Focus on the important things in life with the easy-to-use 20-megapixel COOLPIX L28.
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 crisp images every time.
Photos look great on the large LCD monitor, as well as when you enlarge them. This camera also makes it quick and easy to upload images directly to your smart device or personal computer, when you want to share them with others.
The COOLPIX L28 — 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 in which you are shooting.
From group shots to close-ups, this lens offers superb precision and sharp resolution, so you can capture moments with ease.
The large LCD monitor with wide viewing angle offers clear shooting and playback.
20-megapixel CCD image sensor: enables you to capture outstandingly detailed images, make creative image crops and produce superb poster-size enlargements.
Crisp HD (720p) video recording: record moments in motion at the touch of a button. A dedicated movie-record button makes it easy to begin filming the action.
Motion Blur Reduction: compensates for camera and subject movement to deliver sharp shots of even fast-moving subjects.
Smart Portrait System: snap perfect portraits every time. Smile timer takes the shot when your subject smiles, Blink proof alerts you when someone’s eyes were closed, Skin softening adjusts uneven skin tones for smoother-looking skin, and Red-eye Fix corrects false eye color due to the flash.
AA-size batteries: your camera is powered by two AA-size batteries, which are readily available across the world.
18 scene modes: scene modes automatically optimize the camera settings for popular photographic styles, effects and locations. Achieve great shots just by selecting the mode that matches your situation.
EXPEED C2 image processing system: provides enhanced movie recording, high-sensitivity performance and maximum image quality.
Wireless transfer: compatible with Eye-Fi X2 (or later) cards. Transmit your digital photos (in JPEG format) directly to your smart device or personal computer and take advantage of Nikon’s online photo sharing service, Nikon Image Space.
Product name
COOLPIX L28
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)
Storage media
Internal memory (approx. 27 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, Panorama assist, Pet portrait), Smart Portrait, Auto
Release mode
Single (default setting), Continuous (about six images are captured continuously at a rate of about 1.1 fps), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Multi-shot 16
Movie - file format
720/30p (default setting): 1280 x 720/16:9/approx. 30 fps, 480/30p: 640 x 480/4:3/approx. 30 fps, 240/30p: 320 x 240/4:3/approx. 30 fps
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
Still pictures: Approx. 280 shots when using alkaline batteries, Approx. 890 shots when using lithium batteries, Approx. 530 shots when using EN-MH2 batteries; Movies (actual battery life for recording) 2: Approx. 1 h 5 min when using alkaline batteries, Approx. 2 h 40 min when using lithium batteries, Approx. 1 h 30 min when using EN-MH2 batteries
Tripod socket
1/4 (ISO 1222)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 95.4 x 59.8 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-E16, ViewNX 2 CD, Reference Manual CD
Optional accessories
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), Battery Charger MH-72 (includes two rechargeable Ni-MH batteries EN-MH2), Battery Charger MH-73 (includes four rechargeable Ni-MH batteries EN-MH2), AC Adapter EH-65A, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14
1. Based on CIPA Standards for measuring life of batteries.
2. When recording a single movie.