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Nikon COOLPIX L1 Digital Camera Nikon Corporation today released the Nikon COOLPIX L1 Digital Camera. It features 5x optical zooming performance and the ability to improve images in-camera, it is a lightweight compact digital camera. It has a host of other advanced in-camera features for crisp, clear photos with the press of a button.

  • AA-size battery compatibility.
  • Features for simple shooting. Features that improve images in-camera.
  • Higher performance from a smaller CCD 5x zoom capability in a compact body
  • Six-Megapixels
  • 5x optical zoom performance
  • Incredibly bright 2.5-inch LCD

  • With a choice of 15 Scene Modes, the Nikin Coolpix L1 gives users the ability to achieve crisp, clear images in a variety of situations such as Beach/Snow, Fireworks, Museum, Party/Indoor and more. Four of the Scene Modes offer Scene Assist to help compose shots for optimal results. To capture moving memories, Movie Mode will record at up to 30 fps with sound.

    For creative freedom to compose shots, the 5x optical, 38-190mm Zoom Nikkor lens (35mm equivalent) lets users zoom in for tight portraits or zoom out to capture wide-open scenery. A newly designed 1/2.5-inch CCD delivers high 6-megapixel performance within smaller dimensions -- contributing to the highly portable and compact dimensions of the camera.

    The Nikon Coolpix L1 features a curved grip for comfortable, stable shooting and is highly portable -- measuring just 3.5 x 2.4 x 1.9 inches and weighing just over six ounces* -- making it the ideal travel companion for consumers on the go. The Nikin Coolpix L1 also includes a large, bright 2.5-inch LCD for easy viewing in a variety of lighting conditions.

    Additionally, the Nikin Coolpix L1 includes handy features such as Best Shot Selector (BSS), 4x digital zoom, Single and Continuous AF, Choice of White Balance and Noise reduction to ensure better color reproduction in darker lighting conditions. Consumers can record images to an SD Card or onto the 10 MB of internal memory. For added convenience, the Nikin Coolpix L1 uses two AA-size batteries and comes included with PictureProject Software.

    True to the entire Coolpix line for 2005, the Nikin Coolpix L1 gives users the power to improve and fix recorded images in-camera with ease using Nikon's exclusive suite of technology. To compensate for insufficient flash or excessive backlighting with the touch of a button, the D-Lighting function will add detail and brighten the image where necessary. The Face-Priority AF function is able to automatically detect the location of a human face within the frame, providing sharp focus on it to produce sharp, clear portraits wherever the subject is positioned in the frame. The In-Camera Red-Eye Fix(TM) technology automatically detects and corrects red eyes in an image while Blur Warning will alert the user that a shot has been compromised allowing for it to be retaken before leaving the scene.

    The newly-designed GUI (Graphic User Interface) enables users to select functions either by name or icon. And, the Help button can be pressed to display simple explanations for functions in the main menu.

    Bill Giordano Says:
    "The Nikin Coolpix L1 is an ideal camera for the first-time through step up user. Not only does this camera take fantastic pictures, but it actually helps users compose shots, fix red-eye, compensate for undesirable lighting conditions, and much more."

    Nikon COOLPIX L1 Features:

    Higher performance from a smaller CCD
    Specially designed to realize smaller dimensions that assist in facilitating the compact size of the COOLPIX L1, the 1/2.5-inch CCD offers the added advantage of even higher performance. Packing an impressive 6.2 effective megapixels, it enables the shooting of sharp, clear images that retain their quality even when significantly enlarged.

    AA-size battery compatibility
    Compatible with AA-size batteries, which are widely available around the world in lithium, rechargeable and other forms, the COOLPIX L1 makes it easy to keep on shooting virtually wherever you travel.

    5x zoom capability in a compact body
    Despite its compact dimensions, the COOLPIX L1 features a powerful 38-190mm Zoom-Nikkor lens (35mm equivalent) that gives you the freedom of 5x zoom. Delivering greater compositional freedom than the average compact digital camera, it allows you to zoom in for closely composed portraits or zoom way out for expansive landscapes, for example. Nikon COOLPIX L1 Other Features

  • Highly portable dimensions of 89.5 x 60.5 x 47mm (3.5 x 2.4 x 1.9 in.) (W x H x D)
  • Light weight of approximately 180g (6.3 oz) (without battery and memory card)
  • BSS (Best Shot Selector) identifies and saves the best exposure automatically from ten sequential shots
  • Time zone function enables local time to be set regardless of where you are in the world
  • 4 x digital zoom takes you even closer
  • Single AF and Continuous AF selectable in Movie Mode
  • Choice of White Balance: Auto with TTL control, 5-mode manual (Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy and Flash) and Preset
  • Playback options: Single, 4- and 9-segment thumbnail, Slideshow
  • Built-in flash: features settings for Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix), Off, Fill Flash and Slow sync.
  • Noise reduction ensures better color reproduction during Dusk/Dawn and Night landscape modes

    Nikon COOLPIX L1 Specification:

    Type Compact digital camera
    Effective pixels 6.2 million
    CCD 1/2.5-inch type (6.37 million total pixels)
    Image modes High (2816*), Normal (2816), Normal (2048), PC (1024), TV (640)
    Lens 5x Zoom-Nikkor; 6.3-31.4mm (35mm [135] format equivalent to 38-190mm); f/2.9-5.0; 9 elements in 7 groups; Digital zoom: up to 4x
    Focus range 50cm (1 ft. 8 in.) to infinity (∞), 4cm (1.6 in.) to infinity (∞) in Macro Mode
    LCD monitor 2.5-inch type, 115,000-dot TFT LCD monitor with brightness adjustment
    Storage Media Internal memory: approx. 10MB, SD memory card
    Shooting Modes Auto, Scene Assist (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait), Scene (Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Color Options, Blur Warning, Date Imprint, Self-timer (10 sec.)
    Movie With sound: TV movie (640) at 15fps, Small size (320) at 30fps, Smaller size (160) at 30fps
    Capture modes 1) Single, 2) Continuous (approx. 0.7fps), 3) Multi-shot 16 (16 frames 1/16 in size)
    Number of frames
    (w/ Internal memory)
    High (2816*) approx. 3, Normal (2816) approx. 6
    Built-in flash Range: 0.5-3.5m/ 1 ft. 8 in. – 11ft. 6 in. (W), 0.5-2m/ 1 ft. 8 in. – 6 ft. 7 in. (T); Flash modes: Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix), Off, Fill flash and Slow sync.
    Interface USB
    Supported languages German/ English/ Spanish/ French/ Italian/ Dutch/ Swedish/ Japanese/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese/ Korean/ Russian selectable in menu display
    Power requirements Two AA-size batteries (Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery EN-MH1-B2 with Battery Charger MH-71, LR6 alkaline batteries, ZR6 oxy-nickel batteries and FR6/L91 lithium batteries), AC Adapter EH-62B
    Battery life (approx.) Approx. 100 shots with alkaline, 400 shots with lithium, or 230 shots with EN-MH1-B2 Batteries (based on CIPA standard*)
    Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 89.5 x 60.5 x 47mm (3.5 x 2.4 x 1.9 in.)
    Weight Approx. 180g (6.3 oz.) (without battery and memory card)
    Supplied accessories** Strap, USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery EN-MH1-B2, Battery Charger MH-71, PictureProject CD-ROM
    Optional Accessories AC Adapter EH-62B
    Nikon COOLPIX L1 Digital Camera