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Yes, that's how I was able to produce the image below, by taking a sequence of shots and then merging them together using PhotoShop:

Sequence of shots of the October 2023 annular eclipse, as seen from Hobbs, New Mexico - October 2023 - Sony a6000, 18-135mm

Yes, I've visited 33 countries and flown over 5 million miles during my 49+ years working as an engineer. I've also been to all 50 states plus Puerto Rico, as well as several Canadian provinces, and again, most of them for my work.

And a few more 'paths':

A walkway out to a scenic overlook near Indian River, Michigan - April 2006 - Canon IXUS V


The plaza in front of Akbar’s Tomb in Sikandra, India - November 2006 - Sony DSC-H2


The walkway toward the Taj Mahal in Agra, India - November 2006 - Sony DSC-H2


The walkway past the Throne Room in the Red Fortress in Agra, India - November 2006 - Sony DSC-H2


The walkway through the Japanese Bonsai Garden in the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan - August 2017 - Sony a6000, 10-18mm


The sidewalk passing through the Stone Arch Gate of the George Washington Carver Memorial Park in Winterset, Iowa - June 2019 - Sony a6000, 10-18mm


The walkway leading up to the Large Wooden Crucifix at the Cross in the Woods Shrine in Indian River, Michigan - July 2021 - Apple iPhone 8

I found a few more 'paths' to share with all of you:

A path through a park in Tokyo, Japan - May 1982 - Minolta XG-M, 50mm


Parker's Piece in Cambridge, England - May 1991 - Minolta XG-M, 35mm


The sidewalk in front of the Horse Guard in London, England - May 1991 - Minolta XG-M, 35mm


The drive into a conference center in Gimo, Sweden - May 1991 - Minolta XG-M, 35mm


The Champ-de-Mars leading toward the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France - September 2004 - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi


A walkway along the Seine River toward Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France - September 2004 - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi


Walking along 'The Wall', the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC - November 2004 - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi

Just a bit of an update...

During 2023, we made the full cycle; trains, planes and automobiles.

In May we took the train to Houston for granddaughter #4's high school graduation (as reported in this thread).

Then in August, we flew to Detroit, Michigan for our youngest son's wedding.

And then in October, we drove to Hobbs, New Mexico for the annular eclipse, to complete the cycle.

Thank you

Another update: I just surpassed 57,000 images in my archive, after our recent trip to Texas, which accounted for 273 of those images.

My last set of photos of well trodden 'paths'...

A bike and walking path along the Hicks Canyon Wash in Irvine, California - March 2017 - Sony a6000, 16-50mm


A foot path through the 'Grove of the Patriarchs' in the Mount Rainier National Park, Washington - October 2017 - Sony a6000, 10-18mm


The path/steps leading up to Rainbow Falls on the Wailuku River near Hilo, on the Big Island, Hawaii - September 2018 - Apple iPhone 8


The bike path along the Hicks Canyon Greenbelt in Irvine, California - June 2020 - Sony a6000, 16-50mm


A walking path at the Missouri River overlook near Chamberlain, South Dakota - August 2021 - Sony a6500, 18-135mm


Path along the side of our house to my wife's private sitting area and succulent garden, in Irvine, California - March 2023 - Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max


The walkway, down into the Natural Bridge Caverns, near San Antonio, Texas - April 2024 - Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

My next set of occasionally traveled 'paths'...

The path through the woods at a rest stop near Indian River, Michigan - October 2011 - Sony DSC-H2


A seldom trod path along a stream feeding into the Cut River near Epoufette, Michigan - October 2011 - Sony DSC-H2


Another path through the woods at a rest stop, this time near Black River Falls, Wisconsin - October 2012 - Sony DSC-H2


Another path through the woods at the rest stop near Black River Falls, Wisconsin - October 2013 - Sony A65, 10-24mm


A bunny rabbit on the trial through the Petrified Forest near Holbrook, Arizona - July 2015 - Apple iPhone 6


Further along the trail through the Petrified Forest near Holbrook, Arizona - July 2015 - Sony A65, 10-24mm


A wooden foot bridge, over a wash, on the greenbelt near our home in Irvine, California - February 2017 - Sony a6000, 16-50mm


The foot path through a windrow of Eucalyptus Trees, along a wash on the greenbelt near our home in Irvine, California - February 2017 - Sony a6000, 16-50mm

Photos of 'paths' which I've personally walked during my travels...

An Arboreal Tunnel near Houghton, Michigan - September 1968 - Minolta SR-1, 55mm


Our daughter-in-law and my wife, helping our oldest granddaughter Tyler down the steps from Castle Rock near St. Ignace, Michigan - September 2002 - Minolta X-700, 75-150mm


A walking path through Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne, Australia - August 2003 - Canon IXUS V


Along the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas - August 2004 - Canon IXUS V


The tow-path, which is now a bike/walking path, along a shipping canal in Hochfelden, France - September 2004 - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi


The tow-path along the shipping canal, parallel to the Zorn River, passing under a railroad bridge in the Vosges Mountains in Alsace, France - September 2004 - Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi


The path leading to the Canyon Falls & Gorge near Alberta, Michigan - October 2010 - Sony DSC-H2


More of the path leading to the Canyon Falls & Gorge near Alberta, Michigan - October 2010 - Sony DSC-H2

I had that problem, not accepting non-Sony OEM batteries with my DSLR's. However, with my Sony mirrorless cameras, an a6000 and an a6500, I haven't had that problem. In addition to a couple of Sony OEM batteries, I've got two slightly higher-capacity batteries from SR (Sun Room), which have been fine, and one high-capacity battery from DSTE (I had a few of these, but all but one died). My latest purchase was a couple of batteries from Duracell, virtually the same capacity as the Sony OEM's. Note that Sony OEM batteries are 7.2V while all the others are rated at 7.4V. Also the Sony OEM's capacity is listed as 1020mAh, the Duracell's are listed as 1030mAh, the two SR's are 1150mAh and the single remaining DSTE is rated at 1950mAh.

Over the years I've been burned buying what I thought were high-capacity, but inexpensive batteries for my Sony mirrorless cameras (Sony's eat batteries alive). I still have a couple of the Sony OEM NP-FW50 batteries, but they're getting old. I recently bought a couple of equivalent Duracell batteries and they've been working fine. Now these are not high-capacity, virtually the same as the Sony OEM batteries, but they were reasonably priced ($56 for a pair). At the moment I've got five batteries (four in my field bag, one in the camera) for my mainline camera, and two in my macro camera kit (both the mainline Sony a6500 and the dedicated macro camera, a Sony a6000, use the same batteries).

Sorry, I never looked at the date, just noticed it popping-up in what seemed to be some new items in this forum.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC G3K is hardly a new camera, and at only 16Mp, I think you could do better than that. If you're looking for something 'compact', I'd opt for a mirrorless, like my Sony a6500. It does everything that I need (except geo-tag my images and for that I shoot a companion shot with my iPhone, which I then archive with the images from my shooting session).