Want to shoot those dark patches of the moon and fill your frame? The Nikon Coolpix P900 may just be the camera you need. Its monstrous 83x zoom capability is just perfect for those who want super telephoto reach in their camera without paying a humongous price for a lens. In 35mm terms, that’s equivalent to a focal length of 2000mm. If you add to that the camera’s dynamic fine zoom capability (a type of digital zoom) of 166x, then the I goes up to 4000mm. Now that’s huge! There’s no equivalent lens for pros available with such big reach today. At least none that I know of. If you do then do let me know in the comment section.
Headline features of the Nikon P900 include 16.2 megapixel back illuminated CMOS sensor, native ISO of 100-6400 which can be expanded up to 12800, optical image stabilization, 3-inch fully articulated screen, 7 fps continuous shooting, full HD recording at 1920P, 921K dot electronic viewfinder, 83x optical and 166x Dynamic Fine Zoom and built-in WiFi.
When it comes to build and design, the Nikon P900 appears to be quite large and heavy for a bridge camera. It is, in fact, bigger and heavier than some entry level DSLRs with their 18-55mm kit lens attached. It weighs a stunning 899 grams which is pretty heavy for a point and shoot. The grip of the camera, although quite large, could have been a little larger to offset the weight of the camera. But it does have some sort of coating on it to give it a nice and a qualitative feel. In the rear of the camera, you will find a 3-inch articulating LCD display which acts as the live view. The display is bright and clear and is quite viewable in any sort of lighting condition. For the most part, the Nikon Coolpix P900’s main menu is sensibly arranged into different sections and it doesn’t take too long to get to know where everything is. There’s a dedicated Wi-Fi button on the back of the camera, which if you press activates the camera’s Wi-Fi functionality. After you’ve done that you can connect to the camera from your phone or tablet’s Wi-Fi settings and launch the free Nikon Wireless Utility app.
Performance of the P900 is quite satisfactory. Autofocus speed in generally fast if the lighting condition is good and if you are shooting at the lowest or lower ends of the camera’s zoom range. But autofocus tends to suffer when lights go down or if you are fully zoomed in to your subject. But even then it’s not excruciatingly slow. It does struggle, but still gets the job done somehow. Nikon has done pretty well in fact with the P900’s AF system.
Images shot by the P900 appear rather well when you are viewing them normal print of web size. The camera does well to preserve details. But if you see them at 100 percent then images shot at ISO 100 may appear to be a bit soft at places, but it’s nothing to lose sleep about. The camera also does pretty well to reduce noise till up to ISO 1600. After that images become progressively bad. When it comes to zoom effect on images, of course, images shot at lower end of the zoom range are of course much better than those shot at higher end. But as long as you stay in optical zoom, even if you are shooting at 83X, image quality is not all that bad. But it is advisable to stay away from Dynamic Fine Zoom, which in my opinion ns just a fancy name they have found for the erstwhile digital zoom.
Nikon P900 Specification
- 16MP – 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor
- ISO 100 – 6400( expands to 12800)
- 24-2000 mm F2.8-6.5 Zoom Lens
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 3″ Fully Articulated Screen
- 921k dot Electronic viewfinder
- 7.0 fps continuous shooting
- 1920 x 1080 video resolution
- Built-in Wireless
- 899g. 140 x 103 x 137 mm
Ratings
- Design and build: 7/10
- Features and performance: 8/10
- Image quality: 8/10
- Value for money: 10/10
Nikon P900 price
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Nikon P900 Sample images
YouTube Reviews
A lovely and comprehensive review of the Nikon Coolpix P900.
Overall, the Nikon P900 is a pretty good bridge camera. Yes it is on the higher side of the price segment as far as point and shooters are concerned, but it does offer features which currently no other camera in this segment does. So if you want super zoom and want to see the inner side of the moon staying here on earth then you can go for the P900 for sure.
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