optical to the extent of the physical zoom
then often have a digital extension which is where the quality drops off quickly
We had a night in Tokyo where the 'supermoon' came out (when the moon is slightly closer to the earth, so looks massive) - long story short, I only had time to grab my superzoom and I was easily able to take photos of craters on the moon - and that was from a camera that cost me less than ?100
DSLRs/mirrorless (in general) are going to be better, especially as you can focus (no pun intended) on what you want to take by customising lenses, etc. - I don't know anyone who is 'into photography' who has a superzoom as their first, or even second, camera, but they don't claim to target that market.
I had a Nikon DSLR double lens kit and two toddlers and I just gave up trying to take it out with us because it was impossible to carry/use the camera and deal with two kids - we missed so many photo opportunities as a result. With a superzoom I was able to take shots of a _sufficient_ quality for keeping/posting/printing for a very low cost and with a package that I was able to keep in a jacket pocket and access instantly - and at a cost that is easily replaceable if it gets broken.
We've stuck with ours for a few years now - no idea what the market is like now but, if in doubt, in answer to your question, they make a great additional camera to shove in your bag for covering various situations when you are out and want to shoot a few.
Posted By: Jester on July 28th 2015 at 16:23:28
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- Continuing my photography theme below, where do Superzoom cameras sit? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 28, 15:45:13
- They do a job (General Chat) - Jester, Jul 28, 15:52:16
- Presumably they work on digital zoom rather than optical or (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 28, 16:00:52
- optical to the extent of the physical zoom (General Chat) - Jester, Jul 28, 16:23:28
- Ok, cheers. Would have been exactly what I wanted whe I had kids. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 28, 16:26:27
- optical to the extent of the physical zoom (General Chat) - Jester, Jul 28, 16:23:28
- Presumably they work on digital zoom rather than optical or (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 28, 16:00:52
- They do a job (General Chat) - Jester, Jul 28, 15:52:16
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