Nikon Coolpix L3

usability, portability, design, color, flash

image quality, performance

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Slimmed down stylish design in attractive gun-metal grey color ; Well-built body with smooth curves ; easy to hold ; Good quality lens provides decent overall sharpness ; Images had good color even under harsh lighting ; Excellent macro performance ;...

Max ISO sensitivity limited to 200 and always set automatically ; Slower than average shutter response ; 3x zoom control is noisy and slow ; Resolution low for 2-inch LCD screen ; High image noise in dim light and when flash is used at distances much...

Features are also pretty impressive in a camera this small and relatively inexpensive. Along with a 5.1MP CCD image sensor, the Nikon Coolpix L3 has a 3x optical zoom lens, a 2-inch LCD screen and Nikon's helpful Feature System which includes...

Very easy to use. The camera does exactly what it's supposed to do, meets all of its advertised specifications, and provides easy access to all of its advertised features and functions. You get a genuine Nikon at this price. Image quality is...

We really couldn't find any significant faults at this price point. The lens could be a bit wider at the short end and a bit longer overall, but this is not supposed to be the camera you use to take professional shots of landscapes or money shots of a...

Very cheap ; Average battery life ; Custom white balance and "standard" Nikon features ; Lots of scene modes ; In-camera help (useful for beginners) ; Unlimited VGA 30 FPS movie mode

Slow lens ; Small, low-resolution LCD ; Not-even-close 10 cm macro mode ; No manual ISO selection ; Performance lagging behind competition; could be faster and better ; Average image quality with high noise levels ; Mediocre movie quality

Another new camera entering the densely crowded entry-level camera category is the Nikon Coolpix L3. Average battery life, Nikon features, lots of scene modes, in-camera help and it's super cheap at about $150. Sadly, the Coolpix L3 has some "super...

Simple to use, nice ergonomics, stylish, good range of subject modes

Blue/purple pixel fringing, soft snaps, skewed colours

Given the L3’s price, nice styling and clever ergonomics, it looks great value for money and while it does handle well and look nice, the final image quality lets the side down in the end. Perhaps there is a firmware upgrade in the offing to sort the...

Simple to use ; Solid image quality

Sluggish performance ; Can't change light-sensitivity setting manually ; Noticeable vignetting

Despite a limited feature set and sluggish performance, the Nikon Coolpix L3 produces good-looking images, especially for a camera in its price range. If you're on a budget and don't need a lot of options, the Coolpix L3 might be a good choice for you.

Ease of use ; Build quality

Indoor shots ; Shutter lag

"The Nikon Coolpix L3 is a mixture of good and bad. You cannot expect too much from a digital camera in this price range, but the problems with shutter lag, macro and lowlight mean there are other digital cameras I prefer."