It is said that the best way to experience life is to travel. And the best way to travel is to live in the moment. When you get back home, it is always a delight to relive these moments through the plethora of photos you clicked on your travels. To get the best of this nostalgia trip, you should always pick a high-quality camera that gives your high-resolution pictures. Moreover, when you travel, it is always better to pack things light. This is where compact cameras can be useful. Some of the best cameras are light, easy to handle, don’t take up much space, and are often packed with features that give you high-quality photos.

Sony RX100 VI
If you don’t like too much baggage, pack in this ultra lightweight camera with you on your next holiday. This point-and-shoot camera has an amazing 24-200mm zoom lens, incredible tilting and self-facing screen, pop-up electronic viewfinder, fast-tracking autofocus, and pop-up flash. Furthermore, it has a 20.1-megapixel 1.0-inch-type stacked CMOS sensor. It has WiFi capability along with 24 fps burst shooting mode and 4K video capability. Also, you can shoot videos in super-slow motion. You can capture about 960 frames per second with a pretty good resolution. If you are looking for a backup camera along with a heavyset DSLR for your travels or assignments, the RX100 VI can be a good choice.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
If you a wildlife photography enthusiast, the OM-D E-M1 Mark II is the camera for you. Although it is quite smaller than your conventional DSLR cameras, it is powered by incredible mechanical and electronic shutter speeds. You can have 60 fps shooting with electronic shutter and 15 fps shooting with mechanical shutter. This gives you high levels of capture rates so that you can easily shoot fast-moving objects right from a sprinting deer to a soaring plane. It has an amazing autofocus capability that gives your sharp and accurate images irrespective of whether it is a fast-moving target or a stationary target. It has 20.4-megapixel micro 4/3 Live MOS sensor. This gives a hi-resolution shot of the subject. Additionally, it features WiFi capability, five-axis image stabilization, and the ability to shoot videos of 4K resolution, which are of cinema-level quality. Furthermore, you can download the Olympus Image Share app on your phone and control the camera remotely with its WiFi capability. Just touch your phone screen to focus your camera and shoot your best photos.

Leica Q
This luxe camera is for those looking for something that has quality and optical excellence. Don’t let its simple and elegant design fool you. This German-engineered camera has a full frame and a fixed lens. It is powered by a 24.0-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor. Additionally, it has an amazing manual focus control, high-quality EVF, and incredible optical stabilization. Moreover, you can switch to the macro mode using a physical lens shift. Also, this camera has WiFi capability. It is quite easy to operate allowing you to focus solely only on the composition.

Light L16
If you’re someone who likes to have control in editing, the L16 is the best choice for you. It allows you to change the focus in the postproduction. This powerful 52-megapixel camera is loaded with 16 different cameras and lens assemblies. All these assemblies work together to create high-definition images. The unique design is quite groundbreaking, though it may induce tyrophobia in some people with its multiple lenses. There are three lens sizes—28mm, 70mm, and 150mm. Moreover, it has 16 different 13-megapixel sensors. It also features WiFi capability and depth of field adjustments (DoFs). Its internal software is continuously evolving. This camera has a nonremovable internal battery that can be charged with USB-C. Just carry along a USB battery pack and a cable to charge this camera while you are on the go. What’s more, is that you can save the images stored in the camera to an external USB-powered drive using the USB-C port of the camera.