Nikon P610 (1 Viewer)

Charltonfan · Jan 14, 2016

Hi. I've checked Sumit's review on the P610. Is there much loss in quality when editing the jpeg files? I use Lightroom 6 and would probably want to do a fair bit of cropping as well as tweaking white balance contrast and sharpness. I'm considering the Sx50 from Canon because it has Raw. Not sure which camera would get the best results

nikonmike · Jan 14, 2016

Charltonfan said:
Hi. I've checked Sumit's review on the P610. Is there much loss in quality when editing the jpeg files? I use Lightroom 6 and would probably want to do a fair bit of cropping as well as tweaking white balance contrast and sharpness. I'm considering the Sx50 from Canon because it has Raw. Not sure which camera would get the best results

If your using a P610 then dont expect to do major cropping,as for tweaking expose the Jpeg correctly and in good light and you may not need to do much PP.

Charltonfan · Jan 14, 2016

Yes I'd obviously try to get as much right by using the correct camera settings.I guess it's a case of whether a small amount of cropping for example or other minor adjustments will significantly effect the quality of the final image compared to an edited Raw file. Would the extra 4mp of the Nikon help if cropping it would images just end up noisier compared to a processed 12 mp raw file?

Hamhed · Oct 14, 2016

It has been a while since any comments about the satisfaction/performance of the P610. Are there any further comments or changes in reviews at this date?

Thanks -
Steve

Dür · Oct 14, 2016

Hamhed said:
It has been a while since any comments about the satisfaction/performance of the P610. Are there any further comments or changes in reviews at this date?

Thanks -
Steve

I think the P900 is stealing all the attention

I am still very happy with the P610, and wouldn't change it for anything atm!

nikonmike · Oct 14, 2016

Hamhed said:
It has been a while since any comments about the satisfaction/performance of the P610. Are there any further comments or changes in reviews at this date?

Thanks -
Steve

I changed to the P900 for the extra reach but its the only thing i can see its got over the P610

pppppvvvv · Oct 14, 2016

nikonmike said:
I changed to the P900 for the extra reach but its the only thing i can see its got over the P610

I agree. I have the ,p900, am happy, but I see so many good photos from the p610.

I often wonder if the lower magnification leads to people creeping that much closer to the bird, resulting in better pics, and the camera being that little bit easier to handle

Peter

Hamhed · Oct 15, 2016

Thanks for all your replies. I have wondered about the extra long reach of the 900. It's all I can do to steady my current camera, Canon SX50, at full zoom.
How do all of you rate the EVF? I use it almost exclusively but Canon's is not very good, one reason I am looking to move on.
One aspect of the Canon I do like is the focus point can be made very small so as to find small birds hidden in a tangle of branches. Does the Nikon have any ability to focus that precisely?

Steve

nikonmike · Oct 15, 2016

Hamhed said:
Thanks for all your replies. I have wondered about the extra long reach of the 900. It's all I can do to steady my current camera, Canon SX50, at full zoom.
How do all of you rate the EVF? I use it almost exclusively but Canon's is not very good, one reason I am looking to move on.
One aspect of the Canon I do like is the focus point can be made very small so as to find small birds hidden in a tangle of branches. Does the Nikon have any ability to focus that precisely?

Steve

Cant answer your focus point question as its that long since i set my P900 up and i dont have it here to check,just to give you an idea of its ability to find the focus you want i have added some images that could have been tricky,remember the extra DOF helps.

Hamhed · Oct 16, 2016

Thanks for those pics. In the second photo of the Moorhen and the last photo of a species I am unfamiliar with, the focus is obviously on the subject bird and the DOF seems to have played less of a part in the ensuing sharp photos. How did you manage to focus beyond those distracting stems and branches? Can the camera be set for a center focus?

Steve

nikonmike · Oct 16, 2016

I normally use single centre point focus,auto iso up to 800 in aperture priority,if ime going to try a bird in flight or something darting about like duckling then i set it on the green auto setting,this gives multi focus points.

Hamhed · Oct 20, 2016

Thanks, Mike. The center point focus appears to work well.

Steve

Non_fuyades · Oct 20, 2016

I have a P610, in fact is my first camera and i only have it for 4 month.

I found it nice. Most of the time i shoot in birding mode or shutter. I do have a problem, when shooting in birding mode i can't focus out of the center of the image. Still, birding mode is the fastest option for quick ID pics. If there are sufficient time, i preffer shutter priority.

I leave some pics, all straight out of the camera.

Non_fuyades · Oct 20, 2016

The woodpecker was contrast adjusted and cropped with paint.net, the others just resized.

Bird_Huszar · Nov 5, 2016

I have an SX50 currently, upgraded to a P900 for about year but then sold it due to its massive weight which I could not bear any longer. So now considering the P610 and was hoping to keep the conversation going on this somewhat overlooked camera.

nikonmike · Nov 5, 2016

Bird_Huszar said:
I have an SX50 currently, upgraded to a P900 for about year but then sold it due to its massive weight which I could not bear any longer. So now considering the P610 and was hoping to keep the conversation going on this somewhat overlooked camera.

Your right about it getting over looked,its every bit as good as the p900 just a shorter zoom

stu52 · Nov 6, 2016

nikonmike said:
Your right about it getting over looked,its every bit as good as the p900 just a shorter zoom

Try the new B700 model you won't be disappointed :t:

Bird_Huszar · Nov 9, 2016

stu52 said:
Try the new B700 model you won't be disappointed :t:

Would you say it is better than the P610? Is it only better in the megapixel department (20 vs 16)? Are there any ways that the P610 is better?

stu52 · Nov 12, 2016

Bird_Huszar said:
Would you say it is better than the P610? Is it only better in the megapixel department (20 vs 16)? Are there any ways that the P610 is better?

I do not know much about the p610 or have ever used one but her are some comparisons that may help :t:

http://cameradecision.com/compare/Nikon-Coolpix-B700-vs-Nikon-Coolpix-P610

http://www.imaging-resource.com/cameras/nikon/p610/vs/nikon/b700/

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