Performance
Additional sample photos and images of the
products are available in the Equipment Database. Therefore if you need more
information to form your own assessment, just have a look over it.
Sample
photos
Portrait
| 1/30 sec | f/4.3 | 13.9 mm | ISO 200
Landscape
| 1/500 sec | f/6.0 | 4.0 mm | ISO 125
Low
Light | 1/15 sec | f/4.3 | 15.3 mm | ISO 500
Pet
Portrait | 1/250 sec | f/4.3 | 15.3 mm | ISO 125
Zoom
Example 1 | 1/125 sec | f/5.8 | 120.0 mm | ISO 180
Zoom
Example 2 | 1/250 sec | f/5.8 | 120.0 mm | ISO 125
The photos are display excellently with the
exceptional color reproduction. The skin tones of the portrait shot are
magnificent and the familiar red-eye effects when capturing with flash just
disappears. Two of the last pictures are captured when the zoom lens stretches
out maximum, very ideal for wild nature photograph.
Lens
performance
Wide
Angle | 1/400 sec | f/6.0 | 4.0 mm | ISO 125
Some
Optical Zoom | 1/1250 sec | f/4.6 | 20.5 mm | ISO 125
Full
Optical Zoom | 1/500 sec | f/5.8 | 120.0 mm | ISO 125
Macro
| 1/80 sec | f/4.1 | 12.3 mm | ISO 125
The detail density is consistently good at
both ends of the lens, although it is a little blurred at the corners. There is
some small trace of the purple fringing, but generally, it is under good
control. The lens has the minimum focus length of 1cm which promises a good
macro shooting ability.
ISO
noise performance
The
sample photos in different ISO levels
The image is a little distorted at ISO 125
and 200, but they become softer when the ISO level reaches 400. The noise
increases at ISO 800 and many details are lost. At the ISO of 1600, the capture
image is very soft, and when the ISO achieve 3200, the noise causes many losses
of details.
White
balance
Under
the incandescent light
Under
the fluorescent light
Under the incandescent light, the auto
white balance and incandescent preset do very good jobs, capturing almost
indistinguishable photos. Under the fluorescent light, AWB’s performance is
also good, with magenta color when using the fluorescent preset mode.
Panorama mode
You can take a panorama picture with the
angle of 180° or even 360°. These pictures show a great number of details and
are stitched together very sophisticatedly.
Panorama
1 | 1/1250 sec | f/3.2 | 5.1 mm | ISO 125
Panorama
2 | 1/1250 sec | f/3.2 | 5.1 mm | ISO 125
Filters
Sample
photos using different filters
The L820 with its color set and filters
will help you capturing unique and creative photos.
Value
The price of the Nikon Coolpix L820 is
about $302. Other cameras, whose zoom lenses are also 30x, are Canon Powershot
SX500 IS, available $285, Sony Cybershot DSC-HX200V, which is sold at $403 and
Fujifilm FinePix S4800 which costs $225. Sony has just also launched the
Cybershot DSC-HX50, a portable camera with a 30x optical zoom lens, available
for $525.
You will also need to buy a memory card and
a case or a bag in order to keep the camera safe and protected. Have a look
over our instruction about how to protect your camera.
Conclusion
The Nikon Coolpix L820 has many zoom modes
and its image quality is magnificent. If you are a fan of wild life and nature shooting,
you will surely in love with the 22.5 mm wide lens, you also need to zoom in order
to separate your subject from others. This camera is quite heavy, but its
screen’s resolution is optimized and the grips are made of rubber. All of us
enjoy the videos, which is recorded at full 1080p HD, the battery life, 8 fps
continuous shooting mode and various colors to choose.
Advantages
·
Plenty of optical zoom
·
Good quality of images
·
Many colors to choose
·
8 fps continuous shooting
·
Rubber grips
·
Screen with high resolution
·
Good battery life
·
Wide lens
Disadvantages
·
Announcing error when turning on the camera
without removing the lens cp
·
High price
·
Quite heavy
·
No manual control
Evaluation
·
Features: 4/5
·
Handling: 4/5
·
Performance: 4/5
·
Value: 3.5/5
·
Generally evaluation: 4/5
Specifications
|
Lens
·
Max Aperture: f/3 - f/5.8
·
35mm equivalent: 22.5 mm – 675 mm
·
Optical zoom: 30x
Image Sensor
·
CCD pixel: 16.2 MP
·
Pixel (W): 4608
·
Pixel (H): 3456
·
Sensor type: CMOS
·
Sensor Size: 1/2.3 inch
·
Aspect ratio: 4:3 16:9
LCD Monitor
·
LCD monitor: 3in
·
Screen resolution: 921k dot
·
Touchscreen: no
Focusing
·
Min focus: 1cm
·
Focusing model: Autofocus; face detection;
center
Exposure Control
·
Shutter speeds shortest: 1/1500sec
·
Shutter speeds longest: 4sec
·
Exp modes: program, scene modes, A
·
Metering: Centre-weighted – Average
·
ISO sensitivity: 80 – 1600
·
White balance: Auto, Manual, Outdoors/daylight,
cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent, flash
·
Exposure comp: +/-2
Shooting Options
·
Continuous shooting: 1.2 fps
Video
·
Movie mode: yes
·
Video resolution: 1280x720 720p
·
Video FPS: 30fps
·
Stereo sound: yes
·
Optical zoom with video: yes
Other features
·
Image stabilization: yes
Interface
·
HDMI: yes
·
USB: USB 2
·
Wi-Fi: no
Storage
·
Card type: SD; SDHC; SDXC
·
File type: JPG
Power source
·
Battery type: 4x AA
·
CIPA Rating: 300
Box contents
·
Box contents: camera strap, LR6/L40 (AA-size)
alkaline batteries (x4), Lens Cap LC-CP25 (with cord), USB Cable UC-E16,
Audio Video Cable EG-CP16, ViewNX 2 Installer CD, Reference Manual CD.
Dimension and weight
·
Dimension: 111.1 x 76.3 x 83.1 mm
·
Weight: 430g
|
