Coolpix A1000
Coolpix A1000
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- 35x optical zoom Lens with macro capability
- Backside illuminated CMOS sensor and wide is range from is 100 to 6400
- 4K Ultra HD videos with stereo sound
- 3 Inch, approx. 1036K dot tilting LCD display with anti reflection coating
- Builtin WiFi and Bluetooth Low energy (BLE)
- Charging Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-73P/EH-73PCH and when no charge remains) (Approx.)
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Brand : Nikon
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Point & Shoot Digital Cameras
Rating : 3.7
Review Count : 70
Coolpix A1000
- I\'m an amateur photographer who is an admitted fan of Nikon Coolpix cameras. Prior to the arrival of my new A1000 on 25 March, I had previously acquired a Nikon Coolpix P530 (since gifted to a family member), B700, and P1000, in that order. The sequence reflects my desire for greater and greater optical zoom (42X > 60X > 125X). It also is an indication of my quest for additional features like capturing RAW data files. My primary subjects are landscapes and wildlife. For those who may not have a feel for the actual size of the A1000, the first two images I\'ve included compare it to my B700 and P1000.When I saw the announcement for the new A1000, I was intrigued. Although it has less zoom (35X) than my current cameras, it has nearly all of their features and a couple that neither the B700 or P1000 possess. It has a touch LCD screen, for one. It also has the ability to select the number of shots (3 or 5) that the camera will take when Exposure Bracketing is enabled. This is a plus for using external software to process a series of High Dynamic Range (HDR) images.Since I\'ve only had the A1000 for a few days, I haven\'t experimented with every aspect of its performance but I have taken enough pictures to begin to form some opinions and make some observations.1) The electronic viewfinder (EVF) is noticeably smaller than those on the B700 or P1000 but it gives a clear, crisp view of the images being framed. It also produces easily readable shooting parameter data and menus. The Diopter adjustment works well. The proximity sensor that automatically switches between the EVF and the LCD touch screen works as advertised but, until I got used to the placement of the sensor and EVF on the rear of the camera (left side vs centered), I found that I sometimes triggered the sensor with my left thumb during handling. NOTE: I\'ve been using the viewfinder exclusively for shooting so I have no opinion on touch screen performance except to say that it\'s bright, clear and crisp when displaying menus and reviewing images.2) Zooming seems quick, smooth and accurate. Both zooming levers perform as they should as does the Snap Back button. NOTE: I\'ve only used optical zoom because I\'ve been capturing JPG and RAW data files in PSAM modes. When capturing RAW data files, digital zoom is disabled.3) So far, auto focusing seems quick with no hunting. The single exception I found was when I enabled Macro focusing for super close ups. I only tried a few shots, but on a couple of occasions, the camera struggled, hunting a bit before achieving a good focus.4) All the images I\'ve shot so far were with the camera handheld using, with one exception, only PSAM modes - no tripod shots yet. The Vibration Reduction (VR) feature works great. I\'ve only tried one Scene mode, Backlighting. For Backlighting, the camera takes a series of images and uses software in the camera to synthesize a single JPG image from the High Dynamic Range (HDR) images. It worked as it should.5) The protruding grip on the front of the camera is large enough to let one keep a firm grip but not so large as to compromise the camera\'s size. NOTE: I purchased a Case Logic DCB313 camera case into which the A1000 fits nicely.6) I see the A1000 mainly as a companion camera to the others I own but also as a primary device when zoom isn\'t that important and ease of carry comes to the fore.7) I compared images from the A1000 to those from the P1000 using similar subjects shot on different days. For each of the image pairs of the turtles and geese in the last six images, the first image is from the A1000 and the second from the P1000. The A1000 doesn\'t quite capture the very fine details that the P1000 does IMO. This doesn\'t surprise or disappoint me. I suspect that the relative size of their optics may account for this. That said, the images produced by the A1000 are great. NOTE: 99.999% of the images I\'ve shot so far have been taken outdoors in sunlight. I\'ve have no basis to comment yet about the A1000\'s low light performance.8) I haven\'t taken any video with A1000 so I have no basis to comment on that feature.Bottom Line: Based on just a few days of handling and shooting, I\'m very pleased with the A1000.
- I\'m so upset, just got back from doing a photoshoot of the sunrise, I should have played back the first few shots to test that they were there (on SD card, or internal memory) but I guess I have too much faith in it. Got home and tried to upload to my laptop, and old pictures (209 ct) were there, not the ones from this AM. Put card back in the camera, and it only played back the old ones, and one blank shot that said \"out of memory.\" Did some troubleshooting and discovered what happened -previously (a month ago) an older smaller card suddenly was damaged in the camera.... so it must have automatically reverted to using internal memory. Got about 22 shots, it looks, from that moment. I bought a new 64G card later and used it, and that was where the 209 photos were saved (on the card). But this morning, I start using it, took a ton of really nic ones (I know this because it shows a 2 second glympse of the photo after i shoot, before letting me continue taking shots). Now, putting my camera on playback mode to review my new photos, nothing showed up. Not even of my laptop... Only thing I can think of is that it was full and out of memory -the INTERNAL memory, that is... but not the SD card. However, since it must have still been in the INTERNAL memory mode for shooting (which, I didn\'t know it was doing that), it wasn\'t saving the photos I just took? Maybe because the internal memory was full? And it did not inform me in shooting mode that memory was full. It only stated that while in playback mode? I thought it would have warned me in shooting mode that it was out of memory, or that it was still(?) using internal memory? ***And when I playback with the card in, it shows all photos, and even one that I just shot to test out... and photo number #210 says \"file contains no image data.\" Was that because the image is what I took in internal memory, without the card? I\'m baffled... what happened? It had done some weird stuff a few months ago, with a few of the older, smaller SD cards I had, like didn\'t show the photos, and later, it did... or it said the same messages out of memory but then switched back??? I don\'t know, but this camera confuses me, and I didn\'t see anything in the manual about it, or in the troubleshooting part. Maybe I missed/overlooked something? I\'m jsut disappointed, but maybe the photos will show up somehow at some point, like magic.
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