In reply to Robin Woodward:
Firstly, physics dictates that a camera can only be made with 2 out of 3 of large sensor, compact size, and long optical zoom reach. Appreciating that can help prospective buyers not to waste their time searching for a product that can't/won't exist.
So if you're not editing or cropping, and your fave shots sound like they're going to be mostly in daylight, you'll be happy with a JPG only, all automatic camera with a small sensor, and the Sony HX90 you've identified with its EVF, compact size & 30X stabilised zoom lens looks like it'll tick all your boxes.