Customer Rating: 
Summary: Video is great, still shots need improvement
Comment: Let me begin by saying I am not one of those camera heads that does a tremendous amount of research before buying a camera and then tests the new camera, out trying each setting so I can do my own detailed review. I am by no means any kind of expert. The main reason we bought this camera is that we wanted the HD video functionality it offers.
I think the camera delivers nicely on the videos BUT I am disappointed to see that we can't purchase the cradle that allows you to hook directly to your HD TV to watch your videos. Here I am ready to throw some money at Samsung and they don't even offer it, so I wait. But I do love the videos and the fact that they use the H.264 codec so the quality is great, & file sizes of videos are handled efficiently.
On to the rest of the functionality. Love the smart buttons, gives you the feel of a touch screen without touching the screen. Love the wide angle as well. However, the last 3 cameras we have purchased were Canon PowerShots and they have always had very good picture quality all the way around in my opinion. When taking pictures indoors during the day for instance we have had several pictures turn out blurry. With the flash on at night also some less than perfect shots. Comparing them to the only other type of camera that we've ever owned, the Samsung falls short a bit. The only other beef I have with it is the software that comes with (Samsung Master). When downloading pictures you are not given many options like deleting the files once they've been downloaded, etc. Again comparing to the software that comes with Canon which seems much more thought out (probably because Canon has been doing it longer).
Overall though, we are satisfied with our purchase and look forward to using it (and for that CRADLE to come out!).
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice camera but problem with charging battery
Comment: I ordered this camera for my sister who has HDTV. She wanted to film a wedding. I practiced with the camera so I could give her a quick intro.
Screen nice and clear and takes nice photos. It warned that battery can only be charged when directly inserted into a contact, i.e. no power strip.
It worked at my home. However, at the Palm Beach hotel in Miami (fancy hotel) when plugged directly into an outlet, it refused to charge the batteries (she had ordered two additional lithium batteries). In addition even when it is charging an arrow turns red, but it never turns green or stops glowing red, hence only way to check is to disconnect camera and then open camera to check status of battery. We ended up returning camera to the vendor. Plug into camera also leaves some leverage. Unable to watch video on laptop which has Vista.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Do you homework 1st the NV24HD is what it claims to be
Comment: I'm glad I did not read the poor reviews @ Amazon before I bought my NV24HD. Instead I relied on the Mfr SPECS and bought it. This is a GREAT camera. Anyone who says less does not understand modern technology. This camera fits a small niche... First it is a Point & Shoot with "Wide Angle" Optics. So if your expecting a Handycam with 30x Zoom this is NOT your camera. You should be doing limited zooming with this camera as it is limited to 24mm Wide to 85mm Portrait range. The camera is perfect for family environment. It takes amazing photos and the HD video is decent compared to any P&S considering it's size. Is the HD Video perfect? no but IMO it's pretty decent. While there are minor issues with the camera the key word is "minor". I don't agree the issues other reviewers cite are relevant I.e. its bad for landscape? Well Duh? The NV24HD delivers and is made really well. The AMOLED display is amazing, place this beside any other P&S with both on and see for your self how much more this offers with the Wide Angle Optics. If you have a need for a P&S and can accept Wide-Angle to Portrait range optics you owe it to your self to get this camera.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing little camera!
Comment: Straight out of the box, I set up the camera with the time and date, and to imprint the date on each photo, and found the interface absolutely amazing. Samsung has done a brilliant job on it, making the camera very user friendly. I have used it indoors and out, have printed 4x6 and 5x7 prints, and downloaded images to my Kodak M1020 digital frame, all with excellent results. Picture quality is great, wide angle zoom gives great flexibility, and there's no other stuff to lug around! A camera this small with this much zoom naturally involves some design trade offs, and Samsung engineers have really nailed it, It won't replace a digital SLR, but for convenience, ease of use, and picture quality, I haven't seen anything in it's size or price range that I thought compared to it!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Coolio little camera.
Comment: I like it - works well. Very small. Great screen and terrific wide angle lens. I'd prefer a touch-screen rather than the buttons. But all in all a good buy.
Summary: Video is great, still shots need improvement
Comment: Let me begin by saying I am not one of those camera heads that does a tremendous amount of research before buying a camera and then tests the new camera, out trying each setting so I can do my own detailed review. I am by no means any kind of expert. The main reason we bought this camera is that we wanted the HD video functionality it offers.
I think the camera delivers nicely on the videos BUT I am disappointed to see that we can't purchase the cradle that allows you to hook directly to your HD TV to watch your videos. Here I am ready to throw some money at Samsung and they don't even offer it, so I wait. But I do love the videos and the fact that they use the H.264 codec so the quality is great, & file sizes of videos are handled efficiently.
On to the rest of the functionality. Love the smart buttons, gives you the feel of a touch screen without touching the screen. Love the wide angle as well. However, the last 3 cameras we have purchased were Canon PowerShots and they have always had very good picture quality all the way around in my opinion. When taking pictures indoors during the day for instance we have had several pictures turn out blurry. With the flash on at night also some less than perfect shots. Comparing them to the only other type of camera that we've ever owned, the Samsung falls short a bit. The only other beef I have with it is the software that comes with (Samsung Master). When downloading pictures you are not given many options like deleting the files once they've been downloaded, etc. Again comparing to the software that comes with Canon which seems much more thought out (probably because Canon has been doing it longer).
Overall though, we are satisfied with our purchase and look forward to using it (and for that CRADLE to come out!).
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice camera but problem with charging battery
Comment: I ordered this camera for my sister who has HDTV. She wanted to film a wedding. I practiced with the camera so I could give her a quick intro.
Screen nice and clear and takes nice photos. It warned that battery can only be charged when directly inserted into a contact, i.e. no power strip.
It worked at my home. However, at the Palm Beach hotel in Miami (fancy hotel) when plugged directly into an outlet, it refused to charge the batteries (she had ordered two additional lithium batteries). In addition even when it is charging an arrow turns red, but it never turns green or stops glowing red, hence only way to check is to disconnect camera and then open camera to check status of battery. We ended up returning camera to the vendor. Plug into camera also leaves some leverage. Unable to watch video on laptop which has Vista.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Do you homework 1st the NV24HD is what it claims to be
Comment: I'm glad I did not read the poor reviews @ Amazon before I bought my NV24HD. Instead I relied on the Mfr SPECS and bought it. This is a GREAT camera. Anyone who says less does not understand modern technology. This camera fits a small niche... First it is a Point & Shoot with "Wide Angle" Optics. So if your expecting a Handycam with 30x Zoom this is NOT your camera. You should be doing limited zooming with this camera as it is limited to 24mm Wide to 85mm Portrait range. The camera is perfect for family environment. It takes amazing photos and the HD video is decent compared to any P&S considering it's size. Is the HD Video perfect? no but IMO it's pretty decent. While there are minor issues with the camera the key word is "minor". I don't agree the issues other reviewers cite are relevant I.e. its bad for landscape? Well Duh? The NV24HD delivers and is made really well. The AMOLED display is amazing, place this beside any other P&S with both on and see for your self how much more this offers with the Wide Angle Optics. If you have a need for a P&S and can accept Wide-Angle to Portrait range optics you owe it to your self to get this camera.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing little camera!
Comment: Straight out of the box, I set up the camera with the time and date, and to imprint the date on each photo, and found the interface absolutely amazing. Samsung has done a brilliant job on it, making the camera very user friendly. I have used it indoors and out, have printed 4x6 and 5x7 prints, and downloaded images to my Kodak M1020 digital frame, all with excellent results. Picture quality is great, wide angle zoom gives great flexibility, and there's no other stuff to lug around! A camera this small with this much zoom naturally involves some design trade offs, and Samsung engineers have really nailed it, It won't replace a digital SLR, but for convenience, ease of use, and picture quality, I haven't seen anything in it's size or price range that I thought compared to it!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Coolio little camera.
Comment: I like it - works well. Very small. Great screen and terrific wide angle lens. I'd prefer a touch-screen rather than the buttons. But all in all a good buy.
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