As well as being compared against other compacts, the Nikon Coolpix P60 is also often compared to travel zooms and super zooms. The Nikon Coolpix P60's top rivals come from Kodak (such as the LS755) and Samsung (such as the Galaxy Camera)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon P60 compared to other compact competitors include: it has better image stabilization (sensor shift vs none), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (2,000 ISO vs 200 ISO), is newer (january 2008 vs september 2004) and has a viewfinder (digital vs none).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.6 vs f/2.8), is much larger (compact (96×64×36 mm) vs super compact (89×55×23 mm)), is thicker (1.4" vs 0.9"), is slightly heavier (210 g vs 145 g) and doesn't support an external flash.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon P60 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it is much lighter (210 g vs 300 g) and has a viewfinder (digital vs none).
However, on average it has slightly less zoom (5x vs 21x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 23 mm), has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.6 vs f/2.8), doesn't have a built-in GPS and has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 4.8").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon P60 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact (96×64×36 mm) vs professional size (125×85×107 mm)), is thinner (1.4" vs 4.2"), is slightly lighter (210 g vs 650 g) and has higher quality type of viewfinder (digital vs none).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.6 vs f/3), has slightly less zoom (5x vs 60x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 22 mm), has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 3") and has a much lower resolution screen (153k dots vs 922k dots).
