Nikon - COOLPIX L12 digital camera Review

I have been taking photos for many years. Some great, some good, some not so good (photos, not years).

For the last 5 years I have been using a Sony 3.1 MP camera, which is a great camera, but it was very bulky and I was limited in the clarity of close up photos.

After doing a lot of research on newer cameras I had narrowed down my search to Sony, Olympus and Nikon.

I went to Wal Mart to look at and hold the cameras physically. I found that all of them were relatively comperable except for price. The Nikon was significantly less.

I have often found, usually, when something is much less expensive than comparably equiped competitors, there is a reason. However, I decided to give the Nikon a try. I'm really glad I did. I'm taking a lot more photos than I used to. Friends, neighbors and family have all commented about the sharpness and clarity of my photos and my wife insists that I have been secretly taking photography classes because she doesn't believe an inexpensive camera could make that much difference. It really can. My Nikon is much smaller and lighter (the battery from my Sony weighs more than the Nikon), I can carry it around in my shirt pocket, It has a steady shot feature that reduces shaking and creates sharper images, the auto flash is amazing, I have taken pictures in pitch black settings that turn out clear and sharp and at $119 (on sale) it was a great value.