Nikon P1100 vs phone scope

[lang]

How does the crazy 125x zoom compare to phone scoping with a similar budget spotter ($1000)? Anyone actually done a side by side comparison?

 

[Camera Land]

Nikon is just shipping the cameras now so doubtful anyone has been able to use it in the field. The Sensor in the Nikon is FAR superior and larger then a phone. The processor and the lens on the Nikon compared to a phone is worlds different. The weakest link in digiscoping is the phone. The lens quality/sensor size is garbage if you want to blow your picture up bigger then 8x10 or do any cropping. That said, the P1000 did a very nice job and with the improvements the P1100 will be amazing

 

[carbon]

One huge issue with a regular camera vs your phone is workflow.

I like the simplicity of using my phone connected to a spotter because BAM, the video is shareable immediately. I can shorten it immediately. I can file it immediately. I do not need a computer to process the video.

I own $6500 pro cameras that, in this personal+shareable arena, are not nearly as handy as my phone + Ollin spotter/phone adapter.

However, if you want pro-level output, you’re also going to have out pro-level effort into it, buy pro-level storage solutions, and learn pro-level editing techniques.