Okay first of all i love the 26x zoom and second i love the 16.1 mp. I recently went to the zoo and took pictures that were making professional photographers mad because of the clarity and at full zoom. Side by side comparison told me i did the right thing in purchasing this camera. And for those of you that think somethings wrong with the camera just spend some time using all the different scenes and adjustment's this camera has. one more thing i really liked was the ability to just push the video button to record video instead of having to change modes...and it doesn't matter what size sd card you have it will only record 29 min at a time, you can record multiple 29 min video's.... take it as you will.

You have to pop up the flash to use it. No auto pop up. For a good
picture, press half way down on the shutter button. Then the camera
will focus and lock in. Otherwise it will autofocus until you have a
good picture. There is a slight delay. Or put it in 'Continuous' for
the best shot. As with any camera, there is a learning curve. For
the price, it delivers on the goods. Be patient.

I took one star off because it will only record 29 minutes of 720 video,
with a 16GB SD card. Even in VGA, it is still 29 minutes and it should
be over 3 hours! At 720 it should be 45 minutes. And in playback
mode, there is no pause or back or forward.

This camera needs a firmware update! I like the functionality of
it. AA and all. The auto focus takes some getting use to. If it
is out of focus, then use the flash or select the right Scene and
on macro, keep the color in the green. Don't forget to press
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I have owned three of the Nikon L model camera's, the L100, L110, and L120. I love this model because it takes regular AA batteries and is very easy to hold and take photos with one hand. I'm a real estate appraiser and use these camera's on the job. The L100 was pretty good, the L110 was not worth the upgrade and the L120 is pretty near perfect for my needs. They all focused relatively quickly and rarely were out of focus. I wanted just a tad more speed taking a picture when I pressed the shutter release button (focus lock) and a tad wider angle, so I bought the new L810. What a waste of money. My camera may be defective because so many things are wrong with it. I noticed right away that it won't take 1024x768 (1M) photos. This is the size I prefer to take pictures of houses for my appraisal reports due to their small size. Secondly, I immediately noticed that it didn't always take a photo after pressing the shutter release mechanisms. It wasn't getting focus lock or... Read more