Nikon COOLPIX P900 Digital Camera with 83x Optical Zoom and Built-In Wi-Fi(Black) with Universal Camera Strap with Quick Release System

Despite the potential attraction of the P900 as a sports and wildlife camera, because you can be far from the action yet capture it in detail with a 2000mm lens, it really isn’t one. The AF at 2000mm tends to be slow and doesn’t always lock on the subject first time (assuming you can find your subject and keep it in the frame at 2000mm!).Though the P900 can produce decent images at 2000mm, it’s really not an action camera, so if your subject is moving (as is often the case in sports and wildlife photography), getting those images can be tough and if the light is low and you have to shoot at higher ISO settings, image quality and AF suffer. The buffer limitations, shutter lag, and shot to shot times can also be a problem for action photography. It’s certainly got almost every feature that an average amateur might want and as long as you realize that image while okay for small prints, the effect of this resolution loss is clear once a larger print is examined. Additionally, when in Continuous shoot mode it only records 7 frames and then takes 5 seconds to write to disk; a lot of missed opportunities.

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This is written from the perspective of someone who has used many point as shoot mirrorless cameras and a D5500 DSLR. The lens is phenomenal. It would cost at least 3 times more money if you tried to acheive the same zoom using a DSLR with a 600mm lens on a DX sensor, for example. Plus that adds weight and bulk, whereas this camera is about the same heft as a DSLR with a 100mm lens. UNFORTUNATELY you cant have it all. The sensor is sub-par to a DSLR, but if you frame your shots right then you might not even notice this because you wont be cropping at all. If you have used a DSLR and frequently ended up cropping your shots because you didnt have enough lens you will understand what I mean. Its a question of cropping a higher quality image vs. a full frame with less resolution. There are other compromises: no RAW format, and the build quality isnt quite there. I was very nervous about damaging the lens mechanism so this camera very much so had to be babysat the same as my DSLR and it needs a case. I do not like the lens cap implementation, its the same plastic cap as other Nikons and they should have gone with something that attaches to the camera body. Reason for this is simple, on a DSLR you have a hood fitted and its OK to have the camera resting in the bag without the cap because the hood sort of protects it. This camera has no hood and is vulnerable without the cap. Overall this is a very nice camera if you would like the amazing optical zoom and are prepared to babysit it like you would with a DSLR without the added expense of lugging around lenses. Theres probably a good chance it will break, but at least its only $500, so whatever.

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