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Get a superzoom "compact" ;-)

And get the whole equivalence thing splashed in your face?

Of course you do need to understand equivalence, to understand what the 3.8-247.0mm on the front of the Canon SX70 HS means (example of a superzoom compact). Without any reference, no one can make out what the meaning is of that 3.8-247.0mm. But with a 135 format reference... it is equivalent to a 21-1365mm FF lens.
See, you do need the equivalence thing splashed in your face.