Nikon Coolpix L330 Digital Camera (Black)

I bought this camera almost a year ago, and so far, have not done much with it other than some test shots. Prior to buying, one reviewer said she could get 960 shots before changing batteries, and while some people don't like the fact that it uses AA batteries, that was actually a factor that caused me to get this camera. Who wants a specific re-chargeable battery pack that might be discontinued at some point? Not me. Just change out 4 AA batteries and toss the old ones in nearest trash can. I have not noticed any delay in auto-focus. I still have original batteries in camera, as I have not used it much, the internal clock keeps pretty good time. It came with a usb cord to attach to computer, which is still in the box, but I removed the memory card, put into my little Kodak, and attached to computer, no problems up-loading photos, which were sharp enough to cut your eyes! I took some shots in small room at night with only a small lamp on, without flash, and then repeated the shot with flash, and there was very little to no difference, both were sharp. I was amazed at the lighting and sharpness with no flash, indoors at night. I have taken some very sharp outdoor shots from patio, with no flash in bright daylight, which came out fantastic. Prior to this camera, I had 2 little Kodaks, which still work great, one of which is a 7.1 megapixel, which I have had shots made into 24 x 36 posters, and came out beautifully. Some of the reviewers on here probably got defective duds, hence the reviews they left, but I definitely think this is worth the money. If you think the camera strap will break, keep a tighter grip on the camera! Several reviewers mentioned blurry shots with zoom, but another reviewer was dead-on when he said you have to use a tripod or brace against tree or rail. A free hand using zoom will give you a blurry shot with most any camera! I have not noticed that the batteries drain quickly, my 2 Kodaks that only use 2 AA batteries each have decent battery life with average Duracell or Energizer. I have not used my camera on a moving subject, so I will defer to reviewers who say this model is not the best for action or sports, but for any type of stills, indoor, outdoor, various lighting conditions, you can't go wrong with this one. Right after my first review, I played around with the zoom outdoors, and I did indeed see what other reviewers meant about the auto focus taking a few seconds. However, you need a tripod or other way to steady the camera for zoom, otherwise your shots will blur every time. 5 seconds to wait for auto focus is not going to kill me. This is probably not best camera for sports or fast action, but if you don't need it for that, then this one is great.

Amazing, like a kodak pixpro

I bought this camera for the very good zoom lens builtin. Have used other cameras and been disappointed by their zoom capability. This one, when zoomed all the way out (default setting when turned on) is a lot wider angle than most, so is great indoors when wanting to include as many people in a photo as possible. It's also great for wide-angle photos of subjects in nature. Recently took it to the Grand Canyon and the photos from that trip are spectacular. Zooming in brings a subject a LOT closer and makes many photos which would look stupid in other cameras look wonderful with the L330. When zooming all the way in, the camera needs to be steadied against a solid object like a tree, a car, a post, etc. If you try to free-hand when zoomed in all the way, you will be disappointed because you will jitter the camera and blur the picture. When attempting to zoom in or out just a little bit, I find it difficult because the electronic control tends to overdo it. A knob to twist would be better than a lever to hold, but that's probably a feature for a more expensive camera. My one true gripe with this camera is the slowness of its auto-focus. It is nearly impossible to capture an action photo because, no matter when you press the shutter release, the camera will wait until you've missed the action then it will snap the picture. Often it simply gives up and takes an out-of-focus picture which is even more disappointing. Yes, I know I can get it to focus ahead of time my pressing the shutter release down half-way and holding it there then snap the picture at the proper time by pressing it down the rest of the way. I do that all the time. But often there are shots you just can't prepare for. If I could lock the focus at infinite and disable auto-focus, then I wouldn't miss any of those kinds of shots. Again, probably a feature for a more expensive camera. This camera also does quite well in low light situations. I've done direct comparisons of this camera with other brands and been impressed. Once again, you've got to be prepared to brace the camera against something solid because in low light the shutter stays open a loooooong time. You'll blur the picture if the camera isn't suitably braced. So overall I am quite impressed with the camera. I give it 4 stars.

Picture quality Amazing! With the Optical Zoom makes the photos very fresh and clean.

Easy to use.

This seems to be a very decent camera though it did seem like it had been rewrapped or repackaged in a fairly unsealed box. It apparently is okay, however, and has no blemishes or defects. I own a lot of digital cameras and my wife nearly killed me dead for buying another one. I have everything from el cheapos to tiny ones, to two Canon SLRs. Before I retired I was a photographer for thirty years plus with film cameras, mostly Minoltas and Ricoh. The main thing about any camera is the lens size and quality. There is a mathematical formula called Dawe's limit which involves lens size and resolution. Resolution is nlt magnification. Resolution is the ability to separate two close points. The higher the resolution, the closer the points can be and still be separated. This is why astronomical telescopes have to be so huge. The magnification of these telescopes, if they aqre located on the earth's surface, is limited to something below 1000x in linear magnification (not area). Assuming that the lenses are of similar quality, you are never, never, never going to get as good a picture with you tablet as with a camera with even a reasonably sized lengs. To give an example of resolution before moving on: you have pocket size binoculars thaqt give you ten times linear magnification and they are convenient and fine. If you take a ten power binocular with a fifty millimeter lens, however, you will immediately see the difference in image sharpness and crispness and ability to see detail. I have a nine power binocular with sixty three millimeter lenses which I took to aq bay along with a ten power fifty millimeter pair. Despite being a power less than the ten power, the sixty three millimeter lenses of the bigger binocular allow me to see individual lumps of coal on a coal barge moored four miles away. The smaller, ten power pair, did not show individual lumps and a pocket ten power pair would have revealed far less at that distance. This is resolution. This camera has a fairly decent lens if you want good photos. It has over 20 mp which is more than enough if the sensor is of decent size. To understand this, you have to understand that the CCD, the sensor that takes the place of film, has a certain size. A twenty megapixel lens might not be all that great if the actually sensor is only the size of your little fingernail. It is like film size in film cameras. You may have the same resolution film in both cameras but you will get a heck of a lot better large print from a thirty five millimeter camera than from a little spy camera or 8mm film. Size does matter both with film and sensor size and with lens diameter. They should really standardize cameras to the thirty five millimeter frame size and give you some number based on both sensor size and megapixels but they don't. Given your choice--bigger is far better. This thing takes for triple A batteries by the way and they come included though one of mine had popped out of the packing. I would recommend this camera and it will probably serve you better than a tiny point and shoot model. It is not very large or bulky at all so don't expect to get something like a full size or even a compact SLR> Happy shooting.

Love it!! works so well :)

Ok so first the actual camera I bought n received, there is extreme scratches on the screen(I can still see what I am aiming at but it is not pretty. There is also a rather large spot on the lens that for the life of me I can not get off so it is either a deep mark or is internal and I can not tell if that effects my pictures due to the fact that the spot where you plug the camera into computer dose not work!!!! I am waiting for an SD card reader to arrive so I can look at the pictures I have take and see exactly how well or not so well this actual camera works(I do not have an SD slot on my computer and the camera plug don’t work so I have to wait a week until I can see my pictures) so far very disappointed in my purchase. Yes I know you get what you pay for and it did say as is, but for the money I spent I could have bought a smaller, faster responding camera without the used flaws and non working transfer plug, with that not working not only did I spend extra money on a cord that is never going to be used but also had to but an SD card reader and have tow wait a week just to see my pictures (which by the way is my sons first n only prom so they better come out and not have spots on them like the lens!!!!) but also I can not connect to my laptop when doing a shoot and use the laptop to see the pictures as I take them! Now for the model of this camera, it is very slow!! Taking the shot then the wait for it to process. It is super sensitive to the smallest little shake! Yes I am new to this model camera and am still learning the settings but I am no amateur and this simple setting camera is not complicated it is just a poor model camera with many flaws. Today I will pull out my tripod and see how it does with that. The short of it is, if you want a fast response camera or you shake even just a little do not pick this model!

Great camera, easy to use functions and clear images. When delivered and opened, I found the AA batteries inside were corroded but the seller wouldn't have known this as the box was sealed. Easy enough to source more so no biggy.

Buena relación calidad precio. Puedo fotografiar mis cuadros con buena calidad para hacer reproducciones. El zoom de 20 aumentos es suficiente para mejorar la fotografía de paisajes, cámaras con zoom mayor suelen ser muy pesadas y se precisa fotografiar con trípode. Quería una cámara ligera con zoom que permitiera acercar lo suficiente las escenas y eliminar la perspectiva al fotografiar cuadros. Esta cámara me lo ha solucionado. También prefiero que la alimentación sea con pilas convencionales y no con cargador, esto simplifica la electrónica de la cámara, lo que lleva a menos probabilidades de averías.

Leggera compatta facile da usare, mantiene tutte le promesse. Rapporto qualità prezzo eccezionale... tempi consegna non rispettati , ma è un eccezione

It's good condition

Appareil photo de bonne qualité et bien fini. Testé dans différentes conditions (chaleur excessive/grand froid) il fonctionne parfaitement. Toutes les fonctions essentielles y sont et la qualité de vos photos seront exceptionnelles, surtout avec l'aide de son grand angle ! A ce prix là, ça vaut le coup !