Aahlife

My main Camera is a Canon Mark lll, and for my walk around camera, I have the Canon G16. It is now broken and not fixable. They seemed to have stopped making this series, I had a G12 before this one. I am looking for a similar small camera that must shoot raw and has a good zoom ratio. There is the Powershot G7 X Mark ll, it has a 24-100mm, which isn't enough for me, it is less than my old Canon G16 which is 28-140. The combination of raw and a good optical zoom in this size camera is eluding me, I would appreciate your recommendation of a good replacement camera.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

You might consider a Canon SX50 or SX60 bridge camera. The model 50 is often available in good used condition and sometimes in refurbished condition from Canon and other major vendors. The more recent model 60 may be available as a refurb or used, but is also available new. Not pocketable but compact and light weight. A fine camera.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

What camera are you talking about. (Canon has many Mark III's)?

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

As stated in the title, the subject is in regard to the G16.

cthahn

Read all the ads on new cameras. No one can tell you what to buy.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

You make no sense: ads, by definition, are telling the consumer what to buy. They contain very little useful information to make an informed choice. Users, although biased, may have some actual experience with the products. Ads are scripts written by individuals who likely have zero experience with the product or service.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Here are some comparison sites.

Read comparisons and specs, and decide what features are important to you.
(Reviews) https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCameraStoreTV/videos
http://cameras.reviewed.com/
http://camerasize.com/
http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
http://snapsort.com/compare
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/cameras?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu

Here are ten good compacts.

http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/best-compact-camera-2013-34-reviewed-963985

photodad34

If you like the Canon cameras, I use a Canon G3 X which is about 20 MP and has a 25X zoom. I love the camera and even though it doesn't have a viewfinder as such, has served me quite well for wildlife. It is more expensive, running close to $1,000. but it is vastly superior to the SX50 or SX60 which I have also.

TRAVLR38 Loc: CENTRAL PA

Take a look at the Olympus Stylus 1s. See the review at imaging-resource.com. I had carried a Canon G9 in my car as a camera to use when out and about. But it crashed and burned after I inadvertently touched an electric fence with it. I was thrown backwards and camera went flying.
The imaging-resource review will have a link sending you to their review of its predecessor, the Stylus 1. It is essentially the same camera except that the 1s has newer software. But if you can get a used Stylus 1, as I did, and a cable to connect to the computer, you can get a software upgrade that makes it the same as the newer 1s.
The camera is a gem. Great EVF, shoots in raw, has a 28-300mm zoom (which can be doubled digitally, with little, if any degradation that I can find). It has the same size sensor as my G9 had and 12 megapixels. This latter feature means that there are limits to which you can enlarge and print. But if you shoot tight and at reasonable ISO (not exceeding 800), you can get very good prints at 13x19.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

If you don't mind stepping out of the Canon line, you might consider the Panasonic Lumix ZS100. It's got a 1" sensor and zooms out to 250mm (35mm eq.) It also has an EVF. Seems to me to be a pretty good camera, reasonable small, decent sized sensor, and pocketable, at least for a cargo or jacket pocket. I have a G16, but when I got it, had the ZS100 been on the market, I would have gone that direction.