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  | 80% Recommended by our customers. Manufacturer: Nikon Catalog: Photography Media: Electronics Includes batteries: 1 Model: 5700 Box size: SLR Size Ean: 0018208255047 Upc: 018208255047 Floppy Disk Description: None Special Features: Audio Recording, DPOF, Macro  Tip: compare prices with similar cameras |
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Written on December 13, 2004 Summary: Solid, good picture quality, but "old" If you are attracted to the Coolpix 5700 by the attractive price, you should keep in mind that this SLR-type digital camera first came out 2.5 years ago, which in digital photography chronology was more like the days when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. The 5700 is by no means an incapable camera. It has 5 megapixels, 8x optical zoom (which gives a range of 35-280 in 35mm equivalent), a swivel LCD screen, and electronic viewfinder (EVF). EVF shows you what the lens sees, so this is an SLR-type camera, except the lens cannot be changed. The built-in Nikkor lens is actually very high-quality and is designated ED by Nikon: the ED stands for extra-low dispersion, refering to the high-quality glass used to make the lens. The lens, in fact, is the best part of the 5700 at the after-rebate price: if you want to get a professional-quality zoom lens for a low, low price, the 5700 gives you a lot of bang for the buck, so you are basically getting a capable 5MP digital camera for free. On the other hand, the 5700 is showing its age in other departments: auto-focus capability (esp. problematic in low light situations), processing speed, shutter lag, etc. More recent models such as the Coolpix 8400, 8700 and 8800 have better functions and are better supported by Nikon, and also have better picture quality plus more pixels. (Remember: pixel count does not equal picture quality, just like hard drive capacity has nothing to do how fast a computer is.) In summary, while the 5700 was top-of-the-class two years ago when I first played with it -- and its professional zoom lens is fantastic -- it's showing its age as a digital camera and is effectively a discontinued model. If you want an SLR-type digital camera, consider the newer Coolpix 8400, 8700 and 8800 or the latest G-series from Canon or other similar cameras from Fujifilm or Konica Minolta. On the other hand, for semi-serious photography without spending too much money, the after-rebate 5700 makes a terrific value.  Written on December 6, 2004 Summary: Don't waste your money on this one. Please don't buy this camera. This camera has the WORST auto focus you can imagine. I have used Canon EOS for over a decade. Maybe that is why I believe this camera is sub-standard. For indoor pictures, it takes a few seconds after you press the shutter to take the picture. Try to get a good picture of a young child with a camera like that! Even my 3MP Kodak takes better photos indoors than this one. Written on October 21, 2004 Summary: Coolpix 5700 - paperweight This camera stopped working after 2 months. (no image in viewfinder or display) Sent into Nikon Service, returned 3 weeks later with $0 invoice for Coolpix 4300 repair, stamped "Beyond Repair". I had to contact technical support and have them track down why no repair was made. They told me that there was "moisture damage" and therefore not covered under warrenty. Believe me when I tell you, this camera never got wet or even used in rainy weather. I now have a $650 paperweight and would never buy anything made by Nikon. BEWARE! Written on October 19, 2004 Summary: Great Results, Inadequate Flash, Difficult Service!!! My family fulfilled a dream Christmas, 2003 when they gave me the Nikon Coolpix 5700. Upsides: 1. This camera delivers fantastic results. 2. It feels good in the hand. 3. It's compact for its power. 4. Good price for the quality. Downsides: 1. The built-in flash is a joke. It's way under-powered. 2. The digital zoom is also a joke...obviously added only to be competitive on marketing comparison lists. 3. Nikon Service is structured in such a way that it's almost impossible to talk to a person and the back-and-forth of impersonal response forms with no person's name on them and no phone number is enough to make me move to another company's product line for my next camera. On the last day of our trip in June, 2004, to Yellowstone National Park, my Coolpix 5700 stopped powering up. When we got home, I logged onto the www.nikonusa.com and followed the links to warranty service. After shipping my baby off to Nikon, I received one of those form letters in the mail, informing me that the repair would cost $203.00 dollars and listing -$203.00 warranty allowance with a net of $00.00. No additional information of any kind about the problem. (In other words..."Trust us") At the bottom of the form were instructions for logging in to nikonusa.com and approving the repair. Ok...since there are no charges, they're going to sit on my camera and not repair it until authorized to do so? Exactly why did they think I sent it to them anyway? So I logged in and clicked in the approval checkbox. The window went away and gave me no response of any kind either there or in email to indicate acknowledgement of the approval. So what if the web connection malfunctioned?...or the programming was less than stellar? How would I know except that my camera would never be repaired? A week later, I received my baby in the mail...took it out of the box and read the included form (yes, another form with no contact name). It said two boards had been replaced. I turned it on and it came alive! I tried to take a photo...but couldn't!!! because they obviously had not tested it and the entire panel of adjustment buttons on the left side of the camera were non-functional!!! At this point, I'm not very happy. There was an 800 number on the form returned with the camera and I actually was able to speak with a live person and explain the problem. She was wonderful and sent me a pre-paid shipping form in email. I sent it back (per instructions) and am right back where I started with trying to get some response or information out of the nameless corporate entity. SUMMARY: I love my camera...I hate the way the Service web pages have been programmed and the protective walls that have been put up to prevent me from talking with a live person. Dear Nikon...if you won't talk to me, just who do you think is going to buy your next camera line?  Written on October 10, 2004 Summary: Internal flash stopped working After a few months, the internal flash on my 5700 stopped working. I've been researching this issue on the web and I am definitely not the only one who has this problem. Getting this problem fixed by Nikon will cost you $250 - $300. I was not a big user of the flash in the first place but it is a huge disappointment to have a problem with such a basic feature on a "prosumer" camera. I have also had miserable results with the auto-focus in low light conditions. This is another common complaint about this camera. Now I wish that I had bought a Canon. |
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| Our price | - | - | - | $34.51 | - |
| List price | $999.95 | $41.55 | $29.95 | $52.80 | $169.95 |
| Lowest used price | $136.72 | - | $4.88 | $6.50 | $99.99 |
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| Catalog | Photography | Photography | Photography | Photography | Photography |
| Media | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics | Electronics |
| Includes batteries | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Model | 5700 | HN-CP11 | 25185 | 25153 | MB-E5700 |
| Box size | SLR Size | - | - | - | - |
| Ean | 0018208255047 | 0018208256396 | 0018208251858 | 0018208098958 | 0018208251841 |
| Upc | 018208255047 | 018208256396 | 018208251858 | 656777001407 | 018208251841 |
| Floppy Disk Description | None | - | - | - | - |
| Special Features | Audio Recording, DPOF, Macro | - | - | - | - |
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