When I was a child, I remember seeing people carrying around super zoom or bridge cameras. With the shift in technology, those have been gradually replaced by mirrorless cameras. But Nikon isn’t letting bridge cameras die so easily, as it has proven with the launch of the Nikon Coolpix P1100 this year.
Featuring a 125x zoom with an effective optical focal range of 24-3000mm (and 6000mm with 4x digital zoom), the Coolpix P1100 is a good camera for bird and astrophotography thanks to its incredible optical reach and dedicated photography modes. Although it’s bulky, it’s comfortable to handle. However, it isn’t without its faults. It doesn’t feature animal subject detection, and its small sensor holds it back in a couple of ways.
