Explore a world of new creative possibilities with the ultra-high zoom 16-megapixel COOLPIX P600. The astounding 60x optical zoom extends to an incredible 120x with Dynamic Fine Zoom¹, so you can shoot fine details with exquisite precision.
Create your own unique perspective with the large vari-angle screen, enjoy one-touch Full HD movie making and use your smart device² to share images easily with built-in Wi-Fi. Advanced Lens Shift VR (vibration reduction) keeps your camera stable and your images crisp – even at full zoom or when you’re on the move.
With manual exposure controls (P/S/A/M) and a built-in electronic viewfinder, the COOLPIX P600 is sophisticated performance made simple.
Extendable to 120x with Dynamic Fine Zoom¹, this ultra-zoom lens covers from 24-1440mm and has Super ED glass for exceptional image quality.
The sensitive image sensor gives great performance in low light, with high resolution on details so your shots are always sharp.
Vibration reduction (VR) ensures clear images even at 60x telephoto, plus Active mode compensates when walking or shooting from a moving vehicle.
The bright 7.5 cm/3.0-in 921k-dot monitor gives clear viewing in any light and lets you frame your shots creatively at unique angles.
Portraits are made simple when Wi-Fi enables you to use your smart device² as a remote control and to share photos on your favourite social media sites.
Record movies at the touch of a button at 1080/60i with stereo sound – plus you can switch between NTSC (60i/30p) and PAL (50i/25p) formats.
You’ll always catch decisive moments with the high-speed response and improved focus detection in lower light of the smart autofocus algorithm.
In manual focus, the edges of a focused area are emphasised in white, so you can easily view them on-screen and adjust the intensity for finer details.
Multitask processing: with the introduction of multitask processing, you can now start taking your second shot while your first image is being processed, significantly reducing waiting time.
Optimised ultra-telephoto zoom: A super ED glass element – usually found in some of the professional interchangeable lenses for D-SLRs – and 4 ED glass element offer chromatic aberration-correction for superb image quality. Specialised scene modes offer automated settings for super-telephoto imagery that can be tricky to achieve, like bird watching or high contrast moon photos. Active VR compensates for movement when shooting while walking or from a moving vehicle. The side zoom lever is positioned for maximum stability, ensuring you always get sharp images and smooth movies.
Macro shooting: get the ultimate in extreme close-ups with macro shooting as close as 1cm – ideal for nature photography.
Customisable Function (Fn) Button: frequently used functions can be assigned to the Function button, giving rapid access to settings like ISO sensitivity, white balance or exposure metering. Settings can be changed with one-touch operation.
Mode dial: get fast access to manual exposure settings (P/S/A/M), plus User mode for recalling your preferred camera settings instantly.
Built-in electronic viewfinder: switch to the viewfinder to frame a photo with the same composition as the screen image. Viewfinder shooting also stabilises your posture, minimising camera shake, and can make precise framing easier when shooting in strong sunlight.
Advanced movie features: use optical zoom and autofocus during filming, shoot stills while you’re recording, and edit movies in-camera to delete unwanted footage. For more creative movies you can film in slow or fast motion, or use the record pause function to take a break in filming and then resume shooting the same movie.
Easy Wi-Fi sharing: sending images to your smart device² for sharing on social media is simple with built-in Wi-Fi. The GPS data from your smart device can also be embedded in the photos you transfer to it, letting you pinpoint where your shots were taken.
High-speed continuous shooting: capture fast-moving action or fleeting facial expressions with continuous shooting for up to 7 shots at 7 fps or up to 200 shots at 1 fps.
21 scene modes: your camera automatically optimises camera settings for popular photographic styles, effects and locations. Great results are guaranteed just by choosing the mode that suits your shooting situation.
Auto HDR mode: by automatically combining two shots taken at different exposures in a single shutter release, an image is created with wide dynamic range and rich colour gradation.
Target Finding AF: enjoy fast and precise autofocus as your camera automatically identifies and focuses on your subject, giving clearer images even with moving subjects.
Easy Panorama 360°/180°: make the most of stunning scenery by tilting vertically or panning horizontally to create dynamic panoramas.
Retouch menu: enhance your photos after shooting with a wide range of filter effects, including Soft Portrait, which softens the background to make a more expressive portrait, and Photo Illustration, which sharpens edges, making your image look like a poster or illustration.
Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery: the more environmentally-friendly rechargeable battery has a longer battery life even in a compact size, offering up to 300 shots in a single charge – tested in accordance with CIPA standards.
High-speed USB charging: faster charging via USB means it’s easy to keep your battery fully charged so you’ll always be ready to shoot at a moment’s notice.
EXPEED C2: high-speed operation, high-sensitivity performance and optimum image quality are guaranteed with Nikon’s fast and powerful image processing system.
Nikon Image Space: all Nikon users can enjoy 20 GB of free online cloud storage with our dedicated Nikon image storage and sharing site, Nikon Image Space. Find out more at NIKON IMAGE SPACE.
¹ Dynamic Fine Zoom can zoom 2x further than the longest optical telephoto range, while maintaining maximum image resolution.
² Requires installation of the Nikon ‘Wireless Mobile Utility’ application (iOS™ and Android™ compatible) on your smart device.
Product name
COOLPIX P600
Type
Compact digital camera
Effective pixels
16.1 million
Image sensor
1/2.3-in. type CMOS; approx. 16.76 million total pixels
Lens
NIKKOR lens with 60x optical zoom
Focal length
4.3-258 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 24-1440 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
F-number
f/3.3-6.5
Lens construction
16 elements in 11 groups (4 ED lens elements and 1 super ED lens element)
Magnification
Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 5760 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration reduction
Lens shift
Motion blur reduction
Motion detection (still pictures)
Autofocus
Contrast-detect AF
Focus range
[W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) to infinity, [T]: Approx. 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.) to infinity. Macro close-up mode: Approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.) (at a wide-angle zoom position) to infinity. (All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)
AF-area mode
Target finding AF, face priority, manual (spot), manual (normal), manual (wide), subject tracking
Viewfinder
Electronic viewfinder, 0.5 cm (0.2-in.) approx. 201k-dot equivalent LCD with the diopter adjustment function (-4 - +4 m-1)
Frame coverage
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture)
Frame coverage (playback mode)
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture)
Monitor
7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 921k-dot (RGBW), wide viewing angle TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating and 6-level brightness adjustment, vari-angle TFT LCD
Frame coverage
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture)
Frame coverage (playback mode)
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture)
Media
Internal memory (approx. 56 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card
File system
DCF, Exif 2.3 and DPOF compliant
Storage file formats
Still pictures: JPEG. Sound files (voice memo): WAV. Movies: MOV (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: LPCM stereo)
Image size (pixels)
16M [4608 x 3456]. 8M [3264 x 2448]. 4M [2272 x 1704]. 2M [1600 x 1200]. VGA [640 x 480]. 16:9 12M [4608 x 2592]. 16:9 2M [1920 x 1080]. 3:2 [4608 x 3072]. 1:1 [3456 x 3456]
Shooting modes
Auto, Scene (Night landscape, Night portrait, Landscape, Scene auto selector, Portrait, Sports, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Black and white copy, Backlighting, Easy panorama, Pet portrait, Moon, Bird-watching), Special Effects, P, S, A, M, User settings
Release mode
Single (default setting), Continuous H (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 7 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is about 7), Continuous L (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 1 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is about 200), Pre-shooting cache (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 15 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is 20, including a maximum of 5 frames captured in the pre-shooting cache), Continuous H:120 fps (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 120 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is 60), Continuous H:60 fps (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 60 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is 60), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Multi-shot 16, Intvl timer shooting
Movie - file format
1080/30p (default setting): 1920 x 1080/16:9, 1080/25p (default setting): 1920 x 1080/16:9, 1080/60i: 1920 x 1080/16:9, 1080/50i: 1920 x 1080/16:9, 720/30p: 1280 x 720/16:9, 720/25p: 1280 x 720/16:9, iFrame 720/30p: 1280 x 720/16:9, iFrame 720/25p: 1280 x 720/16:9, 480/30p: 640 x 480/4:3, 480/25p: 640 x 480/4:3, HS 480/4x: 640 x 480/4:3, HS 720/2x: 1280 x 720/16:9, HS 1080/0.5x: 1920 x 1080/16:9
ISO sensitivity
ISO 100-1600. ISO 3200, 6400 (available when using P, S, A or M mode). Hi 1 (equivalent to ISO 12800) (available when using High ISO monochrome in special effects mode)
Exposure metering
Matrix, center-weighted, or spot
Exposure control
Programmed auto exposure with flexible program, shutter-priority auto, aperture-priority auto, manual, exposure bracketing enabled, exposure compensation (-2.0 EV - +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV) enabled
Shutter type
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
Aperture
Electronically-controlled 6-blade iris diaphragm
Aperture range
8 steps of 1/3 EV (W) (A, M mode)
Self-timer
Can be selected from 10 s and 2 s
Flash range (approx.)
[W]: 0.5-7.5 m (1 ft 8 in.-24 ft). [T]: 1.5-4.0 m (5-13 ft)
Flash control
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
Flash exposure compensation
In steps of 1/3 EV in the range between -2 and +2 EV
USB
Hi-Speed USB equivalent
Data transfer protocol
MTP, PTP
HDMI output
Can be selected from Auto, 480p, 720p, and 1080i
I/O terminal
Micro-USB connector. HDMI micro connector (Type D) (HDMI output)
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards
IEEE 802.11b/g (standard wireless LAN protocol). ARIB STD-T66 (standard for low power data communication systems)
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) communications protocols
IEEE 802.11b: DBPSK/DQPSK/CCK. IEEE 802.11g: OFDM
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) range (line of sight)
Approx. 10 m (11 yd)
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency
2412-2462 MHz (1-11 channels)
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) security
OPEN/WPA2
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) access protocols
CSMA/CA
Supported languages
Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Power sources
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL23 (included). AC Adapter EH-67A (available separately)
Charging time
Approx. 3 h (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-71P and when no charge remains)
Battery life1
Approx. 330 shots when using EN-EL23
Actual battery life for movie recording2
Approx. 1 h 20 min when using EN-EL23
Tripod socket
1/4 in. (ISO 1222)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 125.0 x 85.0 x 106.5 mm (5.0 x 3.4 x 4.2 in.) (excluding projections)
Weight
Approx. 565 g (1 lb 4 oz) (including battery and SD memory card)
Operating environment - temperature
0°C - 40°C (32°F - 104°F)
Operating environment - humidity
85% or less (no condensation)
Supplied accessories
Camera Strap, Lens Cap LC-CP29 (with cord), Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL23, Charging AC Adapter EH-71P, USB Cable UC-E21
1. Based on CIPA Standards for measuring life of batteries.
2. When recording a single movie.
3. When the aperture value is set to f/7.6 (wide-angle end).