The reach and power to make you look good
The COOLPIX L23 features ultra-slim styling, high performance and advanced functions for shooting ease. And a 5x zoom NIKKOR lens with 28 mm wide-angle coverage* provides the optical quality and compositional freedom to get truly creative.
* 35 mm format equivalent.
Easy Auto Mode and the Smart Portrait System
Easy Auto Mode lets you simply turn on the camera and start shooting while its Scene Auto Selector function selects the appropriate scene mode for the setting. Advanced functions of the Smart Portrait System that help produce consistently great portraits include Face-priority AF, Smile Timer, Blink Warning, Blink Proof, Skin Softening and In-Camera Red-Eye Fix.
Shoot-anywhere R6/AA-size battery convenience
Happy to run on readily available R6/AA-size alkaline, lithium or rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, the COOLPIX L23 eliminates worries about running out of power virtually anywhere or anytime.
Type of Camera
Compact digital camera
Effective Pixels
10.1 million
Image Size (Pixels)
3,648x2,736 (10M High), 3,648x2,736 (10M), 3,264x2,448 (8M), 2,592x1,944 (5M), 2,048x1,536 (3M), 1,024x768 (PC), 640x480 (VGA), 3,584x2,016 (16:9)
Lens
5x Zoom; f=4.0-20.0mm / F2.7-6.8
Vibration Reduction
Electronic VR
Digital Zoom
Up to 4x
Focus Range
Normal mode: 30cm, Macro: 3cm
LCD Monitor
2.7"; 230,000-dot, TFT LCD
Storage Media
SD memory cards (SDHC and SDXC compliant;) and internal memory (approx. 22MB)
File Format
Compressed [JPEG (EXIF )], AVI movie
Shooting Modes
Auto mode, Scene modes, Easy auto mode, Smart portrait mode, Movie mode
Scene Modes
Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Black and White Copy, Backlighting, Panorama assist
Capture Modes
Single, Continuous (approx. 1.4 fps up to 4 shots), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Multi-shot 16 (16 frames with a single burst)
Video Recording
VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240)
Exposure Metering System
256-segment matrix metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
Sensitivity
Auto (auto gain ISO 80-1600)
White Balance
Auto, Preset manual, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash
Self-Timer
10 sec. duration
Flash Sync Modes
Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Off, Fill flash, Slow sync
Pictmotion
No
Supported Languages
Total of 26 languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian
Power Requirements
Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery EN-MH2 (optional) x 2, AA-size battery (LR6/L40 alkaline, or FR6/L91 lithium) x 2, AC Adaptor EH-65A (optional)
Battery Life (on a fully charged battery)
Approx. 250 shots with alkaline batteries; Approx. 660 shots with lithium batteries; Approx. 420 shots with EN-MH2 batteries (based on CIPA standard)
Dimensions
Approx. 96.7 x 59.9 x 29.3 mm excluding projections
Supplied Accessories (may differ by country or area)
Camera Strap AN-CP19, LR6/L40 (AA-size), alkaline batteries, USB cable UC-E6, ViewNX 2 CD
Weight (without batteries and memory card)
Approx. 170 g (Weight with battery and memory card)
Compact digital camera
Effective Pixels
10.1 million
Image Size (Pixels)
3,648x2,736 (10M High), 3,648x2,736 (10M), 3,264x2,448 (8M), 2,592x1,944 (5M), 2,048x1,536 (3M), 1,024x768 (PC), 640x480 (VGA), 3,584x2,016 (16:9)
Lens
5x Zoom; f=4.0-20.0mm / F2.7-6.8
Vibration Reduction
Electronic VR
Digital Zoom
Up to 4x
Focus Range
Normal mode: 30cm, Macro: 3cm
LCD Monitor
2.7"; 230,000-dot, TFT LCD
Storage Media
SD memory cards (SDHC and SDXC compliant;) and internal memory (approx. 22MB)
File Format
Compressed [JPEG (EXIF )], AVI movie
Shooting Modes
Auto mode, Scene modes, Easy auto mode, Smart portrait mode, Movie mode
Scene Modes
Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Black and White Copy, Backlighting, Panorama assist
Capture Modes
Single, Continuous (approx. 1.4 fps up to 4 shots), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Multi-shot 16 (16 frames with a single burst)
Video Recording
VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240)
Exposure Metering System
256-segment matrix metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
Sensitivity
Auto (auto gain ISO 80-1600)
White Balance
Auto, Preset manual, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash
Self-Timer
10 sec. duration
Flash Sync Modes
Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Off, Fill flash, Slow sync
Pictmotion
No
Supported Languages
Total of 26 languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian
Power Requirements
Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery EN-MH2 (optional) x 2, AA-size battery (LR6/L40 alkaline, or FR6/L91 lithium) x 2, AC Adaptor EH-65A (optional)
Battery Life (on a fully charged battery)
Approx. 250 shots with alkaline batteries; Approx. 660 shots with lithium batteries; Approx. 420 shots with EN-MH2 batteries (based on CIPA standard)
Dimensions
Approx. 96.7 x 59.9 x 29.3 mm excluding projections
Supplied Accessories (may differ by country or area)
Camera Strap AN-CP19, LR6/L40 (AA-size), alkaline batteries, USB cable UC-E6, ViewNX 2 CD
Weight (without batteries and memory card)
Approx. 170 g (Weight with battery and memory card)
