Nikon's new full-frame DSLR strikes a near perfect balance between size, handling, performance and image quality.

Excellent image quality; Competitively priced for a full-frame DSLR; Excellent handling

AF points too centralised

Buy this camera if: - You want images with a wide dynamic range. - You want relatively noise-free high ISO settings. - You're prepared to shoot and edit both JPEG and NEF.RAW images. - You need a DSLR that can produce broadcast quality video. - You have a suite of high-quality Nikkor lenses.

You want images with a wide dynamic range; You want relatively noise-free high ISO settings; You're prepared to shoot and edit both JPEG and NEF.RAW images; You need a DSLR that can produce broadcast quality video; You have a suite of high-quality Nikkor lenses; You're upgrading from a consumer

You require a tough, weather-resistant camera body, You need high continuous shooting speeds; Don't buy this camera if, You require a tough, weather-resistant camera body, You need high continuous shooting speeds

After spending quite a bit of time with the D7100, I must admit I was sorely ­tempted to switch up to this camera. The D7100 may look a lot like its sibling, the D7000, but internally, it's almost a ­completely different camera - better ISO, better resolution, better autofocus, ­better LCD,...

Good ­resolution; great high ISO ­performance; faster ­autofocus than the D7000; very good handling

Redesigned ­button array on the back takes some getting used to

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Full-frame, as it's often described, is the pinnacle of DSLR photography as it offers a large- frame sensor the same size as that used by traditional 35mm film. The Nikon D600, the little brother of the D800 , offers this FX format which, as Nikon likes to call it, is a sensor size at a snip of the...

Excellent image quality; small and light for a full-frame camera; weather-sealed; most affordable full-frame DSLR to date

Limited AF point coverage (it's too centralised); don't like mode dial lock; limited movie controls compared to D800; don't think image quality is better than D800 (despite lower resolution); no live aperture control in movie mode

A small camera with a BIG sensor When the first rumors about the D600 started to circulate on the Internet, I wondered about what kind of sensor technology Nikon would put into it.

Nikon's last big DSLR release was the D800. The big news with that camera was its pixel count of 36MP, which when it was released, comfortably eclipsed everything else around (and at the time of writing still does).

Outstanding low and high ISO performance in both JPEG and Raw files; High quality JPEG images at default settings; Wide dynamic range Raw files; Consistently pleasing metering and white balance results; Very solid build quality and good ergonomics / handling; Fast; responsive camera when adjusting

Small coverage area of AF array compared to its peers; Slow AF in live view and video modes (but good compared to its DSLR competitors; Rear LCD prone to glare in bright sunlight; despite new design; Uncompressed video output over HDMI is not full frame; with black borders around image area; No

This Nikon DSLR D600 SLR Camera is a great camera to be owned. It has good image quality. The lcd is of 3.2 inches, the resolution is also great. The zooming is also good. It is 24.3 megapixels. The FX-format CMOS is not worth it.

The Nikon D600 is a 'budget' full-frame DSLR aimed at enthusiasts upgrading from mid-range models or pros looking for an affordable backup for a higher-end body. Announced in September 2012, it's positioned roughly between the full-frame D800 and crop-format D7000 and combines many aspects of both...

24.3 Megapixel FX CMOS sensor; 39-point AF with 9 cross-type sensors; 5.5fps full-frame continuous shooting; Compatible with DX lenses; 1080p30 and uncompressed HDMI out; Built-in AF motor for non AF-S lenses

Resolution drops to 10.5 MPix in DX mode; No exposure control during movie recording; Bracketing limited to 3 frames; Wifi and GPS are separate accessories

The Nikon D600 sits comfortably below the Nikon D800 in the company's line-up, although it's put here by some very obviously engineered limitations in ISO performance and autofocus.

Excellent image quality; Near-perfect compromise between ease of use and functionality; Impressively low price tag

Inferior in some ways to Canon's competing 6D; Some artificial impediments versus the D800; Minor design niggles