During balancing my Nikon compact camera on a gimble, the gimble starting vibrating violently. I just knew that the camera was going to have something wrong with it. Sure enough, the camera wouldn't lock focus in wide mode without a lot of trying. Even then, there was a noticeable blur. I went looking for a new compact camera that had a 20x magnification like my old Nikon Coolpix S7000. Unfortunately I didn't find anything I liked except a big step up to a Sony RX20M4 that had 25x optical zoom (600mm in 35mm equivalent). It's been out for a few years now, but I got it anyway. I'm really pleased with the Sony.
I'm a caregiver now, and don't have much time to do what I want.
RJ