Nikon Coolpix S700
In the race to be the smallest, most compact, most fully-loaded, most user-friendly, everything digital camera, the Nikon Coolpix S700 certainly tries hard to win all the categories. Very small and compact, yet with a sturdy metal body, the Nikon S700 offers a lot of what consumers usually looking for.
Namely, a high-resolution sensor, good optics, a good range of preset and automatic features, and a nice complement of useful creative tools as well. With its 12.1-megapixel CCD, the Coolpix S700 delivers the resolution. It also offers the benefit of true Vibration Reduction, a wide range of sensitivity settings, and a bright and large LCD screen.
From the outset, it’s very clear that the camera is meant to go places. Its small size, metal body, and low-profile controls make it a pocket-friendly choice. Measuring 3.5 x 2.1 x 0.9 inches (89 x 54 x 23mm) and weighing about 5.2 ounces (147g) with battery and memory card, the Nikon S700 is definitely easy to carry around. Though small, the Nikon S700 fits in a medium-sized hand well, and despite the lack of a front-panel finger grip, it is comfortable to hold and shoot one-handed. Setting adjustment will likely need a two-handed grip, but that’s just par for the course with compact digital cameras these days. In general the Coolpix S700’s interface is quite usable, without any major problems with any of the controls.
The Power and Shutter buttons are well-placed on the top panel, and the rest of the controls are neatly arranged on the rear panel. Likewise, the camera’s menu system is straightforward, getting right to the point. Pressing the Menu button leads to the settings menu for the mode in use, and the rotary controller cycles through the available options quickly and efficiently. For movies, the Nikon camera offers a range of options as well. Within the Movie menu, you can choose from 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120-pixel resolutions, or Time-lapse or Stop-motion movie modes. In Time-lapse mode, the camera opens and closes the shutter at specific intervals (from 30 seconds to 60 minutes, as with Interval Timer mode), and strings the images together like a movie file.
The Stop-motion mode shoots a number of still images, and then also strings them together like a movie file, but you have to manually press the Shutter button to make the exposures. One of the most interesting and useful features of the Coolpix S700 is its Distortion Control setting, Tucked away in the main camera menu, Distortion Control corrects barrel and pincushion distortion before you take a picture.
The Coolpix S700 appeals to a wide audience. Novices will appreciate its automatic features and ease of use, and more advanced amateurs will love its simple design and capable handling.
All in all, the Nikon Coolpix S700 is a good bet for quality, size, performance, and price.
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