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10-megapixel effective recording * 15X optical zoom (4X digital/60X total zoom) * optical image stabilization * 3 LCD screen with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment * built-in wide-angle lens for shooting landscapes and large groups * 35mm equivalent focal length: 28-420mm * top JPEG resolution: 3648 x 2736 * scene selection mode automatically recognizes the type of shot you compose and adjusts camera settings to suit * face priority autofocus and blink alert for better portraits * smile mode automatically snaps the shutter when the camera detects a smiling subject * in-camera automatic red-eye correction * D-Lighting mode brightens dark areas of recorded images * more info
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So bummed!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I was so excited to get this camera and I’m so totally disappointed in it’s performance i’m sending it back for a refund.
It’s a great looking camera, easy to use and I love everything about it except the picture quality. The photos are blurry! What’s the use of having 10 megapixels if the shot is out of focus?
I tried different settings – outside, inside, close up, zoom. Only an average of one out of every 20 shots was clear (barely).
Not the quality I expect from a brand like Nikon.
Bad image quality
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I have used sony and canon cameras all my life. This was the first Nikon camera i got. Picture quality isn’t as great as others although some features seem to be neat.
HONEYMOON
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
We bought this camera for our honeymoon. Never got a chance to really use it before we left. We absolutly love this camera it was easy to use took great photos. Definatly recommend this camera for someone who wants great pictures, without being a professional.
Camera
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I am not a professional photographer but I enjoy doing art photography and this camera is the right thing for me. Sofar I have not had any complains with it. I am happy. Maybe if one day I need to take very professional pictures I will think on something more in that direction . Bt for now it works perfectly for my purposes.
Really good point and shoot camera
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
If you are the type to set a camera to Auto, or on one of the presets like landscape, this is a really good camera. However, this camera is lacking a shutter priority mode and also an aperture priority mode that other point and shoots have.
The 15x zoom is helpful, but it is a wide angle zoom as opposed to a telephoto zoom. This can cause distortions by making foreground items much larger and distant items seem smaller. In most situations the zoom is real helpful, but it can be a problem in large vista landscape shots.
All in all this is a good camera, but I wish I had found the Coolpix P90 before buying. It would have served me better.
Excellent camera for experienced beginner
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
If you love to take photos but aren’t skilled enough for a DSLR – this is a GREAT camera for you. It’s sturdy, reliable and takes amazing photos. The scene choices give you options for every possible scenario making it easy to take great pics. I really like the easy auto mode, as it will gauge the environment and choose a scene for you if necessary.
The flash is manual – which I love – so you can get authentic light shots or flip up the flash if you need it. The control buttons next to the LCD screen are similar to other Nikons I’ve had, making it easy to pick this up and go without much thought.
All it all – great camera, great value. Highly recommended.
Good price; good camera
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Good camera for the price. Simple to use and understand the various options you have. Creates good looking pictures.
Pretty good for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I am no photography connoisseur so I don’t know how helpful this review will be…. But its good value for money. The screen size is large (something I was looking for), and the lens size is adequate for people who just take photographs on trips etc. I like the white balance feature, it helps to capture images in proper color in all lighting conditions, so your pictures don’t come out looking orangish when you are taking photos indoors at night, for instance at parties and what not. Flash is powerful. I also like that it takes AA batteries, so in case you run out of batteries you can always buy some batteries…. though it takes 4 AA batteries…. The ‘Easy Auto’ mode is pretty good, and in most cases you won’t have to worry about tinkering with the settings…. However, its better to know about a few settings and use the camera in the ‘Auto’ mode instead. The preloaded settings for portrait/scenary etc etc are also pretty good. I haven’t tested out the image stabilization or the ‘best picture’ or ‘sports’ modes either, but I think they will be pretty useful for taking photographs of moving objects. Overall I am very happy with this camera.
I love this camera!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I think this camera is great. I don’t have any problems with it like the users before me have rated. I love taking pictures with it and it has a lot of great features. Most recently I used the sport continuous feature and captured several great shots of my friend jumping through a bunch of streamers. The camera is light and super easy to hold. It has a great design. The menu is a little confusing at first but if you read the manual, you should be fine. Overall, the camera is great. I definitely recommend it.
Nice little camera
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought it as it was in 2 day delivery pack. The body of the camera is very comfortable to carry and to hold while taking the photo, has curved places for fingers on both sides. Batteries are fitted in the corner with the slot for the memory card (SD card). Very big screen LCD screen where you can see more details. I was surprised that the camera supports my language as English is not my native. The only thing missing is viewfinder but this is only my opinion. This camera will be perfect for beginners!
disappointed
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I wanted a camera that gave me great close up images. That is why I searched for a 15x zoom. I read people’s reviews and many were very pleased with the camera as a whole. So I plunked down the nearly two hundred bucks for it. When I got home and excitedly began shooting pix, the pix looked horrible. Everything I took in the zoom mode was blurry. The pix weren’t crisp and clear, and everything seems to have a yellow tinge to it. Plus, the time between pressing the shutter button to when it actually takes the pic is too long. By the time the pic is taken, the people or animals have already moved and your picture is crap. I can’t figure out what planet these people are from who gave this a good rating, because I am totally bummed about it. I bought mine at Target, so I’m stuck with it. Buyer beware!
Really Satisfied
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Just ordered this camera Saturday from Amazon and got a great price as well as a good deal on 2 day shipping. It came yesterday, and I have to say that if you can’t take a decent shot with, then . . . well, I won’t go there.
Put in the batteries – BTW it does take rechargeable batteries if that’s an issue – looked over the first 15 pages of the manual to see what was what, inserted a SD card and took pictures. It’s just that simple. I used the “easy auto” function and took it to our Christmas Eve dinner tonight and got some great pics. Yes, there were a couple less than desireable shots, but that’s part of taking pics.
Also, the SD card is a generic 2gb card that I got from the MicroCenter bulk pile for a couple of bucks. It formatted it and is working just fine so far.
I plan on using it tomorrow for the Christmas Day festivities and getting more familiar with the controls.
I’ll add to the review after I get more familiar. So far I’m really pleased with this.
Nikon Coolpix L100
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Excellent product and results. It takes awhile for a novice like me to learn the various functions and how to execute their commands but it’s amazing what this small camera’s capabilities are; particularly considering the price range.
Great Camera
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is a Great Camera. I read the reviews after I purchased it. I agree that after you take it out of the box and just start shooting pictures, they may not come out very good. That is why you HAVE TO READ THE MANUAL! After reading the manual, I LEARNED how to take great pictures indoors, outdoors, low lighting, high lighting, it all does fantastic. The pictures with this camera are perfect! Very bright, sharp, detailed, etc. If you learn how, you wont have a dull colored picture.
Tip —- Inside pics can be taken in the Auto Mode, but NOT the Easy Auto Mode. Also make sure you use the flash.
Tip —- Very close up pics inches away, you should use the Micro or Macro mode. You can experiment with the flash.
At first I thought I got ripped off as the pictures looked terrible. After reading the manual, I learned how to take awsome, sharp, great looking pictures.
You just have to read and learn how to use all the options such as vibration, motion, etc.
This isnt a point and shoot camera. Thats why it cost more than a $89 camera. Its a high quality camera for a low price of around $200. I am very, very picky on picture quality. This camera does great!
So far, I think the battery life is better than the cameras I have had in the past that I paid just under $100 for. It does take 4 AA batteries rather than 2 batteries. You do not want to use rechargable batteries. Just get the lithium batteries for about $7 for a pack of 4, and they last a good long time for any family get together. If your on vacation, you can spend about $21 bucks and have about 3 sets for the whole week, even though you probably wont need them all.
I had a fujifilm finepix 5mp camera that took awsome picutes with 3x optical zoom. I traded it for a samsung 7mp 3x optical, but was disappointed. My new nikon coolpix 10mp 15 optical takes just as great pictures as my old fuji film, but I now get 15x opt. zoom.
I took a picture of our Christmas tree from across the room with my new Nikon and my guitar amplifier was in the picture. After I took the picture, I zoomed on on the picture (after it was already taken), and I could read the words on the amplifier knobs, from all the way across the room. That really blew me away!!!
If you are willing to read the manual and LEARN about the camera, then this is for you. IF your not into tech stuff and learning about how to use something (like my elderly parents), then get a cheaper low end camera.
great camera for all occations
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
this is a really great camera to use and gives you the zoom that many small cameras do not give you as well as the wide angle. Also by buying it on Amazon I saved over 20.00 DOLLARS over other sites. I first went to a camera shop to check out how it looked and felt in my hand. It was a great buy and does so much more than some of the small cameras that cost more. it is well worth the money and a 5 star buy.
L100 Does Not Have Fireworks Mode
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought this camera from Amazon on Thanksgiving evening, on a Black Friday special. I am happy with it, but I do have two complaints.
CONS: First, Nikon did not include Fireworks in the mode on this camera. I called Nikon, and was informed by a representative that the camera DOES have fireworks. She had me go online and right there with my own eyes I saw that Nikon’s Tech Specs showed that this camera included Fireworks. I loved the Fireworks mode on my Nikon Coolpix S550 and took some amazing fireworks photos (using a small tripod). But the L100′s user manual makes no mention of fireworks, and the camera does NOT include fireworks. Nikon would not call me back, even though the rep elevated the call to Level 2. I then tried contacting them online. I included a screenshot of the Tech Specs from their site along with asking if there was a way to upgrade the firmware to include fireworks. They closed my case and never contacted me. Next thing I know, Nikon’s website has removed fireworks from the Tech Specs. Great customer service, Nikon. NOT. The other complaint, of lesser importance is I wish the L100 had the 2 second timer which I miss (my Nikon Coolpix S550 had it). It is great to take eBay photos. I don’t need 10 whole seconds for things like that. I really can’t believe that Nikon is going to ignore me. I will definitely rethink ever investing in another Nikon camera.
Almost every review I found on the Internet states that the camera has fireworks. I’m sure this is because they copied Nikon’s original erroneous description word for word. It is frustrating because how are you supposed to trust a company that says one thing and does another? I’m sure somebody just made a mistake and put fireworks into the Tech Specs. But the camera has been out for many months, maybe even as long as a year and no one caught it? Now that I’ve brought it to their attention, they are trying to cover up and pretend it never happened. Shame, Nikon. At the VERY least you could have called me back, thanked me for bringing the mistake to your attention and apologized profusely.
This camera DOES TAKE RECHARGEABLES batteries, contrary to reviews stating the opposite. Nikon put together firmware so the camera can be upgraded to accept rechargeables. This is a sweet upgrade, and I wish they would do the same with the fireworks and the 2 second timer. If you buy a camera today, it should already be upgraded so that it WILL TAKE RRechargeable Ni-MH Battery EN-MH2.
PROS: I like the handgrip (although I am having to learn to place my thumb differently as I keep pressing view accidentally). I love the zoom capacity. I have been able to get some AWESOME shots of the full moon. You do have to be in telephoto zoom in order to get clear shots *AND* use a tripod to stabilize. Speaking of the image stabilizing – it is excellent. Last year I took Santa photos for my job using my Nikon Coolpix S550 and had to use a tripod to get really good pictures. This year I brought my tripod, but ended up taking many shots freehand. The camera performed wonderfully. Hardly any blurry photos. I like that it doesn’t flash unless you open the flash door. This makes it so much quicker to take photos without flash. Just don’t open the flash door! On the other hand, if the scene does require the flash, it won’t work without remembering to open the flash door. Nice big monitor and lens. The camera makes me look like I paid a lot more for it. There was also the learning curve to remember to TAKE the LENS CAP off BEFORE turning on the camera, or the dreaded “lens error” appeared. However, turning the camera off and back on it goes away.
All in all I’m happy with this camera; although my trust in Nikon has been knocked down several notches.
I upgraded to this camera because my Nikon Coolpix S550 started getting lens errors which seemed to be directly related to the battery/SD card door not closing properly. The door closing issue got worse the longer I owned the camera, although I was very careful to close the door properly. The S550 lasted just 17 months and is now too unreliable to continue to use. I hope the L100 has a longer life.
digital camera review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Excellent camera for the cost. Would recommend it to anyone. Very easy to transfet to computer.
Great product for the money – can use rechargable
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Hi, I bought this item from Amazon for their Thanksgiving sale. I should say it is a great product for the money I paid. I have used several 3x optical zoom cameras earlier . So, as far as optical zoom is concerned, I love this.
Lots of features in it. People who rate tis item as “crappy” did not read the manual for sure.
We can use rechargable batteries as it comes with the 1.1 version firmware from Nikon. Even if your camera has 1.0 firmware, you can easily download and install the firmware with almost ultra low work effort.
I think most of te pieces sold by Amazon come with 1.1 firmware.It is decently liht in weight, easy to use and does great as far as focusing. it has all possible options to shoot all types of pictures.
I will continue to write more as I explore more and more territories in the camera….. Good luck!
Difficult camera to use…
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I purchased the Nikon L100 as a replacement for an older Cannon PowerShot, and am thorughly dissapointed. Having shot professionaly with Nikon cameras for several years, I did not hesitate to trust the brand…that was a mistake.
I’ll run through the most obvious issues that I’ve been frustrated by:
“Easy Auto” mode focuses very poorly when using the zoom.
Way too many preset modes that only work well under very particular conditions. By the time that I switch to the mode that is most appropriate, I have often missed the moment.
Extremely poor color balancing unless you find just the right preset mode for the conditions.
little to no ability to set the camera manualy.
My camera shipped without the abillity to use rechargable AA batteries. A firmware update can be downloaded from the nikon website, but requires a bit of technical know-how to install…and time which I never have enough of.
We have taken some great pictures with this camera, but have missed many more than we would have with the old Cannon. I’ll be sure to shop more carefuly when we get so sick of this camera that we can’t take it anymore!
GREAT camera
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am so happy I purchased this camera in spite of a few bad reviews. Very easy to use and very good picture quality, the
batteries that came with it lasted no time at all so I did purchase Energizer ultimate lithium batteries and have been using the camera daily for over a month.I have not even tried all the options yet as I have not needed them, auto mode is fine for now. As always Amazon had the best price and the best customer service !!!!!
Nikon CoolPix L100 makes Bad photos
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I can’t recommend purchasing the Nikon CoolPix L100, – not even to my worst enemy. Especially not a good camera for any one time moments. You will be taking a dice roll with every shot, not a photograph. Too bad, it’s a nice looking camera, nice lens, just junk internal works and cheap firmware apparently. Having owned and used the old reliable Nikon FG 35mm SLR (non-digital) for many years, and also a Nikon “One Touch” Zoom 90 (Digital “point and shoot”); I was really disappointed with the dismal image quality of the CoolPix L100. Nikon really has drastically lowered the quality of their products, if this is any example. I couldn’t produce many decent photos indoors or out, most were not even close. Almost every single photo was either blurred, extremely grainy, or washed out, etc…and, Yes, that’s both with or without the flash. Mostly, the photos were just plain out of focus. I read the manual, tried various and multiple different settings, then buckled down and methodically tried almost every setting in a massive effort to get one single halfway decent “near” closeup facial shot, but all for naught. So, I went to the store, got some film and took shots with my Zoom 90 just to get a few focused quality shots. Needless to say, I am sending the CoolPix L100 back immediately. Thanks goes to Amazon for their return policy. The sad part is, – I paid nearly $25.00, which is unrecoverable, to have this junker delivered the next day. Apparently, there’s a lot of junk cameras out there nowadays, no matter whose name is on it, so buyers beware. After a lot of research, I’m now going for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35, 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera (Black),…wish me luck!
camera
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Still learning. A bit more than point and shoot. 50% blurry pictures on XMAS day. Probably need to read the directions, LOL.
Very Nice Camera
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I would definitely recommend this camera to anyone who wants to take good pictures, but not pony-up for an SLR camera. It is very easy to use, though it takes some time playing with the settings to get it right. I don’t like the “Easy Auto Mode”. I don’t find it very “easy”, just not very useful and usually a bit blurry. Initially, I was a little worried by that because it was the default and first setting I tried. Don’t get discouraged by this. Pick an appropriate setting (portrait or landscape usually work for most things), and don’t make it more complicated than it needs to be. The sports continuous setting is amazing. It will shoot 30+ pictures in sucession to make sure you get the best action shot. Used this at a football game and it was awesome. I wouldn’t suggest doing this a lot, because you’ll have to go through and delete the other shots you don’t want later, but it’s a cool feature. The panarama assist is pretty good too. This camera shoots pretty good video in a pinch also. Obviously, it is not set up to be your primary video camera, but we used it at a show and was great.
Well worth the wait and research!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am an amateur when it comes to photography, but my last Canon started producing fuzzy shots and the images were unable to print in a 4×6 without looking awful. I am fairly hard pressed to spend the amount of money I did on a camera, so I wanted to make sure I was getting what I would pay for. I researched for a couple of weeks finding out what went into a good camera and how to make the best of a camera I would end up purchasing. I went into stores, talked with sales clerks, friends, family, co-workers and just about anyone I came across who liked taking pictures. I read countless reviews, both pros and cons. I looked hard at the cons of each camera. Finally it boiled down to the L100. I read some reviews of the camera not taking very good pictures or coming out fuzzy. I have not had any trouble with this camera.
I did find that buying a decent memory card made a difference in how quickly the camera can store the picture. Some complaints were made about it being a AA battery charged camera – my opinion – I’m glad I’m not worried that I didn’t charge my camera the night before, or worry about it then. I just pack some extra batteries and I’m on my way.
I have taken my camera on nature walks and drug my dog along with me. This camera produced such amazing, vivid pictures that even my family was impressed.
Believe me I was skeptical, but I have found this camera to be a great, amateur camera for those who love taking good pictures. It has been a wonderful learning tool. READ THE MANUAL – I’m a visual learner, but I have found this manual to be extensive and very helpful.
So for the price, fast shipping by Amazon, quality pictures I have taken – do I regret anything? Absolutely not. I am so happy with my choice, and so impressed with this piece of technology.
As far as the couple four stars I gave it – only in good conscience could I say that I did not absolutely love it because really, it is no SLR. Still, it is awesome.
It’s OK
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
IT’s OK but just OK. WE had another digital camera and it was much better. The software that came with this one was awful. If We could exchange it we would. The better software was offered for sale but after seeing the free stuff I did not purchase it. WE did not purchase any accessories. I also did not like the quality of the photographs. But thay may just be getting to know the camera. All in all it’s just OK.