With a big zoom but a small sensor, the Nikon A1000 gets up close without a huge body -- or budget.

Versatile; 30x zoom with macro; Excellent; comfortable design; RAW shooting and manual modes

Image quality suffers in low light; Sluggish buffer when shooting RAW; Some softness to images at full zoom

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

The Nikon Coolpix A1000 is Nikon's update to the A900 , with a 16mp BSI CMOS sensor, the A1000 adds an electronic viewfinder, and more advanced shooting options to camera. Inherited from the A900 is the 35x optical zoom lens and 4K video recording.

16mp sensor has resulted in lower noise; Much better results possible with raw files; 4K video recording; Tilting touch-screen

Small EVF; Raw shooting slows the camera noticeably; Exposure issues (low dynamic range and over-exposure

The Nikon Coolpix A1000 is a brand new super-zoom compact camera that's big on features and small in size. It offers a versatile 35x zoom lens with built-in Vibration Reduction that offers an effective focal range of 24-840mm, a 1/2.3-inch type back-side illuminated CMOS sensor with 16 million...

Nikon's latest compact camera goes big on zoom and extra features...

Optical zoom versatility; 4K video; Ergonomic body and controls; Fast; accurate autofocusing

Lacklustre image quality; Very small EVF; High launch price; Screen won't flip fully forward

A good camera for the money and it looks brand new easy operation and classy looking !