The Nikon Coolpix P500 is the best superzoom camera for individuals who require the broadest conceivable focal length range in the most compact body. Supplanting the P100 which offered a simple 26x zoom, it prods in front of its main rival, the PowerShot SX30 IS, by prudence of offering a colossal 36x optical reach (to the Canon's 'pitiful' 35x). Going with this mammoth zoom is a 12.1 megapixel back enlightened CMOS sensor, which ought to hypothetically give more prominent low light viability.