Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 2.8 x 3.1 inches ; 12.6 ounces
- Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B001PK8FHE
- Item model number: L100
By : Nikon
Price :
$399.00
Item Description
From the Manufacturer
Expand your range with Nikon’s Coolpix L100, with ten. beneficial megapixels with an outstanding 15x optical Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens for spectacular prints as significant as 16x20 inches. The camera’s bright, three.-inch high-resolution LCD lets you compose and share your pictures with family members and friends. And with Nikon’s new 4 Way VR Image Stabilization takes extraordinary photos, incredibly quick. Nikon’s New Smart Portrait Method, which automatically detects your subjects face, takes a picture when they smile and warns you if they blinked.
Coolpix L100 Highlights
ten.-megapixel resolution for stunning prints as large as 20 x 30 inches
Extraordinary 15x optical wide-angle (28-420mm) Zoom-Nikkor glass lens offers exceptional pictures all through the zoom range
3.-inch LCD and Electronic Viewfinder makes it simple to compose and share your pictures with buddies and family
New EXPEED image processor ensures high-top quality pictures with gorgeous color and sharpness
four-Way VR Image Stabilization
- Nikon’s Optical VR image stabilization compensated for the effects of camera shake by moving the image sensor
- Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and the ISO setting to compensate for cameras hake and subject motion
- High ISO up to 3200 capability assists give you sharper results when shooting in low light or capturing quickly-moving subjects. ISO 3200 is out there at 3MP or lower resolution
- Nikon’s original Greatest Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to ten shots when the shutter is pressed and saves the sharpest image
New Sports Continuous Scene Mode for shooting at up to 13 fps, up to 30 frames, when you set the resolution to 3MP or lower
Nikon’s Smart Portrait Program:
- In-Camera Red-Eye Repair automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may in no way see red-eye once more
- Face-Priority AF - Nikon’s face-locating technology that automatically focuses on faces
- Smile Mode automatically releases the shutter when your topic smiles
- Blink Warning displays a warning message, really should the camera detect your topic has blinked
Expand your range with Nikon’s Coolpix L100, with 10. useful megapixels with an amazing 15x optical Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens for spectacular prints as large as 16x20 inches. The camera’s bright, three.-inch high-resolution LCD lets you compose and share your photographs with loved ones and associates. And with Nikon’s new four Way VR Image Stabilization takes extraordinary photos, extremely effortless. Nikon’s New Smart Portrait Technique, which automatically detects your subjects face, takes a image when they smile and warns you if they blinked.
Technical Details
- 10.0-megapixel resolution for photo-quality prints up to 16 x 20 inches
- 15x optical wide-angle (28-420mm) Zoom-Nikkor glass lens
- 3.0-inch LCD and Electronic Viewfinder; 4-way VR image stabilization
- Nikon's Smart Portrait System; Red-eye Fix, Face Priority AE and more
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
- Nikon's Smart Portrait System , Red-eye Fix, Face Priority AE and more
Client Critiques
Immediately after extensive analysis on advanced point-and-shoots that use AA batteries (a thing I demand), I settled on three: the Nikon L100, the Canon Powershot SX10IS, and the Fujifilm s8100fd. So you know the perspective from which this critique is coming, I am not an seasoned photographer but I'm not clueless either. Having said that, this is my initially camera extra advanced than a basic point-and-shoot. So I'll call myself an informed beginner.
This is why I chose the L100:
Cost: The L100 is significantly much less highly-priced than the SX10IS. The s8100fd's price was comparable to the L100, but I felt that the technologies on the L100 was much better. Amazon had the greatest price I could locate (besides some sketchy on the net sellers).
Technologies: This was a toughy. All 3 of these cameras have comparable technologies (image stabilization, zoom, megapixels, face recognition, scene modes, etc. etc.) and every single has a single or two exclusive features that I discovered pretty appealing. So this variable was not a deal maker or breaker for me. But when it came down to it, the L100 is the most beginner-friendly of the three cameras. The Auto Modes do literally every little thing for you: the camera chooses the shutter speed, ISO, aperture, no flash or one of a quantity of flash modes, AND scene mode, which neither of the other cameras do. So from vivid- to low- light scenarios and from various distances, it will automatically adjust even more aspects of the shot than will the other cameras. This, I believe, would be especially attractive to the minimally knowledgeable photographer who just wants to click the button wherever they are and come out with awesome photographs.
WEIGHT AND SIZE: I handled a Canon Powershot SX10IS at the shop and it was just too heavy for my liking (a prevalent complaint, from what I've read). The L100 is quite lightweight. Even though the s8100fd is of similar weight, the L100 is slightly smaller in size, which I like.
Larger SCREEN: The three inch LCD is bigger than the screens on the other cameras, it really is quite vibrant, and it has a coating that reduces glare.
Right after playing about with the camera for a few days, here are some further observations/impressions:
MENU: The menu is incredibly user-friendly and readily navigable. No troubles there. Take ten minutes to read via the manual so you are aware of all the menu solutions.
Style AND Feel: It's not a slippery camera, which appears to be a complaint with some of the comparable cameras I've read reviews about. The buttons appear intuitively placed to me, and the camera feels balanced in my hand.
IMAGE STABILIZATION: This functions highly nicely. As extended as you are in the perfect mode (read the manual for descriptions of situations you should certainly decide on the modes yourself) the camera takes totally focused and clear pictures, even with an unsteady hand.
BATTERIES and MEMORY CARD: The battery life on this camera is great: 900 shots with Li-Ion batteries. Some people today do not like the SD card to be accessible in the same door as the batteries (like it is with this camera), but I don't discover a challenge with it. I bought an Ultra II SDHC card for the camera and it processes the pictures highly swiftly.
Film MODE: You can zoom 2x while shooting video, which is good.
OTHER Capabilities I LIKED: The Most beneficial Shot Selector is a one of a kind function that I like. It's just an additional one particular of those very beginner-friendly functions of this camera that will permit you to take great shots without having getting to do a lot. The Sports continuous-shooting mode (shooting 13 frames per second) also works nicely for action shots.
TAKING Pictures: Like I talked about ahead of, I'm not an skilled photographer. But I discovered that out of the box in the "Painless-Auto" Mode, this camera takes focused, sharp, skilled-seeking photos. As I started to play about with other capabilities, I became even a lot more impressed with the excellent of the images in a selection of lighting, distance, and motion scenarios. The High ISO mode captures movement Quite well! I very first tested it by waving my arm in the mirror as fast as I could and taking pictures, and the camera captured perfectly focused and crisp images of me. This is the first camera I've ever employed that really captures excellent motion shots. Even at maximum zoom, the shots are focused and look excellent. The flash is highly vivid, while I come across I hardly ever need to have to use it.
The only complaint that I have at this point is that the camera has trouble focusing on objects in dim light, such as close objects in Macro Mode. Nonetheless, from the dozens of evaluations I've read on other comparable cameras, this appears to be a standard challenge. It's also probable that I haven't played about with the camera adequate to know how to circumvent the predicament, but I still was a little disappointed.
General: This camera is inexpensive for it really is class, lightweight, has the newest technologies, and is very beginner- and user-friendly. It is the wonderful camera for somebody who wants some thing alot more than a simple point-and-shoot but does not want to invest the revenue on an SLR or the energy attempting to figure out a more complicated camera to get outstanding shots. For those beginner to moderately skilled photographers debating in between an advanced point-and-shoot and a SLR (like I initially did), you will be glad you got this more than an costly and bulky SLR. A SLR with a 15x+ telephoto lens will price 3-4 occasions as significantly as this camera, and I'm particularly pleased with the high quality of the pictures I am obtaining with the L100. The Straightforward-Auto and Auto modes are fantastic and I consider most persons will be highly happy with the shots they will generate whilst in them, even if they in no way leave those modes. Still, learning all of the features is simple and easy and hasn't taken me that long, and my pictures have looked far more and alot more qualified the a great deal more I've played around with them. This is a superb camera.
PS-I got the M-Rock Ozark 505 case for this camera and it fits it perfectly
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Here is a video collage of photographs I took with this camera in Namibia - [...]
I believed I would emphasize the rechargeable battery because Nikon just added it lately and some reviewers had been saying the L100 couldn't use a rechargeable battery. It is a NI-MH battery with recharger. Check the NIKON webpage for the L100 and you will see it listed under "optional accessories". Personally, I do not like rechargeables because they lose their charge more than time and you have to don't forget to recharge them when you get ready to use your camera. I'd significantly rather just pop in a set of alkaline AA's. Then battery price is about a penny a pic. I can afford that.
Here are the reasons I purchased this camera. I use it to do stop-motion shooting in the woods utilizing toy action figures, also on a copy stand to copy greaseboard drawings for animation, and just for common photo shooting. This camera helps simply because:
(1) It has a flat bottom and with a triangular footprint which signifies it will not fall more than when you set it down. No tripod needed. I put a flat piece of wood in between it and the ground to guard it.
(two) The 15X Zoom lens widens all the way out to 5mm which is equivalent to a 28mm lens on a 35mm camera. Most digicams only go down to about 6mm or 5.7mm on the wide finish. (The 75mm telephoto end of the zoom is about as strong as you can have and nevertheless maintain steady with a handheld shot. This camera has a double system of vibration control to assist keep away from blurred shots.)
(3) The scene modes include one named "Food" mode which is particularly useful to me. It automatically switches to macro close-up lens and puts control of color balance on the arrow buttons where you can quickly adjust it. Then, whatever color balance you set stays in memory (just for the Food mode) till the next time you use Food mode, even if you turn the energy off. That's valuable for quit motion mainly because you do not want the camera automatically resetting the color balance for every shot. Certainly the Food mode is intended for close-up shooting of food, but it functions for me and my toys!
(4) There is an AC adapter for the camera, which I have ordered, so I will not be using any batteries for my in-the-studio shooting.
(5) NIKON good quality. I tried this camera in the shop and couldn't even hear the zoom operate. By contrast, a related-priced CANON produced a distinct grinding noise. The quality even extends to the 4 manuals - a 134 page main manual in English, a 20 page Quickstart manual in English, and then both manuals absolutely duplicated in Spanish as nicely. The manuals cover every function in clear detail. It took me 2 hours to master the camera functions to my own satisfaction, BUT, there is an "Very easy AUTO" mode that demands you to know nothing from the manual other than how to push a shutter button. Of course, possibly you should obtain a easier camera if that's all you want from your camera, but with the "Uncomplicated AUTO" mode you can share this camera with all family members, even the ones who don't want to know what color balance is.
(6) Possibly I am thinking illogically, but I think that a big lens takes far better pictures than a little lens... and this camera has a Significant lens. That indicates you can't slip it in your pocket, but I have a nifty tiny belt-loop case (the Edit 100) that neatly fits the camera and has pockets for 2 sets of four AA batteries and space for the SD memory card's case and perhaps a couple of extra compact items.
To sum it up, the quality is high, the price is low, and it takes wonderful images in a selection of scenarios with an effortless-ro-use operating method. If you want a lot more than that, then get a reflex camera and pretend you're a pro. :)
