Nikon Coolpix L1 6.2MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom (Black)

I bought the Coolpix L1 in 2005 and it's still my "go-to" camera today. Probably because it's always in my purse! Simple to use, easy to change batteries when needed. Sharp images and color is vibrant. It's the one that I use for those spur-of-the-moment photo sessions. No image stabilizer so you need to hold it steady to prevent blur. Also you need to check your settings when turning it on as it doesn't revert to auto mode when powered off. I LOVE this camera and plan to use it until it breaks (if it ever does!) I do a lot of closeup photography of flowers and this does a nice job. I added a few pictures to the image gallery. I've never used the video function so I couldn't offer an opinion on that. I paid quite a bit more for this than it is selling for now but would buy it again in a heartbeat even at the higher price.

I bought this camera about two weeks ago, and the first place I used it was in Seattle, WA. I read the instructions on the flight over to Seattle, and when I got there and took some pics I was amazed. We had a perfect view of the Space Needle from our room in the hotel, so needless to say I took a few pictures of it. The pictures turned out great, several pics I took throughout the city almost look professional.If you are considering buying this camera and are on a tight budget (like i was), definitely get it. But, be prepared to read the instructions, buy some rechargeable batteries, and I would recommend buying a small tripod.I cannot say it enough, if you read the instructions and don't freak out when you get unsatisfactory results, then you will be VERY happy with this camera

This camera worked so poorly that I finally just gave up on it. It's on screen controls are complex and not intuitive at all. Many functions that would seem logical don't work. Very disappointing for a Nikon. I didn't pay much for it and that's more than it was worth.

Let me preface by saying that I sell cameras for a living and may be a little more picky than most, that being said onto my review.I bought this camera for my fiance as a gift and ended up returning it a week later. I was initally enticed by the size of the camera, the large LCD and the 6mp. I was replacing a Canon a75 and figured this camera would do just as good quality wise, with a higher resoution. Boy was I wrong. First of all bAttery life is PATHETIC. I was charging my 2100mah NiMh batteries but still wanted to play with the new "toy", so I popped a set of Duracell Alkalines in. Within 45mins(35 or so pics) the batteries were totally exhausted. Thinking I had a bad set I used another. This time i got about 40 pictures and they were dead. This is TOTALLY unacceptable. Once the rechargeables were charged, i put them in for a test. As expected run time was extended to about 1.5 hours or about 80 photos). Again, disappointing. Now onto picture quality. To sum it up. Daytime shots were acceptable. Macro mode yielded the best picture, funnily enough and Indoor/Low light shots were almost ALWAYS blurry. There is no AF assist lamp, nor the ability to adjust ISO to defeat the blurriness. Again, totally unacceptable for a camera in this price range. Nikon loads this camera up with useless features such as BSS(Best shot Selector), which should actually be labeled WSS(Worst shot selector); facial recognition(doesnt work) and the blurry photo detector(which works great.....and is illuminated most of the time......which just backs my previous statments of poor quality, blurry prints.95% of the photographing community does not NEED a 6mp camera. For most a 4mp will work. Save yourself the money and the grief and get a good 4mp camera like the Canon A85 or A520. Heck even the $135 Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-S40 is a MUCH better choice.

It is unfortunate; that, the seller, DID not advertise; that - THIS CAMERA, has "issue" with it's software and CANNOT STORE, images; in a "CARD. That limits; the capacity, to 43 images - for e-mail purpose. Even though, the PRICE is "low" and I wanted the camera-to KEEP in my car [ for taking photos - in case of accident etc ], "storing on a card" is always better. Except that issue of "storage capacity"; the Camera works good.

It took me a while to decide which camera to buy, and I'm extremely happy I purchased the Coolpix L1. It is very easy to use, it has a nice zoom, and the large preview screen it amazing! I was also able to record short video clips with sound (when previewing the video on a computer, the quality is better if you keep the screen small, otherwise the video looks grainy on a full-size screen).I have not yet used the included software to edit photographs, but from what I see from the photos submitted by other customers, it looks like I'll be able to get very artistic...!

I love this camera based on:the great quality of pictures;good quality of vedio capture;however:it is much bigger than I have imagined from the website;the battery life is too short, a new pair of AA energizer batteries can stand only about 3 hours.this stuff need too a long time to recharge itself (about 5 seconds) and i cannot take pictures without wait, so sometimes i lost a lot of great moments.

This camera takes beautiful, detailed pictures and has a very clear display. It also has a timer function that has come in handy, and it seems good with battery power (it takes two double A batteries). I'm very pleased with it.