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Testing the Nikon Coolpix P1000

I just got the Nikon Coolpix P1000, to complement my Sony RX10 IV, in filming wild birds in 4K.

I expect the P1000, with its 3000 mm reach, to be my tool of choice for distant static birds. The RX10 IV, with its superior AF and better VQ (given its much larger sensor), will continue to be my 4K workhorse when 600 mm is enough reach, or in lower light situations.

This gallery contains frames grabbed from P1000 clips, as well as test stills.



Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater marshes, particularly in wet drainage ditches and on the shores of small ponds. Size - 9.50 inches total length. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on February 3, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + shotgun microphone, manual focus, manual exposure in available light. 4K video footage
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Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater marshes, particularly in wet drainage ditches and on the shores of small ponds.

Size - 9.50 inches total length.


Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on February 3, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + shotgun microphone, manual focus, manual exposure in available light.


4K video footage

Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Uncommon in scrub, second growth and pine forest up to 2000 m. Size - 9.50 inches total length. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Maambal Orchard, Pangasinan, Philippines on February 6, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + shotgun microphone, manual focus, manual exposure in available light. 4K video footage
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Philippine Nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Uncommon in scrub, second growth and pine forest up to 2000 m.

Size - 9.50 inches total length.

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Maambal Orchard, Pangasinan, Philippines on February 6, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + shotgun microphone, manual focus, manual exposure in available light.


4K video footage

Shooting Info - Bued River, northern Philippines, February 4, 2020, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure, 10 sec timer, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 100, 1/80 sec, composite of two RAW frames.
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Shooting Info - Bued River, northern Philippines, February 4, 2020, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod,
manual focus, manual exposure, 10 sec timer, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 100, 1/80 sec, composite of two RAW frames.

 Red Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica, resident) Habitat - Open country or lawns. Size - 9 inches total length. Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on February 4, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 100.
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Red Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica, resident)

Habitat - Open country or lawns.

Size - 9 inches total length.

Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on February 4, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 100.

Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach, resident) Habitat - Open country and scrub. Size - 9.50 inches total length Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/25p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 31, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light. 4K video footage
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Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach, resident)

Habitat - Open country and scrub.

Size - 9.50 inches total length

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/25p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 31, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light.


4K video footage

Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata, resident, female) Habitat – Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas. Size - 5 inches total length. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 27, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 200, processed to 1920 x 1080. 4K video footage
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Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata, resident, female)

Habitat – Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas.

Size - 5 inches total length.

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 27, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 200, processed to 1920 x 1080.



4K video footage

Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus, migrant, male) Habitat - Uncommon and sporadic migrant, at canopy of second growth and more open forest. Size - 7.50 inches total length. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 26, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 200, processed to 1920 x 1080. 4K video footage
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Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus, migrant, male)

Habitat - Uncommon and sporadic migrant, at canopy of second growth and more open forest.

Size - 7.50 inches total length.

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 26, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 200, processed to 1920 x 1080.



4K video footage

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees. Size - 4 inches total length. Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100, slightly cropped to 16:9 ratio then resized to 1920 x 1080.
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Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Size - 4 inches total length.

Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100, slightly cropped to 16:9 ratio then resized to 1920 x 1080.

 Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos maculatus, a Philippine endemic, aka Philippine Woodpecker) Habitat – Lowland and montane forest and edge, in understory and canopy. Size - 5.5 inches total length. Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 18, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 400 (+ 1 stop push in RAW conversion, effectively ISO 800), slightly cropped to 3:2 ratio then resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos maculatus, a Philippine endemic, aka Philippine Woodpecker)

Habitat – Lowland and montane forest and edge, in understory and canopy.

Size - 5.5 inches total length.

Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 18, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod,
manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 400 (+ 1 stop push in RAW conversion, effectively ISO 800), slightly cropped to 3:2 ratio then resized to 1500 x 1000.

 Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees. Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100, slightly cropped to 3:2 ratio then resized to 1800 x 1200.
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Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100, slightly cropped to 3:2 ratio then resized to 1800 x 1200.
Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees. Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100, slightly cropped to 3:2 ratio then resized to 1800 x 1200.
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Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100, slightly cropped to 3:2 ratio then resized to 1800 x 1200.

 Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees. Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100, uncropped full frame.
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Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.


Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm (equiv.), 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100, uncropped full frame.

 Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier , resident) Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests. Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 2200 mm (equiv.), 1/320 sec, f/7.1, ISO 100, uncropped full frame.
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Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier , resident)

Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests.

Shooting Info - STILL/RAW, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 17, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual exposure in available light, 2200 mm (equiv.), 1/320 sec, f/7.1, ISO 100, uncropped full frame.

 Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos maculatus, a Philippine endemic, aka Philippine Woodpecker) Habitat – Lowland and montane forest and edge, in understory and canopy. Size - 5.5 inches total length. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 12, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 400, processed to 1920 x 1080. 4K video footage
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Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos maculatus, a Philippine endemic, aka Philippine Woodpecker)

Habitat – Lowland and montane forest and edge, in understory and canopy.

Size - 5.5 inches total length.

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 12, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 400, processed to 1920 x 1080.



4K video footage

Little Heron (Butorides striatus, resident/migrant) Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Maambal, Pangasinan, Philippines on January 9, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + Kenko Realpro ND8 filter, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 125, processed to 1920 x 1080. 4K video footage
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Little Heron (Butorides striatus, resident/migrant)

Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams.

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Maambal, Pangasinan, Philippines on January 9, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + Kenko Realpro ND8 filter, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 125, processed to 1920 x 1080.



4K video footage

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis, resident) Habitat – Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 11, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 1800 mm, f/7.1, ISO 200, processed to 1920 x 1080. 4K video footage
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White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis, resident)

Habitat – Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country.

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 11, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 1800 mm, f/7.1, ISO 200, processed to 1920 x 1080.



4K video footage

Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis, resident, male) Habitat - Common lowland sunbird. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 13, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 400, processed to 1920 x 1080. 4K video footage
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Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis, resident, male)

Habitat - Common lowland sunbird.

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on January 13, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 3000 mm, f/8, ISO 400, processed to 1920 x 1080.



4K video footage

Little Heron (Butorides striatus, resident/migrant, immature) Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams. Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Maambal, Pangasinan, Philippines on January 14, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + Kenko Realpro ND8 filter, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, processed to 1920 x 1080. 4K video footage
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Little Heron (Butorides striatus, resident/migrant, immature)

Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams.

Shooting Info - FRAME GRAB from 4K/29.97p footage, recorded in habitat at Maambal, Pangasinan, Philippines on January 14, 2021,
Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + Kenko Realpro ND8 filter, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, processed to 1920 x 1080.



4K video footage


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Yohanan David31-Jan-2021 07:15
Very interesting gallery. Thank you for showing! V
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