Customer Reviews
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Let me set the record straight!
First of all I am not going to cover any of the subjects that have been beat to death on here already. But to anyone thinking of buying this Camera dont walk , RUN to purchase it! This is without a doubt the finest little camera on the market for $89! It will take pictures as good as a $3-400 one [if it is set correctly] And to address the battery issue??? There isnt one........... all the comment about the batterys that came with it only lasting 10 mins that is TRUE .......... however that is the same length of time; they would last, in ANY digital camera. The LCD display takes alot of power to run on ANY camera. The problem is most of the folks on here howling about this camera need to be smarter than the camera and they are NOT. Why so many have said that it doesnt have a battery meter is a mystery to me; as it is shown in the upper right corner and tells you the state of charge at all times. For the camera to take the crispest photos you need to set it to Sharpness=Vivid Plus and Contrast to HIGH. The manual isnt much good to anyone; and you have to wade thru the online one, to find out how it really works: and that is the worst part of the camera the online manual...........
Once this is set up correctly, you couldnt ask for a nicer little camera, for $89 there just isnt one made. 99% of the problem is that people dont understand cameras and they WONT read the manual ......... hence the battery problems, uses to much power, no meter, poor quality pictures, etc.
The camera will take supurb quality photos if you set it up correctly but you do need to know enough about it to make those settings .
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Great Option!!!!
I bought this camera for my teenager son for Xmas and I have to say that I am really surprised for all the great options that this camera have. Is very easy to use, the ¨fun¨ options are really great and to be honest I have a Sony digital camera and it is not even close to bring all the flexible menues that the Samsung bring to the user.
Great combination between price, quality and fun.
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makes a great gift!
I purchased the camera as a gift for someone else, but from what I hear, she's very pleased with the camera..
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Excellent value and good optics to boot!
Compare this camera to any others you can find at this price, and this one is clearly the best. The screen is a large (for the price) 2.5", the lens is glass and of decent quality, and the fit/finish is better than the Canon A-Series. There is also quite a few color/focus effects built right in, which can make snapshots fun.
The only real downside I've found is that battery life is lacking, although Ni-MH batteries help quite a bit.
Highly recommended for a backup camera or for novice photographers that could eventually use the manual controls on this camera.
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Horrible camera. Avoid this model.
Bought one of these and it was defective out of the box. Immediately starts flashing low battery. Got another one and the same thing with it. Samsung has terrible support and would only offer to repair it at my expense. This is embarassing when the camera was given as a gift.
Too bad, the camera has nice features for the price.
