Nikon Coolpix L340 20.2 MP Digital Camera with 28x Optical Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD (Black)

Very sad to put one star. Hugely disappointed. Ive owned this camera just over one year and today on a critical day, it has quit. After going online to troubleshoot and try the usual fixes, it seems this is an ongoing problem with this product. Everything about this camera has been wonderful, it takes great photos, is easy to use, until today there werent enough ways to describe this (formerly) great camera. I recommended it to everyone I know. That it simply quit kaput zip zilch zero has taken me by surprise and after quite a bit of research, it seems there is a serious issue with Nikon regarding this product. Is it worth repairing for more than the camera cost? No. adding it to the waste stream is a travesty and if Nikon knew (and they MUST by now), why arent they offering to fix this? It clouds a formerly great reputation for cameras. I will never buy another Nikon product. If you buy this product, know its likely to fail.

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We purchased this camera for my mom who has Parkinson’s and sometimes experiences difficulty taking clear photos because of her tremors. After reading reviews we thought the vibration reduction would be great for her. I’ve always used Nikon products (owned four separate DSLRs) and have never experienced an issue. This camera is terrible. My phone takes better photos. The images are blurry, unfocused, and have ruined most of our holiday photos. This is regardless of who is taking the photo. It happens with or without flash and in every lighting condition. Even when used on a tripod the images were not focusing properly. We tried adjusting ISO, photo mode, etc. and the issues persist. Unfortunately we are beyond the return window so we are stuck with a $200 paperweight. I’m done with Nikon point and shoots.

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We are super disappointed with this camera, which we picked out after our L820 died. Note that the L820 isue was that the plastic parts in the battery compartment door wore out and broke off, which also looks like a potential problem with the L340. Our "test" is hummingbird shots from a distance of four or five feet; the L820 took beautiful shots but this one didnt focus, no matter what setting we tried. It also seemed like the "sports" setting, which took sequential photos on the L820 as long as you held down the shutter, only took single shots. The photos indoors, even on a porch with great light, also were blurry. It was necessary to use the flash with the L340 even in situations not required by the L820. The sunset photos would not pick up the rosy color of the sky on either the dusk/dawn or the sunset settings. On top of all this, each time we tried to take two photos in a row, we would get a message like "Please wait until the camera finishes recording" after the first shot, including a long delay before we could shoot the second photo. It did take good photos on the "flower" setting of photos as long as there was no movement. I would not recommend this for anything else. Im actually going to buy a refurbished l820 and hope for the best until Nikon improves their game.

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