Product Description

Performance and value come together to form the Coolpix L3 digital camera. 5.1 Megapixels, and a 3x optical zoom provide the crisp images that anyone can appreciate while the large bright 2" LCD screen allows you to fix Red-Eye or Crop right in the camera. Don't forget the included 32MB of internal memory, so you can get going right out of the box, with room to expand with the SD card memory slot, you'll never run out of room! The flexibility to use AA-alkaline or NiMH means you'll always be able to pick up more batteries out on the road. These features and more are sure to satisfy your day-to-day digital photography needs at a price that won't hurt your wallet! Built-in Auto-flash with Red-Eye reduction and in-camera Red-Eye fix Face Priority AF In-Camera Cropping D-Lighting compensates for underexposed or flash deprived areas of an image by adding light and detail In-Camera Help Best Shot Selector Voice Memos 16 programmed scene modes PictBridge for direct printing to your PC without a computer Long battery life (Up to 200 shots on 2 AA-type alkaline batteries) 32MB internal memory; SD memory card slot An SD Card is NOT included, therefore we suggest purchasing an optional 512MB memory card. It will allow you to store a lot more video and images, as well as take advantage of the camera's high resolution abilities. Interfaces - Audio/Video (output), USB Approximate Unit Dimensions (WxHxD) - 3.6 x 2.4 x 1.0; Unit Weight - 4.2 ounces (without battery and SD card)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4809 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Nikon
• Model: 25544
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 1.00" w x 4.50" l, 1.00 pounds
• Memory: 32MB
• Display size: 2

Features

• 5.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
• 3x optical zoom; 2.0-inch Super Bright LCD display
• BSS (Best Shot Selector) automatically selects the shot with the sharpest focus from a series of consecutive images
• 15 different Scene modes, four with Scene assist
• Powered by 2 AA-size batteries; stores images on SD memory cards (23 MB internal memory included)

From the Manufacturer
The Nikon Coolpix L3 combines an array of high-quality components including a 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens and a bright 2.0-inch LCD screen with in-camera image-improvement features, housed in lightweight, compact, yet elegantly finished bodies.

It boasts a powerful 3x Zoom-Nikkor lenses with a focal range equivalent to that of a 38-116mm (35mm equivalent), providing the freedom to zoom in for tight personal portraits or out to capture expansive outdoor scenes.

The CCD delivers higher performance within tighter dimensions, greatly adding to the camera's compact form and portability while offering a generous effective megapixel value of 5.1, ensuring the refined image clarity that users have come to expect from other members of the Coolpix family.

The camera also features a bright, easy-to-view 2.0-inch LCD that's now even easier to operate with new icons and function selections as well as a new color scheme that is easier on the eye.

The specific design aspects of the Coolpix L3 make it streamlined and comfortable to hold, with a smooth, elegant finish that suggests a much higher level of sophistication. The curved grip contributes both to the camera's design elegance and its shooting stability.

The strikingly compact dimensions and light camera weight makes the L3 ideal for taking anywhere you may go, reinforced by the convenience of AA-size battery compatibility. One of the most widely available battery sizes in the world--in alkaline, lithium, rechargeable, or other forms--AA compatibility allows near-ubiquitous use anywhere in the world.

In common with the entire current Coolpix digital camera range, this latest addition features a number of Nikon-inspired capabilities that give the user the power to automatically improve recorded images in-camera. Available in playback mode, for example, the D-Lighting function selects and creates a copy of images with excessive backlight or insufficient flash illumination, adding light and detail wherever needed while keeping other areas as they were.

Nikon's Face-priority AF function automatically detects and focuses in on people's faces, regardless of where they are in the frame, ensuring superb crisp-focus portraits. The In-Camera Red-Eye Fix function analyzes each image, automatically finding and then correcting the accidental red-eye that sometimes occurs in flash photography, for more natural-looking portraits.

A choice of 15 different Scene modes--four with Scene assist--makes the challenge of achieving desired results in a wide range of everyday situations that much simpler. By choosing the Scene mode best suited to the subject at hand, the Coolpix L3 automatically selects the ideal settings for exactly the picture you had in mind, whether indoor party or outdoor nighttime fireworks display. Scene assist displays useful framing guides in the monitor, helping you compose shots for optimal results.

All of the latest Coolpix L class cameras are compatible with widely available SD memory cards. The provision of 23 MB of internal memory allows the user to keep shooting when no additional memory is available, as well as easily moving images from one SD card to another.

The Coolpix L3 digital camera also offers movie-shooting capability in three sizes: TV movie size (640) for viewing on TV or computers; convenient Small size (320); and Smaller size (160) for extended recording or Internet usage.

With the Coolpix L3, ease of use and convenience are still priorities, even when the shooting is over. Printing is kept simple, with PictBridge capability enabling connection to a compatible printer without the need of a computer and USB connectivity eases data transfer to computers and other peripherals.

Completing the picture is the complimentary PictureProject accessory software, which greatly simplifies the importing, editing, and organizing of images. It even offers compatibility with a range of plug-ins that allows functions to be extended on demand.

Nikon Coolpix L3 feature highlights:

High performance from a small CCD
Utilizing space-efficient design parameters that help facilitate the compact size of the Coolpix L3, the 1/2.5-inch CCD adds the advantage of outstandingly high performance. Boasting effective pixel values of 5.1 million, the CCD enables the capture of crisp-focus images that retain their high quality even when significantly enlarged.

3x zoom capability
The remarkably compact dimensions of the Coolpix L-line cameras belie the incorporation of powerful 38-116mm Zoom-Nikkor lenses (35mm equivalent), ensuring the freedom of a 3x zoom. These precision lenses allow zooming in for tightly composed portraits, or zooming way out for expansively wide views, providing greater compositional independence than the average digital camera. Macro mode allows shooting from as close as 10 centimeters.

Simple-to-use features improve images in-camera
A range of unique Nikon functions enables the photographer to actually improve images in-camera. Available in playback mode, the D-Lighting function selects and creates a copy of images with excessive backlight or insufficient flash illumination, adding light and detail wherever needed while keeping other areas as they were. The Face-priority AF function automatically detects and then focuses in on people's faces, regardless of where they are in the frame, ensuring superb crisp-focus portraits. The In-Camera Red-Eye Fix function analyzes each image, automatically finding and then correcting any accidental red-eye, which sometimes occurs in flash photography, to produce more natural-looking portraits.

AA-size battery compatibility
Despite its compact dimensions, the L3 is compatible with AA-size batteries, one of the most widely available battery sizes in the world. The power to shoot approximately 200 shots when using alkaline batteries greatly augments their compact convenience.

Other features:

• Unique combination of all-round quality, ease of operation, and elegant styling makes Coolpix L3 the compact digital camera of choice for entry-level photographers
• Compact, portable dimensions: 91 x 60.5 x 26 millimeters (3.6 x 2.4 x 1.0 inches) (W x H x D)
• Light weight for Coolpix L3 of approximately 120 grams (4.2 ounces) (without battery and SD memory card)
• BSS (Best Shot Selector) automatically selects the shot with the sharpest focus from a series of consecutive images
• Blur Warning informs user after shooting if an image is blurred
• Time zone function enables local time to be set regardless of where you are in the world
• Single AF and Continuous AF selectable in Movie mode
• Capture modes: Single, Continuous and Multi-Shot 16 for Coolpix L3
• Built-in flash: features settings for Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix), Off, Fill Flash, and Slow sync.
• Noise reduction provides more attractive results in low-light conditions
• Digital zoom of up to 4x
• Choice of White Balance: Auto with TTL control, 6-mode manual (Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash, and White Balance Preset)
• USB connectivity allows quick and easy data transfer to computers and other peripherals

Customer Reviews

I hate it
This camera is junk. The lens jams, the shutter time is slow and the time between shots with the flash is super slow. The pictures are often dark with a funny hue. The focus is not great either. The only time it does okay is outside in full sunlight.

not that thrilled
Over the years I have bought and used several different digital camera. This one would have to be my least favorite. If you are taking daylight photos outside it is decent, but if you want to take photos anywhere else forget about it. The photos I take in my own home are all too dark, even with the flash. The dusk/dawn setting is completely useless. I'm not sure exactly what the problem is; maybe the flash is just too weak. Forget about taking anything at night. The photos will not come out at all. The overall picture quality is not all that impressive. Also, the battery life is poor. In general I really wish I hadn't bought this camera. It was a waste of money. I am very disappointed in Nikon. Next time I'll but a Canon.

Good for outdoor pictures
Nikon L3 Highs
*Sharp, colorful outdoor pictures

Nikon L3 Lows
*Battery life is horrible, I had to switch to Energizer E squared to fix this
*Focusing takes roughly four seconds
*Flash photography leaves foreground overexposed and background underexposed, even after I adjusted the stops.