The P520 is Nikon’s top-of-the-range ultra-zoom (or bridge) camera, with a 42x zoom, articulated 3in, 921,000-dot screen, electronic viewfinder (EVF) and GPS. It’s quite a bit cheaper than its rivals, though. Electronic viewfinder, 0.5 cm (0.2-in.) approx. 201K-dot LCD with the diopter adjustment function (-4 to +4 m-1)

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You don't notice that the camera is actually doing anything different when anti-shake is turned on, just that you can use slower shutter speeds than normal and still take sharp photos. It didn't seem to adversely affect the battery life either, which is around a barely adequate 200 shots, so we'd advise you to turn it on and then forget about it. It's a good idea to turn VR off (via the menu) when the camera is mounted on a tripod, lest the system itself cause blurring by trying to counter camera shake that isn't there. With a powerful 42x optical zoom, the Coolpix P520 allows for capturing subjects up close and from a distance. Additionally, a 2x digital zoom further enhances the camera's zoom capabilities, providing even greater reach. Its lens offers a minimum focal length of 24 millimeters (35mm film equivalent) and a maximum focal length of 1000 millimeters, allowing for versatile shooting options. Like most super-zooms, the screen and EVF provide alternative options for viewing the same information, you can’t for example use the EVF for live view while displaying exposure information on the screen. The COOLPIX P520 employs a unique (among these three models, at any rate) method for switching between the EVF and the screen. The EVF is only active, when the screen is in the closed position. Flip it out and the screen becomes the viewer, with the EVF automatically switched off. g ) With battery and SD memory card. Method of noting dimensions and weight is in accordance with CIPA DCG-005-2009 guideline. This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Japan without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. In the event a dispute arises under or in connection with this Agreement, you hereby consent to personal jurisdiction of Japan and waive any objection that such forum is inconvenient. You further consent to service of process in any action arising from this Agreement by regular mail or other commercially reasonable means of receipted delivery. If any provision of the Agreement shall be determined invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions shall not be invalidated and shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between you and Nikon, and supersedes and replaces any other agreements relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. The failure of any party to insist upon strict performance of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, or the exercise of any option, right or remedy contained herein, shall not be construed as a waiver of any future application of such term, provision, option, right or remedy, and such term, provision, option, right or remedy shall continue and remain in full force and effect. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not constitute a part hereof or affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions of section 3 and section 4 together with any provisions that by their express terms apply to periods after termination of this Agreement, shall survive termination of this Agreement for any reason.

When shooting there is auto mode which adjusts the camera settings automatically for the detected scene. You can also select from 19 scene modes or use the manual exposure modes (P/S/A/M). Other shooting modes include auto HDR, Easy Panorama 360°/180° and the lens has a minimum focusing distance of 1cm for shooting macros. In continuous shooting mode you can record at 7 fps for 7 frames or 30 full resolution shots at 1 fps. When you finished shooting you can edit your photos in the retouch menu, adding effects such as selective colour and cross screen. The COOLPIX P530 is an update to the popular P520 launched just over a year earlier. It’s now the third generation to use the 4.3-180mm f3-5.9 lens although interestingly Nikon has reduced the sensor resolution by 2 Megapixels, down from the 18.1 Megapixels of the P520. The screen is also no longer articulated and the older model’s built-in GPS has been dropped. It features a fully articulating 3.2-inch TFT LCD with a resolution of 921K dots and 100% coverage of the imaging area. Having an articulating screen is the ideal choice for the versatility it offers for both high and low angle shooting. It’s also the perfect choice for self-composed shots and selfies. The quality of the screen is good for this price. And it’s fairly sharp, colors are accurate, and it’s bright enough for composing outdoors. White Balance Performance - Under our incandescent lights, the auto white balance (AWB) produces a decent image with a very slight colour cast, with the incandescent preset performing a little better. Under the fluorescent lights the AWB does an excellent job, with all three fluorescent presets producing images with a colour cast.

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Single (default setting), Continuous H (Up to 7 pictures are continuously shot at a rate of about 7 fps), Continuous L (Up to 30 pictures are continuously shot at a rate of about 1 fps), Pre-shooting cache (frame rate: up to 15 fps / number of frames: up to 20 frames), Continuous H:120 fps (60 frames are captured at a speed of about 1/125 seconds or faster), Continuous H:60 fps (60 frames are captured at a speed of about 1/60 seconds or faster), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Multi-shot 16, Intvl timer shooting The autofocusing system is also a bit slow, particularly when zoomed in at 1000mm. In this configuration, the camera struggles to acquire focus and often fails to do so. It’s best to stay in medium focal lengths or wider, to maintain adequate focusing speeds. Battery LifeMore point-and-shoot than dSLR in terms of features and performance than some competing high-end megazooms, the Nikon Coolpix P520 is a very good camera for those after a big zoom range, better control over results, and fine picture quality. The Nikon Coolpix P520 has a vibration reduction mechanism, which allows you to take sharp photos at slower shutter speeds than other digital cameras. To test this, I took 2 handheld shots of the same subject with the lens set to the same focal length and ISO speed. The first shot was taken with vibration reduction turned off, the second with it turned on. As you can see, with vibration reduction turned on, the images are definitely sharper than with vibration reduction turned off. Here is a 100% crop of the images to show the results. Shutter Speed / Focal Length W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) to infinity, [T]: Approx. 1.5 m (5 ft) to infinity; Macro close-up mode: Approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.) (at a wide-angle zoom position) to infinity (All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)

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The COOLPIX P520 has two full resolution continuous shooting modes; Continuous L shoots a burst of up to 30 frames at about 1fps and Continuous H shoots a one-second burst of 7 frames at, that’s right, 7fps. There are also some novel continuous shooting options that use a pre-shooting cache to capture a sequence including images recorded before you press the shutter release. The pre-shooting cache starts recording when you half-press the shutter release for half a second or more and captures a total of up to 20 frames included 5 pre cached frames at around 15fps. The Nikon P520 goes head to head with cameras including the Fuji HS50 EXR, which also features a 42x optical zoom. The Fuji, however, boasts a maximum aperture of f/2.8 at the wide end of the lens, compared with the Nikon P520's f/3.0 offering.

The PowerShot SX50 HS has a similarly side-hinged articulating screen. At 2.8 inches and with 460k dots, it’s slightly smaller and less detailed than the COOLPIX P520’s and, although the additional resolution isn’t all that noticeable, the 0.4 of an inch makes a much bigger difference than you might imagine. The COOLPIX P520’s screen provides a nice big, bright, detailed image that I found was much better both for composing and reviewing shots than either the PowerShot SX50 HS or the Lumix FZ70 / FZ72. Ordinarily, this kind of additional stabilisation is reserved for movie shooting and it’s a little odd to provide two levels of stabilisation for stills shooting, if there’s a more effective option, why not just include that and forget about the less effective one? It’s possible, I suppose, that Active mode consumes significantly more power, and with the COOLPIX P520’s less than stellar battery life, that would be a consideration. But the answer to that is surely to turn on Active mode when you need stabilisation and turn it off altogether when you don’t?

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All of the sample images in this review were taken using the 18 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 6Mb. With the exception of the side-hinged screen, the design and control layout is largely unchanged from the COOLPIX P510 with the mode dial located on the right side of the top panel and the shutter release located where you’d expect at the front on the top of the grip with a collar type zoom control surrounding it. Behind it are a small slightly raised Fn button and the slightly recessed On/Off button with a circular LED surround which momentarily glows green when you turn the camera on and glows continuously during charging.The flash has a maximum distance at the wide angle lens setting, with the aperture set to f3, of 8 metres, not at all bad though as it’s quoted with the ISO set to auto it’s not easy to make comparisons. If you make the (most likely correct) assumption that the distance is calculated using the default maximum auto ISO sensitivity of 1600 ISO, that means it delivers a little more power than the PowerShot SX50 HS at max 5.5 metres, but quite a bit less than the Lumix FZ70 / FZ72 with a maximum distance of 13.5 metres. That said, the COOLPIX P520 provides bright, even illumination that’s perfectly adequate for fill-in and reasonably close subjects. Measuring 125.2 x 84.1 x 101.6mm, the Nikon Coolpix P520 is slightly larger than the previous P510 model, but its design is only minimally different. Like most high-end superzooms, the Nikon P520 sports the typical bridge camera look, with a chunky hand-grip, large lens barrel, pop-up flash and an eye-level electronic viewfinder. The deep grip is moulded to fit comfortably into your right hand, and is rubberised in a textured material for added comfort. Give the Nikon Coolpix P520 plenty of light and it can turn out some excellent photos throughout its 42x zoom range. It has a lot of shooting options for those who like to fiddle with settings or straight snapshooters; a nice flip-out rotating LCD; and built-in GPS and support for Nikon's Wi-Fi adapter for use with Android and iOS devices. banehawi, Thanks for that. From searching the web the last 2 days, it is not just the P520 which has the problem; other Nikon P series cameras seem to suffer from it too. At the moment all I have is a new/fresh battery, with correct charger,and which I can charge the battery through my laptop.