Nikon CoolPix P6000 review

This tech-packed stunner of a bridge camera strives to offer a perfect balance between the DSLR and compact worlds.

Pros
Nikon’s rock-solid reputation for camera gear is reflected in the P6000’s performance: this takes bright, noise-free 13.5-megapixel photos, whether you’re the hands-on type who wants to tweak settings manually and shoot in RAW for more flexibility in post processing, or the no-nonsense holiday-maker who’s content to snap away and let the camera make its own settings and process its own JPEGs. And there’s added value in the form of a GPS receiver, which tags all your photos with the exact coordinates at which it was taken.

Cons
If we switch our own settings to nitpicking mode, we weren’t particularly impressed by the tiny viewfinder, and some of the controls are unnecessarily over-fiddly. Also, the GPS receiver can be a touch slow to grab a satellite fix.

In summary then…
A nice compact size, a solidly built body, superb photo quality and a handy bonus feature in GPS geotagging – this is, along with the Canon G10 and Panasonic DMC-LX3, one of the best non-DSLR cameras currently on the market.

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