I wanted an affordable point-and-shoot camera for photographing birds and was attracted to the B700's variety of features and its superzoom. I was able to take some great photos right away without much photography experience (I did read 2 books to learn about camera settings and basic techniques for nature photography).
The autofocus is great. I take a lot of shots in bursts of 5. Like most cameras, there is a delay after a burst, but it is not horribly long. I am usually able to take a few bursts of a bird before it flies off. The Active D-lighting is amazing for birds. A backlit bird can look black in my binoculars, and the camera can sometimes get a better view of it with clearer color details. I take a lot of photos of waterfowl on reservoirs with bright sunlight coming from above and reflecting from below and behind the birds.
The digital viewfinder is very impressive. It always turns on quickly when I put it up to my face, and it does not mind that I wear glasses! The image is very clear, as if you are looking through a traditional viewfinder. The shadows are a bit darker in the digital viewfinder than on the screen, but I got used to it. If the shot looks a little dark, I'll take it anyway and then see how it looks on the screen.
It is a little tricky to keep the camera steady when zoomed in all the way, but it can be done. For the attached photo that looks like a red dot, I stood outside my apartment, zoomed in all the way on Mars, and photographed it without a tripod. It is not a great photo–I just took it as an experiment–but it demonstrates how powerful the zoom is and how well the camera helps you take a stable shot.
The Wi-Fi feature does not work well for me. I don't know if it is the camera or the app or that I am using an iPad mini 2 that is about 4 years old. I was only able to import through Wi-Fi once out of about 80 attempts. I gave up on it and just import by putting the SD card in my laptop. I can live with that. I get great photos, and it does not take long to import them to my laptop.
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| display type | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD |
| display size | 3 inches | — | 3.2 inches | 3 inches | 2.3 inches | 3 inches |
| lens type | — | — | zoom | Telephoto | Telephoto, Zoom | Zoom lens |
| zoom type | Manual | Optical Zoom, Digital Zoom | Optical Zoom | Optical Zoom | Optical Zoom | — |
| shooting modes | Backlighting, beach, close up, dusk&dawn, easy panorama, fireworks show, food, multiple exposure lighten, night landscape, night portrait, party&indoor, pet portrait, portrait, scene auto selector, snow, sports, sunset, superlapse movie | Sports, Manual | Macro | Automatic, Movie, Panorama, Portrait, Macro | Easy Panorama, Dusk/Dawn, Portrait, Multiple Exposure Lighten, Fireworks Show, Close Up, Backlighting, Scene Auto Selector, Night Landscape, Party/Indoor, Beach, Sunset, Snow, Food, Superlapse Movie, Sports | Movie, Museum, Sunset, Dawn/dusk, Fireworks, Landscape, Beach snow, Sports, Party indoor, Portrait, Night Portrait, Night landscape |
| connectivity tech | HDMI, USB | wired, wireless | Wi-Fi, USB | Wi-Fi, USB | Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth | — |
| video resolution | 4K UHD 2160p | 1080p | 2160p, 1080p | 1080p | 4K UHD 2160p | 1080p |
| optical zoom | 60 multiplier x | 42 multiplier x | 83 multiplier x | 52 multiplier x | 60 multiplier x | — |
| wireless tech | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC | — | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC | Wi-Fi |
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Review of the Nikon Coolpix B700 Digital Camera
Vic Bilson
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Zoomed in and snap on target (mostly)
First let me say that the B700 has some really nice glass. The zoom is incredible. However, the Nikon menus leave much to be desired. They are a bit confusing with a lot of modes and settings being buried in odd locations. Part of my frustration has to do with the fact I'm coming off the Nikon D5100 where most camera modes/functions are a LOT more "convenient" and intuitive. Another frustration and one that Nikon should be ashamed of is the viewfinder. It desperately needs a rubber eye-cup. The viewfinder currently sits behind a flat HARD piece of plastic and there is a cheesy square cut out to look through (COME ON NIKON!!!). If it's bright outside the sun is gonna blind you because you can't seal it out on the flat plastic, plus it's just plain uncomfortable.....a bit of thought regarding comfort and usability would have been nice. Nevertheless, this camera is lighter than any of the pro body cameras and that is what I wanted. It's easy to grip and use the zoom. The flash is adequate in close pictures but a hot-shoe would have been great........or even a Bluetooth function to control an external flash. A cheap software fix that was ignored. Of course, many of the speed-lights today will trigger off the camera flash or can be controlled manually............but that's a pain. One other thing that is missing is a lens hood..........Nikon............you know it needs it! Now I have to go by a cheesy rubber one.Let's talk focus! There are several focus modes and most are spot on especially the single point focus. Nevertheless, personally I would have preferred the "manual focus" to be usable in all modes.....not an option but you can use it in M mode.. You can assign some functions (such as manual focus) to buttons on the camera which is helpful. I made the zoom on the lens act as manual focus. Which works perfectly......in M mode.The zoom truly is extraordinary! The pictures below (pic 1 - horses are in the distance over the hill) were taken at dusk and the subjects were almost 3/4 of a mile away. I did not have a tripod and due to the low light (and my shaky hands) there was a small amount of digital noise. As you can see the camera can take acceptable pics at great distances. I did not use RAW mode in this instance but if you have a EXTREME PRO memory card (at least a Class 10 SDXC UHS-I Memory Card or you're gonna have some REAL problems with this camera in video and RAW modes) then I HIGHLY recommend using the RAW + F mode. Yes, the files are large but the quality is astounding and batch editing is a dream! If you can't afford Adobe products then check out Coral PaintShop Pro and AfterShot Pro.........for less than $50 bucks each you can do almost anything Adobe Lightroom can do with RAW or JPEG files.As a disabled amateur photographer I have enjoyed being free from carrying 25lbs of lenses, speedlights, filters, batteries, and converters with me, but If your looking for studio quality pics out of the box with this camera then you might be better off with something else. Every camera takes time to get the feel of so I expect my pics (and the frustration with the wonky menus) to get better. For the money you can't beat this camera!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018
I wanted an affordable point-and-shoot camera for photographing birds and was attracted to the B700's variety of features and its superzoom. I was able to take some great photos right away without much photography experience (I did read 2 books to learn about camera settings and basic techniques for nature photography).
The autofocus is great. I take a lot of shots in bursts of 5. Like most cameras, there is a delay after a burst, but it is not horribly long. I am usually able to take a few bursts of a bird before it flies off. The Active D-lighting is amazing for birds. A backlit bird can look black in my binoculars, and the camera can sometimes get a better view of it with clearer color details. I take a lot of photos of waterfowl on reservoirs with bright sunlight coming from above and reflecting from below and behind the birds.
The digital viewfinder is very impressive. It always turns on quickly when I put it up to my face, and it does not mind that I wear glasses! The image is very clear, as if you are looking through a traditional viewfinder. The shadows are a bit darker in the digital viewfinder than on the screen, but I got used to it. If the shot looks a little dark, I'll take it anyway and then see how it looks on the screen.
It is a little tricky to keep the camera steady when zoomed in all the way, but it can be done. For the attached photo that looks like a red dot, I stood outside my apartment, zoomed in all the way on Mars, and photographed it without a tripod. It is not a great photo–I just took it as an experiment–but it demonstrates how powerful the zoom is and how well the camera helps you take a stable shot.
The Wi-Fi feature does not work well for me. I don't know if it is the camera or the app or that I am using an iPad mini 2 that is about 4 years old. I was only able to import through Wi-Fi once out of about 80 attempts. I gave up on it and just import by putting the SD card in my laptop. I can live with that. I get great photos, and it does not take long to import them to my laptop.
The autofocus is great. I take a lot of shots in bursts of 5. Like most cameras, there is a delay after a burst, but it is not horribly long. I am usually able to take a few bursts of a bird before it flies off. The Active D-lighting is amazing for birds. A backlit bird can look black in my binoculars, and the camera can sometimes get a better view of it with clearer color details. I take a lot of photos of waterfowl on reservoirs with bright sunlight coming from above and reflecting from below and behind the birds.
The digital viewfinder is very impressive. It always turns on quickly when I put it up to my face, and it does not mind that I wear glasses! The image is very clear, as if you are looking through a traditional viewfinder. The shadows are a bit darker in the digital viewfinder than on the screen, but I got used to it. If the shot looks a little dark, I'll take it anyway and then see how it looks on the screen.
It is a little tricky to keep the camera steady when zoomed in all the way, but it can be done. For the attached photo that looks like a red dot, I stood outside my apartment, zoomed in all the way on Mars, and photographed it without a tripod. It is not a great photo–I just took it as an experiment–but it demonstrates how powerful the zoom is and how well the camera helps you take a stable shot.
The Wi-Fi feature does not work well for me. I don't know if it is the camera or the app or that I am using an iPad mini 2 that is about 4 years old. I was only able to import through Wi-Fi once out of about 80 attempts. I gave up on it and just import by putting the SD card in my laptop. I can live with that. I get great photos, and it does not take long to import them to my laptop.
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Ruben Juarez
Una cámara muy buena, con un zoom excelente.
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Reviewed in Canada on August 9, 2019
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Reviewed in Canada on August 9, 2019
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Dieter Hobelsberger
Cámara con súper zoom
Reviewed in Mexico on May 15, 2018
Dieter Hobelsberger
Reviewed in Mexico on May 15, 2018
La calidad de las fotografías para el costo de la cámara es muy buena, quizá si fuera más costosa el zoom no justificaría el precio. Recomiendo que esté en oferta. Es cierto, la grabación 4k es sólo de unos pocos minutos, a FHD dependerá de tu tarjeta que, claro, deberás comprar una de 32 mínimo, mucho mejor de 64 o mayor clase 10, no compres una clase 4 para este aparato.
Por cierto, tiene una función que me encantó, con la pantalla prendida si te acercas al visor la pantalla se apaga en automático, cuando te alejas la pantalla vuelve en sí. Buen toque.
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Debra
Easy to use for great travel pics.
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2020
Debra
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2020
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