 categories.

CAMERA OF THE YEAR
PROFESSIONAL CAMERA
ADVANCED FULL-FRAME CAMERA
FULL-FRAME CAMERA
APS-C CAMERA
PHOTO/VIDEO CAMERA
COMPACT CAMERA
VLOGGING CAMERA
BEST BUY CAMERA
CAMERA INNOVATION

And here are the 10 cameras (in alphabetical order). Can you match them to the right category?

Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Canon EOS 90D
Canon EOS R5
Fujifilm X-T4
Fujifilm X100V
Nikon D780
Nikon Z 50
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H
Sony Alpha 7R IV
Sony Vlog Camera ZV-1

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Just for fun, we have added a column to specify whether it is a DSLR or mirrorless camera. Notice that the PROFESSIONAL CAMERA Award is still going to a full-frame DSLR. If a mirrorless camera wants to win this award next year, it needs to dethrone the prestigious Canon EOS 1D X Mark III — a very tall order. It might take a couple of years for this to happen, but happen it will.

Mirrorless takes home 5 awards, while DSLR has to be content with 3. But, according to the magazine editors of the EISA Awards, the full-frame mirrorless Sony Alpha 7R IV has bested the full-frame DSLR Nikon D780, and the APS-C mirrorless Fujifilm X-T4 has bested the APS-C DSLR Canon EOS 90D. So, in fact the FULL-FRAME CAMERA Award should also go to the Sony Alpha 7R IV, and the APS-C CAMERA Award should also go to the Fujifilm X-T4. This would then give 7 awards to mirrorless versus 1 to DSLR. Mirrorless is on the march, and have set their sights on the top echelons of the EISA Awards.

View all the EISA Photography Awards 2020-2021 Winners