Nikon Coolpix P900 Review

At first, delivered in the spring of 2015, Nikon’s P900 was their leader model in the COOLPIX setup. Also, a camera they advertised as their most amazing camera of the series. In contrast to different models, it gives a fresh out of the box new 83x optical long range focal point, permitting it to take the crown of its longest focal point to date. 

Furthermore, on paper, it puts the camera into a new class contrasted with rivals. Nikon points this mega zoom span camera at starting picture takers searching for a redesign over point and shoots or cell phones. What’s more, it’s also a camera made as a venturing stone to overcome any issues with a passage level DSLR. 

Key Specifications: 

The Nikon Coolpix P900 is fairly broad and to some degree weighty. It is close to as extensive as the normal DSLR with an 18-55mm focal point joined. Nonetheless, this long-range focal point can deal with a faltering 2000mm, more than the 18-55mm zoom proportion. 

If the zoom is essential to you, then this huge size is something you ought to anticipate. The focal point itself is very enormous, establishing the main connection of the camera appears to be somewhat unequal, especially when you broaden the focal point. The accuracy covering provides the camera with a demeanour of value. The top glimmer must be enormous to give it enough to reach over the focal point, so it looks a little odd whenever you first grow it. 

The camera challenges customary super-telephoto photography with the reception of a powerful ED focal point component. It works by keeping a quick greatest gap of f/6.5 at the biggest telephoto setting. The outcome is accomplishing fundamentally prevalent picture quality with super-telephoto shooting. With a shooting delay of short of what one second, you can have confidence that you will not botch a photograph opportunity. 

The sensor is a 16 megapixel illuminated CMOS sensor, and the camera highlights both a 3inch vari-point screen, just as an electronic viewfinder (EVF) with an eye-recognition sensor, so it will consequently turn on when the camera is held up to your eye. Fast AF is intended to give fast shooting speeds, and the camera records full HD video. 

There are various scene modes to assist you with getting the best from the 83x optical long range focal point, including a devoted moon scene mode, just as a bird-watching scene mode. Counting various scene modes, there is inherent HDR shooting, just as an implicit time-pass film creation include, that will make various efforts throughout some undefined time frame, and naturally make a video from the pictures. 

The underlying Wi-Fi simplifies it to share top quality video film and put away photographs with loved ones. The 16.0-megapixel sensor and optical picture adjustment assist with guaranteeing sharp, high-resolution pictures. The counter reflection covering, six-level brilliance change, and around 920,000 spots goal makes it simple to review videos and photographs. 

An electronic viewfinder assists you with arranging and setting up photoshoots while the superior quality film mode permits you to record recordings in MOV design with Linear PCM sound system sound. Different features and highlights include: 

• 83x zoom range 4.3-357mm f/2.8-6.5 focal point – a 24-2000mm same. Add advanced zoom what’s more and you can get 8000mm same.
• 7 fps burst rate at full resolution, 60 fps and 120 fps burst rates at a lower resolution
• Pre-shooting store – records pictures before you completely push down the screen discharge
• 16 MP Sensor
• Focus Peaking
• 3″ LCD slant/flip screen
• Electronic View Finder with eye control
• 5-stop Vibration Reduction
• Full scale focusing to 1cm
• 18 scene modes including timelapse, bird-watching, simple display and moon shot
• furthermore, wi-fi, GPS, full HD and all that stuff 

Photo Quality

However, a long-range focal point doesn’t mean better picture quality. Indeed, it, as a rule, implies the inverse, particularly for point-and-shoots. The P900 utilizes a little 1/2.3-inch 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, fundamentally more modest than what you’d get in a mirrorless smaller or DSLR or better quality compacts.

A major sensor normally converts into better picture quality, so don’t expect the nature of a DSLR because the P900 seems as though one.

That being said, the P900’s photographs are great. They certainly benefit from some post-shoot altering to assist with shading, sharpness and differentiation. Since there is no crude catch choice – it shoots JPEG just – you can indeed do a limited amount a lot, however, and that goes for enhancing Nikon’s substantial commotion decrease at higher ISO sensitivities, as well.

Pixel peepers dislike what they see when seeing the P900’s pictures at standard size. Up to ISO 200, you get a considerable lot of fine detail so that augmenting and editing is conceivable, especially with close-up shots.

Subtleties begin to go to mush over that, however, and you can all the more effectively see relics. If you keep your harvests unassuming, in any case, sensitivities up through ISO 1,600 are usable, assuming delicate. I would avoid ISO 3,200 and 6,400. Along these lines, and how lethargic the focal point gets when zoomed in, the P900 isn’t a camera you’d need for indoor shooting.

However, shots at the finish of the zoom range need detail paying little heed to the ISO setting. I’ve remembered a few examples for the slideshow underneath so you can see that, while subjects can check out more modest sizes when you begin to explore things you lose a great deal of detail. (There is a connection to one side of each image to download the standard picture.) Are they shareable on the web or fit for little prints? Indeed, I wouldn’t go exploding them for large prints.

Although the camera’s Dual Detect Optical VR innovation functions admirably, you’ll need to utilize a stand or another help to have the most honed potential chances.

Video quality is great as long as you have a ton of light; with low-contrast subjects, the camera will battle to concentrate while zooming right in. There is no mic jack, but the sound system mics on top of the camera do all around ok. Assuming you zoom in and out while recording, the mics will get sound from the focal point development that you’ll hear in calm scenes. You may likewise hear the self-adjust framework clicking endlessly on the off chance that it’s chasing for focus. However, these are things that are common for this class of cameras.

Assuming you’re searching for a camera that functions admirably as both a generally useful family camera for photographs and recordings and more particular uses like birding or sports, if it’s not too much trouble, consider the or on the other hand, in case you want more zoom range than that.

Lens Performance

The shots from 24mm to 2000mm are comparable with the optical zoom. The shot at 4000mm is comparable with the camera’s advanced zoom empowered. At 24-35mm, the corners are certainly delicate, however, by 55mm this works on a ton and is passed by 200mm. 500mm looks best to my eye for the corner to corner sharpness. By 850mm the corners are mellowing a bit once more, yet most shots at this length or longer will probably be natural life or another subject that probably doesn’t request or profit from sharp corners.

At 2000mm things get somewhat delicate in general, remember that we’re talking 2000mm here and shooting through 1.8 miles of the environment in a dusty piece of the country. When we go to advanced zoom, delicate quality drops a pack, all things considered from two miles away I can tell who’s messaging, who’s shooting camera telephone pics, who has the DSLR, and oooh, I trust that canine’s tail is consistently up like that.

By and large, the focal point from wide to completely optically zoomed is way better compared to what I expected for a focal point with such plan requests. Any mutilation is all around adjusted (probable with a ton of help from the product). Additionally, remember that any remarks as to sharpness are from me turning to Dummyvision (seeing at 1:1 with my bifocals on). Assuming that I view these at web goal, they all look pretty respectable except the carefully zoomed 4000mm one.

Shooting Performance

Telephoto self-adjust speeds haven’t been awesome with Nikon’s other limit mega-zoom cameras, however, the P900’s slack isn’t terrible, in light of everything. In my lab tests, the camera turned on and was prepared to shoot in 1.8 seconds and found the middle value of 1.2 seconds from one shot to another. Springing up the glimmer – which isn’t programmed, coincidentally – just expands the shot-to-shot opportunity to 1.3 seconds.

Shutter lag – the time it takes from squeezing the screen delivery to catch without prefocusing – was negligible at 0.1 seconds in brilliant lighting and 0.2 in faint conditions. That was with the focal point situated at 35mm, and zooming in can result in a lot more chasing for focus. The camera’s quickest constant shooting speed at full resolution is 7 photographs each second. Shockingly, it requires about 6 seconds for the camera to store those pictures before you can shoot once more.

Likewise, this is with concentration and openness set with the principal shot, so if you’re shooting a moving subject, there’s a decent possibility just the primary shot will be in the centre.

Design and Features

Notwithstanding appearances, the P900’s plan and shooting options are inclined to favour a normal easy to use than a DSLR or even most other extension cameras. Assuming you like plenty of direct controls for settings, you’ll be frustrated. 

There’s a single programmable capacity button simply behind the shade discharge; its default is evolving ceaseless shooting modes. It tends to be set for ISO, white equilibrium, metering, AF region mode, shading mode or picture size. 

There’s likewise a thumb dial for making shade speed or gap changes, but that is essentially the degree of direct controls for settings outside of the standard glimmer, exposure pay, self-clock and large scale buttons. 

You do get a 921K-speck resolution 3-inch Vari-point show and 0.5cm (0.2-inch) electronic viewfinder (EVF) with a vicinity sensor so it will naturally change from the LCD to the EVF when you bring it up to your eye. There’s no hot shoe for a blaze or an outer mic jack for video. There is a rocker switch on the focal point barrel for controlling the focal point. 

It very well may be utilized to zoom in and out (helpful when shooting films) or for manual concentration with cresting. Close to the rocker is a button to snap the focal point back a piece when zoomed-in should your subject move out of the casing. 

The focal point is certifiably not a quick mover, either, which can make it somewhat baffling to shoot with. Note that the nearest camera can concentrate at the wide end when not in a large scale model is 50cm (1 foot, 8 inches). At the telephoto end, you’ll be 5 meters (16 feet, 5 inches) away from your subject to the centre. In full-scale mode, the camera can concentrate as close as 1cm (0.4 inches) to a subject with the focal point at its most extended position. 

Shooting modes cover everything from full auto to full manual, yet the manual and semimanual modes have screen speed limits on them relying upon the ISO and gap settings you use. For instance, to take shots at its top shade speed of 1/4,000 second at the wide finish of the focal point, the gap must be f8 (the littlest opening accessible, coincidentally). To utilize its longest screen speed of 15 seconds, the affectability should be set to ISO 100. 

There are, in any case, plentiful auto choices, for example, a few scene modes including moon-and birding-explicit choices, channels and impacts and night modes for pictures and scenes. Film catch is completely programmed with the greatest resolution of full HD (1,920×1,080 pixels) at 60 casings each second. 

The P900 likewise has Wi-Fi with NFC, so you can view and move photographs and video clasps to your cell phone or tablet, or utilize one to remotely control the camera. The controllers are restricted to zooming in and out and the shade delivery, and it just does stills, no video. Yet, considering the self-clock must be set each time you use it, the application is a workaround. GPS is likewise worked in for geotagging shots and observing focal points you may need pictures of when voyaging. 

Controls

The P900 is equipped with controls natural to both Nikon COOLPIX and DSLR shooters. Exceptionally recognizable to the customer DSLR swarm, the camera includes something very similar “PSAM mode control dial” that rides on the majority of Nikon’s DSLR cameras. 

This dial implies that the P900 shooter rapidly approaches the screen and opening need shooting modes, just as full manual openness control. Many simple to use cameras offer a similar degree of control to shooters, yet the PSAM dial interface makes these choices promptly accessible; not generally the situation on other simple to use cameras. 

Since this camera is about zoom, there are two separate zoom controls to keep shooters cheerful. The first is the normal spring-stacked zoom ring encompassing the screen discharge. The second is on the left half of the focal point barrel where your thumb normally falls when standing firm on the camera in the shooting situation. 

Close by the focal point mounted zoom controls is the trendy, and exceptionally valuable, “snap-back zoom” button that zooms out rapidly to assist you with recapturing your subject, assuming you lost it at the outrageous zoom. Re-target and delivery the button to zoom back in. At 2000mm, it isn’t hard to lose your subject. 

Handling

This camera feels great working with a strong plastic body. The camera has an enormous rubberised hand grasp, with a huge thumb hold on the back of the camera too. The left-hand side likewise includes an elastic grasp, and the focal point has a finished plastic region to help hold. 

While you can hold the camera with one hand, it is prescribed that you utilize two hands to hold the camera safely because of the size and weight of the camera. It weighs 899g with the battery and memory card, and measures 139.5mm x 103.2mm x 137.4mm making it bigger and heavier than numerous Digital SLRs. 

Most options are set in the menu framework, with the camera having a couple of outside buttons and controls to change camera settings. You can set the openness pay, centre mode, self-clock and blaze choices with the parchment wheel on the back, or alter the Function (fn) button to give admittance to other choices, for example, the ISO setting, or drive move. 

There is a no brainer back zoom button on the left of the focal point barrel, and the Side zoom control can be utilized to change the zoom or can be set to manual concentration. 

The front of the focal point has a 67mm channel string, which makes it conceivable to connect channels, albeit sadly the camera doesn’t accompany a focal point hood or shade, and there isn’t right now a discretionary hood accessible on the Nikon site.

Low Light Capabilities

Low light execution is sub-optimal. The camera includes a local ISO range from 100 to 6,400, which is further expandable to the Hi 1 setting, comparable to 12,800. And surprisingly joined with its posterior enlightened sensor, which expands the sensor’s light affectability, pictures become loud after ISO 400. 

This is for the most part the aftereffect of the camera’s fairly sluggish focal point. At f/2.8, just at the wide end, it’s not especially quick. With that, at whatever point you’re shooting in low light scenes, a stand is suggested. 

ISO Noise Performance

 For the most minimal clamour and most ideal detail, we would prescribe utilizing ISO100 to ISO200, as pictures have low degrees of commotion and great degrees of detail. At ISO400 commotion is still very low, but detail begins to drop off. 

For lower light circumstances ISO400 to ISO800 gives great outcomes, even though commotion increments and detail is decreased. At ISO1600 and ISO3200, clamour levels become solid and we would suggest keeping away from this setting if conceivable, although outcomes might, in any case, be helpful whenever resized and utilized on the web. ISO6400 is best stayed away from as commotion is high, and detail is exceptionally low. 

Display

Contrasted with the back LCD, the survey insight on the electronic viewfinder is a slight minimization. The viewfinder has a touch of slack when first turning on. Also, its pictures have discernibly less detail with quieted colours. What’s more, contrasted with rivals, it likewise offers less goal. Thus, the general review experience is simply OK. Be that as it may, these aren’t major issues. Furthermore, it stays helpful enough when shooting outside in splendid conditions. 

The back LCD isn’t a touchscreen. So you’ll need to utilize actual buttons to work this camera. 

Ergonomics and execution

Different parts of the P900’s activity demonstrated disappointing. There’s an eye-level sensor to switch naturally between the viewfinder and LCD screen, yet programmed exchanging is suspended while the brief zoom out button is held down. I was habitually gotten out by this while attempting to find a far off subject, first with my eyes and afterwards with the camera’s viewfinder with the assistance of that button. 

The 6.5fps ceaseless execution is fair enough in itself however it goes on for just seven edges, so, all in all, the camera becomes inoperable for six seconds while it saves those shots. Self-adjust execution is sensible, regularly taking around 0.3 seconds between squeezing the shade button and making an effort. In any case, while exploring shots I found that it regularly hadn’t focused on the casing I had expected. 

The Auto ISO mode acted unusually, as well. Naturally, it tried not to utilize ISO speeds over 800 and on second thought utilized shade speeds as lethargic as one second. Indoor shots at 1/8sec, ISO 450 methods foggy moving subjects. There’s a choice to tweak the Auto ISO mode by setting the base screen speed, and setting this to 1/30sec implied the ISO speed would ascend to 1600 preceding the shade speed dipped under 1/30sec, which functioned admirably for indoor shots. 

Nonetheless, the following time I took the camera outside to catch fax shots, the P900 was taking shots at 1/50sec, ISO 100. This prompted pitifully foggy shots because of the expanded camera shake at telephoto settings. Returning to the default Auto ISO mode pushed the shade and ISO speeds back to a more reasonable 1/200sec and ISO 400. 

The result here is that it’s ideal to shoot in shade need mode and change settings physically to keep away from hazy shots. Certain individuals will like to do this, yet it shouldn’t be a prerequisite. 

Video

Video choices and settings incorporate choices to record rapid video at 120fps (640×480), and 60fps (1280×720), just as FullHD at 60/30/50/25p. Sound choices incorporate breeze channel (on/off) and zoom amplifier (on/off). 

There is a possibility for electronic Vibration Reduction (VR), just as Normal and Active VR choices in the arrangement menu. While it is feasible to record video handheld and utilize the full optical zoom, it requires an extremely consistent hand, and for best outcomes, a stand is suggested. 

Scene mode

The camera includes a programmed all-encompassing mode, where you just press the shade discharge button and dish the camera from one side to the next. Results are great, and all-around sewed together, even though with a low-resolution picture delivered. 

White Balance Performance

Auto White Balance (AWB) performs well under tungsten lighting, with the tungsten preset giving a decent outcome. There is likewise a “Warm” Auto White Balance setting to keep the picture warm to catch the climate all the more precisely. AWB performs well under bright lights, with the fluorescent preset giving a red shading cast.

Wi-Fi features

Built-in Wi-Fi allows you to associate the camera to your cell phone utilizing the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility accessible for iOS and Android gadgets. The application is very essential, allowing you from a distance to take photographs, or view and move photographs from the cell phone. 

Battery life

Battery life is evaluated at 360 shots as per Nikon/CIPA test results, which is a very great broadened utilization of the inherent GPS and Wi-Fi is probably going to lessen the number of shots conceivable. 

Speed

We made various efforts to test the camera’s responsiveness, from switching on to the first photograph, shot to shot, centring speed and so forth We make various efforts and afterwards utilize the normal to guarantee precise and steady tests, making it simple to contrast and different cameras.

Pros of Nikon Coolpix P900:

• 83x zoom lens
• Full manual controls
• Eye-level EVF
• Vari-angle LCD
• Quick autofocus
• 1080p60 video capture
• Long Battery Life
• Excellent image stabilization

Cons of Nikon Coolpix P900:

• No Raw support
• No External Flash Shoe
• Large and heavy

FAQs

Is Nikon P900 worth buying?

The Nikon Coolpix P900 is an extreme camera for anybody needing to draw nearer to their subject. With its crazy zoom scope of 24-2000mm and 7 fps shooting speed, it is an adaptable decision for any kind of photography.

Why was Nikon P900 discontinued?

Nikon, which is a spearheading Japanese imaging brand, has chosen to scratch off its Nikon Coolpix P900 advanced camera. The organization might have done as such to channel its old items and make room for new increases.

How old is the Nikon P900?

The Nikon Coolpix P900 is a superzoom digital bridge camera released by Nikon on March 2, 2015.

What replaced the Nikon Coolpix P900?

The P900 has now been supplanted by the more current, refreshed Nikon P950 –  this implies there are presently some extraordinary arrangements on the P900. Both the P900 and P950 are upstaged by the Nikon P1000, which goes half further with a significantly greater zoom.

Is Nikon Coolpix P900 a point and shoot camera?

Yes definitely Nikon Coolpix P900 is a point and shoot camera. Inherent GPS, full manual control for the professional photographers who utilize it for different kinds of photography.

Is Nikon Coolpix P900 a DSLR?

Nikon P900 is a long zoom little sensor camera and has a place with a class not quite the same as DSLR.

Is Nikon P900 good for bird photography?

It is an incredible lightweight camera for taking photographs of birds standing by or moving typically. So it can do pleasantly for patio birds or for contacting far off still or sluggish birds.

How do I change the aperture on my Nikon Coolpix P900?

To begin with, ensure that the dial on the highest point of the camera is set to the “M” position. Then, press and hold the +/ – button found right beneath the camera screen, then, at that point, pivot the back order dial to change the aperture. Turning to the left will diminish the opening, while at the same time pivoting to the right will expand the aperture.

Does Nikon Coolpix P900 shoot raw?

No, Nikon Coolpix P900 doesn’t shoot raw.

How many miles can the Nikon P900 zoom?

There’s a camera with a zoom so incredible that it can make far-away objects, similar to the moon that is 238,900 miles away, show up close. The Nikon Coolpix P900 has an 83x optical zoom, which is what might be compared to the 2000mm zoom range.

How do I transfer pictures from my Nikon Coolpix P900 to my computer?

You can easily transfer pictures from Nikon Coolpix P900 to the computer in the following ways:

1. Plug in the Camera. When it’s associated go to Computer. 
2. Right-click, open feature each one of the photos. 
3. Right-click and duplicate them. 
4. Paste the photos where you need to put and save them.

Final Words

The COOLPIX P900 was intended to zoom strongly, where no camera can compete with it. Also, It is a convenient travel partner that provides you with great photography opportunities.