Our Last Camera?

[rosy]

Is there anyone from the UK who has a Nikon Coolpix 1000. Mine came with a real mickey mouse charging arrangement. The actual charger has a Euro 2 pin plug, then there's the UK pin fitting, but no way can I fit them together unless there's a tab you have to break off. You can only see one hole for the Euro plug. Have attached a couple of pics to illustrate.

Rosy.

[davegee]

Eric,

That is quite common - the two parts fit together - see the image below (it is not the identical one to yours but similar). Once it is assembled it is not easy to part again. Show an image of the two parts i.e. the AC adaptor and the part that you have already shown.

 

[davegee]

Watch this - second part. It is not the UK plug, but you should get the idea.

 

[rosy]

Hi Dave

The charger part of the two items looks nothing like the one in the video, it doesn't say Nikon on it & there are no indicator lights. It's too late now but I'll take some more pics tomorrow & post them. I have contacted the German company who market the camera through Amazon through Amazon's messaging sercvice but have to wait a couple of days for a reply.

Cheers Rosy.

[rosy]

Decided to stay up & take some more pics, found one part (charger) does say Nikon, but no lights. However, Nikon supplied UK adaptor won't plug into charger without drastic action. I used my own UK /Euro plug adaptor  with charger plugged in to the 2 pin euro socket & charged 2 batteries OK.

See pics.

Rosy.

 

[jkb]

Looks like you have been sent the wrong Connector as Part 3 seems to have round pins & Part 2 has square sockets.

But it also looks like a standard USB cable connecting the camera to the Charger.
So if you have a socket with a USB connection you could just plug straight into that.

Or it may charge from the USB socket on your computer, but would most likely take a lot longer.

But if your adapter is working then stick with that.

Jill

 

 

[rosy]

Good morning Jill.

Thanks for your interest. Having had one camera fail with an "internal charger" in the camera facility. I want to make sure it doesn't happen again. It looks like Amazon's only solution is to send it back as faulty & either get my money back or a replacement. As the replacement would come from the same source, it would probably have the same problem. Also I have bought a number of items to go with the camera such ss the protection filter, the remote control & a spare battery. The camera was £120 cheaper than any of the major retailers, which is why I bought from Amazon. Looks like the expression "there's no such thing as a free lunch" applies in this instance. If I don't get a satisfactory answer from Amazon / BORNKU I will send it back & buy one direct from Nikon & bite the bullet on the £120 additional price. Amazon

Rosy.

[davegee]

In your photo 3 is a combination of the charger with the wrong plug. If you can part the two components as shown in the video I supplied the you will be able to pair the charger with the correct plug. However, if you are intending to return it then do not even try because you are likely to "damage" (scuff/mark) it in parting the two components.

DG

[rosy]

Thanks Dave

What I hadn't mentioned was there seems to be another problem, this is with the zoom lens snap back, it only works intermittently. Snap back is a facility you can use when taking a picture at maximum zoom & the object goes out of frame. You press the snap back button & the lens snaps back to a pre-determined zoom setting to allow you to see the object & re-frame it. Rosemary had the same problem with her Nikon & sent it away to get it fixed. I'm not prepared to do that. Also the snap back doesn't operate when shooting video according to the manual, which I use regularly. So at the moment there are 2 strikes against the camera. So I'll see what the supplier says, if it isn't positive, its 3 strikes & it's back to Amazon.

[rosy]

After a couple of hours weighing up the odds, I have decided to send the camera back to Amazon. It's all boxed up waiting for UPS to collect tomorrow. So The beast from the Far East. is going West. By the time I have the refund I'll have decided what to do next.

Rosy.

[tom95521]

Hi Rosy,

Too bad it did not meet your requirements. The camera has mixed reviews. It's a big camera and unless you need the super zoom it's not the best camera available. I would like to have a super zoom to take photos and videos of sanderlings, but I don't want to carry a beast down to the beach.

Tom

[Rosemary A]

I think you have made the correct decision to send it back. I just couldn’t depend on it because of the lens retraction problem.My lens extension is also slow and by the time I get the lens extended, the bird has flown. I now have a Canon t8i. A big switch for me as I always had a Nikon.

Rosemary

[rosy]

Hi Tom & Rosemary

I checked the Sony brige zoom, nearest to the Nikon & the Nikon still has the edge. I liked the ease I found the Nikon setting it up & the general layout of the controls. So unless something better comes along I will still be choosing the Beast From th Far East. Incidentally, Amazon are now featuring the Nikon version, not the one I bought.

As I still have the filter remote & spare battery, it would be the easiest to replace. The Sony I looked at was £500 more expensive. Sony More than I want to pay as I would still want a remote, filter & spare battery.

Rosy.

[rosy]

On 10/21/2023 at 7:07 AM, rosy said:

 Finally made a descision about the charger. As Nikon didn't answer my query, I've assumed there was a flaw in the original charger design, possibly the fold down mains prongs. I did another search & came up with a company called Subtel Subtel They do a charger for the P1000 that looks conventional with the usual power sockets & plugs. So I ordered one, should be here sometime next week. Total cost including postage under £20.

Rosy.

The Subtel charger arrived at lunch time. After a few hiccups I found the plate that fits the Nikon battery. I tried the spare battery from the P1000 * it showed 88%, which the camera had charged. After 15 minutes it showed 99%, so I disconnected the mains & the charger showed 100%. Looks a decent piece of kit at a realistic price.

Rosy. 

 

[rosy]

Placed an order direct with Nikon for a Coolpix P1000. Their system allowed you to add a few items to go with the camera. One of them was a hot show cover, which I thought was a bit of a cheek having to buy this which is normally included. I added one for safety's sake.

Rosy.

[rosy]

The Beast From the Far East Mk2 arrived today direct from Nikon. It was well packed & protected & the hot shoe shield was in a separate box. The picture on the Nikon box looks different & smells newer than the one I got through Amazon. Haven't unpacked the Nikon box yet, too many other things going on such as the arrival of the Manfrotto Monopod. More sooooooooon. Ah So.

Rosy

[rosy]

Finally got a reply from Nikon about the battey charger for the P1000 (Thank you for contacting Nikon technical support.

Currently, the MH-29 battery charger is not available for sale on our website.

An alternative solution is to charge the camera battery inside the camera via a computer. as described on page 179 Reference Manual - https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/495/COOLPIX_P1000.html

If you have any additional questions or require additional assistance, I will be happy to help you.

Kind regards,

Not very good from the top camera company in the world?

Rosy

[tom95521]

Hi Rosy,

It looks like all new cameras will be using usb-c in the EU countries.

https://petapixel.com/2023/10/31/eu-common-charger-law-may-be-final-nail-in-coffin-for-dslrs/

Tom

[rosy]

Hi Tom

That's interesting. Could be because of the volatility of lithium batteries? They would be partially protected inside a camera & maybe less likely to combust. Whereas they are usually exposed in a charger. I will still be using the charger I got for the P1000. Although I read a lot of the action cameras are prone to overheating, whether it's the battery or the chip I'm not sure. I charged M's FZ82 today via my PC's USB connection with the battery inside the camera, no problem.

Cheers Rosy.

[rosy]

Finally unpacked the beast from the east Mk2. The charger was a 2 piece affair as the original, but this time the pieces clipped together. But, you still have to charge the battery in the camera if you want to use what Nikon supply. I didn't, I used the separate non Nikon charger on the new battery, which took about an hour to get to 100%. I used the spare battery I'd bought for the Mk1 to set up the camera with the date & time etc, then my preferred settings.

All vey straight forward. Then I paired the remote control from the Mk1 buy & gave the functions a try. So now I can mount the camera on a stand alone tripod, take pics & video, zoom in & out & 2 other funnctions such as exposure compensation, which I haven't decided on yet.

Again, all very straight forward & within my mental capacity. Only snag I found was the manual for the remote, it was a multi language single sheet with print I'd need a magnifying glass to read. So I downloaded a PDF version & used that, which was better but not perfect. Packed everything away in my carry all, just need some decent weather to try it outside.

Oh, one other thing the hot shoe cover, spent about 10 minutes trying to fit it & gave up, maybe they sent the wrong one? 

Rosy.

ML-L7UMNSG_JP(Z5_DL)01 remote.pdf