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Nikon Coolpix L840 review

Nikon Coolpix L840

CHOICE Expert Rating

59%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Enough space for your thumb on the back
  •  Good sized grip which rests solidly in your hands
  •  Snap back zoom button (the button temporarily widen the angle of view so that you can frame the subject more easily)
  •  Swivel display
  •  Very long zoom (38x)
  •  Well placed and sized button
  •  Well-structured menu
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Poor image stabilisation performance in bright light
  •  Poor image stabilisation performance in low light
  •  Rocker switch for zooming is poorly designed
  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
59%
Picture quality score – auto mode
67%
Picture quality score – manual mode
47%
Ease of use score
50%
Movie quality score
53%
Monitor/viewfinder score
69%
Flash score
64%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
23 – 855
Lens factor
38
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
3 – 6.5
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/4000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
1 – 4 sec in fireworks mode
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
Not applicable
Effective resolution (MP)
15.9
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
114 x 79 x 96
Weight (g)
597
Tripod socket
Plastic (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
2
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.27
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.43
ISO rating
125 – 6400
Exposure correction (lower)
-2
Exposure correction (higher)
2
Continuous shooting mode
9.1
Frame limit in continuous mode
7
Number of selectable exposure programs
21
Closest focus wide (m)
0.3
Closest focus tele (m)
3.5
Closest focus macro (m)
0.01
Focus points (auto mode)
9
Monitor size (mm)
60 x 45
Monitor ratio
4:3
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
175 x none
Viewfinder type
Not applicable
Viewfinder diopter
Not stated
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MOV (codec H.264/MPEG-4 AVC)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
30
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
1
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC
Internal memory (MB)
20
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
590
Image editing software
ViewNX2
RAW converter software
Not applicable
Video editing software
ViewNX2

Cost

Price
$329.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Optical
Electronic image stabilisation
1
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Not applicable
Lens hood supplied
Not applicable
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, lenscap, string for lenscap

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