Newbie here......from NZ

I do a lot of animal and flower photography as well as scenic. I have in the past used Canon Power Shot cameras and wish to replace but I have a maybe difficult wish list. I need a camera with a date stamp on pics, decent zoom, and view finder as must haves......Am I asking too much?.... ,had this with previous Power Shot. Bright light is a problem with my sight so view finder where I can shade is a must. This is NZ so probably don't have the range of larger countries. Any help appreciated.... ( Pic of my isolated place....)

From Canada, a warm welcome to Photrio, catladyM!

Welcome aboard @catladyM! I hope some suggestions for suitable cameras are forthcoming; if you don't get a lot of responses, consider also starting a thread about your search in this subforum: https://www.photrio.com/forum/forums/digital-cameras-and-capture.360/ People often skip over the Introduction threads and may overlook your question.

Lovely photo and lovely landscape!!

Welcome to Photrio.

I used to have a Canon Powershot as well. Since you mentioned decent zoom as one of your requirements, you might be interested in this camera: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/bridge-cameras/nikon-coolpix-p1100-review

It does have a viewfinder. As far as being able to see screens in sunlight, they do make accessories like these folding screen hoods:



As well as ones with magnifiers: