i bought this camera at nearly half price in a sale, so i wasnt expecting much. I thought if it was good it would be full price. I was wrong! This is a great camera, excellent picture quality, it has functions to switch to in different settings to get the picture just right for the location your taking it or the item your photographing. Its small and lightweight and also look really good. Since buying it i have captured all those important moments and have been surprised at how well the photos turn out. Overall, a great camera, i would definatley recomment it.
The Nikon L10 is a simple point-and-shoot snapshot camera with limited features but the build quality and design are up to the high Nikon standard. The case is plastic, but the rounded shape and compact size give it a high degree of strength and solidity. It is finished in a pleasant semi-gloss silver which resists scratches and finger marks very well.
The f/2.8-5.2 3x zoom lens retracts flush with the body and despite using two AA batteries for power it is quite slim, measuring 89.5x60.5x26 mm. It weighs 115g without batteries, adding 2 standard alkaline cells to that, the weight goes up to about 165g, which is a bit for a small camera, but it will slip into a shirt pocket quite comfortably. Using lighter Lithium AA batteries will give better duration and take about 25g off the total weight.
In terms of general performance the L10 behaves well. It starts up in just over two seconds and shuts down again in the same amount of time.
In continuous mode it is vey quick for a budget camera. It can rattle off shots at a rate of one every 0.7 seconds and appears to be able to keep this up until the memory card is full. It doesn’t pause to re-focus between shots, so make sure your subject isn’t moving much.
For a budget camera the L10 has superb build quality, nice design, good performance and excellent battery life. It’s weaknesses are the low-light focusing and not so perfect picture quality.
For a budget camera, it gives you an excellent price/quality relation.