Nikon Coolpix 5600 Reviews: Digital Camera

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This Digital Camera has no outstanding positive points. It scored poorly on ease of use. “Works well, no complaints” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 31 real customer reviews

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Build Quality	8.6
Ease of use	8.2
Features	8.7
Image quality	8.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.1
Overall rating	8.8

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Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Works well, no complaints

- Possibly a bit slow to take picture

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very straightforward to use even as a first time digital camera user

- None

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ point'n'shoot, click'n'view, easy to use and great quality pics

- too easy for my daughter to borrow!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ compact and robust design
great daylight images

- A bit complicated for a first time user like myself
Haven't yet got the hang of good quality night-time portraits

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

Richard, Ashford

+ Great picture quality (from still objects)

- Unable to take good photos of fast moving objects.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Alistair, Dundee

+ Reviewer left no comment

- turns itself off after each photo you take with the flash, it's not so bad, but I could do without it.

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use with great results.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 10.0/10

Ray, Lincoln UK

+ Easy to use, good clear images. Generally an excellent point and shoot camera but with all the facilities for more complicated photography.

- Battery life is very short. Could do with a couple of sets of rechargables or a power pack. Probably just me but I find the menu a problem when changing things like picture size.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Aug 2006

Score 6.0/10

Emma, Camberley, Surrey

+ We use these for all our Home workers and therefore needed to locate the same camera for each one - they are easy to use and download which makes them the perfect choice

- unknown

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Sep 2006

Score 8.0/10

peter, chelmsford

+ A small easy to use camera with some very good features and reasonably priced. It does what it says it should do.

- Didn't come with a case to keep it in

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ fairly easy to use in automatic mode.
i haven't used it enough yet to try all the features

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very light and handy

- small screen to view
instructions for settings not simple

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ ease of use, unambiguous controls. Good viewing screen.

- The automatic lens cover is very thin and is easily depressed, a very poor point.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 7.0/10

Andrew, Stoke-on-Trent

+ Super sharp images especially on the macro function. Loads of assistance to get the best shots including a great panarama assist.

- Menus can take a while to navigate.

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 10.0/10

theresa, isle of wight

+ easy to follow manual

- battery type

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ YOU EVEN HAVE A VIDEO CAMERA TO HAD FOR QUICK SHOTS

- BATTERY DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Deborah, Guisborough

+ I found the size of the camera right for me. Some people might think it too big but it is a good size that fits in your hand. The camera is 5mpixel which is high enough to get a very decent picture when printing those scenes that you really want to have a momento of. When transfering my photos onto my camera the camera's manuals were easily read. It was idiot-proof. I cannot find a bad point. My advice is to sit down and read the manual for a whole day while trying to get to grips with the instructions then go out and take some pictures. It worked for me!

- N/A

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The camera it's very easy to use and the quality is great.
Very good that it works with batteries
Great price-quality

- I can'think of any

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Nov 2005

Score 9.0/10

Marie, Helston

+ easy to use. small and light. great at close up photos.

- batteries need to be supplied as rechargable

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 10.0/10

daniel, cambridge

+ Excellent camera. Lots of features we still need to work out.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2005

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Compact easy to handle

- Not happy with the time it takes to reset between shots - missed the moment a few times

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Dec 2005

Score 8.0/10

Fred, Durham

+ Easily portable and well featured

- Large hands make good grip difficult

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its very compact, best image quality,

- image loading time more then other cameras

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purchased 16 Dec 2005

Score 8.0/10

Emma, Camberley, Surrey

+ We as a company only Purchase Nikon Cameras so we were buying this one to go with the fleet of other Nikons we have

- None

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purchased 06 Dec 2006

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Product Features

Optical Zoom Ratio	3
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Screen Size in Inches	1.8
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Digital Zoom Ratio	4
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Macro Mode	Yes
This mode allows close-up photograpy of small objects such as insects and flowers.
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Timer	Yes
Having a timer function is essential if you want to get into the shot yourself. Make sure your camera has this feature if you plan to go on holiday and capture photos of you and your friends or family having fun together.
Dimensions (mm)	60x85x35
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (g)	130
The weight of the product in grams.
Flash	Yes
Whether or not your camera has an in-built flash. Flashes are essential for fully capturing a low light image.
Resolution (Pixels)	2592X1944
A camera sensor, that captures the photograph, is measured in pixels. The number given here is the horizontal amount of pixels followed by the vertical quantity of pixels. The more pixels a camera sensor has, the bigger and higher quality the image will be.
Shortest Shutter Speed	3000
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Longest Shutter Speed	4"
This is the longest exposure your camera will take. The longer you take a photo for, the more light is let in and the more motion is captured. Long shutter speeds can give fantastic, artistic results. Try photographing the night sky at 30s or longer to see how the rotation of the Earth causes the stars to curve through the scene.
Max. Aperture Lens 1	f2.9-4.9
Measured in f-stops the aperture of a lens dictates the maximum amount of light captured. If you want to do low light photography look for something with a wide aperture like f2.8. The widest aperture is given as a range as it changes when your lens is zoomed in.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components