Customer Rating: 
Summary: Cool Coolpix
Comment: Great camera for the price. You can get cameras for more $$$ but you can't beat Nikon quality.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The camera that got me to buy a DSLR
Comment: After a year and a half of this being the primary camera in the family, I finally decided that the only way I was going to get better pictures was to buy a DSLR. As with any point and shoot, this camera suffers from shutter lag, long write times, and an anemic flash. I've spent hours lightening up pictures, but most of those turned out pretty decent after all.
That being said, it has been a pretty dependable camera. In good lighting the pictures are very good. It fits nicely in a shirt pocket or purse, which made it ideal for my wife to take on trips with her (college) students to New York and Europe. The best thing about the camera is the way the grip and shutter are situated. It feels very natural to hold and shoot.
We were using rechargeable AAs for a long time, but lithium batteries seem to last pretty well and things seem to work faster.
Frustrated with the performance of this camera, I pulled out my old film SLR, and all of a sudden remembered how nice it felt to use it.
I bought a Nikon D40 to supplement this camera. I love how fast I can take pictures with it and they look great too. Granted, I can't put it in my pocket, but I got that good old feeling of a more substantial camera. Now even the built in flash on that is a bit weak, but I can buy an external flash for it, which you can't for most point and shoots.
All in all, the L3 is no better, no worse that most mid line cameras of its kind. When it comes time to replace it with another compact, we will definitely do more homework and get something with more oomph.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Please Read If You Might Buy! (don't buy!)
Comment: UPDATE!!! PLEASE READ!! ( would change the star setting if i could to a ONE! but I can't)
I've had this camera as of April of last year and it broke on me! The lens won't open all the way, nor will the close unless you hit them. This is a common problem and I am going to seek tech support and bug them until I get a refund or another one of their cameras!!!!
DO NOT BUY!
DO NOT BUY!
It's a great camera for when it DID work, but if you want one well worth your money, I suggest you keep looking.
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I got this camera for my 13 bday (my dad got it, i'm using his account). This is my first digital camera, and I love photography. I'll list the pros and cons:
PROS:
-fairly easy to use
-takes good videos
-macro pics focus quickly
-thin, easy to carry
-Five different color settings
-many different settings for different places
CONS (UPDATED):
-LENS JAM! Permanent. Do not buy this camera. Once the lens jams like this you cannot fix it.
-eats batteries up quickly (I reccomend recharable, they actually last longer.)
-lens sometimes won't open, but you just tap then and they open.
-could be faster when loading pictures that have been taken with flash
I think its an average camera with its fair share of pros and cons. Its a good bet. If you are skeptical about the cons or bad reviews, think of it this way, each camera/product is going to have its bad sides. I RECCOMEND THIS CAMERA FOR AVERAGE USE.
Hope this helped!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: great, but flawed
Comment: The outdoor pictures i have taken with this camara have been colorful, crisp, and amazing. There are lots of scene modes and the overall usability of the camara is terrific. The main thing that is terrible about this camara is it takes remarkably horrible indoor images. In "auto" mode, everything turns out too dark, because the flash is so strong, so instead of assisting illumination, it kills the picture. An alternative is to use the party/indoor mode, but these turn out blurry if there is any movement, and are too bright, while doing a good job of color reproduction. An in camara feature allows you to brighten normal shots, but then they look unusual. However, because of the ease of use, excellent image quality overall, this is a good camara. I've tested the new L11 in the stores and the bright flash is adjusted, so if you want this camara, i would definately suggest the newer 5mp version. Overall, this is an easy to use camara that takes colorful, crisp pictures.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Do not buy
Comment: I bought this camera about six months ago and have had problems with the lens for the past month. Now, I have the "lens error" message on the screen and the camera does not work at all. The quality of the pictures are ok at best, and there is a long lag time between pictures when using the flash. Overall, I would not recommend this product.
Summary: Cool Coolpix
Comment: Great camera for the price. You can get cameras for more $$$ but you can't beat Nikon quality.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The camera that got me to buy a DSLR
Comment: After a year and a half of this being the primary camera in the family, I finally decided that the only way I was going to get better pictures was to buy a DSLR. As with any point and shoot, this camera suffers from shutter lag, long write times, and an anemic flash. I've spent hours lightening up pictures, but most of those turned out pretty decent after all.
That being said, it has been a pretty dependable camera. In good lighting the pictures are very good. It fits nicely in a shirt pocket or purse, which made it ideal for my wife to take on trips with her (college) students to New York and Europe. The best thing about the camera is the way the grip and shutter are situated. It feels very natural to hold and shoot.
We were using rechargeable AAs for a long time, but lithium batteries seem to last pretty well and things seem to work faster.
Frustrated with the performance of this camera, I pulled out my old film SLR, and all of a sudden remembered how nice it felt to use it.
I bought a Nikon D40 to supplement this camera. I love how fast I can take pictures with it and they look great too. Granted, I can't put it in my pocket, but I got that good old feeling of a more substantial camera. Now even the built in flash on that is a bit weak, but I can buy an external flash for it, which you can't for most point and shoots.
All in all, the L3 is no better, no worse that most mid line cameras of its kind. When it comes time to replace it with another compact, we will definitely do more homework and get something with more oomph.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Please Read If You Might Buy! (don't buy!)
Comment: UPDATE!!! PLEASE READ!! ( would change the star setting if i could to a ONE! but I can't)
I've had this camera as of April of last year and it broke on me! The lens won't open all the way, nor will the close unless you hit them. This is a common problem and I am going to seek tech support and bug them until I get a refund or another one of their cameras!!!!
DO NOT BUY!
DO NOT BUY!
It's a great camera for when it DID work, but if you want one well worth your money, I suggest you keep looking.
_____________________________________________
I got this camera for my 13 bday (my dad got it, i'm using his account). This is my first digital camera, and I love photography. I'll list the pros and cons:
PROS:
-fairly easy to use
-takes good videos
-macro pics focus quickly
-thin, easy to carry
-Five different color settings
-many different settings for different places
CONS (UPDATED):
-LENS JAM! Permanent. Do not buy this camera. Once the lens jams like this you cannot fix it.
-eats batteries up quickly (I reccomend recharable, they actually last longer.)
-lens sometimes won't open, but you just tap then and they open.
-could be faster when loading pictures that have been taken with flash
I think its an average camera with its fair share of pros and cons. Its a good bet. If you are skeptical about the cons or bad reviews, think of it this way, each camera/product is going to have its bad sides. I RECCOMEND THIS CAMERA FOR AVERAGE USE.
Hope this helped!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: great, but flawed
Comment: The outdoor pictures i have taken with this camara have been colorful, crisp, and amazing. There are lots of scene modes and the overall usability of the camara is terrific. The main thing that is terrible about this camara is it takes remarkably horrible indoor images. In "auto" mode, everything turns out too dark, because the flash is so strong, so instead of assisting illumination, it kills the picture. An alternative is to use the party/indoor mode, but these turn out blurry if there is any movement, and are too bright, while doing a good job of color reproduction. An in camara feature allows you to brighten normal shots, but then they look unusual. However, because of the ease of use, excellent image quality overall, this is a good camara. I've tested the new L11 in the stores and the bright flash is adjusted, so if you want this camara, i would definately suggest the newer 5mp version. Overall, this is an easy to use camara that takes colorful, crisp pictures.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Do not buy
Comment: I bought this camera about six months ago and have had problems with the lens for the past month. Now, I have the "lens error" message on the screen and the camera does not work at all. The quality of the pictures are ok at best, and there is a long lag time between pictures when using the flash. Overall, I would not recommend this product.