Nikon P7700 review

Premium compact camera explored

Nikon P7700 review
Nikon's premium compact features many direct access controls

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test.

Nikon 7700 review

Cross Process (blue) filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

Nikon 7700 review

Cross Process (red) filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

Nikon 7700 review

Cross process (green) filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

Nikon 7700 review

Cross process (yellow) filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

Nikon 7700 review

Creative Monochrome (default setting) filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

Nikon 7700 review

Creative monochrome (with decreased noise and contrast levels) filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

Nikon 7700 review

Painting filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

Nikon 7700 review

Soft filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

Nikon 7700 review

Sepia filter

Click here to see the full resolution image

There's a fairly wide range of digital filters which you can apply to images during capture on the Nikon P7700. Although not quite as pleasing as those from other manufacturers, some of them are customisable, giving you room to experiment.

Nikon 7700 review

Click here to see the full resolution image

The P7700 copes well when using the Matrix metering setting, producing images that are, on the whole, well exposed with a good range of highlights and shadows.

Nikon 7700 review

Click here to see the full resolution image

The Nikon P7700 is equipped with a 7.1x optical zoom lens, starting at 28mm (35mm equivalent).

Nikon 7700 review

Click here to see the full resolution image

At the furthest reach of the lens, this is 200mm equivalent, giving it good flexibility for use when travelling.

Nikon 7700 review

Click here to see the full resolution image

Colours from the Nikon P7700 are represented very well, with a pleasing amount of punch, without being overly vibrant.

Nikon 7700 review

Click here to see the full resolution image

Thanks to the f/2.0 aperture, the Nikon P7700 is capable of producing pleasing shallow depth of field effects, enabling you to get really creative with images.

Nikon 7700 review

Click here to see the full resolution image

Taken at f/8.0, this enables us to examine the edge-to-edge sharpness of the onboard lens. The Nikon P7700 has coped well, producing a clear image up to the corners. There is some evidence of image smoothing when zooming in to 100%, but this is to be expected from a camera of this kind.

Nikon 7700 review

Click here to see the full resolution image

In-camera editing tools are available, such as the ability to add filter effects post-capture. This is an example of an added vignette.

Amy Davies

Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was once part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She often partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every single day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar.