Features
Inputs and Outputs Notes
Supplied Software
Specifications

Features

Fold-out LCD Monitor: The Nikon Coolpix 5700 has a 1.5" low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD monitor featuring approximately 110,000 pixels and five-level brightness and 11-level hue adjustments. The monitor can fold out from the camera body and swivel 270 degrees (180 degrees forward and 90 degrees backward). If the monitor is swiveled to point in the same direction as the lens, the image on the monitor is inverted. When folded out, the monitor adds approximately 1-7/8" to the overall width of the camera. The LCD monitor has approximately 97% horizontal and vertical coverage in the shooting mode.

Color LCD Viewfinder: In addition to the LCD monitor, the camera has a 0.44" high temperature polysilicon color LCD viewfinder with 144,000 pixels and a diopter to adjust the image to suit your vision. The LCD viewfinder has a of 97% horizontal and vertical frame coverage (compared to approximately 80% frame coverage of some optical viewfinders).

Optics: All Coolpix digital cameras feature the exclusive Zoom-Nikkor lens for superb image quality. Every aspect of the lens manufacturing process is controlled by Nikon. Each Zoom-Nikkor lens is designed for the specific camera and CCD combination. The Coolpix 5700 has a 8x Zoom-Nikkor ED lens that is equivalent to a 35-280mm lens in 35mm photography, and has two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass lens elements for additional sharpness and contrast. Coupled with a digital zoom of 4x, the Coolpix 5700 has a total zoom of 32x.

Optional Lens Converters: You can add two optional lens converters to achieve special photographic effects, including the WC-E80 Wide adapter, and TC-E15ED Telephoto converter. Both optional lenses require a UR-E8 step-down lens adapter ring.

Magnesium Alloy Body: The camera has a rugged magnesium alloy body that makes the camera durable and lightweight.

Control Panel: The camera features a 9/16" x 11/16" LCD control panel, located on the top of the camera, which shows the status of numerous camera settings, such as sensitivity, battery level, image quality and size, exposure mode, shutter speed, and flash mode. 

Image Sensor: The Coolpix 5700 features a 2/3", high-density CCD imager with a total pixel count of approximately 5.24-million pixels. The effective pixel count is 5 million.

Recording Media: Images are recorded onto a Type I and II Compact Flash cards. A 16MB Compact Flash card is included. You can also record images onto an optional high-capacity 512MB or 1GB Microdrive card.

Image Size/Quality: The Coolpix 5700 records still images in JPEG (compressed), as well as RAW and TIFF (uncompressed) formats. You have a choice of 6 image size options and 5 image quality options.

User Sets: The camera settings are stored in User Sets. By default, the camera is set to User Set A, where the camera controls the majority of the camera settings, however, you can still control the flash mode, focus mode, image quality, image size, and continuous modes. If you switch the camera to User Set 1, 2, or 3, you can change any of the default settings to suit your needs, and save them in one or more of the user sets.

Exposure Modes: When in User Set A, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture. In User Set 1, 2 and 3, you can choose one of the following exposure modes:

• Programmed Auto (P): camera sets shutter speed and aperture for best exposure; flexible program can be used to select additional combinations of shutter speed and aperture that will produce the same exposure.
• Shutter-Priority Auto (S): user chooses shutter speed, camera sets aperture for best results
• Aperture-Priority Auto (A): user chooses aperture; camera sets shutter speed for best results
• Manual (M): user controls both shutter speed and aperture for complete control over exposure

Sensitivity: The camera has a sensitivity roughly equivalent to film with an ISO 100 rating. When lighting is poor and the flash is off, the camera will automatically increase sensitivity, permitting faster exposures, and minimizing blur caused by inadvertent camera movement, up to a maximum equivalent to ISO 400. When shooting in User Set 1, 2 or 3, you can choose Auto, 100, 200, 400 or 800 ISO settings.

Exposure Compensation: You can alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. You can adjust the exposure from -2.0 to +2.0 EV in 1/3 steps.

Focus Modes: The focus range is 1' 8" to infinity in normal mode, and 1.2" to infinity in Macro and Manual focus modes. You can choose from 4 focus modes from any User Set:

• Auto: camera automatically adjusts focus according to subject and distance

• Infinity: focus is fixed at infinity; flash is disabled

• Macro: camera can focus on objects as close as 1.2"

• Self-Timer: combines macro and self-timer functions with a shutter release delay of 3 seconds or 10 seconds

AE/AF Lock: If your subject is off-centered in the frame, it can become difficult to achieve proper exposure and focus. By engaging the AE/AF Lock feature, you can focus and meter on your subject, lock the exposure and focus by pressing the shutter release button halfway, then recompose your shot before taking the picture.

Flash Modes: The Coolpix 5700 has a built-in pop-up Speedlite flash with a range of 1'10" to 13'1" (W) and 1'10" to 9'2" (T). You can choose from the following flash modes:

• Auto: flash pops up when shutter release button pressed halfway and fires when lighting is poor

• Auto with red-eye reduction: flash fires several times at low intensity before main flash to reduce red-eye effect

• Flash cancel: flash will not fire, even when lighting is poor

• Fill-in flash: flash will fire whenever a picture is taken

• Slow Sync: auto flash combined with slow shutter speed; captures both subject and background at night or under dim light

Shooting Menu: When in User Set 1, 2 or 3, you have access to the Shooting Menu with advanced shooting options. The Shooting Menu includes: (see explanations below list)

• White Balance
• Metering
• Continuous Shooting
• Best Shot Selector
• Image Adjustment
• Saturation Control
• Lens
• Exposure Options
• Focus Options
• Image Sharpening
• Auto Bracketing
• Noise Reduction
• Reset

White Balance: White balance is used to preserve natural colors under different types of lighting. In User Set A, the white balance is automatically set. In User Sets 1, 2 and 3, you can choose from the following white balance options: Auto, Preset, Fine (direct sunlight), Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, and Speedlight (with flash). At settings other than Auto and Preset, the white balance can be further "fine tuned" in a range from -3 to +3 in increments of 1.

Metering: The Coolpix 5700 gives you four methods of measuring light to achieve the desired results. User Set A uses Matrix Metering. In User Set 1, 2 or 3, you can choose one of the following methods:

• Matrix Metering: Nikon's exclusive 256-segment matrix metering works best for most circumstances.
• Spot Metering: measures 1/32 of total frame to ensure central subject is properly exposed
• Center-weighted Metering: entire frame is metered, but center 1/4 of frame has 80% weighting; useful for portraits
• Spot AF Area Metering: use in combination with manual or automatic focus area selection to meter an off-center subject.

Continuous Shooting: In User Set 1, 2, or 3, you can choose one of six continuous shooting modes:

• Single: The camera records one picture each time the shutter release button is pressed.
• Continuous High: The camera takes a maximum of 3 pictures at approximately 3 fps while the shutter release button is held down. The monitor or viewfinder turns off during shooting.
• Continuous Low: The camera records pictures at up to 1.5 fps (3 frames every 2 seconds), while the shutter release button is pressed.
• Multi-Shot 16: Each time the shutter release button is pressed, the camera takes 16 consecutive "thumbnail" images (640 x 480 pixels) and arranges them in 4 rows to form a single 2560 x 1920 picture. (Only available at image size of Full: 2560 x 1920)
• Ultra HS: Camera records up to 100 Normal-quality QVGA (320 x 240) pictures at a rate of about 30 frames per second while the shutter release button is held down. Each sequence of pictures is stored in its own folder.

• Movies: The camera records movies with audio in QuickTime format. Movies are recorded at 15 fps with sound recorded via the built-in microphone. Each frame is 320 x 240 pixels in size (QVGA). Maximum clip length is 60 seconds. Digital zoom is limited to 2x.

Best Shot Selector: The BSS is recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures, or when parts of the image are prone to under- or over-exposure. When BSS is on, the camera takes shots while the shutter-release button is pressed, to a maximum of ten. The images are compared and the sharpest picture is saved to the memory card.

Image Adjustment: You can adjust contrast according to the shooting situation or how the picture will be used. The Image Adjustment options include: Auto, Normal, More Contrast and Less Contrast, Lighten Image and Darken Image.

Saturation Control: In User Sets 1, 2, and 3, the saturation control is used to heighten or reduce the vividness of colors. You can choose Maximum (+1), Normal (0), Moderate (-1), Minimum (-2) and Black & White (not available for RAW images).

Lens Converter Settings: If you add any optional lens converters, you can select from the Shooting Menu a setting suited for the specific types of lens converter being used. These settings affect the flash, zoom, self-timer, and several image settings to give you the best results. The Lens Converter setting options include: Normal (no converter), Wide Adapter, and Telephoto.

Exposure Options: The menu contains the following options for controlling exposure:

• AE Lock:
  • AE Lock On: The first picture taken after AE Lock is set to On sets the exposure (shutter speed, aperture, sensitivity) and auto white balance for all subsequent pictures. Flash turns off while AE Lock is on.
  • AE Lock Reset: Existing exposure settings are cleared and the next picture taken sets the exposure and auto white balance for all subsequent pictures.
  • AE Lock Off: Normal exposure and white balance settings are restored.
• Maximum Bulb Duration: The shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button is pressed. Maximum time limit can be set to 1 or 5 minutes.

Focus Options: In User Set 1, 2, or 3, the shooting menu gives you some additional focus options:

• Auto Focus: This camera uses contrast detection, through the lens, 5-area multi-point, automatic focusing. There are 3 AF options:
  • AF Area Mode: When in User Set A, the camera automatically focuses on the center of the frame. You can choose to allow the camera to automatically select the focus area (Auto), manually select the focus area (Manual), or use the center focus area only (Off).
  • AF Mode: You can select Single AF (camera only focuses when shutter release button is pressed halfway), or Continuous AF (camera continuously adjusts focus until shutter release button is pressed halfway, which locks the focus).
  • AF Confirmation: This option allows you to check which areas of the frame are in focus. You can select Manual (areas in focus are sharply outlined in the monitor or viewfinder when manual focus is used), Auto (same as manual, but for all focus modes), or Off (no indication of focus is given).
• Manual Focus: Manual focus can be used in place of auto focus for situations in which you are unable to achieve the desired results using auto focus. Manual focus is achieved by pressing the MF button and rotating  the command dial on the top of the camera until the subject is in focus.

Image Sharpening: The camera automatically processes pictures to emphasize the borders between light and dark areas of the picture, making edges seem sharper. In User Set A, Auto is the only setting. In User Set 1, 2, or 3, the image-sharpening menu gives you control over the amount of sharpening performed. You can choose from Auto, High, Normal, Low or Off.

Auto Bracketing: In situations where it might be difficult to obtain proper exposure, auto bracketing lets you shoot the same subject at three or five different exposures. You can choose the bracketing interval in 0.3, 0.7, or 1.0 EV steps.  In WB Bracketing, the white balance is bracketed in three shots.

Noise Reduction: When sensitivity is above ISO 100 or the shutter speed is slower than 1/30 second, noise (random, brightly colored pixels) may appear in pictures, particularly in shadowed areas. In the User Set 1, 2, and 3, you can turn on/off the Noise Reduction.

Reviewing Pictures: While the camera is in the shooting mode, you can press the Quick button once to see a thumbnail image of the most recently taken picture in the corner of the viewfinder or monitor (Quick Review). Pressing the button twice allows you to see a full-screen image of the last picture taken (Full Review). While in Quick Review or Full Review, you can also see previously taken images by using the multi-selector to scroll through images.

Zoom Options: The Setup menu gives you Zoom Options for digital and optical zoom. Turning on the Digital Tele enables the digital zoom when you hold the Telephoto button down for 2 seconds while at the maximum optical zoom. Turning on the Fixed Aperture feature maintains the aperture setting regardless of the zoom position. When Fixed Aperture is off, the aperture changes as you zoom in and out. You can also select a High zoom speed for quick response or Low zoom speed for more precise zooming.

Speedlight (Flash) Options: You can use the built-in (internal) Speedlight flash and/or an optional Speedlight flash mounted on the camera's hot accessory shoe. When shooting in the User Set 1, 2, or 3, you can choose from the following Speedlight Options:

• Pop-Up Flash: Auto (flash pops up when lighting is poor) or Manual (flash pops up only when flash button is pressed)
• Flash Output (Variable Power): You can adjust the flash output by -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps.
• Speedlight Control:
  • Auto: Optional Speedlight fires. If no optional Speedlight is mounted on the camera, the built-in Speedlight fires.
  • Internal & External Active: Both optional Speedlight and built-in Speedlight will fire (built-in flash will not fire if not required for correct exposure)

Playback Menu: The playback menu contains options for managing the images on the memory card. You can choose to delete an image, place an image in a folder, place an image in a slide show, protect the image from being deleted, hide the image from being shown but not deleted, or designate the image for printing or transferring to a computer.

One-Touch Upload: After connecting the camera to your computer via the supplied USB cable, you can easily transfer your images by clicking the Transfer button on the Nikon Transfer window on your computer screen. You can also download the photos to Nikon's photo-sharing website, NikonNet to share with family and friends.

Slide Show: You can display the images in a slide show fashion with a selectable interval of 2, 3, 5 or 10 seconds.

Printing Pictures: Pictures taken with the Coolpix 5700 can be printed and enjoyed in the same way as pictures taken with a film camera. Using the Print Set option you can specify the pictures to be printed, the number of prints, and the information to be included with each picture. The pictures can then be printed by inserting the Compact Flash card into any device that supports Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), whether it's your personal printer or your photofinisher's print system.

Power Requirements: The Coolpix 5700 comes with a rechargeable EN-EL1 lithium battery and a MH-53 battery charger. You can also use optional non-rechargeable 2CR5 lithium batteries (6V). For extended camera use, it is recommended that an optional EH-21 AC adapter/battery charger or EH-53 AC adapter be used. The MH-53C DC battery charger can plug into a vehicle's cigarette lighter outlet and charge an EN-EL1 battery. An optional MB-E5700 battery pack attaches to the camera body and holds six "AA" alkaline, lithium, NiCad, or NiMH batteries. The supplied EN-EL1 battery has an estimated life of approximately 90 minutes (under standard Nikon test). No charging time information is available.

Auto Off: When the camera is operated on battery power, it will enter sleep mode if no operations are performed for the length of time specified in the Auto Off menu. The monitor will turn off automatically and the camera will enter the standby mode to reduce the drain on the batteries. The time limit for the sleep mode can be set to 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes or 30 minutes. The time limit for the shooting mode is independent of the time limit for the playback mode. When powered by an optional AC adapter, the camera will enter standby mode if no operations are performed for 30 minutes.

Inputs and Outputs Notes

Connector Cover: All of the inputs and output are located under a flexible connector cover, located on the left side of the camera body. The connectors include:

• USB Connector: The camera features a Nikon USB connector for plugging in the supplied USB cable. When the camera is connected to a computer, you can easily download images for printing or archiving. Note: the Nikon USB connector is different from the Mini-B USB connector found on many other brands of digital cameras.
• Audio/Video Output: The camera has a standard mini-jack for connecting the supplied composite video/mono audio cable for viewing your images on a TV. Note: the video output is NTSC or PAL compatible.
• DC Input: If using the camera for extended periods, you can plug an optional AC adapter into the camera's DC input connector.

Supplied Software

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Specifications

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