Go big or go home

The past few years have seen some major releases in the full-frame mirrorless segment of the market, but the often-overlooked medium of the superzoom camera has a new champion: the Nikon P1000. Superzooms, often called ‘all-in-ones, typically have DSLR-sized bodies with a fixed lens that usually offers a vast zoom range. And with the P1000, Nikon can boast the biggest focal length in the class, as this camera features a125x zoom which serves up an insane 24-3000mm equivalent range. It's as if Nikon's R&D department sketched out the P1000's blueprint during a well-oiled work Christmas party and created a dream specification sheet that has the power to wow. In fact, when I was setting up in a photography hide to capture test images, pulling the P1000 from my bag drew audible gasps from fellow togs and birdwatchers: ‘Is that the big Nikon superzoom?' So, the P1000 can be best described as the hubble telescope of fixed-lens cameras, but how does it fare in the field during a real-world test?

Impressive specs

Launched in July 2018, the P1000 replaced the P900, which shared the same 16MP resolution but topped out at 2000mm. The P1000's biggest headline feature is, of course, its whopping focal