Nikon Coolpix S600

Opinion: First I purchased the Ricoh R7, very poor picture quality.... Then I purchased this camera... Quite honestly, I am very disappointed with this as well. The images are just not crisp, perhaps I just expect too much from a compact camera. However, my mom has a clunky old Kodak easy share, and those shots are better... Go figure!!!

Opinion: Ok I pretty much agree with the other reviewer on this one. This is a very feature
packed nice size compact digital from Nikon and I am a huge Nikon SLR fan. But
they still got a lot of work ahead of them when it comes to a good all around point
and shoot and every point and shoot is lacking in some area or another. This one is
lacking in a lot of areas, but has some decent areas as well. A quick overview: Lets
start with the good!

Pros:
Nice size screen great compact camera
Good quality
Feature packed easy menu system and easy to navigate
Decent ISO use from 100-400 good
Outside pictures are good to excellent!
Very quick start up time.

Cons:
LCD is horrid in low light, shows too much grain and outside not that good in
direct sun light.
ISO above 400 useless way too much grain: Fuju F30-F31 hard to beat
Time between shots which is more important is not that good at all, this is more
important to me verses start up time. Takes too much time to process the image.
Movie mode on this camera is useless, my 4 year old Casio Z750 did a much better
job and was quicker much quicker at process photos between shots.
Speaker playback is hard to hear...
Returning it tomorrow... :(

Opinion: huge screen. fast zoom, fast startup. Takes great video. Image stabilization is subtle and effective. Face recognition doesn't work on profiles, but is a neat feature for front facing subjects and the first time i've seen this feature. It is not active by default. Overall, a pretty fast camera. gorgeous gunmetal finish.

Opinion: This in an outstanding camera. It is fast (there are faster cameras but this is more than adequate), accurate, and produces excellent images under difficult lighting situations. The lens is sharp with well controlled distortions. The metering is spot on accurate. The battery has plenty of power for a full day of shooting (you should always carry a spare just in case). Like most sub-compacts this little guy lack a viewfinder. The screen can be brightened up and I had no problems shooting on sunny days. Nikon removed some post-processing features from the camera that I miss. The red-eye correction tool is gone as well as the ability to convert an image to black-and-white. Black-and-white pictures must be shot that way. The high iso noise levels are simply amazing. This little guy at 1600 iso blows away the competition. I would like more control over image size and compression. I wish Nikon hadn't removed the "Panoramic assist" mode from the scene menu.
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