I'm really confused by head-storming reviews with pros and cons of these cameras, so after eliminating others, finally I've come to choose these three:
1. Nikon Coopix P520
2. Canon Powershot SX50
3. Sony Cybershot DSC-H300
I have already a Canon Ixus 105 (12.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom), and I'm intending to buy a camera for bird photography mainly.
Now tell me Which one to buy?
Anonymous
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For me (and I looked at the Nikon and Canon but hot the Sony) I would go first for the Canon then the Nikon second.
Photofox
You will get so many differing answers here that you'll be even more confused!
Personally, I would go for the Canon. I have always used Canon and found them to be well built, reliable and easy to use.
Martin
Out of those 3 the Canon is easily best and the Nikon is the worst, but for a bridge camera I'd be looking at Fujifilm as they are much better value for money and have the best viewfinders.
http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-PowerShot-SX50-HS-vs-Sony-Cyber-Shot-DSC-HX300
http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-PowerShot-SX50-HS-vs-Nikon-P510
Land-shark
The one you should have got, and still can at a great price as it has just been discontinued, is the Fuji HS50 EXR.
You could get bird photos like these from it:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Fuji+HS50
Otherwise get the Canon SX50... you are already familiar with the Canon layout and menu structures.