Thank goodness I found this video! I was deep in the throes of buyers remorse until I found this tutorial. I think you just saved my African safari vacation from becoming a major let down. With your help, I was able to set it up quickly and correctly. The 300 page manual from Nikon's website is overwhelming for someone like me with limited photography knowledge. Many thanks for being generous with your time and knowledge.
The P900/950 are great cameras, but they are among the last of their kind. The superzoom point and shoot seems to have been driven off the market by the phone at one end and mirrorless at the other…and I don’t expect an upgrade to the P950 to ever come…so…it is unlikely that I will have more to say about Nikon Point and Shoots. :(
Thanks for this video. I just purchased a P950 for an upcoming safari trip and have been looking at a bunch of videos to try and get a grasp of how to set up this camera for wildlife photography. Yours seems to make the most sense. Much appreciated!
Great video for beginners. I started just over a year ago with wildlife photography. I use a Lumix FZ80 and really enjoy it. I also use P for stationary subjects and S mode where I choose the shutter speed appropriate for the lighting and the speed of the bird in flight. Usually use 1/1000th of a second if the lighting is good and get good results.
Thank you. Very helpful video to get me started with the P1000. I'll try to learn more from the manual as time goes on, but you saved me a lot of time with these settings.
Thank you for the best video ever made that really explains what to do. I have a P950 but use my P1000 most of the time. With the settings above and my bird is a Raptor (I specifically take photos of my Raptors/Hawks, etc in flight) will the shutter speed be fast enough to get the perfect 'frozen' shot of a Hawk in Flight? I've read that the shutter speed should be near 1/1000 but more often than not, it is 1/2000. So, do I need to change something else so that I get that super fast shutter speed or will those settings you used automatically detect what the shutter speed should be? I hope my question makes sense.
The settings in the video are for birds on a stick, as they say. For Birds in Flight, you will need to use Shutter mode on the main dial. Set your shutter to 1/2000th. Use Auto ISO. You can try Subject Finding auto focus, but you can also try Tracking. Subject finding might pick up the bird against the sky better. With tracking you have to get the focus area right on the bird to begin, but then it will track. I should say that the neither the P950 or the P1000 are the best cameras for Birds in Flight…but with practice and patience they do work. For Hawks you can also try Sports mode…but often it will give you too slow a shutter speed. Have fun!
This is a great video and I have watched several that left me overwhelmed and confused. Thank you for the visual directions and clarity. I have a question...I am using a new P950 and under the ISO setting in P mode, I do not see Auto as a choice. Which setting should I use? Thank you
I used this last weekend. Thank you so much. Do have a question. How do I save the setting for future birding. Do you have any other camera settings. Thank you again.
These are my only settings for the Nikon but I do have other similar settings for other cameras. To save settings, set the camera up as you want it, then open the menu and go to Save User Settings. Follow the dialogs. To retrieve those settings, just put the main dial in the U position. :)
Thanks for this great video, I just have one question. My P950 doesn't have an AUTO option for the ISO. It only has A400 100-400, A800 100-800, A1600 100-1600, A3200 100-3200 and A6400 100-6400. Which one would you recommend?
Can you show how to set or use continuous shooting on Nikon P900? I cannot get mine to work by just holding down the shutter button halfway. I love this camera, but I cannot figure this particular thing out with it. Thank you!!
I don’t photograph planes, but my recommendation would be to use my birds-in-flight settings but with the small focus area. Or turn off auto focus altogether as the planes are going to be at infinity focus most of the time. (Use the mountain focus setting).
What kind of night wildlife photography do you hope to do? With flash? With video lights? With conventional flashlights? You will need some supplemental light for any night photography…and for wildlife that is moving you will need a LOT of light. Other than that the setting would be the same as for daylight photography. ??? Tell me more.
Thank goodness I found this video! I was deep in the throes of buyers remorse until I found this tutorial. I think you just saved my African safari vacation from becoming a major let down. With your help, I was able to set it up quickly and correctly. The 300 page manual from Nikon's website is overwhelming for someone like me with limited photography knowledge.
Many thanks for being generous with your time and knowledge.
You are so welcome!
This was the best ever tutorial for the p900 I have ever seen please continue to post more about this camera, thank you very much
The P900/950 are great cameras, but they are among the last of their kind. The superzoom point and shoot seems to have been driven off the market by the phone at one end and mirrorless at the other…and I don’t expect an upgrade to the P950 to ever come…so…it is unlikely that I will have more to say about Nikon Point and Shoots. :(
This was exactly what I was looking for. Step by step. I don’t know why you don’t have more views. This was excellent.
Thank you!
Thanks for this video. I just purchased a P950 for an upcoming safari trip and have been looking at a bunch of videos to try and get a grasp of how to set up this camera for wildlife photography. Yours seems to make the most sense. Much appreciated!
Glad I could help!
Great video. That was very helpful for me. I just ordered the p900 and when it arrived I’ll use that settings. ❤❤❤ Thanks
Thanks.
Great video for beginners. I started just over a year ago with wildlife photography. I use a Lumix FZ80 and really enjoy it. I also use P for stationary subjects and S mode where I choose the shutter speed appropriate for the lighting and the speed of the bird in flight. Usually use 1/1000th of a second if the lighting is good and get good results.
Great to hear!
Fantastic tutorial, exactly the video i need right now, thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
@@StephenIngraham very much helpful thank you very much 😀
Thank you. Very helpful video to get me started with the P1000. I'll try to learn more from the manual as time goes on, but you saved me a lot of time with these settings.
Thank you. Glad it helped.
Thank you! Now, this is so clearly explained and it really helps!
I'm so glad!
Thank you for this very helpful video - much appreciated
You're very welcome!
Excellent video, thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
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Thank you for the best video ever made that really explains what to do. I have a P950 but use my P1000 most of the time. With the settings above and my bird is a Raptor (I specifically take photos of my Raptors/Hawks, etc in flight) will the shutter speed be fast enough to get the perfect 'frozen' shot of a Hawk in Flight? I've read that the shutter speed should be near 1/1000 but more often than not, it is 1/2000. So, do I need to change something else so that I get that super fast shutter speed or will those settings you used automatically detect what the shutter speed should be? I hope my question makes sense.
The settings in the video are for birds on a stick, as they say. For Birds in Flight, you will need to use Shutter mode on the main dial. Set your shutter to 1/2000th. Use Auto ISO. You can try Subject Finding auto focus, but you can also try Tracking. Subject finding might pick up the bird against the sky better. With tracking you have to get the focus area right on the bird to begin, but then it will track. I should say that the neither the P950 or the P1000 are the best cameras for Birds in Flight…but with practice and patience they do work. For Hawks you can also try Sports mode…but often it will give you too slow a shutter speed. Have fun!
@@StephenIngraham I'll try those settings out. Sports mode rarely captures the bird correctly as the shutter speed is far too slow. I'll report back!
This is a great video and I have watched several that left me overwhelmed and confused. Thank you for the visual directions and clarity. I have a question...I am using a new P950 and under the ISO setting in P mode, I do not see Auto as a choice. Which setting should I use? Thank you
100-1600 is the safe one…100-3200 if the situation is really dim. :) Thanks for positive comments.
@@StephenIngraham Thank you.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Have you done a video on how to see both shutter speed and f-stop. For some reason, I just cannot figure out how to do this. Thank you.
SUPER!
Thank you! Cheers!
I used this last weekend. Thank you so much. Do have a question. How do I save the setting for future birding. Do you have any other camera settings. Thank you again.
These are my only settings for the Nikon but I do have other similar settings for other cameras. To save settings, set the camera up as you want it, then open the menu and go to Save User Settings. Follow the dialogs. To retrieve those settings, just put the main dial in the U position. :)
Thanks for this great video, I just have one question. My P950 doesn't have an AUTO option for the ISO. It only has A400 100-400, A800 100-800, A1600 100-1600, A3200 100-3200 and A6400 100-6400. Which one would you recommend?
A1600 to be safe in most light. A3200 if you are shooting in very dark conditions. :)
@@StephenIngraham Thank you so much for your response! I can't wait to try these settings out tomorrow morning :)
The 950 does not appear to have an ISO setting of AUTO.
Correct. The 900 did. Just put it on a reasonable setting. 100-1600 is a good place to start.
Can you show how to set or use continuous shooting on Nikon P900? I cannot get mine to work by just holding down the shutter button halfway. I love this camera, but I cannot figure this particular thing out with it. Thank you!!
It does not work with the shutter button held half way…it works with the shutter button all the way down. ???
Can you please do one for planes.. they are soo high and hard to focus on them. Please please please.
I don’t photograph planes, but my recommendation would be to use my birds-in-flight settings but with the small focus area. Or turn off auto focus altogether as the planes are going to be at infinity focus most of the time. (Use the mountain focus setting).
@@StephenIngraham please could you do a video on how.. 🙏 🙏 🙏
Do you have suggestions for settings for videos with this camera for wildlife?
I don’t do enough video to have it worked out. I just use the same settings for video as I do for stills.
@@StephenIngraham thanks
How can set my p900 for night wildlife photography? Please help.
What kind of night wildlife photography do you hope to do? With flash? With video lights? With conventional flashlights? You will need some supplemental light for any night photography…and for wildlife that is moving you will need a LOT of light. Other than that the setting would be the same as for daylight photography. ??? Tell me more.
Should i be using these settings on the p1000 or stick with the bird mode?
I did not like bird mode for a couple of reasons. You are not out anything trying my settings. :)
Hi i have the P950 and dont have auto auto option on iso settings any ideas please what i would leave it on
100-1600 is the safe choice. 100-3200 if you are shooting in really dim light…like under the tropical canopy.
@@StephenIngraham Thank you so much 👌
image quality has to be on Fine instead of Normal
Yes. If I did not say that I meant to :)