Compact...ish with viewfinder
7 months ago
In the garden I use a Canon EOS 250D with 55-250 lens and a Raynox 150 to take photos of 'bugs'. I'm getting out for long photo-taking walks now (since my dog's demise - he wouldn't have let me stand still with my head in a bush for long or if he did, he'd be off after wildhife of his own), so bought an Olympus TG-6. Mostly, I'm pleased with it, though it seems a bit idiosyncratic. On sunny days, though, I can barely see a thing on the viewing screen.
I've wondered about mirrorless cameras, 4/5th cameras, and so on, but as I'm small with dodgy muscles, I need something as lightweight as possible, including the lens (good macro lenses seem to be quite weighty) - something I'd be able to carry on a belt, rather than over my shoulder or in a backpack. I'd like to be able to get good photos of bugs from just a few mm long up to butterfly/dragonfly size. It would be nice to take photos of birds at a distance as well without faffing around changing lenses, but that's probably wishful thinking!
I'd also want to use built-in flash (if at all), and not have to change lenses mid-walk when I spot a different subject (putting a Raynox on and taking it off is fine). I shoot handheld and don't have the steadiest hand, and would like a reasonable range of working distance as it's not always possible to get close to some bugs.
Does such a camera even exist, or would I find myself on a wild goose chase? Are there compacts with a viewfinder that would give results as good as the TG-6 on a good day? I don't have a budget in mind - I'd be willing to pay a fair amount for The Camera to Rule Them All, but I suspect it does't exist.
Couple of shots from the TG-6 when it was having a good day (though I know some owners manage to get much better shots). I was rather thrilled to discover that there are wasp spiders less than a mile from where I live:

