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These cameras often look superficially like an SLR, right down to the bump above the lens, but have a non-interchangeable lens and a compact-size sensor. They do tend to have very wide zoom ranges, often running to 500 or 600mm equivalent, sometimes beyond, but they’re still limited to 24mm – at best – at the wide-angle end. A 600mm lens for an SLR can cost £6000 and weigh 6kg, so getting one built-in for a few hundred sounds too good to be true.

And arguably it is. These lenses won’t deliver the same optical quality as SLR lenses. And although all these cameras now have some form of image stabilisation, it’s still almost impossible to hand hold a 600 or 800mm lens. Never mind avoiding camera shake, just keeping your subject centred in the viewfinder can be tricky.

And then consider that these cameras are not vastly smaller or lighter than an entry-level SLR; they certainly won’t slip comfortably into the average pocket. And the SLR has the advantages of a big sensor and interchangeable lenses.