The zoom on this camera.

This was done with a Nikon P900 83X I think If there are aliens on the moon you could find them with this camera.
83x zoom btw.



I can tell I'm getting older because technology is starting to appear to be like magic to me now.

a reply to: TheKnightofDoom

That.
Was.
Amazing.

Now I want one for myself.

originally posted by: masqua
a reply to: TheKnightofDoom

That.
Was.
Amazing.

Now I want one for myself.

$529.00

I have one of those cameras, and yes the zoom is phenomenal. I have a bunch of eclipse pictures I took with it. I'll see if I can find them...

pretty cool i fancy macro photography though. its amazing looking at all of the details you can see down here on earth!

Thanks for sharing that.

The Moon never looked so real.

That was pretty amazing, now imagine what kinda zoom these camera will have in another 10-20 years.

originally posted by: schuyler

originally posted by: masqua
a reply to: TheKnightofDoom

That.
Was.
Amazing.

Now I want one for myself.

$529.00

Is that excluding whatever lenses were being used?

a reply to: masqua

Must admit I thought it would be more expensive....give it a year half the price

That was very COOL.
Does anybody see the fact that the bottom left of the moon has way more craters(strikes from objects) than most of the observable surface??, could be telling eh?

Very cool now i need one of those cameras.

I wouldn't mind seeing what it could show when pointing at Saturn or Jupiter.

originally posted by: eluryh22

originally posted by: schuyler

originally posted by: masqua
a reply to: TheKnightofDoom

That.
Was.
Amazing.

Now I want one for myself.

$529.00

Is that excluding whatever lenses were being used?

The Coolpix series are point & shoots. They don't have separate lenses like an SLR. One of the reasons they are so cheap. This one is a tad bigger than most Coolpix models, kind of mid-range. I have an older 5700 that looks exactly like this one. Most of the "zoom" is real zoom, but the last few ticks are digital. You can see that in the vid where it "clicks" its last few moves. I'm pretty sure that had to have been on a tripod or the photographer could not have kept the Moon centered. Here it is at Amazon

originally posted by: TheKnightofDoom
I wouldn't mind seeing what it could show when pointing at Saturn or Jupiter.

You'd be disappointed. Even with a Celestron C5 telescope or equivalent, Jupiter is a very tiny dot, though you can see 5 of its larger moons.

Amazing how flat it seems...

a reply to: TheKnightofDoom

Haha, i've never noticed the cock'n'balls on the moon until now......

32 seconds in, centre, bottom half of the moon.

Great camera btw

here is a review on this camera that you should consider watching before attempting to buy it

a reply to: TheKnightofDoom

bloody amazing

awesome video but honestly you don't think "they have better?" lol

a reply to: lighter78

Of course they have better but as far as bridge cameras go- 83* is pretty impressive!

A good cheap alternative might be the Sony DSC 400's which have 63* zoom and you can pick them up for £100 used.
If you dont want to store what you are seeing/dont need an LCD screen for eye relief- a pair of Celestron Sky Master binoc.s on a tripod at 80* zoom will give equal/better results.

Tripod would be required for all scenarios but similar results are do-able for circa $200.

Also worth mentioning (as it is ATS) that these types of gadgets are garbage for UFO spotting...better off with an array of decent low light CCTV cams.

83x optical zoom, impressive. Good thing for tripods!