Nikon Coolpix L100 Digital Camera Review

Nikon Coolpix L100

Digital Camera Review

2.7 The L100 sounds like an incredible deal: $249.99 for a 10 megapixel point and shoot with a 15x zoom lens. And you do get a lot of zoom for your money, but that's tempered by the fact that the L100 has poor performance and is missing features such as manual controls.
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Introduction  
The L100 sounds like an incredible deal: $249.99 for a 10 megapixel point and shoot with a 15x zoom lens. And you do get a lot of zoom for your money, but that's tempered by the fact that the L100 has poor performance and is missing features such as manual controls.
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Section The Good The Bad
x Product Tour Straightforward, simple design Camera grip is a little small
x Color Color was mostly accurate Some problems with yellows
x Noise Relatively low noise Limited ISO range, no manual ISO setting
x Resolution Not much Images are rather soft across the zoom range
x Video Can hold plenty of video Video is only standard definition, and the resolution is low
x Playback Screen is big enough to view files Limited slideshow features
x Hardware Long zoom lens Uses AA batteries with no in-camera charging
x Controls Good selection of scene modes No manual modes
x Design & Handling Fits well in the hand Camera grip is a little small
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