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hi I'm Josh Goldman with CNET and this is a look at the nikon coolpix p5 20 the company's top full-size mega zoom it's a 42 X zoom lens was once the longest available when it debuted on the P 510 however canon fuji film and sony now have 50x zooms in their lineup so if you must have the longest lens available this isn't for you that said the 24 - 1000 millimeter zoom is plenty of range and I doubt you'll be kicking yourself for not going with another model well not for the zoom at least the camera doesn't have some higher-end features like a hot shoe or mic input or raw capture and you have to have some patience when it comes to focusing with the lens zoomed in also Nikon removed the button for switching between the electronic viewfinder and the flip out LCD so you now have to flip over the screen and close it to turn on the EVF if none of those things bug you though this is a pretty nice camera with a lot of shooting options and some excellent photo quality even in low-light as long as you don't need to enlarge photos to its full 18 megapixel resolution plus it has built-in GPS and you can add a Wi-Fi adapter so you can wirelessly connect to iOS or Android devices for viewing or sharing your photos all in all a very good package if you're looking for more a point-and-shoot experience than a digital SLR I'm Josh Goldman and that's that icon who picks p5 20