- The Coolpix P1100 has a 125x optical zoom with a 24-3000 mm range
- The dynamic fine zoom still pushes the range up to 6000 mm
- He draws 16 mp of fixed images, 4k video and weighs 1.4 kg weighs
Nikon pointed out that he kept a toe in the space of the Superzoom camera by announcing the new Nikon Coolpix P1100. This is a modest update to the Coolpix P1000, which was launched in 2018, and again provides a 125x optical zoom in the class with a 24 to 3000 mm range, plus a smart dynamic zoom mode which Double this range.
Also known as the Pont Camera, the Coolpix P1100 is designed to capture everything, scanning views with distant objects such as landmarks and fauna, as well as everything else, all with a single camera. These cameras are a dying race – Sony killed its cyber -shot RX10 IV, which we assess as the best bridge, which the money of the camera can buy, and while Panasonic has thrown a lifeline to a model with a Minor refreshment, the Lumix FZ80D / FZ82D, that is to say all the action that we have seen in recent years.
Nikon keeping his Coolpix Superzoom series in Life is good news for those looking for a camera to do for their trips, and for beginner fauna photographers, and he maintained the competitive price – Coolpix P1100 costs 1,099.95 $ / £ 1,049/1 699.95 $ in, which is only a small increase on the Coolpix P1000.
But should you buy Coolpix P1100? And what’s new in this latest version? Let’s take a look at five things you need to know about the new Coolpix P1100.
1. He has an optical Zoom 125x in progress, just like the Coolpix P1000
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The range of zoom is clearly the large argument for the sale of bridge cameras, and the Coolpix P1100 has the biggest zoom in the group – a 125x optical zoom stabilized with a 24-3000 mm range is ridiculous. It even beats the stabilized “space zoom” of Samsung, and this mode is digital, which means that a lot of treatment and interpolation (and therefore the loss of quality) takes place.
The Coolpix P1100 can optically provide you with the close -ups of the moon and lock yourself well on distant fauna like birds; And if this maximum range of 3000 mm is not enough for you, then a dynamic fine zoom doubles the zoom at 250x – it’s 6000 mm!
Versatility is the name of the game here – the objective also offers a wide perspective for landscape photography. If you are looking for a goal to do everything, the Coolpix P1100 could be the ticket. But to be clear, however, the objective is exactly the same as that of the Coolpix P1000.
2. I don’t have too much hope for the quality of the image
Such versatility of zoom has a cost, this cost being a pure and simple image quality. Compared to a camera without mirror of similar size with a moderate zoom lens attached, the quality difference is the night and the day – the modest 3 -star note that we have given to the Coolpix P1000, which includes the same sensor and the same lens , in our review in 2018, said everything.
The Coolpix P1100 has a 1/2.3 inch sensor capable of 16 MP and 4K video. For the perspective, this sensor size is tiny, equivalent to that of an current entry -level smartphone. If the light is good, the quality of the image is correct; But when the light is weak, temperate your expectations. The maximum opening of the lens is reduced from f / 2.8 to 24 mm to just f / 8 to 3000 mm, which only reduces the amount of light that the camera can take.
It is preferable to consider the Coolpix P1100 as a beginner camera – very versatile, with a modest image quality. If you want a camera to grow, it could be worth entering the most expensive RX10 IV from Sony Cyber -Shot before it sends – it has a much larger 1 inch sensor and a range of zoom plus Small 24 to 600 mm, and consequently its quality is a big step in place. Or look in a camera without a mirror with a moderate telephoto lens lens if the remote subjects are your thing.
3. It’s a large camera
Coolpix P1100 measures 5.8 x 4.7 x 7.2 inches / 146.3 x 118.8 x 181.3 mm, excluding projections and weighs 3 lb 1.8 oz / 1 410 g. In short, it is an absolute beast-an all-in-one camera, but you will not forget that it is suspended on your shoulder.
In all honesty, the Coolpix P1100 digital reflex style design, as well as the basic 2.4 m electronic viewfinder and the 3.2-inch var-angle LCD screen, are comfortable in the hand. Its Zoom Snap-Back button is also incredibly useful, allowing you to zoom quickly if you lose the trace of your subject.
If you will regularly use this maximum telephoto lens range, it is worth taking into account that you will have to transport a tripod with you, adding more to your charge. Yes, the objective is stabilized, but robust support will improve your endualization and endless photo experience.
4. What’s new?
Everything above is true both of the new COOLPIX P1100 and its predecessor, the COOLPIX P1000. So what’s exactly new? The answer is, not much.
The latest model has minor design changes and is equipped with the USB-C load, according to European standards today, and it presents what could effectively be improvements in the firmware. These include a new fireworks show show the scene mode (to avoid puffed reflections), a noise reduction function with long exposure, a selectable AF region in bird observation mode, as well as Bluetooth and Bluetooth connectivity Improved Wi-Fi. Any FN button operation can be assigned to the Bluetooth remote control compatible Nikon ML-L7.
As I say, there are no upgrades that are really worth writing. The biggest news here is that Nikon has kept the faith and extended the life of his Coolpix Superzoom camera.
5. There are two notable declarations of Coolpix P1000
Not only is the COOLPIX P1100 only a minor update of the P1000, but there are in fact two downgrades of its six -year predecessor, one being that optical stabilization was demoted from five stops at four stops – It’s a real kicker.
When I see a lens with a range of telephoto lengths so long, my first thoughts turn to the effectiveness of stabilization, because it can increase your ratio of sharp images. Optical stabilization can only do a lot – it is ineffective for fast evolution subjects such as fauna, but for static subjects, it can effectively correct the camera for clear visualization and crunchy images. Losing 1EV of stabilization is hardly an enormous case, and apparently it is the result of CIPA adjusted standards rather than loss of real performance, but I will reserve a judgment for the moment.
The second demotion is the integrated flash guide number – that is to say its maximum output – which has been reduced from 16 m to 12 m. It’s a shame for those who regularly use flash for short -term subjects.
Due to these declarations, I would potentially opt for the old Coolpix P1000 compared to the new Coolpix P1100 if I had the choice. However, we will probably not have this choice soon – the old camera has been interrupted and will probably disappear from the shelves in the coming months. I don’t think the downgrades are ruptures, but they are heads.
