davidb1879

I purchased a panasonic lumix FZ 300 and am vey pleased with it. It has a zoom equivalent of 24-600mm. The best feature about it is that the lens has a steady F2.8 aperture for the entire length of the lens. It has an evf and a 1/2 inch sensor. The image quality is good. It will shoot in raw or jpeg. It weighs 1 and 1/2 pounds and has many features including panorama and burst mode, to name just a few. I paid $500 for it new. I believe the price has gone down. Do not buy it used. It has so many features that even an honest seller would not have the time to check out all the features. Other bridge cameras that have gotten sterling reviews are the Sony RX III and the Sony RX IV. They weigh 2 and 1/2 pounds each and have 600mm equivalent lenses. They both have a 1 inch sensor which the reviewers say is excellent.The IV retails for $1700. The III for $1,300. Good luck. Davidb1879.

lamontcranston

Another vote for the Panasonic ZS60. I have the ZS40 and ZS50 and they are superb little cameras. I use them more than my Nikon DSLR or my Sony A6000. They will fit in your jacket pocket and the Leica lens is very sharp. It also meets your $300 limit on cost.

rcarol

This camera has no viewfinder. However, the Panasonic Lumix ZS-100 does have a viewfinder in addition to the LCD.

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

You should look at a Canon G12. They’re a great point and shoot. Don’t be fooled and go for a G13. You can probably find a G12 for around $200.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Or a G16.

Tom G Loc: Atlanta, GA

Well, I suggest sending the User Manual link to your favorite Office Depot/Max and have them print a hard copy of the manual. Of course call them first and ask if they can do it (sure they can), and tell 'em the site is coming.

They will print the manual on both side of 8 1/2 x 11 paper and then spiral bind it with a transparent cover. Cost is approximately $30.00 to $35.00. However, the paper manual is then much easier to read, underline, and highlight. Well worth the cost.

To correlate page number with the topic the table of Contents page look for a number for each topic enclose
in brackets like this [24]. And, the number you are looking for will appear, just like that, in the correct topic heading, and in numerical sequence. (at least that's how my Sony manuals are shown.)

Dumb way to do it, but lottsa things are dumb these days.

jdub82 Loc: Northern California

Actually, both the Canon SX50HS and the SX60HS are capable of shooting in either RAW or JPEG.

RSpinney Loc: Maine

I'd suggest the Kodak PIXPRO AZ901. It has the viewfinder, manual focus, a "smart ring" which you can program to change settings quickly, among other things. Zoom from 22mm to 1980mm - optical. You can find the manual on line with specs. When I first started shooting 35mm about 50 years ago, I had two cameras - one with a spot focus only and one which had both spot and average. I had three lenses: 28mm, 55mm and zoom from 80 - 260mm. At the time, I thought that was great. Now, why would anybody spend money on several lenses when one lens can do so much? I'd rather spend that extra money on another trip with my camera in hand.

ILFarmer

The Panasonic DC-FZ80 impresses me. It has an 18.2 MP sensor and a Leica 20 to 1200MM lens. It has a crop sensor that can go out to 2400, but some of the reviews indicate quality drops if you go out to 2400. It is on sale for 300 with a bag and memory card.
I have a Nikon P900 I have gotten many very good photos from.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

You will probably get hundreds of answers and suggestions "BUT" Speaking from years of experience of traveling to and from as well as living in MX - the Yucatan Peninsula - many flights and no hassles with Lumix FZ bridge cameras - the after giving my last Lumix to my daughter for her travels as an Alaskan employee I inherited a Canon SX40 both are remarkable cameras - now my suggestion is to make a choice of the better top modles and but a used/refurbished one - save about 50% and then keep it for your backup - take anywhere camera - Oh - every once in a while you will grab it because of it's extra reach and I.S.
Harvey in the Sierras.

Tom G Loc: Atlanta, GA

Yesterday I received my new (used) Canon PowerShot A1300 I purchased on e-Bay for $85.00

It is a rugged, no frills P&S with a great Optical Viewfinder and an almost 3" LCD screen. It is very small and easily fits in my hand or shirt pocket; it takes very decent pictures, connects to my Mac computer, and is powered by two AA batteries which can be purchased anywhere in the world (o.k., not in Lower Slobovia).

It's all I need and want for street photography.

Check 'em out.