Nikon Coolpix L11 6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1 x 2.4 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000N49WPW
• Item model number: 25563
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,614 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 20, 2007

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

The Nikon Coolpix L11 combines an array of high-quality components, including a 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens and a bright 2.4-inch LCD screen, with in-camera image-improvement features, housed in lightweight, compact, yet elegantly finished bodies. It boasts a powerful 3x Zoom-Nikkor lenses with a focal range equivalent to that of a 38-116mm (35mm equivalent), providing the freedom to zoom in for tight personal portraits or out to capture expansive outdoor scenes.

The Coolpix L11 also features 15 specially-programmed modes to automatically handle focus, exposure, white balance and other adjustments that help you take great pictures easily.

The CCD delivers higher performance within tighter dimensions, greatly adding to the camera's compact form and portability while offering a generous effective megapixel value of 6.0, ensuring the refined image clarity that users have come to expect from other members of the Coolpix family.

Nikon Coolpix L11 Highlights

3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor glass lens High-quality lenses deliver high-quality pictures. The Zoom-Nikkor glass lens gives you the power of 3x optical zoom lens, while Macro capability lets you get as close as 5.9 inches. This combination is supported by Nikon's world-renowned optical technology to deliver crisp, clear images.

High ISO capability See what you’ve been missing. The Coolpix L11 boasts increased sensitivity up to 800 ISO, for improved low-light performance.

Incredible, bright 2.4-inch LCD The Coolpix L11 is equipped with an incredible 2.4-inch LCD, perfect for viewing and sharing images.

D-Lighting In playback mode, D-Lighting will compensate for underexposed images or insufficient flash by adding light and detail to selected shots where needed, without affecting properly exposed areas.

Face-Priority AF To ensure superb portraits with crisp focus, select Face-Priority AF (in Portrait Scene mode). This feature automatically finds the subject’s face and focuses on it.

In-camera color options & QuickTime movie with sound Shoot a QuickTime movie with sound at 30 frames per second, and choose from five color shooting options (standard, vivid color, black and white, sepia, cyanotype).

Transfer Directly to Printer, TV or Web

Print directly from your camera You can transfer images directly to print, without the need of a PC, when using PictBridge and USB Direct Print compatible printers.

Connect directly to your TV Show friends and family the results on a grand scale with the supplied video cable.

Nikon In-Camera Innovations

• Movie recording allows you to record movies in three modes, with sound: TV movie size (640), small size (320) and smaller (160) for extended recording or Internet usage.
• Voice Memo function records up to 20 seconds of sound that can be then attached to an image.
• Color options allows you to make pictures more vivid or record monotones.
• In-camera cropping allows you to crop out the part of the image you don’t want and keep the part you do.
• Best shot selector enables the camera to take a series of photos and automatically select the one with the sharpest focus.
• Blur warning alerts you to a burry image.
• Noise reduction minimizes digital artifacts in long exposures.

Product Description

Impressively high megapixel counts enable the COOLPIX L11 to capture images with captivating color and outstanding detail. Such capability also means images can be considerably enlarged, yet still look absolutely stunning.Accurately measuring available light, the L11 automatically selects the best sensitivity setting. And with impressive sensitivity range up to ISO 800, it makes it easy to take great looking pictures in low light conditions.Compatibility with AA-size batteries, which are widely available around the world, means users can go on shooting virtually anywhere without worrying about recharging or running out of power.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some good (great pics), some bad (eats batteries), August 30, 2007

By	. "just another customer" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

There are some things that Nikon did right with this camera, but mostly they got it wrong. Although I love my Nikon Coolpix 3100 (3 megapixels), some may want to avoid the Nikon Coolpix L11.

First, the good. It takes great pictures and fits into your pocket. OK for snapshots under normal conditions. I also have had some professional quality pics with good color saturation then the light is good. The camera remembers your settings (eg, exposure compensation) after being turned off, meaning you don't need to reset them each time you power up/down.

Now the bad:

1. As one reviewer noted, it does not have a viewfinder, only an LCD monitor. First, powering the LCD screen makes it eat batteries. Next, the LCD screen is useless in bright light because you can't see what's on the screen.

2. Once the camera alerts you that it's turning off after a certain period of non-use (eg, 60 seconds), it takes a long time to actually turn off. And in the meantime, there's nothing you can do to stop it from turning off. Not good it you want to get that great shot.

3. The cycling time between pics is very long. It takes about 1.5 - 2 seconds to recycle and get ready for the next shot.

4. The "multi-selector" (the large round dial in the back that lets you select flash, timer, exposure, and macro settings) is prone to operator error (meaning it's too small and you will select the wrong setting a lot (eg, exposure instead of timer). This means you need to scroll out of the wrong setting, back into the correct setting. Again, a time waster.

5. It can be very noisy (the pictures look grainy) in night pics.


The price isn't bad for 6 megapixles, but I suspect the low price is indicative of how much some people don't like this camera. Still, I think it's a three star.

75 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great camera for the money...and even for more money, July 20, 2007

By	Dare to love (Alingsås, Sweden) - See all my reviews

This is a great camera. I have used and owned several cameras, including three Canons (all great), a Panasonic (not so great), and now this one. This is what I wanted in a camera, things I think all of us are looking for:
1) Price - I was looking for a camera around $[...]. This narrows the field considerably.
2) Picture quality - Obviously, this is why you buy a camera. I would never buy a camera from a company that isn't famous for them, such as Samsung. I compared the Nikon L11 to the Canon A550/560 since these two are really the best budget buys out there.
3) Size, AA batteries, SD card - all these features make for a great an inexpensive camera to use. The Canon is too bulky too comfortably put in your pant pockets.
4) Speed - this is also essential. Nothing is more annoying than a snapshot camera without the "snap".

This is a great camera that I would recommend to anyone. Go to [...] for an expert opinion.
Thanks,

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome little camera!!, April 7, 2007

By	D. J. Epright (San Antonio, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've owned a sequence of the Coolpix cameras and they just get better and better. This one's great!

I have a Coolpix 5600 (??) that I took to Iraq last year -- and loaned it to a co-worker for her own deployment to Iraq. She won't be back before I go again -- therefore I bought this little gem. I couldn't believe the price for a six-megapixel camera. It takes great pictures, I really like the Coolpix size and shape, the LCD screen is bigger and brighter -- and the titanium colored body is simple and elegant.