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Nikon Coolpix L5 Digital Camera

Nikon L5

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Key Features of the Nikon L5 :
  • Compact Camera body.
  • 7.2 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches and beyond.
  • 5x Optical Zoom-Nikkor Glass Lens gets you close to the action.
  • Vibration Reduction minimizes the effect of camera shake.
  • Incredible, Bright 2.5-inch LCD makes it easy to view and share pictures.
  • In-Camera Red-Eye Fix to automatically remove most instances of red-eye in the camera.
  • Face-Priority AF Nikon's face-finding technology that automatically finds and focuses on faces.
  • D-Lighting lightens dark images, in-camera, for great prints right out of the camera.
  • Uses 2 AA-type batteries allows for convenient and additional power options.
  • Gets up to 150 shots on a single set of alkaline AA.
Memories made easy...Memories with ease. Pictures that please. You can shoot sharper, clearer & without blur with Nikon's ingenious Vibration Reduction. Detects & corrects for camera movement to give you rock-steady results

With the One-Touch portrait button, it's easier than ever before to get great looking results. Your shortcut to 3 unique innovations, it offers instant access to Face-Priority AF & In-Camera Red-Eye Fix for optimized image capture & lets you transform exposure after the fact with Nikon's powerful D-Lighting advantage

The Zoom-Nikkor Glass Lens gives you the power of a 5x optical zoom lens, 38mm-190mm (35mm equivalent), plus 4x digital zoom equals 20x zoom range. Macro capability lets you get as close as 1.6". This combination is supported by Nikon's world-renowned optical technology delivering crisp, clear images

Nikon In-Camera Innovations. Makes taking great pictures effortless. In-Camera Red-Eye Fix Automatically detects & fixes most typical occurrences of red-eye. You may never see red-eye again. D-Lighting In playback mode, D-Lighting will compensate for underexposed images or insufficient flash by automatically adding light & detail to selected shots where needed, without affecting properly exposed areas. Face-Priority AF Automatically finds the subject's face & focuses on it to ensure superb portraits with crisp focus

In Camera Cropping Allows you to crop out the part of the image you don't want & keep the part you like. Best Shot Selector enables the camera to take a series of photos and automatically select the one with the sharpest focus. Saturation Mode allows you to control the color saturation

Voice Memo Function records up to 20 seconds of sound that can then be attached to an image. Noise Reduction Mode minimizes digital artifacts in long exposures. Blur Warning alerts you to a blurry image. Movie Recording with Sound allows you to record movies in three modes; TV movie size (640), small size (320) and smaller (160) for extended recording or internet usage

The COOLPIX L5 features 15 specially programmed modes to automatically handle focus, exposure, white balance and other adjustments that help you take great pictures easily. Plus 4 of the 15 scene modes come with Scene Assist which offers a selection options to help you compose your pictures with the assistance of framing guides displayed in the monitor

The COOLPIX L5 is equipped with an incredible 2.5" LCD great for viewing images anywhere, anytime. The 115,000 dot LCD monitor with LED backlight makes composing & playing back images easy!

PictureProject adds value to the entire photographic experience. Supplied with each & every COOLPIX camera, this unique, user-friendly software simplifies picture editing & makes it easy to organize & share images with family & friends. Just touch the transfer button to upload images to your computer using the supplied PictureProject software & USB cable.

  • Compact 7.2MP Digital Camera
  • 5x Optical /4 x Dgital Zoom-Nikkor Lens
  • Vibration Reduction minimizes the effect of camera shake.
  • Incredible Bright 2.5" LCD Monitor
  • In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, automatically remove most instances of red-eye in the camera
  • Face-Priority AF Mode, Nikon's face-finding technology that automatically finds and focuses on face(s),
  • Nikon's D-Lighting lightens dark images, in-camera, for great prints right out of the camera.
  • 15 Scene Modes
  • TV Quality Movie Mode
  • Best Shot Selector
  • 5 Color Options
  • Help Button
  • 8MB of Internal Memory
  • USB and Pictbridge Compatible
  • Uses 2 AA-type Batteries



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Compare Nikon L5 with similar cameras

Name: Fujifilm F470 Fujifilm F650 Nikon L5 Canon SD1100 IS
Megapixels: 6.0 6.0 7.1 7.0
Optical Zoom: 3 X 5 X 5 X 3 X
Max Res: 2816 x 2112 2816 x 2112 3072 x 2304 3264 x 2448
LCD Screen: 2.5 " 3.0 " 2.5 " 2.5 "
Digital zoom: 4.4X 4.1X 4x 4x
Image stabilizer: No No Yes, Lens Yes, CCD
Media Card: Internal + xD Picture Card xD Picture Card + Internal SD/MMC card + Internal SD/SDHC/MMC Card
Battery: Lithium-Ion (NP-40) Lithium-Ion (NP-40) Nikon rechargeable NiMH AA's (2) & charger NB-4L Li-ion battery
Weight (with batteries): 150 g (5.3 oz) 200 g (7.1 oz) 210 g (7.4 oz) 165 g (5.8 oz)
Lowest Price: $117.57 $148.95 $124.99 $149.00
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Nikon L5 User Reviews

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3.0
Out of 5
This item is reviewed by 12 people so far.
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3
Out of 5
Adequate but too fragile
- Reviewd on: 2008-04-12 By: T. L O'Keefe
it takes good pictures and much better video than you might expect. I have some YouTube concert footage that is surprisingly clear and the audio is very good.

The optical zoom is good and you can get good enlargements from that but once you get into the digital zoom things start looking bad.

My biggest complaint: The battery cover is as fragile as crystal -- Don't ever drop the camera -- the cover will inevitably crack or chip and that's it -- you'll be using tape to hold it together. I paid $50 to have it repaired once, but this time it's not worth the additional expense -- too bad.

2
Out of 5
Nice Camera - Very Fragile
- Reviewd on: 2008-03-16 By: Kimberly Goldring
After less than 500 frames, received "Lens Error," unable to correct without repair. Based on anticipated cost of repair versus current value, will likely throw camera away.

2
Out of 5
Bad Picture quality, flash problems.
- Reviewd on: 2008-02-25 By: Alena K.
I bought this camera for my Mom when we went on the trip together. I'm glad I brought my own camera with me as otherwise we wouldn've have any good pictures. The picture quality was really bad, most of the pictures weren't clear. The outdoor pictures were ok, but indoor pictures were aweful in 80% of the cases. The camera is also quite slow to start and takes forever to charge the flash. We also could not set the flash to fire in the auto mode, it just would not fire. The instruction to the camera are very limited and unclear. I've used 6-7 different digital cameras before and this one is the worst I've ever used.

5
Out of 5
A wonderful camera
- Reviewd on: 2008-01-31 By: Gardner W. Wooten
I recently purchased a Nikon Coolpix L5 7.2MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Vibration Reduction Zoom. What can I say? This camera is absolutely awesome! It is light on the batteries, and easy to operate. Do yourself a favor, and skim the owner's manual, in order to take advantage of all the features this camera has to offer. I especially like the broad range of aperture and the ability to rapidly shoot photos, in the sports mode. The Vibration Reduction Zoom does a superb job when engaged. Photos are always crisp, even when lighting conditions aren't well. I would recommend this camera to anyone, from the beginner to the novice professional. I love it!

5
Out of 5
great photos
- Reviewd on: 2007-08-31 By: Marisol Fuenzalida
this is a great camera if you love to take pictures everywhere. the 5x optical zoom make's a big defference.