I have only had this camera a week now but already love it. I upgraded from an Lumix FZ80 and am amazed at the difference is quality of my photos.First anyone who buys this camera will want to download the NX Studio software from the Nikon website. Since the camera uses Nikon NRW raw images so you want editing software which will get the most out of your images. NX Studio is a FREE DOWNLOAD you have nothing to lose by downloading it. I was amazed at how easy the editing software was to learn, and there is not upgrading for an additional fee.I was able to take some great shots at full zoom (125x) hand held, though a tripod would be better. I found some of the best results were using the Aperture priority, with the auto focus set to center weighted. When it was trying to identify the subject it had difficulty at max zoom. I also, set the ISO to the 100 - 400 range.Like I said only have had the camera for a week so I may revise this review as I get more experience with it. The wildlife refuge is only 15 miles away so I will be going there a lot.===================================================================================First thing!Camera has a small sensor this will limit the quality of pictures. This was the compromise made to give it the incredible zoom capability. A bigger sensor would require a much bigger lens and much more weight. A large sensor camera with equivalent focal length coverage with Nikon body and Nikon lenses would cost maybe in the $15 – 20 thousand range. So this is a nice compromise for a hobbyist like myself.I discovered I really needed to use the Nikon Nx Studio to get the full potential from the images. GIMP and my other viewing software degraded the images when opening. I bring up the image in NX Studio then I can export to 16 bit tiff or adjustable quality Jpeg for editing in GIMP, or viewing in other software. Really get the NX Studio, unlike the editor that came with my Lumix, Nikon gives a good robust, easy to learn editor that does not require a paid upgrade to get the full program. Watch the tutorials on the Nikon website and you will be going in no time.This Camera needs a good solid tripod! I got the Rayburn DV-1, got a good Black Friday price. This tripod has an adjustable quick mount that allows me to adjust the balance point. Nikon should have mounted the tripod attachment point under the lens. Where they put it makes it very front heavy and would tip over on lighter tripods. LIM'S Quick Release Camera Tripod Dovetail Plate for Nikon P1000 is available on Amazon to fix this issue for $69.99. A tripod that has an adjustable quick mount avoids this expense.Don’t wast money on fast memory cards. This camera saves at about 40 Mbits per second tops. Faster SD cards won’t speed it up. Its sensor is not a match for top of the line Nikon or Cannon SLRs. Keep your expectations in line with this. It does have a very clear and bright EVF.In the various automatic modes it will only record Jpeg files. So if you spend the money on this camera learn to shoot and control your camera and save raw file and learn to use the NX studio in order to get the most from this camera.