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Is the Nikon P950 good for Portrait Photography?

Nikon Coolpix P950
$859.00

Nikon P950 Portrait Photography Score

AVERAGE
Nikon P950 has a score of 54 for Portrait Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Portrait Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Nikon P950 Review

Nikon P950 Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis
Image Stabilization
Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits
RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains more color information compared to JPEGs, so it is easier to get a natural skin tone and colours during post processing, which is very important for portraits.
External Flash Shoe
Use of External flash creates many creative lighting opportunities for portrait photography. Techniques like bounce and fill-in flash will make your portraits stand-out from the crowd.
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
During a portrait shoot, using a viewfinder allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.
Manual Focus Mode
You have to nail the focus perfectly for a good portrait shot. Compact cameras are not great at focusing at low light and complex lighting conditions, so manual focus mode is very useful at these times.
Manual Exposure Mode
A correct exposure of portrait model is crucial. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct exposure.
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Nikon P950's 16.0MP resolution is not the best in its class but you can still manage relatively large prints of your portrait shots and crop without losing too much detail.
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
It is difficult to achieve that shallow depth of field and blurry background for your portrait shots with a small sensor.

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Nikon P950 Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Portrait Photography

Fujifilm S1

Compare P950 vs S1

16 MP | 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor
24-1200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #276
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #14

Fujifilm FinePix S1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
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Fujifilm HS30EXR

Compare P950 vs HS30EXR

16 MP | 1/2-inch EXRCMOS Sensor
24-720 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #374
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #21

Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm HS35EXR

Compare P950 vs HS35EXR

16 MP | 1/2-inch EXRCMOS Sensor
24-720 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #407
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #26

Fujifilm FinePix HS35EXR
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
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Daily
Landscape

Sony RX10 III

Compare P950 vs RX10 III

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #183
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX10 IV

Compare P950 vs RX10 IV

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #141
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
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Value for Money
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