Saturday, September 16, 2017

Which one of these two cameras should I buy?

Hi, I'm looking at buying one of the current Nikon Coolpix digital cameras, the B700 or P900 mainly for travel photography including:

- Native wildlife (marsupials/mammals in: nature reserves, national parks, other bushland, and species that inhabit the water too.)

- Various scenic landscapes, city skylines, and tourist attractions/sights including views from the summit of Mount Koscuiszko.

- For taking selfies.

The Coolpix B700 has:
up to 60 x optical zoom, 20.3 megapixels, and weighs 570 grams (including battery and memory card)

The Coolpix P900 has:
up to 83 x optical zoom, 16.1 megapixels, and weighs 899 grams (including battery and memory card)

I have seen and held display models of both these Coolpix high zoom makes/models, at a local camera store. The staff member there, reckoned he could see into the viewfinder screen, as far as across the end of the mall and down the street, up to an estimated 120 metres away, when he zoomed in.

Is it true, that not fitting a UV filter/lens protector would affect and damage any sensors either camera has, over time?

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