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Nikon Coolpix 4600
Nikon Coolpix 4600
D+
HQ Grade: D+
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 2 out of 5
"Poor design battery door"
  • 1 out of 5
"It started out great....then it died"
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Nikon Coolpix 4600 Reviews

  • 3.01 out of 5

Rating: 3.01 of 5
(183 user reviews)

Nikon 4600 Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

Page 1 of 5 (84 DigitalCamera-HQ reviews total)

  • 2 out of 5
Poor design battery door (James Nelson - 8/3/08)

This is our 2nd and last Coolpix by Nikon Camera! On both cameras the battery door clasp broke (in just general use). The cost of... read more

  • 1 out of 5
It started out great....then it died (amber - 7/5/08)

Had it a couple pf months and just died. This is sopost to be a great camera.read more

  • 1 out of 5
Dead... (Mario Pezzo - 6/2/08)

I have been trying, from then to then, for a couple of years to make it resuscitate.
Just few tries when I am bored and/or... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Poor reliability (Claudiu Druma - 1/23/08)

My Coolpix 4600 camera stop to function suddenly, 4 mounths after waranty period exceeded.
The camera was use only in accordance with instructions, without being... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Garbage (Christine - 1/4/08)

Bought the camera last Christmas for my daughter. After a short time it would not turn on. The camera was used infrequently and never dropped. read more

  • 4 out of 5
I like it fine for closeups (Pamela - 9/30/07)

I'm amazed there are so many poor reviews of this camera. I've owned it for about 2 years and I like it just fine. I... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Not that great (Jade - 1/10/07)

I was so excited when i got my Nikon Coolpix 4600, because Nikon is suppose to be such a great brand of cameras. To my... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Most Frustrating Camera in the World. I am off to buy a Canon!!! (Jennifer W - 12/25/06)

This is the most frsutrating, inconsistent, annoying, piece of crap camera I have ever owned! I cannot take still shots because they blur, I cannot... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Surprisingly poor product from a supposedly good company (Joe - 12/25/06)

I own the 4600 and have been disappointed in the frequency of blurred pictures with this camera. At least 50% of the time. Also, the... read more

  • 4 out of 5
if you know what you're doing..it's not that bad (kerri - 12/9/06)

I'm surprised to see such bad reviews. The only complaint I have for this camera is that it's not worth much when it comes to... read more

  • 1 out of 5
A really bad camera (J. Dorland - 12/3/06)

I bought a Nikon 4600 Coolpix for my wife last Christmas. What a mistake! We can't take photos of our grand child because of the... read more

  • 2 out of 5
SLOOOOOOOW (Chris - 11/19/06)

If your buying this camera to take pictures of anything but landscapes or still subjects don't.The auto focus barely does its job,taking the flash off... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Very poor performance (Arun - 11/13/06)

Earlier I had Nikon coolpix 2000 camera. I thought to upgrade so purchase Nikon coolpix 4600 because it had a tag labelled as New on... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Basically OK (John Flanagan - 11/12/06)

Compact enough, good pictures, (outdoors ONLY)! Way too long to recharge after a flash shot, I missed many shots. Slow to auto focus too. I... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Pretty good value for the money (Cork_Ireland - 11/8/06)

Have read many of the reviews here and would have to disagree with several of them. Perhaps Nikon just have high rate of poor quality... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Pretty Good (Meredith - 10/30/06)

I am fairly happy with this camera. The most annoying part is that it has a delay between pictures that use the flash. Also, my... read more

  • 4 out of 5
It's Ok (Lacy Reynolds - 10/19/06)

It's a good camera, with some interesting scene features. It did a great job taking pictures of fireworks, but didn't do very well at the... read more

  • 1 out of 5
System Error (David Litchfield - 10/7/06)

After 18 months with less than average use camera froze up and says 'System Error'. Nikon are not interested. Their charges for repair are way... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Blurry pictures from camera (Maureen Newhouse - 9/18/06)

I bought this camera for a long overseas trip. I fought it the entire trip trying to get non-blurred shots. For every 5 good pictures... read more

  • 3 out of 5
less than average performance (lorna - 9/10/06)

The nikon 4600 is a fairly good camera except the shutter speed is lousy. it takes about 15 to 20 seconds before you are able... read more

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