Nikon Coolpix P60
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The Nikon Coolpix P60 packs 8.1-megapixels and a 5x optical zoom into a small, easy to use point and shoot.A 2.7-inch high-resolution LCD and Electronic Viewfinder makes reviewing images easy. The In-Camera Red-Eye Fix and the enhanced Face Priority Auto Focus ensures that every image comes out clear and crisp.
Specifications
- 8.1 megapixels
- 5x optical zoom
- Sensor-shift Vibration reduction image stabilization
- 2.7-inch LCD display
- Secure Digital memory card storage (12MB internal)
- ISO 80 - 2000
- 2 AA batteries
Product Information
| Manufacturer | Nikon |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 25593 |
| UPC | 018208255931 |
| Release Date | Jan 31, 2008 |
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Nikon Coolpix P60 Reviews
Nikon Coolpix P60 Reviews by Digital Camera-HQ Users
- 3.0 out of 5
My P60 worked great for the first 9 months but then the lense would not open. I sent it back to the Nikon Repair Center and it took 6 weeks to get it back. It is now out of warranty and the top edge of the LCD is black. The prints also are black at the edge. I always wanted a Nikon, but not so much now.
- 5.0 out of 5
The best pocket camera on the market.. loaded with features and really under priced... i love this camera and is recommended to anyone..
- 4.0 out of 5
After playing around with this camera, I had to say it is pretty good.
For portraits and snap shots, if you use the portrait preset, the image is sharp, so is for Closeup in the scene presets.
Well, I am one of these guys like to use manual setting; once I figure out the settings, it does take good pictures.
This camera takes AA battery. It doesn't use that much energy. Comparing to my old 5 mega-pixel camera, the same battery last way longer.
The down side is the flash take quite a while to recharge. but big plus to the retro design.
- 4.0 out of 5
one of the best for this class.. although i want P80 for extended zoom
- 5.0 out of 5
I have had many coolpix cameras, and they were all good. however none can touch this P-60 in any way... How can they sell this camera for that price.. I bought (2) Its fast and has a great grip and performs so well.. very impressed with the camera.. and the double view is awesome.. thanks Nikon.....
- 4.0 out of 5
I used to have coolpix L1, it was nice and simple camera. after that I decided to go one step forward, then bought the coolpix P60. Its nice camera with useful viewfinder, Vibration reduction technology. But I am still learning how to use it for inside sports and activities :)
- 3.83900709219858 out of 5
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Nikon Coolpix P60 Comments & Questions (write your own!)
Other ways to increase performance are:
2. Use faster SD cards. Yes, there are faster cards and it does make a difference in writing the image file to the card. This is especially key if you're taking multiple or burst images.
3. Fresher batteries. Use alkalines at least. But I recommend using high energy batteries designed for digital photography. Varta is a good brand. They are usually sold in camera shops, are long lasting (because they are sold in small quantities) put out alot of energy.
4. Pan with the action. You can create some pretty cool shots by panning with your shot, focusing on your subject. This will create the effect of your subject in sharp contrast to the blurry background.
6. Stick with 100-400 ISO. Going higher will cause more noise/grain in your shots, particularly in darker settings.
Doing these, particularly prefocusing and panning with the action will cut your shutter lag by as much as 80%.
As for what camera ... you may want to look into Olympus' line of Superzooms, like the SP570UZ (20x zoom) or the SP560UZ. It's a mid range camera that seeks to give users a more SLR like experience without having to pay an arm and leg for an SLR camera setup. On the other hand, you can get a really good SLR - the Canon Digital Rebel XT with lens for a little more than the cost of a brand new SP570UZ. Sure, the XT is only 6MP, but if 99% of your pictures are snapshots, that's perfect as too much MP has it's own problems with noise in the upper range and an SLR has a much larger chip that can give those megapixels room to soak up the light.
Canon A 560is, contrary has an excellent software very happy with it but the camera is suck big time. There are frequent lag and exposure problem when you needed most to capture a precious moment, 'Click' - 123 - then it snaps. By the time the picture capture the moment already gone. I suspicioous the main culprit is 590is lack of internal memory. The Camera also surprisingly drain batteries power like my 12 megoix Kodak hog the litium-ion in less than 50 picture you you set it on 'Auto'..
Both, Nikon and Canon equally provide gorgeous pictures. If only if you canon didn't blur out for certain uncertain reason every once in awhile. My impatience little girl yell at the camera pretty frequent because all those issues.
At the end, I gave up gave her my Nikon that took me 48+ hrs to hack into the device just to retrieve the pictures from the 3rd party software.
the way i get into this camera was because i buy a canon sd1100, but this canon series, for me, sucks, because the cmos sensor comes with a bad pixel,red colored. and its print in every pic i taked, inclusive i noticed that the bad pixel, inclusive is seen on a daylight, taking to the blue sky. :S.
well for regular person, this defect ond the sensor, could be unnoticed.
anyway i think this was unconfortable, and i went to the store to change the camera for another of the same model.
Store change the camera canon sd1100, and, to ensure product quality.
we opened the box, and we reviewed the camera.
and guess what!!!!, this one, comes with a bad pixel too T.T
that was disappointing , thinking on the brandname of the camera.
anyway, they change the camera one more time, but i chose this nikon p60....
i think is a really god camera.
but when you take photos in macro mode with flash, this tend to be very brighting :s. (my old canon, do not do that)
the other think, this camera is slow shutter, i take a pic to a boy playing with a ball without flash. the ball get blurry. the old canon captured the ball more acurate, but with flash, p60 get it good.
the canon shutters are very quick to snap faster movements, considering point and shot cameras for travell or pocket.
nikon, have more flash modes, for night shots...
another thing, i compare, the fujifilm s2000 hd camera, with a canon sx110 and this nikon p60 camera.
the fujilm s2000 take pics with not acurate colors and the take pics with too much brightness, in automode.
i dont know if you can change that in manual mode.
this camera comes with high definition modes for video and stills.
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canon sx110, this is a very good camera, good colors, but it doesnt have thet little viewer, only the big lcd display.
and eats batterys.
nikon: too much compress efect on maximum scale shots, the compression rates of the p60, make the foto in big scale, like smoothness. in comparison with the compress rates of canon. but in rezised scales,p60 is great.
and macro only cm10, and dont use the flash with macro.
well thats all.
i dont know sony, panasonic or other brand cameras. but some pocket models or compacts. like kodak panasonic, doesnt have manual controls on your pics.
I know that Fuji has staked out this territory, but people seem pretty disappointed with the new F50fd. The P60, looks promising to me with a better zoom than most, manual control, and simplicity. So, I'm wondering how it handles the low-light torture test, if anyone has done any comparisons.
The argument is essentially this: CCD chips on point and shoot cameras a smaller and as such, fitting in more pixels causes them to lose light sensivity. Sure, there’s more data on the chip, but the chip can’t absorb the light data and what it ends up with is a picture that has more noise than image quality. In addition, the more megapixels a camera has, the larger the lens it needs to provide the clarity it deserves and prevent diffraction due to a loss of detail with smaller apertures. But since we’re talking portable point and shoots here, those large lenses simply aren’t being made.
Finally, with larger mega pixels comes longer saving time due to their requires huge storage capacity, or more compression if not storing images in RAW format. The result is a noisier image and a dissatisfied camera user who thirsts for high quality and speed but fell into the trap of "more must mean better."
In the end, relying on a smaller MP that can balance all these needs may indeed be a better answer.
And frankly, the P60 is ranked below middle of pack at this point. 31st of 56. I think you can do better.
Hence my search for who, if anyone, stands out from the pack on handling low available light shots.
There are lots of new fun features, but it seems like no one is making low light a particular priority, based on what I've read so far.
If anyone does a lot of low-light shooting and has found a great camera for it, I'd love to hear about it.
First thing I noticed is the Canon has a much closer macro range. MUCH closer. I also believe the colors are more accurate in the SX100. The P60's greens seemed a little washed out in ambient light. They're roughly even in sharpness.
I used to have a small Nikon - model 5600 or similar - which I am 'replacing'. The main reason I'm looking at these 2 models is the increased zoom (5x and 6x in lieu of the standard 3x) Both seem to be a little larger than my last camera - which is a bummer - but I guess I'm willing to trade it for a better zoom.
What I really want is:
compact camera
AA batteries
SD card compatible
better than 3x zoom
minimum shutter lag and next shot lag
dial for easy 'mode' selections (with 'sports' and 'backlit' mode settings)
under $200
mainly for taking photos of my kids (fast moving).
Here's what I'm thinking....
Things I like about the nikon model - its slightly smaller and lighter, I'm familiar with the nikon system/menus, etc; it has internal memory (at least a few photos in the pinch when you find your card full). What I don't think I like is that they have changed the 'scene selector' dial from my old model. On my old camera the two settings I used most on the dial were sports and a backlit one (when the subject is standing in front of a bright window in a darker room- not sure what its called?). I don't think either one of those are on the dial now - they are burried in a scene menu. Also, my old Nikon had a significant next shot delay (not sure if this has been improved or not - they don't seem to publish this data anywhere).
The cannon is slighly larger and heavier, but it has a selection on the dial for 'kids& sports', and it has a better zoom (6x instead of 5x), but no internal memory. I have no eperience with cannons, so it would mean learning a 'new system'. I have no experience with how long the next shot delay is on the cannons.
Anyone have any advice as to how to choose?
The Nikon's aren't even in stores locally, so I haven't been able to try one out - only the P50 model which is similar.
Thanks!!
I've used Canon digital cameras for over 6 years now, and have found that their user interface is very easy. I have tried Nikons and found their user interface to be less intuitive.
As for the quick reaction time. Most point and shoot cameras are not going to be top notch in this arena, unless you're in manual mode or push the shutter down half way (to lock the focus).
Personally, I like the Canon 720 IS ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ) better for its slightly longer zoom, manual capabilities, and the user interface. Good luck.
Andrew
Canon cameras get rave reviews and I looked carefully at them, but I wanted 5x zoom and AA batteries and some kind of viewfinder besides the LCD screen. Tried the P60 out my local camera store and bought it that day...on sale!
So you actually don't have to do anything else to turn on the flash. However, you can turn it off if you want to.
In low light conditions, many cameras are programed to automatically turning on the flash, irrespective of which mode you are in.
Like you said, you can also turn on the flash in different modes, to improve the brightness of the picture, or simply to fill in the shadows.
That's what I mean by ' default '.
Auto actually means the camera takes over the control of everything, including aperture, speed, focusing AND flash.
However, the flash only fires off when there is insufficient light.
When you set the flash on in your Nikon while in auto mode, you are doing a force flash., sometimes called fill flash because it fills up the shadows.
Canon is not that backward. It should be able to do fill flash like the Nikon.
More info on the subject can be obtained if we know the Canon model you are referring to.
Here is the Nikon P60, with 30 reviews. I'm not really sure what you mean about your focus question, could you please clarify?
1. Prefocus. Hold down the shutter half way to get a prefocus of the image you're shooting. When it changes, prefocus again. This will speed up your camera's performance during picture taking since it won't have to autofocus before it shoots the shot.
2. Use faster SD cards. Yes, there are faster cards and it does make a difference in writing the image file to the card. This is especially key if you're taking multiple or burst images.
3. Fresher batteries. Use alkalines at least. But I recommend using high energy batteries designed for digital photography. Varta is a good brand. They are usually sold in camera shops, are long lasting (because they are sold in small quantities) put out alot of energy.
4. Pan with the action. You can create some pretty cool shots by panning with your shot, focusing on your subject. This will create the effect of your subject in sharp contrast to the blurry background.
6. Stick with 100-400 ISO. Going higher will cause more noise/grain in your shots, particularly in darker settings.
Doing these, particularly prefocusing and panning with the action will cut your shutter lag by as much as 80%.
As for looking at user reviews - toss out the highs and the lows and you'll get a pretty accurate picture of how well the camera is performing in real world conditions. (you want to eliminate those who want to help sales and those who want to hurt sales, plus you want to be sure there are enough reviews to get an accurate picture).
Thanks in advance for taking the time to help!
Although you like the Olympus 840, it's reviews make it rather middle of the road. HOWEVER, it gets really good user reviews. Out of 32 reviews on amazon.com, 29 are ranked 4 stars or above. That tells me that critics are over thinking the user experience. And that's where it counts.
I've heard the P60 has low light issues, which could give you pause. And when you compare the high ISOs above 800 against the A590, you can really see the images of the P60 start to deteriorate as noise crashes the party in a major way. Not that the A590 or the Oly 850 are much better at 1600 ISO. In fact, only marginally, and what would make me choose over the P60 would simply be a better macro. But the noise of all three is simply unacceptable.
To be frank, I think you should keep looking. But if your dead set on one of these three, then I think the 840 is your best bet.