Nikon Coolpix P60 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix P60 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 5x optical zoom lens. Its strengths include sharp focus, bright photos and natural colours. Nikon have included a manual exposure setting in the Coolpix P60. The build quality of the camera ...

Pros: Ease of use - build quality - picture sharpness - bright photos

Cons: Macro mode - noisy indoor shot

Verdict: This camera is a step up from a basic point and shoot camera. It takes a good scenic shot and also has an impressive build quality. Nikon have also found room to squeeze in a viewfinder.

Review summary: If you're looking for something a bit more versatile than a point-and-shoot compact, Nikon has just the thing.

Verdict: The Nikon CoolPix P60 is a big improvement over the disappointing P50. It still has its faults, most notably its slow overall performance and the immensely irritating shutter release logic, but the design, handling and build quality are very good, as ...

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix P60 will hold your hand if that's what you want, but this entry-level digital camera is also ready to grow with you.

Pros: Impressive zoom and focal-length range. Digital viewfinder can sub for LCD. Ability to start up in review mode. Great color in daylight shots. In-camera editing options.

Cons: Slow recycle and start-up. LCD impossible to use in direct sunlight. Bulky for "compact" camera. No rechargeable battery option.

Verdict: Despite its heft and slow response times, this pricey point-and-shooter offers an impressive range of features for an entry-level digital camera.

Review summary: There are a ton of digital cameras out there, and quite a few of them are competing with the Nikon Coolpix P60 for position at the top of the general-purpose compact camera heap.

Pros: Compact, yet full-featured ; Manual modes ; Good electronic viewfinder ; Above average battery life on NiMHs

Cons: Long flash recharge/poor flash judgment ; Weak, plastic construction ; LCD could be higher resolution ; Lens distortion may bother some

Verdict: Let's find out

Review summary: This is an 8 megapixel camera with sensor shift image stabilisation and a 5x zoom lens (36-180mm film equivalent). The body is well made and looks like a camera, not a fashion accessory. The bulge on the right hand end holds two AA batteries and ...

Pros: The quality of images is satisfactory. Colour reproduction is generally accurate. The vibration reduction slightly increases the opportunities for hand holding in low light.

Cons: The electronic viewfinder has no dioptre adjustment, so everything looks out of focus to spectacle wearers. Presumably an EVF is cheaper to make than an optical viewfinder. At wideangle the lens exhibits extreme barrel distortion. Dynamic range is ...

Verdict: Assessing compact cameras is difficult. Measured against the standards set by the best digital SLRs they are all inadequate. Images are noisy. The cheap lenses distort. One eminent reviewer says of a similar compact "The question this camera raises is ...