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29 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 Great images for online and web, beautiful camera designNov 10, 2007
By C. Song
Samsung NV 15 review
November 2007
Images:
PROS
-takes great images for the web. Automatically saves in sRGB jpeg mode.
-Still can't get over how beautiful and functional it looks, everyone has admired it
- awesome that it charges through USB port. Less wires.
-macro features works pretty well if held completely still
-special effects features are pretty fun to use and cuts out the "middle man" like photoshop
-has a manual feature but can only chose from two different apertures
CON
-At 100% view images looks very pixellated at 200 ISO and above.
-flash seems pretty bright for indoors and at night in auto mode, images sometimes become blown out
-even at 80 ISO there's noticeable noise and I wouldn't want to print from those images. Need to have really good light for less noticeable noise.
Video:
PROS
-Can shoot up to 3 hours with a 4 GB SDHC card
- can zoom during shooting but stops recording sound while in process of zooming
-pause feature is wonderful and really convenient on the video
CONS
-Lots of distracting flare in night video
So FAR:
Decent point and shoot for grabbing snippets of life . Coming from the Canon 20D SLR it's easy to be hard on the point and shoot. I wouldn't print from these images, but that's what the dSLR is for. Portable, easy to use and neato "vacationer's" features. The design is brilliant, because it is beautiful, unique and functional. Image quality is good but not great, even compared to my old canon point and shoots. The video feature is a definite plus and would be okay to use for visuals with sound overdubbed. Before buying any digital camera, it's best to know what you'll be using it for. If you're intending to do a lot of printing with it then this might not be the best camera. If you want to capture images to easily post on the web then this is a great camera. If you want a camera that is small, portable, and absolutely beautiful, then the nv15 is a good choice and great value for the money.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Fantastic Pocket CameraFeb 26, 2008
By Kevin Barthelemy
"Tech Fiend"
I have had this camera for four days now, and I couldn't be happier. Got it for $160 - I looked and looked, but there just ISN'T a better deal.
It looks great, fits into a pocket (but I use a small belt pouch), gets up and running very quickly, and takes great pictures! Before I bought it, I ran across several reviews claiming poor picture quality...including blurry photos. Believe me, it isn't the camera's fault. The Schneider Kreutznach lens was one of the features that helped to sell me on this camera...nice.
The 640x480 video at 30 fps is better than I'd expected, now I may just put off getting a DV camera a bit longer.
The very clever user interface is incredibly easy to use, the stainless steel body is beautiful, and how can you go wrong with SS, anyway? Even as solid as this thing is, it is very light (151.7 g w/o battery or memory card)....and it feels VERY solid.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Great product for the priceFeb 12, 2008
By Sonho Kim
"Book warm"
Samsung NV15 has so many great features with few adjustable problems.
Pros
- Metal body construction
- Manual control features
(Full shutter speed control and somewhat limited F stop control)
- Innovative interfaces
- Classic outlook
- Battery charge with USB cable
- Portability (Fits well in a pocket)
Cons
- Image quality
- Shutter button
* The image quality of NV15 is below average in the same class.
The pictures come noisy and blurry even at ISO 100 under low light.
Actually, 10MB pixels for a small sensor (1/2.5") are pointless, and
the large pixel capacity only diminishes image quality.
However, it can be fixed. When the picture size was adjusted to 5MB,
all problems were gone. The pictures were clear and sharp with minor
to negligible noises.
(This problem is also applied to the majority of other point & shoot
cameras. The current competitons over pixel capacity are not the right
direction. 5MB pixels are completely enough for small prints of 4*6 or
5*7.)
* The shutter button should have been more responsive. Hard buttons cause
image shaking. Users' care can compensate it, though.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 DisappointedSep 24, 2008
By C. Gohlke
First, I'll say that there are some things I really liked about this camera after using it for the past six months. The retro design makes it unique among digital cameras, and is very attractive if that's your style. The low price for a 10 megapixel camera is unrivaled as well, and was one of the main draws for me for this camera. It holds battery well, so I didn't have to recharge as often as some other cameras I've had. (It has an internal battery, so requires computer connection and cable to charge.)
Now, the downsides. It is very, very slow to take and process pictures: Expect to wait several seconds after snapping a shot before you're able to preview the picture. That doesn't sound like a lot, but for a camera that has problematic settings and needs more attention than the average point-and-shoot (see below), I found I was missing shots that even a disposable film camera could have snapped more easily and quickly.
In automatic mode, I rarely came out with focused pictures; it usually required playing around with various scenes and settings, even in full daylight. The on-screen functions are confusing, which may reflect my own personal preference, but I never really got used to them. I don't consider this camera a simple point-and-shoot, so because it requires heavy adjustments on the settings, I would have hoped them to be a little more user friendly. There are a series of buttons along the bottom and right side of the screen to scroll through the functions, which I found complicated to navigate -- I was always clicking the wrong functions because it was not clear which button matched up to what.
One of my major complaints is that the structure of the camera itself was, in my opinion, shoddy. I took very good care of the camera, always stored it in a case and never abused it. However, after less than two months of use, the pop-up flash started acting up. The flash would go off but not pop up sometimes, causing ruined, black pictures when flash was necessary. Not much later it broke completely -- the flash device is up 100% of the time and won't go down unless held there, so while I don't have dark pictures anymore, the flash risks snapping off.
In the end, I gave the camera away and just bought a Nikon S210 to replace it. The price on the new camera is about the same, and although the Nikon is 8 megapixels, it has consistently taken better pictures faster than the Samsung, and thrives in automatic mode.
For a nice looking, attractive camera, go for the Samsung NV15. For quality pictures, steer clear.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Amazing little cameraMar 04, 2008
By Danny J. Page
"Danny J Page"
Let me start off by stating I am a professional photographer, so I do have plenty of experience with REAL cameras. :) But, real cameras cost a lot and are bulky and aren't easy to carry around. This little guy fits perfectly in my pocket, in pants that aren't very baggy, and still take great pictures.
So, the picture quality is not fantastic, but I'm probably biased. They're not always tact sharp, and the lens isn't one of my $2,000 lenses, but it's much better than my camera phone. The face recognition is nice and the touch sensitive controls are really easy to use. The features are exactly what you need with nothing too over the top (some of the "frames" are a little pointless, but they don't get in the way.) Overall, you can just hit the power button and start using the camera without a problem.
The only problem I've experienced is that after having it in my pocket, the mode dial gets moved so when I pull it out, I have to double check to make sure it's still on the right setting.
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