The D800's little brother is a perfect choice for those with full frame aspirations.

Spectacular image quality; Faster than the D800; Sharp and flexible video

Inaccurate white balancing

The much-anticipated Nikon D600 ($2100) is a new prosumer DSLR that provides a similar, albeit slightly watered-down set of specs compared to the lauded D800 for roughly a grand less, while also undercutting the competition from Canon and Sony .

Nikon and Canon have recently squared off against each other in a new segment of the digital SLR camera market that they've carved out, both bringing out their cheapest, smallest, lightest, simplest full-frame DSLRs.

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

With this 24 megapixel DSLR Nikon lowers the price of entry into the full frame DSLR category. With the same processing engine as the D800/D4 cameras and the same ability to record uncompressed video you get a lot of camera for the money.

Earlier this year, we fell in love with the Nikon D800 . How could you not? It's a 36.6-megapixel hulk of a professional camera. But not everyone has $3500 to spend on a camera. The Nikon D600 sounds like an ideal compromise: the camera you can still afford with many of the professional specs you...

, there's no good point of comparison for the D600. But given the images (both still and moving) that this camera can produce, the well-designed, weather-sealed body, and the vast array of lenses and accessories in the Nikon system, we say it's well worth the price.

As Thom Hogan said, "A D3X in a D7000 body at 1/3 the price." I was compelled to buy it. It is what I have been waiting for ever since Kodak marketed the 12 megapixel 14n crammed into a Nikon N80 for $5000. I could not, not buy it. I could care less about live view or movies.

Full frame digital at a reasonable price

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The USP of this camera is definitely its full frame shooting capability in a compact and small body. It lies somewhere between the D800 and D7000 from Nikon offering you the best of both the worlds at a very competitive pricing.

"The times, they are a-changin'…" A year ago if you were a Nikon shooter in need of a full-frame camera with more than twelve megapixels, your only option - other than switching over to Canon - was to buy, hire or steal a $7,000 / £5,000 Nikon D3X.

Hello Duxford! Why did you upload the video only in 480?