Nikon Coolpix L100

You have 3 run on sentences; poor form for an implied master.

My "code" writing is just fine thanks. As to the content of your reply, yes thanks. However, I do not often find myself in situations where the LCD brightness is a huge factor. I photograph abandoned structures mostly and of course, I get to do the usual family photos.

However, I am just too freaking lazy by my own addmission and I have a very hard time believing that choosing, Auto Mode, pointing the device and pressing the button is a crime against the humanities. Additionally, I do not believe that the directions you provided would be performed in a few seconds. I just have the audacity to want to take a picture and move on after hiking for 3 hours in an abandoned coal field, getting eaten by bugs and scratched to hell by thorns, I selfishly desire to point and shoot with a quality pic IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE.

THEN I go home, crack a brew, upload the pics I took and find something I like so that I can restart my Phd in Appalachian studies.

Hi,
I just got my new Nikon L100. before I visited thousand's of website to get review. Yea. there is no ISO setting & Viewfinder but its ok. Image stabilization: lens-shift is good choice for L100.
I was still confused that Fuji's S1500 is better or Nikon's L100 ? as far I can see previous models and sample picks of Nikon is the best choice. always something about its Quality.
Sony's DSC H50 is same category but very high $$$ then fuji & Nikon. when you take photo from any Auto Scene Mode you must give few second to camera to adjust and choose correct Scene Mode. its not a super computer process millions in a second.
its handling is very good, looks like DSLR camera. very user friendly.

I've owned my L100 for 3 months and before this L100, I got an Canon IXY 80 with me in 2 years. Before buying Nikon L100, I had surfed hundred reviews and made hundred comparisons between it and other series, other brands. Just can't describe how happy I was when I first touched this camera (My bro in US bought it from BestBuy); however, just can't say how disappointed I got when I began to shoot during the very first weeks. And I have some reasons to explain to you (based on the comparison with my former IXY and Canon SX 100IS).
Note: My mother tounge is not English, so professional photography language is limited in my review.
1. L100 captures objects rather slowly, especially under not-so-good light (I know this happens to other cameras but here, I mean to compare it with an IXY and a SX 100IS). It's easy to understand if you miss some amazing shots. Furthermore, it's very annoying to take photos under the yellow or orange light because such lights always make the photos look like "flash points" though actually it's not like that at all. And most of time you can't capture moving objects without using Continuous Mode.
2. In other reviews, they say that it can capture objects from the distance of 1cm, under the Macro mode; however; I bet you'll burst into happy laughter if you can do that (quickly). I've tried lots of times, under very good light, but so rarely have I succeeded. 5 cm is better (not 1cm like what they say). Again, sadly I have to admit that this camera's capturing speed is not really satisfactory.
3. Normal photo quality. My former IXY produced normal quality photos, so does this L100. I think I'm a calm and careful person and know how to hold the camera steadily in my 2 hands. But the quality of L100's products do not meet my satisfaction, though some of them were really good and fantastic under the very perfect light condition).
I mean it's not really heaven-like like what they say in ads.
4. Certain difficulties in use. I just can't explain why it takes the camera 5s to record a photo using Flash. Honestly I don't find this point convenient. You may miss lots of interesting moments; somebody who wants to have 2 or more photos, they have to stare at you with the camera in 5s, wondering "How long could that be?"
5. Together, the most threatening point ever happened to me. Sometimes the camera just got "ill". It suddendly stopped working and seemed "frozen". Nothing you could do but open the battery and restart it. This has 4 times happened to me (since March,09) and of course, I was so worried and crazy about that. I asked my friends and they say they have never been in such a situation.
6. Take note that the photos on your LCD screen are much and much better than they're actually on the PC. It's easy to understand. With my IXY, the difference was not so big, so I didn't usually get upset. With this L100, my photos may look really PERFECT and COOL on the LCD, but sometimes they're very normal to see on the PC. Because on the LCD screen, photos/videos look rather brighter, more lively and the colors are much nicer. Forget those stuffs on PC screen!

Finally, L100 has its certain weak points (6 as I listed above), I still love it though. It's good enough for an architecture student like me and my own slogan is "Chase for photos/scenes, not the camera series", I treat my L100 like my beloved pet. I love the shutter sounds of L100 while Canon's are not my best choice. I also like the wide angle and Close-Up mode. Actually I use Close-Up mode more often than Macro mode and this wonderful mode make very good photos. I think L100 would make it best if it were easier to use when you want to change between modes. I think Canon's mode wheel is really cool and smart. It doesn't cost much time to set up. Furthermore, I like it when all I have to do is to press OK to turn back to the normal size of the photo after zooming it out/in. With a Canon's, you have to use the zooming wheel, which costs more time.

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(Linh Nguyen, 19, Vietnam).

I really think that the Sony H20 really competes with this camera but it has less zoom (10X) also with the feature of 720p movies and it is as easy to use as the Nikon L100
Are you going to review the Sony H20?