Nikon Coolpix 4600 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
September 29, 2010 | Posted by kevinrambke 
- 4.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for for photo-quality 11 x 15-inch prints
- 3x optical zoom through a quality Zoom-Nikkor lens (zoom is equivalent to 34-102mm in a 35mm camera)
- 1.8-inch LCD display; exclusive Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
- New Underwater Scene mode
- Powered by AA-size batteries; stores images on SD memory cards
Product Description
MD) CL) NIKON COOLPIX 4600 DIG CAMAmazon.com Product Description
The Nikon Coolpix 4600 digital camera features a 4-megapixel CCD, a 3x optical zoom through a high-quality Zoom-Nikkor lens, and long battery life using convenient AA-size batteries. Plus, with Nikon’s exclusive In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, red eyes may be a thing of the past. Nikon’s renowned In-Camera Red-Eye Fix technology automatically detects and corrects red eyes in most typical situations … More >>
Nikon Coolpix 4600 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Categories: Cameras under $50.00 | 
Tags: 4600, Camera, Coolpix, Digital, Nikon, Optical, Zoom | 
5 Comments »
Everything about this camera is great, the picture quality is excellent, it’s small, it’s not too heavy, that is until you start taking pictures with the flash, it’s a catastrophe. If you take a picture with a flash it will take about 2-3 seconds to write to the memory card, then the screen will turn off while the flash recharges for another 5-8 seconds. Too many people here glossed over that particular fact and it’s really a deal breaker, because for the same price you can buy a Canon elph, one of their S series cameras like the SD200 and the picture quality is better, it uses rechargable batteries not AA’s and it doesn’t have this ridiculous flash lag. The flash lag on this nikon 4600 is totally unacceptable, if you add up the numbers you’re looking at 7-11 seconds per picture, and if you choose not to use the flash then you won’t have a usable picture, because the picture won’t come out dark it will come out blurry, which makes no sense but that’s what happens. This camera was a gift and I feel bad i gave it to someone, my regular camera is a Kodak DX7440 and it shoots pictures instantaneously with no flash lag it costs about 50 dollars more.
Rating: 2 / 5
The color, size, and weight are wonderful, but the camera takes a horrible 3-5 seconds to write a picture to the memory card (in where the display turns off and then back on). In addition, the preset modes (night, backlight, indoor, party, ect) are hard to use and I find I must take test pictures using every mode to discover which works the best in the lighting situation. Also, the camera has a HORRIBLE shutter lag of 3-4 seconds, causing even the most steady-handed person to blurr pictures. My suggestion is save your money and buy a Canon or Kodak.
Rating: 1 / 5
I researched cameras and found fairly good reviews for this one, but I soon discovered that I would have been better off with my old 1 MP Kodak. The flash is weak and I have to lighten nearly all indoor photos. As others have mentioned, this camera has a long recycle time between photos and you do miss a lot of photos. I also have a problem with the quality of the photos; a lot of them are slightly blurry and I have to use my photo editing software to sharpen them. Everyone once in a while, the camera seems to decide that it’s had enough and just stops. I have to move the dial to a different setting and then back to the regular setting so that it will work again. I wish I had spent my money on something else.
Rating: 1 / 5
I did quite a bit of research before buying this camera, and I am still disappointed. The lag time is too long for the price paid. Also, after owning the camera only about 3 months, I begin getting lens errors. They persistantly increased and then I began having picture quality problems. The camera is basically worthless now, and it is not even a year old.
Rating: 2 / 5
I bought one of these cameras for a friend of mine as a gift. I bought it only after doing a lot of research and reading a lot of interviews and the reviews were all just stellar. No one mentioned any drawbacks! Well the buyer needs to know a few things about this camera.
First of all, I will say that it can take good pictures and it is of a very handy size (maybe even too small). But there is one very big draw back to this camera: it takes a very, very long time to take a picture. Now I’m not just talking about flash photography here, which, as one other reviewer recently mentioned, is extremely slow (10 or 11 seconds between pictures) due to the slow write and recharge times. The slowness I am talking about is for normal everyday (non-flash) photos and this camera takes a very long (read that as unacceptable) time to focus and take a picture. I have missed so many good pictures waiting for this camera to focus and actually take the photo that I would recommend that you seriously look at other alternatives prior to buying this camera.
I regret buying this camera and giving it to a close friend prior to actually using it myself and determining that it had these problems. I will say that it can take beautiful pictures and even half decent video clips (with no sound) but what you are taking a picture of better be “still life” in nature and you better not be in a hurry to take it.
Please note that I am not a Nikon basher as I have a Nikon D-100 digital SLR and it is the best camera in the world. Of course it cost about $1,000 but it was worth every penny. Just think very carefully before buying a Nikon 4600.
Rating: 2 / 5