Samsung 12MP Digital Camera

The product has exceeded all my expectation to-date. The pics are clear the video is sharp. I am most impressed with the HDMI interface. The software included is great it store all the setting with the image that was use when the picture was taken. So far have not found any fault with it.

I bought this brand new camera on Amazon.com. Once I received, I wanted to love it. I charged it until the light changed green. I turned it on, saw the back screen come on, couldn't get the front LCD to come on. Played with the zoom and then the camera turned off. Now I can't get the lens to go back in and the camera won't turn on. It started making a crazy whirring sound before I took out the bettery to make the awful noise stop. Definitely not a sound you want coming from a brand new camera. Now the thing is totally dead. Tried to send it to Samsung for repair but they will not ship it outside of the Continental US and I am at an APO. Amazon would only offer a refund, so now I won't be buying this camera again. In search of another digital camera. Such a shame! I wanted to love this camera but it shall never be.

Battery wouldn't even last one day of shooting. Was at a wedding then reception after, the battery was dead towards the end of the reception. I was even conserving battery and not shooting as much anymore since I saw the battery meter going low. My old point and shoot Sony T5 (first generation of the slim ones) which is 6 years old even has a better battery than this. Shooting yourself is fun, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ENOUGH EXTRA BATTERIES.

The reason I bought the camera because I hate to ask people to take pictures for my wife and me during trip.
At first, I extented my arm as far as possible, but only see our heads only in the photos. So I purchased a monopod but I
encountered several problems right away. At first the LCD not bright enough outdoor. 2nd focus fixed when you press the button, so I have extended the monopod first then ask my wife press the button and run back to the make the pose.Now I have to carry monopod all the time during trips. Not as easy as I expected. Battery seems work shorter then Sony and Cannon, hard to take
more than 100 pictures.
Touch screen is fun to use. and charge set is well design you don't even have to remove battery from camera.

Bought the camera 12/10/09, very impressed with features and review at CNET. CNET gave the camera a 4 star excellent review. Here are my opinions after using this camera for a couple of weeks.

Pro: Nice features, front screen, best in industry touchscreen due to 3.5" very bright and clear OLED screen and haptic(vibrate) when finger go over icons, solid built metal frame, fast start-up(only sony tx1 beats it), fast focus, 720p high def video feature, lots of programable controls.

Ok: picture clarity, video clarity, reflash speed, battery life.

Bad: smart auto feature sometimes gives grainy and non-clear pictures, needs lots of light for video and photo

Bottom line: the camera is pretty solid and has great features, but if you put it in smart auto the pictures sometimes are washed out or dark, because the flash sometimes is turned off when there is sufficient light in the area, this makes the picture little blurry. Tip, go to program mode and always turn on the flash when shooting indoors and the photos will looks a lot better. This camera needs a lot of light especially in 12MP mode and using hi-def video.

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