Nikon COOLPIX P1000 - Photos & First Impressions

These are my first impressions and a few photos after a week with the Nikon COOLPIX P1000!

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[apgobert]

I have had the P1000 for just over a month. Actually, this is my very first camera. I have used tablets, phones, and disposables...(been a while) So, being as far from a pro as possible, I have found this camera worth the investment for my limited, and exploratory needs. I have invested in a decent tripod, UV, Solar, and IR lens's. extra batteries and SD cards. I purchased "Photographers Guide To The Nikon Coolpix P1000", by Alexander S. White as an easy reference. As a novice with limited free time it has been a little much to grasp and remember all of the different controls, adjustments, and settings. I will most likely attend a basic photography class at the local college. All that being said, I have had a ball...it is fun to use; some of the photos I have been impressed. I actually feel a sense of pride when showing my wife what this old guy can do. I would recommend this camera as a hobby. After buying and using it, I researched the cost of higher end cameras set up to to be comparable to this off the shelf camera....This is a bargain. I am happy with it.

[mariogonzalez-cazarez]

I own a Nikon P900, and I am happy with it. My next camera is going to be a P1000; I know that it has many limitations, that is only 16 mp, but quite frankly a I am not a professional photographer and I don't want to buy a DSLR, and spend at least 2 or 3 thousand dollars in lenses on something that I would take away from the pleasure of shooting a picture. To me half of the pleasure of snapping a picture are the memories that go with it.

[dwightjones]

I have the P900. A number of local birders us it for birding walks. I use my mirrorless camera for serious photography, but the P900 is great for hiking and for confirming the birds we see.

[tomgodzik]

My Nikon P950 camera is the only camera that I use. It’s a top notch camera for me. I wasted a lot of money buying a DLSR camera and had to buy lenses. I can shoot long distance with my $700 camera with no problems. Nikon P950❤❤❤.

[Penwiggle]

When I had a P900, I had 3D printed a special mount for my tripod that moved the centre of gravity back, so when the lens was all the way extended, it was still balanced on the tripod, otherwise it was nearly impossible to use. Really looking forward to getting a P1000 next years.

[LaszloBagi]

I have the P900. Nice camera for the price, bought it specifically for a cruise to Alaska. I did not want to haul around a bunch of lenses so this was a great option

[neilt]

I purchased a p950 second hand for about half new price with a Nikon bag and 3 batteries and dual charger and some other bits and pieces.
I was a little unsure if the image quality would be good enough as I like a nice clean photo.
I view my photos on an LG 86 inch 4k tv.
I always take several shots of the same subject and just keep the best ones as some do come out blurry or slightly out of focus.
Let me say that the good photos I keep which are almost always handheld at nearly full zoom are spectacular.
I have no regrets and the photos are a pleasure to view.
The camera is not that great at fast moving subjects or very low light situations but if it's fairly bright and the subject is not moving to fast then you can achieve amazing results.
The p950 is also a lot smaller than the p1000.
Great camera, love it!

[jesuisravi]

I used to use 3 or 4 cameras every time I went out. Now, I only use one, my Nikon P 900. It is just less hassle. I got sick of fooling around with changing lenses when I wanted a wide angle or when I needed a long lens. The P 900 can do everything with its one fixed lens. The image quality is good enough for my purposes. It does everything I want it to do and does everything pretty well. If I had to use my dslr for all my photo work, I wouldn't do much photo work. Maybe I wouldn't do any.

[seanmack]

How do these stack up in 2022 please, I’m liking the big zoom but looking at a good first camera.

[andrewwilson]

There is an adaptor available to move the mounting screw forward when using zoomed out on a tripod. Shifts the mounting screw location much closer to the centre of gravity.

[CrazyZoomNikonP]

*I also filmed Jupiter (distance from Earth 967, 000, 000 km) and Starun (distance from Earth 1, 660, 000, 000 km) with a camera*

[ijs_autoandmore]

Good one, i have been using the p900 since past 5 months and can relate easily to the stuff you have mentioned. For someone like me who is not going to enter the drama for professional shooting and just enjoys the outcome it produces, these are osm cameras. The p900 has provided me with the range which many lacks even when using expensive cameras. Good overview once again.

[WillieBeard]

I don’t need to pixel peep. I can see a great image pretty quickly without dissecting specs. It’s art, so it’s emotion. If it moves you, it’s done well regardless of pixel count.

[fpeachm]

I have a P1000 and enjoy using it for moon photos, wildlife shots. Nice to see the sharp well-focused photos you've taken and shown on this video. Obviously skill trumps the technology. I'm still working on the skill part, but its been alot of fun.

[lw]

Seems like it could be a good option for photographing wildlife where you can't get very close.

[macadoodle]

I’m a Nikon user and purchased the P900 after seeing some safari pictures by a friend. As an enthusiast photographer it is adequate for my needs and saved the cost of the massive Nikon telephoto lenses, that are needed only occasionally.

[markelaaksonen]

Hi SnapChick! @4:43 you have written ISO50 in the camera settings. Does this camera have lower ISO than 100?

[brianeibisch]

I have the previous model, the P900 and bought the P900 because it was one thousand AUD cheaper than the newly released P1000. This brings us to the point of cost, a very real thing in photography. Of course if you want to spend thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars on photographic equipment or have a professional requirement then go ahead buying top line stuff but if you’re an ordinary guy, amateur photographer, hobbyist, then these Nikon cameras have a powerful photographic punch for limited expenditure. The zoom on these cameras is just magnificent enabling shots that just could not be taken with other cameras having more humble focal lengths, meaning that you don’t have to crop so much in photoshop. This means that you may end up with more pixels with this camera than other camera shots requiring heavy cropping. A really good thing with these cameras is that you don’t need a heavy bag full of lenses and continual swapping of those lenses during a day’s shoot. The stabilisation in these cameras works really well and you can take hand held, long focal length shots that would have been impossible maybe only five or six years ago. There are many programmes within the menu system of this camera automatically optimising the camera for the shot about to be taken however if you don’t want that there are “top-of-dial” general settings too. To really spruce up your images a little work in Photoshop Elements or Lightroom and you’ve got some really good pictures. I’ve also been impressed with the colour gamut of this camera being normal, neutral, vivid or monochrome. I normally have used Fiji cameras because of the fantastic colour of the shots taken however these Nikon cameras have good colour too. SnapChick enjoy your holiday. Cheers.

[rwang]

1st, your presentation is very good and unbiased. Thanks you.
My story is that I've tried almost all the bridge cameras around 60X optical zoom then I switched to Sony mirrorless with zoom lenses ($$$). Finally I now have a Sony RX10M3 24-600mm Bridge camera. the 1" sensor made a huge difference. I trade the 3000mm eq. P1000 for better quality. All around practical.

[AMARTILcom]

Hello thank you so much this video
I'm a real estate videographer.. i need to update my gear
Could you please suggest me a good camera can gather light in dark rooms, in the rang of 1000-2400$
(What about sony a7r iii) did this camera can recording videos in 4k and 60p?
What is the best wide angel lens for my work?
Any suggestions please
Thank you so much