Nikon Coolpix P950 £799/$799

Its stupendous optical zoom will get you closer than almost any other camera

- Ben Andrews

Sensor: 16MP 1/2.3-inch CMOS

Image processor: Expeed

AF: Contrast detect

ISO range: 100 to 6400

Viewfinder: 0.39-inch, 2,359k-dot OLED

Metering modes: Matrix, centre-weighted, spot

Video: 4K UHD up to 30fps, 1080p FullHD up to 60fps

LCD: 3.2-inch vari-angle touchscreen,921k dots

Lens: 83x optical zoom, 4.3-357mm (24-2,000mm equiv), f/2.8-6.5

Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, Bluetooth LE, USB Micro, Micro HDMI

Size: 140 x 110 x 150 mm

Weight: 1,005g (with battery and SD card)

In 2018 Nikon broke the optical zoom record for a superzoom camera with its 125x Coolpix P1000. Now we’ve got the Nikon P950, which slots in just below the P1000 in the company’s superzoom hierarchy and replaces the P900. The P950 boasts an 83x optical zoom range, which would be equivalent to 24-2,000mm in full-frame camera terms.