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.

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).

The price at $400 is a bit steep for my budget. I would highly consider this camera at $250 especially since it's a point and shoot type camera. The one really nice thing it has going for it is a view finder which is missing from most budget point and shoot camera now a days.

Well, although some pictures I took with this camera were decent enough, for the price I paid I would've thought that I never needed another camera for normal daily use. Most of the times my phone manages better low light pictures.

Great camera loaded with features, pictures quality is good, not used all features yet but would imagine they are as good as nikon says.

Very pleased with the quality of the results and the ease of use of the camera. I have not used all the features yet, but happy with the ones I've used.

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

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

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

| 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.