Nikon's 2010 pocket travel zoom — 14.2MP CCD, 7x 28-196mm equiv stabilised lens, 720p video
The Coolpix S6000 was a slim travel-zoom compact announced by Nikon in February 2010 alongside the S8000. It squeezed a longer-than-usual zoom into a pocketable body, sitting near the top of the style-led S series of its year.
A 14.2-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD pairs with a 7x Zoom-Nikkor equivalent to 28-196mm at f/3.7-5.6 with lens-based optical stabilisation. It records 720p HD movies at 30fps, focuses to around 3cm in macro, frames on a 2.7-inch 230,000-dot LCD, spans ISO 100-3200 and stores to SD/SDHC cards.
The 28-196mm range covers most holiday situations from streetscapes to distant detail, making it a capable one-camera travel companion for casual users; controls are automatic-led, with no manual exposure modes for enthusiasts to grow into.
Check the stabilised zoom runs smoothly across its range and that stabilisation is working — a consistently blurry long end at moderate shutter speeds suggests trouble. Confirm the battery still holds useful charge and a charger is included, and inspect the LCD and lens barrel for the knocks a pocket camera collects.