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Nikon COOLPIX P1000 review

Nikon COOLPIX P1000

CHOICE Expert Rating

65%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Excellent monitor / viewfinder
  •  Very long zoom (125X)
  •  Monitor has horizontal swivel (180 degrees)
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (270 degrees)
  •  Wide angle (24 mm)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Poor face detection performance
  •  Poor pictures in low light with manual exposures
  •  Poor sound quality
  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light
  •  Flash lacks power at moderate distances (5m)
  •  Pictures in low light tend to have long exposures, which can result in motion blur

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
65%
Picture quality score – auto mode
61%
Picture quality score – manual mode
47%
Ease of use score
71%
Movie quality score
51%
Monitor/viewfinder score
91%
Flash score
59%

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Availability
Tested model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
24 – 3000
Lens factor
125
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
2.8 – 8
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/4000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
1
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
77
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
6.1 x 4.6
Effective resolution (MP)
15.9
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
147 x 120 x 203
Weight (g)
1500
Tripod socket
Metal (centred)
Start-up time (sec)
2.4
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.05
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.2
ISO rating
100 – 6400
Exposure correction (lower)
-2
Exposure correction (higher)
2
Continuous shooting mode
7
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
26
Closest focus wide (m)
0.3
Closest focus tele (m)
7
Closest focus macro (m)
0.01
Focus points (auto mode)
9
Monitor size (mm)
65 x 48
Monitor ratio
3:2
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
270 x 180
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
-3 x 3
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec AVC, MP4/H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
60
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
3
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I)
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
Not stated
Image editing software
ViewNX-i Ver. 1.3.0 (Win/Mac(
RAW converter software
Capture NX-D Ver. 1.5.0 (Win/Mac)
Video editing software
ViewNX-i Ver. 1.3.0 (Win/Mac)

Cost

Price
$1,499.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Optical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Lens hood supplied
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, lenscap

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