dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Kind of depends on where you are traveling and what you are photographing. Choose the right tool for the job at hand.

jdub82 Loc: Northern California

If you are not looking for a pocketable camera, the Canon SX60 is a good choice for a travel camera. It is reasonable priced ($449.00 new) and has a 65X zoom. Keep in mind it does have a small sensor, so it is not great in low light. I use my SX50 as a travel camera and get great results, particularly when traveling overseas and not wanting to carry a DSLR and lenses.

Carloj

Small reliable and compact with a APSC size sensor and a 24mm to 72mm zoom range the Canon G1X Mark III. With a useful zoom range and something that often seems to be overlooked these days great dynamic range . Went to Ireland recently and easily got DSLR similar quality from a very small rugged weather resistant camera. Very pleased with the results.

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rpavich Loc: West Virginia

If, by "travel" you mean "not a lot of gear that's difficult to slog through airports and such" then I have two suggestions.

Digital = Fuji X100 series

Film = Olympus Trip 35.


Both really nice pocketable cameras with fixed lenses.

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

sabfish

Another good one is the relatively new Sony Rx100 VI. 24-200 (35 mm equivalent) 2.8-4.5f I have an older model. They both have 1" sensors and take superb pictures. Downside-VERY expensive.

regularguy55

For years I have carried the Canon DSLR with 2-3 lens. Determined I was not getting the most enjoyment out of the trip because of lugging equipment around. Changed my focus completely by going to a bridge (Lumix FZ1000) for general purposes and specific photo trips and went to a Canon G7X MKII with 1” sensor for all travel and have not looked back. I now more greatly enjoy the trips and experiences more along the way. Canon G9X MKII and Sony RX100 lines are also exceptional. For more money ($600 - $1,200) the Leica C (Type 112) is a wonderful pocket camera that has great zoom range with viewfinder and is a delight to use. The good news is there are plenty of quality travel cameras today to choose from; depends on your likes and needs. Good luck.

tomad Loc: North Carolina

That's a very small sensor camera with a really big zoom. I have one like it and I also have the Panasonic ZS100. The ZS100 only has a 250mm (35mm equiv) zoom but it has a much better, larger "1 inch" sensor that yields far superior results, especially in low light.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Me too!! No more lugging 25 - 30 lbs for travel.
That's why I bought the Sony RX10 IV.
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JD750 Loc: SoCal

My go to travel or adventure kit is a M43 system. I can get the entire kit into about the same volume as a DSLR and one big lens.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I was looking for a pocketable camera with 1" sensor and viewfinder and more zoom with than 70mm at the tele end. I wound up with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100. I'm very happy with it.

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Selene03

It really depends on what you want to shoot and where you want to view your pictures, as others have said here. If the photos are for facebook, it really doesn't matter what camera you use. I have some nice photos from early versions of the Panasonic you are looking at before I got bit by the dslr bug. The problem is I can't increase their size much, and they don't print very well (where size and the number of pixels can make a huge difference)--I am talking posters here. They look fine in Shutterfly type photo books.

That being said, as others have pointed out, there are a variety of cameras to choose from. If you really want something that fits in your pocket, my preference has been for the cameras in the Sony Rx100 series, but they are expensive. The original model though is cheaper. This camera does really fit in a pocket, and the quality of the pictures is excellent. I am really liking the rx100 vi with its longer lens, but it is quite expensive.

If pocketability isn't a major concern, my favorite is the Sony RX10 series. I haven't tried the version IV yet, but I liked the III a lot and found the image quality outstanding.

A lot of people I know have switched to Olympus or Panasonic m4/3 cameras and lenses. They are worth considering also.

Finally, my phone now can take photos that I find comparable to some of these less expensive, less than 1" sensor cameras. There is a limit to how much you can blow photos up with the phone pics, but I think the quality is good enough now that it would dissuade me from buying anything with less quality than an RX100 at this point. Also, really seriously think about what you might want to imagine for your photos. I loaned a camera to a friend of mine who used it on a safari. She never really used it because it was easier to use her phone. Then she wanted to blow up these wonderful animal photos she had to put on her wall--it couldn't be done, as the pictures got to pixelated too quickly (this was a few years ago, the phone cameras are much better now).

These, of course, are just my thoughts. Everyone has their favorites and in the end, while you can collect opinions here, you need to come to your own conclusions about what will work for you.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

This topic has been discussed in detail many times. Perhaps you might like to source those discussionshere on UHH for a rundown on preference...

Cheers!

gessman Loc: Colorado

Sony RX10IV or if small size is a goal, Sony RX100VI, both use same 1" sensor and major difference is the RX10IV has longer reach of 24mm to 600mm and the RX100VI 24mm to 200mm is much smaller - fits in your pocket. Both have Sony patented Clear Image Zoom (CIZ) that can up to double your reach to 1200mm on the RX10IV and to 400mm on the RX100VI with almost no image quality loss.