Nikon Coolpix L11 6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom by Nikon
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon Coolpix L11 6MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Digital camera Review: EXCELLENT BUY for Pix & Price
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this Coolpix L11 last year three days before going to Florida to visit grandparents and Disney World. Without reading the instructions, I took great pictures of the family and unforgettable videos of the kids we will cherish. I love that this uses AA batteries instead of CR2s (grocery stores don't always have them) or "rechargeables" (where you have to wait hours to recharge--why bother?). I used a SD card so I can pop it into my computer or printer to view/print--330+ pix and about 10 videos so far. The quality of the pix is VERY GOOD, but alas it does take a second or two between shots. If you need something faster, pay a few hundreds more. My 5 and 2 year-olds use this to take nice pix and because of this, there is jelly or similar on the "outside" lens/shutter so it doesn't always open/close fully anymore (I use my thumbnail to do this sometimes). Otherwise, I love it and will probably buy the next version(s) with similar features.Digital camera Review: Excellent camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
This L11 is an excellent camera. The large 2.4"lcd screen is one of the best features that I like. It is simple to use and very handy. The one drawback that I found is the different usb cable that came with the camera. The port on this camera is smaller than on the others. So if necessary I must purchase another like sized cable. However that aside, I like the way this camera handles.Digital camera Review: Excellent choice for beginners
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this camera replacing my old and loyal Kodak EasyShare CX4200 and I'm not repent of it. This little camera takes vivid images on daylight and nice takes at night. If, like me, you have bad pulse you'll probably need a tripod for night shots 'cause normally this kind of pictures appears blurred.
This camera has two 'cons': it has no optical viewfinder, so it's mandatory to use the LCD screen; bad idea for some people, not a problem for me, yet. And, sometimes night images could appear a bit noisy, it has ISO 800 sensitivity but a little lens; so, flash may be necessary.
In my opinion, this camera is a good choice for those who are beginners in photography, perfect buy for a first camera.
Digital camera Review: Expected better
Summary: 2 Stars
Pros with this camera are it slim size and use of AA batteries. The 6MP is also a plus, though not particularly usable.
I found quickly that if I took pictures in the full 6MP mode a large amount pictures would come out blurry, even outdoors in daylight. (The camera's software tells you if a picture is blurry and asks if you want to keep it.) I finally changed the picture mode to 3MP and had better success, though still more blur problems than you'd expect.
One of the features I've always liked with digital cameras it that you can turn off the flash, and if you have something to stabilize the camera against, they take great pictures at night. (city lights, etc.) However, I found this to be nearly impossible with this camera. Even setting it on something, pictures nearly always ended up blurry. Though I wasn't using a tripod, a previous older Canon took fantastic pictures this way. In the end, it seems that the photo sensor on this camera just isn't fast enough.
After 7 months, the camera was accidentally dropped -probably not more than about 20" off the ground--and met it's demise. The camera hit partially on the lens, which caused a lens jam-- and the camera will not turn on or operate with this condition--it simply reports a "lens error" and powers down. Though certainly our fault, you hope that these products will be just a little more resilient to the bumps and scrapes of life. Instead, we had to use a disposable camera for the last half of our Disney vacation. Many consumer products are tested and designed for drops, etc. Evidently not this one.
So now it's time to shop for a new camera... probably not another Nikon. I'd expected better from them.
Digital camera Review: Flimsy camera; died in less than six months :-(
Summary: 1 Stars
This was a successor to our broken CoolPix L4 which only lasted 8 months; I don't know why I thought this one would last longer. Guess I was a sucker once again.
With the L11, I forbade every family member under 18 from even touching it because the last one proved so poorly-built. And it still died - also of a cracked LCD screen - after less than six months.
If you do buy this camera, I know now that they sell LCD protectors for not too much money that could potentially extend its life by a matter of years.
However, even when the camera was working, it took less than fantastic pictures. In low light, my choice was to take shaky, poorly-lit pictures with no flash, or washed-out glaring pictures with too much flash: there never seemed to be a middle road.
The macro mode had the same problems, and it was always rather time-consuming, switching back and forth from macro to non-macro, lit to unlit, to see which combinations of mode would give the best possible picture. And even then, the pictures were not great.
I totally chalked it up to my being a lousy photographer, by the way... and you may, too, until you - like I did - try another camera. I'm now using a Sony DSC-S730 7.2 mp and loving it. Every picture is a great one, with none of the lousy Nikon shutter lag before or between shots.
If you do find yourself leaning towards this camera, PLEASE "try on" a few different cameras first! Like I said, I thought I knew a lot about digitals, but it turns out, I just had to find the right camera. For me, at least, with kids, and lots of pictures to take on the go (in less-than-ideal circumstances) this simply was not the right camera. For just a bit more money, I found the right one and I'm so happy I did.
We did enjoy the video mode of this camera, which, for some reason, was able to focus and get the lighting right even when the photo mode couldn't. The L4 didn't have audio with its video mode, but the L11 did and it was lots of fun to use... while it lasted.
Finally, don't make the mistake we did of buying the extended warranty. The LCD viewscreen, shutter cover, and most of the other "breakable" parts are simply not covered by Nikon's or anyone else's warranty. Apparently, they only warranty the stuff that can't possibly break. Consider yourself warned. :-(