I reallyl liked this camera. As with all superzooms out there, it has its pros and cons. Image quality on the Canon SX40 HS is better, the P510 may be in the same league as the Panasonic FZ150 though.

Battery life is the weakest point here, the battery is half the size of SX40's and FZ150's.
The strongest point is the LCD, with a 900k resolution, it's much better than Canon's 200k and Panasonics's 400k. Though the LCD can't be flipped to face you when you're taking pictures of yourself.

Also the zoom is a very strong point, it's much more than what you get with the FZ150, but it's comparable really to what the SX40 has to offer.
Overall, this camera is very fun to use, and it's weakest points are bareable and are most regarding to battery life. My advice is to get a spare battery with it and you're good to go.

I have had the Nikon P510 for a week now and have been comparing it to a Panasonic FZ150 that I am also testing.

The P510 is a very nice looking camera that has a quality look and feel. It has a nice textured rubberized material on the hand grip and it has a solid feel.

The camera powers on quickly. I took both indoor and outdoor pictures and I was happy with the results. The shot to shot speed is slower than the FZ150 and overall it does not feel as fast or snappy as the FZ150 in everyday use.

The 42X zoom is incredible but it was slow to focus, or would not focus at all sometimes with the zoom at it's outer reaches.

Overall I slightly preferred the picture quality on the FZ150 and had more keepers with the FZ150 due to its faster and more accurate auto focus. But if I wasn't doing a side by side comparison I would be happy with the picture quality on the Nikon.

The biggest problem I have with the P510 is it's video... Read more

Let me start by saying I have been waiting for this camera since early February. And waiting and waiting long after it was supposed to be released February 15th. Today I finally got mine! (obviously only having it for a few hours won't allow me to give the best review but I would like to point out some of the things I have noticed)

I am an avid camera collector and Nikon fan, taking classes in high school and college (and the last thing I needed was yet another camera) but I was unhappy with my options. My DSLR took fantastic pictures but was too heavy to carry around for everyday use and my basic point and shoot was the perfect pocket size, but took less than decent pictures. I was hoping a bridge camera would solve all of my problems.

Pros so far:
- Camera powers on very quickly.
- Its surprisingly light and compact without sacrificing amazing picture quality.
- The camera body has a nice grip on it so it's easy to hold on to and stays in your... Read more