If you're looking for a super close-up shot of animals or flowers, I can see it being a benefit, but it doesn't do much to help improve the picture quality of a lighthouse from 5 miles away

The concept of this camera is great, but the actual quality of this camera needs improvement.

The build quality is excellent, the camera is heavy and well

Bottom line: Despite my concerns about the P1000's weight and size, I've found that carrying it, framing shots quickly (motorcycle rider, for example) and shooting without a monopod/tripod produces excellent unedited image quality, at least to this amateur's eyes

No tripod, just laying on a table, so the 3000 isn't as sharp as it could/should be.)The menus are easy to navigate