Nikon Coolpix P1000: what you need to know
(Digital Photography Review)

Nikon Coolpix P1000: what you need to know Nikon`s new Coolpix P1000 boasts an extraordinary zoom range and a suite of powerful stills and video features in a (relatively) compact body. We loved the original P900 for its sharp lens and effective stabilization, but its unimpressive EVF and lack of Raw capture mode made it less fun to use than it could have been. The P1000 addresses both issues and greatly expands the zoom range, which now caps out at 3000mm (equivalent). Take a look through this slideshow for a detailed overview of this powerful compact`s key features. All images supplied by Nikon and used with permission. 125X optical zoom (24-3000mm equivalent) The headline feature of the P1000 is undoubtedly its zoom lens, which covers an astonishing (but no longer incredible) range of 24-3000mm (equiv). That`s wide enough to capture landscapes or interiors at the wide end, and closeup shots of the moon at the telephoto setting. Notice we said closeups of the moon. The shot above (supplied by Nikon) was taken at ~2600mm (equiv) and as you can see, the moon almost fills the frame, even before the zoom is racked in to its maximum extent. Just to really hammer the point home, Nikon has even included a dedicated `moon mode` on the main exposure mode dial. 125X optical zoom (24-3000mm equivalent) Optical construction of this complex zoom is composed of 17 elements in 12 groups (including five ED lens elements and one super ED lens element) but there are tradeoffs. A decidedly slow maximum aperture of F8 at the long end is the most obvious one, and we`d also expect diffraction to take a significant bite out of sharpness towards the long end of the zoom (alongside heat haze and the effects of atmospheric pollutants when shooting distant objects). Still though - the moon. That`s pretty cool. The lens can be zoomed with a conventional W-T rocker switch surrounding the shutter release, or with a video camera-style swit ...