Testurteil: "81%"
Test: Einzeltest: Nikon COOLPIX P520
Zitat: Pro: + Capable 42x optical zoom range. Big, detailed 3.2 in articulated screen. Excellent VR optical stabilisation.
+ Built-in GPS with POI database.
Contra: - Slow handling and writing to card.
- Poor battery life. No built-in Wifi. No hot shoe. No RAW mode.
The Nikon COOLPIX P520 has a lot to offer. Its 42x zoom lens is one of the longest optical zooms around and combined with the excellent Vibration Reduction optical stabilisation produces great results. It has a bigger, more detailed screen than most and other features like the built-in GPS, effects filters, Easy panorama, and a wealth of video modes make it a good buy that´s competitively priced. It is however up against stiff competition from models that can outreach its capable zoom and provide other benefits that have proved popular in this market, like RAW shooting, a hot shoe, versatile customisation and longer battery life. And of course there´s its predecessor, the COOLPIX P510 which is still in the Nikon line up for the time being. Aside from the lower resolution 16 Megapixel sensor and slightly smaller screen that tilts up and down, but not out and forwards, the two models are otherwise virtually identical, so the P510 could turn out to be real bargain for you. So while the COOLPIX P520 has a lot going for it, its slow response, poor battery life and lack of a RAW mode are shortcomings you´ll need to consider carefully given what´s available at similar and lower prices from the competition as well as from within Nikon´s own product line.