Hello, nOOB here, new to this board, looking for an /out/door camera recommendation for taking better pictures than my iphone 15 pro can.

I've been told to get a canon sx70, which looks ok, but kinda bulky. I do a lot of photography on windy days on steep cliff edges where I do not want to fall or lug something heavy because I have to scramble on all fours up and down a steep slope to access an overlook.

What would you recommend for best picture quality (mostly pictures, sometimes videos, but not as often). I do not want a DSLR or something huge and bulky, and does mirrorless mean there's no viewfinder and you have to compose photos on the screen? I mean I guess that's what you do with iphone, but wouldn't a viewfinder be an upgrade?

I used digital cameras like as a kid, so I've had a Nikon Coolpix before. I mostly take photos of landscapes, so I want some zoom, but I don't take many photos of animals, mostly river and cliffs and forests, and I want something that can handle both low lighting and bright sun better than my phone can. That's a big issue with the phone.