Nikon Coolpix L18 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

by best digital camera review on November 14, 2009

41V45QiscrL. SL160  Nikon Coolpix L18 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

  • 8.0-megapixel resolution for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
  • 3x optical zoom; Anti-Shake AE mode
  • High-resolution 3.0-inch LCD makes it easy to view and share pictures
  • In-Camera Red-Eye Fix; enhanced Face-Priority AF automatically focuses on up to 12 faces
  • Capture images to SD memory card (not included)

Product Description
PRODUCT FEATURES:8.0 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches3x optical Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens gets you close to the actionAnti-Shake Mode minimizes the effect of camera shakeHuge, bright high resolution 3.0-inch LCD makes it easy to view and share picturesAdjusts up to ISO 1600 to keep shooting even in lower lightIn-Camera Red-Eye FixFace-Priority AFD-lighting… More >>

Nikon Coolpix L18 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 mom of 6 November 14, 2009 at 7:19 am

i bought this camera and it was horrible. the quality of the pictures where not good! i didnt have a good experience with it i would suggest not buying it!!!
Rating: 25 / 5

2 Pauliina J. Torres November 14, 2009 at 8:44 am

Unhappy with camera. I needed more Optical Zoom (soon realized after I bought the camera). Pictures were not clear, had to retake several before I got a clear one. Not expensive, but you get what you pay for. I would probably suggest it for a young kid, my 12 year old loved it.
Rating: 25 / 5

3 Brody November 14, 2009 at 8:53 am

I ordered this camera, as a gift, from one of the Amazon vendors, Vanns. It arrived defective and Vanns was unwilling or unable to replace it. Amazon was also unwilling to replace it, and I was told that I would have to get a credit from Vanns and then re-order it from another vendor. Apparently, Amazon does not stand behind its vendors…you are on your own. The right thing for Amazon to do, since this camera is sold by several vendors on the Amazon site and I used my credit card to pay Amazon, would be to get me another camera, from another vendor. My relationship should be with Amazon, not its myriad vendors that I don’t know. So, beware when ordering from a vendor. Amazon will not help you if it’s defective.
Rating: 15 / 5

4 Brian S. Mccarthy November 14, 2009 at 11:10 am

I bought the Nikon L18 specifcally over other compact digital’s beacuse

of it’s AA batteries. That was a mistake. Using the manufacturer’s

batteries and charger, if I put a fully charged set of batteries in on

Saturday, and turn the camera on on Monday, I’m rewarded with “Battery

exhausted”. Alkalines work better, but not much.

When combined with transfer software that can only be described as lame,

compared to the typical “appears as drive d:” camera interface (You can’t

transfer from the camera except via this special application), this

camera is junk to be avoided at all costs.
Rating: 15 / 5

5 B. Remy November 14, 2009 at 1:08 pm

I have used this camera for about two weeks daily now for work. I hate every second I spend behind this piece of junk. It will over-expose and blowout almost every photo you take unless it’s not sunny outside and then you get blurry photos from the slower shutter speed. Also, don’t even get me started on the terrible auto-focus system. The focus bracket is in the center of the image, but don’t think that’s where it will focus all of the time. It would regularly focus on something in the background or foreground and I would have no idea because the bracket stays in the center. The macro mode is terrible as well, it says it will focus up to 5″ (which is weak in its own right), but I couldn’t get it to focus sometimes as far away as 10-12″ on some photos.

I am planning on returning it tomorrow and going back to my Canon A620 which takes much better photos in bright sunlight which is what I need.
Rating: 15 / 5

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