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Samsung Digimax NV11 10.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Advance Shake Reduction Optical Zoom Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: My dream camera
Comment: Please know that I have never taken any photography courses and have very little technical knowledge. I wanted a high MP camera with a rechargeable battery that took black and white pictures. After researching every camera I could find that met my requirements and some that didn't quite, I chose the Samsung NV11.

The Pros:

Without any technical knowledge it was kind of intimidating with all of the menus at first but I downloaded the manual off the Samsung website and the camera is VERY user friendly. I am ESPECIALLY pleased with the Super Macro function, taking close ups of flowers etc it has an AMAZING zoom. I love the video camera function, it'll take a movie up to 4 hours long (my Fuji finepix had a very short video limit). It also came with an a/v hookup so I can connect my camera directly to my tv which I love.

This camera is teaching me a lot too, using different options and functions I can tell instantly on the screen its effect on the picture.

The Cons:

The digital zoom from 3x to 5x tends to grain a lot and the battery life is just so-so. The audio on the video function cuts out when you try to zoom which is annoying but I bought an extra battery and work around the rest, overall I am VERY happy with my new camera!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The finest small digital camera.
Comment: Of all the smaller digital cameras I've owned, this is the best.
I carry it with me everywhere
Unique, good looking camera.

Easy to use. Superb, sharp picture quality.
Functions as advertised. Never a problem.

As with most cameras today it does not have a view finder.
Framing your subject in daylight is a little difficult.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Love this camera
Comment: It's hard to find a good camera these days. They all look so nice and shiny and stylish. At first glance, I wasn't too sure about the Samsung NV11. It looked bulky to me - and old. But in the end, I trusted the great user reviews this camera has been receiving and WOW - I was NOT let down!

This camera is the best! You really can't beat this camera for the price!

PROS:

It's not as big as it looks. Takes great quality videos AND pictures. The screen is really big. Great style! Lots of features. Battery life, despite complaints from other users, lasts as long (or longer) as a standard Nikon camera in the same price range (or more expensive). (I took mine on vacation and it lasted about 5 days of heavy usage. Great zoom! It comes with a USB chord to charge from your computer, OR the USB chord can plug into an adapter (included) that can be plugged into a wall socket. It's really a great device!

Cons:

Well I don't have any complaints at all, really... and I'm a very big critic of everything. I would recommend two counter measures, though, if you buy this camera: 1) Buy two 2GB SD cards to make sure you have plenty of room for taking pictures and videos. 2) Buy a couple extra batteries from Ebay and charge 'em all up before you go on vacation. Works like a charm!

Final note: I highly recommend this camera.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great point-and-shoot
Comment: This is an excellent camera for someone who wants a point-and-shoot camera that has a decent zoom. After looking for months for a reasonably priced camera that had more than a 3x zoom, I happened upon this one, did the research and bought it. Best camera I've had so far. I liked my old Canon, but it was heavy, went through batteries like water and the zoom left much to be desired. This one is much lighter, the battery lasts MUCH longer and the zoom is frankly superb. The Advanced Shake reduction really does work. With my Canon zoomed just past 3x I had to lean against something to make the picture come out. With this, I can zoom well past the 5x with my arms shaking from the effort of scrambling up boulders and the shot still comes out perfect. The huge LCD is great for being able to tell if the shot came out or not. The only con is the lack of a viewfinder. On sunny days, that's a bit of a hinderance since the LCD is harder to see, but the other pluses more than make up for it. Other reviews I read said the menu selection was tough to understand at first, but I found it extremely easy after messing with it for two minutes. Very intuitive and much easier to change settings quickly than my Canon.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: impressive, but quirky
Comment: I bought this camera as an alternative to lugging my D100 to my weddding and on my honeymoon.

The body style is great with black metal (yet to see a scratch - though I am very careful) and sleek enough to keep in my purse for that perfect moment when everyone wishes they had a camera handy.

Before I get into picture quality let me again restate that I am accustomed to using a Digital SLR on manual mode Using this camera is for me like going from driving a car with a manual transmission to driving an automatic. It's not difficult but if you're used to setting everything manually your still bound to be confused by the simplicity.

Picture Quality
Overall, the pictures have been good. I've no complaints about that so much

Ease of Use:

Speaking of ease of use, a user manual had to be downloaded later from the Samsung website for this model as the brand new in the box camera only came with a quick-start pamphlet.

My dear husband is better off just sticking with P(Program) and Scene shooting functions. there is also a special shooting function which frames the photo in a drawing or create a photo collage but this can also be done after the fact as well. Why ruin a possibly good shot with this feature?

Of the shooting functions I feel that unless you are shooting still lifes you are better off using eitherP (Program) S (Shutter Priority)or A (Aperture Priority) manual takes too long to set up.

On that note, there is also a manual focus setting which, is useless to me because most of my subjects like to move and not sit still.

I think the touch sensitive buttons are confusing for everyone to begin with especially those who are not accustomed to using a laptop mouse pad. It can be learned but handing the camera to my mother to view photos means that my settings will have to be reset.

Under this topic I also have to consider the people who may have poor eyesight. I appreciate that the LCD is large however without her glasses, my mother has a difficult time making out the details of the icons and text but samsung has also included example pictures to give people with her visual difficulty a hand with picking the right setting.


LCD
I really love the large LCD on the back of this camera. It's terrific so is the fact that one can change the backlight settings to view in different light.

IThe LCD also doubles as the viewfinder, which in bright sunlight it can be difficult to set up a good shot.


Video:

This is where I get annoyed. The video is great as long as you don't zoom in or out. When you do the audio shuts off temporarily. It's annoying. I appreciate the feature but until it can be perfected it just takes away from everything that is great about this camera.

Style:

I get a lot of complements on this camera. It's not a reason to buy a camera but it's nice to have others admire your gadgets. :)

In conclusion:

I reccomend this camera for a more advanced user but not for a beginner. I would ultimately like to see digital cameras as a whole have more user-friendly features. I think tiny buttons and small screens are problmes for users with poor eyesight and bad finger-eye coordination.

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