Samsung PL50 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera

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Also known as: PL50, "Samsung PL50

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Capture beautiful memories everyday with 10.2 megapixel digital camera. With Smart Auto Technology, your photos are guaranteed to come out perfect everytime.

10.2 Megapixels

High picture quality is obtained by employing an 10.2 mega pixel 1/2.33" high resolution CCD sensor. Clear picture quality can be enough resolution for printing up to poster size. A robust mounted image processor allows for rich gradation, fast and high quality picture processing.

Smart Auto

Taking the perfect photo shouldn’t be left just to the professionals. With SAMSUNG’s innovative Smart Auto technology, your photos are guaranteed to come out perfect every time.

• Automatically analyzes the shooting situations.
• Selects from one of the 11 optimised settings from portraits to landscapes
• Takes the best photo possible-no matter what the conditions are.

Perfect Portrait System

With out unique Perfect Portrait system, imperfect photos are a thing of the past. For example, the Beauty Shot feature is like having your own make-up artist-right in your camera. It automatically identifies imperfections such as blemishes and dark circles on the face, and retouches them so that faces appear brighter and smooth. And with different level settings, you can control the amount of retouching that takes place – it’s that simple! Plus, the ultra-intelligent Smile and Blink detection technologies will never let you ruin another picture-perfect moment again by detecting when the subjects’ eyes are open and their smiles are at their peak.

Frame Guide

Imagine be able to compose a photo even before it’s even shot. The world’s first Frame Guide feature on the PL50 has turned that into reality.The Frame Guide feature allows you easily set up the composition of the shot so it can be used as a guide for the photographer. Simply hand off the camera and you’ll never have to be missing from another photo. Now your vacation pictures will come out exactly the way you envisioned them.

Digital Image Stabilisation (DIS)

Thanks to the enhanced sensitivity of SAMSUNG’s imaging sensor and Digital Image Stabilisation (DIS) technology, you can rest assured that you’ll be able to capture beautifully clear images-even in low-light situations. So if flash photography is not an option, don’t worry because SAMSUNG’s DIS will quickly become your trusted friend.

Smart Album

With a 4GB SD card, your camera can store up to 2,000 7-megabyte photos – that’s a lot to keep track of! But with the Smart Album function sorting and organising your photos is easy: it allows you to sort your photos by time, content, colour, or theme. Smart Album lets you get straight to the best or sort through the rest.

2.7" Intelligent LCD (230K)

The SAMSUNG PL50 has a 2.7" LCD for improved contrast and colour reproduction, allowing you to enjoy a wider and clearer image. Also the SAMSUNG PL50 is Intelligent LCD brightness automatically detects environment al illumination and adjusts LCD brightness for optimal imageviewing.

ISO 1600

With a true ISO 1600 setting, you SAMSUNG camera can effectively minimize noise for crystal clear images. The super speed sensitive ISO 1600 feature give you the ability to take amazingly detailed photos-even under low light conditions. Plus, ISO 1600 lets you take perfectly focused photos of fast-moving images, like during a sporting event.

movie mode (VGA 30fps, MJPEG)

High quality video recording is enabled by supporting 3X optical zoom, VGA resolution at 640 × 480 (MJPEG type), and 30/15 fps. Video editing capabilities (Pause during recording, Still Image Capture) enable expression of various images.

Photo Help Guide and Function Description

The Photo Help Guide takes you on a guided tour accompanied by easy-to-follow tips that teach you how to make the most of your camera-regardless if you are a novice or an advanced user. The Function Description provides clear and easy to understand descriptions of each setting when you scroll through the camera’s menus. This allows you to easily determine which feature is the most appropriate for your shooting scenario.

Multi Slide Show

With the Multi Slide Show function you can arrange pictures into a slide show, add music and active slide effects to bring out the emotion in your photos – a great way to make a story as you go or share your memories with family or friends!

• More info at Samsung's website
• User manual