Yesterday at Best Buy I tried out two or three display cameras that had 40x optical zoom! It was definitely an improvement over my 2009 Sony HX9V which has 16X optical zoom, and GPS, but no WiFi. During the summer 2020, there were no cameras with comparable features available.

Eric Larson recommends: Canon 7D Mark II, a mirrorless DSLR, now only available on the used market.

• Features
  • Canon 7D Mark II
    • Features:
      • Format: 20 Megapixel APS-C - 2014/09
      • 10.0 fps continuous shooting
      • ISO 100 - 16000 (expands to 51200)
      • Full HD - 1920 x 1080 video resolution
      • Built-in GPS
      • No built-in wireless
      • Weather sealed body
• Craigslist - https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?sort=rel&query=canon+7d+mark+ii
  • Dublin - includes Lens - $900
  • San Rafael = Seawood Photo - $850 does not include a lense
• Canon 6D vs. 7D Mark II - https://www.imaging-resource.com/cameras/canon/6d/vs/canon/7d-mark-ii/
• Canon 7D vs. 7D Mark II - https://www.imaging-resource.com/cameras/canon/7d/vs/canon/7d-mark-ii/

Cameras available at Best Buy:

• Point and shoot
  • $999 Sony Cybershot RX100 VI - 21 megapixel, raw mode, 8x zoom - link
• DSLR
  • $1299 - Nikon - D7500 DSLR 4K Video Two Lens Kit with 18-55mm and 70-300mm Lenses - Black - link
    • Features:
      • Format: 20.9 Megapixels APS-C - 2017/04
      • 8 FPS Continuous Shooting
      • 100-51,200 ISO Expandable to 1,640,000
      • 4K UHD - 3840 x 2160 at 30/25/24p“
      • No GPS
      • Built-in Wireless
      • Weather sealed body
    • Comparison with Canon 7D Mark II - link
    • $888 Berkeley Craigslist Search - Email only reply link
• For Reference:
  • Canon 7D Mark II
    • Features:
      • Format: 20 Megapixel APS-C - 2014/09
      • 10.0 fps continuous shooting
      • ISO 100 - 16000 (expands to 51200)
      • Full HD - 1920 x 1080 video resolution
      • Built-in GPS
      • No built-in wireless
      • Weather sealed body