Why You'll Love It

Smaller than most point-and-shoots. When it launched, the GM1 was the smallest interchangeable-lens camera in the world, and it held that title for years. Add the collapsible 12-32mm zoom and the whole kit shrinks down to something you'll forget you're carrying — no bag, no strap, no reason to leave it at home.

Nobody poses for it. Big cameras make people act different: a long lens pointed across the room and everyone straightens up, holds still, waits for the shutter. The GM1 doesn't set that off — it reads like a compact camera, not a big production, so the people in front of it stay loose and you get the moment as it actually happened.

Bounce flash, built in. The pop-up flash tilts back with a nudge of your finger, so you can bounce it off the ceiling instead of firing it straight at someone — the difference between a soft, natural indoor photo and a harsh, flat one.

A bigger sensor than your phone. Many times bigger, in fact — which means better low-light shots, focus and background blur you control yourself, and RAW files if you like to edit. All in a body small enough that "do I bring a camera?" stops being a question.