COOLPIX P1000

Got this after wanting more from my set-up I used in Peru for birding. Love the super-zoom and lighter weight. Get extra batteries and keep them charged and ready, though. Unless you are a professional, this is a super deal for wildlife viewing. Add a filter kit/tripod or monopod with video ball head and you´re good to go!

Having used the P1000 for a few months now, I continue to be impressed more with each use. First off, the lens range, WOW, nothing else come close to what this lens sees at an extreme distance. Everyone that I show the range and image quality is blown away. The 4k video is amazing. Controls are easy to learn, easy to use. I have a Nikon full frame D600 and several accessory lens, but I hardly use it anymore due to the versatility of the P1000. Yes, the D600 will produce a slightly better image, but for 99 percent of the photos and videos I take there is little practical difference. And the cost of the D600 and several lens far exceeds the price of the ´´do it all´´ P1000. Is the P1000 heavy, well, yes. But add a long lens to the D600 and that equals out. Battery life could be a bit better, averaging about 200-225 shots per charge....buy a spare or two. I also bought the ´´dot-sight´´ that helps when tracking moving objects at great distance. Overall, this has become my ´´go-to´´ camera, and would highly recommend.

Great bridge camera! Love the zoom and wi-fi features. I upgraded from my p900 and am very happy with it! Have taken some nice pictures and video with it. Not quite the quality of a dslr, but good enough for me, and much handier!;

This camera is what I would call the closest thing to a perfect camera. The positive features are endless. The lens itself is astounding. The ergonomics are astounding. The camera itself looks like the future.

I love and have used several of the Nikon CoolPix P series and have loved each one. I now have the latest one, the P1000, and like the rest of them, I love it! I especially love the fact that I don´t have to worry about changing lenses! That´s a big plus in my opion!

As someone who loves cameras and has used pretty much all them, from the Brownie to advanced digital, from Polaroid to medium format, from range finders to 35mm and point and shoot, this one clearly stands out as the camera that can do it all. If you are an outdoor enthusiast, a hiker, birder or just a nature lover, however, there is no better camera to take along with you than this one. It does it all.

The zooming is obviously incredible, but there are so many features that are worth exploring and using on a regular basis, it would be impossible for me name a favorite. It´s like listening to a Beethoven Symphony. It is always the one that you are listening to in the moment, in this case using, that you love the best. Frankly, I postponed reviewing the camera because of all the features, and I have still not mastered every one of them, so I was hesitant to respond to today´s invitation to review, but I´m doing so for the simple reason that I truly do love this camera, and I believe others will too. As dazzling as is the zoom capability, I have to say that I use the close up feature as much or more. It is phenomenal for photographing mushrooms, for example. I´m still trying to master the birding feature. I have had some luck, but I need to practice more. The snap back feature is very useful and this has helped a lot. There is nothing to say bad about the camera. The quality of the photos are awesome and the connectivity of the camera in the field and at home enhance the entire experience. As well, the network feature is awesome in tandem with the remote control.

One issue that might come up while trying to make a decision is the weight of the camera. It´s like a regular camera, not the traditional ´´point and shoot.´´ For me, the weight of the camera, though, is not a problem at all. I use a chest mount to carry the camera, when I´m in the field. Since the carrier puts the weight on the shoulders, you hardly feel it at all, but the camera is right there, ready to use. In the past, I had gone the route with both a film and a digital camera, at one time or another, and with all the accompanying lenses, the weight and space of an outfit like that far exceeds the P1000. Maybe at one time, the lure of changing lenses for something in particular attracted me, but it does so no longer. This camera makes everything possible without much ado.

I got my first Nikon (F 1964) in Yemen. I have had many since then and photographed all over the globe. I got my P1000 a week before leaving for Morocco. It´s size concerned me considering the type of travel. It turned out to be so flexible and adaptable the size factor vanished. The pictures and videos were amazing. The telephoto far exceeded my expectations. It is an amazing accomplishment. The only problem has been the inability to put the new raw format in Apple Photos . The will fix that soon.

I bought this camera mainly to take videos and images of the Moon, Sun, Stars, and Sky. I very happy to say it meets all my expectations and more! It is a bit heavy weighing 3lbs but well worth the weight owning the P1000. Crisp sharp images with stabilization effects that really help when shooting objects far away. If you own a P900 the P1000 is well worth the upgrade! The control buttons have been ergonomically improved over the P900. One small example of this is the On/Off switch. You can now feel it protruding from the top of the camera. No more digging around a completely flat surface for it. The FLASH is super cool. With a microphone input you´ll never have to worry about sound fading in and out when you are hooked directly to an external mic. This feature alone is awesome! The menu has also been drastically improved with so many options to help you get professional results way over and above what your getting with the P900. Loved my P900 but the P1000 I love way more. If your thinking of getting one but wanted to hear from someone who owned a P900 and upgraded to the P1000 first, then consider that step done. The Nikon P1000 is the next step up for you. You will not regret it!

Lots of people are looking a camera between DSLR and POINTSHOOT (DSLPS), like P1000. Because Nikon P1000 is one of the DSLPS camera. It has excellent zoom. Now a day public look a camera which has everything in one camera. No need to carry a lot of accessories. Where Nikon has given in P1000. Nikon-P1000 is very good camera but the popularity and marketing reduced due to little negative features as follows.

If Nikon P1000 will upgrade to the following, then the professional people will also avoid other brand professional cameras.

1) Effective Pixel : Minimum 40MP required #### 16MP given
2) Sensor: should be Full Frame (even crop sensor is also ok - minimum 23x15mm), sense to be similar to naked eye in dark. ##### 1/2.3 is given as mobile phone sensor
3) ISO : 100-51000 minimum requirement
4) Movie and Photo Shooting Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:2 minimum options required. Even Panorama option also required
5) Photo and Video output quality to be refined
6) Monitor Size: little bigger required (at least 3.5´´ diagonal )
7) Monitor Resolution (Pixel): required little higher
8) External MIC input minimum required
9) Live view and live movie recording minimum required
10) WiFi - Photo and Video shoot from smart device minimum required


x) Lens : 125x Zoom is very good (no DSLR camera to be compared)
x) Aperture: 2.8 - 8 is very good
x) Monitor Type: Vary Angle is good (170-degree wide-viewing angle is not good)
x) External Monitor out HDMI is good
x) WiFi - SnapBridge is very good but not connecting sometimes
x) Built in Flash is good
x) Over all is very good due to all in one camera

Note: The problem is us, we love Nikon.... We are Nikonians... (.^.)