Nikon Coolpix P100

Opinion: The 26x zoom is indeed incredible - but I do get some
blurry shots when the camera is not still.

Despite that I am really enjoying the camera.

Two things I do not like:
1) Slight black out when you start HD recording - the
recording itself is very good at 1080p.
2) It tends to over expose so I have set up a -0.3
exposure compensation.

Opinion: Pros are evident, the best P&S camera for tele-mode I’ve ever used. Zoom is really fast and silent. The picture is sharp at any optical zoom position, you can’t experience it, for example, with Canon SX 20 IS. Viewfinder is better than in Canon as well.
Cons:
• Macro-mode isn’t good at all, at least worst than other modes.
• You can’t shoot movies at high zoon without tripod, but no video camera allows to do it anyway
• Bracketing mode interface in not easy to use, you must go through the Menu to access it
• The battery may be charged inside the camera only, the charging time is too long.
• In manual M Mode it is not so easy to define proper shutter speed and it is impossible to do in S mode. Canon makes the screen dark when the speed isn’t low enough to make the picture.
• Monitor isn’t fully articulated, the resolution is only 230.000.

Opinion: Pros:

- The feature set is really remarkable. If only they all worked as advertised.
- Camera is very lightweight (almost too much so)
- Incredible optical zoom range.

Cons:

- Image quality is horrible, at least in the one I got. Very dull and unsaturated, noisy even in good light. The few best photos I got from my 200 or so images I shot with it the first day were only marginal.
- Horrible autofocus performance. A point and shoot camera should easily be able to put everything in focus. Only about half of the images I've shot with it are in focus. Not even remotely acceptable.
- Poor quality video, especially for 1080P. VR does not reduce camera shake at all, focus does not keep up when zooming.
- No orientation sensor that I could find. Digital cameras have had orientation sensors in them since at least 2004. How is it possible that a camera made in 2010 does not include this? Could not find any reference to one in the menus or manual. This omission by itself is a deal breaker for me.
- Lots of shutter lag, even noticeable in good light, virtually unusable in lower light. Camera supposedly has great high ISO performance. What good does it do if the camera can't focus and won't take a picture?

Conclusion: This very loyal Nikon user is SOOOO disappointed with this camera. It is on its way back to Amazon : /

Opinion: as a beginner I can't imagine a better camera, it's a leap of semi-professional cameras.
however the focus isn't fast and can't operate correctly over all the modes.
it is not a tripod standard size camera although it needs one.
great features with poor accessibility.