The 10 Best Face Tracking Cameras

Editor's Notes

August 19, 2020:

In the case of the previously included Sony a7 III, we replaced it with the superior Sony a7 IV, which is an absolute beast with its megapixel count, and that shoots 4K without any pixel binning as a result. It's a bit pricer than the base a7 series, but it's worth it. Now, we're aware that Sony finally released an upgrade to the a7S line, but at 12MP, it seemed too much of a niche item for videographers, and its face tracking is said to be slightly inferior.

We also kept the Canon EOS R despite the release of the R5, mainly because it doesn't suffer from the overheating issues that have really hurt the image of that more recent release. The Panasonic Lumix SH1 solves this issue by actually integrating a fan system to keep its sensor from overheating, but as a full-frame offering from a company that's been dedicated to its micro four-thirds sector for so long, its native lens selection leaves a lot to be desired.

We added the Sony Alpha a6600, which is a compact, flexible mirrorless option that's based around an APS-C sensor and has a number of features that seem geared toward live streaming to social media. The other APS-C offering on our list, the Fujifilm X-T4, is better as a stills camera than for video, and users will find that some lenses will perform better in autofocus mode than others, which has been an issue plaguing the company for some time.

January 29, 2019:

More and more cameras these days feature some form of facial tracking, so much so that Sony has removed it from some of their most recent models, replacing it with eye tracking AF. Since the eyes are part of the face, and the effect is the same, those cameras still made the list. Other offerings from the big names like Nikon and Canon are among the best out there thanks in large part to so many years of autofocus R&D.