SAMSUNG SL620 12MP DIGITAL CAMERA WITH 5X DUAL IMAGE STABILIZED ZOOM AND 3.0 INCH LCD
From a Manufacturer
The 12-megapixel Samsung SL620 is undiluted for photography enthusiasts as well as those seeking for crafty record to assistance constraint as well as suffer all their memories as well as experiences.
Smart Auto (Scene Recognition)
The SL620 facilities Samsung’s brand brand brand new “Smart Auto” (Scene Recognition) record that has eleven optimized design pre-settings such as Portrait, Night portrait, Macro, Macro Colour etc - assisting people take a undiluted shot in any case of a conditions. You can additionally make make use of of these settings when classification by your photos - creation it discerning as well as easy to find all a portraits, outside or macro shots you’ve taken.
Smart Album
Samsung’s brand brand brand new singular ‘Smart Album’ Digital Contents Management complement is a module inside of a camera that significantly reduces a time it takes to find your prime photos–so it’s quicker as well as simpler to store as well as conduct your print collection. The crafty navigation module automatically organizes photos formed upon a date they were taken, their contents, color, or themes–so you’ll never have an forgive for losing a print again.
Face Detection
“Face Detection” locates a subject’s face inside of a support as well as automatically adjusts automobile concentration as well as automobile bearing to safeguard improved combination as well as design peculiarity for portraits; in “Blink Detection Mode” a camera will take a array of shots when sealed eyes have been rescued so friends as well as family have been regularly prisoner with their eyes open; in “Smile Mode” a design is automatically taken when smiles have been rescued and, in “Beauty Shot” mode, facial skin is retouched for a brighter as well as smoother skin tone. Samsung’s Self Portrait is additionally enclosed inside of a SL620 as well as –a beep sounds when faces have been positioned mainly so we do not have to be during a back of a camera to take a undiluted shot.
The SL620 facilities Samsung’s Dual Image Stabilization technology–it combines Digital as well as Optical design stabilisation to safeguard superb photos but handshake blur, even in low light conditions. Couple these design stabilisation technologies with a rarely supportive ISO 3200 environment that offers a faster reply to light, as well as we can constraint good low light shots but wanting any flash.
Frame Guide
The SL620 facilities Samsung’s brand brand brand new Frame beam underline that equates to we no longer need to rest upon a technological capabilities of strangers for undiluted legal holiday snaps. When we make make use of of a setting, a camera takes a spook design of your preferred shot as well as displays a template when we pass a camera over to someone else - ensuring they take a design we wish them to take.
Product Description
The SL620 has all we need in a single compress camera. 12.2 megapixels give we a energy to constraint memories with pleasing details. And with a 5x visual zoom, it’s easy to get tighten to your subjects. Worried that photos competence be reduction than perfect? The SL620 includes a SAMSUNG undiluted mural complement that automatically retouches facial imperfections, selects a right stage mode as well as more. Make each shot a beauty, with a SL620 digital camera. Effective Pixel - approx. 12.2 megapixel Type - 1/2.33 (approx. 1.09 cm) CCD ISO Equivalent - auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (up to 3 M) Media - inner mental recall - 34 MB, outmost mental recall (optional) - SD label (up to 4 GB guaranteed), MMC as well as (up to 2 GB guaranteed, 4 bit twenty MHz), SDHC (up to 8 GB guaranteed) File Format - still design - JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0; film shave - AVI (MJPEG); audio - WAV Image Size - up to twelve M - 4000 x 3000 pixels Power Source - rechargeable battery - SLB-10A (1050 mAh) Dimensions (WxHxD) - 3.7 x 2.32 x 0.93 Weight - approx. 0.3 lbs. (except for battery & card)
August 13th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
I got this camera because it was on sale, a good bargain for a 12 MP camera. I have a Samsung 52″ LCD HD TV that I am so happy about and love a lot. The price was much less than the competition from Sony or Mitsubishi on the TV I felt like I got a real value and thought I would trust Samsung again because I knew what they are capable of.
The SL620 is a nice form factor, fits in my pocket and comes out ready for action quickly. It has the 12.2 Megapixels and 5x zoom, really astonishing technical achievements in a great package.
There are some things that I do not like about this camera that might have been deal breakers had I known about it before my purchase.
I really do not like the proprietary USB port and cable. Every time I go to hook this up to charge it or download the mini-hdmi (what it looks like) connector does not want to connect. It is hard to see whether it is up or down because it is so small. This is really irritating, and I am sure would be expensive if I ever lost or damaged the cable. A big thumbs down for that. I have gotten used to a standard mini-USB cable, but Samsung uses this one port for download, charging, and displaying to TV as well which probably saves money and parts - for them, but it does nothing to make the camera easier or better to use.
Second thing is that I love the on-screen help, but when you flick between modes the text is on the screen not even fast enough to read - very frustrating. You have to keep clicking away and back to read the help screens? Maybe there is a setting to adjust this, but learning the camera becomes harder, and when they do not implement the help well, it is worse than no help at all because it is just a distraction.
Next is the viewfinder. I have found that I have to be very conservative, ie. move back and try to give extra margin around my subject to shoot because what I see on the viewfinder is not necessarily the picture I end up with. I have not really analyzed this to find out exactly where the picture is or how it changes with modes, but one needs to see on the viewscreen exactly what the picture is, otherwise the viewscreen is useless too.
The pictures are so huge that taking the picture seems to take a while before the camera comes back. The “snappiness” of the response leaves a bit to be desired.
I also do not like the way the zoom is implemented as a vertical rocker switch up near the top of the trigger. Your thumb wants to move right and left if you hold the camera like a normal human being, and making it go up and down really makes the zoom clumsy to use, and makes the camera more likely to shake.
As I said, I like the form factor, the detail is wonderful, the size and shape are great. The picture quality is very good. The screen help idea is great, and the text that comes up when you change modes is a good idea, but as I said you can hardly read it before it goes away leaving it just as hard to tell what mode you are in as the cameras that have no such help.
I have to say I am disappointed overall in the design details of this camera, though all the parts are there and the picture is nice and very detailed an the zoom power is very good.
The video is sharp and clear and very nice. I cannot say for sure but I think the image is stabilized in the video.
I would recommend this camera for those who want all the features of a 12 MP 5x optical zoom for an inexpensive price and do not mind overlooking some … what I think of anyway … as bad design judgements. With proper tweaking this camera could have been so much much better.
I wonder if Samsung can make a firmware upgrade or something to fix some of my gripes … though I have never heard of a f/w upgrade for a camera.
August 13th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Camera !!!
I just received this camera…picture quality is awesome…Superb 3′in LCD with great clarity…very compact & light weight & looks trendy…
August 13th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
This camera gets a thumbs up! U cant ask for more unless you go to the $300.00 price range. Great Pics and great videos too! Shows great on my samsung tv Samsung has really stepped their game up… Im a samsung fan,and their customer service is great…..Luv My Cam!!!!!
August 13th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I have to admit, the first time I saw the Samsung SL620 on-line, I wasn’t exactly blown away. I mean, it looks nice enough, and the 3″ LCD screen is bigger than the screens on most other cameras in its class. But to tell the truth, it seemed a little boring. So I passed on it.
Instead, I ordered a Nikon Coolpix S230 - on the surface, a much sexier camera. 3″ LCD TOUCH SCREEN, the ability to write on photographs with the included stylus, this was the exciting technology I was looking for. Right?
Wrong. It turned out the Coolpix S230 was a complete dud (see my review of that camera for more details). I ended up sending it back.
When I did, I decided to take another look at the SL620 - best thing I could’ve done! This camera takes the clearest pictures you can imagine. The level of detail in each shot is incredible. And that doesn’t just apply to the still camera. The video on this thing is fantastic as well (the audio isn’t always as loud as I’d like, but that warrants a minor gripe at best).
It also has cool features like Smile Detection, which actually waits for the subject of the photo to smile before snapping the shot, and Dual Image Stabilization, which reduces the blur caused by a user’s hand shaking. It offers several shooting modes - including “Smart Auto,” which takes all the work out of getting the perfect photograph - and a 5X optical zoom.
Trust me, people may not ooh and ahh when you first pull the SL620 out to take a picture, but they will when they see the photos it takes. And for the price, this camera can’t be beat. I’m in love with mine and you will be, too! Buy it.