Bulky and heavy, but a zoom giant: The Coolpix P950 is worthwhile for photographers who want to get really close to distant subjects. The image quality is decent in daylight, but the Nikon doesn't like dim light - the image quality suffers considerably. Shooting the moon is no problem with the P950: it is bright enough at night and the 83x zoom brings it in to fill the frame.

Bulky and heavy, but a real zoom giant: The Coolpix P950 is worthwhile for really distant subjects. Even photos of the moon are no problem with the P950: the Earth's satellite gets enough light from the sun at night, and the 83x zoom brings it in to fill the frame. Too bad: The image quality suffers considerably in dim light, but is decent in daylight.

The Coolpix P950 is a bulky and heavy zoom giant. It is therefore worthwhile for photographers who want to get really distant subjects. The image quality is fine in daylight, but the sharpness suffers noticeably in dim light.

Thanks to its large zoom range, the Coolpix P950 makes it possible to take pictures that would otherwise hardly be possible, or only with much heavier and more expensive equipment. It is obvious that you have to compromise on image quality - the new raw mode at least puts these disadvantages into perspective. Nikon should improve the autofocus tracking in continuous shooting mode.

The creative potential offered by an 83.3x zoom lens with a maximum focal length of 2,000 millimetres is enormous. The Nikon P950 supports it with a powerful image stabiliser, which in principle also has its limits. This is especially true in low-light situations where slower shutter speeds are necessary - although at 2,000 millimetres, exposure times of 1/125 second are already considered "long"...