relatively compact super zoom bridge cameras

introduction

one of the benefits of a small sensor is that manufacturers can design relatively small lenses with massive zoom ranges
obviously the main compromise is image quality especially in low light when higher ISO levels are required
nevertheless, this genre of camera will suit some people

announced July 2018 and available Sept 2018
16MP, 1/2.3“ BSI 4:3 CDAF only sensor, RAW support, 7fps x 7 images; 5EV OIS;
24-3000mm eq 125x zoom f/2.8-8 plus 2-4x digital zoom to get to 12000mm reach but with loss of image quality
146 x 119 x 181 mm (5.75 x 4.69 x 7.13″) but 360mm / 14” long with the lens extended!
1.4kg / 3.1lbs
2.36M-dot OLED viewfinder and articulated LCD screen (not a touch screen though)
4K/UHD 30/25p video
1080 60/25p
WiFi, Bluetooth and optional ML-L7 Bluetooth connected remote control
$US999

Nikon Coolpix P950
- announced Jan 2020
- 16mp BSI sensor with 83x optical zoom 24-2000mm lens;
- 5.5EV OIS; 7fps burst; 2.3mdot EVF; 921Kdot articulated touch LCD;
- 4K 30p video;
- $US800

announced Sept 2018
65x zoom: 21-1365mm eq at f/3.4-6.5; close focus working distance at wide angle 0cm!
20.3MP 1/2.3“ (6.17 x 4.55 mm) BSI-CMOS sensor; 5EV dual-sensing IS
10 fps with focus locked or 5.7 fps C-AF
2.36mdot OLED EVF, eye sensor to switch
UHD 4K video 30p 120Mbps
no hot shoe!
CR3 Raw format; WiFi, Bluetooth
$US549

announced Jan 2014
unique red dot sight may be very useful at when camera is zoomed and its hard to determine what it is pointing at
16mp 1/2.3“ BSI-CMOS sensor
optical image stabiliser
24–1200 mm F2.9 - F6.5 50x zoom
7fps
super macro to 1cm
fixed 3” 460K dot LCD screen
920K EVF
30sec - 1/1700sec shutter
focus-limit button
built-in flash but no hotshoe
1080 60p video, stereo mic; can do 120 fps (640 x 480), 240 fps (432 x 324)
589g;
121 x 91 x 133 mm (4.76 x 3.58 x 5.24″)
WiFi image transfer via Toshiba FlashAir card but strangely, no WiFi smartphone remote control
$400

announced Jan 2014
weatherproofed
16.4MP 1/2.3” CMOS sensor
50x F2.8-5.6 optical zoom covers 24-1200mm in 35mm full frame terms
super macro mode to 1cm
5 axis image stabiliser
up to 10fps
timelapse intervalometer mode (6hr maximum)
HD video
10 art filters
articulating 3.0-inch LCD
920K dot EVF
WiFi smartphone connectivity and remote control
$US499
there is also a budget version with smaller aperture lens and no weatherproofing, the FinePix S9400W at $US349

announced Sept 2017 much faster AF and burst, much improved on mark III
20.1MP 1″ Exmor RS BSI CMOS Sensor with DRAM
Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* f/2.4-4 24-600mm (35mm Equivalent) lens
0.03sec AF
315 On-sensor Phase-detect AF Points at 65% coverage
24FPS up to 249 frames (including raw)
4.5 Step Optical Image Stabilization
High-Density tracking AF (first time in a Cyber Shot)
2.36m-Dot OLED Tru-Finder EVF
4K 24P/30P video with AF tracking HFR / Log Rec
240fps HD mode and up to 1000fps in lower res mode
video modes have Picture Profile, S-Log3/S-Gamut3, Gamma Display Assist, Proxy recording
Anti-distortion shutter up to 1/32,000th sec
Leaf Shutter allows for 1/4000th flash sync without needing HSS
Touch Screen AF even while using the EVF
3.0″ 1.228m-Dot Tilting Xtra Fine LCD
WiFi/Bluetooth
$US1699

24-600mm eq. f/2.4-4 but takes 3-4 seconds for the lens to rack through the full zoom range and is slow to start up but does give reasonable image quality
72cm focus distance at maximum zoom
25 CDAF points
20MP 1“-type stacked CMOS sensor
4K video capture
Ultra slow-motion video capture
WiFi, NFC, weathersealed
Tilting screen and high-resolution OLED electronic viewfinder with 2.35m dots
1051g
$US1499
released 2016
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/all-about-that-lens-sony-cyber-shot-rx10-iii-review