Reviews for Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact Camera1.5" LCD - 3x Optical Zoom - 2048 x 1536 Image - 640 x 480 Video - MPN: 25514
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NoDealsHere
- Oct 22, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: sleek design, picture quality, fast startup time, good LCD Weakness: Not many manual featres This is an excellent nice looking point-and-shoot camera. There are not many manual features available, but but for an average photographer like me, it has several picture modes and hence its very easy to use. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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iinedwin
- Mar 4, 2005
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Easy to use. Very compact and light. Comes with rechargable battery. Long battery life. Weakness: A little noise on the picture when shooting at a dim environment which I think is pretty normal for this kind of camera. This is an excellent camera for point and shoot. I would recommend this camera for a day to day use since the size is very compact and light. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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lotr_rules
- May 13, 2005
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Great pics, fast start up from powering on, easy to set up & let someone else take pics Weakness: Some features buried deep in menus I did a ton of research on digicams, eventually deciding to get a Canon. However, at the camera store, the man behind the counter said they were out of that particular model, so he showed me the Coolpix 3700. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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karthikduraisamy
- Mar 5, 2005
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Very Good Camera for Beginers.Sleek and Compact.Good Clarity of Pictures and Video Quality is ok. Weakness: I feel 3X Zoom is not good enough.But u cant get it for this price its worth 100% of your money The Reason I gave 4 Stars is coz of the Zoom.Its 3 X Zoom and picture quality goes down after 2X.Actually its a 2 X camera.But its a very good beginers camera !! Its worth your money So play with it and have fun !! 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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zanna3203
- Sep 23, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Quality of pictures, Battery life, Compact size Weakness: Software glitches? This is my first digital camera and I love it! I can go on and on about the camera but that will take too long. So I will just hit the highlights. 97% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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y2gq4u
- Oct 6, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Small size - very portable! Battery life, stylish, ease of use, incredible video, excellent pics - killer price! Weakness: A/V out cover flimsy. I did a great deal of research and price comparing prior to finally buying my first digital camera. The price at $153 after $100 rebate cannot be beat. This camera retails for $399 still at most stores, although none seemed to have it in stock, only on the web. 96% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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tjm199
- May 20, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Great pictures, easy to use, great size and feel Weakness: larger memory from manufacturer, night shots a bit noisy I have been using digital cameras for two years now and have never purchased one for my own use. When I decided to buy one I did about two weeks worth of research and talking to other digital camera users, including a professor of photography at a Big11 University. I decided to buy the Nikon Coolpix 3700 and I am very glad I did. Right out of the box it came with everything you need. Set up was very easy. The controls are simple and straightforward. Choose the mode you want, let the auto-focus feature do it's thing and you have a beautiful picture. I have taken some incredible shots and the credit goes to the camera, not me. The detail is quite impressive and the colors true to life and vibrant. The sound sensitivity feature for taking pictures is quite nice. But the most sensitive setting is just that--very sensitive. Use only in very quiet environments. Nikon provides software for both PC and Mac. It's not bad. I prefer another program, but the Nikon software is usable. The Red Eye reduction feature is easy to use. Nikon provides everything you need right in the bod. But I would recommend buying a larger memory card. The one the camera comes with is great for normal, daily use. But if you are planning on going someplace special or having an event where you will be taking many pictures, you will need 128 or preferably 256mb. Especially if you want to use the movie mode. This is great and easy to use but eats up memory like a pig in slop. The movies are clear and the sound is great. After all my research I had it narrowed down to two cameras--the Nikon Coolpix 3700 and a Canon. They were both about the same price with similar features. I am glad I went witht he Nikon. I recommend this camera highly to everyone I meet. Several friends and co-workers have used my camera and were very impressed with it. Buy without hesitation. 94% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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fsc
- Jan 1, 2005
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: nice metal built,excellent features, good battery life, sharp pics with real colours.impressive macro,sharp & clear LCD Display. Weakness: Not so good at indoor without flash but this is where DSLRs are required.Since its a pointnshoot so know its limitation. Just bought this camera two weeks ago. Excellent model for pointnshoot category. Want a camera that takes all credit for capturing excellent sharp pics rather than me taking credit after changing a lot of manual setings and spending a lot of time. I want the experts to do the job for me and that is where Nikon is good at. 92% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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jcuser
- Sep 25, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Excellent Nikon Quality! Small but not too small. Great features. Weakness: Flash could be a little stronger. This camera was exactly what I expected from Nikon. As with all compact cameras it will not do everything the larger ones will do. If you are interested in a small camera that is fairly easy to use I highly recommend the Coolpix 3700. 90% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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bioltb
- Dec 23, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Looks beautiful and small with decent image quality Weakness: A little noise when shooting in the dim I bought this camera for my wife, obviously she has more interest with this one compared with my big heavy digital SLR. After these several days using, I find the picture quality is good enough for this kind of digital camera use for. The more important, it looks nice, small and convenient, the 640x480 30fps is fairly good, and it can even record unlimited audio. 89% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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nolama
- Sep 23, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Picture Qulaity and value Weakness: Noise during movie mode while on auto focus This is a great camera for the price and it is not really for taking long movies or zooming in and out during the take. The picture quality is excellent. 89% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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wneutron
- Dec 6, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Good picture quality. Compact size, light weight, ease of use (my wife loves it). Good battery life. Pictures are great among cameras in this category. Weakness: None. I have bought the Coolpix 3700 as a backup camera to my digital Rebel. I had considered an Powershot S410 but the price was too high for me. The 3700 is at a great price (with a $100 rebate) and the picture quality is good enough for 8x10 photos if I needed although it would mainly be used in 4x6 photo prints or on the TV as part of my video slides. I have not missed a single opportunity with this additional camera. In addition, it is a lot easier to ask someone else to take a group picture with the Coolpix than to handle an SLR. The download process to a Windows XP computer is easy, pretty standard with Microsoft's download wizard. It will also appear as a disk drive that allows you to manipulate the file content directly. 88% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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eugenewein
- Jan 3, 2005
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Very compact and easy to use. Rechargable battery is also a good feature. Weakness: Some controls are too small if you have large fingers. Otherwise it is fine. This is great camera from Nikon. I like its compact size, good zoom lens and rechargable battery. My over all experiance is very positive. I would recomend this camera to anyone, who is not bothered by small control bottons. 88% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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mngorgeman
- Jun 17, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Zoom,picture quality, compactness,video quality... Weakness: video size is too small if you have a small card This is an unbelievable camera, I love it. Especially for the price I paid this camera does everything I want from a much better camera. I am so far quite happy that I got this. I only wish I had waited a little more because in 1 week price dropped by 14 dollars! 80% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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xscorpio
- Oct 8, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: This camera is so small and light that you cannot even feel it in your pocket! Weakness: The battery cover is a little bit looser. It is a wonderful DC with a low price! Its style is cool and subtle, and you might find that it is just like a cell phone. The picture quality is pretty good and the operation is quite easy. A small deficiency I have found so far is that the battery cover becomes looser when the battery is fit in, although it dosen't matter. Anyway, it is my first "beautiful" DC and I love it! 80% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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franklinhu
- Jan 26, 2005
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: size, ability to replace camcorder Weakness: audio sync problem This is a great little camera. There are some problems with the audio lagging slightly behind the video (about 1/3 of a second). I do not normally notice it, but if you take a video of a ruler hitting a desk, it is pretty obvious. I have investigated various cures on the internet and have found none, but I don't think this is a really bad problem. I have compared the video quality against my DV camcorder and it is just as good, so I just use the camera and I can ditch the camcorder. Another problem was that my LCD viewfinder had a bad pixel. This is said to be "normal" in the Nikon manual, so if you're really picky about those things, you should buy it from someone who accepts returns no questions asked. 80% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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pupsocket
- Mar 11, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Crisp display, 640x480 @ 30fps video limited only by size of memory card, close macro focus, long battery life, nav stick makes a small camera work better with big fingers, voice memo function. Weakness: Not quite as small as Pentax Optio S4, A/V out is clipped on TV screen, need larger HD and cd-r drive to save all the great pictures I've been getting! The video mode of this camera sold me over the similar Optio S4, even with it's smaller image size. The Nikkor lens is another selling point. The new Sony T1 boasts a similar video capacity, though at significantly higher price, and a friend had a bad T1 out of the box that seriously overexposed everything. 78% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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htran_ht
- Oct 21, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Quality of pictures, Compact size, and great price Weakness: larger memory from manufacturer would be good. *Compact size. The small size fits perfectly in your pocket. 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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kidneyiv
- Oct 20, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: compact small size, and a price to match Weakness: needs a larger memory, This is a nice and compact camera. Easy to take anywhere. I sold an olympus 460(?) to get this, than turned around and sold it to a nephew, bought a second for my wife, and a third for my 70+ year old parents. 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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menardsy3
- May 9, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: "Joystick" to navigate menu, good photo quality. Battery life is impressive. "Camcorder" movie mode quality. AF Illuminator. Small size. Audio/Video output to TV. Inexpensive proprietary battery. Weakness: No aperture or shutter priority. Very average night shot mode. Audio/video out of sync problem in all movie modes. Illuminator has a short range. Badly place power switch. I purchased this camera because it fitted most of my criteria’s, which were: camera size, movie mode with 30fps and good photo quality. I would have liked a camera with standard batteries but that was a sacrifice I was ready to take since all other criteria’s were satisfied. The quality of photos was quite good and the camera take good decision both in automatic and manual mode most of the time. But still I brought it back for one reason: there was audio/video desynchronization of about 266ms in all movie mode(640x480, 320x240 both at 15fps and 30fps). Also the emplacement of the power switch is where the zoom button usually is! So it often happened that I shutted down the cameras instead of zooming! I supposed I would have get used to it with time. I showed it to the seller in the store, we tried other SD card (faster, other brand) but never got rid of the problem. I also have installed the latest firmware (1.2) but this did not solved the problem. This really is the only reason I chose not to keep it. Other thing as no aperture or shutter priority and average night shot mode added to the disappointment(but would have lived with since it would have been a "nice to have" and not a "must"). But if the movie move is not a priority for you, the camera is ok and easy to fit in the pocket. 71% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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bcarnes
- Nov 23, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Lightweight, operates as advertised, fast shutter speeds, good macro (close-up) abilities Weakness: poor quality in low-light conditions, manual controls difficult to use effectively, no ability to override ISO settings Overall I really like this camera. It's no comparison to a professional SLR camera, but it's great for vacation snapshots and the like. 70% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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rrzayco
- Aug 29, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Tiny, tiny, tiny camera. Voice Recording. Video Recording at 640x480 (that's TV Resolution) Weakness: Audio Video Sync problem with Video recording at 640x480. This is a known issue. This Camera isn't bad for a point and shoot. If you're looking for a basic point and shoot, this is a good camera. Lots of presets... not much manual settings. Read reviews from other websites to get a better an idea. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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catbottle
- Nov 17, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Good quality, Good use! uses SD memory which is generally better than CF 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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prabirmehta
- Nov 9, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Size, quality of pictures Weakness: None so far This camera takes great pictures. Video w/sound is pretty good too. Size is small enough to stash in a purse or pocket. And the price at $165 (shipping/taxes included) is unbeatable. It is the ideal point and shoot camera. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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tracyy
- Oct 3, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Light one. Beautiful and sharp LCD. A really impressive scene mode. Has different language menu for your choice. Has voice recording mode that can recording voice as long as 5-hour Weakness: Lack of manual controls, no focus control.no photo infomation in playback mode. CP3700 is my 2nd digital camera. My first one is Canon A70. Compared with Canon A70, this is a really good compact camera with full function and good photo image. 63% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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smilesnhugs14
- Oct 13, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: It's small and easy to stuff in your purse. It's very uniquely designed so I love to show it off. The zoom is great, so are the pictures and the quality of the pictures are excellent. Weakness: The weight is a bit heavy for such a small camera, but not so heavy that its a burden to carry around. This is a great camera to have around. You can bring it everywhere with you because of its slim, compact shape. It's easy to take pictures with and it doesn't take forever to load. Also, it's very stylish and comes with all its accesories so you dont have to purchase it all seperately. Good price. Nikons are also one of the best cameras out there so for the price it's at- it's extraodinary! 60% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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computer_chic
- Sep 28, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: This is a palm size camera that easily fits in your pocket or purse. It has many features and is easy to use. The quality of the photos is excellent Weakness: Unabke to set the appature manually. This camera is a good value for the price. It was a good decision to buy this. It is a good choice for a first digital camera. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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hutu
- Apr 1, 2005
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Inexpensive, good pictures, multiple modes. Weakness: Comparing to Canon SD300/200, this one is not as compact, and is much slower. This is a decent DC for the price AR, but now the rebate has expired, I'd get Canon SD200 over this one. At the same price point and with comparable features, SD200 has more style and much faster speed. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Blue_Mookie
- Oct 13, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: very nice camera, small and compact, girls will like it. battery lasts long, nice clear pictures, take advantage of nikonnet.com uploading Weakness: flash sometimes takes too long to charge when the batteries are low I sold my coolpix 3100 for this one. Very good deal, found it for $143 AR. I'm satisfied, well worth the money. 3.2 MP is all you need. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Art_Vandalay
- Nov 24, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: Easy to set up. Very light weight. Great price. Weakness: None that I can see other than the small 16 meg that comes with the camera. Upgrade to the larger 256 or 512 meg of memory. Plus, you can get some extra batteries pretty cheap to, rather than having to wait on the recharging, which takes a couple of hours. The software is pretty easy to use when downloading the pix. Overall a very good buy with the rebate. 44% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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flyflybread
- Dec 6, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact CameraStrengths: it is pretty a good camera, i like it so much it is pretty a good camera, i like it so much, it is small, tiny, compact and the picture quality is very very good, beside, it is cheap, after the 100 dollars rebate, i like it so much 43% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
TopTenREVIEWS.com - Jul 16, 2008
nikon coolpix 3700 digital camera
Nikon Coolpix 3700 Digital Camera receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 2.6 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #221 Compact digital camera of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a picture of important consumer features, market... Top
Digitalcamerainfo.com - Sep 1, 2005
Nikon Coolpix 3700 Digital Camera Review
The Nikon Coolpix 3700 is a compact, lightweight digital camera with a 3.2 megapixel imager and a 5.4-16.2mm 3x optical zoom lens. The dual brushed and matte metal finish adds to the streamlined design, and the reflective metal accents not only add to the look and feel, but help users get a better handle on the camera. Style aside, the Nikon Coolpix 3700 is poised to make those in front of the... Top
Macworld.com - Apr 19, 2004
Coolpix 3700
Jeff Keller looks at the Nikon Coolpix 3700, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10, Hewlett-Packard Photosmart 945, Minolta Dimage A1, Olympus C-5060 Wide Zoom, Olympus E-1, Pentax Optio 555, and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828. Top
Imaging Resource - Mar 4, 2004
Nikon Coolpix 3700
With a sleek, compact, all-metal body, great ease of use (with no fewer than 15 separate "scene" modes, and great-looking pictures, the new Nikon Coolpix 3700 is my favorite compact Coolpix to date. A great choice for an highly portable camera that's easy to use and snaps good-looking photos. (Arguably, my favorite compact Coolpix model to date.) Top
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Nikon Coolpix 3700 3.2 Megapixel Compact Camera
Strengths: It takes very good quality photos. High definition, large memory, good captures. And its appearance is very good, compact and fashion.
This camera takes great photos and gives you lots of options, from simple point and shoot to preprogrammed settings (landscapes, fireworks, dusk, closeups) to total manipulation of features and images using camera features and software. It is compact while easy to get your fingers on the "mouse" and dial. You'd be surprised by the quality of movies and audio (movies with sound and sound alone features) for an inexpensive camera that is not meant to be a true video/audio recorder.
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