I owned the Nikon Coolpix L3 for 2 days before I returned it. I will agree with others that the pictures are 'noisy' under less than perfect lighting conditions. I took flash pictures indoors and non-flash pictures outside under grey skies and both sets of pictures appeared 'noisy'. I attribute this to the auto-iso feature; (I would love to have been able to preset the ISO setting to see if it made a difference). Because there is only a 3x optical zoom, noise is an issue as you cannot zoom in well enough for most distant subjects and cropping would be necessary, thus magnifying any noise issues present.For me, the ease of carrying does not outweigh the noisy images I received. If your primary need is for a convenient pocket-carry camera then the L3 may fit your needs as it is easily pocketable in a shirt or pants. but be forwarned about image quality.