If you have always wanted to be the owner of a good compact camera then the Nikon Coolpix P60 with its 8-mega pixel digital camera and a 5-x optical zoom lens is ideal for you. This camera from the Japanese photography giant Nikon comes with a manual exposure setting, which is just one of the many reasons why you can choose the Nikon Coolpix P60.

Cool Pix P60 comes with a better build quality and with its manual exposure mode, it can be classified as a standard point and shoot camera. Your subject appears closer with the 5-x optical zoom than the 3-x zoom provided in most other digital cameras. The Nikon Cool Pix P60 is aimed at those who consider photography a hobby.

The pictures taken using the medium zoom are full of natural colours and sharp quality. This Nikon digital camera copes admirably well in sunlight and in the glare of the sunlight. The pictures are all sharp and natural. Here the colours are more subtle than what you find in other similar models. When the flash is used for indoor portraits, the pink in the skin tones of the subject are retained well giving the picture a beautiful finish.
You can take a single photograph in less then 0.33 seconds and when using the flash, it takes around 0.43 seconds.

If you already have a larger SLR, then this camera can serve as a handy version. It is easy to carry around. However, it is a little too big to fit into your pocket. The Nikon Coolpix P60 comes in dimensions of 63.5 x 95.5 x 36mm and weighs around 160g. The camera comes with two AA batteries and Nikon’s guarantee that with a standard set of batteries, a user can take up to 190 pictures.