This is not normal: a 2000mm handheld camera. Check out the attached pictures taken with the new Nikon Coolpix P900 and its 83x optical zoom (24-2000mm equivalent) – you can hardly see what’s in the frame before zooming in:
The P900 is a fairly big camera – see the size comparison with the already big Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 (16x zoom):
The Nikon Coolpix P900 (user’s manual) does not have the best IQ, but it’s certainly appealing for bird photography. You can pre-order the P900 at one of our sponsors:
Few P900 videos including more 83x zoom samples:
The official P900 sample photos can be found here, here and here.
