The surface of moon is blazingly bright, almost as bright as sand on a sunny beach, especially a full moon. Albedo varies but is highest during a full moon. (Because of shadowing at other phases.)
If you want to take a picture of the moon that does not appear to be a flat white disk, follow the looney f/11 rule. (I have a lot of experience doing this.) If you want to take a picture by moon light, you might try higher ISO, but if the moon is in the frame, it will appear to be washed out.
Makes sense.
f/11 @125th is my starting spot
Looks like a super clear sky here in Colorado Springs.
I have a Nikon D5500 which is of course the compact frame, and 55-300 mm kit lens I was thinking of using.
For some reason I wasn’t sure if it went down to F11 but it does.
I have it on manual and will let you know how it turns out.