For a small versatile camera I favored the Panasonic Lumix ZS50. I believe there is now a newer but similar model. The reason I liked that one is that in addition to the LCD screen it had an electronic eye level viewfinder. That came in handy several times in bright sun conditions where the LCD screen couldn't be viewed. I took that one on a 60 day South America cruise a couple of years ago and got many great photos that could be enlarged up to 16x20. More recently, I hankered for the Sony a6000 body with the 18-135 Sony zoom lens. A little bigger but I found a small Ape brand camera bag that fit the camera/lens combo perfectly. Toted that around northern Europe and Russia last summer with no problem. But if you strictly want a pocket camera, I highly recommend the ZS50 or its successor.
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For a small versatile camera I favored the Panasonic Lumix ZS50. I believe there is now a newer but similar model. The reason I liked that one is that in addition to the LCD screen it had an electronic eye level viewfinder. That came in handy several times in bright sun conditions where the LCD screen couldn't be viewed. I took that one on a 60 day South America cruise a couple of years ago and got many great photos that could be enlarged up to 16x20. More recently, I hankered for the Sony a6000 body with the 18-135 Sony zoom lens. A little bigger but I found a small Ape brand camera bag that fit the camera/lens combo perfectly. Toted that around northern Europe and Russia last summer with no problem. But if you strictly want a pocket camera, I highly recommend the ZS50 or its successor.