Nikon Coolpix L22 Review

The Nikon COOLPIX L22 is a spending budget small having a 12 Megapixel CCD sensor, 3in display screen and 3.6x optical zoom lens. Changing the greatly well-liked COOLPIX L20, it is among five COOLPIX compacts launched at the same time in Feb 2010 which range from budget versions to the new P100 HD-capable super-zoom.

Nikon Coolpix L22

In the cost range Nikon also released the COOLPIX L21 which, though discussing some particulars with the L22, is not near sufficient to be regarded as a different edition of the exact same model. The L21 comes with an 8 Megapixel sensor and 2. 5 inches display screen, and while the zoom range may be the same 3.6x, it begins and finishes at somewhat longer focal measures. It is also a little scaled-down than Nikon Coolpix L22 with somewhat various body designs.

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The L22 is powered by a set of AA battery packs and 2 alkaline cells are contained in the box. Changing these with NiMH or lithium batteries considerably boosts the number of pictures you are able to take prior to the power runs out.

Inside our review of the Nikon Coolpix L22 we will check out the quality and functions you may expect from a 2010 budget point-and-shoot digital camera, together with evaluating it towards one of its greatest competition, Canon’s PowerShot A490 / A495, and the next step-up the step ladder with the PowerShot A3000 IS / A3100 IS.

The new Nikon Coolpix L22 is a little bit smaller compared to L20 it replaces and the bold angular styling has been superseded by a much softer, gently bent front panel that widens about the right side to supply an all natural hand grip.

Digital cameras that use AA batteries are usually likely to be on the hefty side with a functional weight of 183 gr, the L22 is a little weightier than the other AA-powered compact we in comparison it towards, the Canon PowerShot A490 / A495. The same, it is extremely pocket able and the heft increases the feeling of quality engendered by the properly engineered close-fitting body elements. Whenever you shake it, absolutely nothing rattles.

The whole back of the photographic camera is completed in black plastic material which does not match the great looks of the front – certainly it is as though the L22 suddenly remembers it is a budget digital camera and must begin looking like one. The 3in display is somewhat recessed and it has a matt complete, both which help with keeping it the beginning and smear-free.

The Nikon Coolpix L22 keeps the 6.7-24mm (37-134mm equivalent) zoom lens of its predecessor. The 3.6x optical zoom lens has a highest aperture of f3.1 at the broad focal length, decreasing to f6. 7 at the telephoto end.

The COOLPIX L22′s 1/2. 3in CCD sensor information images with a maximum quality of 4000×3000 pixels. Only at that size, 2 compression choices can be found with quoted data compression ratios of 1: 4 and 1: 8, quite simply the greater quality mode is applicable half the compression of the other just one.

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The highest quality mode creates files of about 5MB in size. The ISO range of the sensor is 80 to 1600 ISO and the shutter velocity range is 1 – 1/2000 with a four second item in the Fireworks Show picture mode. The Nikon Coolpix L22 offers 19MB of built-in memory space.