Nikon Coolpix B600 Review
The Nikon Coolpix B600 ($329.95) is a small camera with a lot of zoom power—60x to be precise. It gets there by using a smartphone-sized image sensor and a relatively dim aperture lens, and keeps size and price down by omitting useful features like a tilting LCD and EVF. For the money, we recommend the Panasonic FZ80 more highly—it's a little big larger, but also sports a 60x zoom and adds a good EVF.
Small Body, Huge Zoom
The B600 isn't quite pocket-friendly—we've seen slim models with 40x power lenses, but never anything longer. It is small enough, though, to slip into a small messenger bag or purse without a problem. It measures 3.2 by 4.8 by 3.9 inches (HWD) and weighs about 1.1 pound. It's a little smaller than the FZ80, which is small for a bridge model with an EVF—3.7 by 5.1 by 4.7 inches and 1.4 pounds.
The lens offers 60x of zoom power, starting at a 24mm wide angle and reaching a 1,440mm (35mm full-frame equivalent. It's a lot of power. The red-winged blackbird is a ...
The Nikon Coolpix B600 promises a ton of zoom for not a lot of money, but at the cost of useful features that are worth spending a bit more for.
Big zoom power; Sharp rear display; Snappy autofocus; SnapBridge wireless; Relatively compact
Lens loses quality at extreme zoom; No manual exposure controls or Raw support; No EVF