Nikon Coolpix P5000

We have had our Nikon Coolpix 700 for over a year. In that time we have taken hundreds and hundreds of photos. In the previous few years of using old-fashioned cameras, we had taken only 48 pictures! So the first advantage of a digital camera is that you do use it. We had heard that one of the drawbacks of digital cameras is that they eat batteries. We made sure that the Coolpix 700 used ordinary batteries rather than specialist camera batteries. ...
...hold of on a day out when your batteries run out. This uses simple AA batteries that can be purchased anywhere. We actually use rechargeable ones in ours most of the time and they are fine. The zoom is good - up to 2.5 times. It zooms quickly and noiselessly, which is a bonus if you are trying to capture wildlife. The screen at the back of the camera is excellent for viewing the photos and setting them up. You can work with this off, to save battery ...

MichelleScott 22.10.2000 (09.05.2001) · Read full review
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...a lot of rubbish. The Nikon Coolpix 700, however, has the quality of a camera twice its price. Although it doesn't have a zoom lens, the 2.1 megapixel images are so sharp you can crop your images with a good photo editor and the pictures remain beautifully clear. Its easy to use, and if you can get the camera shop to throw in a free cardport, image downloading is very quick (otherwise a bit slow through the serial port). The LCD display is smooth ...

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...out and buy yourself the Nikon Coolpix P5000. It may be expensive at £239, but what you get for your chas is a digital camera packed with as many features as you could possibly dream up. It doesn't look like the nicest camera out there and it certainly isn't one you can slide into your top pocket but what do you expect from what I think is a semi-pro piece of digital hardware. Picture resolution is 10 million pixels and this captures every moment ...
...a digital camera before. To add to the picture taking experience the P5000 has an incorporated vibration reduction system within the lense which means taking snaps after a night on the ale won't leave you with blurry pictures! The flash is also very powerful and when used with the fading light setting picks up soft settings beautifully. A greater feature when taking snaps of landscapes in fading light or outside with minimal background light. There ...

belgian.waffle 25.04.2007 · Read full review
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...replacement. We eventually chose the NIKON COOLPIX 700 and have been delighted with the results. The images are sharp, colours true and no pixelating when zooming in on the images. I was using my SLR for important pictures due to the quality of the old camera but have stopped using it since the Nikon. We bought the camera from a local computer retailer, it came bundled with re-chargable batteries, a charger and a flash card. The card holds 8 photos ...

Alexina 06.07.2000 · Read full review
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What happens when you get stylish elegance with high resolution performance and that too from one of the leading manufactures of the best in cameras around the world? Some of the key features: ~ 12.1 Megapixels, I got good prints out of it with better resolution! ~ 3x Optical Zoom that can also be extended!! with exceptional pictures and clarity. ~ With the Optical VR Image Stabilization I got a minimum effect of camera shake, that was just exceptional! ...
...I could also see the pictures that I clicked through a album view! ~ I could upload the pictures on my laptop and got a good resolution pictures that I emailed all my friends! ~ It also has a stylish, all-metal design that is handy and it slips right into my shirt pocket ! I could also use it while I go hiking guys ! -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- What else? Yes there is much more ...

Pradeep_Chauhan 25.04.2008 · Read full review
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...be able to use the Nikon Coolpix 700 to take pictures with at work. We had to use these photos to help show on-site progress and problems. The quality of the images were excellent, especially when used in conjunction with a decent paint program (such as Paint Shop Pro) to enhance and "errors" when the photo was taken (such as dark lighting, or overexposure). The flash card system meant that many pictures could be taken and stored before the need ...
...limitation on the number of photos taken were not an issue (often numerous photos of the same subject can be taken to ensure some of them show what is needed) if you have a few large flashcards. With the new Coolpix 990 out, i would suggest that first to any newcomer to the scene, but the Coolpix 700 is a good camera in its own right (and price range) ...

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I was looking around for a new digital camera which had to be easy to use and produce results that could be printed out on the computer printer. I happened to see this camera in a shop and was given the chance to try before I brought it. The name Nikion should be all you really need to know when it comes to image quality and this is one camera that does not diapoint, in it high res settings the results are very good. The controls and the LCD screen ...
...are only two things that I don't like about the camera one is the speed of transfer from the camera to the computer, as this takes and age! The other fault is that sometimes the autofocus can get fooled, and as sod's law always applies always on the photo you most want! I must state here that I have since upgraded to the Coolpix 950 as I wanted more control over the camera than what the 700 gives. Overall the camera is well worth the money, you ...

davew04 17.09.2000 · Read full review
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Nikon the worlds number one Comany for photography, has brought a new digital "Nikon COOLPIX 5000" model to the digital world. This camera has the following features. 1) 5.0megapixels CCD 2) 32MB compact flash 3) 1.8" colour LCD 4) 4x digital zoom, 3x Optical 5) Auto/ manual focus, s/speed:1/4000 - 8 sec. 6) Self timer, built-in flash, movie mode 7) 360grams, DPOF compatability. 8) It has USB connection to download to the PC. This camera has ...
...Nikon for quite long time, it is my personal opinion for the buyers who are looking for digital camera. I was able to download the snaps to my PC easily and send it to my mom. I really feel that the money invested on this camera is worthful for me. ...

drsadhana 04.05.2003 · Read full review
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