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Nikon Coolpix L100 reviews
You can find here the most interesting reviews / ratings from the well-known expert sites about the Nikon Coolpix L100 Camera. Here are the reviewers:
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- 02 October 2009 - |
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- 0 |
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- 23 September 2009 - |
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- 3.5 |
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- 02 June 2009 - |
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- 3 |
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- 18 May 2009 - |
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- 4 |
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- 06 May 2009 - |
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- 3.5 |
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- 27 April 2009 - |
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- 2.5 |
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- 25 April 2009 - |
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- 4 |
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- 14 April 2009 - |
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- 4.5 |
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- 22 March 2009 - |
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- 4.5 |
DigitalCameraInfo 's conclusion / rating - 02 October 2009 |
The Coolpix L100 is a cheap camera, and that is both a blessing and a curse. It does provide a good range of features for the price, but the performance is lackluster and many photographers will find the lack of manual controls limiting. There's the lack of a manual mode, for one: the L100 does not offer any way to directly set the shutter speed, aperture or ISO; that's all done automatically.
The quality of the images that the L100 produced was also disappointing. Having a long zoom is a good thing, but it comes at the cost of fuzzy images that lack detail and just don't look that good on close inspection. The sloppy auto focus also makes the camera hard to use. It was slow in bright light and often just didn't work in low light.
If all you want to do is to take snapshots, the L100 will work well. It is simple to use, takes reasonable quality pictures and has a good long zoom lens. But if you ever think that you will want to step beyond snapshots, the L100 just won't cut it. The image quality means that photos won't look good if you want to produce large prints or crop in on photos, and the complete lack of any manual control will stifle creativity, as you can't control how the photo will come out. So while the L100 will be fine for snapshots, anyone who wants to take good photos would be better advised to spend more on a camera that offers more control...
DigitalCameraInfo's rating: |
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- 0 |
Complete review here
PCWorld 's conclusion / rating - 23 September 2009 |
Despite being a very automatic camera, the Nikon CoolPix L100 has left us with a good impression overall. We think its a good model to consider if you want a camera with a big zoom thats also very simple to operate...
Complete review here
CNET 's conclusion / rating - 02 June 2009 |
The Nikon Coolpix L100 is a low-cost, easy-to-use megazoom that has a dearth of features and average photo quality. Those expecting the performance of a digital SLR simply because it sort of resembles one are going to be sorely disappointed. This is no more than a basic point-and-shoot with a wide-angle lens and a 15x zoom...
Complete review here
PhotographyBLOG 's conclusion / rating - 18 May 2009 |
The Nikon Coolpix L100 is designed to be an easy-to-use compact digital camera whose main selling points are a 15x zoom lens and sensor-shift Vibration Reduction (VR). The camera is part of the manufacturer's 'Life' series, which is aimed at snap-happy point-and-shooters. This crowd, however, might be intimidated by the bulky appearance and 'serious' looks of this snapper, and also by the fact that the flash has to be raised manually something that experienced photographers will definitely like, but that may confuse the kind of folks this camera is targeted at.
At the same time, those who already know a thing or two about photography are likely to be put off by the lack of photographic control over the ISO sensitivity settings. While we have become accustomed to seeing cameras providing no user access to aperture and shutter speed, lack of ISO control is something we rarely encounter and something we cannot approve of, for given the small sensor of the camera, it can mean that image quality suffers even when it should not e.g. when using a tripod. And while the camera, being highly automated as it is, is certainly easy to use, there are a few operational glitches that can make using it a little frustrating at times. If you have read the Ease-of-Use section of this review, you will know what we mean.
And whereas a combination of a 15x zoom lens and VR certainly put the Nikon Coolpix L100 well above the run-of-the-mill 3x zoom compacts that flood the market, it unfortunately belongs to the most under-featured cameras within the highly competitive segment of superzoom cameras. If this was the first product of a company that is just starting up, I would probably hail it as a promising start but an established and respectable manufacturer like Nikon should do better, even if superzooms are still something of a novelty on its product palette...
PhotographyBLOG's rating: |
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- 4 |
Complete review here
ePhotozine 's conclusion / rating - 06 May 2009 |
I'm not a big fan of cameras that don't allow much scope for creativity but I found myself really liking the Nikon Coolpix L100. Sure it has its problems such as no ISO adjustment, having trouble with macro and that I couldn't just press the shutter button to get out of the menu but had to backtrack out of it before I was allowed to take a picture. The flash also needs addressing when forced flash is selected or some good pictures could potentially be ruined.
If you've always wanted a bridge camera but couldn't afford it or you didn't like the look of all those pesky buttons and switches, this could be your ideal camera...
ePhotozine's rating: |
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- 3.5 |
Complete review here
NeoCamera 's conclusion / rating - 27 April 2009 |
The Nikon Coolpix L100 is as simple as it gets, plus it offers a 10 megapixels sensor and a 15X optical zoom lens with image stabilization. Those headline grabbing features are highly sought after, particularly in a small package. In this regards, the L100 compromises with the longest zoom and largest body in its class.
Image quality can be good under ideal conditions, good bright light mostly. Speed is rather good as well. Higher sensitivities suffer from destructive processing, so ISO has to be kept low to keep the L100 happy. Since it is lacking control over ISO, the only way to keep this digital camera performing is to shoot bright scenes of limited dynamic-range. Most scenes unfortunately do not fall into this category. The result are frequent problems of over-exposure. The most serious remaining problems include poor automatic white-balance and LCD screen coverage. For former can be avoided by using custom white-balance but nothing can be done about the latter.
Its simplistic feature-set is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it gives a simple interface and few controls to worry about. On the other, growing with the camera is not really possible as there are no more functions to learn and experiment with. Definitely this digital camera is aimed at the very novice. The camera chooses good settings mostly but ultimately it has the control over final image quality rather than the user...
NeoCamera's rating: |
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- 2.5 |
Complete review here
TrustedReviews 's conclusion / rating - 25 April 2009 |
The Nikon Coolpix L100 is a virtually unique camera combining the simplicity of a fully automatic point and shoot compact with the big wide-angle 15x zoom lens and image stabilisation of an advanced super-zoom camera. It is well made, sensibly designed, small enough to be readily portable, and takes very good snapshot pictures in almost all situations. It is a bit expensive compared to some possible rivals, but it is a very likeable little camera...
TrustedReviews's rating: |
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- 4 |
Complete review here
Pocket-lint 's conclusion / rating - 14 April 2009 |
Make no bones about it, the L100 is a pared down, simple to use model that, while top of its respective Nikon tree, offers a no-frills shooting experience. Advanced users need not apply.
Nevertheless, some of Nikons automated shooting technologies such as the Face AF, VR and Smile Detection all work very well and allow the camera to be a hassle free snapping device that provides a remarkable shooting range thanks to the long optical zoom lens. And the results more than live up to my expectations with vibrant and crisp results the order of the day...
Pocket-lint's rating: |
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- 4.5 |
Complete review here
Photoreview 's conclusion / rating - 22 March 2009 |
In its Coolpix L100 model, Nikon has entered new territory with an extended zoom camera for snapshooters. Powered by four AA batteries, it provides four, highly-automated capture modes for still photography plus a movie mode that records VGA or QVGA clips at 30 frames/second. Don't expect P, A, S and M shooting modes; you won't find them. But you will find an interesting Sport continuous mode that records 3-megapixel shots at 13 frames/second for up to 30 frames...
Photoreview's rating: |
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- 4.5 |
Complete review here
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