Make and share memories with Nikon's High Resolution COOLPIX L22 and its 12.0 effective megapixels. With Nikon's 3-way VR Image Stabilization System and Easy Auto Mode with Scene Auto Selector, you'll be sure to get great pictures.

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Key Features

12.0 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches

Big, Bright 3.0-inch LCD makes it easy to compose and share your pictures with a wide-viewing angle and anti-glare coating

High Quality TV Movies with Sound records 640x480 at 30fps movies for easy playback in camera, on TV or computer

ISO up to 1600 capability helps give you sharper results when shooting in low light or capturing fast-moving subjects.

AA Batteries for ease of mind with long battery life plus easy, anywhere replacement

Macro shooting as close as 2”

EXPEED Image Processing ensures high-quality pictures with stunning color and sharpness. Nikon’s comprehensive digital imaging processing concept incorporates the know-how and technologies accumulated throughout our long history of photographic and digital imaging development and is custom-tuned for COOLPIX. Applied optimized technologies render natural-looking pictures of incredible quality and quick response so you won’t miss that special moment

3.6x Zoom-NIKKOR Glass Lens has a versatile zoom range from 37mm to 134mm telephoto coverage that gets you close to the action while capturing expansive landscapes

Easy Auto Mode with Scene Auto Selector simplifies your picture-taking experience by letting the camera automatically select the best setting to get great picture

3-way VR Image Stabilization System

Electronic VR Image Stabilization minimizes the effect of camera shake
Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and ISO setting to compensate for camera shake and subject movement
Nikon’s original Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and saves the sharpest image

Smart Portrait System includes:

Smart Portrait Mode makes sure you’ll always catch the decisive moment when your subject smiles.
Blink Warning, when activated alerts you that the subject may have blinked and allows you to retake the photo.
In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ automatically fixes, while shooting, most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again
Face-Priority AF Nikon’s face-finding technology that automatically focuses on up to 3 faces

16 Scene Modes

5 Color Options for special filter effects. Choose from: standard color, vivid color, black-and-white, sepia and cyanotype

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Specifications

Type

Compact Digital Camera

Effective Pixels

12.0 million

Image Sensor

CCD

Sensor Size

1/2.3 in.

Total Pixels

12.39 million (approx.)

Lens Zoom

3.6x

Vibration Reduction

Electronic VR

Focus Range

[W]: Approx. 1 ft. (30 cm.) to infinity
[T]: Approx. 2 ft. 4 in. (70 cm.) to infinity
Macro close-up mode: Approx. 2 in. (5 cm.) to infinity

Focus Lock

Yes

Monitor Size

3.0 in. diagonal

Monitor Type

TFT-LCD

Monitor Resolution

230,000-dots

Storage Media

SD memory card
SDHC memory card

Not compatible with Multi Media Cards (MMC).

Internal Memory

Approx. 19MB

Movie

Audio: Mono (WAV)
Movie file format: AVI Motion JPEG compliant
Small Size: 320x240 / 30fps
Standard TV: 640x480 / 30fps

Image Size (pixels)

3264 x 2448 (8M)
4000 x 3000 (12M)
2592 x 1944 (5M)
2048 x 1536 (3M)
1024 x 768 (PC)
640 x 480 (VGA)
3968 x 2232 (16:9)

ISO Sensitivity

ISO 80-1600
Auto (auto gain ISO 80-1600)

Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

Up to 5 shots at approx. 0.9 frames per second

Interface

Hi-speed USB

Battery

AA (Alkaline, NiMH, Oxyride or Lithium)

Battery / Batteries

AA (Alkaline, NiMH, Oxyride or Lithium)

Battery Life (shots per charge)

AA Alkaline: 240 shots
AA Lithium: 660 shots
EN-MH2: 420 shots

Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)

3.9 in. (97.7 mm) x 2.4 in. (60.5 mm) x 1.2 in. (28.3 mm)

Excluding projections. Method of noting dimensions and weight is in accordance with CIPA DCG-005-2009 guideline.

Approx. Weight

6.5 oz. (183.0 g)

with battery and SD memory card. Method of noting dimensions and weight is in accordance with CIPA DCG-005-2009 guideline.

Supplied Accessories

Two AA Alkaline batteries
USB Cable
Strap AN-CP19
Software Suite CD-ROM

**Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.
***Refer to the product manual or the Compatible Lenses Specification for additional details.

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COOLPIX Neoprene Black Case$9.95

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COOLPIX Neoprene Blue Case$9.95

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COOLPIX Neoprene Red Case$9.95

UC-E6 USB Cable$10.95

EG-CP14 Audio Video Cable$10.95

EH-65A AC Adapter$39.95

AN-6W Nylon Wide Neck Strap (Wine)$50.00

EN-MH2-B4 Rechargeable Batteries (set of 4)$29.95

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COOLPIX L22 3.9 5 262 262

Great photos for a great price! Nikon has always meant quality and results for me. I bought this camera for my wife to keep in her purse so she can capture that "Pulitzer Prize" photo when it happens. We're still waiting for that, but she is having a ball with this easy to use, compact camera taking pictures of everything imaginable. April 14, 2011

this is the worst camera which NIKON made. very bad compact digital camera ,not thing to compare to other compact digital camera. April 14, 2011

DO NOT BUY!!! CHEAPLY MADE! Purchased this camera less than 2 months ago as a easy portable camera. Always stored in a hard sided belt case. Lens jammed up halfway out upon going to standby mode. Will not reset and is now completely useless! Do a search for Nikon Coolpix L22 lens stuck and you will literally get 29,000 results!! April 13, 2011

Great As A Back-up, Very Good Quality I use my Nikon Coolpix L22 primarily as a back-up when I don't have my D60 with me. It is always hanging on my belt, ready to go. I find that the quality of the images are, most generally, excellent. As it does not have VR for use of the extremes in zoom mode it is limited unless I have a mono or tripod. But for times I visit a museum where they do not allow large cameras (or, as one exhibit told me, anything with a detachable lens) this L22 works quite well, capturing images in all sorts of different lighting. The available settings (flash, no flash, sports, portrait, etc) are a nice feature for an inexpensive quality unit. There is even a "museum" setting. The 12mp image size is great. I typically use AA batteries (Duracell or Energizer) and they last for an extremely long time, probably a good 200-300 shots, maybe more. It is very easy to get used to and operate, with a nice size preview screen. Overall I am very pleased with the Coolpix L22 and would recommend it for amateurs, enthusiasts, or anyone needing to have a back-up for, as I said, times when larger gear is not allowed. April 8, 2011

Product Manual Not complete I was very disappointed that the product manual that came with the Nikon Coolpix L22 was not complete. Having to download and then print out the entire manual costs $$ and makes this camera not worth the price. April 3, 2011

Poor Design I purchased my camera in November. It was extremely difficult to close the door to the battery/memory card compartment. The batteries had to be held down with one hand while pressing the door down. Eventually the edge of the door chipped off and the door stopped closing completely leaving a sharp edge. I'm returing it to Nikon (not expecting any response) with a note that they can keep it because it's a piece of junk. I'm going to buy another Sony. My last one, from 5 years ago, is still going strong. I just wanted to upgrade. March 30, 2011

Excellent little digital camera My ailing E3100 finally died, putting it out of it's misery (and me as well!). Of course, I needed a camera at that point in time. Slight panic. A quick search of current Nikon products turned up this L22, seemingly perfect for what I needed. Problem was, no local dealers stocked it. I found one listed in Toronto, sold! The camera arrived the next day and I was able to put it to work immediately. I found that it was very easy to set up and use. The pictures were much better than the E3100 had been, plus the viewing screen was huge by comparison. A view months in, and with semi-constant use, this camera has endured itself to me. It's reliable, dead easy to use with very few surprises. In fact, I'm still on the original batteries while using the flash about 30% of the time at 800 shots. That is amazing. I also use 35 mm film SLR cameras, and tend to think along those lines (full manual). This camera doesn't get in the way for getting the shots I want in automatic mode. Although this is an inexpensive camera, I can't help but recommend it to anyone who needs to document objects or simply take fun pictures. The only thing that I noticed was that taking rapid motion pictures is not something this camera does well. You will end up with substantial delays in the "shutter release", and some out of focus pictures as well. You need to take your time with this one. Beyond that, I find no faults with it for it's intended use. Unless you really need some advanced features or a rapid series of pictures, buy this one. It restored my faith in Nikon's inexpensive cameras. March 28, 2011

Good Pictures - Poor Design Great camera except for one thing. The cover to the battery and card slot is made entirely of plastic, tiny and easily broken because the batteries tend to pop up. When broken the batteries are constantly popping out. Very poor design for battery and card cover locking mechanism. March 20, 2011

Great pocket digital camera for the money We just used the camera for a 3 week vacation taking over 500 pictures with it. We had an older Kodak digital camera we had planned on using too, but the Nikon outperformed it. The Nikon took excellent pictures, was very easy to use and when in low light displayed camera speed to warn when a stable mount was necessary. One set of NiZn batteries lasted over 4 days without recharging at 40 pictures per day. My only major complaint was it wouldn't auto focus correctly when near the max optical zoom and had no way to manually focus it. Otherwise a slight annoyance was having to wait a few seconds when making setting changes before a picture could be taken. March 15, 2011

Very nice camera I purchased this camera for my 76 year old mother and she loves it. It's easy to operate and takes great photos. It's just the right size. I would recommend it to others and I might even buy one for myself even though I already have a digital camera. March 12, 2011

This camera is great! This is the sweetest little camera. I got mine in a deep red color. not only is the camera itself picture perfect but the pictures it takes are perfect! I bought this camera for a photography class and it is just the Best! March 6, 2011

love it!! Love my new camera. Easy to use. big enough for my hands yet small enough to fit in my pruse. I would recommend this camera. March 6, 2011

Awesome! This camera is great! I love the easy auto mode on it so you can take the perfect picture. It has so many cool features. I love taking pictures ever than I did before. I really would recommend this camera to everybody. A picture never looked so perfect. March 4, 2011

I love my Nikon CoolPix... This is fun, convenient, easy, fast, and a joy to own. It was recommended to me by several people as a sturdy and very versatile little digital camera, and although I have only had it a short while, It has proven to be everything it was promoted to be. It suits my needs quite well at the moment, and is all I could ask for in a camera. March 2, 2011

LOVE It I've only had this camera for five hours & already love it. It's extremely user friendly and the quality of the photos is amazing. Can't wait to see how the videos are. Great product for the price, will recommend it to anyone. February 27, 2011

Fantastic This camera is Tough, easy to carry and takes beautiful pictures. Everything about this camera is simple - from set-up, to use, to down-load,- this camera is for the technology challenged. One cannot take a bad picture. February 23, 2011

It's okay.... I purchased this @ walmart for the fourth of july and I found out after I took multiple pictures that it has an actual setting for Fireworks which works great. However my camera is always in my purse and is beat up from probably throwing things in my purse and putting my purse on the floor and now it says lens error and I have a warranty but don't know who to call to use it? I wish I would of saved the money for a better one. Something that doesn't consume so much battery life. Or that could possibly come with a charger. It would also be nice to have a case that's not like covering it in a blanket. It's pretty cheap, so don't get all excited cause it says it comes with one, it doen't protect it. The videos on the camera you can barely hear when you play them & if someones moving too fast (like the video of my son dancing- looks like he's jumping back and fourth really sketchy. February 22, 2011

Simple and great pics Great value for under $100.00 It even has a movie mode which I haven't tried yet. February 21, 2011

Piece of garbage After 2 month and the second time I used the camera, Battery compartment Broke. Nikon refused to service the camera under qhe warranty period. Terrible camera over, all Never will buy another Nikon. February 18, 2011

Eh This was my first digital camera, I bought it kind of sponaneously and I wish I would've saved my money until i could by a better one. There's nothing really wrong with it. I goes through batteries pretty fast and if you're trynig to take an up close photo is goes out of focus. It just doesn't take the best pictures. I feel like I waisted my money and I plan on buying a better camera soon. February 13, 2011

Worst Camera Ever! This is the 4th digital camera i have owned in 11 years. My 2000 huge old Digital camera with 5.3 mega pixles works better than this garbage. Cant take a single still photo. Takes forever to get a shot. Not for quick pictures and deffintly not for anyone who wants to caputre different events. It has a setting for sports. well that sure does not help one bit. the Setting for portrat and up close don't mean actually up close, they mean we will sorta zoom, but not actually do anything. Will never buy a Nikon again. Worst comsomer service as well. the three people i talked to game me no help, terrible mood and my favorite part was their general lack of knowlege and if Nikon wants me to pay for my Camera's malfunctions. Heck no. not worth it for this peice of junk. DON'T BUY February 12, 2011

Time Delay I don't understand why the timed delay function works in every mode except smart portrait. That is the main mode I wanted it to work in. There also seems to be an auto-lighting issue if you have the camera in Easy Auto mode. The Auto mode works fine. Either way I got this camera for half price, so I'm somewhat happy about that. I don't recommend anyone pay full price for this camera. I was a loyal Nikon user. February 8, 2011

Coolpix L22 Love my Coolpix L22, but I HATE where the memory card is....the Battery Latch is a pain. Why on earth is the memory card where the batterys are! The last Coolpix I had, the card was by itself on the side of the camera. The latch is a pain to open, and even worse to close. February 8, 2011

Great! This is a great camera! I received it as a holiday gift from my husband. My first digital camera, it replaces my 40-year-old Nikon F, which I've taken all over the world (including some rough trips in the Himalayas) and whose work I've had shows of. The resolution is fantastic, and the huge screen really makes a difference in being able to really see your pictures before you shoot them. I highly recommend Nikon products, and this is a great modern version -- it can be automatic for snapshots or adjusted manually for doing photography as art. January 25, 2011

LOVE IT!! I love my new Nikon Coolpix L22. It's the best gift I've received in years!! It's simple enough for even the beginner digital photographer to use, yet it has all the bells and whistles of more expensive cameras utilized by more advanced photographers. I'm thrilled with the quality of the pictures, regardless of the light or setting, my pictures are turning out with gorgeous, vivid colors. I am also especially thrilled with the educational support provided on NikonUSA.com, where I have spent a great deal of time learning about not only how to use my new camera with all of its awesome features, but also about photography in general as well as how to use the software to take take my simple, great photos to a whole new level that I never dreamed of achieving before, even with my ultra-expensive SLR Film Camera (which, btw, is now gathering dust in my closet). If I sound like I'm gushing, it's because I AM!! I REALLY LOVE MY NIKON, and I really love that I am able to really dig into the whole world of digital photography simply by coming to the website, and I'm not left fumbling my way through it all on my own. I will never use another brand of camera again! January 21, 2011

problems problems do not who know wrote the instrutions because you have to read them very slowly. the battery latch---- have sent back twice and the charged each time . told her we can buy another camera for that price. claims she likes it watch out for that latch when opening it. January 15, 2011

it goes where i go this cam has not left my side, it goes everywhere with me and the pictures are fantastic!! January 5, 2011

Good Beginner Camera The quality of the shots is good--not great--especially for someone just learning how to use a camera. While it doesn't have many options that more professional photographers might want to have, it does take clear enough pictures most of the time. Good for family vacations and capturing the moment. January 4, 2011

Flash rarely fires I was out with friends with my new camera and was completely unable to get the flash to go off. Returning home I continued to be unable to get the flash to go off. No, I did not have the no-flash set, I checked that repeatedly. Finally after powering the unit off and back on I got a couple of flashes, but then no more. I knew to wait until the red light stopped flashing but that was no help. I am going to try to get my money back. January 2, 2011

fuzzy pictures i got this camera because i had the L18 and loved it so when it broke i wanted to get the same kind of camera but the new version i got the L22 for Christmas and all the pictures i take with it come out fuzzy with any mode i am very disappointed with this camera January 1, 2011

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