The COOLPIX P520 doesn’t offer particularly fast continuous shooting or extended bursts, if the action lasts any longer than a second you won’t be able to capture at full resolution. But it does offer a wide range of reduced resolution burst modes as well as some novel and versatile ones. If you want fast continuous shooting at full resolution, neither the PowerShot SX50 HS nor the Lumix FZ70 / FZ72 does better, for that a better option would be something like the Canon PowerShot S120 or G16, or of course a mid-range DSLR. But the COOLPIX P520 does at least offer some other options. There are two other reduced resolution modes running at 60fps and 120fps at 1920×1080 and 640×480 respectively. The COOLPIX P520 also has the Best Shot Selector and multi-shot 16 features common on COOLPIX compacts, the former, designed for low light shooting, takes a burst of ten shots and retains the sharpest one. Multi-shot 16 takes a 16-shot 5 Megapixel burst at around 30fps and combines the images into a 16×16 grid. Lastly, there’s an interval timer which shoots at intervals of 30s, 1m, 5m or 10m. I tested the COOLPIX P520’s full resolution Continuous H 7fps burst mode by fitting it with a freshly formatted SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-1 card, set the image quality to large fine JPEG and set the shutter speed to 1/500 in Shutter priority exposure mode. Set to Continuous H mode, using its electronic shutter the P7700 fired a burst of exactly 7 frames in a second. Below you can see the first six frames of a seven frame sequence shot in Continuous H mode. With a powerful 42x optical zoom, the Coolpix P520 allows for capturing subjects up close and from a distance. Additionally, a 2x digital zoom further enhances the camera's zoom capabilities, providing even greater reach. Its lens offers a minimum focal length of 24 millimeters (35mm film equivalent) and a maximum focal length of 1000 millimeters, allowing for versatile shooting options. x 3672]; 8M [3264 x 2448]; 4M [2272 x 1704]; 2M [1600 x 1200]; VGA [640 x 480]; 16:9 13M [4864 x 2736]; 16:9 2M [1920 x 1080]; 3:2 [4896 x 3264]; 1:1 [3672 x 3672]

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The COOLPIX P520’s 42x optical zoom has a 35mm equivalent range of 24-1000mm and a maximum aperture of f3-5.9. As I mentioned in the introduction, this is the same lens as on its predecessor, the COOLPIX P510 which was unmatched on its release in early 2012, and although there are now longer super-zooms out there it remains an impressively long reach with which few models, present company excepted, can compete. Audio isn’t recorded with the HS video modes but I was pleasantly surprised to discover that you can use the effects filters. The only limitation on this is that the Soft and Nostalgic sepia effects are only available with the HS720/2x mode. I should also mention that you can’t use the use zoom or Full-time AF with the HS modes. Regardless of that, this is an impressive range of high speed recording modes and one of the COOLPIX P530’s big advantages over the H400 and SX520 HS neither of which offers anything like it.The autofocusing system is also a bit slow, particularly when zoomed in at 1000mm. In this configuration, the camera struggles to acquire focus and often fails to do so. It’s best to stay in medium focal lengths or wider, to maintain adequate focusing speeds. Battery Life Today, I recharged that battery from a laptop. When it was fully charged I again tried it in the camera. Once again pressing the on/off button, the green light would come on and remain on for about 10 secs., but I was unable to get any further. The body design has barely changed since the P500, remaining amazingly compact considering the lens. And the lens is really the bulk of the weight, which makes the rest of the body feel lightweight and cheaply constructed. However, the right-hand grip is deep and comfortable with a textured rubber piece on front and the large lens barrel gives you ample space to hold and steady the camera with your left hand. The controls are comfortably placed and responsive. There will be few scenarios that the COOLPIX P520’s zoom can’t cope with, but both the PowerShot SX50 HS and Lumix FZ70 / FZ72 outgun it at the telephoto end of the range by an additional 200mm with a maximum zoom of 1200mm. If you’re wondering how much of a difference that makes in practice, take a look at the table below where, in addition to the usual wide angle and telephoto range example I’ve included a comparison with the 20-1200mm Lumix FZ70 / FZ72. It’s worth noting, however, that the COOLPIX P520’s higher 18 Megapixel resolution enables you to crop the central 4000 x 3000 portion of the image to provide virtually the same field of view as the Powershot SX50 HS (it makes up a fair bit of ground on the 16 Megapixel FZ70 / FZ72 as well) at the same 12 Megapixel resolution.

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With zoom ranges becoming ever longer, stabilization takes on a more and more important role. The COOLPIX P530 employs optical stabilization, shifting the lens elements to compensate for camera movement; Nikon calls it Vibration reduction. There are three settings available from the P530’s menu, Off, Normal and Active. Active mode irons out excessive wobbling, examples of the kinds of conditions it might be useful in, according to the manual, are ‘when shooting from a car or under poor foothold conditions’. using the instructions below. If this latest version is already installed in your camera, you need not update the firmware. A flap on the right of the P530’s body provides access to the combined USB / A/V out port and a mini HDMI port. The combined battery and card compartment is in the base of the grip. Like the H400, the COOLPIX P530 battery is charged in the camera using either the supplied USB charger or you can plug it into a laptop or other suitable charger using a standard USB cable. All in all, it’s much more convenient than having to carry around a proprietary charger. Nikon COOLPIX P530 lens and stabilisationOne final cornerstone of the P520’s spec is the built-in GPS. This not only tags your photos with geo location data, it has a points-of-interest database that automatically recognises landmarks when used with the supplied software. The flash has a maximum distance at the wide angle lens setting, with the aperture set to f3, of 8 metres, not at all bad though as it’s quoted with the ISO set to auto it’s not easy to make comparisons. If you make the (most likely correct) assumption that the distance is calculated using the default maximum auto ISO sensitivity of 1600 ISO, that means it delivers a little more power than the PowerShot SX50 HS at max 5.5 metres, but quite a bit less than the Lumix FZ70 / FZ72 with a maximum distance of 13.5 metres. That said, the COOLPIX P520 provides bright, even illumination that’s perfectly adequate for fill-in and reasonably close subjects. The menu system is easy enough to navigate, it looks very similar to the menus used on Nikon's DSLRs. One frustration that has been improved upon since the P510 is that when you switch the camera on with the lens cap attached, no error message appears. You just need to pop it off and start shooting. Featuring a 1/2.3-inch image sensor, the Coolpix P520 delivers detailed and vibrant images. Its CMOS sensor technology enhances low-light performance, producing clear shots even in dimly lit environments.

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Like the PowerShot SX50 HS and Lumix FZ70 / FZ72, the COOLPIX P520’s lens is stabilised. Nikon calls its stabilisation Vibration Reduction and it’s activated from the Setup menu. There are two options, Normal and Off as well as an Active mode that irons out excessive wobbling, examples of the kinds of conditions it might be useful in, according to the manual, are ‘when shooting from a car or under poor foothold conditions’. Low light performance is suitable for this class. It features a native ISO from ISO 80 to 3,200, which is further expandable to 12,800. And it can provide usable photos up to ISO 1,600. Focusing PerformanceThe Nikon Coolpix P520's Easy Panorama mode allows you to take vertical or horizontal panorama photos simply by moving the camera in the direction of the on-screen guides. Multiple shots are then combined into a single panorama photo. The angle of view can be selected from 180° (normal) and 360° (wide). Easy Panorama - 180°