Features
Inputs and Outputs Notes
Supplied Software

Features

LCD Monitor: The Nikon Coolpix L1 has a 2.5" amorphous silicon TFT LCD monitor featuring approximately 110,000 pixels and a five-level brightness adjustment. The LCD monitor has approximately 98% horizontal and 98% vertical coverage in the shooting mode, and approximately 100% horizontal and vertical coverage in the viewing mode. There is no separate viewfinder on the camera.

Optics: All Coolpix digital cameras feature the exclusive Zoom-Nikkor lens for superb image quality. Every aspect of the lens manufacturing process is controlled by Nikon. Each Zoom-Nikkor lens is designed for the specific camera and CCD combination. The Coolpix L1 has a 5x, Zoom-Nikkor lens that is equivalent to a 38-190mm lens in 35mm photography. Coupled with a digital zoom of 4x, the Coolpix L1 has a total zoom of about 20x.

Image Sensor: The Coolpix L1 features a 1/2.5" (7.182mm diameter), high-density CCD imager with a total pixel count of approximately 6.37-million pixels. The effective pixel count is 6.2-million.

Built-in Memory: The camera has a built-in 10MB internal memory for storing still images and movies with sound.

Optional Recording Media: In addition to the built-in memory, images can be recorded onto SD (Secure Digital) Memory cards. When an SD Memory card is inserted in the camera, the images are automatically recorded onto the card. When no card is inserted, the images automatically record to the internal memory.

Image Size: The Coolpix L1 records still images in JPEG format, and movies in QuickTime format with sound. You have a choice of 5 still image size options and 3 movie options:

Mode Selector: Using the rear-mounted 3-position mode selector, you can set the camera to suit your level and style of photography. The mode choices include:

• Auto Mode: The Auto Mode is a simple point-and-shoot mode in which the majority of camera settings are controlled by the camera. This mode is recommended for first-time users of digital cameras.
• Scene Modes: The camera gives you the option of 15 Scene Modes, with 4 modes also offering "Assist" options. The camera settings are automatically adjusted to suit the selected scene. The Scene Modes include:
  • Portrait: Useful for general photographing of portraits. This mode has the following Portrait Assist options: Face Priority AF, Portrait, Portrait Left/Right, Portrait Closeup, Portrait Couple, and Portrait Figure.
  • Landscape: For vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in such subjects as forests and skyscrapers. Landscape Assist modes include: Landscape, Scenic View, Architecture, and Group Right/Left.
  • Sports: A fast shutter speed freezes motion for dynamic sports shots. Sports Assist options include: Sports, Sport Spectator, and Sport Composite.
  • Night Portrait: For shots that provide natural balance between the main subject and the background when shooting portraits under low light. Night Portrait Assist options include: Portrait, Portrait Left/Right, Portrait Closeup, Portrait Couple, and Portrait Figure.
  • Party/Indoor: Shots include details of the background behind the main subject, or to capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting
  • Beach/Snow: Vividly captures the brightness of subjects such as snow fields, beaches or sunlit expanses of water
  • Sunset: Preserves deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises
  • Dusk/Dawn: Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise and after sunset
  • Night Landscape: A slow shutter speed is used to produce stunning night landscapes.
  • Close Up: Used to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects and other small objects, with the background artistically blurred
  • Museum: Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited or in other settings in which you do not want to use flash
  • Fireworks Show: Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from fireworks
  • Copy: Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board, business card or in other printed matter
  • Back Light: Use when light is coming from behind your subject or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit
  • Panorama Assist: Use to take a series of photographs that you will later join to form a single panoramic scene
• Movie Mode: Make movies with sound. You can select TV Movie 640 (640 x 480) at 15 frames per second (fps), Small Size 320 (320 x 240) at 30 fps, or Smaller Size 160 (160 x 120) at 30 fps.

Setup Menu: This menu allows you to display the setup menu to perform the following tasks:

• Welcome Screen: choose the welcome screen displayed when the camera is turned on
• Date: set the time and date, plus time zone
• Monitor Settings: set display and brightness of the monitor screen
• Date Imprint: imprint pictures with the date and/or time of recording
• Sound Settings: turn button and startup sounds on or off, and select the volume of the shutter sounds and startup sounds.
• Blur Warning: choose whether or not to display the blur warning icon
• Auto Off: choose how long the camera will remain on before turning off to save power
• Format Memory/Card: formats internal memory or memory cards for use in the camera
• Language: choose a language for camera menus and messages
• Interface: set the USB (PTP or Mass Storage), Video Mode (NTSC or PAL), and Auto Transfer Mode (On/Off)
• Reset All: reset camera settings to their default values
• Battery Type: select the type of battery being used: alkaline, Coolpix (NiMH), or Lithium.
• Menus: choose the type of camera menus (Text or Icon)
• Firmware Version: displays the current firmware version

ISO Sensitivity: The camera features Auto ISO Sensitivity approximately equivalent to ISO 50. When lighting is poor, the ISO gain raises the sensitivity to approximately ISO 200.

White Balance: You can set the White Balance to Auto, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, or Flash. You can also choose Preset White Balance and use a neutral-colored object as a reference to set the white balance under unusual lighting conditions.

AF Area Mode: In the "Auto" mode, the camera automatically selects one of the five focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera. In the "Center" mode, the area in the center of the frame is used. This mode can be combined with AF Lock to focus on off-center subjects.

Focus Range: The focus range is 1'-8" to infinity in normal mode and 1.6" to infinity in Macro close-up mode.

Exposure Compensation: You can alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. You can adjust the exposure from -2.0 to +2.0 EV in 1/3 steps.

Continuous Shooting: You can choose one of the following continuous shooting modes:

• Single: The camera records one picture each time the shutter release button is pressed.
• Continuous: The camera takes pictures continuously while the shutter release is held down at up to 0.7 frames per second.
• Multi-Shot 16: Each time the shutter release button is pressed, the camera takes 16 consecutive "thumbnail" images at a rate of about 3 frames per second, and arranges them into 4 rows of 4 images in a single frame measuring 2816 x 2112 pixels.

Best Shot Selector: The BSS is recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures, or when parts of the image are prone to under- or over-exposure. When BSS is on, the camera takes shots while the shutter-release button is pressed, to a maximum of ten. The images are compared and the sharpest picture is saved to the memory or memory card.

Flash Modes: The Coolpix L1 has a built-in Speedlite flash with a range of 1' 8" to 12' 6" (W) and 1' 8" to 6' 7"(T). You can choose from the following flash modes:

• Auto: flash fires automatically when lighting is poor

• Auto with Red-eye Reduction: pre-flash fires before main flash to reduce red-eye effect

• Flash Off: flash will not fire, even when lighting is poor

• Fill Flash: flash will fire whenever a picture is taken

• Slow Sync: auto flash combined with slow shutter speeds

In-Camera Red-Eye Fix: If the camera detects red-eye after the pre-flash has fired, advanced red-eye reduction processing is used to further reduce red-eye, slightly increasing the time required before the next picture can be taken.

Metering: The Coolpix L1 offers two metering methods:

• Matrix: a 256-segment matrix metering method, comparing measurements from multiple areas of the frame with a library of typical compositions to produce optimal exposure for the entire image.
• Center-Weighted: Used for portraits, the center-weighted method adjusts the exposure according to the lighting at the center of the frame, but still preserves background details.

D-Lighting: D-Lighting can be used to brighten dark or backlit subjects. While playing back an image, you can select the D-Lighting function, apply it, and save the corrected image without harming the properly exposed areas of the image.

Playback Menu: The playback menu contains the following options:

• Print Set: Select pictures for printing on a DPOF-compatible devices, specify number of copies and information to be included on each print.
• Slide Show: View pictures in the internal memory or on the memory card in an automatic slide show with about three seconds between pictures. Maximum slide show duration is 30 minutes.
• Delete: Delete all or selected pictures
• Protect: Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion
• Transfer Marking: Mark all or selected pictures for transferring to a computer.
• Small Pic: Create a small copy of a picture. You can choose the size of the new picture.
• Copy: Transfer images from internal memory to memory card or vice versa

Thumbnail Playback: During playback, you can view multiple thumbnail images (4 or 9) at a time. While these "contact sheets" are displayed, you can use the multi-selector to highlight individual pictures. Highlighted pictures can be deleted, if desired.

Playback Zoom: During playback, you can zoom between 1.2x and 6x in 0.2x increments, and from 6x to 8x in 1.0x increments. Once the image is zoomed, you can use the multi-selector to scroll around to non-visible portions of the image. You can record a new picture of the cropped image by pressing the shutter button.

Voice Memos: Using the camera's microphone, you can record a voice memo during full-screen playback. Voice memos are recorded as long as the shutter release is held down, to a maximum length of 20 seconds.

Printing Pictures: You can print pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card by using the Print Set option in the playback menu. Using DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), you can designate which images to print, and how many copies to print. Pictures can be printed as followed:

• Printer or Photo Lab: insert the memory card into a printer, or take the memory card to a digital photo lab. Note: images stored in the internal memory need to be transferred to a memory card prior to printing
• PictBridge-compatible Printer: connect the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer via USB cable
• Transferring to Computer: transfer the images to a computer before printing them via USB

Power Requirements: The Coolpix L1 is powered by two "AA" sized batteries. The camera can be powered by alkaline batteries (supplied), or optional non-rechargeable lithium batteries or rechargeable EN-MH1-B2 Coolpix Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries (requires an MH-71 battery charger). In the setup menu, you should indicate the type of batteries being used in the camera. For long-time use, it is recommended that you use the optional EH-62B AC adapter. The estimated battery life for each battery type is as follows:

Auto Off: When the camera is operated on battery power, the Auto Off mode will automatically turn off the monitor to reduce the drain on the batteries if no operations are performed for the length of time specified in the Auto Off menu. The time limit for the Auto Off mode can be set to 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes or 30 minutes. When powered by an optional AC adapter, the camera will enter standby mode if no operations are performed for 30 minutes.

Inputs and Outputs Notes

USB/Audio-Video Output: The Coolpix L1 features a single proprietary jack for connecting either the supplied USB cable or Audio/Video cable. This one output allows you to download your photos to your computer or printer via USB, or view your photos on a TV. The USB interface is USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible (equivalent to USB 1.1). The video output is NTSC or PAL compatible.

Supplied Software

PictureProject 1.5: The Coolpix L1 is equipped with Nikon PictureProject 1.5 software for Windows and Macintosh. The software allows you to do the following:

• Transfer and Catalog Pictures: select pictures for transfer, and catalog them into folders and collections
• Organize and View Pictures: organize, protect, and tag pictures; view photo information, organize pictures by keyword
• Retouch Pictures: edit pictures, adjust colors, crop, special effects, red-eye correction, sharpening outlines, D-lighting HS
• Design Mode: properties and layouts
• Share Pictures: print, e-mail, burn discs, view on a TiVo DVR, slide show, upload to the internet, or copy to a PDA

System Requirements: In order to use Nikon PictureProject 1.5, your computer must have the following minimum requirements: