If you have been thinking about entering the world of digital photogarphy but have been bamboozled by the choice here is a great camera, well rated by computer magazines for under £100

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Product Description

With a capable 5 megapixel resolution, this camera delivers instantly recognizable quality. The 3x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens puts everything from group portraits to expansive landscapes within easy reach and the bright 2.0-inch LCD monitor simplifies composition and playback, leaving you free to enjoy your special moments. Inside the smooth, elegant design of the COOLPIX L3 is a range of sophisticated features designed to preserve your moments perfectly. With a capable 5 megapixel resolution, this camera delivers instantly recognizable quality. The 3x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens puts everything from group portraits to expansive landscapes within easy reach and the bright 2.0-inch LCD monitor simplifies composition and playback, leaving you free to enjoy your special moments. 15 different Scene Modes ? 4 with Scene Assist ? improve your results by automatically providing appropriate settings for everything from party portraits to fireworks at night. Movies may be recorded in three modes ? TV size (640), Small size (320) and Smaller-size (160) ? so you can capture and share so much more through the TV, computer screen and e-mail. 5.1 megapixel resolution ensures pictures stay sharp, even when significantly enlarged. Precision 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens covers a focal range of 38 to 116mm (35mm equivalent). 2.0-inch LCD monitor In-camera COOLPIX technologies: Face-priority AF, D-Lighting and In-Camera Red-Eye Fix Face-priority AF* automatically locates and focuses on people?s faces ensuring superb, crisply focused portraits. (*Face-recognition capability may be limited in some conditions.) D-Lighting rescues underexposed images by improving brightness and picture detail where needed, while leaving correctly exposed areas just as they are. In-Camera Red-Eye Fix analyzes each image and automatically finds and corrects any accidental red-eye, which can sometimes occur in flash photography. Movie recording with sound. Recording time depends on the size of memory card,

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49376 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Nikon
• Model: Coolpix L3
• Released on: 2006-02-22
• Dimensions: 2.38" h x 3.58" w x 4.96" l, .26 pounds
• Display size: 2

Manufacturer's Description
Inside the smooth, elegant design of the COOLPIX L3 is a range of sophisticated features designed to preserve your moments perfectly. With a capable 5-megapixel resolution, this camera delivers instantly recognizable quality and gives you enough information to crop into pictures and still print generous sized images. The 3x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens puts everything from group portraits to expansive landscapes within easy reach by providing a 36-126mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range with pro-quality ED glass to ensure exceptionally sharp, clear images. The bright 2.0-inch LCD monitor simplifies composition and playback, leaving you free to enjoy your special moments. With the 32mb internal memory, you can rest assured that a perfect moment will always be preserved&even you forget your SD card! Increased battery life lets you shoot away to your hearts content without having to worry about your camera bailing on you at a vital moment.15 different Scene Modes - 4 with Scene Assist - improve your results by automatically providing appropriate settings for everything from party portraits to fireworks at night. Movies may be recorded in three modes - TV size (640), Small size (320) and Smaller-size (160) - so you can capture and share so much more through the TV, computer screen and e-mail. Nikons revolutionary In-Camera Red-Eye Fix® automatically seeks out and fixes 'red-eye' before you even know it's there. The BestShot selector feature, takes a series of shots and automatically chooses the one with the sharpest focus. Document those precious moments in your life with advanced technology packed into a stylish camera.

Box Contents

2 x AA Alkaline batteries

PictureProject CD-ROM

USB Cable UC-E6

Audio Video Cable EG-CP14

Video Cable EG-CP11

Strap AN-CP14

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Customer Reviews

Great Camera
If you are a point and shooter type person, this camera is perfect for you. Easy to use, both the auto and manual options are great. The software is also very very good, especially the red eye removal.
I previously had a Canon camera, but this camera was 1/2 the price, with double the features.
Buy it - you won't regret it!!

Great outdoors, good indoors after tweaking.
Bought this to replace a slightly dissapointing panasonic FX8.
The panasonic may have a motion stabiliser and cost more but its sharpness and exposure were inconsistent.
Having then bought a canon ixus off ebay which broke within a couple of days I decided to try Nikon.

First the flaws. The flash is very weak for indoor shots. Thats the least of its problems inside though. Its like a child has painted your room in overbright colours. Fortunately there is a way round this. Select flash for white balance and all is fine. The auto white balance function is useless as it doesn't take into account if you're using the flash.
For indoor shots up the exposure compensation to +1 and you'll get clear usable shots indoors without as much noise as on the panasonic.

If you accidentally forget and leave the white balance set on flash outdoors the results are slightly warmer but I actually prefer them so I'll just leave it set on that. Outdoors images are clear sharp, with good colours.

The battery life is reasonable, the display good, and the ease of use simple.

The camera has one huge failing for a beginner though, and thats the auto mode won't produce a decent shot inside. If you change the white balance to flash all is fine but you shouldn't have to do that.

Also its a bit of a slow performer, the autofocus is rather slow for taking moving shots, if you pre-focus its quite quick.

The decent price and good outdoor shots (best I've seen in a compact, panasonic and canon included) mean I still give it 4 stars, it would have got 5 if it didn't have its significant flaws.

Excellent Digital Camera!
This is my first digital camera and I am really impressed with the ease of use. Ideal for the novice photographer with fantastic quality of picture. A great happy snapper camera! Buy one today!