I like the P7700's photo quality more than I expected - I'm not a huge fan of BSI sensors - and most surprisingly found it performs better in bright light than dim.

I chose the Nikon P7700 because I wanted the articulated display and a longer zoom (and the P7700's lens is plenty bright for my needs).

Reverse the screen before you put the P7700 away and the LCD is protected.

I bought a Nikon COOLPIX P7700 12.2 MP Digital Camera with 7.1x Optical Zoom NIKKOR ED Glass Lens and 3-inch Vari-Angle LCD and I was impressed by the quality of the images compared to the price of the camera.

Other less versatile offerings may excel on either end of the zoom range, but Nikon has done a very good job of striking a "happy medium" with the P7700.

The Nikon Coolpix P7700's 7.1x zoom lens provides a focal length of 28-200mm in 35mm terms, as demonstrated below.

In addition to regular JPEG capture the P7700 also allows you to shoot Raw for enhanced digital darkroom flexibility – something that’s pretty much expected of any serious advanced compact these days.

The bigger benefit of that larger maximum aperture is that in poor light, you shouldn't have to select the P7700's highest ISO settings as often as you would with the P7100.

The P7700 can also shoot 6 JPEG or RAW images at 4fps, or 30 images at 1fps.

Auto White Balance is excellent in natural light, while under artificial light sources the P7700 impresses greatly with its ability to render images without any unwanted colour casts.

I got the P7700 for its low light capabilities.

On a Friday night I ordered the Nikon P7700 package sold by Cameta Camera.

The P7700's control layout and handling is very similar to its predecessor, offering a winning combination of dials and wheels, with the two Function buttons and the front and rear command dials in particular boosting the P7700's intuitiveness.

Once one gets used to the P7700, and that doesn't very take long, the ergonomics and controls are excellent.

Given that the P7700 is aimed at enthusiast photographers it comes as no great surprise to find that there’s an abundance of physical controls littered about the camera’s body, especially on the back.