The carrot dangled here is a gargantuan zoom range from something that will fit in a messenger type bag, or, with lens fully retracted, a roomier jacket pocket. The fixed lens compact camera is a rare breed in the age of the smartphone, so it makes sense for manufacturers to offer customers a compelling reason to buy one – namely a device that in the case of the Nikon Coolpix B600 does what their phone cannot. Weight: 500g including battery and SD card Nikon B600 rivals
Lens: 24-1440mm equivalent in 35mm terms, 60x optical zoomīattery life: 280 shots or approx.