Focus on the important things in life with the easy-to-use 20-megapixel COOLPIX L30.
Easy Auto mode and one-touch video recording make snapping photos and shooting movies a delight. From close-up photos of baby to movies of the family at play, the high megapixel count and sharp NIKKOR 5x optical zoom lens deliver clear images every time.
Photos look great on the large 7.5-cm/3.0-in LCD monitor, as well as when you enlarge them. Relax and let your camera do the work for you with Scene Auto Selector optimizing settings for your shooting situation, so you can just point and shoot.
The COOLPIX L30 — focusing on the important things in life.
Enjoy effortless shooting with easy-to-reach control buttons and Easy Auto mode, which optimizes all settings to suit the light wherever you are.
From group shots to close-ups, the wide-angle 26-130mm lens lets you capture special moments and facial expressions with ease.
Frame your photos easily and enjoy viewing them in playback with the large LCD monitor, giving you crisp viewing even in bright sunlight.
The impressive 20-megapixel sensor gives you beautifully clear images, perfect for creative image crops and superb poster-size enlargements.
Record moments in motion at the touch of a button, with a dedicated movie-record button that makes it easy to begin filming the action.
Set your filter before you shoot, for super-vivid color, sepia, high contrast monochrome and many other stylish effects.
Motion Blur Reduction: You’ll always get sharp shots with Motion Blur Reduction compensating for camera and subject movement, even with fast-moving subjects.
Smart Portrait System: Snap perfect portraits every time. Smile Timer takes the shot when your subject smiles, Blink Proof alerts you if someone’s eyes were closed, and Red-Eye Fix corrects false eye color due to flash.
AA-size batteries: Your camera is powered by two AA-size batteries, which are easily available around the world.
18 scene modes: Scene modes automatically optimize camera settings for popular photographic styles, effects and locations. Achieve great shots just by selecting the mode that matches your situation.
EXPEED C2: Nikon’s fast and powerful image processing system provides enhanced movie recording, high-sensitivity performance and maximum image quality.
Nikon Image Space: All Nikon users can enjoy 20 GB of free online cloud storage with our dedicated Nikon image storage and sharing site, Nikon Image Space. Find out more at NIKON IMAGE SPACE.
Product name
COOLPIX L30
Type
Compact digital camera
Effective pixels
20.1 million
Image sensor
1/2.3-in. type CCD; approx. 20.48 million total pixels
Lens
NIKKOR lens with 5x optical zoom
Focal length
4.6-23.0 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 26-130 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
F-number
f/3.2-6.5
Lens construction
6 elements in 5 groups
Magnification
Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 520 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Motion blur reduction
Electronic VR (still pictures), motion detection (still pictures)
Autofocus
Contrast-detect AF
Focus range
[W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) to infinity, [T]: Approx. 80 cm (2 ft 8 in.) to infinity. Macro mode: Approx. 10 cm (4 in.) (wide-angle position relative to the triangle mark) to infinity. (All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)
AF-area mode
Center, face detection
Monitor
7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 230k-dot, TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment
Frame coverage
Approx. 98% horizontal and 98% vertical (compared to actual picture)
Frame coverage (playback mode)
Approx. 98% horizontal and 98% vertical (compared to actual picture)
Media
Internal memory (approx. 25 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card
File system
DCF, Exif 2.3, and DPOF compliant
Storage file formats
Still pictures: JPEG. Movies: AVI (Motion-JPEG compliant)
Image size (pixels)
20M (High) [5152 x 3864(fine)]. 20M [5152 x 3864]. 10M [3648 x 2736]. 4M [2272 x 1704]. 2M [1600 x 1200]. VGA [640 x 480]. 16:9 [5120 x 2880]
Shooting modes
Easy auto, Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Black and white copy, Backlighting, Pet portrait), Smart portrait, Auto
Release mode
Single (default setting), Continuous (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 1.1 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is about 6), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Multi-shot 16
Movie - file format
720/30p (default setting): 1280 x 720/16:9, 480/30p: 640 x 480/4:3, 240/30p: 320 x 240/4:3
ISO sensitivity
ISO 80-1600
Exposure metering
Matrix, center-weighted (digital zoom less than 2x), spot (digital zoom 2x or more)
Exposure control
Programmed auto exposure and exposure compensation (-2.0 - +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
Shutter type
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter
Shutter speed
1/2000-1 s. 4 s (Fireworks show scene mode)
Aperture
Electronically-controlled ND filter (-2.6 AV) selection
Aperture range
2 steps (f/3.2 and f/8 [W])
Self-timer
Approx. 10 s
Flash range (approx.)
[W]: 0.5-4.3 m (1 ft 8 in.-14 ft). [T]: 0.8-2.1 m (2 ft 8 in.-6 ft 10 in.)
Flash control
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
USB
Hi-Speed USB
Data Transfer Protocol
MTP, PTP
Video output
Can be selected from NTSC and PAL
I/O terminal
Audio/video (A/V) output; digital I/O (USB)
Supported languages
Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Power sources
Two LR6/L40 (AA-size) alkaline batteries. Two FR6/L91 (AA-size) lithium batteries. Two EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH batteries (available separately). AC Adapter EH-65A (available separately)
Battery life1
Approx. 320 shots when using alkaline batteries. Approx. 950 shots when using lithium batteries. Approx. 570 shots when using EN-MH2 batteries
Actual battery life for movie recording2
Approx. 1 h 5 min when using alkaline batteries. Approx. 2 h 45 min when using lithium batteries. Approx. 1 h 40 min when using EN-MH2 batteries
Tripod socket
1/4 in. (ISO 1222)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 95.4 x 60.3 x 29.0 mm (3.8 x 2.4 x 1.2 in.) (excluding projections)
Weight
Approx. 164 g (5.8 oz) (including batteries and SD memory card)
Operating environment - temperature
0°C-40°C (32°F-104°F)
Operating environment - humidity
85% or less (no condensation)
Supplied accessories
Camera Strap, LR6/L40 (AA-size) alkaline batteries (x2), USB Cable UC-E6
Optional accessories
AC Adapter EH-65A, USB Cable UC-E16, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Battery Charger MH-72 (includes two EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH batteries), Battery Charger MH-73 (includes four EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH batteries), Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries EN-MH2-B2 (set of two EN-MH2 batteries), Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries EN-MH2-B4 (set of four EN-MH2 batteries)
1. Based on CIPA Standards for measuring life of batteries.
2. When recording a single movie.