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Nov 2008
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<p>The Coolpix L18 is an unassuming little budget camera that offers little in the way of frills but does its job - taking pictures - remarkably well. Our biggest frustrations during testing (the lack of ISO control and custom white balance) almost certainly won't be a concern to the kind of user looking to spend under $100 on a point and shoot camera. The large, relatively high resolution screen is a real bonus and there are a few neat features hidden away in the clear, simple menus (color options, D-Lighting in playback mode), but this is about as basic as digital cameras from major manufacturers gets. We didn't expect a lot from the L18, so were pleasantly surprised that it's quite nice to use and can be depended on to produce decent results under a wide range of shooting conditions.</p>
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| Announced: | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Price range: | $200 |
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4.03
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Opinion: East of use, value for money.
Problems: ISO can not be adjusted manually.
Opinion: good overall in function and display.
Nice simple layout, menus etc.
One of few point and shoots left that
uses 2AA batteries, a big plus.
Big display.
Problems: -a real disappointment in convenience is that it connects
by USB using the "MTP" (media transfer protocol)
and shows up in the folder structure as an "imaging device" rather than a MSC (mass storage class) device which gets a drive letter assigned. Some third party image editors will not "see" MTP devices, only drive letters. Unlike some other cameras, the L18 does not allow you to select the USB protocol in any menu.
-Normally this problem is easily solved by just popping out the storage card and use a card reader. The L18 has the
card and batteries behind the same flimsy door and the card is a little hard to remove without removing the batteries. On top of this, some runs of this model have a service advisory warning that if you put the batteries in
backward, they can melt the camera!! ( there is a policy
of sending it in to be modified)
Opinion: There's not much I like about this camera. It runs on 2xAA, which I thought would be convenient, but the flash recharge time is very slow. The shutter speed is very slow. Pictures in low light have a lot of noise. There is no control for editing videos like my previous camera. Cannot browse the memory card filesystem when the camera is connected to a computer or add files to it--you can only get the files off using software.
Overall, the controls are fairly simple and not that different from other P&S's I've used. There is very little manual controls, even when not using the "stupid easy" mode.
Another reviewer mentioned difficulty removing the memory card, but I have no problem getting it out while leaving the batteries in.
I would not recommend this camera to anyone, ever.
Opinion: Hi, I had a lot of digital cameras and this camera takes great pictures. I use it for putting pictures on Ebay. I like the pictures that it takes. Clear and makes everything look great! The cost of the camera is great
Problems: On taking the SD memory card out of the camera someone said that you had to take out the batteries to take out the memory card but if you press down on the memory card it just pops out.
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