Nikon Coolpix L120 User Manual - The Nikon Coolpix L120 is a 14.1-megapixel superzoom camera, sporting a 21x optical zoom lens (25-525mm), a unique side control lever for smooth zooming throughout the range, sensor-shift Vibration Reduction, 720p HD movie recording with stereo sound and a 3-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 921,000 dots.
Other highlights include over 20 scene modes, a 1cm macro mode, AA battery power, and a Sport Continuous mode that shoots up to 20 frames at 15fps, albeit at reduced resolution. Available in a choice of wine red and black, the Nikon Coolpix L120 officially retails for £249.99 / €290.00 / $279.95.
Outwardly, the L120 is very similar to last year's L110 model, though they are not quite identical to each other. The Nikon Coolpix L120 retains the fairly big and comfortable hand-grip of its predecessor, which still houses the four AA batteries needed to power the camera, but this time around it benefits from a slightly larger textured rubberised area to aid handling. As with the L110, the set of 4 commonly available R6/AA-size batteries share their home with the memory card, and given that there is nothing to keep them in place when the compartment door is open, you need to be careful when changing cards, otherwise the batteries spill out onto the floor.
The front of the L120 is dominated by the large lens, even when it sits retracted into its housing, although commendably it's no larger than the L110's 15x optic. Upon power-up, the lens extends, provided you have not forgotten to remove the lens cap beforehand. If you have, you will not only need to remove it but also to power the camera off and on again, unless you quickly remove it within a couple of seconds, whereupon the lens extends as normal. The L120's lens is not terribly fast in terms of its maximum aperture, which is f/3.1 at wide angle and f/5.8 at the telephoto end. The focal range, on the other hand, commands respect, starting at 4.5mm (equivalent to 25mm) and going all the way to 94.5mm (equivalent to 525mm).
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