Nikon COOLPIX L620 18.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 14x Zoom Lens and Full 1080p HD Video (Red) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
Nikon COOLPIX L620 18.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 14x Zoom Lens and Full 1080p HD Video (Red) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
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- 14x Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens and comfortable grip
- Lens-shift VR image stabilization
- 18.1 megapixel BSI CMOS image sensor
- Large, high resolution 3.0-inch display
- Full HD (1080p) video in stereo
Brand : Nikon
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Point & Shoot Digital Cameras
Rating : 4
Review Count : 195
Nikon COOLPIX L620 18.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 14x Zoom Lens and Full 1080p HD Video (Red) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
- We purchased the Nikon Coolpix L620 on August 30, 2013 to replace our 2008 vintage Coolpix which was lost in a white water spill after 5 years of great pictures. Several days after receiving the L620 we headed off to Great Smokey Mountains National Park for a week of relaxation and pictures. Several hundred pictures later in a variety of compositions and lighting we return giving the L620 high marks. Needless to say the 18MP images render a sharp crisp picture. We didn\'t buy this camera to take low rez pictures so all of ours were at full resolution. In non flash situations the camera was able to recycle in less than a second between independent pictures. When a flash was used, often as a fill flash which produced amazing results, there is a noticeable time between pictures approaching 2 seconds which was not a problem at all. The 14x zoom was great when taking wildlife pictures although the automatic settings resulted in a slower than desired shutter speed resulting in a few blurred images. Perhaps the most impressive result was the vibrancy of the colors, exceeding expectations for a camera of this size and price. Performance in low light and foggy situations was notably good.Now for the rational for the 4 rather than 5 stars. We purchased the L620 in part because it uses 2 AA batteries rather than rectangular customs. With our last camera on several occasions we found ourselves without a spare battery so the ready availability of AA\'s made dealing with the lesser battery life a reasonable compromise: carrying an extra set in our pocket is easy. In a variety of lighting situations ours averaged 73 pictures (again at max resolution and mixed flash) over the trip (Duracell NiMH 2450mAh). Not bad performance. What was surprising is the lack of warning that you were about to run dry. In our previous 2 Coolpix a warning appeared in the view finder several pictures prior to the battery running dry. With the 620L there was little warning and in two cases the batteries died with none at all (yes there is a little battery in the view finder but it is not at all precise). For a company of Nikon\'s reputation this is a miss that needs correction.One suggestion, get a high capacity/quality memory card (we used a 32GB SanDisk Extreme) as it is worth cost for the capacity.All in all I would give the L620 a strong recommendation and look forward to years of use.
- This was the second of this model I had purchased. Why? The single most important reason to repurchase is because of this models usage of standard AA rechargeable batteries and not a proprietary battery pack that\'s usually of less capacity & cost more because it holds a patent owned by the manufacturer of the camera. Conspiracy?As far as I know, this is the only camera still in production in this price & performance range that doesn\'t use a specific battery pack. All other manufacturers use proprietary battery packs. Whether there is a conspiracy or not you be the judge. I\'ll also say, with all the competition out there from people using their cell phones as their primary camera, leaving point-and-shoot cameras sales dropping, you\'d think the camera companies would do everything in their power to maintain sales of point-&-shoot cameras by keeping operating costs down and attractiveness of the purchase!Performance wise I don\'t think the image quality is near as good as a Samsung I had five years ago! It\'s got little to do at megapixels, just simply put the image is not as fine & sharp as a Samsung of 10MP. This is revealed when zooming and examining the image closer. Best way to describe images by the Nikons appearance is they look more like a painting rather than an actual photo? Sounds humorous I know but I\'m serious. A lot of digital cameras out there seem to produce images that look like this and a lot don\'t. Unfortunately for me the type of battery takes priority.On more positive things the report.It does perform fairly okay at concerts, often maintaining an in focus shot, given there\'s enough light. The Samsung was a little less efficient at this task with only a slightly smaller lens. Also it\'s the best at capturing fireworks I\'ve ever seen any camera do. It has a fireworks mold, that after you press the shutter it intelligently decides when to take the shot right at when the firework is at its climax! All you have to do is press the shutter right before or at the launch. It even performs okay at this handheld? But best with tripod.Still you may say I don\'t care about the battery thing. But if you\'re like me, were you have to have multiple sets of batteries on you to change out at just one day of shooting, then factor in what it would cost to have multiple proprietary packs? The choice is simple. Let us not also forget that when you invest in all those special packs and it comes time to purchase your next camera, even by the same manufacturer, they\'ve changed the design of the packs yet again! Well you\'ll just have to buy another set of packs again! I\'ve never made that mistake before on cameras but I\'ve seen this in other circles of electronics before. Beware!
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