Nikon Coolpix B600: The camera for everything (at an incredible price)

Our efforts to make it easier for you to enter the world of photography also include helping you find the best camera, that is, the one that best suits your needs. That is why we bring you camera reviews so that you can find the one that will accompany you in this passion that we share. Today it is the turn of the Nikon Coolpix B600, an off-road bridge camera that will leave you speechless. Let’s see it in depth.

And if you want to know more about the Nikon brand, its cameras, lenses, etc., don’t miss this mega guide.

To whom

Bridges, in general, are cameras aimed at a user looking for comfort above all. Halfway between a compact and an EVIL or a SLR, it has a body reminiscent of SLRs and a lens that cannot be exchanged, but with the possibility of zooming.

What does this translate to? I said at the beginning that I was going to make it easy for you, right? Well, this means that it offers better features and quality than a compact in the same price range, generally, but you don’t have to keep changing lenses to get the photo you want.

This Coolpix B600, specifically, is designed for those who start in photography and those who like to tread all terrains, that is, they enjoy taking a picture of a flower as well as a bird at 300mm or the moon. Or those who are clear that they like photography very much, that their smartphone does not give them the satisfaction they expect, but they still doubt whether close-up photography, distance photography, or simply social photography, to give an example, is better for them.

Designed for someone who does not want to carry with different objectives or change them, someone who is demanding with quality, but at an amateur level, who seeks to keep memories, immortalize their trips in which the situations are very diverse, etc.

Features of the Nikon Coolpix B600

Let’s see what this Bridge camera offers you:

• Sensor 1/2.3-inch type CMOS, it is a rather small sensor, so it is not a camera for the most demanding image quality.
• 16MP, which means you can make prints of your photos up to 16 x 11 inches without any loss of quality.
• It does not have an optical viewfinder, you always have to frame through the screen.

• Goal 60x Nikkor. To photograph very, very distant subjects that seem to be in front of you.

• Focal distance: 4.3 to 258mm (angle of view equivalent to that of a 24-1440mm lens on 35mm). It can even reach 2880mm digitally with the function called Dynamic Fine Zoom (An atrocity). Translation, you have from a super wide angle to a super (mega) telephoto lens, so you can photograph any type of situation, from a landscape in which you want to cover a large part of the scene, to capturing a very distant detail.

• Maximum opening: From f/3.3 to f/6.5, depending on the focal length. If you are not very clear about what the diaphragm opening is, do not stop reading this.
• ISO: 125-1600 (up to 6400 in Automatic Mode).
• Shutter speed: 1/1600s – 1s – 1/4000s (maximum speed during high-speed continuous shooting); 25s (Star trails in Lighten Multiple Exposure scene mode.) Which means you can either freeze motion at a very fast speed or capture it at slower speeds.
• auto focus with smile detector. The autofocus defends itself quite well even in low light conditions.
• Focus Range: Wide angle, approx. 0.50m to infinity; telephoto approx. 2m to infinity. Macro mode: approx. 1 cm to infinity. That is, you can focus from just 1cm.
• Built-in flash.
• connections Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, to use the SnapBridge app to share your photos on the spot or shoot remotely.
• Video: Full HD 1080p at 30p with stereo sound.
• different creative modes.
• Very easy to use and with a good grip thanks to its handle.
• Dimensions: Approx. 121.6 x 81.5 x 99.2 mm (not including protruding parts).
• Weight: Approx. 500g including battery and memory card.

As images are always more explanatory than numbers, names or acronyms, I leave you with this video:

More specifications here.

The best

The highlight of this camera is its versatility and its powerful zoom. Being able to shoot from macro to such impressive zoom is something very few compact cameras can do. And less at a price like yours.

Worst

Its screen, despite the fact that it has a very good size, is not tactile and does not record in 4k, something that is already essential for many users. If this is not your case, few buts can be found in this versatile camera for its price.

Price

You can find the Nikon Coolpix B600 on Amazon, our trusted store, by N/A

Nikon Coolpix B600 Gallery

I leave you with some sample photos from Nikon itself.

And if you want to see more macro photos taken with this camera, I leave you a video with sample photos.

In short, you enjoy photography, although you cannot or do not want to invest too much and less in lenses and gear, because you want to go with light luggage. In addition, you love to photograph all kinds of scenes and subjects, from the farthest to the closest, from landscapes to birds to sporting events. You are looking for something cheap and simple to use that decently adapts to any situation. So this is your camera.

I hope this review of the Nikon Coolpix B600 has been useful to you and has cleared up some ideas for you. If so, I would greatly appreciate it if you share it on your favorite social network or with whoever is looking for a camera with these characteristics. And if you have already tried it, please leave us your comment below ⬇️⬇️⬇️. Thank you and see you soon.