Nikon COOLPIX P530 16.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 42x Zoom NIKKOR Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (Black)

After a week or so of testing this camera, I'm really impressed! I was looking for a superzoom to use along with my DSLR and have for backup. It has tons of features that are fun to use and the quality of the photos is more than I expected. It can be slow to focus in low light or at high zooms, but that is to be expected. I have not had a problem with focusing at all. I love all the scene and effect modes, and I am still trying all of them out. I am including shots using long zoom, moon and landscape. The moon shot was done in moon mode, using a tripod. You get better results by increasing the timer to 10 seconds and turning off the vibration reduction. The panoramic mode also worked very well. Very nice camera for the price. It may take a little practice for an inexperienced photographer, however.

Great starter camera!

Super camera for the price! Ideal for a hobby photographer. Good size - fits nicely in a medium-sized cross-body purse. Takes nice pictures and I like all the pre-set settings with the ability to customize. I bought this camera for the features offered at this price point as well as the 42x digital zoom lens which works perfectly for my needs. I purchased a lens adapter off Amazon for this camera (Nikon Coolpix P510/520/530 Filter Adapter 67mm) so I could use filters (& bought a 67mm lens cap to go over the filters/adapter). I leave the adapter on all the time with filters and it zooms in&out /powers on&off perfectly. Love this add-on, but be careful not to buy the lens "hood" to use with filters as it blocks the view when zooming. The only thing that really bothered me about this camera is it is slow ... takes time to re-set between photos, but I knew that when I bought it and the other features outweigh this drawback in my opinion.

This camera is a great beginner camera with out all the overwhelming settings others may have. I can't put to words how great the zoom is I have take some great pictures of family and scenery on trips.

I've used Nikon DSLR cameras for many years. I bought the CoolPix P530 for a trip overseas where I needed a small camera to save space. First, the good things about this camera: the 1,000mm (equivalent) lens does an excellent job, and the anti-shake feature makes it even better. This camera takes excellent photos if the sun is at your back.Now for the bad news: This camera will blow the highlights like you can't imagine! I took it to the Middle East where I had an abundance of sunshine, but anytime the sun was not directly behind me the photos were very washed out (basically worthless). I often used my iPhone 6 so I could immediately post photos to social media without having to upload photos from a SD card—when you compare the iPhone photos with the ones from this camera you realize that the iPhone does a much better job in nearly every situation. In fact, were it not for the telephoto lens of this CoolPix, I would have rather taken ALL of my photos with the iPhone!A couple other problems: This camera does not offer the ability to take photos in Camera RAW—something it really needs because it is terrible with the highlights. Also, this camera is painfully slow—it is slow to start up, slow to shot and slow to save. Finally, the battery is only good for about 200 photos before recharging (and that is with the monitor turned off).Bottom line, unless you really need the telephoto lens, just use your iPhone (plus the iPhone is much better at taking panoramic photos).

Bought this for my wife last Christmas. She has used in on numerous occasions (vacations, work conference, weekend outings, family gatherings) over the last approx ten months and she loves the ease of use, flexibility, and image quality. It replaces an older Canon SLR with detachable lenses that had to be carried around, so is much easier than carrying a big, heavy camera bag with wide angle and telephoto lenses. The large zooming range actually exceeds the range she got with all of her lenses, and can be achieved without having to change lenses, so she doesn't have to worry about missing that great, unexpected shot. The image quality, even when enlarged, is sharp and crisp, with bright, accurate colors. It's size is between that of a regular SLR and a multi-function digital camera and it is surprisingly lightweight. This camera has brought back the love of photography that my wife had lost for so many years.

I try to write my feeling and true things. and do not exaggerate.and this is my opinion.I gave them 1 because it is the minimum point which I can choose.it was the worst things I bought from Amazon.I found a good deal. the original price was $ 398.99. but they asked 135 for a used camera.it is clear, it was risky. but I trusted the seller ranking.92% positive in the last 12 months (466 ratings)my mistake was to trust that ranking.it was free shipping.I receive it with very bad packaging. my feeling was I like receive a donation and it is free.it was a camera. I could not turn it on.it did not have a charger.I bought a used camera but my expectation was to receive at least clean one.it was dirty.to return it. I had to dive 10 miles and waist half an hour and around 12 dollars pay for return it.the positive side, I learned to do not trust ranking of a seller.and just buy prime goods.seller refund my money.here is my advice.if you find a good thing.the ranking or score or positive feedback, it does not mean you receive good things.buy it if it is prime.Best,