5x Optic al Zoom- Nikkor Lens plus 4x digital zoom equals 20x zoom range
The Zoom Nikkor Lens gives you the power of a 5x optical
zoom lens, 38-190mm (35mm equivalent) while Macro
capability lets you get as close as 1.6 in. This combination is
supported by Nikon’s world-renowned optical technology
delivering crisp, clear images - all of which helps realize the
full potential of the L1’s high resolution 6.2 megapixel CCD.
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The COOLPIX L1’s exclusive image processing technology takes
true-to-life images a step closer to reality. A 256-segment
Matrix Metering system enables optimal exposures in
even the most challenging lighting environments.
Matrix Metering optimal exposure is measured by evaluating 256 areas
of the frame.
Incredible, bright 2.5’’ LCD makes shooting and sharing images easier
Oversized LCD screen and newly designed interface with Help Function
View as a list
With the new oversized 2.5” LCD screen you won’t miss
much but Nikon did not stop there when designing these
cameras. A new interface has been designed that can be
viewed as icons or as a list. If you need assistance, just press the
Help Button. It will explain the function in the main menu.
Or as Icons. If you have any
questions press the help button.
Useful automatic features do all the thinking for you
Versatile 15 Scene Modes
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The COOLPIX L1 features 15 specially programmed modes to automatically handle focus, exposure, white balance and other adjust-
ments that help you take great pictures at the press of a button. A great new function to be used in the Portrait Mode is Face Priority AF which
automatically fi nds the subject’s face and focuses on it. 4 of the 15 scene modes come with Scene Assist which offer a selection of easy framing
assist options to help you compose your pictures with the assistance of framing guides displayed in the monitor. Here is how it works:
1.
Select SCENE on Mode
Selector switch
2.
Scroll up or down to choos e
a composition type and set
3.
Position subject in framing
guide and shoot
Sunset Exposure is automatically controlled, enabling you
to preser ve the exquisite, natural beau ty of a sunset.
Beach/Snow When shooting a scene with sno w or
water in the background, the image is free of gray ish
tones that are caused by typical underexposure.
Landscape Emphasizing depth-of-fi eld, this mode
captures distant scenes sharply and cl early, for postcard
like landscape pictures.
Close Up Shoot as close as 1.6” from your subjec t.
Panorama Assist A llows you to take several side -by-sid e images, all at t he same
exposure and white balance setting, then combine them later usin g the “Panorama
TM
” photo edit ing software (supplie d) to create spectacular wide-vi sta photos.
Maker
Face Priority AF All N ew Face Priority AF (in Portrait Scene) mode will automatically
fi nd the subject’s face and focus on that. This ensures a great por trait every time.
Portrait Automatically adjusts the camera s etttings to
get a sharp su bject with a blurred background.
Nikon’s Exclusive Feature System makes taking great pictures easy
In Camera features
Nikon D-Lighting
In playback mode, D-Lighting will compensate for underexposed areas or insufficient fl ash
without affecting properly exposed areas.
Voice Memo Function Records up to 20
seconds of sound that can then be attached
to an image.
Best Shot Selector Camera takes a
series of photos and automatically selects
the one with sharpest focus.
Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
This in-camera feature automatically fi xes most typical occurrences of red-eye. You may
never see red-eye again.
Date and Time Imprinting
Documenting the exact date and or
time a photo is taken is as easy as a
push of a button.
In-Camera Cropping
This feature allows you to crop out the part
of the image you don’t want and keep
the part you like.
Saturation Mode
Control color saturation.
Noise Reduction Mode
artifacts in long exposures.
Blur Warning
Warns when image is blurry.
Minimize digital
Your choice of shooting modes
TM
Shoot a Quicktime
movie
Stand ard Vivid Color Black a nd WhiteSepia Cool
Shoot a movie with sound
In Movie Mode you can shoot a
Quicktime Movie with sound at
15 frames per second.
5 Color Shooting Options
Creative Shooting Color Options allow you to select from standard color, vivid color,
black & white, sepia and cool modes.
Go even further with your COOLPIX L1
Great Accessories, Long Battery Life and PictureProject Software
Now, shoot up to 230 photos with optional rechargeable AA batteries. The new
Nikon COOLPIX L1 has been designed so you can shoot longer and more often by increasing battery
life and adding more internal memory. 10 MB of internal memory lets you shoot even more without an
SD card (sold separately). Nikon has made the L1 more effi cient than ever giving you longer batter y life.
With the optional COOLPIX rechargeable Ni-MH batteries you can shoot up to 230 photos. Shoot
approximately 100 photos with 2 AA alkaline batteries and up to 400 photos with 2 AA-sized
Case , Batte ry and MH-71
Charg er Kit
AC Adapter
lithium batteries.
Nikon created PictureProject software, a $49.95 value, complimentary with your Coolpix
purchase. It’s designed to extend the enjoyment of taking pictures: transferring images from camera to
computer, organizing images so they’re easy to fi nd, editing them to add an extra sparkle, designing ways to
show off the pictures and sharing them with friends and family. Think of PictureProject for your next steps to
enjoy your photography fun. The newest version of PictureProject is available for complimentary
download to any owner of a Nikon Coolpix or Digital Nikon SLR. Visit www.nikonusa.com and then “click
your way to the software session.” Photography—from camera to computer to print to e-mail – it’s
all about fun when you choose Nikon COOLPIX with PictureProject!
PictureProjectInTouch
Share photos with the world
Print directly to a printer, show on TV or upload to the web
Print directly from your camera
You can send images directly to print, without the need of a PC, when
using PictBridge and USB Direct Print compatible printers.
Hook directly to your TV
Show friends and family the results on a grand scale.
One Touch Upload to your computer
Just touch the TRANSFER button once to upload images to your
computer using the supplied PictureProject software.
The compact digital camera that thought of everything.
Key Features and Benefits
Mode Selector
Actual size
3.5’’W x 2.4’’H x 1.9’’D (only 6.3 oz!)
Built-in fl ash
Zoom Button
less
than
2’’
thick
5x Optical
Zoom-Nikkor Lens
In-Camera
Help
COOLPIX L1/6.2 Effective Megapixels,
for stunning prints up to 16 x 20 inches.
High Quality 5x Optical Zoom-Nikkor
Glass Lens 38-190mm (35mm equivalent) for
incredibly sharp, clear images plus a 4x digital
zoom for a total zoom of 20x.
NEW! Incredible Bright 2.5 inch LCD
for easy viewing and playback of pictures.
Nikon’s In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
automatically fi xes most instances of red-eye in
the camera. You may never see red eyes again!
Nikon’s D-Lighting automatically brightens the
dark areas in the picture when in playback mode.
15 Scene Modes (Portrait, Panorama Assist,
Landscape, etc), 4 with Scene Assist to guide you
in taking better pictures, automatically.
Long Battery Life shoot approx. 100 images
on a single set of AA alkaline batteries. With the
optional rechargeable COOLPIX batteries shoot
up to 230 images.
Adjustable Graphic User Interface
you to change the interface to view either the
icon view or the traditional menu item view.
In-Camera Help button instantly displays an
explanation for all the functions within all menus.
Take great close-up pictures with the ability
to focus as close as 1.6 inches from your subject.
™
allows
Incredible, Bright
2.5” LCD Monitor
for high visibility
in daylight
Everything you need to get started:
Wrist Strap, USB cable,
Audio Video Cable, two AA batteries,
PictureProject CD-ROM
Movie Mode with sound at 15 frames per
second at a length that is only limited by the
available space on the internal memory or your
SD memory card.
10MB of Internal Memory
begin taking pictures immediately.
Print directly to a printer by connecting
the COOLPIX L1 directly to a PictBridgecompatible printer.
allows you to
Digital Camera Specifi cations
TYPE OF CAMERA Digital c amera L1
EFFECTIVE PIXELS 6.2 million
CCD 1/2.5-inch type (6.37 million total pixels)
IMAGE MO DES High (2816*), Normal (2048 ), PC (1024), T V (640 )
LENS 5x Zoom- Nikkor; 6.3 -31.4mm (35mm [135] format equival ent
to 38-190mm); f/2.9 -5.0; 9 elements in 7 groups; Digital zo om:
up to 4x
FOCUS RANGE 19.8 in (50cm ) to infi nity (∞)(W ), 39.4 in (1m) to infi nity (∞)( T), 1.6 in
STORAGE MEDIAInternal m emory: approx. 10MB, accepts S D memory ca rd
SHOOTING MODES Auto, Scene As sist (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait),
Scene ( Party /Indoor, Beach/ Snow, Sunset, D usk/ Dawn, Night
Landsc ape, Close Up, Museum, Firewor ks Show, Copy, Back Light,
Panorama A ssist, Voice recording) , BSS (Bes t Shot Selec tor), Blur
Warning, Date Imprint, Self-Timer (10 sec.)
MOVIESWith sound: TV movie (640) at 15fps, Small size (320) at 30fp s,
(W/INTERNAL MEMORY)High (2816*) approx. 3, Normal (2816) a pprox. 6
BUILT-IN FLASHRange: 1.8 – 11.6 ft. / 0.5-3.5m (W), 1.8 – 6.7 f t. / 5-2m ft. (T); Flash
modes: Auto, Auto with Red-Eye Redu ction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fi x),
Anytim e Flash, Flash Can cel and Slow Sync .
INTERFACE USB
SUPPORTED LANGUAGES German/English/Spanish/French/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Japanese/
Simplifi ed Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Korean /Russian selectable
in menu display
POWER REQUIREMENTS Two AA-size batteries (Alk aline [inclu ded] or two optional Ni -MH
Coolpix EN -MH1-B2 bat teries and M H-71 battery charger.
BATTERY LIFE (APPROX)
shots with EN-MH1-B2 batterie s (based on CI PA* standard)
DIMENSIONS (WXHXD) Approx. 3.5 x 2.4 x 1.9 in. (89.5 x 60.5 x 47mm)
WEIGHT Approx. 6.3 oz. (180g) (without batte ry and memory card)
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES:** Strap, USB cab le UC-E6, Audio Vid eo cable EG-CP14, 2 AA-sized
alkaline batterie s, Picture Project CD-ROM
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES: AC adapter EH-62B, Rechargeable Ni-MH battery EN-MH1-B2,
Battery Charger MH-71, case
*Indus try standard fo r measuring life of camera b atteries. Measure d at 25°C
(77° F); zoom adjusted w ith each shot, buil t-in fl ash fi red with eve ry other shot,
image m ode set to Normal.
**Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
PICTUREPROJECT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
OS
MACINTOSHMac® OS X (10.1.5 or later) / WINDOWS Windows®
XP Home Edition/ Professional, Windows® 2000 Professional,
Windows® Me, Windows® 98SE pre-installed models
RAMMACINTOSH 64MB or more recommended/ WINDOWS 64MB or
more recommended (128 with movie option)
HARD DISK 60MB re quired for inst allation
DISPLAY 800 x 60 0 or more with 16 -bit color (full color recommended)
OTHERS CD-RO M drive required for installation.
Only built-in USB ports are supported
Microsoft
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and Qui ckTime® are eit her registered t rademarks or t rademarks of A pple Com
puter I nc. in the United Sta tes and/o r other countries . The FotoNation log o is
a trade mark. The SD logo i s a trademark. Pic tBridge is a trademar k. D-Light ing
techn ology is provid ed by Apical Lim ited. Face-pr iority AF tec hnology is prov ided
by Identix®. Products and brand names are trademark s or registered tradem arks
of thei r respectiv e companies. Im ages on LCDs and moni tors shown in thi s
brochure are simulated.