p.2 #1 · Which small for factor camera with a viewfinder?
Another vote here for the Nikon Z50ii.
I upgraded from a Z50 after reading Thom Hogan’s review. I had been very much hoping for IBIS before it was announced and held off buying because of that but I really don’t miss it. The AF is amazing and my Z7 is pretty much relegated to landscape and architecture now. The Z50ii is now my firm preference for portraits with the way it locks on to the eye.
I have been almost exclusively a Nikon shooter since 1977 so have no useful opinions on the competition.