Nikon's Coolpix L18 for 8 megapixel point and shooting

Last up for Nikon this morning is their L18 compact point and shoot camera. Pretty decent, but standard specs here: 8 megapixel sensor, 3x Zoom-NIKKOR lens, 3.0-inch LCD, anti-shake AE (adjusts shutter speeds and ISO), face detection, and automatic red-eye correction. It also boasts a "TV quality" movie mode which we're assuming means VGA. Available this March for $140 in ruby red or navy blue.

Gallery: Nikon's Coolpix L18 for 8 megapixel point and shooting

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[Prokanda @ Jan 29th 2008 2:20AM]

ehh... nice shade of my favorite color (blue)... but not any better than the canon 630, 830, or 1000... 3" screen/3x optical... if it had 5x zoom (I've been spoiled by my kodak with 4x for over 2 years) then maybe.. shame, would make a nice little pocket digi.

[husky_1 @ Jan 29th 2008 3:56AM]

Also Fujifilm has just launched a new camera:

http://www.techup.it/news/fujifilm_presenta_la_finepix_s8100fd

[Prokanda @ Jan 29th 2008 11:50AM]

uh... a prosumer camera link in spanish? thanks.. no. this story is about an entry level point-and-shoot that's 140 bucks. damn mexican't bots.

[Prokanda @ Jan 29th 2008 11:51AM]

or is that Italian? whatever.... not something that 99% of the readers here can interpret (and I'm Italian)... either way, advertise your product elsewhere... if it's a big enough release, I'm sure engadget will do a story on it anyway.

[Mark Evans @ Jan 29th 2008 1:01PM]

I'm more impressed with how much coverage that Nikon is receiving on Techmeme than the camera itself. :)

[husky_1 @ Jan 29th 2008 5:41PM]

@Prokanda

Take it easy bro... engadget is an international websit, not only for americans... I've just reported a link fot the Italian readers. No sponsorship AT ALL.
The link I've posted is just to inform that another competitor is releasing new cameras... that's it.
As u can see, no BOT.

[TIMMAH! @ Jan 30th 2008 12:13AM]

Yup, just keep cramming in those megapixels...