Nikon Coolpix S600 - Expert Reviews

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Review summary: Thanks to its fast startup, superior image quality, and handy scroll wheel, the Coolpix S600 is our favorite bang-for-your-buck digicam.

Pros: Excellent sharpness in Macro mode, Good life-like color, Very fast start-up time, Easy-to-use scroll wheel

Cons: Slow shot-to-shot speed, So-so movie mode

Verdict: After a week of vigorously rubbing the icons on the second unit and traveling with the camera in a full purse, we saw minimal wear and tear on the S600. Just a tiny spec of the trashcan icon was missing, which we consider acceptable. Therefore, we've ...

Review summary: One of four Coolpix S-series digitals announced in January 2008, the Nikon Coolpix S600 takes its place as the most expensive Nikon "style" camera and features "an astonishingly fast start-up time, advanced functions, outstanding photographic ...

Pros: 28mm wide angle lens ; Good color fidelity and image quality ; Good ISO performance ; Optical VR

Cons: Disappointing shutter lag ; Quick start up time nullified by wait for shutter to become active

Verdict: USB cable, A/V cable, wrist strap, rechargeable battery and charger, and CD-ROM software with each camera

Review summary: THE S600 sports vibration reduction, red-eye correction and produces some fairly good images.

Pros: Optical image stabilisation, fairly good image quality, fast startup time

Cons: Some purple fringing issues

Verdict: A solid compact camera from Nikon, if you have a bit of money to spend the S600 offers a few nice features such as vibration reduction and in-camera red-eye correction on top of some fairly good 10 megapixel images.

Pros: Optical image stabilisation, fairly good image quality, fast startup time

Cons: Some purple fringing issues

Verdict: A solid compact camera from Nikon, if you have a bit of money to spend the S600 offers a few nice features such as vibration reduction and in-camera red-eye correction on top of some fairly good 10 megapixel images.

Review summary: P&S models do not usually provide the photographer much control, but advanced photographers will appreciate that, besides Program Auto and 14 easy-to-use Scene Modes, the Coolpix S600 offers the following practical features: