smk124 Loc: Cheltenham, PA

Any recommendations for a high zoom bridge camera with at least 1" sensor? The Panasonic FZ1000 seems like the best for the money. The Sony rx10 zoom is not long enough. Anyone hear of any new larger sensor ones in the pipeline?

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

RX10iii has a 600mm zoom and a 1" sensor. It's also $1600.00!!! Excellent camera, but spendy.

jliane Loc: Washington state

Panasonic 2500 coming in December as I recall. Around $1200. Can't remember zoom. Nikon b700 coming out soon $500, 60x zoom

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Tough to go wrong with the FZ1000...that would be my choice, unless I wanted weather-sealing, then it would be the Rx10iii

Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England

The fz1000 is a 16*zoom and the newer fz 2500 is a 20*zoom, both have a 1" sensor and 4k video recording.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

The Canon PowerShot G3 X has a 25X zoom (24-600mm) for $900

smk124 Loc: Cheltenham, PA

Wow! The 2500 looks awesome! A little expensive. It might cause the fz1000 to drop in price.

tramsey Loc: Texas

I found this on dpreview Posting this chart really screwed it up, sorry. Anyway dpreview has a new review on the FZ2500, pretty interesting.


Compared to Panasonic DMC-FZ1000 and Sony DSC-RX10 III

Speaking of specs, let's take a look at how the FZ2500 compares to its predecessor as well as Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III, which we consider its closest competitor.




Panasonic FZ2500

Panasonic FZ1000

Sony RX10 III


MSRP
$1199 $799 $1599

Sensor
20MP 1" BSI-CMOS 20MP 1" BSI-CMOS 20MP 1" Stacked CMOS

Lens focal range
24-480mm equiv. 25-400mm equiv. 24-600mm equiv.

Lens max aperture
F2.8-4.5 F2.8-4.0 F2.4-4.0

ND filter
Variable No No

ISO range (expanded)
80-25600 80-25600 64-25600

Top shutter speed
(mech/elec)
1/4000 sec, 1/16000 sec 1/4000 sec, 1/16000 sec 1/2000 sec, 1/32000 sec

LCD size/type
3" 1.04M-dot fully articulating 3" 921k-dot fully articulating 3" 1.3M-dot tilting

LCD touchscreen
Yes Yes No

EVF resolution/type
2.36M-dot OLED 2.36M-dot OLED 2.36M-dot OLED

EVF magnification
0.74x 0.7x 0.7x

Top burst speed (S-AF)
12 fps 12 fps 14 fps

4K video capture
Cine/UHD 4K @ 30p/24p UHD 4K @ 30p/24p UHD 4K @ 30p/24p

High speed video
120 fps @ 1920 x 1080 120 fps @ 1920 x 1080 960 fps @ 800 x 270
480 fps @ 1136 x 384
240 fps @ 1824 x 1026
120 fps @ 1920 x 1080

Top bitrates
4K: 100MBps
Full HD: 200Mbps
4K: 100Mbps
Full HD: 28Mbps
4K: 100Mbps
Full HD: 50Mbps

Flat profile
V-Log L ($99 extra) No S-Log2

Live HDMI output
4:2:2, 10-bit 4:2:2, 8-bit 4:2:2, 8-bit

Mic/phone jacks
Yes / Yes Yes / No Yes / Yes

Wi-Fi
Yes, without NFC Yes, with NFC Yes, with NFC

Battery life (CIPA)
350 shots 360 shots 420 shots

Dimensions
138 x 102 x 135 mm 137 x 99 x 131 mm 133 x 94 x 127 mm

Weight (CIPA)
966 g 831 g 1095 g

smk124 Loc: Cheltenham, PA

Yes, I looked at this comparison. One error is that the 1000 does not have touchscreen, but smartphone can be used as touchscreen. It seems the main differences between the two panasonics (aside from price) are the 400 vs 480 zoom, the touchscreen, and a big improvement in video. The 2500 has a few cool features (such as extend the background and not the subject) but nothing that is a necessity for me. So far, I'm heading in the 1000 direction.

BTW, I have only been on this site for a couple months and I am amazed at how much learning I get from it. And a big thank you to all who are taking the time to respond.
Steve

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

One of the things the bridge cameras offer is extended telephoto/zoom range that eliminates the need to pack around a bunch of different lenses. Even the RX10iii comes out fairly inexpensive compared to a DSLR and a variety of different lenses. While it's true that there can be some IQ sacrifices with an "all-in-one" lens system, they're pretty good anyway. I have always been one who demanded long telephoto range, but what I've discovered is that I rarely use all that range. I've got the FZ200 with 24-600 zoom range, and I hardly ever use it. My main camera now is a D7200 with the 18-140 zoom, and that seems to be all I need anymore. I'm thinking about dumping all that heavy DSLR gear and all my other cameras and going for either the FZ2500 when it comes out, or the RX10iii. Less gear, less weight, and a 1" sensor is fine with me. My main complaint with the FZ200 is the small 1/2.3" sensor. The older I get, the less weight and bulk I want to heft around. In the end, any of the three mentioned bridge cameras is a winner, in my opinion.

rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA

I just bought an FZ1000 and it's great. A fraction of the weight of my D810+lens. Of course it's not a D810, either!

lwerthe1mer Loc: Birmingham, Alabama

Is there any difference between the Sony RX10ii and iii other than the longer zoom?

photodad34

I have used my Canon G3 X now for close to a year and am quite happy with it. The burst function for shooting hummingbirds has been a plus, and it has worked surprisingly well in low light conditions.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

[quote=smk124] The Sony rx10 zoom is not long enough./quote]

The III version goes to 600mm equivalent .....@f4 !

Sage36 Loc: Northern Wyoming

I recently bought the Sony RX10 3 and it is fantastic. I have been shooting Pentax dslrs for years and have the Sigma 50-500 that I use with them. I decided to see how Sony would work for me as I photograph a lot of wildlife as well as scenic. I am 80 and decided it was time to limit the amount and weight. It was a great move, I am very happy with the photos I'm getting even though I have not been able to use RAW because my Lightroom 5.6 won't recognize the photos. I believe I am going to sell at least one Pentax and the Sigma at this point.