COOLPIX L820 16 MP Digital Camera with 30x Zoom (Red)

1st things 1st. while i was considering to which camera to buy i was trying to find out what is being given to you besides the actual camera. i havent found any post about it so just gonna mention whats in the package -camera -2 cds: a reference manual cd and a software cd to upload on your computer. both are very well designed and easy to use..anyone with nikon really has alot to get out of besides the camera..dont have the time to go thru every detail on the cds, ill be here for another year typing.. -usb cord about foot long or so - these 3 plugin cables to attach to tv or whatever theyre used for..i dont really use it so i dont really know what it can be used for.. -you also get the actual module guide in a booklet as oppose to the cd..whatever works..im sure theres some sort of diff bet the2 just dont have the time to find one.... -nikon neck strap -a cover for the lens the camera is excellent. i saw in the comments that ppl complained that if you zoom in the camera shakes and you lose stability and cant take a proper picture. i can tell you thats not fully true i realized the camera shakes bec its probably too sensitive-its your hands that cant keep it perfectly straight when your zoomed and focused at a particular thing- i zoomed it on my table its totally fine..if you have trouble keeping it straight the solution is put on the flash button- i realized that even if you can keep your hands steady enough to take a clear pic- as long as the flash is on itll come out perfectly fine...the zoom is absolutely amazing.. i took a pic about 15 feet or more away from a yogurt can and i was able to read the ingredients on it!! it has a very sharp zoom for pics and video really fantastic to see!!! the thing that makes this camera diff then others is the sd card slot..for some reason idk why when you insert the sd card it still will run on the camera memory and i still havent figured how you can swap it..what will happen is itll go on camera mode and if or when you run out of space it will move to the sd card..you can also take a pic and copy it to the sd card memory afterwards- just its a little annoying if your concerned the camera will just suddenly break and you'll lose those very few(its only about 45 mega bites on the camera- about 10 pics..) pics on the camera. im not so fussy about it...just buy a good case and and take pics only when the strap is in your hand or around your neck and you'll be fine..ive been taken pictures for a number of years and ive had no problems doing that.. i would give a 4.5 star bec of this small issue with the sd card but being there is no such thing as giving half a star ill give a 5..i feel bad for the bad ratings on this camera for those who dont know how to use one and are complaining about zoom when its not true.. if your looking for problems youll def find no matter how good the item is even if it were $1500. but if your like me that you just want a good camera and you'll deal with things that come on the way (if you want to call it a problem) you'll be totally grateful for buying this product..GUARANTEED wish you all the greatest success!

Where do I begin - to tell the story.... Well a certain generation know the song - but I LOVE this camera!! We were looking for a camera that was easy to use but had a terrific zoom - for stills as well as video - for an upcoming trip. Purchased a great SONY in January but while the pics and video were great it was just too cumbersome and having to change the lens was too much trouble. Wanted to have something "all-in-one" and this camera fits the bill! (The cost was much better also!) I live with an awesome view of the ocean and local areas - I have zoomed in on neighborhoods across the bay, used macro for super close-ups of flowers, took natural shots easily because the shutter is so quick, caught birds in flight, and have the most awesome pictures of the moon - craters and all! We have still not tried all of the settings but are working on it! Our only issue - and this is our problem not the camera is when the camera is in full zoom: 1) If you are not using the highest setting it might be pixelated and 2) it is so sensitive that when you take the shot it "offsets" from center. Of course this could be solved with a tripod but who's carrying one all the time?! The camera is with us all of the time - my mother called it "my mascot" - because you just never know when that super moment will come up!! The only con to this camera is the same as with all digitals - no eyepiece and there IS a glare in the sun. Absolutely Love it and recommend the following accessories: rechargeable batteries, a minimum 32gb, class 10 sdhc card - you will need it :) - and the screen protector. Go for it!! You will not be sorry!

I will update as I test through the features. I wish I could upload sample photos. I was amazed as I stood in my master bath and zoomed across the bathroom, out the door of the adjoining master bedroom, out THAT door and into the upstairs open hallway and THEN through THAT door at the end of the hall to the furthest room on the floor (none of the rooms had any lights turned on, only overcast hazy natural light). I took a photo of the room at the other end of the house and the photo picked up the details of the FIBERS in the decorative floor carpet!!! Blew me away. Without flash!! My last Sony would have choked on such a feat and it cost about 100 more. Overall, quite pleased with the low-light features. Camera pops on and ready to shoot in quite good timing. That was my first concern as that was always a benefit of Sony -- the ability to see a random photo opp, grab the camera, turn it on and shoot immediately. Canon chokes on that, so do a few others. Sony DSC is master there, but this Nikon is quite impressive point-n-shoot ready. And it's low-light is far superior to my Sony. I have two cameras with all the bells and whistles, because I thought *someday* I may finally learn how to use them. But to this day, they remain virtually untouched. I finally got smart and got a camera that really has the very best of ONLY those features I need the most! Also - must say that the product picture does not do this camera justice in terms of color. This photo makes it look like something a teenage girl would have in their locker. In reality, the camera is a stunning deep dark garnet red - very handsome!!! Very serious and posh looking. No more picking up the wrong camera from table at weddings! UPDATE: Here's my 2-year assessment. This thing is my GO-TO for fine HD video recording - I use it regularly to record my daughter's choir concerts and can zoom in on her in the back row (casualty of being tall) and see if she's chewing gum or not. It's the bomb and all my friends are constantly amazed at the high quality recordings. Concerts too -- excellent concert recording device - even loud concerts, no sound distortion. Heck, one of my videos of Foreigner concert was even used by the local Television new station. But sadly - my other need (which I didn't realize was such a need when I bought it) is stage photography, being able to photograph my daughter on stage and in theatre productions. This thing sucks at that!!! HORRIBLE auto-focus, sports focus, action shots -- I've tried EVERYTHING and I can't seem to get the right setting to not produce a blurry photo, without even using zoom. Let's be honest - almost *every* camera on the market does well with action shots/movement shots in bright outdoor lighting -- the real tough sell is if it can handle movement/action (ie., a close-proximity band with irregular lighting, or kids moving around on stage during a play with stage lighting) in indoor or stage lighting. Sadly, this one cannot. And before you get all "buy a more expensive camera" mode on me.... My mom's HTC Phone takes way better/clearer action shots than this - -and she barely even knows how to use it. She just points and shoots and gets great action stops. And she paid way less than this camera. And to all those guys who argued about the "perfect" lens cap. It sucks -- a LOT. It's the worst in fact, and I've owned several cameras. You guys are smoking the drapes or you don't actually *own* or *use* the thing a lot where you're jumping to grab a quick shot. Sure, if I'm thinking about grabbing a photo, I remember to take the lens off - but 50% of the time I'm capturing a photo opp I hadn't been prepared for. If you turn it on with the lens on, it makes this horrible noise - you just know it can't be good for the longevity of the motor. And then you get an error message, then you have to turn it off, then turn it back on to get rid of the error message. By that time, my daughter has exited the stage ;-( But the Zoom is still exception in my view, the still shots are exception. Just don't plan on using this camera if anyone is actually *moving*. For the money - it's a very good camera. For the money, it's a SUPERIOR HD video recording device And as for the batteries -- it's really a preference thing. I was tired of having no camera available because the proprietary batter would no longer hold its charge and the price to replace justified a new camera. For me, I like having rechargeable batteries I can pop in or even store bought ones that are available on every corner gas station.

I purchased the Nikon COOLPIX L820 after looking at several other digital cameras in the same price range. Hands down the Nikon offered more features and value for the dollar and was the driving force behind my decision to purchase the item. I took the camera with me on vacation and the pictures that I took with the Nikon were outstanding! Excellent color and clarity along with a wide range of special effect features made using this camera a treat. I have excellent pictures of all of my vacation spots and special moments along with clear, crisp movies that I will cherish for years to come. The only downside to the camera that I noted was the ability to take still pics in low light of items in motion. There's a function that works very well in the daylight but in low light the camera comes up a bit short. Still photos in low light are extremely sharp and the camera seems to adjust very well to low light conditions. Panorama Mode offers the user the opportunity to capture 180 degree or 360 degree photos - excellent for taking large wide angle shots of your favorite spots. The digital zoom is top notch (to a point then granulation occurs) and the 3D mode seemed to work well. Better 3D quality is offered with more expensive cameras, the Nikon didn't offer the depth of field that is available with high end cameras. Using a high end Micro SD memory card with this unit is a must. Slow memory will impact your ability to quickly write photos and movies taken with the camera. A good SD card with lots of space will cost $20-$50 depending n the size and speed selected. Battery life was great, the camera uses 4 AA batteries - I took over 1500 shots (including video) before having to change the "cheap-O" batteries that came with the camera. I've yet to exhaust my 2nd set of batteries. Overall this is one nice camera for the price. I highly recommend it to anyone that is thinking about purchasing a digital camera that seems to do everything well. Well done to Nikon for producing a great product.

SO we have been dealing with 2 kids in all kinds of sporting events with a Canon EOS Rebel digital...we had an old 35mm Rebel (remember when Agassi had long hair and camera's took rolls of film?!!!) and then we moved to the Digital and then we started buying the lenses. AND more lenses. AND more lenses. It seems our camera bag would get bigger and heavier each year...we finally went to a backpack! oh yeah...since everyone loves video...we'd also carry a camcorder! One shooting pics, one video. ugh. Anyway, the digital zoom in the camcorders was just kicking butt over the SLR with it's lenses you had to pack and then change out all the time....and now they are starting to get nutso over backpacks at sporting events... anyway, we searched the BEST and WELL RATED Digital Zoom camera on Amazon - that came with Prime and free returns if we didn't like it. haha - you couldn't pay us for this camera now! The zoom is just beyond words...really...unless you pay $5000 for a lens for an SLR camera...you aren't getting closer than this little gem. Auto focus is amazing, even at the most magnification! It's just wonderfully simple to operate and our pics come out amazing from the camera shop printer. We used to print our own...but hey, at around 50 cents for a hard copy when we want one...who needs a photo printer at home! Video's - yeah...we don't carry the camcorder anymore either! just an extra memory card! Takes fantastic, HD, full action video that just looks amazing on the ipad or even hooked up to the TV. It fits in my wife's purse easily...and we walk hands free now. If I'm carrying it it fits in a jacket pocket or hangs on my neck just fine.

THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE LENS CAP!!! The camera is wonderful. I own the camera, bought it on Amazon, and have been using it for a while. The "Most Helpful Critical Review" makes no sense at all to me, and I'm afraid it may be scaring people away from buying a fantastic camera for no reason. 1. THE LENS CAP ATTACHES NORMALLY TO THE LENS, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CAMERA. It does NOT attach to the body, as this review says. Just think: would Nikon, a great company, give you a lens cap that does not fit on the lens??? I've owned Nikons before, and this lens cap is .... just a normal lens cap. Really. [If you want a slightly more technical explanation, see my PS at the end.] 2. THERE IS NO 'GRINDING' OR 'GRUNTING.' The camera has a simple safety feature that many other cameras have: If you press the ON button but forget to remove the lens cap first, the camera simply does not extend the lens (which it normally does), and it shows you an error message: "Lens error." Yes, it does first try to extend the lens--but this takes only a second or less, and it does this gently; then the camera, immediately silent again, just gives you the "Lens error" message--a simple reminder to remove the cap. This is a common safety feature on many cameras, and it works just fine here. No 'grunting' or 'grinding', and no battery use worth mentioning. Just a quick, one-second jiggle of the lens (as it senses that the lens cap is still on the camera), and then a reminder. Absolutely normal. Don't let the alarming, supposedly 'most-helpful critical review' scare you. It's sheer nonsense. I bet people rate it 'helpful' because it only 'helped' to scare them off from buying this great camera (which they thus don't have in hand to review). I've been using this Nikon a lot, it's great quality, and a steal at the Amazon price. Another excellent Nikon--easy to use, very high quality. I'm super-glad I bought it. P.S. August 2013. When people say the cap attaches to the camera "body," they mean it attaches to the end of the Lens Housing. Because the lens is a mechanical zoom lens, and not a changeable lens, its lens housing is 'attached' to the 'body.' Put more exactly: the 'body' is a single piece with the lens housing (and there's no camera "body" for separate, changeable lenses). In short: The cap attaches to the end of the LENS HOUSING, and fully encloses the movable part of the zoom lens. Nice feature! Of course, you want to remove the lens cover from the lens housing before you turn ON the camera, since the movable part of the lens then moves out of its housing. Simple.

I've had other cameras in the mid-price range, and I have to admit that this camera outstanded my expectations. It takes crisp and rich-colored pictures with very low light conditions and relatively fast (that is, if you have at least 1/3 of a second for it to adapt to the light pressing softly the button). Pictures are taken relatively quickly and the built-in features (although all automatic) are very precise. Besides a panorama mode that can take 180º or 360º photos very easily (you decide), it has a very interesting mode (the "pet" mode) that lets you take a sequence of photos (about 3 per second in any resolution) and does a pretty good job in focusing the target (of course, it depends on the previous automatic adjustment of about a third of a second and how quick the target moves, or else it will be blurry). It's true about the lens cap... it's a minor issue if you don't have the precaution to take it off previous powering it on. The camera pops out its lens at power up and the cap doesn't just come off... it has a snap-on configuration that blocks the lens, so I don't know if this can damage the motor of the zoom-autofocus feature someday, but I guess that's something you have to get used to do before using the camera. Zooming is very nice (although the 30x isn't completely physical... the last third of the zooming is digital) and macro photos are also cute. The easy video feature (it can record up to 1080p with stereo sound) is also a plus on this camera. No selecting between modes, since they are independent with different buttons. Just take a picture, press the video button to record and pause-stop, and take another picture again. Really cool. Overall, it's an excellent camera for photo enthusiasts like myself without the hassle and price of more professional ones. I strongly reccomend it if you like to take photos of just about anything.

I've had this camera for about a month now. This camera is perfect if you are looking for a good quality camera, but don't want to pay the price of a DSLR. Other people have said that in easy auto mode the camera blurs the picture, the reason for this is mostly likely they weren't steady when they took the pictures. Also, if your target is moving it may blur a bit, but it doesn't happen as often if the camera is steady. I almost always forget to use the motion feature when taking pictures of moving objects. It takes a bit of getting used to, but I recommend getting a beginning photography book that shows the correct positions to take pictures, and it will most likely also show you how to adjust your cameras features in regards to what lighting you are working with, and also what kind of picture you are trying to take. This camera does have the ability to change the ISO similar to the DSLR. It also has a manual raised flash, which is definitely a nice feature.. I didn't see it shown anywhere in the pictures when researching this camera. This camera also has the ability to take 3D pictures though I haven't used this feature yet. I also have not used the video yet. So far this camera hasn't disappointed, so I'm sure it will good as well. It is true what people say about the lens cover in the respect that if it's on and you forget and turn the camera on it's probably not good. I've done it a few times. It's not a reason I wouldn't recommend this camera. Its just something to be aware of. Overall, the quality of the pictures is excellent for this type of camera and when using the zoom it also takes good quality pictures. I've had many compliments from other people after sharing my pictures on how great they are with this camera.

Bon pour débutant. Facile d'utilisation, Auto-focus fonctionne bien. Prend des photos de professionnels de très proche.

In regular use 5 months down the line. Good quality camera that works well.

Great buy, product came in time, with all accessories intact, as I had seen in an Electronic Store. Though Plum colour was not available and I was asked if they can ship Black instead, we are happy with it. SUPERB product,many times better than Canon SX500. Nikon L820 is a HD camera, dont think twice, buy it - great for beginner professionals. I am yet to get 10% Cash Back promised on State Bank of India cards, think should get reflected in the next statement. Also reviews were helpful in buying product online rather than from a shop. So I am returning the favour :) Thanks Amazon :)

I got my Nikon Coolpix L820 at Rs. 11569/- only!!Best Deal!! I have received every accessories with it....Genuine Rechargeable Battery(x4) & Charger, 4 GB SD Card, Camera Pouch, Camera Strap, Lens Cap (with Cord), (AA-size) Alkaline Batteries (x4), Reference Manual CD, USB Cable, Audio Video Cable, ViewNX 2 CD and last but not the least...A mini HDMI cable...!!!!!!!!! packaging was good...but courier facility was very very bad....all air bags were already leaked before i opened the box....thank god the camera and the other accessories was in good shape..... good picture quality....easy to handle....looks too cool...every one will love it...:-)

Ne fonctionne même pas. Quelle arnaque