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Bridges Superzoom Compact Cameras

Started Feb 6, 2020 | Discussions
PG_Photo Junior Member • Posts: 28
Bridges Superzoom Compact Cameras

Bridges Superzoom Compact Cameras :

My first camera was a Canon Bridge...

Canon Powershot SX530 HS : https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_powershot_sx530_hs_review

It's a 1/2.3 sensor, but the lessons learned with this little camera did help when I bought mys first Canon #APSC.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S8. I like my cellphone but smartphone fully replace digital cameras. How many cameras you need to add to a smartphone to compete with digtal camera and its optic/lense : 5, 10, 15, 25?

But Samsung was ahead the time with the NX1 and specially the NX. I am trying to imagine the techs Samsung could bring to digital cameras if the company did not exit the market.

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The 1" sensor Bridge Cameras are a great tool: you have DSLR/Mirroless like features in one body... a bit of wide, a bit of telephoto, Mic and headphones jacks, 4k, ...

I hope...

#Canon #PowershotG3XMII :

Will upgrade the #PowerShotG3X.

The #G3XMarkII should have a built-in EVF at least, fully articulated touch screen (better?) or a Tilting Screen/display (ok?). The built-in EVF is a must.

I like the EOS RP body. I think a #G3XM2 will need a new body to include the EVF. Why not a #EOSRP body with a fixed lens? The same body with a fixed lens. The EOS RP is not bigger than the RX10MIV.

https://camerasize.com/compare/#626,815 (G3X vs EOS RP)

https://camerasize.com/compare/#722,815 (RX10MIV vs EOS RP)

#Panasonic #Lumix #FZ2500MII / #FZ2000MII:

The FZ2500/2000 Mark 2 : a #G90 / #G95 or #GH5 with fixed lens. This Bridge is pretty popular one for video content. I think all bridge cameras should be a good Hybrid tool for stills and videos.. The reason why you will buy a bridge to have a bit of all in one body.

#Nikon a New 1" Sensor Bridge Camera, 20MP like the cancelled #DL24-500:

The specs of the dead DL24-500 were amazing. https://youtu.be/PYsg9rmVceI

The RX10M4 uis the king of bridge cameras. Other 1" sensor should be able to rival it. Is it a good time for Nikon to come back with a 1" sensor like the DL24-500? I know the P9500, P1000 have a lot of fans, but the cameras are huge.

#Sony #RX10MV :

Sony should give us a fully (articulated or tilting) touchscreen, fully touchscreen for focusing and to access the menu as well. Should Sony work quietly on a new menu system? Hope the #RX10MV will keep being the king. Sony just added a lot of crazy specs in the#RX100MVII.

Other Bridges people might take a look at :

#FZ1000MII:

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dc-fz1000-ii

#VLUX5 :

https://www.reddotforum.com/content/2019/08/the-leica-v-lux-5-a-closer-look/

Sensor Size:

At least 1" sensor, 20MP...

But what about MFT sensor or 1.5"?

or a MFT multi-aspect like the #LX100 or a 1.5" multi-aspect?

While keeping the same body size.  A bridge should not be "too big" right?

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Re: Bridges Superzoom Compact Cameras
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PG_Photo wrote:

Bridges Superzoom Compact Cameras :

My first camera was a Canon Bridge...

Canon Powershot SX530 HS : https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_powershot_sx530_hs_review

It's a 1/2.3 sensor, but the lessons learned with this little camera did help when I bought mys first Canon #APSC.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S8. I like my cellphone but smartphone fully replace digital cameras. How many cameras you need to add to a smartphone to compete with digtal camera and its optic/lense : 5, 10, 15, 25?

But Samsung was ahead the time with the NX1 and specially the NX. I am trying to imagine the techs Samsung could bring to digital cameras if the company did not exit the market.

Samsung were helped with the NX1 because they had no future development cost commitments or customer support to hold them back and likely they just made this camera for their own amusement and showing what they could do then walked away without even the courtesy of telling anyone. They were completely indifferent to their user base and in a way this was a tease of look how clever we are more than anything else.

An aps-c bridge would be more of a viaduct I would have thought.

I doubt if we shall see a G3X Mk II as they had to leave an EVF off the Mk I to compete price wise and their basic Powershot focusing modes are not really going to compete with Sony unless they get a dual pixel 1" sensor with still camera resolution. Canon really hang on in compacts with borrowed components including the latest EVf and all the sensors apart from the G1X III together with a chronically underdeveloped contrast detect focusing technology so how long it can all last is debatable.

The dream was always they would make a camera with a dual pixel 1" sensor but that has faded with time.

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