Zoom is only half the story

By SpeedoNJ "Len" (NJ USA)

This is Nikon COOLPIX P500 review 12.1 CMOS Digital Camera with 36x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (Black)

Best Nikon Point-and-shoot-If you have one and want to upgrade, this is it! For three years I've had a Coolpix P80, and more than being impressed, almost overwhelmed with it, I'm always checking for the latest evolution, and the current straight-line P120 didn't make me want to make a jump. Didn't know that a P500 even existed until I started browsing. To me the series "L" Nikons were the popular priced Nikon point-and-shoots (ala L22,etc and L110s)so this camera had the specs to make me interested and buy.
Here';s what I love about it so far, and why I bought it: WIDE ANGLE 22.5! I like to do panaromic and outdoor scenes, and this is about the widest point and shoot with known good picture quality I can find.
If you're going on a special vacation and don't want to take your DSLR and all it's lenses, this is the one camera to take. It will do super-duper zoom but also give you free range for landscape shots. A DSLR will give you marginally better depth-of-field if you want to carry an extra 7 pounds around with you. If you want to fool with this, it will probably give you 90% of the DSLR characteristics, at much more cost and concern about your equipment.
A word for amazon users: This was bought 3rd party and the delivery and service was great. Don't be afraid! They even included a cleaning kit and case for the lowest preice.
One final tip for people not wanting to do a lot of post-processing- turn the exposure down 1/2 a step for better out-of-camera shots. Haven't had a point-and-shoot yet that didn't turn out a little over-exposed dus to compensation for smaller sensor size in normal outdoor lighting.

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