Fantastic for the price!
The camera was refurbished but practically new. Bought as a present for my mother who enjoys photography but doesn’t want the hassle of a DSLR and lenses but thought I’d test it to make sure she’d like it.
It’s a fantastic camera, especially for the price, honestly wasn’t expecting the build quality and image quality to be as good as they are.
The zoom is amazing for such a small camera and limiting the camera to just optical zoom in the menu still meant the camera zooms farther than the 300mm lens on my DSLR.
The image quality is fantastic, shame the camera doesn’t support RAW but my mother won’t do much cropping or editing anyway.
Picks up colours well indoors and outdoors, better than my point and shoot and my mother’s old bridge camera.
The biggest surprise for me though was the macro mode. If you’re interested in macro photography I’d definitely recommend this camera. The macro on this camera outperforms the macro on my DSLR lenses that were similar prices to this camera just for the lens. On the wide angle end I could get about an inch away from the subject and have it perfectly in focus, obviously the telephoto end was a little further away but still amazed me.
The fact this camera uses AA batteries was also a plus because they’re available everywhere and can be replaced cheaply if on holiday with no worry about recharging them.
The burst or continuous shooting mode on this camera is also excellent for a compact entry level bridge camera, only does around 5-7 shots but that’s enough for a sequence if you time it right.
The screen is clear and nicely laid out with a couple of different display options and the tilt is great. I doubt my mother will use it much if at all but it’s ideal if you want to take photos from low or high shooting positions without crouching, kneeling or getting on a step ladder. Would also be useful for video making for low down moving or panning shots.
The 1080p video is a nice addition to this camera, shoots similar video to a lower end Nikon DSLR, obviously not as crisp but perfect for family video or holidays.
The only downsides for me personally are the lack of manual modes (PSAM) and the lack of RAW support. But for an amateur/beginner photographer or someone who doesn’t want or need manual shooting and massive file sizes (like my mother) I couldn’t speak highly enough of this camera, like my mother has always told me “Nikon don’t make crap cameras”.
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