Digital Camera Specifications
Additional accessories can be found at
www.nikoncoolpix.com
on the Coolpix 8700 page
Nikon Inc.,
1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747
www.nikonusa.com / 1-800-Nikon-UX
CDP-8700-01
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Type of camera
Digital camera E8700
Effective pixels
8.0 million
CCD
2/3-inch-type CCD (total pixels: 8.31 million)
Image size (pixels)
8M (3,264 x 2,448), 5M (2,592 x 1,944), 3M (2,048 x 1,536), 2M (1,600 x 1,200),
1M (1,280 x 960), PC (1,024 x 768), TV (640 x 480), 3:2 (3,264 x 2,176) selectable
Lens
8x Zoom-Nikkor; 8.9 - 71.2mm [35mm (135) format equivalent to 35 - 280mm]
f/2.8 - 4.2 with macro; 14 elements in 10 groups; all elements are made of
environmentally friendly glass; Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) applied;
two glass molded ED lens elements included
Digital zoom
Up to 4x
Autofocus
Contrast-detect TTL AF with AF-assist illuminator; 5-area Multi AF or
Spot AF selectable
Focus modes
1) Continuous AF, 2) Single AF, 3) Manual Focus (from 1.2 in. [3cm] to infinity (
∞
)
with focus confirmation indication)
Focus range
19.7 in. (50cm) to infinity (
∞
); 1.2 in. (3cm) to infinity (
∞
) in Macro mode
(middle zoom position)
Viewfinder
0.44-inch type, 235,000-dot, polysilicon TFT color LCD viewfinder;
Diopter adjustment: -4 to +1m
-1
LCD monitor
1.8-inch type, 134,000-dot High Transmissive Advanced TFT LCD monitor with
brightness and hue adjustment; frame coverage: approx. 97% (Through, Freeze),
100% (Play)
Storage
System: Exif 2.2 file (uncompressed RAW [NEF] and TIFF-RGB or compressed JPEG)
Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Digital Print Order Format (DPOF),
QuickTime Motion JPEG (Movie, Audio)Media: CF Card Type I/II, Microdrive™ Card
Number of frames with optional 256MB CF Card (approx.)
Shooting modes
AUTO, SCENE, Custom 1, Custom 2
Scene modes
Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset,
Night landscape, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Close up, Copy, Back light,
and Panorama assist
User setting
1) Single, 2) Continuous H (2.5 fps; up to 5 frames), 3) Continuous L (1.2 fps;
up to 12 frames), 4) Multi-shot 16 (consecutive 16 frames at 1.5 fps), 5) Ultra HS
(high-speed) (640 x 480 pixels; 30 fps, up to 100 frames), 6) 5 shot buffer
(1 fps), 7) Interval Timer Shooting, 8) Movie: TV movie (640 x 480 pixels) with
audio at 30 fps; up to 35 seconds, or Small movie (320 x 240 pixels) with audio
at 15 fps; up to 180 seconds, Time-lapse movie (640 x 480 pixels) at 30 fps;
up to 35 seconds, or Sepia movie (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 5 fps; up to
180 seconds are selectable
Exposure metering
4-mode TTL metering: 1) 256-segment Matrix, 2) Center-Weighted, 3) Spot,
4) Spot AF area
Exposure control
1) Programmed Auto with Flexible Program [P], 2) Shutter-Priority Auto [S],
3) Aperture-Priority Auto [A], 4) Manual [M]; Exposure Compensation (±2 EV in
1/3 EV steps); Auto Exposure Bracketing (3 or 5 frames within ±2 EV); AE-BSS
(three modes: Highlight, Shadow, Histogram)
Exposure range
EV -1.0 to +19.0 (W), EV +0.5 to +19.0 (T)
Shutter
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter; 1/4,000 (with minimum
aperture) to 2 s in AUTO [ ] mode and Programmed Auto [P]; 1/4,000 to 8 s
in Shutter-Priority Auto [S] and Aperture-Priority Auto [A], 1/4,000 to 8 s and
Bulb/Time (up to 10 minutes) in Manual [M], 1/8,000 to 1/30 s in Ultra HS
(high-speed) mode. At some apertures, maximum shutter speed is 1/2,000 s.
Aperture
7-blade iris diaphragm; 10 steps in 1/3 EV increments (to minimum of f/8)
Sensitivity
Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, and Auto (auto gain to ISO
200 equivalent)
White balance
1) Auto White Balance with TTL control, 2) 6-mode Manual with fine tuning
(Daylight/Incandescent/Fluorescent/Cloudy/Speedlight/Shade), 3) Preset,
4) White Balance Bracketing
Self-timer
10 or 3-second duration
Built-in Speedlight
Shooting range: approx. 1.6 - 13.5 ft. (0.5 - 4.1m) (W), approx. 1.6 - 8.9 ft.
(0.5 - 2.7m) (T) Flash modes: 1) Auto Flash, 2) Flash Cancel, 3) Red-Eye
Reduction, 4) Anytime Flash, 5) Night Portrait (Slow Sync Flash)
Accessory shoe
Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock
External Speedlight
Hotshoe connects to external Nikon Speedlight SB-800/50DX/30/22s; built-in
Speedlight can be canceled when using external Speedlight(s)
Playback menu options
1) Full-frame, 2) Thumbnail (4/9 segments), 3) Slide show, 4) Movie with audio,
5) Playback zoom (up to 6x); File information; Shooting information; Histogram
indication and highlight point display; Hide and protect attributes can be set to
each image; Focus confirmation indication; RAW image playback
Interface
USB
I/O terminal
DC in; Audio/Video (NTSC or PAL selectable) out; Digital I/O (USB/Remote cord)
Power requirements
One EN-EL1 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (included), MB-E5700 Battery Pack
(optional) with six 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries*, one 2CR5 (DL245)
lithium battery (optional), EH-53 AC Adapter (optional)
Battery life (approx.)
210 images (EN-EL1)/240 images (2CR5). Measured at 20˚C [68˚F] with
fully-charged batteries under standard Nikon test conditions; monitor on, zoom
adjusted with each shot, flash used about once every three shots, image quality
set to Normal.
Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.4 x 4.1 x 3.1 in. (113 x 105 x 78mm)
Weight
Approx. 17 oz. (480g) (without battery and storage media)
Accessories included**
Lens Cap, Camera Strap, AV Cable, UC-E1 USB Cable, EN-EL1 Rechargeable Li-ion
Battery, MH-53 Battery Charger, NikonView CD-ROM
Optional accessories
FC-E9 Fisheye Converter, WC-E80 Wideangle Converter, TC-E15ED Telephoto
Converter, UR-E8 Lens Adapter, UR-E12 Step-Down Ring Lens Adapter,
HN-CP11 Lens Hood, EH-53 AC Adapter, MH-53C Car Battery Charger (12V DC in),
MC-EU1 Remote Cord, Case, Various size CompactFlash™ cards
NikonView 6
OS:
Mac
®
OS 9.0 - 9.2 (only built-in USB ports supported),
System requirements
Mac
®
OS X (10.1.3 or later)
for Macintosh
Models:
iMac
™
, iMac
™
DV, Power Macintosh
®
G3 (Blue & White), Power Mac
™
G4
or later; iBook
™
, PowerBook
®
G3 or later (only built-in USB ports supported)
RAM:
64MB or more recommended
Hard disk:
60MB required for installation, with additional amount equivalent to twice the
capacity of the camera memory card plus 10MB required when NikonView 6 is running
Display:
800 x 600 with 16-bit colors (full color recommended)
Others:
CD-ROM drive required for installation
NikonView 6
OS:
Windows
®
98SE, Windows
®
Me, Windows
®
2000 Professional, Windows
®
XP
System requirements
Home Edition, Windows
®
XP Professional pre-installed model
for PC
Models:
Only models with built-in USB ports supported
CPU:
300MMX
®
Pentium
®
or faster
RAM:
64MB or more recommended
Hard disk:
60MB required for installation, with additional amount equivalent to twice
the capacity of the camera memory card plus 10MB required when NikonView 6
is running,
Display:
800 x 600 with 16-bit colors (full color recommended)
Others:
CD-ROM drive required for installation
Product Number:
25515 UPC code 018208255153
Nikon Coolpix
®
8700
QuickTime
™
Image Size:
8M
5M
3M
2M
1M
PC
TV
3:2
HI
20
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RAW
10
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11
FINE
64 100
159 252
391 602
1306
71
NORMAL 126
195 313
489
712 979
1959
172
BASIC 244
373
602
870
1306
1567
2612
279
Image Qulaity
*1.5V FR Lithium, 1.2V NiMH, or 1.2V NiCd batteries can also be used.
**Standard accessories may differ by country or area.