Performance was a bit sluggish, but in good lighting, the L4 is still quite usable. After an irritating 4.5 seconds to start up and capture its first image, the L4 can snap off an image every 2.9 seconds. With the onboard flash enabled, the rate slows to 4.4 seconds. Shutter lag is a decent 0.9 second in adequate lighting but a disappointing 2 seconds under dim light.
Images from the Coolpix L4 reproduced colors faithfully but still suffered from some irksome issues. We noticed distinct purple fringing along high-contrast edges, and some finer details were softened in postprocessing. Despite these flaws, our images generally turned out clear and noise-free.
The Nikon Coolpix L4 isn't the quickest or most versatile camera out there, but its solid images and tiny price tag make it a good choice for budget-minded photographers who don't need too many options.
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