Samsung HZ30W 12.0 MP Digital camera (Black)
- 12-megapixel effective recording
- 15X optical zoom (5X digital zoom/75X total zoom)
- 3″ adjustable LCD, which automatically darkens and lightens depending on your environment
- Dual Image Stabilization (optical and digital)
- Wide-angle lens for shooting landscapes and large groups
The Samsung HZ30W comes with plenty of features to help you get the best shot possible. 14 megapixels and a 15x optical zoom help you capture every detail and the large 3.0” LCD screen makes sure you can take and edit your photos in a snap. The perfect portrait system does all the work for you, to make sure your photos are beautiful. Plus, with digital image stabilization, photos are crystal clear, not blurry
List Price: $ 249.00
Price: $ 199.89
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Samsung HZ30W-Digital Point&Shoot Camera- Fully loaded,
At the very ouset I need to make it clear that this camera is only a Compact Point & Shoot as classified by the manufacturer. Hence, it is only fair to judge it’s features and performance in this light. We can not expect it’s performance to be on par with any DSLR or even Advance point&Shoot cameras.
1. The body, size and shape are very suitable for a compact camera. The weight is also fair enough to handle it easily.
2. The functional keys and navigator are suitably positioned and easy to operate, except the Zoom switch which is hard and takes a little bit more effort than ordinary.
3. The mics are placed on the upper side of the body but these are very sensitive and have no problem for capturing the sound signals.
4. The housing for the battery and the SD memory card is designed in a common compartment. It is not a significant issue. The covering door is easy to operate.
5. The USB cable is dual purpose; works both for charging the battery in-situ and also for connecting to the computer for uploading pictures and videos. The main complaint about this is it is VERY SHORT. Perhaps it has been designed for laptops. Any how, it is not an issue in any way. The battery can be charged in-situ even if it is connected to the computer or laptop. It takes more than 2 hours to charge completely.
6. The battery is capable of taking 350 snaps in one charge, if FLASH IS NOT USED.If FLASH IS USED it is sufficient for almost 200 shots.
7. The Most Important part of this camera is the 24mm LENSE. It is very rare for a compact camera. It is very good for large groups and parties and for landscapes. The motor for protracting and detracting the lense at powering on/off and while zooming in/out works effectively.
8. The LCD is very bright and clear. The 3″Display is very good. The brightness of the screen is adjustable as per the sunlight for outside shots. The LCD is scratch proof.
9. The FLASH is strong enough, though for some big hands and fingers may cover it inadvertantly while shooting.
10. The Auto & Smart Auto modes work perfectly well. These modes are suitable for people who do not want to go into the drudgery of manual adjustments and going through 3 different sets of menus.
11. The BEAUTY SHOT programme also is fantastic. It softens the skin tone and removes scars and blemishes. But the images are not sharp. Any how, for aesthetic purposes it is a good programme if not for technical and quality purposes. One may feel a need to have this at times.
12. The dual IS is very effective while the subject is moving or the photographer is moving.
13.The Program Mode is also effective in controlling many functional aspects, almost as manual control.
14. The Manual Mode provides full control of the functional attributes of this camera. This provision is also very rare in compact cameras. Only some of the compact canons have. The manupulation of manual adjustments is a little time consuming as one has to take three steps to reach to the specific attribute to be changed.
15. Apparantly there is no Burst mode; but in menu go to Drive Mode and select CONTINUOUS.
16. Face detection programme is very effective. It can detect about 6 faces at a time. If the focusing area is Multi, then more faces can be detected.
17. The fascinating programme is the Smile & Wink modes. It is a real fun. The camera takes the snaps automatically. The shutter button need not be pressed.
18. There is a CHILD mode. It is good for moving subjects and children.
19.The Night Mode is also good; But it raises the ISO value and pictures may get lot of noise and become grainy. Instead it is better to go to Manual mode and adjust the Aperture and Shutter Speed, Exposure compensation, keeping the ISO as low as possible. A tripod is always necessary.
20.The Zoom!!! The Camera has an Optical Zoom of 15X. The function of zoom is related to the focal lengths of the lenses. Hence, 24×15 is much less than my Canon S5IS, 36×12. Any how, for such a small compact camera the provided zoom is very nice. You can not find this much zoom in compact cameras of 24mm.
21. The camera is capable of focusing the subject very fast in sufficient abmient light. For low light condition it better to have a focus lock.
22. VIDEO: Though there is a dedicated button for shooting video clips, one has to first select the Movie Mode on the Mode Dial.
The videos are HD quality and very good in low light also. The sound is also very good and clear. The zoom works during video.
23.PICTURE QUALITY: AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO PRINT LETTER SIZE AND BELOW, THE PICTURES ARE VERY SHARP,RICH AND VIVID. THE PRINTING PROPERTY OF THE IMAGES PRODUCED BY THIS CAMERA IS 96DPI AS AGAINST MY CANON S5IS WHICH HAS 180DPI. THIS IS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE AS FOR MANY PURPOSES THE LETTER SIZE AND 4X6 PRINTS ARE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT. THE ISO IS GOOD UPTO 400.OVER AND ABOVE PRODUCE…
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