Best super zoom camera for long distance recording?

[hejsansvejs]

Do you, and some others, seriously don't understand how stupid your posts are? .............

I guess I'm done here. There's no hope for you.

I understand that the avg age is low here but since you have been here since 2011 I would expect you to be old enough to understand what I just wrote.

Here's a helpful dialogue to further your understanding of the stupidity of your post
*480sparky arrives at car dealer*
Sparky - Hi! I have 30k. I am looking for the best car you have for that price, i.e low mileage, new tires etc. The car will be driven in the city.
Dealer - The best car we have is a Lamborghini Aventador for 250k. You're also gonna need new tires so it will end up at 260k.
Sparky - but I only have 20k.
Dealer - no you said you wanted the best car!


Cheers

 

[chuasam]

I've taken a good quality photo of an object 149.6 million km away! with my phone camera

With the Canadian to American conversion that's like 50 feet isn't it.

Depends on whether you're asking Ben Carson

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[astroNikon]

Yes, a camera will take a photo of something far away with differing quality. Of course it will. Which is why I am here asking WHICH ONE is best at doing so for the price I am willing to pay. You clearly do not know but perhaps someone here do, which is why I made this thread.

The problem is most of the ppl on this forum are higher end camera users.

with the P900. It does have some significant zoom capability. Which looks pretty good on paper and reviews to similar level cameras. But compare it to one of my high end cameras and, if you had the minute detail comparison experience you wouldn't like the P900.

Plus the P900 is a LARGE camera even by DSLR standards
But used it's a good value for what you get, assuming the size/weight doesn't turn you off.

Also, the P900 only stores images in JPEG mode. It does no support RAW.
It's a good walk around camera but not for travel.

I do not know how good the video is either.
I know nothing about the other two.

D5500 DSLR vs P900 size comparison from www.cameradecisions.com

 

[hejsansvejs]

Yes, I understand that but I just can't comprehend the level of some posts. I have a high-end watch and I'm active on watch forums. If someone was looking for a $500 watch I would not tell them to buy a Patek Philippe.
I thank you for your post though, it was something like that I was looking for.

Yes, a camera will take a photo of something far away with differing quality. Of course it will. Which is why I am here asking WHICH ONE is best at doing so for the price I am willing to pay. You clearly do not know but perhaps someone here do, which is why I made this thread.

The problem is most of the ppl on this forum are higher end camera users.

with the P900. It does have some significant zoom capability. Which looks pretty good on paper and reviews to similar level cameras. But compare it to one of my high end cameras and, if you had the minute detail comparison experience you wouldn't like the P900.

Plus the P900 is a LARGE camera even by DSLR standards
But used it's a good value for what you get, assuming the size/weight doesn't turn you off.

Also, the P900 only stores images in JPEG mode. It does no support RAW.
It's a good walk around camera but not for travel.

I know nothing about the other two.

D5500 DSLR vs P900 size comparison from www.cameradecisions.com

 

[astroNikon]

Yes, I understand that but I just can't comprehend the level of some posts. I have a high-end watch and I'm active on watch forums. If someone was looking for a $500 watch I would not tell them to buy a Patek Philippe.
I thank you for your post though, it was something like that I was looking for.

Yes, a camera will take a photo of something far away with differing quality. Of course it will. Which is why I am here asking WHICH ONE is best at doing so for the price I am willing to pay. You clearly do not know but perhaps someone here do, which is why I made this thread.

The problem is most of the ppl on this forum are higher end camera users.

with the P900. It does have some significant zoom capability. Which looks pretty good on paper and reviews to similar level cameras. But compare it to one of my high end cameras and, if you had the minute detail comparison experience you wouldn't like the P900.

Plus the P900 is a LARGE camera even by DSLR standards
But used it's a good value for what you get, assuming the size/weight doesn't turn you off.

Also, the P900 only stores images in JPEG mode. It does no support RAW.
It's a good walk around camera but not for travel.

I know nothing about the other two.

D5500 DSLR vs P900 size comparison from www.cameradecisions.com

I nearly bought the P900 once for the Zoom capability. Video was okay back then.
But the size of the camera was a big turnoff.
used, should be a good value though.

 

[fmw]

The best one will be the one with the highest number in the optical zoom range. Don't be fooled by digital zoom. It isn't magnification. It is cropping. Don't forget the tripod.

Thanks! I know the Nikon 900 have 83x zoom and the sx60 65(?) but I saw a post on this forum that said the sx60 was better at recording. Here's the quote:

I warned you about digital zooms. It is not the range that matters it is maximum focal length of the zoom, even if it is a 2X zoom.

 

[table1349]

Your question was like saying I want a watch that is accurate to 5 seconds +/- a year for $300 or less. Which one? To my knowledge the Citizen CTQ57-0953 Chronomaster is currently the only watch that accurate and it can't be legally had for $300.

Now if you would be happy with a watch that is accurate to 10 seconds +/- a year there are a few that fit the bill. Sometimes what people want in Column A can not be reasonably combined with Column B at the price they want to pay.

 

[table1349]

I've taken a good quality photo of an object 149.6 million km away! with my phone camera

With the Canadian to American conversion that's like 50 feet isn't it.

Depends on whether you're asking Ben Carson

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Wait, what, you mean the Great Pyramids weren't the first Co-op for grain storage?

 

[hejsansvejs]

Your question was like saying I want a watch that is accurate to 5 seconds +/- a year for $300 or less. Which one? To my knowledge the Citizen CTQ57-0953 Chronomaster is currently the only watch that accurate and it can't be legally had for $300.

Now if you would be happy with a watch that is accurate to 10 seconds +/- a year there are a few that fit the bill. Sometimes what people want in Column A can not be reasonably combined with Column B at the price they want to pay.

No, my question was the equivalent of the most accurate diver for a certain price. I had also checked and found that used cameras can be had for that price. I suggest you read OP again and if you still think that my question was equivalent of what you just wrote then I will happily break it down for you.

Cheers

 

[chuasam]

Yes, I understand that but I just can't comprehend the level of some posts. I have a high-end watch and I'm active on watch forums. If someone was looking for a $500 watch I would not tell them to buy a Patek Philippe.
I thank you for your post though, it was something like that I was looking for.

if you can afford a "high end watch" you can afford more than $300 for a camera.
PP is way overrated anyway. Best $500 watch is a Casio Oceanus ocw-s100-1ajf

 

[chuasam]

Your question was like saying I want a watch that is accurate to 5 seconds +/- a year for $300 or less. Which one? To my knowledge the Citizen CTQ57-0953 Chronomaster is currently the only watch that accurate and it can't be legally had for $300.

Now if you would be happy with a watch that is accurate to 10 seconds +/- a year there are a few that fit the bill. Sometimes what people want in Column A can not be reasonably combined with Column B at the price they want to pay.

My Casio GShock GW50001jf is under $300 and synchronizes with atomic clocks every night.
It is accurate to +/- 0.5s at any given time.

 

[chuasam]

The problem is most of the ppl on this forum are higher end camera users.

that's why we spend time on a forum instead of being out there happily snapping action shots with our iPads (true story)

 

[hejsansvejs]

The best one will be the one with the highest number in the optical zoom range. Don't be fooled by digital zoom. It isn't magnification. It is cropping. Don't forget the tripod.

Thanks! I know the Nikon 900 have 83x zoom and the sx60 65(?) but I saw a post on this forum that said the sx60 was better at recording. Here's the quote:

I warned you about digital zooms. It is not the range that matters it is maximum focal length of the zoom, even if it is a 2X zoom.

Focal length is new to me but I

Yes, I understand that but I just can't comprehend the level of some posts. I have a high-end watch and I'm active on watch forums. If someone was looking for a $500 watch I would not tell them to buy a Patek Philippe.
I thank you for your post though, it was something like that I was looking for.

if you can afford a "high end watch" you can afford more than $300 for a camera.
PP is way overrated anyway. Best $500 watch is a Casio Oceanus ocw-s100-1ajf

Yes, having a bit of money means you always have to buy the best and the most expensive of everything. It's a must to splash it around.

You don't have to be a millionaire to buy a fine watch. There's many respectable watches out there for 5k unless you must buy it new.

 

[chuasam]

You don't have to be a millionaire to buy a fine watch. There's many respectable watches out there for 5k unless you must buy it new.

If you're going to spend $5,000 on some wrist jewelry, don't moan about $300 being all you have to spend on the "best superzoom."
cough up and get a Sony RX10 III
there are respectable watches at all price ranges from $50 to $5,000

 

[Derrel]

This thread was an interesting read. Make sure you have a good tripod and head to support this awesome $300 high-magnification camera. My ex-wife has a smakll digital camera with an increeeeeeeedibly long optical zoom lens. The issue is keeping the camera steadily on-target! It is so,so,soooo important that a video image be stable!