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Originally Posted by JA
Ciao Renato,
In the "Superzoom" / Bridge camera segment a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III (24-600mm FFequiv field of view) or if you want to spend much less a Panasonic Fz1000 (24-400mm FFequiv field of view, or upto 480mm in the MkII version) would be excellent for that use and they have very good 4K video. They both have 1 inch sensors. Of course you can go for longer focal lengths, at the expense of sensor size. You don't need 1000+mm equivalent FF focal length field of view at the expense of increased noise from the smaller sensors.
Go luck in your selection.
Best
JA
PS: the is also a new model, a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. Whatever you choose go to the dpreview website and compare the same image across your potential selection of cameras
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Thanks for your input.
Yes, the Sony DSC-RX10 with "only" 600mm focal length does seem to be the favourite of many of the reviewers because of it's bigger sensor relative to the tiny ones of most of the other super zooms, and they do say that cropping its photos gives a better result than the images from the higher powered super zooms. It does get a mention in the video below, for misleading with respect to f number, but plainly, it is still a class camera.
The FZ1000 looks impressive too, especially the accurate autofocus.
Unfortunately - both are heavy. And it's my wife's hobby, not mine, and I'd wind up having to lug the camera around. Which means I've also ruled out the heavy Nikon P1000 and P900 with their oustanding long zooms.
I was using an old lightweight Nikon P500 with 880mm focal length, but it's had too many trips overseas and is playing up now - image keeps jumping around at the longest zoom, and seems to always back focus.
I nearly bought a Nikon A900 the other day, till I read a user review that one will likely be disappointed with it if one mainly wants it for the high power - unless one is willing to take a tripod around all day. It seems like I need something like what I had, where I stabilize the camera using both hands and the viewfinder in my eye socket (which rules out the Canons).
Cheers,
Renato