Short time ahead of Photokina, Nikon has announced its flagship compact, the Coolpix P6000. Built around a 13.5 megapixel, 1/1.72 inch sensor (0.41 square cm), the camera has a 4x zoom starting at a very useful 28mm equivalent lens. It also records RAW files in a new NRW format that can be converted in-camera or with the forthcoming Windows version of View NX or Windows Imaging Component compatible applications. The other stand-out feature is the inclusion of built-in GPS logging of the locations at which images were recorded. It is expected to start shipping in September for around $500/£429.99/€575.00.
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Nikon Coolpix P6000 features
- 13.5 megapixel CCD (effective)
- 4x wide-angle zoom lens (28 - 112 mm equiv.) with optical stabilization
- 2.7″ LCD monitor (230,000 pixels)
- ISO 64 - 1600 at full resolution (3200 and 6400 at three megapixels)
- NRW RAW format (although “Windows Imaging Component” and “Windows only”)
- Built-in GPS receiver records location (latitude and longitude for automatic geotagging)
- External flash and lens accessories
- Wired LAN port
- Face-priority AF
- D-Lighting
