Nikon Coolpix L12

price, portability, usability, durability, screen

performance, image quality

7% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, price, battery, design, screen

image quality, performance, lens, durability, viewfinder

83% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Bildschirm, Leistung

57% der Kundenmeinungen auf Amazon.de bewerten dieses Produkt positiv.

100% des avis sur Amazon.fr donnent une note favorable à ce produit.

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Image stabilisation, low ISO image quality, face detection AF

No manual controls, no control over ISO settings, very slow flash recycle, sluggish performance overall, no optical viewfinder, Low resolution LCD suffers flaring in bright conditions.

Okay, so this is not an expensive digital camera and while it is bland in terms of styling, it still boasts a couple of standout features particularly at this £150 (all but a penny) price point.

Face-detecting autofocus ; Optical image stabilisation

No user control over ISO sensitivity ; Painfully slow flash recycle time

Even though it includes features we were surprised to see on a budget camera, the Nikon Coolpix L12 simply has too many problems for us to recommend it. While face detection and optical image stabilisation are both very nice, they can't make up for the...

Face-detecting autofocus, optical image stabilization good to see on a budget camera.

No user control over ISO sensitivity; painfully slow flash recycle time.

This budget camera includes a few surprising features, but its flaws outweigh its benefits.

High resolution sensor ; True optical image stabilization in the lens (surprising at this price!) ; ISO sensitivity to ISO 1600 ; Large LCD with good resolution ; Face-Priority Auto Focus joins D-Lighting, Red-Eye Fix, and BSS enhancements ; Good Macro...

Poor digital zoom performance ; Higher than average barrel distortion at wide angle ; Slow flash recharge ; Average USB download speed ; No manual control of ISO sensitivity, ISO can get run up pretty high (increasing noise levels) in dim lighting ; No...

The Nikon Coolpix L12 features a seven megapixel CCD linked to a Nikkor-branded 3x optical zoom lens. The L12's lens is just a little wider than most, at 35 to 105mm equivalent. The Coolpix L12 couples this with the company's lens-shift VR (Vibration...

A decent entrylevel camera that's easy to use, producing colourful snapshots minus any bells and whistles

Good photo quality in adequate lighting (but see issues below) ; Optical image stabilization for very little money ; Large 2.5" LCD ; Powerful flash ; redeye is well-controlled ; In-camera help system ; Handy D-Lighting and Best Shot Selector features...

Photos are on the soft side ; some corner blurriness and vignetting ; Since ISO is automatic, photos can be noisier than desired ; No manual controls (save for white balance) ; Audio/video sync problem in movie mode ; Poor low light focusing (despite...

The Nikon Coolpix L12 is one of a very select group of entry-level cameras to offer image stabilization for under $200. Its closest competitor is probably the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS75 which, up until recently, I didn't even think they sold in the U.S....