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About the product.

A proper mid-2000s CCD compact — the Nikon Coolpix 5600, announced in early 2005. Five megapixels off a small CCD sensor, a 3x Nikkor zoom, and a 1.8-inch screen so small you mostly shoot without checking. That combination is exactly why these cameras came back: the crunchy colour, the hard little flash, the slightly soft corners — none of it is something a phone will give you, and none of it is something you can fake in an app afterwards.

Specifications

  • Sensor: 5.1 megapixel CCD
  • Lens: 3x optical zoom Nikkor, 38-114mm equivalent
  • Display: 1.8-inch LCD, 80,000 pixels
  • Shutter: 4s to 1/3000 sec
  • Video: 640x480 at 15fps
  • Storage: SD / MMC card, plus 14MB internal memory
  • Power: 2x AA batteries — rechargeable NiMH recommended
  • Released: 2005

Condition

  • Cosmetic: Good condition with some signs of age and use as shown in the photos.
  • Functional: Fully working. Powers on, shoots, zooms, and writes to card correctly.

Included

  • Nikon Coolpix 5600 body
  • SD card

In short

Runs on two AA batteries, which are not included — pick up a pair of rechargeable NiMH cells and it will keep going for a few hundred shots at a time. Alkalines work in a pinch but drain fast in any camera of this era. A cheap, honest entry into CCD digicam shooting with the card already in the slot.