Sony ZV-1 II
1-inch sensor, 18-50 mm equivalent, ~290 g
A one-inch sensor is a genuine step past a phone in low light, and the wide end handles a valley that a phone flattens — battery life is poor, and in the cold it is worse than poor.
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Do not buy this if: Wildlife in Chitwan or Bardia. You want reach there, not width.
Not every route needs it. These are the ones where our guides would put it on your list.
Everything else we recommend in cameras & action cams, including the ones we think suit a different trekker.
Best for videoGoPro HERO13 Black
Captures the walking, the suspension bridges and the weather in a way a phone in a pocket never does; the battery in cold lasts under an hour, so this is a several-batteries commitment.
