NIKON P1000, P950, A1000 —- WILDLIFE Real World Review (2020)

Just got my p1000 a few days ago. I’ve been playing around a little with it. We are headed to Glacier National Park next month so I’m hoping to get up to speed on it asap. Really enjoy your photos and content.

Wonderfully explained.
Thank you.

Toooo much words and nothing..sorry..

I have the p950, I struggle when trying to focus on small birds, I usually have it on spot focus. I bought a monopod thinking that would help. What would you recommend.

That p950 is a beauty

Thanks for posting, love your photos…my favorite..the beaver, no the bison, no no it’s gotta be the goose! Great job 😉

Bathery life is a easy problem, I bought a EH5 EH5A móvil cargador tipo batería externa USB cable + EP-5C acoplador de CC EN-EL20 batería simulada para Nikon 1J1 1J2 1J3 1S1 1AW1 1V3 . Now y conect with a powerbank and use my p1000 for ever jaajsj many hours.

I love nikon coolpix p1000

Thanks so much for your informative review of the four cameras. Do you always use a tripod with them? Do you have difficulty focusing with the P1000? When you use the P900, P950 and P1000, are you able to zoom all the way in bird watching mode? I have a B500 and it allows me to zoom to 900mm only in moon mode. The other modes only allow a 440mm zoom.

Thnx for the good video.
How would you compare the Nikon P950/P1000 to buying a Nikkor 200-500 mm lens for my Nikon DSLR camera. I want to do bird photography.
I’m in doubt…
I would like to be able to shoot handheld

I recently picked up an old and really cheap bridge camera off eBay, a fujifilm finepix s1500, 12x zoom. And after a few thousand pictures and learning how all the settings affect the picture (and each other) I have been getting some really good pictures. The only thing holding back a lot of my photos are the lack of zoom. I'm quite money constrained too (hence picking up a 10 year old used camera on eBay) but if I was to start saving up, do you think the p950 is enough of a jump up in quality over the p900 to justify the extra price? (from a very amateur perspective). Thanks for the video 🙂

All I can say is A BIG WOW.Great pics.I have the Kodak AZ901 90zoom.Did you ever see it or use it.

This is the first review of the 'superzooms' I've heard and seen that is truly honest. Most of the reviews I've seen have had completely unrealistic expectations of these cameras. Thank you.

The Catch-22 situation with cameras like these is that "in order to get good results you need to keep your ISO low, but that then forces the shutter speed to go down, which, unless you have an absolutely static bird (dead preferably!!!), is going to result in blurry pictures!! So take this advice with a pinch of salt! Unless you are shooting birds and wildlife under a very bright sun on a clear day, which is not encountered very often in real life, you would be disappointed with the final result!!

Hello, which of the P series would you recommend for a beginner who wants to get into wildlife/landscape? I want to start making calendars and the like and I don't want the hassle of DSLR. Thank you

You are not a good photographer but THE BEST!

Bro…which is the best buy? P950 or P1000…thanks

I would love to Go with the p1000 but it's huge can't able to decide right now.

Really appreciate your candor. Great video, thank you

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I use a p1000 daily for mostly wildlife. I consider it an amazing wildlife observation “tool”. The image quality is really good as long as there is light. The downside is that wildlife is most active during the “golden hour”. I jokingly say you only get a golden half hour with the p1000. The camera struggles in low light. That being said, I love this camera. I hike and bike long distances and this camera is great…

Thanks for the video. Were the sample photos raw or jpegs?

Very tempted recently to get a Sigma 150-600mm for my NEX 5N. My Plan A was… P950 or P1000. I actually got a Canon G3X thinking the 1" sensor would be way better. Nope. My wife does better with her SX730 at max zoom. Now trying to sell the G3. This video has been helpful. But how to decide between the two Nikons? Thanks, great video!

Thank you thank you! An objective, down-to-earth, everyman analysis of the facts of what works best for most of us. I've been the DSLR route – had several grand invested in lenses. Pixel peeping was fun for a while. But then I went on an overseas vacation. Shot twice as many shots with my wife's little Canon point and shoot than with my DSLR. Aside from the convenience and limited usage of a quality phone camera, the small sensor superzoom point and shoots are a wonderful middle ground. I laugh at many dpreview reviews and comments from "upper crust" photographers, the pixel peepers of society who pan anything less than what they believe is top drawer based on their own narrow perception of the world.

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Great photos at the end of the clip and good advice throughout. Personally, I love my Nikon P900, not so much for extreme distance where you collect a lot of atmospheric haze but closer in for mid distance smallish objects. Back in the day of film ISO was a problem and normally 400 was about as high as you went but even though the digital cameras can go much higher ISO I still think keeping that ISO to no more than 400 really helps in the quality of the image. Maybe a tripod is better than higher ISO for many applications, just remember to turn off your VR if using a tripod. Certainly not requiring a suite of lenses for this camera is a real bonus to the wallet; one lens does everything is a cool solution. I think every camera enthusiast should add either the P950 or P1000 to their gear. Used for its intended purpose it is unbeatable.

Who else shouted "Steve" at 13:57?

I'm torn between the p950 and Rx10 iii.
Got the fz330 now and it's great but I want better photos at the longer range.
Just feels like the fz photos can be a bit grainy at 600mm and pixelated when blown up.
The Rx10 has the sensor but the 950 will take shots the rx can't get.
Any input to help me decide would be appreciated.

I really like the smaller body of the 950, but with my wildlife footage I'm all about how far I can push in. I really want to jump down the nostrils of that chickadee, so I'm thinking the 1000 might be my best option. I'm just chicken to spend the extra $200.