The buttons and switches are easy to reach. The control by the menu is clear and well laid out - and self-explanatory. Coming soon: four important functions (flash, exposure compensation, self-timer, close-up) are to the "OK" button around grouped and can be quickly controlled directly. The remaining functions can be selected via the menu button. Here are mainly settings like eg ISO sensitivity, image quality, white balance, continuous shooting, AF prefix, effects, autofocus and creative effects. But even basic settings such as date, etc. The off time can be set here (4 steps between 30 sec. And 30 min.).
The photo results are quite impressive overall: they are colorfast, contrast and contour strong. The picture quality is at all common photo situations (portrait, close-up, inside and outside, with nature and without flash) very well. However, weaknesses occur when one wants to accommodate larger tourist attractions such as castles, parks and landscape shots with such a small camera. Here you should probably grab the panorama function. Only those interested, the photographic border areas (eg bright backlight, little residual light, subtle color transitions, etc.) want to explore and have very high standards for detail, color density and color reproduction in all situations, should probably rather keep to another camera out.
The strengths of this camera are thus in photographic close-range and Standard range. However, one should not expect too much even from the Zoom: With larger zooms on details appear on the known issues with blurring or delays in the otherwise rather fixed auto focus. For Alltagsphotografie the camera is all but ideal. More than durchschnittiche image / sound quality you should not expect in the video.
The creative effects you can switch via the menu before the recording or it is offered right after shooting. The recordings can be therefore also reprocess. For this, a lot of options available (13 different choices: for example Nostalgia, soft focus, fisheye, mirror effect, toys, Selective Color, etc.). About the Scene button next to the On / Off switch can before recording basic settings (18 programs: for example, portrait, night, sunset, animals, beach, close-up, Panorama etc. and 13 effects are selected) or you can go directly to Scene Auto Selector, Smart Portrait.
In addition, the camera has many effects and image processing functions. So images can change color in the device, for example, retouch and cut. It is very good that this camera will record both the original photo as well as the processing. So you need have no fear that the original is gone after processing. So you can just experiment carefree around in the beginning. Not so good we liked that the camera in image processing (storage) is not too fast.
The slide show is already standard, the wireless function is used the device on Android / iOS app remotely or to have pictures directly on the screen and store (download this Wireless Mobile Utility "- is quite nice - more but not. Justify somehow not the wireless Gefiesel. Does every even know if he / she needs it. We will not use it again.). It is advisable to the complete manual downloading (Address in the booklet, German, p .2) because the enclosed booklet does not explain everything.
Another word for gesture control: You work with a little practice almost flawlessly. Controlling them can be had only in automatic mode! It is started by rotating the display to the front, so that it is parallel to the lens. You will hear a beep and you will see a gray dialog box that prompts you to hold the palm of his hand in the middle of the display. It turns out quickly that you should not fall below a camera / hand distance of about 25-30 cm. Then all goes well, the hand is quickly detected (the hand icon turns yellow then) and the movement (a yellow circle) in the four corners (top left: video, right above: Photo, bottom left: Long road ran, bottom right: to get closer) together with function selection (turns just fall foliage) radio animals perfectly. It is also advisable to move the hand more slowly and smoothly. Before triggering the device of 3 counts down to 0. For us, definitely more than just a gimmick, because it has been proven in many situations.
Upon delivery, the battery was already charged (which may be random) - otherwise it takes unfortunately very long 3 hours (ie rather just a second battery to take, because the battery will discharge faster if the many effects and editing features are used). A plus point has kept the Battery for 450 shots - we did also played around with. So should the power believed to be enough for about 500 shots, and more depending on battery use. We liked not that the hole for the tripod is made of plastic - here the thread could wear out.
Conclusion:
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Overall, the Coolpix S6600 is a very good camera that you like to be brought and when you make sure nothing wrong. We draw a star yet from the tripod thread, which acts susceptible to wear and for one or the other little pardonable weakness in image quality in an emergency (eg in low residual light, in long shots and at high zoom). Video quality is average to good.
We therefore very good: 4 stars.
