Nikon P1000 for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Nikon P1000 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Nikon P1000 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE

Nikon P1000 has a score of 53 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Nikon P1000 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

125.0X Optical Zoom

125.0X Optical Zoom of Nikon P1000 will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.

RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

Medium size Body

With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Nikon P1000is a good compromise between size and functionality.

1415g

Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.

Body Thickness 181mm

With a thickness of 181mm,Nikon P1000 is not a pocketable camera for sure.

Small 1/2.3 sensor

Nikon P1000's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.

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Nikon P1000 Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Panasonic FZ2500 Compare P1000 vs FZ2500	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-480 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #74 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features 97 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G3 X Compare P1000 vs G3 X	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #131 Rank in Compact Cameras: #8
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus 1 Compare P1000 vs 1	12 MP \| 1/1.7" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-300 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #253 Rank in Compact Cameras: #12
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ300 Compare P1000 vs FZ300	12 MP \| 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 25-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #113 Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features 98 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX10 III Compare P1000 vs RX10 III	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #116 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ2500

Canon G3 X

Olympus 1

Panasonic FZ300

Sony RX10 III