Average Customer Review:
 ( 32 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Splendid CameraJun 08, 2007
By Shin Takahashi
"J.W."
I did a great deal of previewing of the current crop of digital cameras before this Samsung S1050.
Some of the selling points for me, were the high MP, the higher quality movie encoding, and the large LCD screen.
There is a good level of detail in the photos, the colors are true to life, and the portability of the camera is decent. The skies were less grainy than with some digital cameras, a common problem.
The movie mode could be better, but it is better than the average for a digital camera.
The large LCD screen is great for shots of smaller moving subjects.
Please note: You will need high powered NIHM rechargable batteries for this camera, as with most higher end cameras and especially as the S1050 takes only two batteries. I recommend buying four high powered NIHMs, and a recharger that can handle four batteries at a time, that way you'll always be ready for a shot.
27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Great camera for the priceJul 11, 2007
By J. L. Davis
"Techlight"
I am a novice photographer with some photo experience, and no experience with a digital point and shoot (past camera was an old 35mm Canon AE-1).
After searching for a few weeks looking at reviews and prices I purchased this camera, and am pretty happy. I looked at many 6-8MP editor's pick camera's from CNET and most of them were close to the same price as this one.
Thanks to the lone dissenter in the review section concerning battery life. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't have bought this camera. I am happy I did.
I just received the camera today and played with it for a couple of hours, so I will write another review in a few weeks.
This camera does eat batteries, but not at the rate previously described. I inserted the batteries and played with it for about two hours changing settings, powering on and off, and taking photo's with the flash on. It would probably last for about 40-70 photo with flash and no settings changes. This is just a guess though, no way of knowing until I do more shooting.
I chose this camera because my fiance is wary of cameras with too many settings and I want to be able to control every aspect of the camera when I want to. This camera will do both and everything in between.
Zoom is awesome on this camera, you could be in the back of a school auditorium and still zoom for a normal looking photo. Pictures look great, although I have yet to print one. Macro mode is super cool, although it is very hard to keep the camera from shaking at such high zooms. It could just be me being shaky, but it is noticeable.
All and all I'm really satisfied.
If your planning on buying this camera look around for the package deal here on amazon. I got the camera, a case, a mini tripod, a 2GB card, a 5 in 1 card reader, a cleaning kit, screen protectors, rechargeable batteries with a charger, an extended 3 year warranty, and 25 free photo's for only 261 bucks including shipping. The charger isn't the hottest (takes sixteen hours) but all the rest is good. I suggest the sony BCG-34HVE4, it comes with a car adapter and 4 batteries, and only takes 3-5 hours to charge.
Long review I know, thanks for reading...hope it helps. Good luck in your hunt for a camera. Mine is finally over.
25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
So far, so good!Jul 03, 2007
By Photog Mom
I just purchased this camera last week. I shopped long and hard and visited every website on photography that ever existed, plus every brick-and-mortar photography store in town. I selected it b/c I wanted a pocketable camera w/some decent zoom, more megapixels (my old one has 7), a bigger LCD screen, that would still take SD cards and AA batteries (getting rarer and rarer). I did actually buy it from Amazon, b/c it was nearly the best price -- and it didn't seem worth saving ten bucks to buy from some random website I'd never heard of.
So far, the pictures have been fantastic, and under some difficult shooting situations (like my daughter's play, where she's moving about onstage and I'm in a dark auditorium). I'm no photography expert, just a mom who wants great pictures of her kids, and vacations, and some "artsy" stuff as well. My mom (who generally shoots great pics) and I took pics in the same situation (the play), and hers were a blurry mess w/her year-old Nikon Coolpix L-something. The Samsung's Anti-Shake Reduction technology really makes the difference.
Even the video seems like pretty good quality.
Some small complaints:
--The batteries do run out fairly fast (but not 10 pics as previously reviewed), so always carry spares and invest in rechargeables if you haven't already!
--The real manual is on CD only, which is annoying -- I don't want to print out 102 pages; it is too much to ask for THEM to do it? But whatever. A small basic one is included, to get you started.
--The measurements listed on every single website are just wrong. They don't include "protrusions", and so what good is that? The protrusions are indeed THERE! So I painstakingly measured the camera (when in between sixteenths I rounded up), and here are the REAL measurements:
W: 4 3/16 in. H: 2 9/16 in. D: 1 3/4 in
So, overall, I really like it a lot so far. I would have given 4.5 stars if that were an option, but I rounded up b/c one of the previous reviewers was so low!
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Buy good quality rechargable batteries, and this is a great cameraSep 03, 2007
By Kara
This camera has lots of great features, an INCREDIBLY powerful flash, large LCD, takes 10mp pictures AND can be purchased for less than $200. So yes, to get all of that, there is a trade off which is an appitite for power. You must use good quality rechargable AA batteries. If you try to put duracells from your junk drawer in the camera, it will eat them like candy. After reading all the reviews about what a battery eater it was, I bought a second set of rechargables just to have on hand. I bought this camera on a Thursday night and put a set of rechargables in it then. I played with it for a couple of hours on thursday,friday and saturday. Sunday, I took it to the zoo with the family and packed an extra set of batteris just in case. I took over 100 pics and never had to change out the batteries. Monday I took my camera to work and showed several coworkers my pics on my camera before the batteries died. For the features, the quality of pictures, and the price, I don't really mind recharging batteries every 100 pics or so.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Top value at the priceNov 20, 2007
By Bernard Morey
This is my third digital camera. I have an Canon digicam with a 12x optical zoom but I wanted something pocketable to take on bike rides and around town, so the Samsung is an adjunct rather than a replacement. I didn't want to spend a lot of money but wanted something decent. The Samsung was 1/3 to a 1/4 the price of top brand cameras with similar specifications. The salesman in the electronics superstore sneered and made a disparaging remark when I expressed interest in the Samsung - but I bought it anyway. It exceeds my expectations.
Cons: It is *just* pocketable - lucky I have large shirt and suit pockets. It used the alkaline batteries in the box in about 20 shots but that didn't worry me as I always intended to use hi-capacity nicads. The power usage is to be expected as it has a large screen and runs off two AA batteries.
The symbols on the buttons and multi-function dial are black (same as the plastic case) and impossible to see in dim light. It is reasonably heavy and does weigh down my pockets.
The auto shake reduction is not a true anti-shake system. It merely increases the ISO and hence shutter speed automatically, resulting in higher noise. Still, you can't expect electronic or mechanical shake reduction at this price point.
Pros: The camera feels solid and-well made and is comfortable in the hand, The large 3" LCD takes up most of the back of the camera. The 5x optical zoom is more useful than the usual 3x.
I took identical photos on the Canon and the Samsung. There is no noticable difference between them. Colour rendering and sharpness were perfect. The Samsung in some areas has a greater range of adjustments than the Canon - it is certainly not lacking in manual adjustments. The Samsung doesn't have a panorama function but this is a minor point as you can still take panoramas and use open-source stitching software. It has a macro function that takes photos to within 1 cm of the lens, i.e., actually touching the lens surround. The flash is quite powerful. The tripod mount is metal rather than plastic.
Summary: An excellent camera that takes quality pictures. It's not tiny or especially light but it is particularly good value for money.
December 2008: I've been using the camera frequently for 12 months. I stand by my comments above. My only reservation is shutter lag and being slow writing to memory. Actually, very slow. However I believe most small digicams are like that.
See all 32 customer reviews on Amazon.com
|
based on 32 reviews
