New Nikon Coolpix p900 reviews

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The Nikon Coolpix P900 is Nikon's latest ultra-zoom camera, and features the World's longest optical zoom lens, with an 83x optical zoom lens, equivalent to 24mm wide-angle zooming to 2000mm at the telelphoto end. The camera features a built-in EVF with eye-sensor, a vari-angle tilting screen, as well as built-in Wi-Fi, GPS and NFC. 

Nikon Coolpix P900 Features

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The headline feature of the Nikon Coolpix P900 is the whopping 83x optical zoom lens, equivalent to 24-2000mm in 35mm terms, it features an f/2.8 aperture at 24mm, and f/6.5 aperture at 2000mm. Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) is built in which is said to give 5-stops of image stabilisation, which will be essential if you want to get sharp shots when using the full 83x optical zoom. 
The sensor is a 16 megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, and the camera features both a 3inch vari-angle screen, as well as an electronic viewfinder (EVF) with eye-detection sensor, so that it will automatically switch on when the camera is held up to your eye. Rapid AF is designed to give quick shooting speeds, and the camera records fullHD video.
Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC makes transferring photos to a smartphone or tablet easy and straightforward, and built-in GPS/GLONASS/QZSS means you can automatically add geotag location information to your photos. 
There are numerous scene modes to help you get the best from the 83x optical zoom lens, including a dedicated moon scene mode, as well as a bird watching scene mode. Including numerous scene modes, there is built in HDR shooting, as well as a built-in time-lapse movie creation feature, that will take a number of shots over a period of time, and automatically create a video from the images. 
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Key Features

  • 16 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor
  • 83x optical zoom lens, equivalent to 24-2000mm
  • 5.0-stop Dual Detect Optical VR (Vibration Reduction) 
  • 3inch vari angle screen, 921k dots
  • EVF (Electronic Viewfinder), 921k dots, 0.5cm
  • GPS / GLONASS / QZSS
  • P/A/S/M shooting modes
  • FullHD 1080/60p Video recording, stereo sound, zoom mic
  • Time-lapse movie creation in-camera
  • ISO100 to ISO6400, ISO12800 available in High ISO monochrome mode
  • 0cm macro mode
  • HDR, Panoramic mode
  • 7fps continuous shooting
  • Wi-Fi and NFC built in
  • Moon and bird-watching scene modes
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Nikon Coolpix P900 Handling

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The Nikon Coolpix P900 feels well built with a solid plastic body. The camera has a large rubberised hand grip, with a large thumb grip on the rear of the camera as well. The left-hand side also features a rubber grip, and the lens has a textured plastic area to aid grip. Whilst you can hold the camera with one hand, it is recommended that you use two hands to hold the camera securely due to the size and weight of the camera. The P900 weighs 899g with the battery and memory card, and measures 139.5mm x 103.2mm x 137.4mm making it larger and heavier than many Digital SLRs.
The majority of options are set in the menu system, with the camera having only a few external buttons and controls to change camera settings. You can set the exposure compensation, focus mode, self-timer and flash options with the scroll wheel on the back, or customise the Function (fn) button to give access to another options such as the ISO setting, or drive move. There is a snap-back zoom button on the left of the lens barrel, and the Side zoom control can be used to change the zoom, or can be set to manual focus. 
The front of the lens has a 67mm filter thread, which makes it possible to attach filters, although unfortunately the camera doesn't come with a lens hood, or shade, and there isn't currently an optional hood available on the Nikon website. 
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The Nikon menus are clearly laid out, with options spread over five main screens, including a shooting menu, movie options, Wi-Fi options, Location data options, and Setup options. The screen is not a touch-screen, however it does have good viewing angles, and shows a good resolution with clear results. The electronic viewfinder (EVF) is a decent size, bigger than some other compact cameras, but not as large as those found on mirrorless cameras. The resolution is good and there is a diopter adjustment dial on the side. The eye-detection sensor means the camera will automatically switch to the EVF when held up to your eye. 
Wi-Fi features - Built-in Wi-Fi lets you connect the camera to your smartphone using the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility available for iOS and Android devices. The app is quite basic, letting you remotely take photos, or view and transfer photos from the smartphone.
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Battery life - Battery life is rated at 360 shots according to Nikon / CIPA test results, which is quite good although extended use of the built-in GPS and Wi-Fi is likely to reduce the number of shots possible. 

Speed - We took a number of shots to test the camera's responsiveness, from switch on to first photo, shot to shot, focusing speed etc. We take a number of shots and then use the average to ensure accurate and consistent tests, making it easy to compare with other cameras.
Shutter Response<0.05secs
Wide - Focus / Shutter Response0.1secs
Full zoom - Focus / Shutter Response0.35-0.4secs*
Switch on Time to Taking a Photo2.4secs
Shot to Shot without Flash1.1secs
Shot to Shot with Flash1.3secs
Continuous Shooting - JPEG
(shots before slow down)
7fps (7 shots)
Continuous Shooting - FlashN/A

Shutter response is very quick, and focus is also very quick, as long as the camera correctly focuses. It's also possible to shoot at 120fps with a reduced VGA resolution, and 60fps with a resolution of 1megapixel. *Tested at 285mm / 66x optical zoom / 1596mm equivalent.
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Nikon Coolpix P900 Performance

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