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Model Design / Appearance
The Nikon Coolpix P6000 is a compact point-and-shoot, albeit at the large end of that range. We liked the P6000's clean lines and light weight. It doesn't have as many knobs and buttons as the G10, but it certainly has many more than your average point-and-shoot. Apart from the size the P6000 probably won't turn heads in any situations, but it's not an ugly camera either.
Size and Handling
The Nikon Coolpix P6000 is smaller and lighter than the Canon G10, measuring 4.2 x 2.6 x 1.7 inches. The weight, in particular, is almost 50% less than the G10 at 8.5 ounces, a bonus of using a lot of plastic in your construction rather than the G10's metal case and frame. The light weight did make it easier to handle the camera, as did the nicely textured hand grip on the right side. We also expect that durability will suffer, however.
The P6000 is slightly smaller and much lighter than its competitor the Canon G10.
The Nikon Coolpix P6000 has several menus that you can navigate to change various settings, so many in fact that even some advanced users that aren't familiar with Nikon cameras may find them a bit confusing. You access most of the menus using the buttons to the left of the LCD, and the options available can change depending on your particular mode and settings. For example in any manual mode the Fn button will allow you to set ISO by default in all manual modes, but this can be reassigned to another feature if you wish. In Auto it does nothing. The My Menu button gives you access to six customizable features, by default these were Image Quality, Image Size, Picture Control, White Balance, Active D-Lighting and Distortion Control.
My Menu offers a customizable selection of options.
Ease of Use
Despite the various menus on the Nikon Coolpix P6000, we did find it relatively easy to use. It's obviously a camera targeted at more advanced users, but the Auto mode will take care of most things for less advanced users. If you delve into the manual controls, as we're sure most P6000 users will, the learning curve is a bit steep if you're not used to Nikon, but once you get a hang of it most items are just a couple of button clicks away.
We particularly liked the rotating dial that is used for various adjustment that sits at the back of the hand grip opposite the shutter button. We found it easier to use than the G10's rotating dial around the 4-way control. We also liked the menu buttons to the left of the LCD, as using both hands we were able to navigate menus faster than on the G10, which is important on the P6000 as fewer adjustments can be made without the menu. Advanced users may prefer the dedicated exposure compensation and ISO dials on the G10, however.
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