Nikon Coolpix P950

Nikon Coolpix P950 is a new ”budget-friendly” megazoom for people who want a camera that can do it all. If photography itself isn’t your main interest, you can also use the camera as a handy telescope – one that’s hard to find a rival for. With a staggering 35mm equivalent focal length range of 24–2000mm (83x), it offers limitless possibilities for a variety of angles. Even with such an extreme focal length range, the lens still boasts an f/2.8 aperture at the wide end and a reasonable f/5.6 at the telephoto end. The image stabiliser has also been made more effective, offering up to 5x vibration reduction. The camera can be operated via a clear, large OLED viewfinder or a tilting LCD screen.

Nikon’s latest innovations in video recording are also evident in the Nikon Coolpix P950 camera. Video is recorded in 4K format at 30 frames per second, and in Full HD at 60 frames per second. An external microphone can also be connected to the camera for better audio recording.

As the lens is located behind the motorised zoom, it drains the batteries so quickly that we recommend Nikon EN-EL20a spare batteries for the camera.

Main features

• A budget-friendly Bridge camera with top-of-the-range features
• 16-megapixel back-illuminated BSI CMOS sensor
• Unrivalled 83x – 24–2000 mm focal length in a compact size
• 5-step vibration damping
• A tilting LCD screen and a large OLED viewfinder
• 4K / 30 fps video recording
• Option to connect an external microphone

Technical specifications

• 16-megapixel 1/2.3″ CMOS sensor
• NIKKOR lens with 83x optical zoom
• Focal length: 4.3–357 mm (equivalent to the angle of view of a 24–2000 mm lens on a full-frame camera)
• Lens aperture: f/2.8 – 5.6
• Image stabilisation: Lens-shift image stabilisation (photographs), a combination of lens-shift and electronic image stabilisation (videos)
• Display: 7.5 cm (3.2″) tilting display
• Memory card: SD, SDHC, SDXC
• File formats: Photos: JPEG, RAW (NRW); videos: MP4 (video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, audio: AAC stereo)
• Video: 2,160/30p (4K UHD), 2,160/25p (4K UHD), 1,080/30p, 1,080/25p, 1,080/60p, 1,080/50p, 720/30p, 720/25p, 720/60p, 720/50p, HS 480/4x, HS 720/2x, HS 1080/0.5x
• ISO sensitivity: ISO 100–1600, ISO 3200, 6400
• Built-in flash
• Micro-USB connectivity
• WiFi connection with a range of approximately 10 metres
• Built-in Bluetooth
• Battery: EN-EL20a, approx. 290 photos and approx. 1 hour 20 minutes of video on a single charge
• Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 140.2 x 109.6 x 149.8 mm
• Weight: Approximately 1005 g
• Filter thread: 67mm