Nikon’s Coolpix P600 is, at heart, a Nikon Coolpix P520 with a new 60X zoom. The new zoom seems better in most areas than the 42X zoom that graced the P520. I was surprised at just how sharp my telephoto images were, especially when I compared them to images from the similar(50x zoom) Canon Powershot SX50 HS and the Nikon P510(42x zoom).
The P600’s four tab menu system is reliably logical, user-friendly, and easily navigated. The large, high-resolution LCD and reasonable font size make reading menus simple — even for older shooters.
Here’s a breakdown of the P600’s shooting modes:
Program: Auto exposure with limited user input.
Auto: Point-and-shoot mode.
Scene Auto Selector: Automatically selects the most appropriate Scene mode for the shooting situation from Portrait, Landscape, Night Portrait, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close-Up, Food, Museum, Fireworks Show, Copy, Backlight, and Panorama Assist.
Night Landscape Scene Mode: Automatically selects a smaller aperture to increase the area in focus and a longer shutter speed(to help capture detail) in dim/low lighting conditions.
Landscape Mode: All exposure parameters are maximized for classic landscape pictures.
Night Portrait Mode: All exposure parameters are maximized for night portraits
Effects: Soft-focus mode, Sepia, High contrast monochrome, High key, Low key, Selective color, and Painting.
User Settings: Custom
Aperture priority: Users select the aperture and the camera selects an appropriate shutter speed.
Shutter priority: Users select shutter speed and the camera selects an appropriate aperture.
Manual: Users select all exposure parameters.
Movie: Full HD(1920x1080p @) 60i/50i/30p/25p, 30p/25p, 30p/25p, 60p/25p, 120p/100p fps) video with stereo audio