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Rick Rizner
There's nothing especially innovative about Nikon's Coolpix 3700, but for a simple, well-designed point-and-shoot, it's a nice package. With a long, narrow shape, the camera fits easily into a shirt pocket, and its silver-metallic case has a solid, durable feel. Nikon kept the controls relatively simple for quick, snapshot photography, but the 3700 is not going to appeal to those who like to tweak camera settings.
However, based on our imaging tests, this camera does not need a lot of tweaking. Among point-and-shoots we've tested recently, the 3700 earned very good overall photo-quality scores, especially for color and exposure accuracy. (We test all cameras in their default, automatic settings.) It earned mediocre image sharpness scores-- possibly a consequence of its relatively low 3.2-megapixel maximum resolution.
Well-suited for novice and intermediate digital photographers alike, the...