Nikon P950 review

The Nikon P950 with its 83x optical zoom will get you closer than almost any other camera, but that's its only selling point

Nikon P950
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Digital Camera World Verdict

The Nikon Coolpix P950 excels for its colossal zoom range and lens quality, but its image quality is disappointing in 2020. Only if you absolutely must have this much zoom reach is it worth considering, and even then the price is tough to justify.

Pros

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    83x optical zoom

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    Portability vs. zoom reach

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    Good ergonomics

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    4K video and quality EVF

Cons

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    Disappointing image quality

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    Do you really need 83x zoom?

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    Huge price tag

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In 2018 Nikon broke the optical zoom record for a superzoom camera with its 125x Coolpix P1000. Now we've got the Nikon P950, which slots in just below the P1000 in the company's superzoom camera hierarchy and replaces the P900. The P950 boasts an 83x optical zoom range, equivalent to 24-2000mm in full-frame camera terms.

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Ben Andrews

Ben is the Imaging Labs manager, responsible for all the testing on Digital Camera World and across the entire photography portfolio at Future. Whether he's in the lab testing the sharpness of new lenses, the resolution of the latest image sensors, the zoom range of monster bridge cameras or even the latest camera phones, Ben is our go-to guy for technical insight. He's also the team's man-at-arms when it comes to camera bags, filters, memory cards, and all manner of camera accessories – his lab is a bit like the Batcave of photography! With years of experience trialling and testing kit, he's a human encyclopedia of benchmarks when it comes to recommending the best buys.