Photographer's Guide to the Nikon Coolpix P900: Getting the Most from Nikon's Superzoom Digital Camera Kindle Edition

I am not one to "read the manual", but know that when I am fully lost its time to RTFM. The P900 factory manual is a downloadable PDF and not the best organized document. When I need to refer to a manual, I want an old school hard copy. This serves the purpose very well. Indexed nicely, great illustrations / pictures that explain everything. Eventually I may learn all about the P900 but until then, I will schlep this around. I love the large format book style, so much easier to read for quick reference. If you spend the money on a P900, don't skimp, buy this too!UPDATE Aug 2018: I've owned this book for almost a year now and I STILL refer back to this manual when I can't figure out how to do something. Did I mention its got a great index! Nikon should just pay the author and include this with every P900!

I read both pro and con reviews. I got the book regardless of the small amount of negative remarks. Some of the cons were the book was too technical. You do have to have some knowledge of how cameras operate and terms used. I personally thought the book is well written and easy to follow. I'm a hands on learner. I used the book along with my camera. The book seems like a LOT of reading, but the camera isn't a easy camera to get to know. There is a lot going on with this camera. It is way more than just point and shoot. Some of my frustrations that I couldn't figure out with the camera is in the book. It explained clearly that I could understand. I suggest you read the intro and the first couple of chapters to get the lay of the camera. Then you can use the table of contents to jump around if you need or maybe you are like me just want to figure out how the heck do I set the camera up to take particular picture. I haven't read all the book yet, but what I have read I have found it very informative. I recommend the book, but remember it will help to have some understanding of the terms used. If you don't this can assist you to learn them. I have yet to see any cons.

This book is a comprehensive instruction manual that goes above and beyond what the Nikon manual does. Not only that, but it is a lot more clear and precise than the official manual. Alexander White also includes information about the Nikon P900 that you won't even find in the Nikon Manual.One Example Is: White informs the reader that the P900 does not have the Infrared Blocking Filter, which many cameras have. So, it is possible to do infrared photography with the addition of an add-on filter which blocks all light except infrared light. You wouldn't know that without this book. White also writes in a way that is easy to read and understand, while still not over-simplifying.

Both the Nikon Coolpix P900 and this book are kinda hard to review and rate. The camera is so complex, and Nikon has decided not to include a paper manual in a $600 camera that is now selling at MSRP, which I think is really shoddy -- there is plenty of room in the large box, and the idea of using a downloaded pdf that is massive is preposterous. How you gonna lug a computer around with your camera stuff? Well, all the information about this massively flexible camera is included in Mr. White's book. Particularly in the beginning, I found it hard to follow. For some reason, he begins with short discussions of the camera as it comes out of the box with enough settings to go out the door and shoot. But he does not really explore the entire setup menu until something like chapter 7. I would have moved it up much closer to the beginning. His chapters on the menus and features, once he got going, were really comprehensive and well-covered. There is really not any other choice at this point, so if you are looking for a comprehensive manual that covers the mammoth features and the few questionable decisions Nikon made (no raw files, apparent restriction on panoramas to only wide angle, for example). So while not the best organized camera book I have read and not the easiest to follow, this really does cover everything and earns the five stars, I think.Addition 10/15: Many of the features and settings do not explain why Mr. White makes the suggested choices. Occasionally he does explain why, but, for the most part, this information is missing. This is in contrast to David Busch's books that always explain why he recommends his settings. Otherwise, this is a great book and essential for shooters who want to be able to make use of the amazing features of this amazing camera.

The P900 is a complex camera. So complex that it doesn't come with an owners manual. This book Is really laid out well. Each camera function is described in an easy to understand manner. I have had my P900 for about 6 weeks now and I am still struggling with all the camera settings. I have been an amateur photographer for over 50 years and this camera is almost more than I can handle. Mr. White and this book are an absolute must have companion for this camera. If you are going to buy a P900, you must (MUST) buy this book, otherwise you will be lost and frustrated.The camera is a mighty fine camera too. It's for serious shooters.

If you own or are seriously considering owning a Nikon Coolpix P900, this is a must buy. Not only is this guide written well, the author explains everything you need and/or want to know about this camera. The guide that comes with the camera is useless, for the most part. You would think Nikon could do better guides for their cameras. Anyway, I purchased this guide prior to purchasing my Nikon Coolpix P900 (didn't buy through Amazon because I saved $60 through a camera store) because I wanted to know everything I could about this camera in order to determine if it was what I was looking for. This guide convinced me. I recently purchased this camera and this guide is a great teaching tool. Not only does the author explain the camera well, it is also a pretty good photo lesson. I was a photographer in the Marine Corps some years ago and continued to shoot a lot over the years but I still had a lot to learn about digital photography technology and this guide answered many questions for me. Buy this. You won't be disappointed.

A Bible! The essential guide to the Nikon P900.I am an old-school photographer and when digital came along, I settled for Auto and a zoom lens. However, my daughter-in-law recently drew my attention to the P900 and showed me the fantastic photos she was taking as a complete novice (and I mean really great photos).Having bought the camera, I felt daunted by the instructions and complexity I felt the camera had, but this book has been my saviour. It has helped me to great results and even special effects such as time-lapse, with its easy-to-follow instructions. If you have the P900 you must buy this book.

This is a very helpful book for anyone who doesn't know their way around the P900. It's a long time since I've done any photography and cameras have become quite complicated, in fact I felt out of my depth with the camera. I made myself read a little of this book each day and tried to do something different each day from what I'd read. It wasn't long before things started to sink in. The only thing I found disappointing was the poor colour quality of the pictures inside. It is, though, a good book to keep referring back to and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is just starting out with the P900 and doesn't have much confidence with the camera, this book will soon change that.

I'm a relative amateur of digital photography, and this is my most sophisticated camera purchase to date. I enjoy travel, nature and love hunting out interesting things to shoot, like old houses, junk cars and the like. This camera is absolutely ideal for the beginner to intermediate photographer. Alexander Whites book really opens up the amazing possibilities and features this camera has. It is well written, extensively illustrated and has everything the beginner-intermediate photographer will need to start taking well composed and structured shots. The appendix and accessory sections are excellent also. Highly recommended purchase for the p900 enthusiast, avoid 'other' cheaper publications. The reviews don't lie, you get what you pay for.

Really well written explanation of how the Nixon P900 responds to the various controls with illustration and photo examples presented too.Worth every penny,Do not overlook downloading too, the manual from Nikon site, there is also an important update on the Nikon website

Good, well written large easy to read instruction manual but looks as if it has been reprinted from an original as the inclusive photographs were definitely not of their best. Because of this I feel the price I paid was a excessive for the subsequent loss of photographic quality.