Nikon Coolpix S600 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: One of Nikon's higher-end compacts, the S600 isn't lacking in specifications. It's go

Verdict: But while the specifications are bang on the money, the S600 doesn't feel as expensive as it should. Even though the casing is metal it still manages to feel a bit insubstantial and cheap. The menu scroll wheel on the back is a bit loose and wobbly ...

Review summary: The 10-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S600 features a 4x optical zoom, Vibration Reduction and advanced Face Detection technology.

Pros: Image quality, compact size

Cons: Plasticky buttons, poor LCD, slow in use

Verdict: A decent compact let down in-use. Better options are around.

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix S600 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 4x, wide angle zoom lens. It has impressive start up and shutter delay times. The Coolpix S600 is small enough to fit in a pocket and like other Nikon cameras it is easy to use

Pros: Ease of use - wide angle lens - shutter lag times - camera start up time

Cons: Picture quality

Verdict: Despite a number of good points such as start up time, ease of use and shutter lag times I felt this camera did not hit the spot when it came to picture quality.

Review summary: The 10-megapixel compact of choice?

Pros: Build and styling, image quality, easy to use, screen, responsive

Cons: No manual controls or overrides, underpowered flash, it might start quickly but you still can't shoot for a couple of seconds

Verdict: The Nikon Coolpix S600 is the top-most digital compact in Nikon's "Style" range and it sports a deliciously stylish metal design with lightning fast start up, something that's sure to turn heads, but can fast start-up be all smoke and mirrors?

Review summary: ePHOTOzine forums will have you believe that to own a Nikon, you must also own a beard. Not so with the Coolpix S600 as Matt Grayson discovers with only four days stubble

Pros: Good build, Nice design, Great macro performance, Good colour rendition

Cons: Poor noise performance in noise test, Wrong f number selected in landscape, Don't like the plastic lens cover leaves

Verdict: The styling suggests a camera designed for the happy snapper while some of the features such as the build quality and 3cm macro feature lean towards the user looking to get that bit extra out of a camera