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Nikon Coolpix L820 Digital Camera
Nikon Coolpix L820
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Nikon D40 Digital Camera
Nikon D40
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCCD
Sensor size0.24 in0.91 in0.91 in0.93 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx14.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx6.0 Mpx
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3072 px6016 x 4000 px3008 x 2000 px
Image sensor format
N/A
DXDXDX
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
15.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx6.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
N/A
3:23:23:2
Other resolutions
N/A
  • 3456x2304
  • 2304x1536
  • 4512x3000
  • 3008x2000
  • 2256x1496
  • 1504x1000
Processor
N/A
Expeed 2Expeed 3
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 125
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 200
  • 1600
ISO Autoyesyesyesyes
ISO minimum125100200200
ISO maximum160012800128001600
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3072 px6016 x 4000 px3008 x 2000 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
Auto
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
Photo effectsBlack&WhiteBlack&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesnonono
Supported aspect ratios16:916:9
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
12800128003200
White balance presets
N/A
12126
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyesyes
Image stabilization type
N/A
NoNoNo
Uncompressed format
N/A
RAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR support
N/A
nonono

Optics and focus

Optical zoom30.0 x3.0 x3.1 x3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
N/A
N/A
3.0 x
Minimum aperture33.5
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture33.52.822
Focal length equiv23 - 675
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutoAutoManual
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
N/A
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Image stabiliserOpticalLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter threadno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Folded opticsno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens mount
N/A
Nikon-AFNikon FNikon F
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
LampLampLamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
yesyesno
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier
N/A
1.5x1.5x1.5x
Manual focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of focus points
N/A
11113
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
11113
Filter diameter
N/A
2.05 in2.64 in2.05 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in2.5 in
Articulated LCDnononono
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots921000230000921000230000
Field of view97.0 %95.0 %100.0 %
N/A
ViewfinderNoneOpticalOpticalElectronic
Touch screen
N/A
nonono
Live view
N/A
yesyesno
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
0.8 x0.78 x0.8 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
-1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.5
Eye relief
N/A
0.71 in0.71 in0.71 in
Separate info display
N/A
nonono
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
N/A
Self-timer delay10.0 s10.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Pre-flash
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Close-up
  • Cuisine
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
3D supportyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priority
N/A
yesyesyes
Aperture priority
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
555
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
1/31/31/3
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Continuous shooting
N/A
yesyesyes
Histogram
N/A
yesyes
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
NoNo
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Flash sync speed
N/A
1/200s1/200s1/500s
Flash range
N/A
121217
External flash connection
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
i-TTLi-TTL
N/A
External flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Continuous drive
N/A
3.0 fps4.0 fps2.5 fps
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
N/A
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
3.0 fps4.0 fps2.5 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
3.0 fps4.0 fps2.6 fps
Self-timer options
N/A
N/A
N/A
custom

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 960 x 540
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1280.0 px
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDNot supported
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
N/A
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • SECAM
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 7201280 x 720
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
24.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A

Design

Body typeBridgeSLRSLRSLR
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Blue
  • Black,Bordeaux
  • Black,Red
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Silver
Environmentally sealednononono
Body material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Anti-dust system
N/A
yesyesno

Dimensions

Weight16.58 oz16.05 oz16.05 oz16.76 oz
Width4.33 in4.88 in4.92 in4.96 in
Height3.0 in2.93 in3.01 in3.7 in
Depth3.33 in3.78 in3.78 in2.52 in

Storage

Internal storage65.0 mB4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
SD
Maximum memory card size64.0 GB64.0 GB8.0 GB
N/A
Memory slots111
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.21
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)870550540470
Battery technologyAlkaline
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of batteries supported4111
AC adapter includedyesyesyes
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesnono
HDMI ports quantity111
N/A
HDMI connector typeMicroMiniMini
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
DC-in jackyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyes
N/A
NFCnononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonoyesno
Bluetoothnonono
N/A
AV outputyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Eye-Fi ConnectedOptional
N/A
Remote control
N/A
yesyesyes
Firewire
N/A
nonono

Other features

GPSnoyesyesno
Energy Star certifiednonono
N/A
Languages support
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • UKR
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
Orientation sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Calendar
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Tripod thread
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
N/A
Frame
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Timelapse recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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