Average Quality Picture

I bought the camera 6 months ago and never have been happy with it. I purchased it from the store and returned it within the trial period. But the sales person advised me to persevere with it so I did. And it did not get any better (Now I am stuck with it).

Nikon Coolpix A1000 VQA080AA review

The COOLPIX A1000 is a pocket super-zoom camera with a 35x range that updates the earlier A900 with a decent electronic viewfinder, a touch screen, some new controls, and RAW shooting all at a price that’s very competitive with the Lumix TZ95 / ZS80 - the travel zoom everyone wants to emulate.

Nikon Coolpix A1000 VQA080AA review

| Auto mode | f/3.4 | 1/320 sec. | ISO 100 | 24 mm | Click HERE to see our entire Nikon Coolpix A1000 Sample Image Gallery If you're frustrated with the lack of an optical zoom lens in your smartphone camera, the Nikon Coolpix A1000 could be for you.

Nikon A1000 review

With its well-rounded feature set, a lens that covers all eventualities and the ability to produce nice, colorful images, the A1000 scores some key points. The usual bugbears associated with such small sensors, however, together with frequent responsiveness issues and a handful of annoying design quirks make it difficult to recommend.

Sturdy metal front plate; Useful raw shooting option; LCD tilts to face the front; Excellent zoom range; Fast start-up time; Face Detection works well;

Lens very prone to flare; Frequent issues with response; Heavy noise reduction in JPEGs; Cramped rear dial; Poorly positioned EVF sensor; Pricey considering its performance

Nikon Coolpix A1000 Review

Pocketable point-and-shoot cameras have split into two very distinct directions—models with big image sensors and shorter-range zoom lenses, built for low-light shooting, and others with smartphone-size sensors and lenses with huge amounts of zoom power. The Nikon Coolpix A1000 ($479.95) is in the latter camp. It sports a 35x lens, which will magnify distant subjects in ways you can't with a smartphone, but it has the expected drawback—disappointing image quality in dim light. It's a compromise you'll need to live with to pack this much zoom into a slim body, though. Pocketable, But Not Ultra-Slim I definitely consider the A1000 to be pocketable, even if its design isn't the sleekest or slimmest. It measures 2.8 by 4.5 by 1.6 inches, so it may bulge a bit, and weighs 11.6 ounces. Compare it with the similar Sony HX99, which has a slightly shorter 30x zoom lens and comes in at 2.3 by 4.0 by 1.4 inches and 8.5 ounces. The A1000 is a little bulkier in part due to its handgrip. It...

The Nikon Coolpix A1000 is a solid pocketable camera with big zoom power, an EVF, and a tilting LCD, but it's not a good choice for low-light photography.

35x zoom lens; Eye-level EVF; Raw imaging and 4K video; Bluetooth and Wi-Fi; Relatively slim design; Tilting touch LCD

Not good in dim light; Spotty video autofocus; Unresponsive after bursts; Lens softens at maximum zoom; Pricey

Nikon Coolpix A1000 VQA080AA review

While the Nikon A1000 has a longer zoom than the Panasonic ZS80, we prefer the image quality from the latter.

Sturdy construction, Intuitive controls and menus, Generous 35x zoom, Crisp LCD viewfinder, Touch screen

Less detail and color than competing cameras, No subject tracking in video, Hyperactive eye sensor