NIKON P7700 - Big Dissappointment Locked

I enjoy landscape photography so I carry a light weight camera during my backpacking trips.

I bought this camera as a replacement for my Lumix LX5. Found this camera to be a huge disappointment. The lens is not sharp, the contrast is poor. Too much internal reflections and flare. Its very difficult to point this camera with the sun anywhere in the view. The image capture is VERY noisy above 200 ISO. The dynamic range is not anywhere comparable to the LX5. The D-lighting feature is not effective. The widest this lens can go is 28mm eqv compared to 24mm with the LX5.The body is bulky and heavy for no apparent reason - battery life is not impressive either. Buttons and ergonomics are not well thought through.

Nikon USA... can I get my money back?

Save us the suspense - will ya....which camera are you referencing here?  If you're talking about the P7700, then I must take issue with you as I also have the LX-5.

I love both cameras, but the P7700 is certainly not lacking.  It's a matter of "knowing your camera," that's for sure.  All too often folks get a camera, put everything on Program or Auto mode and then, wallaaaaaa.....they eventually wind up being disappointed.

I use the P7700 in RAW mode and the files I get are superb - close to DSLR quality.  So, if you're referencing the P7700, then what can I say.

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Have a great one....
Bernd (Ben) W. Herrmann
North Carolina, USA
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The other members of this forum will positively FRY this guy!

Glad you are enjoying your new Nikon P7700 with Extra-large 12.2 megapixel CMOS sensor and Full HD (1080p) videos with stereo sound!

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Nikon USA

This doesn't even deserve a point by point response. I can't even grant you that these may be subjective opinions - they are so far off base and false. Please go somewhere else TROLL.

Lame provocation 

If it wasn't meant so... you must have checked the cam before buying it, so you knew before, or was it from heaven sent?

Set the camera to A .

"arshole"

Hi find the P7700 to be great.

Images are very sharp.   Even at ISO at 800 in low light they are pretty darn good for a point and shoot with so much reach.

Can't say anything about anyone else, but I went through a lot researching this camera and others.  Bought a different one and returned it because it was unimpressive.

But this camera - it is like having a cool younger brother to my DSLR.  Not as good as the DSLR but definitely an acceptable substitute when I don't want to carry the D5100.

Juggernaut

..and once again, a brand new member's first post trashes the P7700.

Am I seeing a trend here?

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3347820

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Michael
Michael M. Shaw | Photography http://mmshaw.zenfolio.com/

I notice that this is your 1st post.

So tell us - do you like your new camera?

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Don

Hey Maroof, I also purchased the P7700 recently and I find the whole package really outstanding.

Have you used DPR Studio comparison tool? The watch is off centre and its rendition tells a lot about lens quality. Compare the images of the LX3, LX5, LX7 and the P7700.

Case closed!

Hello,

Your...... "The widest this lens can go is 28mm eqv compared to 24mm with......" comment

really reveals what is under your sheep's clothing.

While you are here why not get invloved with a real hobby:  digital photography.

No film to buy, not bad, and plenty of help for you right here.

Using full frame FOV equivalences to compare lenses used with different sized sensors is pretty well accepted in the digital world.  The comparison is not necessarily based on film cameras, as the same equivalency holds true with 36mm x 24mm sensors.

But yes, the OP seems to have made a wrong turn somewhere.

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Patco
A photograph is more than a bunch of pixels

I also use the P7700. I don't know the LX5, my comparison points are the Canon G10 and a large number of DSLRs/DSLTs I own or owned in the past.

Based on my experience with these cameras, I think that the P7700 stands up pretty well even against serious DSLRs (of course, taking into account the different sensor sizes and different typs of technology).

In the end, I won't agree with any of your statements about the P7700 except for your comment about the focal range. Of course, there are some points I would like to see improved, but overall my impression about the P7700 is very positive.

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Wolfram

The OP's mission was simply to place that headline in the forum. It will probably show up in google searches, and he realizes the negative impression it will leave. I won't speculate which company he works for, but "they" have been hitting Flickr also with similar bizarre posts.

They are always a threat. Possibly an automatic system could be set up where any criticism of a camera is detected and supressed. I can understand his point of view because I was disappointed with the pictures I got from a Canon G11. They were OK but I could not understand why the camera cost so much as they were not a great deal better than a normal point and shoot. I think these top end compact cameras are overhyped and I can imagine why people buying them can be a bit disappointed as they have only marginally larger sensors but cost the same or even more than an entry level aps-c camera. You can get a Sony A37/18-55 for £329 in mainline camera shops which is £50 less than the P7700 and I am sure the IQ and real dynamic range would blow the P7700 away but it is just not so compact.

The P7700 is just a compact camera with a slightly bigger sensor so I find it difficult to see how it can be a sacred object beyond criticism. I think these cameras are far too expensive for what they are and the advantage they give over cheaper options oftem with far more reach. They still have the problem of choosing to expose the foreground or the sky which only improves with much bigger sensors. The P7100 suffered from this.

...and a faster lens

...and a flip out screen

...and threads for 40.5mm filters

...and Raw format

...and real manual control knobs/dials

...and better ergonomics

...and a hotshoe

...and wireless flash control

...and jacks for remote shutter, stereo mic input

Any other points you want to make while we're on the subject?

Exactly.

His complaint about the 28mm end is nonsense because he supposedly bought the camera knowing it was 28mm.

You are reading too much into my statement.

The issue on the 28mm comment is he likely never actually bought the camera, in my opinion.

If he did he should have known it was 28mm.