Photography
Nikon Coolpix 8700
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| A new flagship for the
Nikon COOLPIX series with 8.0 effective megapixels and an 8x Zoom-Nikkor ED
lens... |
Unmatched Image Quality
 With an impressive 8.0 effective megapixels and a powerful 8x
zoom lens, the COOLPIX 8700 is positioned as the lineup's newest flagship model.
It delivers unmatched image quality - a hallmark of all Nikon products - and
offers an advanced ergonomic design which greatly enhances operational ease and
comfort. coolpix 8700 views The camera primarily targets users
who already explore advanced forms of photographic expression, but are
unsatisfied with current compact digital cameras. The COOLPIX 8700 meets their
demands, especially those that require state-of-the-art image quality, higher
zoom power and even greater portability and ease of use. Anyone in search of an
extremely versatile, high-quality digital still camera will find the COOLPIX
8700 loaded with possibilities. The COOLPIX 8700 carries an
astonishing 8.0 effective megapixels for ultrahigh-definition photography. The
clarity of your images is ensured by the professional-quality 8x Zoom-Nikkor
lens. With its 8.9 - 71.2mm focal range (equivalent to 35 - 280mm in 35mm [135]
camera format), the lens incorporates two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens
elements to minimize chromatic aberration and give you clear and crisp image
reproduction. In addition, the Optical Low-Pass Filter is optimized, which helps
the new high-definition CCD image sensor make the most the incredible optical
performance. The result is remarkably clear, natural images with unparalleled
detail and contrast. The basic performance of the COOLPIX 8700 has also
improved. This includes faster start-up time, faster data recording, shorter
release time lag and a new AF-Assist illuminator for quick AF operation in low
light.
 The camera incorporates four exposure modes: Programmed
Auto [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A] and Manual [M]
combine to give you the greatest degree of creative control possible. The
COOLPIX 8700 also offers [AUTO] mode, in which the camera automatically selects
appropriate exposures and shutter speeds, giving users high-quality
point-and-shoot capability. And for striking images in practically any
situation, the new COOLPIX features 12 versatile [SCENE] modes. Simply select
the mode appropriate to your lighting conditions, and the camera is able to
automatically adjust the focus, flash, contrast, sensitivity and white balance.
The COOLPIX 8700 features many advanced digital controls, such as BSS (Best Shot
Selector), AE-BSS (Auto Exposure-Best Shot Selector) mode, Noise Reduction mode,
Saturation Control and White Balance Bracketing. These are often crucial to
obtaining optimum image quality. To help ensure that you don't miss those
unexpected or fleeting moments, the COOLPIX 8700 also has a 5 shot buffer mode.
Versatility is further enhanced by handy, innovative features such as movie
capability with audio and the Time-lapse movie mode, which is ideal for
observational recording.
The newest member of the COOLPIX
family comes equipped with a large, Vari-angle LCD monitor for increased
visibility - even during bright daylight. Moreover, the improved high-resolution
EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) offers greater contrast and a clearer images. And
the compact, lightweight magnesium (Mg) alloy body has been designed for maximum
durability and portability, with a secure, comfortable grip for stability during
shooting.
New Framing guides on the LCD monitor offer an
optional means of achieving ideal composition, and the new real-time histogram
display lets you select the best exposure value while shooting. For those who
desire more creative freedom when editing, the COOLPIX 8700 also offers RAW data
image mode.
The COOLPIX 8700 comes loaded with all the
essential accessories: a battery and charger, an A/V cable, a USB cable and the
comprehensive Nikon View software package. The camera is also compatible with a
host of optional accessories, including wideangle, telephoto and fisheye
converters. It can also be fitted with a Lens Hood that uses lens filters. In
addition, the COOLPIX 8700's accessory shoe accommodates a number of Nikon's
external Speedlights.
This incredible array of features and
quality accessories helps make the COOLPIX 8700 a truly special achievement in
digital photography.
Features
- 8.0 effective megapixels
- 8x optical Zoom-Nikkor ED lens (equivalent to 35mm-280mm in 35mm [135]
format).
- Nikon’s updated, advanced image-processing algorithm on the system LSI for
clear, crisp, color-accurate images
- Continuous shooting of up to 5 full-size (3,264 x 2,448-pixel) pictures at
2.5 frames per second (fps)
- Quick response: instant startup, reduced shutter release time lag and fast
image processing
- 12 versatile preset Scene Modes
- Programmed Auto [P], Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A]
and Manual [M] exposure control modes
- Superb Macro shooting capability as close as 3cm (1.2 in.) supported by
convenient Best Shot Selector (BSS) function
- AE-BSS (Auto Exposure-BSS) for automatic selection of the best relative
exposure - choose from highlighted or shadowy areas
- Nikon’s exclusive 256-segment Matrix Metering, complemented by
Center-Weighted, Spot and Spot AF area metering
- Fast, accurate Five-Area Multi Autofocus with the new AF-assist illuminator
that assures sharp focusing in difficult compositions and low light
- Fast shutter speed of 1/4,000 sec. (available in all exposure modes) and
maximum 10 min. Long-time exposure modes (Bulb and Time)
- Noise Reduction mode for long-time exposures
- Saturation control (5 steps and B&W) for in-camera color control
- 5 shot buffer mode retains the last 5 shots when the shutter button is
continually pressed and then released in order to capture unexpected or fleeting
moments
- Interval Timer Shooting takes a series of successive still images at preset
intervals
- Movie - TV movie (640 x 480 pixels; 30 fps) with audio, Small movie (320 x
240 pixels; 15 fps) with audio, or Sepia movie (320 x 240 pixels; 5 fps) with
audio, or Time-lapse movie (640 x 480 pixels; 30 fps) without audio
- Accessory shoe to accommodate attachment of external Nikon SB-series
Speedlights
- Large vari-angle highly transmissible advanced TFT-LCD monitor for greater
visibility - even in daylight
- The high resolution EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) enables clear image display
with backlight illumination
- Tough, lightweight magnesium (Mg) alloy body featuring highly ergonomic
design
- Extended battery life of approx. 210 images with Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
EN-EL1, and 240 images with 2CR5
- System versatility, featuring compatibility with a wide range of COOLPIX
converter lenses (Fisheye/Wideangle/Telephoto), a new filter-attachable Lens
Hood and other accessories
- Nikon View Software is a highly versatile application for easy image
transfer to computer, editing, e-mailing and printing
- Included accessories: Lens Cap, Camera Strap, AV Cable, USB Cable UC-E1,
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL1, Battery Charger MH-53, Nikon View CD-ROM
Highlights
Astonishing image quality
- 8.0 effective megapixels: The 2/3-inch-type CCD realizes 8.0 effective
megapixels, which makes images of exceptionally high definition possible - even
when cropped. 8x optical zoom: The 8x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens (f/2.8 - 4.2)
offers a focal range of 8.9 - 71.2mm (equivalent to 35 - 280mm in 35mm [135]
format). The lens incorporates two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements that
minimize chromatic aberration for sharp, clear images.
- Advanced image processing technology: Nikon’s exclusive image processing
technology ensures natural color reproduction, detail and gradation. Its
256-segment Matrix Metering system enables optimal exposures in even the most
challenging lighting conditions, while its Matrix Auto White Balance neutralizes
color deviations created by ambient light sources.
Amazing creative potential
- Exposure control: The COOLPIX 8700 offers Programmed Auto [P],
Shutter-Priority Auto [S], Aperture-Priority Auto [A], and Manual [M], as well
as Exposure Compensation for an exceptional degree of exposure control.
Moreover, the camera’s [AE-BSS] mode analyzes the tonal range and gradation of
each image from a series of 5 consecutive shots and then automatically selects
the one with the best relative exposure.
- Macro Function: In Macro Mode, the COOLPIX 8700 delivers sharply focused
images of subjects from as close as 3cm (1.2 in.).
- BSS (Best Shot Selector): This convenient function automatically selects the
sharpest image from a series of consecutive shots - especially valuable during
macro or telephoto shooting.
- RAW mode image recording: For those who desire more creative freedom when
editing, the COOLPIX 8700 offers RAW data image mode.
- Built-in Speedlight: The COOLPIX 8700 offers various flash modes, including
Auto Flash, Flash Cancel, Red-Eye Reduction, Anytime Flash, and Night Portrait
(Slow Sync Flash)
- System compatibility: The COOLPIX 8700 is compatible with a broad range of
quality accessories, including Wideangle Converter WC-E80, Telephoto Converter
TC-E15ED, Fisheye Converter FC-E9, Remote Cord MC-EU1 and Lens Hood HR-5700.
This also includes Lens Hood HN-CP11, which accommodates the attachment of a
lens filter (77mm dia.). And the COOLPIX 8700’s accessory shoe works with a
broad range of Nikon’s high-quality external SB-series Speedlights for even more
flexibility in flash photography. Battery Pack MB-E5700 is also compatible with
the COOLPIX 8700.
Versatile functions
- 12 Scene Modes: Users can enjoy flexibility with 12 Scene Modes: Portrait,
Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape,
Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, and Panorama assist. Just select the
mode appropriate to the subject and the COOLPIX 8700 ensures the optimum
exposure for the composition.
- Continuous shooting: Enjoy continuous shooting at 2.5 (H) or 1.2 (L) frames
per second, or use the new Multi-shot mode to capture 16 consecutive frames in a
single image. Interval Timer shooting is also possible.
- Movie modes: The camera offers four movie modes: TV movie (640 x 480 pixels;
30 fps) with audio, Small movie (320 x 240 pixels; 15 fps) with audio, Sepia
movie (320 x 240 pixels; 5 fps) with audio, and Time-lapse movie (640 x 480
pixels; 30 fps). Support functions: The COOLPIX 8700 offers convenient functions
for you to take beautiful shots. Framing guides are displayed on the LCD monitor
for ideal composition, and the real-time Histogram display helps you to choose
the best exposure value.
Sophisticated design
- Sturdy body: The COOLPIX 8700 has a lightweight magnesium alloy body that is
ergonomically designed for comfortable operation.
- Vari-angle LCD monitor: The 1.8-inch-type Vari-angle LCD monitor ensures
high visibility and makes shooting from almost any angle a possibility.
- EVF: The improved Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) provides high resolution for
greater contrast and clearer image display.
Nikon View Software
- The supplied Nikon View Software allows users to browse uploaded images in
thumbnail format (for a comprehensive view) or in an enlarged format (for closer
inspection). The software also allows users to adjust the color balance, change
the size of images for e-mailing or web posting, run a slide show of selected
images and print them directly. Nikon View offers the ease of use that hobbyists
require, the features that professionals demand and the adaptability everyone
needs in order to serve in a diverse array of commercial and industrial
applications.
Specifications
| Type of camera |
Digital camera E8700 |
| Effective pixels |
8.0 million |
| CCD |
8M (3,264 x 2,448), 5M (2,592 x 1,944), 3M (2,048 x 1,536), 2M (1,600 x
1,200), 1M (1,280 x 960), PC (1,024 x 768), TV (640 x 480), 3:2 (3,264 x 2,176)
selectable |
| Lens |
8x Zoom-Nikkor; 8.9 - 71.2mm [35mm (135) format equivalent to 35 - 280mm]
f/2.8-4.2 with macro; 14 elements in 10 groups; all elements are made of
environmentally friendly glass; Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) applied;
two glass molded ED lens elements included |
| Digital zoom |
Up to 4x |
| Autofocus |
Contrast-detect TTL AF with AF-assist illuminator; 5-area Multi AF or Spot
AF selectable |
| Focus modes |
1) Continuous AF, 2) Single AF, 3) Manual Focus (from 3cm [1.2 in.] to
infinity (∞) with focus confirmation indication) |
| Focus range |
50cm (19.7 in.) to infinity (∞); 3cm (1.2 in.) to infinity (∞) iMacro mode
(middle zoom position) |
| Viewfinder |
0.44-inch type, 235,000-dot, polysilicon TFT color LCD viewfinder; Diopter
adjustment: -4 to +1m-1 |
| LCD monitor |
1.8-inch type, 134,000-dot High Transmissive Advanced TFT LCD monitor with
brightness and hue adjustment; frame coverage: approx. 97% (Through, Freeze),
100% (Play) |
| Storage System |
Exif 2.2 file (uncompressed RAW [NEF] and TIFF-RGB or compressed JPEG)
Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Digital Print Order Format (DPOF),
QuickTime Motion JPEG (Movie, Audio)
Media: CF Card Type I/II, Microdrive™ Card |
| Shooting modes |
AUTO, SCENE, Custom 1, Custom 2 |
| Scene modes |
Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night
landscape, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, and Panorama assist |
| User setting |
1) White balance,
2) (Exposure) Metering,
3) Continuous (Shooting),
4) Best Shot Selector (BSS/AE-BSS),
5) Image adjustment (Auto/Normal/More contrast/Less contrast),
6) Saturation Control (-2 to +2/Black & White),
7) User setting (two combinations of mode setting can be memorized in #1-#2),
8) Image Sharpening,
9) Lens,
10) Exposure options (AE Lock, Bulb/Timed release),
11) Focus options,
12) Zoom options,
13) Speedlight options,
14) Auto Bracketing,
15) Noise Reduction,
16) Reset,
17) My Menu,
18) CF Card Format |
| Capture modes |
1) Single,
2) Continuous H (2.5 fps; up to 5 frames),
3) Continuous L (1.2 fps; up to 12 frames),
4) Multi-shot 16 (consecutive 16 frames at 1.5 fps),
5) Ultra HS (high-speed) (640 x 480 pixels; 30 fps, up to 100 frames),
6) 5 shot buffer (1 fps),
7) Interval Timer Shooting,
8) Movie: TV movie (640 x 480 pixels) with audio at 30 fps; up to 35 seconds, or
Small movie (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 15 fps; up to 180 seconds,
Time-lapse movie (640 x 480 pixels) at 30 fps; up to 35 seconds; Sepia movie
(320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 5 fps; up to 180 seconds are selectable |
| Exposure metering |
4-mode TTL metering: 1) 256-segment Matrix,
2) Center-Weighted,
3) Spot,
4) Spot AF area |
| Exposure control |
1) Programmed Auto with Flexible Program [P],
2) Shutter-Priority Auto [S],
3) Aperture-Priority Auto [A],
4) Manual [M];
Exposure Compensation (±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps); Auto Exposure Bracketing (3 or 5
frames within ±2 EV); AE-BSS (three modes: Highlight, Shadow, Histogram) |
| Exposure range |
EV -1.0 to +19.0 (W), EV +0.5 to +19.0 (T) |
| Shutter |
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter; 1/4,000 (with minimum
aperture) to 2 s in AUTO mode and Programmed Auto [P], 1/4,000 to 8 s in
Shutter-Priority Auto [S] and Aperture-Priority Auto [A], 1/4,000 to 8 s and
Bulb/Time (up to 10 minutes) in Manual [M], 1/8,000 to 1/30 s in Ultra HS
(high-speed) mode; At some apertures, maximum shutter speed is 1/2,000 s. |
| Aperture |
7-blade iris diaphragm; 10 steps in 1/3 EV increments (to minimum of f/8) |
| Sensitivity |
Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, and Auto (auto gain to
ISO 200 equivalent) |
| White balance |
1) Auto White Balance with TTL control,
2) 6-mode Manual with fine tuning (Daylight/Incandescent/Fluorescent/Cloudy/Speedlight/Shade),
3) Preset,
4) White Balance Bracketing |
| Self-timer |
10 or 3-second duration |
| Built-in Speedlight |
Shooting range: approx. 0.5 - 4.1m (1.6 - 13.5 ft.) (W), approx. 0.5 - 2.7m
(1.6 - 8.9 ft.) (T)
Flash modes: 1) Auto Flash, 2) Flash Cancel 3) Red-Eye Reduction 4) Anytime
Flash, 5) Night Portrait (Slow Sync Flash) |
| Accessory shoe |
Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock |
| External Speedlight |
Hotshoe connects to external Nikon Speedlight SB-800/50DX/30/22s; built-in
Speedlight can be canceled when using external Speedlight(s) |
| Playback menu options |
1) Full-frame, 2) Thumbnail (4/9 segments), 3) Slide show, 4) Movie with
audio, 5) Playback zoom (up to 6x); File information; Shooting information;
Histogram indication and highlight point display; Hide and protect attributes
can be set to each image; Focus confirmation indication; RAW image playback |
| Interface |
USB |
| I/O terminal |
DC in; Audio/Video (NTSC or PAL selectable) out; Digital I/O (USB/Remote
cord) |
| Power requirements |
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL1 (included), Battery Pack MB-E5700
(optional) with six 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries*, one 2CR5 (DL245)
lithium battery (optional), AC Adapter EH-53 (optional) |
| Battery life |
210 images (EN-EL1)/240 images (2CR5). Measured at 20°C [68°F] with
fully-charged batteries under standard Nikon test conditions; monitor on, zoom
adjusted with each shot, flash used about once every three shots, image quality
set to Normal. |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
113 x 105 x 78mm (4.4 x 4.1 x 3.1 in.) |
| Weight |
Approx. 480g (17 oz.) (without battery and storage media) |
| Accessories included** |
Lens Cap, Camera Strap, AV Cable, USB Cable UC-E1, Rechargeable Li-ion
Battery EN-EL1, Battery Charger MH-53, Nikon View CD-ROM |
| Optional accessories |
Fisheye Converter FC-E9, Wideangle Converter WC-E80, Telephoto Converter
TC-E15ED, Step-Down Ring Lens Adapter UR-E12, Lens Hood HR-E5700, Lens Hood
HN-CP11, AC Adapter EH-53, Car Battery Charger (12V DC in) MH-53C, Remote Cord
MC-EU1, Soft Case CS-CP11, Various size CompactFlash™ cards |
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