Best Digital Cameras - Live View Focus Type, 2.36 to 3 in. LCD Screen Size, Under $300, Atleast 14 Megapixel, 25 to 65 x Optical Zoom

42x optical zoom available with Digic 4+ processor

This camera packs a 24-1008mm zoom lens for serious close-ups

This is a camera for someone who finds they’ve outgrown their basic point-and-shoot and wants to start dipping their toe into manual settings.

Offering a 30x optical zoom in a pocketable package, the SX700HS might just be the perfect compact for travellers

Easily pack 30x worth of optical zoom in your pocket

Pocket-friendly it may not be, but what you get in the Canon PowerShot SX700 HS is a strong compact camera with a terrific long lens that produces great images and videos.

30x travel zoom overflows with features

The Fujifilm FinePix S1 is hardly the perfect super-zoom camera, but it definitely is in the top of the 2014 class.

This flagship 50x optical zoom bridge camera boasts DSLR styling and whopper of a lens, but should you buy it

A 50x zoom for whatever weather you're in