ClayB

Recently Acquired Nikon quite different than previous Sony DSC300 and cell phone point & shoot of sunrise/sunset(most of my pics). Suggestions on this site mention fstop between 11&16, but mine only goes to f8.2. Both the auto settings and scene selections for these type pictures leave alot to be desired. Thoughts?

whwiden

I use my Nikon B700 mostly in manual. I generally reduce the contrast by 1. For color, I use NL, plus 1 saturation sometimes. I usually increase sharpening by 1, to 4. I do not use ISO above 800. I find the VR to be exceptional. I have done 1/20th at full extension for medium range shots. I also use monochrome. The RAW option is nice to have but the files are large and not overly malleable. You can fit a 52mm uv filter on the lens, but the threads are only partial.

ClayB

Thank you. Most of your language I'm used to, so will research and try your suggestions

whwiden

As it is not near a sunrise or sunset, I took this shot with very bright light reflecting off a leaf, and with deep shadows--for quite a range. It was shot as a black and white jpeg. Then, the jpeg was adjusted in LR6. The file was pushed as much as one might with a small sensor created jpeg. You could likely do better with a RAW file--but I think this is a good test of what you can do with the dynamic range available from this camera. This file has been reduced in size for posting.

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whwiden

Here is a quick landscape--again a jpeg adjusted in LR6.

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Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

I've had the Coolpix B700 for close to 6 months now. I shoot in manual mode so I can set my own iso, aperture and shutter speed. I also save to fine jpg and raw. I use the jpgs to view the pics so I can decide which of the raw pics to convert and post process. Raw will often produce a better image than the fine jpg. I use the free Nikon software Capture NXD to convert the raw files to jpg or tiff for post processing. In Photohshop just using the auto tone and auto contrast image adjustments will make the converted raw files lighter and more brilliant. The lack of an aperture above f8 is a handicap when shooting macro. My dslr with a macro lens at f11 produces much smoother macro images than the B700. Where the B700 excells is at full zoom, because it is light enough to handhold. Also, the 4K video is really good. I have not found any of the custom modes on the B700 to be of any value to me.

Stevejayd Loc: Palm Desert Ca

I use the super zoom for this type of photo. Always in raw.

whwiden

Nice. Which super zoom?