@neil Unfortunately the last time I owned a compact digital camera it used a CF card (and didn't have zoom). My camera obsession has now got rather spendy (although I'm taking advantage of second hand stuff because other people are shifting to mirrorless). A phone meets all requirements except physical zoom. Compact cameras from the usual suspects seem to be over budget, second hand may solve that, but would probably result in something old enough to not meet the USB-C requirement. A conundrum!!