Video camera for Alaska

[WesternWisconsin]

I posted this in a different channel but maybe I’ll have better luck here. I’m going to the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska in September moose hunting. I’d like to buy a videocamera that I can bring to document my hunt for my kids. I’d like a lighter weight one since we’ll be flying in on a cub plane. I’d also like one with long distance zoom capabilities. I do like the idea of a camera style vs a standard video camera style. Recommendations ?


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[Silveroddo]

The camera you're most willing to carry and use is the best camera to take.
For the sake of discussion cell phones have come a long way these days. I believe the Higher level Samsungs and Iphones have some decent zoom capabilities. My cousin had a Samsung with a bunch of digital zoom a few years ago, I had my P900 nikon on a tripod. She free handed and I shot some video of a house about a half mile away across the lake. The Nikon was better, but not by much, and she was free hand.
I just got back from a snowmobile trip out west, I left all of the cameras at home and just brought my Iphone and a Selfie stick with a tripod base. I kind of did the same thing on an archery elk hunt this fall and was satisfied as far as recording the memories went.
I'm just a hobbyist, I've got GoPro's, a DSLR and some decent lenses, and a P900 Nikon I have a lot of fun with.
If I wanted more capabilities than a cell phone, I'd Bring a Gopro for the closeup stuff and I'd bring my Nikon or a similar Bridge camera for the distance stuff.
Back to my original thought though, when weight is an issue and you want to keep it simple, maxing out the capabilities of a cell phone and having a battery pack to charge it off of might not be a bad option in this situation.

 

[cfdjay]

I'm in a similar boat. This cam has been the one recommended to me by multiple people who have experience in filming their hunts.

https://electronics.sony.com/imaging/interchangeable-lens-cameras/aps-c/p/zve10m2b?srsltid=AfmBOopz3UgHPJkoR1MTvDGBOGlK56dVEGHogDrNGWBUB8nYZbLEwMcK

 

[jaypope]

You might want to look into a 360° camera. You can mount it on your pack and it captures everything around you. Better for up close filming (50 yards and in) most likely. I don’t have one but I’m thinking seriously about buying one. You can use your cell phone for everything else.