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This Nikon Coolpix P900 digital camera's built-in Wi-Fi makes it easy to share stored photos and high-definition video footage with your friends and family. The 16.0-megapixel CMOS sensor and optical image stabilization help ensure sharp photos. ..
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Great Camera, if you keep your expections real.
on July 11, 2016
Posted by: KayH
from Michigan
I have had many cameras through the years and shoot with both dslrs and point and shoots. I'm not a professional photographer, just an enthusiast.
The P900 is not a small camera. It's about the size of a dslr, though it feels much lighter to me. I can carry it around my neck for extended periods and not find it a strain. When carrying my dslr my neck and upper back always get tired and sore.
I currently have a dslr and a 150-600mm lens, which I use to shoot wildlife and birds. It's big and its heavy, and it's just too much to carry around while hiking or taking walks "just in case" a deer or a fox crosses my path. I had purchased a small Sony HX50V with a 30x zoom to fill that niche, as a "grab and go" camera for hiking and whatever might come up, but I soon found that I sorely missed having an eye viewfinder to look through. On bright sunny days I can't see what I'm shooting.
I just recently purchased the Nikon P900 to give me a great zoom, with an eye viewfinder, and still be light enough to carry around with me. I knew going into it that a small sensor zoom camera can not deliver the kind of image quality I get with my Canon 70D & Tamron 150-600 lens. That said, my Canon 70D & Tamron 150-600mm lens can not come close to zooming in to 2000mm. So the Nikon P900 can photograph things that the Canon & Tamron lens can't even see, and not break my back when I carry it.
The Nikon P900 is not a camera for "pixel peepers". If you like to zoom in to full size on your computer and inspect your images, you will not like what you see at full size. Detail is smeared, especially on shots at 2000mm. But, if you are content to look at a photo at a size that just fills your computer screen, you may find you are very pleased with the shots from the P900.
I took the P900 to a family reunion the other day, and didn't really plan to take many photos with it. I took a Sony A6000 mirrorless camera and a 60mm lens to use as my priimary camera that day, but I found that I just couldn't put the P900 down, because it was so versatile. A cousin was shooting with a Canon Mk5 and 135mm L lens, and at one point he was having to walk backward further and further and further to try to frame a shot that I was able to just zoom out easily to get with the P900. When someone pointed out an adorable "kids eating ice cream cones" photo opp, I sat where I was and zoomed in across the lawn and easily captured it without getting up. When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised with the photos I had captured. Photos taken at a closer range are much better and have much better detail than those shot at the full 2000mm.
Would I recommend the Nikon P900? If you are willing to compromise on image quality to have amazing zoom range and versatility, then YES,YES, YES. But if you want National Geographic quality photos, this is not the camera for you.
I would strongly recommend doing some internet research on Flickr or other websites to get a good sampling of what the Nikon P900 (or any camera you are considering) can do. Check out real world samples taken by real world people, and see if the images you see are up to your standards.
For me, I'm a happy camper. I still have my big, heavy, cumbersome Dslr and 150-600 lens when the situation demands it. But for everyday grab and go fun, I'm thrilled with the Nikon P900.
My Best Buy number: 2101049575
I would recommend this to a friend!
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