I had the P900 before this and liked it. However, its so-so viewfinder made it hard to take pictures of fast moving objects like planes, birds, and pro athletes. The P1000 has a great viewfinder. It also has RAW. It's bulky, especially at full zoom, but not heavy when compared with DSLR's and big zoom lenses. It is not a camera for action photography at night. You could get some good shots in summer afternoon baseball or football games. I think it would be good for wildlife photography, especially birding. If you expect its image quality to match that of a DSLR and expensive zoom lens, you will probably be disappointed. However, it is a good all around camera for the non-professional who wants to have fun taking pictures in oh so many settings. If this camera is too big for you, consider getting the P950, which costs $200 less and goes out to only 2000mm. If you don't mind a less nice EVF, spend $200 less than that and get a P900.

I'm an amateur photographer but an avid birder and wildlife watcher. I bought the P1000 especially for the 3000mm zoom capability. I've taken a few shots with it and for me, it is the perfect camera. Really looking forward to taking it to Yellowstone next September. If I see a bear or a wolf, I should be able to get a picture of it no matter how far away it is. And yes, you need a tripod for the long zoom. I would highly recommend this camera.

I have been doing photography for over 50 years. I started with a Brownie Hawkeye that I still have. I have used a lot of different cameras including 4 different Nikons. I have used film and digital. I have developed and printed images in my own darkroom. So I have paid my dues.

Nothing prepared me for the P1000. It is quirky and not perfect BUT it does so much that all the quirks are erased for me. I won't bore you with discussion of features. I will just talk about one image that I took with this camera.

I was photographing some birds at our feeder (a wonderful use for the P1000) when i saw a squirrel scurried along a rooftop. He was quite a distance away and I had to zoom out to 2800 mm to get what I wanted which was his head against the washed out cloudy sky. It was a profile. I had no idea what i would do with it but I liked it.

I leaned against the minivan, tucked my elbow into my gut and cradled the extended lens in my hand, checked focus and shot. The image was perfect. Incredible sharpness for a hand held shot at 2800 mm.

Later I took the picture into Luminar 4 and kicked it up by adding a standard sunset sky. I didn't need to do any additional tweaking except a touchup to the ear to prevent it from turning into sky during the replacement (Luminar issue).

I could never have taken what is basically a long range snapshot tweaked up a bit with any other equipment I have. My big 100-600 Tamron G2 with teleconverters would not get out far enough and no way I could have handheld that on my Nikon D7500.

The bottom line is there are a zillion cameras and lenses that do wonderful things. There is no camera and lens that can do what the P1000 does. NONE.

Is it the best at everything? No. Is it a pro grade camera? No. Does it have the best specs? No. Will it enrich and enlighten your photography? YES and in ways you can't even predict.

The camera controls were easy to use without reading the manual. The images were very good even at the extreme focal length. For best results, however, this is a tripod camera. The bluetooth remote was easy to set up and a life-saver as use of the manual shutter release introduced too many vibrations. Accompanying the order was an extra battery and charger. Typical Nikon quality.

I wish the camera had an exposure delay feature which would be helpful at the extreme focal lengths. And a greater exposure bracketing range would have been nice. The only con issue was the Nikon written manual. I had to resort to a third-party book to explain some of the features in detail. Because of this my rating would actually be 4.5 instead of 5.

Overall I was quite pleased with this purchase.

Nikon P1000 is an amazing camera if you know its limitations. No other camera comes even close to its 24-3000mm (equivalent) zoom range and the Nikkor lens is pretty sharp. Now to the main point: the image quality of pictures taken at 100 to 400 ISO are as good as pictures taken with a cropped or even full frame camera having the same number of pixels. One can verify it here: https://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM

Best all around camera !!!!! Fantastic , amazing reach, lush colors, magical results.

This was actually for my wife. She wanted a camera that would reach out there. And, well, this one definitely reached out there! At the time of purchase, I believe it has the longest FC of any available built-in-lens camera. It's great for birding, though slightly slower than I would prefer, but does a good job. Excellent sharpness for such a range and actually has a descent wide angle for as long as it reaches. The internal stabilization is good to have. At the longer FC's, a tripod is better, but I hand held it with respectable results.


IF YOU ARE WANTING A PACK CAMERA, this may be an issue. the P1000 is a BEAST! The thing is huge. Now, I knew this going in, so no surprises here, but know that it is a very big camera. It has to be in order to do what it does.

As an advanced hobbyist who uses a Nikon D500 and Z6, I wanted something to capture close ups of wildlife further away than any DSLR could reach. In good daylight this camera will produce acceptable shots to be viewed on computer screens, phone screens, etc. There are professional lenses that cost much more then this camera but for the price it's a fun addition if you want to get shots that you could not otherwise get.

I love this camera! I now get all those long shots of Eagles, Owls & hawks ,raptors.