The Nikon D600 is a 'budget' full-frame DSLR aimed at enthusiasts upgrading from a mid-range models or pros looking for an affordable backup for a higher end body like the D4 or D800. It was announced in September 2012 and its is kind of full frame brother of the Nikon D7000. Along with the new 24 Megapixel full frame FX sensor, you get a 100% coverage viewfinder and 3.2 inch screen which provides crisper details for live view. The best feature that i personally like and use the most is twin SD card slots which can be configured as overflow, backup or raw files in one card and jpegs in other.
The D600 features a new 39-point AF system that's compatible with lenses down to f8 which brings peace to people using the big long lenses. It has a built in Autofocus motor for non AF-S lenses. It shoots at 5.5 fps in continuos shooting mode which is not the best frame rate for sports shooters but enthusiasts like me can pretty much live with it.
D600 has an expanded ISO range of 50-25600. The noise levels are almost negligible till 6400 ISO but the images start to get crappier after that. The ISO performance may not be as good as its bigger brothers D800 or D4 but for a camera at this price it is decent. I don't think there will not be many situations where an ISO greater than 6400.
D600 comes withe Nikon's 2016 pixel metering sensor that gives an accurate exposure almost every time. Another very useful feature that comes with this camera is the built-in flash.Although i never use it as an actual flash i always use it to trigger my Nikon SB 910 flash as it comes with the Nikon's CLS system.
This camera is also a great camera for amateur videographers as it packs some cool features like Headphone jack, DX crop mode (1.5x) and also uncompressed HDMI out along with the 1080p 24,25,30p or 720p 25,30,50 or 60p movie modes. It contains a mono microphone built-in which is good if you are shooting a video as a memory or for youtube. But if you are doing any serious work with video you need to use the external mike input jack provided in D600.
The D600's specifications look very good but as you all know for a camera the most important thing is not its specs but how it actually handles the real world shooting environment.
Stay Tuned for a detailed review... in Part 2
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