1. 10-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
2. 3x Advance Shake Reduction optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display
3. Easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) using the touch-pad LCD
4. Records VGA-quality video at 30 frames per second
5. Bundled with Digimax Reader text-recognition software, for conversion of images taken of books, papers, and magazines

Editorial Review :

Samsung NV10 offers still pictures that are sharper and more detailed than most digital cameras around. This 10-megapixel digital-camera features the distinctive Life-Style appearance along with an innovative Smart-Touch control pad, a sleek, brushed black aluminum body and compact design. The NV10, measuring just .7-inches thick, includes a Schneider 3x optical zoom lens (35-105mm equivalent), a 5x digital zoom and a large, 2.5-inch color LCD display. Advanced Shaking Reduction (ASR) provides enhanced image clarity by electronically compensating for excess hand shake and improving color in environments lacking sufficient lighting where the use of the electronic-flash is not desirable. For crystal-clear images under various shooting conditions, the NV10 features 11 scene modes, including Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow and Text Recognition. Text Recognition, a feature unique to Samsung digital still cameras, allows users to shoot documents such as books, papers and magazines and then extract text from the image taken using the bundled ?Digimax Reader? text recognition software.
In addition to its incomparable still picture quality, NV10 can record in VGA (640x480) at 30fps, for smoother video and a larger view of the movie on LCD and TV screens. It also includes a movie stabilizer function that automatically detects and corrects minor lateral and vertical camera movement. For additional control, the continuous video recording function allows the user to pause and resume video recording at any time, while the built-in movie editing function allows users to edit video in-camera. There are also several special effects functions for creative control in-camera, such as Color Effect, Highlight, Photo Frame, Negative and Composite Shot. Color effects include B/W, sepia, blue, green and red. Overall, a great camera for all seasons and reasons. Autofocus

Customer Review :

OK camera, terrible customer support

The camera itself is OK, no complaints. However at some point it was damaged and sent to Samsung for repair. That turned out to be a naightmarish experience. I don't recommend buying a Sumsung camera because if you ever need it serviced, you will have to deal with the most incompetent bureaucrocy that will loose your camera and will keep you on phone for hours inventing various excuses of why the camera is lost. For closest approximation of the Samsung customer service read Frantz Kafka's "Trail". The book will cost you less than the camera here on Amazon, but the impressions will be the same.

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Big pixel, small camera.

Just bought NV10 a month ago before i traveled to Europe. Great point and shoot camera with many features. May be 10 Mega pix are a bit too much for amateur like me. Hope one who wants to buy a new camera like it.

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MY SAMSUNG NV 10

I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CAMEERA. IT IS SMALL AND TAKES VERY SHARP PICTURES. ANTI SHAKE WORKS GREAT. HAVE NOT HAD ANY DIFFICULITIES USING ALL THE FEATURES OF THIS CAMERA.

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Great Camera !

Stylish Sleek! and Slim! Samsung NV10 is a great digital camera. It is easy to use and carry.

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Convenient camera (but user manual is a little vague)

I have a Nikon D80 Digital SLR and an older Sony DSC-V1 digital camera. But I wanted a smaller camera that I could easily carry around everywhere and use at any time.

I tried the Canon Elph, the Nikon Coolpix, and others in a local camera store. But they were either too slippery to hold, or too big/heavy, or lacked a decent wide angle, or didn't support decent manual modes. Then I tried the NV10. WOW!

SMART TOUCH
The camera manual is a little vague about this. Swipe-and-pause (not press) from one button to its neighbor scrolls pictures one-by-one. Swipe-and-pause across more buttons scrolls faster through multiple pictures. To keep scrolling without swiping over and over, swipe-and-pause but end on the very last button on the left, or on the second-to-last button on the right.

The Zoom button lets you zoom out to view multiple thumbnails in a photo album view (swipe-and-pause to scroll left/right/up/down) and then zoom in for the full view of a selected picture.

SIZE/GRIP
This camera is skinny! I have (previously) uploaded a picture to Amazon showing the camera with a dime for comparison.

It has a decent grip, and it's slightly longer than most of the other comparable cameras I tried. But you could try it in a store to decide for yourself.

PICTURE QUALITY
It only supports JPG (no TIFF or RAW formats). By default, it's set on JPG Medium, but you can set it to JPG Fine.

To give you a sense of the colors, the grain, issues with the image at the corners, low-light handling, and shake reduction (or not), I have previously uploaded an uncropped picture of some jelly fish (at an aquarium), taken handheld with no flash in Automatic mode. The only light was from the soft/dim light inside the tanks. The room was dark because these jellies don't tolerate light well.

MANUAL SETTINGS
You usually only get two F stop choices available at any time. (F2.8 and F7.1 commonly appear, but the these choices change when you zoom.)

SHAKE REDUCTION
The ASR is digital, not optical. So, it's not the same as having a vibration reduction lens. (Also, the manual indicates that you need to enter a special shooting mode to get the ASR. So, apparently you don't get ASR most of the time.)

SD CARD
The manual guarantees compatibility with 1GB max. I haven't tried a 2GB card yet.

The camera also has 20MB of internal memory built in, so you can actually take a couple of pictures even *before* you buy a card (or after you fill up a card).

REMOTE
There's a remote available in certain countries, but I have yet to see it available (by itself, at least) in the US.

BATTERY LIFE
Once you get past the newbie need to use up battery life while fiddling with learning to use the camera, it doesn't seem too bad. The batteries are very small (as shown in my uploaded picture), so it's easy to carry a couple of extras.

ZOOM
The 3X optical zoom is OK. The newer Samsung NV11 has a 5x optical zoom (but maybe Samsung traded that for something that I would miss). The NV7 has a 7X optical zoom (but it's a bigger camera).

I've had the NV10 for nearly a year now, and I'm pleased with it.


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1. 7.2-megapixel sensor for up to 3,072 x 2,304-pixel images, detailed enough for poster size prints
2. 2.5-inch LCD screen for improved contrast and color reproduction
3. 3x optical and 5x digital zoom giving 15x total zoom when combined
4. Advanced Shake Reduction reduces the effects of camera shake in lower light conditions
5. Stores images on SDHC, MMC, SD card, or 16 MB internal memory; powered by 2 AA batteries

Editorial Review :

The Samsung S73 is a high-resolution digital camera that is equipped with a true-color, filtered 7.2-megapixel CCD. You can use the Samsung S73 to produce even better images and take detailed photos for printing up to poster size prints. In addition, the Samsung S73 has a 3x optical and 5x digital zoom giving 15x total zoom when combined. 7.2MP CCD delivers high-quality prints that can be blown up to poster size without detail loss. 2.5" TFT LCD display is bright & clear making it easy to line up shots & preview them after shooting. Advanced Shake Reduction prevents the degradation of image clarity caused by movement. Ergonomic body design delivers comfort and a steady hold for better shots. White Balance Presets - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent H, Fluorescent L, Tungsten and Custom Scene Modes - Night, portrait, landscape, close-up, sunset, dawn, backlight, fireworks, beach and snow Light Sensitivity - Up to 1000 ISO Optical Sensor Size 0.4 size with 1/2.5 CCD and 7,400,000 Pixels Max Shutter Speed - 1/1500 White Balance - Custom, presets and automatic System Requirements - Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, OS 9.2-10.3 or higher Dimensions - Length 3.92 x Height 2.47 x Width 1.01 Weight - 0.29 pounds

Customer Review :

horrible camera

I got this before Christmas last year. It has gone thru a ton of batteries...the good quality digital ones. After using it a few times it started to have a bright white screen when I would turn it on. Nothing like grabbing your camera to take a candid shot and not being able to. At first tapping it on something worked, now it just stays white, when it will even turn on. It is a horrible camera and I would not suggest anyone purchase it.

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don't buy this camera!

I bought this camera and after about a week it just started to fall apart. First, it would eat up batteries like crazy. I realize that digital cameras do this, but it would drain the batteries after about 5 minutes. These were brand new batteries! Then, the lens broke and the entire camera stopped working. I took it back and they gave me a new one. After about two weeks it did the exact same thing. I took it back again and they said they could not refund it because it had been over 14 days. I just gave up and bought a different camera. This was a terrible camera and a huge waste of my money.

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Batteries are the key!

I bought this camera for my girlfriend over a year ago. We used standard alkaline batteries, and literally after three to five flash pictures, the batteries were toasted. We assumed that we just got a dud camera, and it has sat unused for a year. I'm surprised we hadn't thrown it away. Then, after reading other reviews on this site, we got some Kodak 2500mAH rechargeable camera batteries and put them in this camera. IT'S WORKING GREAT NOW! Great pictures, and the camera is working with a battery life that you would expect.
This is a great little camera, but you MUST use rechargeable batteries with a high capacity!

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Be careful with this!

I very lightly dropped this camera on the carpet from about 6 inches away, jammed the zoom and the whole camera never went on again. Also, there is a significant amount of time between pictures, and the screen goes black, which makes it difficult to shoot kids, pets or anyone who can't sit still for a few mintutes.

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Zoom Problem

Be leary!!! Although it takes wonderful pictures, this can't be denied.. it has a problem w/the zoom lense. I protected this camera at all cost, never dropped it, kept in case. One day I try to take a picture, the zoom lense freeze!!! Have to constantly pull out before taking a picture. Warrenty was gone and it cost $100 to fix it. Best thing to do is replace, I won't be investing in a Samsung Camera again

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1. 8.4-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
2. 3x optical zoom; captures full-screen, full-motion video with audio and in-camera editing
3. 2.4-inch display, silver finish
4. Point-and-shoot digital camera; Effects Key allows users to adjust colors and add effects on the fly
5. Store images in internal memory or on SD memory cards; powered by 2 AA-size batteries

Editorial Review :

Use the Digimax S800 to produce detailed images for printing up to poster size. The high resolution S800 is equipped with a true-color filter 8.1 Megapixel CCD. The 2.4 inch LCD lets you take a wider, clearer image with the 3x optical, 5x digital zoom with special effect functions. When it is set to Auto Mode, the Digimax S800 automatically adjusts the shooting distance and focus from between 5cm to infinity, to get better pictures more easily. The powerful video capability of the Digimax S800 delivers a quality close to a camcorder. High-compression video format, MPEG4 is used for a more enhanced movie shooting experience providing 3-4 times longer than traditional video formats. The family-friendly mode dial, Night, Portrait and Children modes, makes it easier to get great shots of the family by giving in stand access to the appropriate mode for each individual situation. Children mode, with its open aperture and fast shutter speeds, lets you capture children in fast moving action shots. When using Portrait mode you get more pleasing people pictures with improved red eye reduction. Night mode uses the slow synchronization function to help you get clearer and brighter pictures at night Self-Timer - 10 seconds, 2 seconds, Double 10 seconds, 2 seconds Image Sensor Type - 1/1.8 CCD 10 Scene Modes - Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow Sharpness - Soft, Normal, Vivid Single, Continuous, AEB Shutter Speed - Auto 1 - 1/1500 second, Manual 8 - 1/1500 second Battery - 2 AA Alkaline System Requirements - Pentium II 450MHz or better, Pentium 700MHz recommended, Windows 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Minimum 64MB RAM, 200MB of available hard disk space, USB port, CD-ROM drive, Microsoft DirectX 9.0C, Machintosh Power Mac G3 or later, Mac OS 9.0 - 10.4 Dimensions - Width 99.6 x Height 61.8 x Depth 26.95mm, Approximately Width 3.92 x Height 2.43 x Dep

Customer Review :

Very fragile, lens get stuck easily

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3C1WNPSYYYARC What can I say, just google for samsung s800 stuck lens.
This is a very low quality, fragile camera, I wouldnt recommend it.

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It's good

It's a good price. It doesn't initially seem as good as other cameras, because it seems like it has less functions, but if you play around with it you find a lot of cool stuff to do with it. Also, when its on your computer the quality is great. I could see the contacts inside my eye in one of my pictures, thats how much detail it picks up on. Unfortunately when I tried to take a picture of a praying mantis, there is no focus option and I couldn't get a clear view of something so small.

besides it's lack of focus on small objects, the only other downfall is it's fragility. I recommend you don't drop it. My friend dropped hers and it will barely turn back on. I dropped mine once and sometimes it shuts off while I'm taking a picture.

But the quality of the prints I get is amazing, it looks almost professional, especially with it's black and white and sepia converters. Also there are some goofy settings in there for those who are amused easily, such as frames and fake hair and whatnot. You'll see if you buy it.

It's really good, for those who don't want to spend so much money.
You can still be creative.

I recommend it. Just don't drop it.

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GREAT

this was a great purchase, it is a great camera, really good resolution and was definitely worth it.

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Great value for the money

What's up everyone, it's your boy, Emko. This camera is a great value, 8.1MP around $100, is outstanding. The videos it takes are fantastic, easily watched on your PC or TV, and you can even take pictures or video while you watch what you're doing on the TV! Take the time to read the manual, you can make adjustments (like taking close-ups, adjusting the ISO, etc.) that will make all the difference in the world and would negate most of the problems people have with this camera. A little bit of reading and you can take pictures like the pros. Don't take my word for it, I'm just Emko, try it for yourself.

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Great Camera for Price

I purchased this camera in August of 2007. This is the second Digimax camera that I have owned. I am truly happy with my purchase. I definitely agree with some of the other reviews that it is necessary to have rechargeable batteries, but otherwise the camera works good, and also takes pretty good videos.

One drawback that I have found with the camera is the lag time it takes to snap the pictures. Sometimes when taking pics of impatient kids, they move around before the flash, and then it distorts the pic. Other than that, I don't have any complaints, and I would definitely recommend this camera for purchase.

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1. 8-Megapixel Resolution - Up to 3264 x 2448 stills, 640x320 at 30 fps AVI MPEG-4 Movie with WAV Audio
2. 20MB Internal Memory - We recommend purchasing an optional 2GB SD or SDHC Memory Card for practical usage
3. 2.5 Color 230K TFT LCD Monitor
4. 1/2.5 CCD Image Sensor Type
5. Schneider Lens Focal - f = 6.2 - 18.6mm (35mm film equivalent - 37 - 111mm) F No. F2.8 (Wide) - F5.2 (Tele)

Editorial Review :

The NV30 Premium 8-Megapixel Digital Camera achieves clear picture quality for images larger than A2. A robust mounted image processor allows for rich gradation, fast and high quality picture processing. The 3x optical zoom (37-111 mm at 35 mm) Schneider lens, F2.8 - F5.2 supports rich expression of pictures. The specially designed combination of a non-spherical lens and a low dispersion lens allows for rich expression of high-resolution images. With lens-shift method Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), hand-shakes are completely controlled without image degradation in poor light conditions. Digital Image Stabilization (DIS) that is fully implemented in terms of image processing speed and picture quality. Concurrent use of OIS and DIS correction of handshakes ensures clear picture quality in any shooting condition. The face detection function is the latest technology to automatically set the focus and brightness up to 9 faces detected. Simple shooting of people as the camera automatically detects the face, even for self-portraits. A beeping sound notifies users when a face is located in a specific area to deliver clearer information by the camera. With Images Noise Reduction function, clear picture quality can be obtained at super speed ISO sensitivity to enable sharply focused, momentary stop pictures to be taken of moving subjects such as children or people engaged in sports. Utilizing MPEG-4 that is a highly efficient codec, continuous video footage for up to 2 hour 30 minutes can be stored when 1GB memory card is used. Flash Modes - Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, and Red-eye Fix Scene Modes - Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self-shot, Cafe, and Food Self-timer - 10 seconds, 2 seconds, Double, Motion Timer, and Remote controller Dimensions - Approx. Width 3.72 x Height 2.32 x Depth 0.74 (94.5x59x18.8mm) Weig

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1. 3.6x Zoom Lens - 4.7 - 17mm (35mm film equivalent - 28 ~ 101 mm)
2. Up to 5x digital zoom
3. TTL autofocus (Multi AF, Center AF, Face Recognition AF)
4. Exposure - Program AE Metering - Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Face Recognition
5. Integrated electronic-flash with Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix modes

Editorial Review :

Package Includes: L74 WIDE camera, USB cable, software CD, user manual and Rechargeable battery : SLB-1137D, 3.7V (1100mAh)

Samsung L74 wide is part of their Lifestyle digital camera series. It incorporates all sorts of features that help this camera suit the way you live and enjoy life. It takes both stills and movies. You can take images in standard 4:3 ratio or 16:9 widescreen - to fill the screen of your new TV. lensThe 28mm wide-angle lens enables you to take wider pictures; the 3.6x optical zoom makes it possible to bring distant items closer. A 3.0? large LCD Touch Screen allows you to set the functions quickly and conveniently - no complex button functions to learn. It even includes a world tour guide to refer to when travelling. The L74 comes with 450MB internal memory, you can save various information on it, or use it as a memory for taking pictures. Camera also has a slot that accepts SD memory cards - for more practical use. The camera uses 2 AA batteries - a common battery available throughout the world - so you can be assured of power wherever you go. 7.2 megapixel still resolution delivers great still pictures and you can shoot movies up to 800x592 SVGA resolution. The L74 helps make living easier and more fun. Still image resolutions to 3072x2304 pixels Movie images - 800x592(20fps), 640x480, 320x240 (3.6X Optical Zoom ) with Frame rate - 30 fps, 15 fps Shooting Modes - Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self shot, Cafe, Food Continuous - Single, Continuous, AEB, Motion Capture, Wise shot Advanced Shake Reduction compensates for hand movements that can contribute to blurred images Voice Record capabilities Self Timer Built-in edit functions Slot for SD or MMC memory cards Dimensions (WxHxD) 4.11 X 2.43 X 0.86 inches (104.5 X 61.8 X 21.8 mm); Weight Approx. 6.145 oz (174.2g) USB and Video connecto

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Very good wide-angle digicam effort from Samsung

I wish more attention would be given to the still relatively few digicams that have true wide-angle lenses. This is a much better effort from Samsung on a wide-angle zoom digicam. I previously had the A55W, which had severe limitations and useability issues. I also have the 6-megapixel Panasonic FX01, an excellent wide-angle digicam, which does have more noticeable image noise than this Samsung but still outshines it in some areas.
The Samsung has a very nice build feel and is much faster than the A55W overall. The A55W had a terrible long preflash delay for all flash shots that could not be turned off. The L74 Wide is much speeder in this regard, though I suspect face detection slows the autofocus time a bit, and if you turn on red-eye reduction while shooting, it adds processing time after the photo is taken (as does the ASR shake-reduction feature, since the antishake is done in post-processing in camera). The movie mode allows for very long shoot time, and does allow zooming while recording, but the sound is muted during the actual zooming of the lens, so this will introduce brief passages of complete silence into the video any time you zoom.
The touch screen works reasonably well and is probably no more fiddly than some multi-button setups.
I wish there were an external charger for the battery so it wouldn't have to charge in camera, which would make carrying an extra battery more convenient.
Picture quality overall (at maximum size and jpg quality) is very good, still looking like a small-sensor digicam as opposed to a DSLR or larger-sensor camera, but noise is well controlled in most Auto ISO situations. Flash exposures are also well exposed and don't suffer from overexposure with close subjects.
The World Tour Guide function is quite a gimmick but fun to play with, though I have found a quirk where it only works if you remove the SD card from the camera. It seems the camera will only recognize one "disk" at a time, so if an SD card is in the camera, the World Tour Guide program will start, but the buttons for countries are inactive. If I remove the SD card, the camera will use the internal memory for photos and the World Tour Guide will then work. Samsung did not respond to my customer-service e-mail. I assume a firmware upgrade/fix would resolve this. Any hints from anyone who has used the camera?

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need the remote badly

I use this camera for Paragliding and shoot pics back at customers who go tandem with me. So the remote is a key accessory for me. however, it is not available yet. if anyone has an idea of how to obtain one of these remotes please let me know, the camera is really quite challenging without the remote. it would be very nice if you could "set" remote and not go back to the default every time its powered off.
The wide angle is great, as is the bottomless video function.
please let me know about the remote, thanks... Drew

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One of the worst designed camera I've ever had - I had to return it.

Having owned several Olympus digital cameras and also used Nikon, Sony & Canon cameras, using this Samsung was an awful experience. It has so many odd features you have to wonder if anyone on their design team ever thought to try out their competition's cameras. Here are the problems I have with this camera.

1. Wrist Strap. For starters the wrist strap holder is a little metal bar that sticks out from the camera into your right hand when using the camera. Every other camera I've owned has it recessed so you don't feel it. At least they should have made it easy to remove so that it doesn't stick into your hand.

2. Batteries. Figuring out how to get the battery in was annoying. I've never had to look at the directions to put a battery in any of the hundreds of battery-operated devices we own. The description said this camera uses AA batteries - it does not. And I could not find anywhere to buy a spare battery. I gave this camera a try only because I thought it would run on AAs and I need to have spares with me because I use my camera to photograh my work in client homes.

3. Touch screen. At first I this was a neat idea. In reality,you have to use a STYLUS PEN to operate it!!! I tried using my finger nails but it did operate properly. When I'm taking pictures the last thing I want to do is worry about finding the stylus pen and hold on it. There isn't even a place in the camera to stick the pen like Palm pilots & Treos have.

4. Transfering Photos to PC. It took about a half hour before we finally got to actually take pictures with. I've never had to look at an instruction book for a camera to get to the point of taking the first picture. Once we finally did get some taken getting to the PC was a pain in the neck. My husband is a computer engineer and he had trouble! Turns out you can't move the pix directly to your computer with a USB cable from the camera's memory like you can with every other camera out there. You can't even do it from the disk. You have to install their software and use their software to make the transfer!! They plaster the camera instructions with warnings that you will lose your photos if you don't use their software. This is ridiculous. You should be able to easily & quickly transfer the photos to ANY PC anywhere with that disk. Even worse, you have to transfer the photos from camera memory to the disk, then you can move it to your computer.

5. Picture Quality. As dumb as all these design errors are, I might have lived with it and not returned the camera if the picture quality were at least as good as my 200$ Olympus. The photos all had a kind of dark and grainy or fuzzy quality to them that I'm just not used to. Kind of like how printed photos taken with ISO 400 or 800 film look. I use photos of my work on my website (see www.neatandsimple.com) and in e-books. The pictures dont' have to be perfect, but they need to at least look good enough to see the work clearly. That's means I need a camera that takes good indoor shots. The wide angle lens feature is awesome, but there are a lot more choices out there as of October 1, 2007. Olympus Olympus Stylus FE-290 7MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Zoom (Black)just came out with theirs at about the same price so I'm going to try that one.




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