How good is the Nikon Coolpic L840 Wi-Fi Red camera?

How good is the Nikon Coolpic L840 Wi-Fi Red camera? - 1

It is just as good as any other camera in its class (inexpensive bridge cameras which use AA batteries)

The colour of the cameras body has NOTHING to do with the potential quality of the images you produce. That factor has all to do with your ability to use the camera, compose brilliant shots and use lighting to enhance your subjects

Don't let the letters N-I-K-O-N fool you. The L840 is one of the worst cameras, with some of the worst image quality of any camera in its price range. The fact that it uses AA batteries is enough for any to avoid it like the plague. AA batteries don't last long at all in digital cameras, especially if you use the LCD screen a lot such as when reviewing images or especially making videos.

It uses a 1/2.3" sensor, which is the smallest sensor found in digital cameras. In fact, it's the same size that smartphones use. This results in having very small pixels. Small pixels produce a lot of noise because not very much light strikes each pixel during an exposure. The larger the pixel, the more light will strike purely due to the larger surface area. Because the noise is so high, Nikon applies noise reduction to the JPEG images which greatly reduces the sharpness and clarity of the images.

The L840 has a 4-152 f/3-6.5 lens. Equivalent to 35mm this comes out to a 23-855mm f/16-32 lens. Meaning in order to get the same angle of view and the area in focus (depth of field) with a 35mm camera, you'd need a 23-855mm focal length, and an aperture of f/16-32. The lens has an extremely long range. Nearly all users of point-and-shoot cameras will never have a need for anything beyond 200-300mm. Even many pros go their entire careers never using anything longer the 300mm, so what makes you think you need 23-855mm zoom lens? The problem is that the longer the range, the lower the image quality. So you're sacrificing sharpness for a zoom range that you'll never use. Oh, sure, you'll take a shot or two of the Moon, but then what? There's only so many times you will want to take Moon shots.

You should expect that the L840 will produce images similar in quality to what you'd get out of an average smartphone, just with the ability to be more creative due to the zoom lens.

Here's a breakdown of the specs: http://www.dpreview.com/...kon_cpl840

Note that the longest shutter speed is only 4 seconds, which means night shots is out of the question.

Use the tool at dpreview to compare used camera within the same price range of the L840. KEH.com is among the best places on the web to buy used camera gear. Here's what they've got within your price range: https://www.keh.com/shop/cameras/digital-cameras.html?price=150-225

Among those in this list, as of this writing, is the Canon G series which was Canon's top-of-the-line flagship pocket camera. It sold new for more than $500 and will blow the doors off the L840 in every possible way.

Lousy - all of Nikon's L-series are junk.

Look for a camera in the same price-range with a viewfinder.

Better than black but poorer than pink.