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Product Tour | Page 3 of 8 | Design & Layout |  |
UPDATE: our full review of the L100 is now live.
Viewfinder
The L100 does not have an optical viewfinder. Read on to find out about the LCD display that you'll rely on instead.
LCD
The L100's TFT-LCD display measures 3.0 inches diagonally and has 230,000 dots. We found it to be bright and relatively crisp during our time with the L100. Brightness can be adjusted among 5 levels in the main settings menu.
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| A good-sized LCD display |
Flash
The L100's flash is a pop-up one that operates manually. If the flash is needed, you'll see a message on the screen asking you to open it. We were told tby a Nikon representative hat it operates manually since it's not likely to be used often to begin with on an ultra-zoom camera. Additional specs and guide numbers for the flash have not yet been provided.
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| The flash extended |
Lens
The L100 has a fixed lens that is not interchangeable. Well, you could remove it once, but then you'd have to buy a new L100 afterward. The lens is capable of up to 15x optical zoom and spans 5.0 - 75.0mm, which has a 35mm equivalent of 28 - 420mm. In macro mode, it can focus as close as 0.4 inch and as close as 1 foot and 8 inches in normal mode.
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| Getting a close shot should not be a problem with the L100 |
Jacks, Ports & Plugs
The L100 has 2 ports on its right side hidden behind a tethered plastic cover - AV-out/USB, for which both cables are included, and DC in, for the optional AC power adapter.
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| The L100's 2 lonely ports |
Battery
The L100 takes 4 AA batteries, which avoids the need to carry around a battery charger. The spec sheet states the L100 will capture 350 shots with alkaline batteries and 900 shots with Lithium batteries.
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| 4 AA's all snug in their bed |
Memory
The L100 has 44MB of internal memory, which is nice in case you want to capture a few pictures and you don't have a memory card on hand, but not enormously useful. The camera takes SD and SDHC memory cards, which are inexpensive even in high capacities today..
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| The SD card slot next to the batteries |
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