Nikon Coolpix 5700 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: As I say before each of my Nikon reviews, Nikon is one of the names that literally needs no introduction in the world of photography. Long a leader in the film world, they offer cameras for both the serious amateur and working professional. Their ...

Verdict: The Coolpix 5700's electronic optical viewfinder and LCD monitor were very accurate at wide angle, showing approximately 98 percent frame accuracy. At telephoto, my standard lines of measurement were just barely out of frame, so the accuracy was very ...

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix 5700 is the first 5.0 effective megapixel digital camera to incorporate an 8x optical zoom lens. The 9-72mm Zoom-Nikkor (equivalent to 35-280mm in 35mm photography) is an all glass optic that includes two glass-molded ED lens ...

Review summary: The 5700 is compact and packed with features, and its speedy, easy to use and smartly designed. The thing that really sets it apart from the crowd, though, is the zoom length, which goes to a whacking 280mm. This makes it an ideal mode

Verdict: Whether a photographer can find happiness with the Coolpix 5700 depends in large measure on the type of photography that's going to be done with it. As I reported earlier - for most people image quality is more than acceptable, so this isn't where my ...

Verdict: The Coolpix 5700 is a fine camera for Nikon to have at the top of their prosumer range. It offers some of the best handling and configuration characteristics of any digital camera and is priced quite reasonably at around 900-1000.