Nikon Coolpix L14 7.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver) | List Price: $129.95 Discount Price: $114.99

| Brand: Nikon Binding: Electronics Release Date: 2007-10-09
Features: - Supplied accessories - Two 1.5v LR6 AA-size Energizer e² Lithium batteries, UC-E6 USB cable, EG-CP14 Audio Video Cable, AN-CP14 Strap, Software Suite CD-ROM.
- 7.1 effective Megapixels for high-precision image quality up to 3072 x 2304 pixel resolution (standard) and 3072 x 1728 (16 - 9 widescreen)
- Optical 3x Zoom-NIKKOR lens (35mm equivalent 6.3-18.9mm) / Digital 4x
- Internal memory approx. 23MB - SD/SDHC memory card compatible, 1 GB memory card recommended
Very dissapointed with Nikon [Posted on 2008-07-11] I bought the L14, my wife was fairly happy with the cameras abilities. The picture quality is good and the ease of use is also good, time delay is a bit long so don't plan on any action shots, but when it comes to durability thats where Nikon falls way short. Wife dropped the camera for the first time. Not a hard drop. There were no scratches or any scuff marks, well no sooner did I think that when the battery door came flying open. It would not shut after that. There was no visible damage to the door or any other part of the camera. long story short, Nikon gave me a repair order for $99 on a camera that only cost $149 total! I am very dissapointed with our purchase and will never buy a Nikon product again. Now that I have read some consumer reports, I found that Nikon did not fair very well among it's peers. I only wish I had read that report before i bought. Oh well, live and learn.
Would NOT buy this again, Poor Nikon service [Posted on 2008-07-25] Purchased the camera in December for my daughter. Camera worked for 4 months and then began the "LENS ERROR" and camera was bricked. There are several other posts with this problem.
Sent the camera for service. Nikon has had it for 2 months. I still don't have the camera, and no one will tell me when it will be fixed. It is on "parts hold". I have requested a product replacement. No answer....and no camera.
If Nikon wants to lose customers over a $129 camera then so be it. Previous Canon S40 lasted 5 yrs+ before it died. Also have the Canon Xti which is a great camera. Can't report on Canon service, because we haven't needed it. Staying with Canon.
Talk about "durable" [Posted on 2008-07-26] After only 8 months of owning this camera (but after many thousands of pictures), we left this camera on the roof of our car as we drove onto a highway. After the camera inevitably fell off the roof, we stopped and got out to look for the pieces...
As we walked along the road's edge, at least 30 cars passed by the spot where it had fallen (including >5 semi's). Not only did the camera remain perfectly intact in the middle of the highway, it was completely functional in every way still.
Call it luck if you want. I think the camera was also just well made enough to survive a 70mph fall onto a highway!
Warranty of no use [Posted on 2008-08-20] Bought this for my grandson at Christmas 2007. It was used 3 times then we got an error message of "lens err msg". Contacted Nikon and they indicated that it was still under warranty, sent it in.
Today I got an invoice for the repairs of $99.50. They claimed that it was dropped and the lens was dented. Pardon me how do you dent a lens? Called Nikon and they did not change their minds. Needless to say I refused to pay for the repairs which were $.50 higher then cost of camera. Checked with my son and their rules were that the grandson did not get the camera unless they were around and that it had not been dropped.
The camera's problem was that the lens cover would not open, so no pictures.
I also have a Nikon that I bought several years ago that also quit working but after above camera. Nikon indicated that the cost of repairs was 500-600 dollars.
Conclusion is that Nikon has bad products and a miserable repair service. Do not buy unless you like flushing your money down the toilet.
BEST point and shoot camera you can buy [Posted on 2008-10-02] This cammera takes AMAZINGLY clear photos, I have a L14, L16 and L18 i just recently bought as a gift for a close friend. These cameras are incredible on various levels.
FIrst off, the picture quality is razor sharp, can see fine hairs on someones face when focused.
The video quality and sound is also incredible, its like having a mini DV camcorder ...or at least very close to it. The video is silky smooth at 30fps (feels like 60) nothing choppy about it at all. Not very grainy either pretty sharp video and the sound is crisp and vibrant.
I usually use this to document videos of me singing and what not, my voice comes through clear as a bell with no sound distortion even on high notes. great for gettign entire conversations within a video.
last but not least is the batteries..usues standard AA batteries for changing on the go, no more worrying about rechargable batteries to replace in a few years, standard AAs are the most convieniant feature in a modern Digital camera.
for perfect point and shoot situations, vacations every day use...this camera cannot be beat.
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