This is an excellent "second camera" for demanding amateur photographers. The P7000 offers the compact area a generous feature set and an unprecedented optical performance.
The negative points other reviews how bad AF at the telephoto end, unnatural colors the automatic white balance, slow reactions, etc., etc., I can not understand. However, my P7000 already includes the new firmware 1.1.
On this subject I have the following info found:
Nikon has put a firmware update version 1.1 for the Coolpix P7000 online, wants to correct the mistakes and improve functions. According to Nikon, the lens control the zoom operation so optimized, stabilized:
According to Nikon offers firmware version 1.1 for the Coolpix P7000 following improvements:
* Improved: reducing the total recording times for NRW (RAW) files. This includes image acquisition times for a dual format NRW + JPEG.
* Improved: optimizing the lens control so rare, the message initialize the lens. Focusing not possible. "Will be displayed.
* Fixed: Fixed an issue in which was not working properly in some rare cases, the zoom operation.
* Fixed: Fixed an issue that could cause the monitor the live image too light indicated when the shutter button while the Active D-Lighting to
