Nikon Coolpix P950 Gets Silver Award at DPReview (79% Overall Score)
DPReview published their full in-depth review for the Nikon Coolpix P950. And this Nikon Coolpix P950 gets an impressive 79% overall score and Silver Award from the experts at DPReview.
Nikon Coolpix P950 Key Features:
- 1/2.3-inch back-illuminated CMOS image sensor
- Records up to 4K UHD video at 30p
- Two consecutive bursts in Continuous H mode
- 83x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens
- 3.2-inch vari-angle TFT-LCD with anti-reflection coating
- 0.39-inch 2359k-dot OLED electronic viewfinder
- Dual Detect Optical VR for super-telephoto stabilization
- Sensitivity up to ISO 6400
- Advanced optical system with Super ED glass element
- Focus-mode selector to switch between MF and AF
What we like:
- 24-2000mm equivalent zoom offers incredible versatility
- 2.36M-dot OLED viewfinder is very nice (and a big improvement on the P900)
- Raw mode makes the P950 more versatile than some peers
- Generous grip and nicely organized controls
What we don’t like:
- Image quality from aging sensor is just OK at medium / high ISOs
- Corner sharpness at wide angles is fairly poor
- Diffraction limits sharpness at extreme telephoto
- Long lockup times after shooting bursts (especially with cheap SD cards)
- Interface can be ‘laggy’
- Focus slows and is prone to hunting at extreme telephoto
Conclusion from DPReview:
The only reason to consider buying the Nikon Coolpix P950 is its lens, which – covering an equivalent focal length range of 24-2000mm – is extraordinary. There are very few cameras that can match the P950’s versatility, although you’ll get better image quality and more advanced autofocus from several similarly-priced (but less ambitious) compact cameras.
Nikon COOLPIX P950: $796.95 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama
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