Nikon Coolpix L820 Digital Camera 16 Megapixels 30x Optical Zoom 7.6 cm (2.7 Inch) LCD Monitor Image Stabiliser Dark Purple

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Browse our categories of accessories on the left, lenses, tripods, energy, filters and so much more. All you and your camera need to continue learning and having fun as a photographer all while not overspending. Our recommended Nikon L820 accessories consist of basic items we believe are absolutely necessary for any photographer. s; 1/4000 s (maximum speed during high-speed continuous shooting); 4 s (when scene mode is set to Fireworks show) The COOLPIX L820 replaces the 26x zoom lens of its predecessor with a new 30x zoom that starts at the same super-wide 22.5mm focal length, but now extends to 675mm compared with 585mm on the previous model. The widest focal length on offer in most super-zooms, including the PowerShot SX510 HS, is 24mm so the COOLPIX L820 gives you a little bit of a wider angle of view and for landscapes and small interiors that’s worth having. The high pixel count L28 with a CCD sensor offering an effective pixel count of 20.1-million pixels We really struggled to find any evidence of chromatic aberrations. It is evident, but only a bit. It's mostly seen at the edges of the frame when at the widest setting of the zoom range.

The combined battery and card compartment is accessed via a large hinged door that covers the entire right side of the camera below the hand grip. As before, the COOLPIX L820 takes four AA batteries, a set of Alkaline batteries is included in the box and they’ll provide enough power for 320 shots. But replace them with NiMH batteries and that figure goes up to 540 shots and with more expensive Lithium AA batteries the COOLPIX L820 manages an impressive 870 shots.The L820's autofocus performance is on the slow side when the lens is zoomed in or in low light or indoors. Shooting performance is not quite fast enough for fast-moving kids and pets.

Pink 1. Equipped with a CCD sensor with an effective pixel count of 20.1-million pixels and a 5x optical zoom NIKKOR lensUsing the L820 is straightforward. The controls and menu system are fairly uncomplicated, so it shouldn't be a problem to get started shooting. The menu system is broken into three tabs: Shooting, Movie, and Setup. The layout keeps you from having to do too much hunting through settings, not that there's all that much to adjust. (For example, you can't even turn off the digital zoom.) That's not to say it won't take a little effort to get the most from this camera, but the basics of shooting a photo or movie are easy. Macintosh: Run the F-L820-V11M.dmg file to produce the folders labeled L820Update containing the folder firmware, which contains the file firmware.bin. Smart portrait mode automatically releases the shutter when a smile is detected, there’s also a blink detect feature which shoots two frames and selects the one in which most people have their eyes open, and you can also apply a skin softening filter.

The camera doesn't suffer from giving red-eye arguably because the flash is positioned so high it offsets the light reflecting from the retina; which is what causes red-eye in the first place.Start up time on the Nikon Coolpix L820 is fast. This is a camera that you can use around children when they do funny, candid stuff. From being powered down, the L820 will start up, focus and take a picture in just over two seconds. That's roughly half a second faster than the average speed of a digital compact camera. Now, although half a second is negligible in the grand scheme of things, when it comes to taking a picture of the kids, it's everything. The COOLPIX L830 has optical image stabilisation which Nikon calls Vibration Reduction or VR. This moves the lens elements to compensate for camera movement and reduce the chances of blurred photos due to camera shake at slow shutter speeds. Vibration reduction is activated from the Setup menu and in addition to the On and Off positions there’s a third option called Hybrid. This combines the optical stabilisation with in-camera post processing to digitally remove any blurring that remains. The digital correction is applied only under certain conditions, including when the shutter speed is slower than 1/30 at the wide angle setting or 1/250 at the telephoto focal length and when the sensitivity is 200 ISO or lower.