Nikon Coolpix L840

The Nikon Coolpix L840 is a bridge camera launched on 10/02/2015.

Technically speaking, the Nikon Coolpix L840 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 30 overall. The Nikon Coolpix L840 weights 538 gr and spans 114 x 89 x 96 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon Coolpix L840 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Speed Performance - Score 33, ranks in the category best 38%.
• Versatility - Score 50, ranks in the category best 50%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon Coolpix L840 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks among the worst 62% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 62, ranks among the worst 34% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 13, ranks in the best 47% of its category. Nikon Coolpix L840 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 10, ranks in the best 45% of its category. Nikon Coolpix L840 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 30, ranks in the best 43% of its category. Nikon Coolpix L840 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 69% of its category. Nikon Coolpix L840 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 38% in its category. Nikon Coolpix L840 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon Coolpix L840 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 149.99 GBP and 249.99 GBP, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Nikon Coolpix L840 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.