Doc Barry Loc: Huntsville, Alabama USA

Hi Marlz,
Great story. You define a hobbyist to a tee! 😃. I’m one too it seems.

Flying Three Loc: Berthoud, CO

I'll put in my vote for the Sony RX100vi. The only difference between the vi and vii is the microphone jack on the vii. Not worth the money unless you shoot a lot of fancy video. I carry mine in a fanny pack. I hate saggy pockets.

Leinik Loc: Rochester NY

Hi jcwall396, from what I have just read, it sounds that what you may be looking for is a member of the Sony RX100 family for portability and quality. Pick one from the RX100 III up because Sony added an electronic viewfinder that was absent before the third iteration of the model, an improvement that I have found very useful... then look at the maximum f-stops and the range of the zooms (depending on the model) and choose according to your needs. Of late I have opted for a member of the Fuji X100 family (4 generations to this day; III (T) and IV (F) being the best choices because of the improvements on the I and 2 models, notably AF-speed). They all have the same (fixed) 23 mm f2 lens (an excellent one), the X100T has a 16 Mp sensor whereas the X100F has a 24 Mp one (same as X Pro 2). Less pocketable that the Sony RX 100s but more pleasurable to use (if you do not or will not use a zoom). All these models are equipped with electronic view-finders which I find extremely useful (exposure in real time, different image ratio possible, black and white,...)... the reason I also switched from my D750 to a Z7.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Well, I agree, a shirt pocket can be a risky place to carry a camera. I have a couple shirts with “relaxed” pockets with buttoned pocket flaps, so at least that works. Otherwise I carried the camera in my jacket pocket. Then I read that despite having the two-bladed lens cover that closes when the camera shuts off, that dust and lint can still get into the lens and in between the lens barrel and the housing. So I got a belt carried pouch for the camera. At least that was my solution.

le boecere

Ya know, I've had a few thoughts about the potential of pocket lint inside the camera. Maybe I'd better learn to carry it on my belt. That's the one (or, maybe one of?) Achilles' heel on this camera style.

THANK YOU

RGG

Any camera with a "Program" or "Auto" setting and Auto Focus is Point-and-Shoot any time a P&S is wanted or needed. The better the camera, the better it will P&S. The difference is that better cameras can do much more than P&S while a lesser camera may be better off left on "Auto".

I often leave my cameras ready to P&S. If I pick one up and don't want P&S it only takes a second to set it back to Manual.

This notion does not take size into consideration.

Happy New Year!!!

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Good point.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

Nikon 850 on auto.

cygone Loc: Boston

I have the M7 and have owned a few previous models but I do miss my M5. Great camera and probably a great price now

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

I carry mine is a belt pouch, no lint, no fuss.

BebuLamar

Your definition makes sense but most people do not agree with you on that and that is why I asked the question. What is a point and shoot? Obviously the ability to just point and shoot isn't sufficient to be a point and shoot.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

The reason there aren't many p&s cameras around is people use their smart phones. Why don't you so some tests, and see if that might work for you. Alan<<

le boecere

That's a good-looking belt pouch, Bill. Where did you find it?

Cheetah34 Loc: Virginia Beach

I would also like to know

jcwall396 Loc: Roswell, GA

It looks like a lot of the responders like Sony and Panasonic. Do you find the menu system on the Sony to be fairly straightforward? And is it pretty quick to change settings if I want to go from, say Full manual exposure shooting Raw to something more automated - meaning letting the camera pick the exposure settings?