DESCRIPTION
Nikon P950 Overview
Characterized by its expansive zoom, the COOLPIX P950, from Nikon, is a versatile compact camera offering a unique mixture of stills and video capabilities along with reach to photograph even the most distant of subjects. The 16MP 1/2.3" CMOS sensor features a back-illuminated design that contributes to a high degree of clarity and reduced noise to better suit working at high sensitivities and in difficult lighting conditions. The sensor also permits recording UHD 4K video at up to 30 fps, Full HD video at up to 60 fps, and in-camera time-lapse recording and movie creation.
Complementing the imaging capabilities, the P950 is, of course, distinguished by its huge 83x optical zoom lens, which covers a 24-2000mm equivalent focal length range. This immense reach is benefitted by Dual Detect Vibration Reduction, which compensates for the effects of camera shake in order to realize sharper results when shooting handheld. Additionally, the P950 also features a bright 2.36m-dot OLED electronic viewfinder, large 3.2" 921k-dot vari-angle LCD monitor, and has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for wireless sharing and remote camera control.
16MP BSI CMOS Sensor and EXPEED Image Processor
Featuring a 16MP 1/2.3" BSI CMOS sensor, the P950 is capable of realizing high-resolution stills and video along with notable speed and sensitivity. The BSI design of the sensor yields reduced noise levels and greater image clarity when working within the expandable ISO 100-6400 sensitivity range. The sensor and EXPEED processor also enables quick continuous stills shooting up to 7 fps at full resolution to suit working with moving subjects.
In addition to stills, the P950 is also capable of UHD 4K video recording at up to 30 fps and Full HD recording at 60 fps. Time lapse recording is supported, too, with in-camera processing to produce time lapse movies at 25 or 30 fps playback.
83x Optical Zoom NIKKOR Lens
The P950's key feature is its impressive 83x zoom lens, which provides a huge wide-angle to super telephoto 24-2000mm equivalent focal length range. This range can be effectively doubled to 166x when using Dynamic Fine Zoom for even greater reach to truly isolate those distant subjects. At the wide-angle end, the lens has a bright f/2.8 design to suit working in available light and Dual Detect VR also helps to minimize the appearance of camera shake to suit handheld shooting. Additionally, the lens's optical design incorporates Super ED glass to suppress a variety of aberrations throughout the zoom range for improved sharpness and clarity.
Body Design
- Bright 2.36m-dot OLED electronic viewfinder is a clear and useful means for eye-level monitoring and benefits working at longer focal lengths by serving as an additional physical point of contact against the camera.
- For image review and menu navigation, a large 3.2" 921k-dot LCD is featured, and has a vari-angle design to better enable working from high, low, and front-facing angles.
- Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth work in conjunction with Nikon's SnapBridge app for wireless file transferring and remote camera control from a linked mobile device.
SPECIFICATIONS
Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Point & Shoot Camera
Type
- Type
- Compact Digital Camera
Image Sensor>
- Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
- 16.0 million
- Image Sensor
- CMOS
- Sensor Size
- 1/ 2.3 in.
- Total Pixels
- 16.79 million (approx.)
- Image Size (pixels)
- 4608 x 3456 (16M)
Lens>
- Lens
- 83x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens
- Lens Focal Length
- 4.3-357mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 24-2000mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
- Lens f/-number
- f/2.8-6.5
- Lens Construction
- 16 elements in 12 groups (5 ED glass elements, 1 super ED glass element and 2 aspherical lens elements in 3 surfaces)
- Lens Zoom
- 83x
- Digital Zoom
- Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 8,000mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
- Vibration Reduction
- Lens shift VR (still pictures)
Lens-shift and Electronic VR (movies)
- Aperture
- Electronically-controlled 6-blade iris diaphragm
Autofocus>
- Autofocus (AF)
- Contrast-detect AF
- Autofocus (AF) Focus-area Selection
- Face priority
Manual (spot)
Manual (normal)
Manual (wide)
Subject tracking
Target Finding AF
- Focus Range
- [T]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity
[T]: Approx. 16 ft. 5 in. (5.0 m) to infinity
Macro mode: Approx. 0.4 in. (1 cm) (wide-angle position) (All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)
- Focus Lock
- Yes
Viewfinder>
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder, 1 cm (0.39-in.) approx. 2359k-dot equivalent OLED with the diopter adjustment function (-3 to +3 m-1)
- Viewfinder Frame Coverage
- Approx. 100%
Monitor>
- Monitor Size
- 3.2" Diagonal
- Monitor Type
- Vari-Angle TFT-LCD with Anti-reflection coating
5-level brightness adjustment
- Monitor Resolution
- 921,000-dots
- Monitor Frame Coverage (shooting mode)
- 100% horizontal (Approx.)
100% vertical (Approx.)
(compared to actual picture)
- Monitor Frame Coverage (playback mode)
- 100% horizontal (Approx.)
100% vertical (Approx.)
(compared to actual picture)
File System>
- Storage Media
- SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card
- Storage File System
- DCF
EXIF 2.3 compliant
- Storage File Formats
- Still pictures: JPEG
RAW (NRW)
Movies: MP4 (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: AAC stereo)
Movie>
- Movie
- 4K UHD 3,840x2,160/ 30p
4K UHD 3,840x2,160/ 25p
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 60p
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 50p
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 30p
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 25p
HD: 1280x720/ 60p
HD: 1280x720/ 50p
HD: 1280x720/ 30p
HD: 1280x720/ 25p
HS 1920x1080/ 15p
HS 1920x1080/ 12.5p
HS 1280x720/ 60p
HS 1280x720/ 50p
HS 640x480/ 120p
HS 640x480/ 100p
VGA 640x480/ 30p
VGA 640x480/ 25p
Sensitivity>
- ISO Sensitivity
- ISO 100 - 1600
ISO 3200, 6400 (available when using P, S, A or M mode)
ISO Hi 1 (equivalent to ISO 12,800) (available when using High ISO monochrome in special effects mode)
- Lowest ISO Sensitivity
- 100
- Highest ISO Sensitivity
- 6400
Exposure>
- Exposure Metering
- Matrix
Center-weighted
Spot
- Exposure Control
- Programmed auto exposure with flexible program
Aperture-priority auto
Exposure bracketing
Manual
Shutter priority auto
Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
- Exposure Modes
- Auto
Scene
Scene Auto Selector
Smart Portrait
Special Effects
- Scene Modes
- Backlighting
Beach
Bird Watching
Black and White Copy
Creative
Close-up
Dusk/Dawn
Easy Panorama
Fireworks Show
Food
Landscape
Moon
Movie Manual
Museum
Night Landscape
Night Portrait
Party/Indoor
Pet Portrait
Portrait
Scene Auto Selector
Snow
Sports
Sunset
- In-Camera Image Editing
- Crop
D-Lighting
Filter Effects
Quick Retouch
Skin Softening
Small Picture
- Exposure Compensation
- +/- 2 EV in steps of 1/3
White Balance>
- White Balance
- Auto
Cloudy
Daylight
Flash
Fluorescent
Incandescent
White Balance Preset
Shutter>
- Shutter
- Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
- Shutter Speed
- 1/4000-1 sec.
1/4000-5 sec. (when ISO is set to 100 in M mode) when the aperture value is set to f/8 (wide-angle end)
- Top Continuous Shooting Speed
- Up to 10 shots at approx. 7 frames per second at Full Resolution
- Continuous Shooting Options
- Best Shot Selector
Continuous H
Continuous H 60
Continuous H 120
Continuous L
Interval Timer
Multi-shot 16
Pre-shooting cache
Single
- Self-Timer
- Can be selected from 10 or 2 seconds duration
Flash>
- Built-in Flash Range (approx.)
- (ISO sensitivity: Auto)
[W]: 0.5 to 11.5m (1 ft. 8 in. to 37 ft.)
[T]: 5.0 to 7.0m (16 ft. 5 in. to 22 ft.)
- Built-in Flash Control
- TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
- Built-in Flash
- Yes
Interface>
- Interface
- Hi-speed USB
- Interface Data Transfer Protocol
- MTP
PTP
- Video Output
- HDMI micro connector (Type D)
- HDMI Output
- HDMI micro connector (Type D)
- I/O Terminal
- Digital I/O (USB)
- Wi-Fi Functionality
- Yes
- Smart Device App Connectivity
- SnapBridge
- Bluetooth
- Yes
Supported Languages>
- Supported Languages
- The languages available vary with the country or region in which the camera was originally purchased.
Power>
- Power Sources
- One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL20a (supplied)
- Charging Time
- 3 hours (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-71P and when no charge remains) (Approx.)
- Battery / Batteries
- Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL20a
- Battery Life (shots per charge)
- Nikon Rechargeable: 290 shots (CIPA)
Movies: Approx. 1 hour 20 minutes
Miscellaneous>
- Tripod Socket
- 1/4"
(ISO 1222)
- Operating Environment
- Temperature: 32 to 104 Degree F (0 to 40 Degree C)
- Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 5.6 x 4.4 x 5.9" (140.2 x 109.6 x 149.8mm)
- Weight
- 35.5 oz (1005g)
