Nikon Coolpix P1100 review: it’s a kind of magic

Nikon Coolpix P1100 product shot.

The Nikon Coolpix P1100 follows in pretty much the exact same footprints of the preceding P1000, with just a couple of tweaks. As such, it inherits the previous camera’s mighty 125x optical zoom lens, equivalent to 24-3000mm in full-frame terms. Yes, that’s 3000mm at the long end – more telescope than telephoto. It’s also a real achievement that ramps things up from the 83x zoom range of the previous Coolpix P900. I wouldn’t call any of them a ‘compact camera’, despite having a fixed rather than interchangeable lens, but the P1100 definitely sets out to be one of the best bridge cameras in the world.

The Nikon P1100 certainly isn’t a ‘compact’ camera. It’s a bit of a handful even at its shortest zoom setting with minimal extension of the lens barrel. (Image credit: Matthew Richards)