Charlie Spencer

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret

I'm a birder.  Binoculars are my primary tool; I have one pair in the kitchen, and another that's in the car at all times.  The RX10 rides in the car to and from work for shots of opportunity, and ...

Digital zoom is quite handy if you want to use the camera as a crude spotting scope.  Otherwise, I'll go along with the 'optical and crop' party.

Well, I just diagnosed part of my paranoia to a defective third-party battery. The original Sony works just fine, but I recently discovered my second after-market battery wasn't charging ...

I turned auto review off even before I disabled WiFi and the LCD.  Regardless of battery life, it's easy to lose sight of a bird when the review pops up in your face. I review in the field maybe ...

Oh, I have two extras.  I'm just really conservative with the power.  I just -KNOW- the battery is going to die just when I've got an Ivory-billed Woodpecker or Great Auk in sight. What's 'chimping'?

https://www.ruggard.com/product/5889/Ruggard-PHB_645B-Hunter-Pro-45-DSLR-Holster-Bag Run the strap over your shoulder so the top of the bag hangs at hip level.  Use two carbiners to connect the ...

Birders, consider leaving the digital zoom enabled.  You won't want to take photos with it, but the added range lets you use the RX10 as a crude spotting scope.  Often you'll see enough detail to ...

Out in the field, battery life is important.  When I got my M4, I turned off the WiFi and the display, figuring the battery would last longer with them disabled.  Does anyone have a guess how much ...

It's a very popular camera with birders, sez the birder.