NIKON COOLPIX L840 DIGITAL CAMERA WITH 32GB CARD (CERTIFIED REFURBISHED)
In just $205.99
This Certified Refurbished product is tested and certified to look and work like new. The refurbishing process includes functionality testing, basic cleaning, inspection, and repackaging. The product ships with all relevant accessories, a minimum 90-day warranty, and may arrive in a generic box. Only select sellers who maintain a high performance bar may offer Certified Refurbished products on Amazon.com
KIT INCLUDES 9 PRODUCTS — All Items Include Manufacturer-supplied Accessories + Full USA Warranties:
[1] Nikon Coolpix L840 Wi-Fi Digital Camera (Red) – Certified Refurbished + [2] Transcend 32GB SDHC 300x Card + [3] PD-C10 Camera / Camcorder Case + [4] PD-T14 Flexible Camera Tripod
[1] Nikon Coolpix L840 Wi-Fi Digital Camera (Red) – Certified Refurbished + [2] Transcend 32GB SDHC 300x Card + [3] PD-C10 Camera / Camcorder Case + [4] PD-T14 Flexible Camera Tripod
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Introduction
The Nikon Coolpix L840 replaces last year’s Coolpix L830, but sticks to the same recipe of offering a chunky bridge camera design with a relatively large optical zoom range for modest money.
The L840 has been treated to a couple of updates over its predecessor. Optical zoom is boosted to 38x (up from 34x in the L830) and though there’s same 22.5mm-equivalent wide angle focal length, telephoto reach is now a 35mm-equivalent 855mm. The lens also features lens-shift Vibration Reduction that’s essential for giving you a fighting chance at capturing sharp shots when zoomed in.
Image capture is still taken care of by a 16.0-megapixel CMOS sensor, but Nikon has made some processing improvements. The sensitivity range is now up one stop to ISO6400 and the L840 will continuously shoot seven shots at 7.4 frames per second where the L830 could only capture five images at 6.7fps.
But the most notable new addition to the L840 is its Wi-Fi connectivity for remote camera control and wireless image sharing with a smartphone or tablet. NFC pairing is also present, making it a doddle to set up a wireless connection with an NFC-enabled smart device.
Other features include a tiltable high-resolution 3.0” monitor and nine filter effects, plus an advanced Smart Portrait mode and Glamour Retouch post processing effects to flatter shots of friends and family
Ease of Use
Although Nikon markets the L840 as a bridge camera that’s designed to be a middle ground in performance and control between a compact camera and a DSLR, that’s somewhat stretching the genre. The L840 may bear a passing visual resemblance to a DSLR, but that’s where the similarities end. In terms of creative and manual control, the L840 is much the same as Nikon’s shirt pocket-sized Coolpix S3700. However, this does make it far easier to use than you might expect.
Not only is the control layout almost identical to a typical point and shoot compact camera; the Nikon Coolpix L840’s chunky form also adds to its ease of use. Although the gap between the hand grip and lens barrel may be slightly narrow for some, the grippy rubber coating makes the camera feel secure in the hand and there’s a decent-sized rear thumb rest, too.
You’ll have no trouble composing high or low angle shots either, as the 3.0” screen will tilt 90 degrees up or down. It can’t flip 180 degrees to face forward though, so you’ll still have to guess the perfect selfie angle. The screen itself boasts the same specs as the outgoing L830’s monitor, with a high 921,000-dot resolution and very good viewing angles that make it easy to judge exposure and colour accuracy. However the screen still isn’t touch sensitive, and to cut costs, there’s no electronic viewfinder either.
A conventional mode dial is also omitted from the Nikon Coolpix L840 so you’ll need to press the Scene button on the rear panel to change shooting modes. You can choose between the default, scene-detecting Scene Auto Selector mode, as well as eighteen individually-selectable scene modes, including a sweep panorama function. The Scene button also accesses the L840’s nine filter effects (see examples in the Image Quality section of the review), plus a Short Movie Show function that’ll automatically compile brief video clips into a thirty-second movie with customisable backing music and special effects.
You can also select Nikon’s Smart Portrait system via the Scene button when shooting a portrait. The camera will automatically smooth skin, apply virtual foundation make-up, soften the entire image and adjust colour saturation and brightness. You choose the intensity for each setting beforehand by pressing the arrow buttons on the rear directional dial. The system works surprisingly accurately, although it’s best to steer clear of some of the more extreme settings if you want flattering shots rather than cartoons.
Alternatively, if you’d prefer to apply these effects to a saved image, find the shot in playback mode and press the Menu button on the rear panel. Scroll down to Glamour Retouch and even more touch-up options are available, including chin size adjustment, skin glare reduction, adjustment of eye size, colour, whiteness and under-eye bags, plus options to redden cheeks, add mascara and apply lipstick. Providing your subject is directly facing the camera and fills most of the frame, these effects are targeted accurately at their relevant facial features and can be quite useful, but are great for a laugh as well.
| Rear of the Nikon Coolpix L840 |
The final option available via the Scene button is the Auto mode. This is equivalent to the programmable auto setting on most cameras, and allows you to adjust options like white balance, ISO sensitivity and autofocus area using the Menu button. The camera’s continuous shooting mode is also found here, as are image size and quality options. Switch back the default Scene Auto Selector mode and only the latter can be adjusted when pressing the Menu button.
The only common shooting variable not operated via the Menu button is exposure compensation. This is altered by pressing the right side of the circular directional ring on the rear panel and provides up to +/- 2.0EV of exposure compensation, which is reset to normal when you turn the camera off. Pressing this control ring down will select macro focussing when the L840 is in standard Auto mode, and the remaining control ring functions adjust the self-timer and flash options.
The flash itself is a pop-up design as you’d find on a typical DSLR and needs to be manually ejected using a release button next to your left hand. This is quite useful as when the flash is down there’s no chance it’ll fire when you’re not expecting it.
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