Used Nikon Coolpix 8700 Digital Camera

CCD: 2/3-inch-type (total pixels: 8.31 million)
Effective Pixels: 8.0 Million

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.

Up to 4x

0.44-inch type, 235,000-dot, polysilicon TFT color LCD viewfinder; Diopter adjustment: -4 to +1m(-1)

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)

Contrast-detect TTL AF with AF-assist illuminator; 5-area Multi AF or Spot AF selectable

19.7 in. [50cm] to infinity, 1.2 in. [3cm] to infinity in Macro mode (middle zoom position)

Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter;
1/4,000 (with minimum aperture) to 2 sec in AUTO mode and Programmed Auto (P);
1/4,000 to 8 sec in Shutter-Priority Auto (S) and Aperture-Priority Auto (A),
1/4,000 to 8 sec and Bulb/Time (up to 10 minutes) in Manual (M),
1/8,000 to 1/30 sec in Ultra HS (high-speed) mode.
At some apertures, maximum shutter speed is 1/2,000 sec

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 1/3EV steps); Auto Exposure Bracketing (3 or 5 frames within +/-2 EV); AE-BSS (three modes: Highlight, Shadow, Histogram)
Exposure metering: 4-mode TTL metering: 1) 256-segment Matrix, 2) Center-Weighted, 3) Spot, 4) Spot AF Area
Exposure range: EV -1.0 to +19.0 (W), EV +0.5 to +19.0 (T)

Capture modes: 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 framesat 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 (See Movie Options separately)

Ten- or three-second duration

Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, and Auto *(auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent)

1) Auto White Balance with TTL control, 2) 6-mode Manual with fine tuning (Daylight/Incandescent/Fluorescent/Cloudy/Speedlight/Shade), 3) Preset, 4) WhiteBalance Bracketing

1) Auto Flash, 2) Flash Cancel, 3) Red-Eye Reduction, 4) Anytime Flash, 5) NightPortrait (Slow Sync Flash)

Approx. 1.6 - 13.5ft. (0.5 - 4.1m) (W), approx. 1.6 - 8.9ft. (0.5 - 2.7m) (T).

External Speedlight: Hotshoe connects to external Nikon Speedlight SB-800/50DX/30/22s; built-in Speedlight can be canceled when using external Speedlight(s)
Accessory shoe: Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock.

Media: CD Card Type I/II, Microdrive (TM) Card

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)

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) user selectable

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

USB 1.1 Interface

Power requirements: One rechargeable Li-ion Battery (included), Battery pack MB-E5700 (optional) with six 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries (1.5v FR Lithium, 1.2V NiMH, or 1.2V NiCd batteries can also be used), one 2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery (optional), AC Adapter EH-53 (optional)

I/O Terminal: DC in; Audio/Video (NTSC or PAL selectable) out; Digital I/O (USB/Remote cord)

(W x H x D): 4.4 x 4.1 x 3.1 in. (113 x 105 x 78mm)

Approx. 17 oz. (480g) (without battery and storage media)

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, Back light, and Panorama Assist