Suggestions for pocket camera (Page 2): :thumbup: I love my Sony RX100m3, which fits with a case/wrist strap in my jeans front pocket. The newer RX100 IV is better.

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

MarkD wrote:

For a large sensor consider the Sony RX100 IV. For a long zoom consider the Panasonic ZS50. I mention these two because they have a viewfinder which I consider essential.

:thumbup: I love my Sony RX100m3, which fits with a case/wrist strap in my jeans front pocket. The newer RX100 IV is better.

insman1132 Loc: Southwest Florida

You might take a look at the Panasonic ZS50, with its 30x optical zoom and it also does RAW.

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

MarkD wrote:

When it comes to pocket size cameras you can have a large sensor and a short zoom or a smaller sensor with a longer zoom.

For a large sensor consider the Sony RX100 IV. For a long zoom consider the Panasonic ZS50. I mention these two because they have a viewfinder which I consider essential. It helps in bright light when the LCD screen can be hard to see, and it helps in low light because holding the camera to you eye is more stable than holding the camera out in front of you.

+1 Great camera!

Kishka Loc: Grafton, WI

Agreement on the Olympus PEN models for size consideration and use of your existing lenses. You may also look at Panasonic's very small GM1 which has a lower height than a 20mm f1.7 lens attached to it. Ricoh's GR, while not for everyone, is quite small with a APS-C sensor and gives remarkable results.

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

daldds wrote:

HI Guys:
I live in NYC and most of the time wander the streets with a micro 4/3 cloned to my hip. There are times, however, when it just is not feasible to have that large a camera. I'm looking for suggestions for something better than the snapshot capabilities of my iPhone. Reworded, I could say I'm looking for the smallest box that has the best lens.
Suggestions?
Thanks
David

Sony RX100 series of cameras. Light, fast lenses, SHARP, SHARP. I use the RX100 II because I like to mount larger flashes from time to time and this one has a flash shoe. You can get good deals on the I, II, and III models from B&H and others, don't dismiss these older versions, the new IV is also nice.

daldds Loc: NYC

I live in a NYC 2 BR apartment with not enough room as it is. There's a good probability I would get some strong negative discussion from my wife, who's a lot brighter than I. So...no!!

ILFarmer

I would look at the Nikon Coolpix S9900. It won't fit in a dress shirt pocket, but will fit in a good work shirt pocket. It is highly rated by owners and will zoom from 25 to 750.
I won't take it with me as a second travel camera because the batteries are recharged in the camera. I have 3 batteries for my travel camera so I can keep 2 spares in my pocket.
It seems to take very good pictures, but has no view finder.

Paul J. Svetlik Loc: Colorado

There are several good cameras practical enough for a hiker or climber on the today's market. It all depends, what you intend to use the camera for.
Although in your shoes I would choose the champion of all of them - the shirt pocket size camera

the Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS40

Just read the specs - they are hard to beat:
Camera has 18 megapixel (small) sensor, electronic viewfinder (which is a must for pictures on snow or on a sunny beach, where the screen is useless), RAW filing system and a Leitz zoom lens from 24mm to 720mm. With a simple adapter - easy to make, the camera will take even the polarizing filter. If you are interested for more bells and whistles, there are also features like Wi-Fi, automatic picture leveling, movie making etc. available.
The camera is on sale (this week) for $ 250.00 from Costco.
You can by several of these cameras for your grand children and wait until they grow up.
The camera will still be good for several years.
Happy hiking!

anotherview Loc: California

You may wish to consider the new Canon PowerShot G9 X:

http://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/powershot-g9-x-silver

I have come that close to buying this camera due to Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Its stylishness moves me. Maybe girls will like me more if I own it. Etc.

daldds wrote:

HI Guys:
I live in NYC and most of the time wander the streets with a micro 4/3 cloned to my hip. There are times, however, when it just is not feasible to have that large a camera. I'm looking for suggestions for something better than the snapshot capabilities of my iPhone. Reworded, I could say I'm looking for the smallest box that has the best lens.
Suggestions?
Thanks
David

bw79st Loc: New York City

daldds wrote:

HI Guys:
I live in NYC and most of the time wander the streets with a micro 4/3 cloned to my hip. There are times, however, when it just is not feasible to have that large a camera. I'm looking for suggestions for something better than the snapshot capabilities of my iPhone. Reworded, I could say I'm looking for the smallest box that has the best lens.
Suggestions?
Thanks
David

I live in NYC also and I have started carrying an Olympus E-PL7 with the pancake 14-42mm lens. It's not a spectacular lens but pretty good nevertheless. In cooler weather it slips into a jacket pocket, in the summer it will only fit in a cargo pocket of my shorts. It is, of course, compatible with all my other m4/3 gear. I like using a flip up screen for framing and have now gotten over the absence of a viewfinder. Mine came from the Olympus website and I caught a very good sale. I spoke to an Oly rep at Photoplus and he pointed to my PL7 and said he carries around the exact same setup.

txbowhunter Loc: hiding in Ohio

Hi there, I bought my wife the samsung wb350f, she loves it... It may not be the best one out there, but it is pretty danged nice and takes GREAT pics too!!!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1023440-REG/samsung_ec_wb350fbprus_wb350f_smart_digital_camera.html#pr-header-back-to-top-link