Nikon p900 sport photography

Smackycake · Apr 30, 2017

I'm mainly a videographer but got a job as photographing a gymnastics sport event next month. I was wondering if the P900 is worth the money since it got good zoom? But the event is taking place inside so the lighting won't be optimal.

I also don't want to spend much money since my main job is a videographer and I already got the Lumix GH4.

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KmH · Apr 30, 2017

A closer look at the Nikon Coolpix P900 megazoom

astroNikon · Apr 30, 2017

anytime you are indoors it all depends upon the quality, amount of light and distance to the subjects that you have indoors.
So .. can't really answer your question very well without some extreme detail and examples with EXIF data.

Some parents cameras can't do a good image (usually on AUTO) indoors unless there is good light. I know our cities indoor basketball arenas have good light, and any general camera from BestBuy, etc will do fine for the most part. But get to some bad lighting indoor arenas and they don't work so well when the cameras try to us higher ISO while trying to keep the Shutter Speed fast to stop action.

Derrel · Apr 30, 2017

Looks like it might be a FUN camera for outdoor liong-distanbce work, like surfing, skiing, boating, fishing type pictures. WHY does Nikon not allow this camerra to capture RAW images, the way the Fuji superzooms have done for years? I do not think this would be the right camera for indoor gymnastics work.

jcdeboever · May 1, 2017

Smackycake said:
I'm mainly a videographer but got a job as photographing a gymnastics sport event next month. I was wondering if the P900 is worth the money since it got good zoom? But the event is taking place inside so the lighting won't be optimal.

I also don't want to spend much money since my main job is a videographer and I already got the Lumix GH4.

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I have a Canon SX60HS, similar camera. You will hate it for that. It will be noisy, watercolor effected image that just isn't pleasing. Good light and not getting into the digital zoom range, it shines. Get into digital zoom range, you'll want a tripod and remote shutter release.

Solarflare · May 7, 2017

The P900 is certainly an archievement, but not in the way you seem to think.

Its impressive how much image quality Nikon still manages to maintain even with an extreme 80x superzoom.

It is not for sports in any light, it is not for lowlight, and it is certainly also not for any actual demands of image quality. A current iPhone for example will produce much higher image quality.