Sony RX 10 Mark IV: Presently I am shooting with Nikon D 7000 and Nikkor 18-300mm 6.3 lens for many years. The Sony mentioned above is an All-in-one camera suitable for travel and...

Mountainlife

Presently I am shooting with Nikon D 7000 and Nikkor 18-300mm 6.3 lens for many years. The Sony mentioned above is an All-in-one camera suitable for travel and wildlife/birds photography ( my interests), I understand. Wondering if this change over to Sony will be useful. Looking for suggestions.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

My wife has one. Her images are wonderful. The camera won't hold you back. Adapting to it after many years of Nikon menus and habits might. The sensor on the RX10 is smaller, but the science has advanced.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

It is a great camera. My separate bodies and Canon L lenses will do better if I do better but the Rx10iv has been rated the best "Bridge Camera" for several years. It is what I take with me as my "just in case camera" when cruising the parks on my street legal mobility scooter.

ricardo00

Sony makes some great camera's but this one hasn't been updated for 7 years. Not sure why, but so far rumors of an update haven't panned out. And the price hasn't decreased much. You might look for a lightly used one that you can buy for a reduced price?

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Mountainlife wrote:

Presently I am shooting with Nikon D 7000 and Nikkor 18-300mm 6.3 lens for many years. The Sony mentioned above is an All-in-one camera suitable for travel and wildlife/birds photography ( my interests), I understand. Wondering if this change over to Sony will be useful. Looking for suggestions.

For an all-in-one camera, there is not one better on the market. It will probably more than meet your needs for travel and wildlife/birds. You will give up some system advantages. But most that use the RX-10iv are more than satisfied they gave them up for the necessary reasons. And there are several UHHers that kept their system cameras along with the RX-10iv and pick which situation is best for which camera. It will be useful from the stand point of the options of cameras you can use.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

ricardo00 wrote:

Sony makes some great camera's but this one hasn't been updated for 7 years. Not sure why, but so far rumors of an update haven't panned out. And the price hasn't decreased much. You might look for a lightly used one that you can buy for a reduced price?

Reviews and users still rate it the best, no need at present for a new model.

If someone brings out a better competitor or an equal at a lower price then you will see changes from Sony.

neco Loc: Western Colorado Mountains

robertjerl wrote:

It is a great camera. My separate bodies and Canon L lenses will do better if I do better but the Rx10iv has been rated the best "Bridge Camera" for several years. It is what I take with me as my "just in case camera" when cruising the parks on my street legal mobility scooter.

I have one agree with Robertjeri.

OldCADuser Loc: Irvine, CA

Mountainlife wrote:

Presently I am shooting with Nikon D 7000 and Nikkor 18-300mm 6.3 lens for many years. The Sony mentioned above is an All-in-one camera suitable for travel and wildlife/birds photography ( my interests), I understand. Wondering if this change over to Sony will be useful. Looking for suggestions.

Not sure that you need something that expensive. I bought my wife a Sony DSC-HX400V a few years ago and it's worked-out as a great high-end, point-and-shoot camera, and it cost me a lot less than $1,700. Note that the HX400V appears to still be available, at least it's still on the Sony website, and it's only listed as $450. Now I'm not saying that it's equivalent to the Sony RX 10 Mark IV, but it's still a pretty good camera, for the money.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Ms Stokes, a professional Bird Photo Author, preferred the Canon SX50, years ago for bird shooting vs her heavy professional Canon camera with the typical 100# lense [eggageration]. There is even more argument for lightweight all-in-one superzooms with the advent of AI post-processing cleanup/sharpening etc.
http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/canon-sx-50-hs-for-bird-photography-i.html

Pentax21

I have an RX10IV, bought from KEH in Excellent+ condition for a couple hundred less than new. Even used, top end compact cameras are retaining their value. I kept my Pentax system, which I still use quite a bit. The RX10IV is a different animal. It gives you a 600mm equivalence in a smaller package. It has a top end lens. And it has some downloadable software that can kick up your creativity. There is an illustrator that is fun to use. When shooting portrait, I'll use my Pentax KP with the 20-40 Limited, then grab the Sony and do a few illustrated ones. Straight out of camera.

(Download)

Mountainlife

Thank you friends. When shooting mountains or waterfalls in twilight/moonlight once in a way can Sony give a good image was a thought.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Mountainlife wrote:

Presently I am shooting with Nikon D 7000 and Nikkor 18-300mm 6.3 lens for many years. The Sony mentioned above is an All-in-one camera suitable for travel and wildlife/birds photography ( my interests), I understand. Wondering if this change over to Sony will be useful. Looking for suggestions.

Only you will know what to do. The Sony is capable of taking great images but is is about the same size as what you currently own but has a further reach of 600 over your 450.
How often do you take telephoto images. At the wide end it is 24 and yours is about 27 so that's a draw.
If you do not take that many images and your an amateur photographer I don't see the need.

Lastcastmike

Great camera. Have used it for years. Replaced a D7200 and not looked back. Easy to carry with 600mm reach. I also have a D5 which I use in very low light. I can’t encourage you more.

fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH

Sony makes a variety of good cameras that easily compete with the Nikons and Canons. I have a Nikon with the 18 - 200 Nikkor lens but I bought my wife a Sony HX-400V with the Zeiss super-zoom lens and I use hers, a much as mine. It's lighter, more compact, easier to carry and possibly sharper than my Nikon for distance shots.

Kinda funny; it seems most of us Boomer photographers still rely on our tried and true Canons and Nikons while the Gen Xers and Millenials are opting for Sonys and similar "alternate" brands.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Mountainlife wrote:

Presently I am shooting with Nikon D 7000 and Nikkor 18-300mm 6.3 lens for many years. The Sony mentioned above is an All-in-one camera suitable for travel and wildlife/birds photography ( my interests), I understand. Wondering if this change over to Sony will be useful. Looking for suggestions.

It is the BEST money you will ever spend on a camera. The images from the Sony will outclass those from your Nikon by a HUGE margin @ ISO 400 or lower.