The wife and I are in the market for a new camera; 12 years or so we bought a Pentax istDS SLR, and were very happy with it, but as time grew and we travelled with our child, bringing along the DSLR kit became cumbersome and the wife did not like changing lenses for each shot.
So a few years back I bought a Canon S95 P&S; figuring we would be more apt to bring it around with us, given its pocketablity; This held true and I love the little guy, but my wife doesn't. I like that it has some manual functions and allows me to be creative to a point (even though I only think I know what I am doing...always dreamed of taking good shots!)
So she has tasked me with looking for "something else". Seems like the world of digital cameras has changed a bit and there are lots of new options and some new terms I am not quite familiar with (micro 4/3, CMOS, etc)
Since primarily we will be using for travel both afar and local and for family events, we need something versatile.
I came across a class called "bridge cameras" another term that is new to me. The two that caught my eye were the Panasonic Lumix FZ-1000 and the Sony RX10 (i and ii); Both have the advantage of being able to shoot 4k video (something, video that is, that I don't do much of), but I love the fact they have built in wide-zoom lenses with great telephoto reach, the FZ-1000 to 400mm, and neither are slouches when it comes to aperture, tho the Sony takes that one with 2.8 throughout the range of the zoom.
Is there another "system" I should look at? especially given I don't shoot video? Or are the above the best for a creative one like me and a picture snapper like my wife, who just likes to take good pics (and often does without trying!!)
We need to use our phones for phones, and finally get back to a real camera. Help!
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