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15 years ago
Samsung EX1 review
The Samsung EX1 is a compact camera that caters to the needs of professionals and enthusiast photographers, yet it's not expensive.
Pros:
- F/1.8 lens
- easy to use menu system
- great screen
- great depth of field
Cons:
- Noisy images
- some softness in bright areas
- some lens distortion at wide angles, shutter speed not fast enough
15 years ago
Samsung TL500
For a first entry into enthusiast compact territory, Samsung puts in a credible showing with its TL500, an attractive camera with a thoughtful design, fast f1.8 lens, and flip-and-twist AMOLED display. But it faces some steep competition and ultimately can't keep up with the crowd.
Pros:
- The Samsung TL500 has an attractive design and a bright flip-and-twist display
Cons:
- Some irritating control placements
- inconsistent photo quality
- and an uninspiring feature set tarnish the TL500's appeal
15 years ago
If the market for enthusiast cameras was reduced by the falling prices of DSLRs, it now faces being squeezed further by the mirrorless cameras that offer DSLR-level image quality with less of a size penalty.
Pros:
- Good image quality, particularly at lower ISO settings, Extremely bright F1.8-2.4 lens, Useful 24mm equiv
- wide angle, High ISO performance good up to ISO 800 (and higher if processed from RAW, Accessible, quick-to-use manual controls, Superb bright, high-contrast, articulated OLED screen, Generally...
Cons:
- Highlight clipping and channel clipping in bright
- high-contrast conditions
- Unpredictable metering requires regular use of exposure compensation
- No control over noise reduction (which is excessive at high ISO settings
- Video limited to VGA resolution
- Rear dial difficult to move with precision...
15 years ago
Samsung EX1 Digital Camera Review
On the whole, the EX1 is a good quality camera that will find its particular niche in the market given that it is unlikely to suit all tastes - and nor has it been designed with blanket appeal in mind.
15 years ago
Samsung TL500 Review
Samsung digicams often provide better performance than their competition at the same price point and that's the case with the TL500. After carrying this nifty little digital camera with me just about everywhere I've gone for the last few weeks, the TL500 has replaced the Canon S95 as my benchmark...
Pros:
- Good image quality
- Low noise levels to ISO 800
- Intuitive controls
Cons:
- No HD video
- Costly
- No quick access to EV compensation
15 years ago
The Samsung EX1 is a point-and-shoot camera that is able to deliver good pictures at any angle. Its dual dials and front wheel key lets you adjust settings in an instant while its f/1.8 Schneider lens allows a user to focus more on the subject.
Pros:
- : Build
- Dual dials
- Easy to control Great image quality
- Can shoot at low ISOs even at night
- AMOLED screen can be swivelled : Slow start-up time
- VGA video quality (as it focuses more on image quality)
- Limited Zoom
Cons:
- : Slow start-up time
- VGA video quality (as it focuses more on image quality)
- Limited Zoom
15 years ago
Samsung EX1
UPDATE 19 October 2010: the overall score of the Samsung EX1 has been brought down to four stars. In line with our newly tightened test criteria, the VGA video mode, slow start-up times and limited battery life...
Pros:
- Pleasant
- sharp AMOLED swivel-screen
- Ultra-wide-angle lens with record aperture
- Picture quality in centre of image (and from f/3
- Very well made and user-friendly design
- Decent padded carrying strap provided
Cons:
- Complicated system for accessing manual focusing functions
- Interface can't be customised
- Only VGA video
- Slow to start up
- No automatic image rotation
15 years ago
Samsung EX1
Samsung's EX1 is a very good camera that enthusiasts will love. It's got an excellent lens and the articulated screen is useful, but it doesn't quite do enough to beat the cheaper LX3.
15 years ago
Another of those fashionable SLD (single lens, direct view) cameras? Not quite. The EX1 still qualifies as a compact camera, lacking interchangeable lenses and sporting a small 1/1.7in CCD image sensor. Nonetheless its design and features borrow heavily from the new genre.
15 years ago
Samsung EX1 review
While compact interchangeable lens cameras are becoming more and more common, they're still not small enough for some people. Canon's PowerShot G series has long been considered the enthusiasts' choice when it comes to compact cameras, but that changed in 2008 when Panasonic introduced the Lumix...
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