Nikon L120
Superzoom Camera
 vs Nikon P520
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX L120

Best price $394
  • Weighs a little bit less than the P520 15.3 oz vs 19.4 oz
  • Smaller body size 42 in³ vs 68 in³
  • 65% more battery life 330 shots vs 200 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $394 vs $469
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX L120

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P520

Best price
$469
  • Higher sensor resolution 18.1 MP vs 14.1 MP
  • Has longer exposure available 8 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Newer camera February 2013 vs February 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 42.0× vs 21.0×
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 7 shots per sec vs 1 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out L120 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging L120 does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board L120 does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities L120 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has 3D capture capabilities L120 does not have 3D
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What the Nikon L120 and Nikon P520 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 3.2″
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Nikon L120 and the Nikon P520

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
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