I’m very pleased with my Canon PowerShot G5 X MkII. Originally bought for concerts etc. where big / changeable lens cameras aren’t allowed, but I’ve been using it more and more because it’s good enough and is less effort to lug around than my mirrorless. The main downsides for me are (1) it doesn’t cope as well with low light and (2) it can’t do proper telephoto (it’s 24-120mm equivalent).

We (uk scout group) use g suite or whatever they call it these days. The Google connection isn’t ideal, but we get it completely free, the t&cs and level of control over it are a lot better than consumer gmail/drive, the learning curve for techphobic users is about as shallow as possible, and we don’t have to spend volunteer time on maintaining the platform. So definitely worth it for us but your situation may vary.

You’re not wrong, though I was a musician before a developer, so it always kind of made sense to me.