Everything you need to know about bridge cameras

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

Excellent! I bought a used bride camera with 50x optical zoom for $200. For that price, I take it everywhere and thus get wildlife shots I might not get if I was concerned about rain/mud/dust, etc. The one drawback is fastest shutters speed is only 1/1700 second, 16mb photos, 50X optical about 1200mm focal length, continuous autofocus, burst of 5 high res photos per second, etc.

[@patrickmcfadden1689]

Nice video. i got back into photography several years ago from my start in film in the 1970s. Now I have all formats from Bridge to FF. My first digital was APSc, my 2nd is a bridge camera, B700. The 60x zoom is incredible and very versatile. I also have a ZS60 small sensor super zoom, smaller lighter but only 30x zoom.

[@j.w.grayson6937]

Excellent video!! Thanks for posting. I've been considering all the cameras in your video. Well, as of this morning I ordered a Lumix FZ1000 ii. I bought it primarily for a 4-week trip next year to South Africa instead of taking my Sony A68 with various lenses.

[@SheClicks]

Thanks for commenting. Glad you liked the video. Enjoy your new camera!

[@ExtremelyKolkata]

Which is your best suggestion to make bird or wildlife amateur photography in low light conditions? Please recommend

[@gordon3988]

Thanks for this, great overview and appreciated the examples (Both photos and camera’s themselves). Looked at a used Rx10iv and thought it was great, but perhaps a bit too bulky for my use (hiking and backpacking) I suspect…would end up with less use sadly. pan FZ 80/82 surprisingly looked quite good here, though perhaps a bit less IQ that the Sony, as did the Pan 330. Curious what you tend to use most often? For me: trying to get some wildlife photos on my trips, often best early in day so not always the best light and the occasional zoom into a mountain feature far off in distance.

[@360misc]

Very useful information. I've been toying with going mirrorless (Canon eos r10), but I'm back to thinking upgrading my FZ70 instead. Thanks very much!

[@DrSam112]

Very good teaching session - but no mention of Canon Sx 60 or 70! Why? Would be grateful if you could do one, to compare with Panasonic and others . Would love to attend your classes- if in East Anglia!

[@marksanderson1707]

I am looking for an all round camera for photos, video and live-streaming. Are there any bridge cameras that have clean hdmi out for live-streaming?

[@friendlygarfield]

thank you for great video I am just pondering to the reason why your video did not highlight what I believe is the undisputed best bridge camera - ok maybe because it not 2023 model ? the Panasonic Lumix FZ 300/330 price wise - not the most low priced but far from the most costly one of thee only bridge cameras that is weather sealed one of the only to have a constant fast aperture (F2.8) throughout entire zoom which helps minimize hiccups in low light since it is a small sensor size although the wise 12mpix means the actual pixels are larger (compared to if it had 13-14 or more m pixels) to ensure better low light photos well I am just soo very happy with my camera :-)

[@olympus2OM]

Congrats.

[@olympus2OM]

Learned a lot.

[@olympus2OM]

Well explained.

[@scopeway]

Fixed-lens camera manufacturers mislead customers by advertising lenses that seem better than they actually are. For instance, the Sony RX-10 advertises a 24-200mm f/2.8 lens, but factoring in the crop factor reveals it performs like a 24-200mm f/7.6 lens on a full-frame camera. This is substantially inferior to a true full-frame f/2.8 lens, which is why it's not so good in low light conditions. Though it is still a very capable camera for most situations.

[@malcomflibbleghast8140]

and nest one for bird videos?

[@meherbaba-re5xp]

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