Nikon Coolpix 4600 Review

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Nikon Coolpix 4600
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alnotts's Review of Nikon Coolpix 4600

19th Jun 2006

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
Good Points

The size of the camera itself is very small, and although it is not as slim as some of the newest Canon models, I personally found it easier to use than using a slim camera because it makes it difficult to take pictures when holding the camera with only one hand.
It is also very user friendly. I did not need to read the instruction booklet, and I figured out most of the functions that are available.
Surprisingly, when I bought the item off eBay (it was already secondhand), I wasn't aware that it was a Nikon Coolpix 4600 simply because it is incredibly lightweight when no batteries are inside. Even when there are batteries, the weight is still lighter than the average Canon Powershot series. I had used Canon cameras before, and I found them to be heavy.


Bad Points

It seemed to take a comparatively long time to store the pictures after they were taken, but it improved when using fully charged batteries. Hence, it becomes difficult if you want to capture a series of happenings manually. Also because it automatically increases the shutter time as evening approaches, it becomes more difficult to capture clear pictures in the evening. Some of my sunset photos were beautiful however.


General Comments

I am not sure if the Nikon Coolpix 4600 digital camera is better than a Canon camera, because Nikon cameras, when compared with the Canon camera seemed to have less contrast in the colours of the objects on photos taken. However, they are superior compared with Canon in taking evening pictures such as sunset shots, because they naturally allow the shutter time to increase accordingly. The only bad thing though is that you need a pair of hands, or just one stable hand to make sure that the DC is stable when the shutter is opened.

My friend who uses a Canon camera simply cannot take beautiful night time pictures, and needs to rely on the flash.
Even in daytime, when the person has their back facing the sun, Canon cameras CANNOT take the persons face clearly, but need to rely on a flash, which ultimately results in the effect as if the person has been 'key-ed' onto the scene.

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