Recently, Nikon from Japan presented a rich line of simple and powerful cameras designed for the average user without professional skills. This line is called Life. And one of the representatives of this line is the Nikon Coolpix L810 model. What are the features of this camera and was it worth buying?
Model Description
The Nikon Coolpix L810 camera model is distinguished primarily by its compactness - 111 x 76 x 83 centimeters (width x height x depth). At the same time, the weight of this gadget, including batteries and a memory card, is 430 grams.
The body of the camera is covered with textured plastic that is pleasant for the fingers, and thanks to its well-thought-out shape, the gadget fits perfectly in the hand. The control buttons are located in one common group, located immediately after the shutter release button. This arrangement of buttons allows you to reach any of them while shooting with your thumb or forefinger.
A convenient and at the same time unusual solution for the camera was the presence of an additional button that controls the approach and is located on the left side of the gadget. This button makes the Nikon Coolpix L810 stand out in the widest range of focusing distances. Here it is 26, which is 5 more than the previous model. Today the Nikon Coolpix L810 is sold in brown, red, blue and black colors.
Key features and characteristics
In addition to the thoughtful design and general simplicity of the gadget, the Nikon Coolpix L810 camera also has many other features.
For example, the sensor of the Nikon Coolpix L810 camera belongs to the CCD type, and its resolution is 16.1 million pixels. In addition, the Nikon Coolpix L810, unlike many of its counterparts, does not operate on a rechargeable battery, but on standard AA batteries. Both alkaline and lithium types of such batteries are perfect for Nikon Coolpix L810 and will allow it to work for a long time.
This option for powering the device will be convenient, first of all, for those tourists who like to travel around the world and get to places where it is difficult to find an outlet to recharge the charger from the mains.
The camera turns on quickly, so within 3-5 seconds after turning on the Nikon Coolpix L810 will be completely ready for subsequent use. And the processing of each photo takes an average of 2 seconds for the device, which also provides a good level of speed and response.
However, if the user chooses to use wide-angle shooting, subtle signs of distortion may be visible during the frame. They can be removed, but for this you need to zoom in on the picture.
If we talk about the parameters of photographs obtained in the process of shooting with the Nikon Coolpix L810, then they differ in the resolution of 4068 x 3456 pixels. Or, to put it another way, if you print photos in 34 x 29 centimeters format, the quality will not be lost.
Optics
The presence of a large zoom in the camera is a big plus, but this is far from the only plus of the device. In this unit, the equivalent focus in the case of a short distance in this unit is 22.5 millimeters. Due to this indicator, the user can get really beautiful landscapes of images even without the obligatory approximation.
But there is also a minus - due to the fact that the Nikon Coolpix L810 is a budget model, the developers of the manufacturer decided to save some money on the matrix. As a result, the L810 model uses far from the highest-level and high-speed matrix.
Operating modes, overall image quality and light sensitivity
The Nikon Coolpix L810 does not have any serious or noticeable problems with the quality of the images created within the sensitivity range up to ISO800. But the more this indicator increases, the greater the digital noise level will be.
In addition, under some circumstances, the created image can fall so much that the smallest details of the photo will merge into one "blurry" whole.
These minor drawbacks show that the Nikon Coolpix L810 camera is most suitable not for professionals, but for those amateurs who will not interfere with the parameters and settings of the gadget, instead leaving the automation to make the choice for them. After all, only in this case the user can count on the ideal balance between usability and image quality.
All modes available in the camera are automated. At the same time, the gadget has a huge number of different modes and scenes that allow the owner and his imagination to roam properly. According to the Nikon Coolpix L810 manual that comes with the device, the camera, in addition to the standard shooting mode, also has a night mode, portrait mode, panoramic mode and much more.
Non-stop shooting and video recording
In the event that the user starts the continuous shooting mode on his device, he will start shooting at a speed of about 1.3 frames per second. However, this speed will be at the moment of start, since later, due to the fast filling of the camera buffer, this speed will quickly drop to 1 frame in 4 seconds.
The maximum resolution that can be achieved during movie recording is 1280 x 780 pixels with stereo sound. Of course, today few people will be able to impress with this indicator, because most of even simple "soap boxes" from the budget segment are capable of creating videos with FullHD resolution.
During movie recording, the user can adjust and customize the ability to optically zoom in and out. At the same time, automatic focus can work both in continuous mode, and it was fixed before the start of shooting.
It should also be taken into account that the activation of the video shooting mode in the Nikon Coolpix L810 camera is done by pressing the button, which is separately displayed on the body of the gadget.
disadvantages
The main disadvantage of the Nikon Coolpix L810, which was noted by both users and experts, is the small size of the device's matrix. But, as mentioned above, due to the fact that it was decided to create the Nikon Coolpix L810 as a budget model, the developers saved just on the matrix. And because of the small matrix, the camera has a relatively small lens.
Other disadvantages include the following
- The device allows you to save photos in only one format - JPEG.
- Automatic focusing works in the center of the frame, and this is even taking into account the fact that the gadget has a face recognition function.
- The camera also features a non-rotating monitor.
- There is no flash mount connector.
- Also, the camera did not provide a panoramic shooting mode with automatic gluing of all the resulting frames into one.
- The camera also lacks filters, digital effects, orientation sensors (which is why the device needs to be rotated by yourself if you need to view the pictures) and other functions.
Conclusion
If we take into account the fact that the Nikon Coolpix L810 model costs around 10 thousand, it can be noted that there are many other compact and functional models on the market that can please the user with their capabilities.
However, it is the Nikon Coolpix L810 that pleases with an impressive 26x optical zoom. Also, the camera is comfortable during use and fits perfectly in the hand.
