Nikon Coolpix L330 Digital Camera (Black)

I bought this camera almost a year ago, and so far, have not done much with it other than some test shots. Prior to buying, one reviewer said she could get 960 shots before changing batteries, and while some people don't like the fact that it uses AA batteries, that was actually a factor that caused me to get this camera. Who wants a specific re-chargeable battery pack that might be discontinued at some point? Not me. Just change out 4 AA batteries and toss the old ones in nearest trash can. I have not noticed any delay in auto-focus. I still have original batteries in camera, as I have not used it much, the internal clock keeps pretty good time. It came with a usb cord to attach to computer, which is still in the box, but I removed the memory card, put into my little Kodak, and attached to computer, no problems up-loading photos, which were sharp enough to cut your eyes! I took some shots in small room at night with only a small lamp on, without flash, and then repeated the shot with flash, and there was very little to no difference, both were sharp. I was amazed at the lighting and sharpness with no flash, indoors at night. I have taken some very sharp outdoor shots from patio, with no flash in bright daylight, which came out fantastic. Prior to this camera, I had 2 little Kodaks, which still work great, one of which is a 7.1 megapixel, which I have had shots made into 24 x 36 posters, and came out beautifully. Some of the reviewers on here probably got defective duds, hence the reviews they left, but I definitely think this is worth the money. If you think the camera strap will break, keep a tighter grip on the camera! Several reviewers mentioned blurry shots with zoom, but another reviewer was dead-on when he said you have to use a tripod or brace against tree or rail. A free hand using zoom will give you a blurry shot with most any camera! I have not noticed that the batteries drain quickly, my 2 Kodaks that only use 2 AA batteries each have decent battery life with average Duracell or Energizer. I have not used my camera on a moving subject, so I will defer to reviewers who say this model is not the best for action or sports, but for any type of stills, indoor, outdoor, various lighting conditions, you can't go wrong with this one. Right after my first review, I played around with the zoom outdoors, and I did indeed see what other reviewers meant about the auto focus taking a few seconds. However, you need a tripod or other way to steady the camera for zoom, otherwise your shots will blur every time. 5 seconds to wait for auto focus is not going to kill me. This is probably not best camera for sports or fast action, but if you don't need it for that, then this one is great.

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This seems to be a very decent camera though it did seem like it had been rewrapped or repackaged in a fairly unsealed box. It apparently is okay, however, and has no blemishes or defects. I own a lot of digital cameras and my wife nearly killed me dead for buying another one. I have everything from el cheapos to tiny ones, to two Canon SLRs. Before I retired I was a photographer for thirty years plus with film cameras, mostly Minoltas and Ricoh. The main thing about any camera is the lens size and quality. There is a mathematical formula called Dawe's limit which involves lens size and resolution. Resolution is nlt magnification. Resolution is the ability to separate two close points. The higher the resolution, the closer the points can be and still be separated. This is why astronomical telescopes have to be so huge. The magnification of these telescopes, if they aqre located on the earth's surface, is limited to something below 1000x in linear magnification (not area). Assuming that the lenses are of similar quality, you are never, never, never going to get as good a picture with you tablet as with a camera with even a reasonably sized lengs. To give an example of resolution before moving on: you have pocket size binoculars thaqt give you ten times linear magnification and they are convenient and fine. If you take a ten power binocular with a fifty millimeter lens, however, you will immediately see the difference in image sharpness and crispness and ability to see detail. I have a nine power binocular with sixty three millimeter lenses which I took to aq bay along with a ten power fifty millimeter pair. Despite being a power less than the ten power, the sixty three millimeter lenses of the bigger binocular allow me to see individual lumps of coal on a coal barge moored four miles away. The smaller, ten power pair, did not show individual lumps and a pocket ten power pair would have revealed far less at that distance. This is resolution. This camera has a fairly decent lens if you want good photos. It has over 20 mp which is more than enough if the sensor is of decent size. To understand this, you have to understand that the CCD, the sensor that takes the place of film, has a certain size. A twenty megapixel lens might not be all that great if the actually sensor is only the size of your little fingernail. It is like film size in film cameras. You may have the same resolution film in both cameras but you will get a heck of a lot better large print from a thirty five millimeter camera than from a little spy camera or 8mm film. Size does matter both with film and sensor size and with lens diameter. They should really standardize cameras to the thirty five millimeter frame size and give you some number based on both sensor size and megapixels but they don't. Given your choice--bigger is far better. This thing takes for triple A batteries by the way and they come included though one of mine had popped out of the packing. I would recommend this camera and it will probably serve you better than a tiny point and shoot model. It is not very large or bulky at all so don't expect to get something like a full size or even a compact SLR> Happy shooting.

I bought this camera for the very good zoom lens builtin. Have used other cameras and been disappointed by their zoom capability. This one, when zoomed all the way out (default setting when turned on) is a lot wider angle than most, so is great indoors when wanting to include as many people in a photo as possible. It's also great for wide-angle photos of subjects in nature. Recently took it to the Grand Canyon and the photos from that trip are spectacular. Zooming in brings a subject a LOT closer and makes many photos which would look stupid in other cameras look wonderful with the L330. When zooming all the way in, the camera needs to be steadied against a solid object like a tree, a car, a post, etc. If you try to free-hand when zoomed in all the way, you will be disappointed because you will jitter the camera and blur the picture. When attempting to zoom in or out just a little bit, I find it difficult because the electronic control tends to overdo it. A knob to twist would be better than a lever to hold, but that's probably a feature for a more expensive camera. My one true gripe with this camera is the slowness of its auto-focus. It is nearly impossible to capture an action photo because, no matter when you press the shutter release, the camera will wait until you've missed the action then it will snap the picture. Often it simply gives up and takes an out-of-focus picture which is even more disappointing. Yes, I know I can get it to focus ahead of time my pressing the shutter release down half-way and holding it there then snap the picture at the proper time by pressing it down the rest of the way. I do that all the time. But often there are shots you just can't prepare for. If I could lock the focus at infinite and disable auto-focus, then I wouldn't miss any of those kinds of shots. Again, probably a feature for a more expensive camera. This camera also does quite well in low light situations. I've done direct comparisons of this camera with other brands and been impressed. Once again, you've got to be prepared to brace the camera against something solid because in low light the shutter stays open a loooooong time. You'll blur the picture if the camera isn't suitably braced. So overall I am quite impressed with the camera. I give it 4 stars.

I have had this camera for over a year. I really like it for outdoor or brightly lit areas. If you are indoors and not really bright lighting, you definitely need to use the flash, otherwise the pictures seem blurry. I don't feel it takes great action pictures, but I am not completely convinced that I have discovered all the nuances yet. I am happy with the quality pictures. I have large pictures of my family framed on a wall. I had it set at the best quality and I was thrilled that I could print those large pictures. I had pictures taken by a professional photographer who either didn't have the camera set on a great quality setting or her camera looked better than it was. I was unable to have large pictures made from what she took. So I feel that makes this a good camera. It's pretty straight forward for the person who is not an expert.

There are very few bad things that can be said about a Nikon. The NIKKOR lens with 26x optical zoom; 4.0-104.0 mm (35mm [135] format equivalent: 22.5-585 mm), f/3.1-5.9 has excellent optics. At $214.00, the Nikon Coolpix L330 Digital Camera, is squarely priced in the middle, but is very feature-rich with an intuitive interface. This camera has no traditional view-finder lens--opting for a large, digital view-screen, which virtually covers the full back panel, and is an SLR. The auto-focus is very intelligent and the snap-up, on-board flash has an excellent range. I'm very proud of my Nikon Coolpix L330 Digital Camera. One of the best purchases I've made!

Easy to use.

Picture quality Amazing! With the Optical Zoom makes the photos very fresh and clean.

La recibi hace apenas 3 días y no he podido usarla mucho, pero ya saqué muchas fotos y esta cámara me parece excelente, muy práctica, calidad de imagen excelente, facilidad de uso, se enciende en seguida, tarda un poco en enfocar a veces pero es el problema de todas las automaticas... Uno debe decidir entre comprar manual u automatica. Yo estoy muy contento y la recomiendo, sobre todo a este precio.

Leggera compatta facile da usare, mantiene tutte le promesse. Rapporto qualità prezzo eccezionale... tempi consegna non rispettati , ma è un eccezione

It's good condition

j'ai adresser cette note car je suis plus que content de la qualitée de photo,je recommande cette appareil photo au personne qui débutes dans la photographie car il est très simple a utiliser et ne coûte pas super cherre

Decided to purchase this as an upgrade to my little Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S650 ... I didn't want the physical bulk or complexity of an SLR but did want something with a bit more resolution than the Sony; After a bit of internet research I decided the Nikon L330 seemed to fit the bill. The camera arrived on time and the packaging offered excellent protection. I have used this camera for a few days now, and overall, I am quite happy with it. It's very simple to operate; I was taking photographs within a minute or two of inserting the supplied AA batteries and switching on. The display is crystal clear and can be set bright enough to be viewed in bright sunlight. The various control buttons are positioned logically, and (for average sized me) are easy to operate. The option menus are also logical and easy to navigate; Basically, if you've used any kind of digital camera at all, then operating the L330 will pose no problems. Eg: If you set the camera to 'Easy Auto' mode operation is as simple as point and click (I suspect I'll be using this mode a lot). The camera feels solid and well built, though I suspect it wouldn't survive an accidental drop onto concrete (so don't drop it). Not really mentioned in the blurb, but you can set the camera to use NiMh rechargable or Lithium batteries if you don't like using the default AA alkaline batteries. I've been randomly taking photos for three days now and the supplied AA batteries are still going strong. Picture quality is superb, though some of the higher zoom images I took were a bit blurry. Probably more down to my shoddy technique than a fault of the camera. Macro mode works quite well, good if you like taking close ups of flowers and whatnot. Not really used the flash or video options, so can't comment on those. Overall; I really like the camera. It's pretty much exactly what I was looking for.