In the world of compact cameras, manufacturers have to work hard to tempt you away from the ever-present smartphone. One way this is still possible is the optical zoom -- and if you're travelling or looking for flexibility, the bigger the better.

Long zoom; Pocket-friendly; Tilting screen and SnapBridge

Screen isn't touch-sensitive; small sensor and there's no viewfinder; Low-light performance could be better

The Nikon Coolpix A900 is a new superzoom compact camera which offers a 35x optical zoom, or an equivalent to 24-480mm in 35mm terms. Inside the camera is a 1/2.3-inch type CMOS sensor with 20.3 million pixels.

There's the old saying of 'you get what you pay for' which is so true BUT in this case the camera you are getting is an absolute bargain! Picture quality is amazing in auto, but when you take it out of auto and into manual you can change pretty much everything to get he perfect shot that you want.

This camera is good, it's affordable and it takes really good photos. For example, the zoom is able to get some really good photos of the moon and you can edit your photos. The only downside is that sometimes the camera stuffs up.

Wi-fi works like a charm with a phone app. You take the photo with the camera and see it on your ipad or iphone. Zoom just couldnt be better for this price and tech. 20MP is enough pixels for almost anyone I believe. Good buy for me.

I just bought this camera, image quality was good. SnapBridge software was miserable. This software can only transfer 2 megapixels image to your device. The transferred image was blurred.

Featuring a monstrous 35x optical zoom lens, it gives a 35mm equivalent focal length of 24-840mm. The 1/2.3in sensor is capable of producing 20MP JPEG images (sadly, it doesn't support RAW), as well as giving you full manual control and a blistering 10fps continuous shooting speed to get the most...

The new Nikon COOLPIX A900 Digital Camera is a leader among recent "Coolpix" releases and it should be your first option if you're trying to decide on a high-quality travel camera.

Exactly what I was looking for! This a900 replaces an L620. Had an a-series a few years ago which was stolen. I nissed that camera since it toom such great pics. Came across this. Price was right and the canera serms to be doinv a great job.

I used this camera for a concert and it worked great!