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The Return of the Nikon Coolpix

Chris Gampat
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Last updated on 02/03/2025
02/04/2025
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Could 2025 be the year that the point and shoot camera really finally returns? Well, the hint that we’re getting this year is the Nikon Coolpix P1100. Being announced today, the camera is a superzoom with a small sensor that’s designed for folks who want a camera with a whole lot of zoom power and not a lot of weight. When we say a lot of zoom power, Nikon claims 125x the optical zooming capabilities. But what does that actually mean?

According to PCMag, an established and long-standing institution, optical zoom has to do with the zoom that’s provided by the lenses instead of software. The software zoom is the same as cropping an image from its whole frame. But the optical zoom is similar to using a magnifying glass on something. “The higher the optical zoom, the better the results,” stated PCMag. “In a still camera, an optical zoom of 10x or more is called a ‘superzoom’ lens. Note that if a still camera is advertised with ’10x zoom,’ that does not necessarily mean optical zoom only. In many cases, the optical is 3x with the additional 7x being digital.” This is a marketing strategy that manufacturers of cameras and phones have used for years.

This camera is obviously designed for someone traveling that doesn’t want the technical insanity that interchangeable lens cameras can present to you. Not long ago, a friend’s wife went on a six-month-long cruise and wanted a superzoom camera. This would’ve been perfect for her. There are also lots of other types of photo-loving folks who’d love this:

  • Birders: often, birders reach for binoculars and don’t take pictures. But a camera like this could let them do both. Here in NYC, there are species that come and go with the seasons. And they’re usually documented and shared amongst the birding community.
  • Sports lovers: If they’ll let you walk into the arena with this camera, you’ll have a lot of fun.
  • Stargazers: Those who love looking at constellations and more would adore this camera’s zoom capabilities.

Here’s more official information given to us by Nikon.

Nikon Coolpix P1100 Tech Specs

Person in a gray jacket and backpack photographing with a large camera lens in a wooded area.
Person in a gray jacket and backpack photographing with a large camera lens in a wooded area.
Close-up of a camera with a zoom lens pointing at the sky during dusk, mounted on a tripod.
Close-up of a camera with a zoom lens pointing at the sky during dusk, mounted on a tripod.
A hand holds a camera remote control next to a DSLR camera on a tripod by a body of water.
A hand holds a camera remote control next to a DSLR camera on a tripod by a body of water.
Man using a remote to operate a camera on a tripod near a body of water.
Man using a remote to operate a camera on a tripod near a body of water.
Person outdoors holding a Nikon camera with a large zoom lens, focusing on a subject.
Person outdoors holding a Nikon camera with a large zoom lens, focusing on a subject.

The following has been taken directly from Nikon’s press release.

Primary Features of the COOLPIX P1100

  • Incredible 125x optical zoom for super-telephoto performance up to a 24-3000mm equivalent.
  • Super ED and ED lens elements provide superior chromatic aberration compensation and deliver outstanding rendering capabilities across the entire zoom range, even with super-telephoto shooting.
  • Dual Detect Optical VR accurately suppresses the effects of camera shake with super-telephoto handheld shooting. This enables the capture of sharp and clear images of birds, celestial bodies, and other distant subjects at dynamic angles of view.
  • Bird-Watching and Moon modes can be accessed directly using the mode dial. 
  • Support for 4K UHD/30p movie recording lets users beautifully record subjects with the power of super-telephoto 3000mm equivalent. Frames from movies recorded in 4K UHD format can also be saved as still images.
  • Massive zoom, small size: Despite coverage of focal lengths up to 3000mm equivalent, the camera weighs only approx. 3.1 lbs. (1,410g), allowing users to enjoy super-telephoto shooting more comfortably than with DSLR and mirrorless camera systems. 

Additional Features of the COOLPIX P1100:

  • The camera is equipped with a focus mode selector that can be used to change the focus mode even after it has been acquired, along with a control ring that enables the adjustment of settings such as white balance and manual focus.
  • Optional accessory ML-L7 Remote Control connects to the COOLPIX P1100 via Bluetooth®︎, and the same functions that can be assigned to the camera’s Fn button can be assigned to the remote.
  • A 3.2in. TFT LCD Vari-angle monitor with a wide-viewing angle makes it easy to compose handheld or on a tripod. 
  • Compatible with Nikon’s exclusive RAW (.NRW) format.
  • COOLPIX Picture Control5, which can be used to make adjustments in accordance with the subject, shooting situations and intentions.
  • Capability to record superlapse and time-lapse movies.
  • Support for Clean HDMI output6, which cleans the information display from the image output to an external monitor during recording.
  • The ability to set long-exposure noise reduction to [Auto] or [Off].
  • Adoption of a USB Type-C input/output connector.
  • Compatible with the optional DF-M1 Dot Sight that facilitates image composition during telephoto shooting.

Price and Availability

The new Nikon COOLPIX P1100 will be available in late February 2025 for a suggested retail price of $1,099.95*.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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