Nikon Reviews

I felt the product should be more clearly marked. For example stating that the item needs a special lithium battery, so that if the item was purchased as a gift as the one I purchased was, I could have also purchased the battery. This made for a very unpleasant Christmas for myself and the person I purchased the gift for. I can not rate this product until I purchase the battery.

while my game isn't quite good enough (yet) to need to know if the pin is 87 yards out vs. 85 1/2 yards (which this is apparently accurate enough to tell you), i do benefit from knowing that the green is in the general vicinity of 85 - which is fortunate, because if needed to know precisely I'd have to mount this thing on a tripod - the hand-held aspect of aiming at something a hundred or so yards away means that (at least in MY hands) you're going to be lucky to get the same reading twice. Which isn't to say that this is not a useful tool - like i said, i only need to know ABOUT how far i am to pick the right club --- and then i can use the 8x scope to see if i hit it up next to the hole!

I was looking for a rangefinder for a long time to see what it could do for my golf game. I finally had the chance to try this Nikon one out in person and I was sold! Very small, very easy to use and really amazing accuracy. This is the best thing to happen to my golf game (and it needs a lot of help) in a long time! Try it you'll like it!

Do not use for in-door, when pop-up flash is activated.
A shadow will appear on the bottom of the picture.

I've been using a the Coolpix 5700 for 8 mos., shooting outdoors. The hood is usefull on sunny days, or days with slight drizzle--basically helps to protect the lens. Otherwise, it's not necessary.