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15 years ago
Steve's SnapShot Cons Bottom Line Pick This Up If...
Pros:
- Excellent build quality, Intuitive control layout, High quality 3x optical zoom with a fast f/1.8 max
- aperture, Captures beautiful 10-megapixel still photos, Robust shooting performance, Awesome 3.0-inch, rotating AMOLED display, Excellent High ISO performance up to ISO 1600, Good battery life,...
Cons:
- No HD video capture option
- Weak built-in flash
- Auto WB setting wasn't always accurate
- No A/V cable included
- Battery charges in the camera
- which means you can't charge a secondary pack while using the camera
15 years ago
High-End Compacts: Snazzy Lenses and Drool-Worthy Specs
Want to shoot pro-quality photos without forking over a month's salary? These high-end compacts have built-in lenses with specs so tasty they could make Terry Richardson drool all over his white walls.
Pros:
- Manual shooting and RAW image capture options let you get creative like the pros
- 3-inch swiveling AMOLED display is great for composing over-the-head and low-angle photos
- Built-in stabilizer helps keep the 10-MP images sharp
- Great macro mode for close-ups of flowers, bugs, and set lists.
Cons:
- Biggest and heaviest of group
- Shutter and power buttons dangerously close together
- Pricey
- Image size shrinks to 2.5 megapixels in high-speed (8.4 fps) mode
- Snazzy beveled edges cause camera to fall over on flat surfaces
- Fully automatic functionality reduces creativity
- Noisy low-light images.
15 years ago
Samsung EX1
Tweet Samsung doesn't mind getting into a good scrap, and this is definitely the case with their new top of the line compact – the 10 megapixel EX1. It is taking on some big dogs in the form of the Canon G12 and Nikon's P7000, both really excellent compacts meant for the enthusiasts with higher...
Pros:
- Very good f1.8 lens
- 24 mm wide
- excellent AMOLED screen
Cons:
- No 720p video recording
- only 3x zoom
- poor battery life
15 years ago
Review – Samsung TL500/EX1
The compact camera segment is one that has left me without hope of a decent camera for a long time. Since 2003 I've had in my arsenal the gamut of digital compacts ranging from fast super zooms to the highly portable to the control freak Canon G series.
15 years ago
Samsung EX1 compact digital zoom camera
Even if you're after more professional pictures, that doesn't mean buying a big and bulky camera that's too big for a pocket. Samsung's EX1 is a case in point, being able to take pictures at a resolution of 10 megapixels .
15 years ago
[REVIEW-SAMSUNG EX1]
This 10 megapixel camera with a fast F1.8–2.4 image stabilised 24mm–72mm zoom lens is Samsung's entry into the upper levels of compact cameras. This segment of the market is dominated by Panasonic with the LX3 – about to be superseded by the LX5 – and the Canon G11 and S90.
Pros:
- The image quality is about as good as it gets in a compact
- JPEG's from the camera are good but the RAW images are outstanding
- It is worth taking the trouble to capture in RAW and process with the excellent Silkypix converter.
Cons:
- The movie mode is VGA
- a bit crude in this day and age
15 years ago
Samsung EX1 10 Megapixel?camera
The digital era of photography has done a fine job of re-creating the SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera, but what about the equally awesome, yet inexpensive rangefinder? Samsung's EX1 looks like very good place to start. Check our review after the break.
15 years ago
A New Competitor to the Panny LX3 & Canon S90
Ever since the Panasonic LX3 stepped on to the scene, the camera world has been waiting for competing brands to follow suit by creating a compact oriented at professional who want a pocket friendly alternative to their DSLR.
13 years ago
Samsung TL500 / EX1
Samsung's TL500 is a compact camera clearly aimed at enthusiast use, with some features not typical of most point-and-shoots such as an external flash hot shoe, a tilt/swivel LCD display, and an exceptionally wide and bright lens.
13 years ago
Samsung TL500 Review
Samsung's getting closer. Watch out Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic. What is it? The Samsung TL500 is a largish compact camera with some very desirable features. The 10mp 1/1.7" CCD sensor, 24-72mm (equivalent) f/1.8-2.4 Schneider-Kreuznach lens (with a real lens cap), coupled some higher end controls...
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