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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Color
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03.Noise
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04.Resolution
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05.Video
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06.Sample Photos
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07.Playback
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08.Hardware
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09.Controls
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10.Design & Handling
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11.Canon SX120 Comparison
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12.Kodak EasyShare Z950 Comparison
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13.Panasonic DMC-ZS3 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Nikon Coolpix L100
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Photo GalleryConclusion
The Coolpix L100 is a cheap camera, and that is both a blessing and a curse. It does provide a good range of features for the price, but the performance is lackluster and many photographers will find the lack of manual controls limiting. There’s the lack of a manual mode, for one. The L100 does not offer any way to directly set the shutter speed, aperture or ISO; that’s all done automatically.
The quality of the images that the L100 produced was also disappointing. Having a long zoom is a good thing, but it comes at the cost of fuzzy images that lack detail and just don’t look that good on close inspection. The sloppy auto focus also makes the camera hard to use. It was slow in bright light and often just didn’t work in low light.
If all you want to do is take snapshots, the L100 will work well. It is simple to use, takes reasonable quality pictures and has a good long zoom lens. But if you ever think that you will want to step beyond snapshots, the L100 just won’t cut it. The image quality means that photos won’t look good if you want to produce large prints or crop in on photos, and the complete lack of any manual control will stifle creativity, as you can’t control how the photo will come out. So while the L100 will be fine for snapshots, anyone who wants to take good photos would be better advised to spend more on a camera that offers more control.
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