8th August 2015: Carousell SG score - Nikon Coolpix L830

Boy, did I score an absolute killing at Carousell. The Nikon L830. Now people sell that set at 300 SGD for the body. But she quoted me a good price and the bundle which I will share later. I tested it when checking before paying and it works including the crucial card slot. With that I will be ready in time for the Canon Marathon on the 21st August. But here's the bundle.

Nikon Coolpix L830 Body
Nikon Lens Cap
8GB SD Class 10 Card
SD Card USB Adapter
Large Nikon Coolpix Grey Carrying Pouch for the Camera
Smaller Nikon grey pouch for cards and other small accessories
AA Batteries
Travel Tripod
USB Cable, nice to have a second one since it's a proprietary cable.

An excellent value find I must definitely say.

The most distinct difference between the L820 and the L830 that you'll notice is the popped out screen. The screen on the L830 can be adjusted and swiveled, which is handy if you're facing the camera from a high angle and you need to see what you're doing.

The L830 looks similar to the L820 with the distinct
difference being the adjustable screen.

The image / Video qualities of the camera are very similar to each other. The only other diff is that the L830 has improved zoom at 34X as compared to 30X.

Other updates include:
L830 capable of 1:1 Photo Aspect Ratio at 3456 pixel Square.
Ability to fiddle around the exposure as needed.
Added 2s Self-timer option.
Increased resolution options for Movie recording and support for NTSC 25/50 fps Recording.


Now even if the camera is an ounce heavier than its predecessor, it's still sufficiently light to be carried with one hand.

Now I loved the L820 if not for the dead memory slot and thank you to YouTuber LMull3 for delving to this point and shoot camera. And this was an awesome value find too. Since everybody else was selling the Camera from 300 bucks up to the ceiling of 370. So for up to 150 cheaper than any other dealers from Carousell, I got a worthy replacement for the L820.

IMAGE QUALITY
The Coolpix L800 series has been a good value line as far as a general use point and shoot cameras are concern and the L830 along with the L840 are no exception.

Now here are some samples. The quality is very similar to the L820. Just a general info, each photograph at the highest 16 Megapixel Quality is 6.5 Megabytes, which is quite heavy for a camera. So at the very least a bare minimum of a 8GB SD Card but I recommend 16GB - 32GB if you can afford it if you want to take a bunch. However if you're clearing your card every time and you want to keep your photoes as an archive, do sign for Flickr for a massive Terabyte will be made available to store your photoes there.

To test the Zoom, I Zoomed using the Close Up mode. Starting with the Optical Zoom then the Digital Zoom towards that flag. The zoom is not bad at all.



Having taken some pictures already, especially with that working Memory Card slot, I'm ready for an upcoming photograph marathon in a couple weeks. If you want the images, go check my Flickr Webpage.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48826150@N08/sets/72157656669939538

This is Paul Signing off with the Nikon L830 quick Overview. Welcome to my fleet of cameras.

Complete with a Lens Cap and a working memory card slot, it's ready to go