
Great low end camera feature rich, decent lens

The Cannon Coolpix L12 is reasonable priced, impressive good quality, and has amazing ease of use. It is very feature rich with features such as face-detecting autofocus and optical image stabilization. If you take the time to read the manual the L12 offers a lot. It takes good videos as well.
The L12 features a slightly below average quality f2.8-f4.7/5.7mm-17.1mm (35mm – 105mm equivalent) all glass 3X optical Zoom-Nikkor lens. When the camera is turned on the lens automatically telescopes out of the camera body. When the camera is powered down the lens fully retracts into the camera body and a built in lens cover slides into place to protect the front element. The zoom can be a little noisy.
The L12’s LCD screen is fairly sharp, relatively bright, hue accurate, and fluid. The LCD screen gains up (brightens) automatically in dim/low light (LCD brightness can also be adjusted via the set-up menu). The L12’s LCD info/status display provides all information the L12's target audience is likely to need. The L12’s LCD screen fades radically in bright outdoor lighting, but it is usable.
If you but this L12 use Lithium batteries or rechargeable alkaline, you will go through batteries quickly but that is true of most digital cameras. It uses 2 AA batteries.
Great starter camera, or for someone that wants to take hassle free pictures.
Review ID: 10000000010235840

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