Nikon Coolpix L100

	Sample Photos
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Sample Photos

In the following sample images, clicking on the larger image will download the full resolution original. Each photo is accompanied by three actual-size crops.

Macro Sample
			Focal length: 15.1mm ISO: 671 Aperture: f/4.5 Shutter speed: 1/9 of a second This macro photo of our friendly neighborhood spider shows that the macro can get in pretty close (she was certainly less than happy about it), but the image quality leaves something to be desired. Despite the relatively high ISO setting that the camera chose of 671, the image is still rather fuzzy because the camera has a limited aperture range that means it does not have much depth of field.

Low Light (Auto Mode)
			Focal length: 12.2mm ISO: 800 Aperture: f/4.3 Shutter speed: 0.6 seconds We had a real problem capturing this low light sample, as the camera pretty much refused to focus in low light, even with the AF assist light enabled. We were only able to focus by moving the focus target down to the center of the color target, which had a higher contrast than the flowers, focusing the camera and then panning back up to the shot we wanted. The camera upped the ISO to 800, but the consequence is that the image is grainy and noisy and many fine details are lost.

Low Light (High Sensitivity Mode)
			Focal length: 12.2mm ISO: 3200 Aperture: f/4.3 Shutter speed: 0.1 seconds This is the same shot as above, but with the High Sensitivity mode enabled, which increases the ISO range. The L100 took advantage of this, upping the ISO to 3200 and decreasing the shutter speed. But as you can see from the crops below, the noise in the images increased significantly because of this.

MultiShot Mode Sample
			Focal length: 8.6mm ISO: 929 Aperture: Unknown Shutter speed: Unknown This sample photo shows the results of the Multi-shot 16 shooting mode, where the camera takes 16 small shots in quick succession and mosaics them together. As you can see, the mode is not quick enough to capture fast movement, but it would be good enough to capture a pass in football.
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Color sample
			Focal length: 12.2mm ISO: 400 Aperture: f/3/5 Shutter speed: 1/80 This shot of a number of common consumer items shows the color that this camera captures. It was taken with a mixture of incandescent and fluorescent light on the full auto setting

Still Life Examples

Because the L100 does not allow you to set the ISO level directly, we were only able to shoot a few examples of our still life shot at different ISO levels.

	Still Life Comparisons
	Nikon L100	Canon SX120	Kodak Z950	Panasonic ZS3
ISO 100 (80 for the Nikon)
ISO 200 (265 for the Nikon)
ISO 400
ISO 800 (720 for the Nikon)
ISO 1600

NOTE: The images above are not used in our testing or scoring, but are included here to show real-world examples of the differences between cameras at the various ISO settings.

See how the competition stacked up against the Nikon L100
Canon SX120	Kodak EasyShare Z950	Panasonic DMC-ZS3