Nikon Coolpix S6200 review

A stylish 16MP compact with a 10x zoom lens, 720p video and choice of five colours

Nikon Coolpix S6200
A stylish camera with a 10x zoom lens built-in

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We used to Nikon Coolpix S6200 to shoot a specially designed chart in carefully controlled conditions and the resulting images are analysed using the DXO software to generate the date to produce the graphs below.

Signal to noise ratio

A high signal to noise ratio (SNR) indicates a cleaner and better quality image.

Nikon coolpix s6200 signal to noise ratio

Nikon coolpix s6200 signal to noise ratio

JPEG images from the Nikon Coolpix S6200 show that the camera handles noise well at lower sensitivities. At sensitivitis of ISO 800 and above the performance drops, with both the Nikon Coolpix S8200 and Canon Powershot 220 HSshowing better results from this value for signal to noise ratio.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them please click here to read the full article.

Dynamic range

Nikon coolpix s6200 dynamic range

Nikon coolpix s6200 dynamic range

This chart indicates that the Nikon Coolpix S6200's JPEGs compare well with the Samsung WB700, but are at least 1ev lower than the Canon Powershot 220 HS and Nikon Coolpix S8200.

For a full explanation of our noise and dynamic range tests, please click here to read the full article.

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