Check out how Nikon Coolpix P1000 performs at 125x zoom
Jul 18, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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Nikon has recently announced Coolpix P1000, a compact camera with insane 125x optical zoom. In case you were wondering what it looks like to zoom in that far on a compact camera, Mr Jayanta has filmed a couple of videos that demonstrate it. You’ll be able to check out the stability and autofocus of the camera as it zooms all the way to 3000mm equivalent.
The Nikon Coolpix P1000 ranges from 24 to 3000mm equivalent. Because of such a large zoom, Nikon equipped the camera with Dual Detect Optical Vibration Reduction, which provides 5 stops of optical image stabilization. Here’s a video where the camera zooms in to a complex of buildings in Kolkata, India. It seems that the camera is handheld, and if it is, the shot at 3000mm equivalent looks pretty steady.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgOdkw-EvwA
Here’s an interesting one – zooming in from India to Bhutan:
And in this one, you can see a peacock eating peacefully, not knowing that it’s being filmed from afar:
The previous generation, Nikon Coolpix P900, also had an impressive zoom range of 24-2000mm equivalent (or 86x). You can read more about it here and see its take on the Moon, so you can compare the two cameras.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfshAzV0FN4
The Nikon Coolpix P1000 is not out yet, but you can preorder it. It will set you back $ $996.95 and you can expect it in early September 2018.
So what do you think? Is it worth investing in it?
[via Nikon Rumors]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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4 responses to “Check out how Nikon Coolpix P1000 performs at 125x zoom”
Impressive. However, the first one from India, I am quite positive it is not handheld, it’s on a tripod. You cannot pan so precise by hand.
It should be a good consumer cam if you don’t mind the bulk, but the size of the sensor is what makes me hesitate. Huge zoom ranges look good on paper but the most obvious sacrifice would be in image quality. If you’re looking for good depth of field on shots in bright daylight, you should be okay, but once it starts getting dim, expect the images to get noisier.
It could be useful for watching the nightlife of the cities on the moon.
If you love distance observation and getting a picture of it, it’s perfect . But not good for all around use. Another thing that’s worrisome, is the body is not weather protected…