1. 12-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints over 18 x 25 inches
2. 3x optical zoom with Advanced Shake Reduction (ASR); 2.5-inch LCD display
3. Face Detection detects up to nine faces and automatically adjusts for optimal focus and exposure
4. Up to 3200 ISO supported; high-resolution movie mode at up to 30 fps
5. Stores images on SD memory cards (20MB internal memory included); powered by lithium-ion battery

Editorial Review :

Samsung NV20, part of the second generation of NV series, takes both design and functionality to a whole new level. The NV20 is equipped with 12.1 mega pixel CCD and a Schneider-Kreuznach lens, known for outstanding quality and delivering crystal-clear images with every shot, as well as a 3x optical and a 5x digital zoom. Built-in Face Recognition AF&AE can identify up to nine faces in a picture and adjust complexion accordingly, while Red-eye Fix automatically removes any annoying red-eye effect. Auto Contrast Balance compensates for brightness and Auto Shake Reduction (ASR) compensates for a shaky hand on the part of the photographer. And now navigating complicated menu systems is a thing of the past! The brilliant new Smart Touch user interface makes accessing menu functions and reviewing your images an absolute pleasure with a unique touch-ensitive system gives you easy, intuitive control over the camera, as the large 2.5" LCD gives you a great view every time. Innovative Smart Touch User Interface Face Recognition AF & AE with Red Eye Fix Bright 2.5 color TFT LCD screen 20MB Internal Memory - accepts SD/SDHC/MMC memory cards (up to 4 GB) MPEG-4 (AVI) recording capability Supports ISO 3200 (at 3M) for clarity in imperfect lighting USB 2.0 port - can connect to Windows and Mac

Customer Review :

Great camera.

My brother bought this camera for me as a gift. I'm not usually into gadgets with all the bells and whistles, but with this camera I changed my mind. Not only is it easy to navigate, it has great features that other digital cameras don't have. With a three year old, I loved the special effects available with this camera.

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Nice

I bought this as an effort to modernize my 2 megapixel Olympus. The menu system is a huge leap in ease of usability and is one of this cameras greatest assets. I didn't even need to crack open the manual to start. Ergonomics are good, maybe a hair on the small side for me. Everything is easy and intuitive to reach. I expected a significant difference in picture quality, but the largest thing I normally print out is 5"x7" so I have not really been able to take advantage of the MP increase. I have not noticed a difference in detail even using the higher resolution. Zoom is no better than then older Olympus if as good...a little disappointing, but I haven't seen a point and shoot with a zoom I like. Flash too is minimal typical of point and shoots. Battery life is so-s0 but I have purchased a couple extras which you should have in your camera bag anyway. There is a little metal tab which apparently holds the battery in place that does not retract to get the battery out. This is easily bent. You need a toothpick and a third hand to remove the battery and replace it without bending the latch. Obviously a design issue. Interestingly, the SD card adjacent to the battery has no need for such a flimsy latch. I have had some auto focus issues, but have not tinkered with all the different settings. It has the typical delay while the camera performs this task. On a couple of occasions, seemingly it couldn't make up it's mind determining the proper focus. Red eye reduction is excellent. The software that comes with it is okay, nothing too fancy but it does the job. It also includes a program that allows you to take pictures of business cards and it attempts to transfer these into a database. Two major problems with this. One, the database is proprietary. Two, it was only able to correctly do this on less than 5% of the samples I tested. You're better off typing. Good idea, really poor implementation. Overall, I am happy with the camera, but probably would have been just as happy continuing with the older Olympus as my picture taking consists of snapping candid shots of the grandkids and stills for eBay.

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Good, but not great

I purchased this camera because I had lost my old 10mp point and shoot from Sony. I have recently been purchasing Samsung products so I figured I'd give their camera a chance also. I was initially excited with the 12.1mp resolution of this camera but after I've tried taking nearly 500 pictures in different lighting, settings, and anything else I could try, I've found that the pictures just aren't that great. The definition between colors in the photos, even those in good lighting, were blurred. I still have an old 5mp sony and I the same pictures with both cameras and didn't see much of a difference, and in less lighting, the sony did better. Next is the flash, why they made it a pop up flash, that you have to push back down when you're done, doesn't make sense to me. Plus the flash isn't that bright, again my Sony old 5mp sony did better there. The Samsung almost has to have perfect lighting to take a picture without blurring, even with pictures taken with the ISO on auto, with about a 1/500 and it still showed some shakiness, not seen with my older Sony. The navigation system with the camera is pretty convenient though, I do like that feature. All in all I think I will be taking the camera back and purchasing either a Sony or trying for the Cannon this time. I admit that I've been partial to Sony for years now so my opinion my be biased, just do your research before you purchase this camera.

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Samsung Digimax NV20 12MP Digital Camera with 3x Advanced Shake Reduction Optical Zoom (Black)

Bought this camera for my daughter's wedding present. It was shipped directly to the happy couple and they were able to take many super photos of their reception in IN. She told me they love the camera and it is just what they wanted.
Super product, great shipping, couldn't ask for anything more.
Debbie Tsikuris
Lakeland, FL USA


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1. 7 MegaPixel Digital Camera
2. 3x optical zoom Digital Image Stabilized
3. 2.4-inch Intelligent LCD screen
4. Face Detection AF and AE
5. Digital Camera with Accessory Kit

Editorial Review :

The Samsung S760 is a high resolution digital camera that is equipped with a true-colour filtered 7.2 mega-pixel CCD. This allows the Samsung S760 to produce even better images and take detailed photos for printing up to poster size. In addition, the Samsung S760 has a 3x optical and 3x digital zoom giving 9x total zoom when combined. With the Face Detection AF & AE function, the Samsung S760 enables the user to take better portrait pictures more easily. The function detects faces and automatically focuses on them; the brightness of the faces is adjusted optimally for beautiful portrait pictures. DIS technology prevents the degradation of image clarity and colour which is sometimes found in flash photography. With DIS the effects of image blur are reduced in lower light conditions.You can even take well exposed, sharper pictures in low light conditions without using a flash at all, which guarantees brighter and more natural pictures. You have a choice of scene modes to help you get the perfect shot in any situation. By automatically adjusting the camera's setting according to the situation, you can be sure of getting great pictures effortlessly. The scene modes provided are Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Night and Portrait. The stylish compact camera takes high resolution photos and offers many of today's popular digital camera features. Highlights include a 2.5" LCD screen, Advanced Shake Reduction, on-camera editing and movie mode with sound.

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1. 4.0-megapixel sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 11 x 15-inch prints
2. 4x digital zoom and 1.8-inch LCD screen
3. AVI movie recording with voice audio recording for still images
4. Store images on 16 MB internal flash memory or use SD/MMC memory card slot
5. Transfers photos via USB; compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems; powered by two AA-sized batteries

Editorial Review :

This highly effective, extremely reliable Digimax has a lot to offer. With 4.0 mega pixels and a 1.8-inch color LCD, you get incredible options at an affordable price. The easy-to-use Digimax 402 features date imprinting and voice recording. There's also a double self timer which goes off after 10 seconds and every 2 seconds thereafter.The A402 lets you choose between three different photo frames and allows you to edit your images right on the camera too. Its size is 3.6 X 2 X 1.1 inches, making it one of Samsung's smallest and lightest-weight cameras.The 16 MB of flash memory and up to 516 MB of external memory let you store plenty of images while Normal, Sepia and B & W options give you the opportunity to add special effects to your captured images. Seven white balance options allow you to get true color shots no matter what lighting you're in. Your choice of five image sizes ranging from 640 x 480 to 2272 x 1704 pixels and three resolution ranges (fine, superfine and normal) gives you 15 different size/resolution combinations. AVI movie clip and voice recording combined with smaller dimensions make this camera a great companion.

Customer Review :

Excellent camera but only for awhile

I bought this camera for Christmas 2005 and at that time it was a great deal for small and good quality pictures (4MP is still pretty decent), but 2 years later the flash stopped working without any reason.

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Good first camera

We bought this camera about 25 months ago and have been mostly happy with it. Money is tight, so the expensive camera's were not an option, and our old digital camera broke. It is fairly easy to use and does movies too. The quality is less than my mom's more expensive camera - but it works fine for us. It is small enough to easily tuck into my purse next to my cell phone. Our only complaint is that the off on button doesn't work very well anymore. We have a paperclip attatched to the string to aid in turning it on and off. It does a reasonalble job with batteries - the cheaper AA's will last about 30 minutes - the ultra ones for electronics will last 6-10 hours depending on what you do with it. I've bought rechargable AA's and used them also - I get about 2 hours with them - overall, we like this camera.

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It can take a licking, but it's afraid of the dark.

I just recently purchased a new camera because after three years, my Digimax A402 is on its way out, now. I'm a little sad to see it go because it's been a good little camera for the most part, although it performed poorly in certain low-light situations.

I dropped it on a stone-covered grave in Tombstone, AZ (that was probably about hot enough to fry an egg on at the time) about two years ago at a height of about four or five feet when I nearly fell over a young kid whose parents were allowing to follow me around. Except for a small scratch on the lens it came through the experience functioning just fine.

But now, apparently simply due to age, it's stopped functioning normally. It thinks its batteries are low even when they're fresh, is not adjusting to light, and is taking very blurry pictures.

Still, it took good photos for more than a year (probably closer to two) after being dropped, which is more than I expected in the moments after it actually happened.

Pros: Has a good bit of internal storage, takes nice clear photos, is very compact, is very easy to use, has a landscape mode that takes great outdoor photos, and survived a heck of a fall.

Cons: Was over-priced considering the features (no optical zoom, only a digital zoom, only 4 mega pixels), has a soft LCD screen, flashes three times in any flash-using mode (sounds like no big deal but it can be irritating, especially in my favorite setting - concerts, and drains the batteries), has a looong shutter delay, and does not do well in low light.

MAJOR WARNING about the flash and low-light situations: If you turn off your flash in portrait mode, or use a low-light mode, the shutter delay becomes positively interminable because the shutter speed is slowed, which it does automatically. Because most of the photos I take are at concerts this is totally unacceptable. You have to hold incredibly still to take a photo that isn't severely blurred and your subject can't move for several seconds (I counted a shutter delay of over five seconds.)

Leaving the flash on is often not an option because if you have a crowd in front of you you're going to get a better photo of the back of their heads than of the stage. This became infuriating and is for me probably the camera's biggest drawback. I eventually found a solution to this problem... electrical tape over the flash. The camera functioned much better in concert situations with this little improvement. However, I never found my makeshift solution acceptable. A fast shutter speed (which is sluggish even at its best) in low light should definitely be an option on this particular camera but it is not.

Recomended for: People who need a compact, durable, easy-to-use camera mostly in outdoor situations (where it excels) or indoor situations where a flash is acceptable. A good camera for a family.

NOT recomended for: Anyone who wants to be able to take detailed photos of far-away objects or in dark conditions, or anyone who wants to be able to closely control their camera's settings. Concert and club goers take note: this camera may not be for you.

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Worth the money

This camera takes good pictures in bright light, otherwise don't waste your time. The pictures are pretty hit or miss. I commend Samsung for offering a camera at this price point and it's durable. This is a good camera to have handy b/c it's $100 and is better than getting the disposable variety. It's a point and shoot, let's not forget.

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BAD CAMERA

Hello, I bought this camera four years ago as of last week from walmart. It still works just like the day i bought it. Just too bad that that is bad.
BAD CAMERA
EVERY PIC BLURRY

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1. Samsung Digimax S1000 10.0 MP Digital Camera-Silver
2. SAMSUNG

Editorial Review :

Samsung Digimax S1000 digital-camera delivers 10 megapixel resolution and a Samsung 3x optical zoom lens for sharp still pictures and VGA movies. With a large easy-to-read 2.5" LCD screen, USB 2.0 High-Speed connectivity, 20MB of built-in memory, a minimum ISO sensitivity of 80, shutter speeds from 8 - 1/1500 second, a fixed 4:3 aspect ratio, a maximum of 10x digital zoom and 14.4x playback zoom, and an MPEG-4 movie mode, the S1000 takes versatility to the max. Other features include multi and spot exposure metering, seven white balance modes, ten scene modes, and a five-mode built in flash. Samsung's Digimax S1000 stores images on Secure Digital cards. The S1000 can record more than one-hour of high quality VGA (640x480) video at 30 fps when using a 256 MB memory card. It uses 4 AA batteries.
For crystal-clear images under many lighting conditions, these models feature seven scene modes including: Landscape, Close-Up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks and Beach & Snow. And, for the ultimate in creative control the ?S? series models also feature a Special Effects Hot Key, putting several special effects at the user's fingertips. These effects include: Color Effect, offering a variety of colors, including B/W, sepia, blue, red, green or Negative depending on your photographic settings; Highlight, which keeps the subject in sharp focus while putting the rest of the image into soft focus; Photo Frame, allowing the shooter to choose from nine different types of photo frames to shoot their subjects in; and Composite Shot that allows the user to take two-to-four, and save them into a single file.

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1. 5.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
2. 3x optical zoom; captures full-screen, full-motion video with audio and in-camera editing
3. 2.4-inch display; black 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 S500 to produce detailed images for printing up to poster size. The high resolution S500 is equipped with a true-color filter 5 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 S500 automatically adjusts the shooting distance and focus from between 5cm to infinity, to get better pictures easier. 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 automatically uses the slow synchronization function to help you get clearer and brighter pictures at night. The powerful video capability of the Digimax S500 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. Self-Timer - 10 seconds, 2 seconds, Double 10 seconds, 2 seconds Image Sensor Type - 1/2.5 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 96.8 x Height 61.8 x Depth 26.4mm, Approximately Width 3.81 x Height 2.4

Customer Review :

Great camera

This is a great little point-and-shoot camera and video camera with sound!, but for the same price I could get the 630 at wal-mart, so I sold it for $100 and went and got the 630. The 630 is exactly the same size and usability but it's 6 megapixel and supports 4GB SD card so you can record lots of movies without having to exchange the card. A 256 MB SD card will hold a 3.5 minute video, so if you do the math..potentially you can take almost an hour long video at 30fps, 640X480! That's awesome and NO TAPES..you got to love that! On auto mode, it takes great pictures! Also, if you get 2700 NimH rechargeable batteries, the battery life will last for an hour long video recording as well. This camera is so small I can stick it in my front pants pocket and I've got a great still shot and movie camera wherever I go! No more lugging around a camcorder with the case and everything...very convenient!
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Amazing little camera!

I am involved in short-term mission trips through our church here in the Atlanta area. I used to have a big clunky Kodak digital camera but one month before my first mission trip to the Dominican Republic, I decided I needed to upgrade my camera so I could get some great pictures to document this special week in the life of my kids and me and not have to carry around that big camera.

I went to my local Wal-Mart and started looking at cameras. The Samsung Digimax S500 immediately caught my eye as it was pocket sized but still had a lot of nice features, more than I would need on a normal trip.

I took some time to go through the manual, learning all about the basic camera operations. The trip was a huge success! I bought a 2 Gig SD card and took so many pictures and video clips by the 4th day that I had to upload them to a laptop to make room for more!

Even after my second mission trip in as many years, the picture quality continues to blow me away for such a small, easy to operate point-and-shoot!

And the video capability...wow! My two children are in the high school marching band. I have taken numerous video clips of their performances for the past two years. The sound and image quality of the clips are great. It is nice not to have to carry around a video camera, as well now. The only thing you have to know is that if you zoom in while video taping, the sound stops until you let go of the zoom button...a small price to pay for such an awesome camera.

I rode my Harley from Atlanta to Canada and back...4900 miles last summer. The camera fit right into one of my windshield pouches. I was able to grab it on a moments notice and get some great road shots sunsets, wildlife, etc. To get an idea of the quality this camera can put out you can see my pictures at: http://andydoetsch.us

Uploading to my computer is a cinch! I could go on about this camera! I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to get into photography for family, fun, events, etc. Good luck!

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Okay camera...when it works!!

My teenage daughter bought this camera with money she had saved. It worked well for a few months and then quit. Every time you turn it on, it will stay on for a few seconds and then beep that the batteries are dead then turn itself off. This happens every time, even when the batteries are fresh out of the package. This camera was a waste of money.

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Great little Camera

I bought one of these for my son (black model)last Christmas. He LOVES it. Takes short video and nice pictures. Then my mother in law was taking about getting a digital camera. We suprised her by getting one (silver model) She just came back from a trip around the USA and she LOVES it! It is easy to use and takes very nice pictures. We also got her a 512mb memory card, large enough to store hundreds of pictures.
We paid about $100 them, you can find cheap shipping on some if you look around.

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Unusable because of battery consumption

I made the mistake of buying two of these. One for my wife and one for my son at the same time. Sure, they are cheap, but they should at least work like a camera. They take double A batteries. You are literally lucky to get 10 pictures out of a set of new batteries. Sometimes you get 3 or 4. You literally have to carry a pocketful of batteries to use this camera. Sure, the pictures are great, you just can't take any. There is nothing more frustrating. I have an old Cannon Elph that will take literally hundreds of pictures on one charge. These guys are begging for a class action lawsuit.

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