“Compare Nikon D3100, Coolpix L120, and Cooolpix P500 I am currently trying to determine the best digital camera to purchase. I have used SLR cameras, Nikon and Minolta, for years in the past. When we purchased our first digital camera some years ago, I bought an Olympus C-740 Ultra Zoom which my wife and I have not been pleased with. Mainly the hesitation in the shutter button when taking a picture, and I found it difficult to change shutter speed or apeture. We often have trouble because of that being able to take a picture that isn't blurred. I also like to enlarge pictures, and the 3.5 MP really makes enlargements grainy. Overall, not happy. My wife really needs a point and shoot camera, but I am more inclined to a camera with which I can have more control of the picture environment including changing lens, and shutter speed, etc. Please give me some advice on which of the above would best suit our needs. I am more inclined to one of the Coolpix for my wife's sake, but don't want to be "dissatisified" again after spending ANY money...... HELP !!!!! please.”
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The Coolpix s(_)cks! I was GREATLY disappointed in my coolpix S70 touchscreen. It is a peice of junk. Very discouraging how bad and blury the pics turn out. Even though the Coolpix is a Nikon, I just bought the Nikon D3100 a couple of days ago. NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE. The D3100 is awesome. I am in love. The Sony NEX 3 and 5 are pretty cool, small, good quality, etc. But lens availability is not good and the telephoto lens is about 3 times more that the Canon or Nikon. It's a pretty cool camera though.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The L120 this model offers a Digital Vari-program modes. Selecting a program automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected scene. Also, the P500 but you have more control with the settings on the camera like Program, Aperture and Shutter priority and Manual, but it doesn't use interchangeable lenses. With the D3100 you are able to control also the settings on the camera and use interchangeable lenses.
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