Samsung NV10 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera

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+ This digital camera has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on ease of use. “Fantastic camera and unobstrusive to a point of invisability. good zoom helps…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 40 real customer reviews

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40 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
88% of people recommend it.

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Build Quality	8.9
Ease of use	7.5
Features	8.4
Image quality	8.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.9
Overall rating	8.6

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Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic camera and unobstrusive to a point of invisability. Good zoom helps more. Crystal pics in every situation.

- Need to buy a second battery and maybe a second x 1 gig memory to be absolutely ready for anything

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62 of 62 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Oct 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Aesthetics - it looks great.
Functionality - there are some really nifty functions aswell.
Image quality is excellent.
Anti-shake works well.
Very quick menu navigation buttons are a breeze to use.

- Have experienced considerable red-eye when using flash indoors.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Nov 2006

Nadia, Narejo

Score 9.0/10

+ It takes very high quality pictures for the price and the size

- No intruction book and with no prior knowledge to photography it is hard to get to use all the feartures

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Nov 2006

Jagdish, Dudley

Score 8.0/10

+ Very good picture quality. Small, compact, looks very stylish.

- A bit difficult to use, have to keep on reffering to manual to find use of all the functions.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Everything... Size, Image Quality, Software, Features... Everything

- Nothing!!!!

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Nov 2006

Julian, London

Score 7.0/10

+ A 2GB SD memory card works.

- 1]Does not seem to have any way of changing the battery, so when it dies so does the camera.
2]not very left-handed friendly

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Nov 2006

James, Cardiff

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy, compact and fun to use. Loads of great features which came in very useful on my recent holiday.

- Shame it only has 3x optical zoom, allowing it to be so compact. However, the quality is still good when using the 5x digital zoom.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Mar 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ small enough to fit in your pocket yet large enough not to have to keep checking you haven't lost it the large screen ad center bot view makes it very easy to take a very good picture especially if you put the camera on auto mode

- a little fiddly to use the touch sensitive buttons

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ good image and easy to use

- it doesn't come with the case to protect the camera

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 May 2007

Zoe, Paisley

Score 9.0/10

+ Outstanding user interface, cool looks and brilliant picture quality

- only complaint is too packed with too many features!!!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Nov 2006

Ganidu, Bracknel

Score 10.0/10

+ I just do not have words to exaggerate the feathures of this camera.

- I think when a photo is taken the date of the picture is not shown in the photo. Other than that it is OSAM !!!!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Mar 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Relatively easy and straight forward to use. Good in low light conditions.

- Huge on line manual to read through!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jan 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ small but exellent quality

- haven't figured out all the good points yet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 May 2007

dave, moreton

Score 9.0/10

+ its a solid build

- zoom

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jun 2007

Ben, Birmingham

Score 9.0/10

+ Picture Quality, Ease of Use and exelent build Quality

- Shutter Speed,
Steady shot is not that good

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purchased 03 Dec 2006

PHIL, MANCHESTER

Score 9.0/10

+ probably the lens quality

- instruction book

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purchased 18 Jun 2007

William, Hamilton

Score 10.0/10

+ Ease of use. 10Mp photos. Looks good. very stylish. Slim design.

- None.

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purchased 01 Aug 2007

Kerys, Sheffield

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent image quality

- Difficult to use menu settings at times

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purchased 17 Jun 2007

ian, leeds

Score 9.0/10

+ compact, stylish, good picture quality, ease of use, stabalizer,

- none

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purchased 20 Mar 2007

Boyd, Whitley Bay

Score 10.0/10

+ It is a great bit of kit and easy to use (that is my wife's view) We just had the birth of our first granddaughter, in Lanzarote. My wife went out and I now have some brilliant photos.

- None yet.

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purchased 12 Aug 2007

Emma, Portsmouth

Score 2.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- the flash doesn't work after a month

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purchased 07 May 2007

Jay, Crewkerne

Score 9.0/10

+ Compact, large screen, close focusing, novel navigation system

- Limited optical zoom, no case to protect it.

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purchased 12 Jun 2007

John, Exeter

Score 5.0/10

+ Small and good looking

- Too complicated to operate instructions are poor still havent found how to retreive snaps

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purchased 13 Aug 2007

peter, kettering

Score 1.0/10

+ nothing

- everthing

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purchased 04 Aug 2007

Simon, Edinburgh

Score 7.0/10

+ Good pics, looks good,

- fragile, had it all of 2 days, dropped it when it was on zoom and the barrels are now bent I have been quoted over half the price I paid to repair it...

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purchased 01 Jul 2007

Alex, Hartlepool

Score 9.0/10

+ This is a really simple to use and effective picture taking camera. For casual picture taking its brilliant.

- The flash fitting is slighty poor (but only very slightly). If you are looking for a camera for proffessional photography as you very likely already know this is not the tool for the job.

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purchased 04 Sep 2007

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Expert reviews for Samsung NV10

TechRadar expert review

Today's digital cameras have more hi-tech functions than ever before, and at the same time they're getting smaller and lighter. But something has to give, and all too often it's the control interface. Trying to access advanced features means scrolling through so many menus and options that by the time you've selected Sunset mode, it's time to use Night Landscape instead.The first of Samsung's NV range gets straight to the heart of the problem with a completely new interface called Smart Touch. It's based on two rows of touch-sensitive buttons (horizontal and vertical) that run…

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reviewed 07 Dec 2006

Product Features

Camera Type	Compact
There are 2 main types of camera: The SLR and the Compact. SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. SLR cameras use a prism to reflect the exact image as seen through the lens and so offers a more accurate viewfinder. SLR cameras have detachable lenses offering greater flexibility if you wish to take a variety of different photographs. Compact cameras have a built in lens and an ‘above lens’ viewfinder which is less accurate but they are often cheaper, more sleekly designed and easier to carry anywhere with you to capture that moment perfectly without having to fiddle with complex settings or a bag full of lenses.
resolution (Megapixel)	10.1

Optical Zoom Ratio	3
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Screen Size in Inches	2.5
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Digital Zoom Ratio	5
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Face Recognition	No
A function for automatically detecting peoples faces and correctly adjusting the focus and exposure to take the best photo
Image Stabilisation	Yes
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Media Format	SD Card
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Media Format	MMC Card
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
PictBridge	Yes
An industry standard allowing images to be printed from camera to printer, without needing a computer. CIPA PictBridge Standard Website
Macro Mode	Yes
This mode allows close-up photograpy of small objects such as insects and flowers.
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Manual Focus	No
Almost all modern cameras have autofocus. Manual focus allows you to override the autofocus and set the distance yourself. This is especially useful if your camera is struggling to focus in a low-light or confusing scene.
Timer	Yes
Having a timer function is essential if you want to get into the shot yourself. Make sure your camera has this feature if you plan to go on holiday and capture photos of you and your friends or family having fun together.
Under Water	No
An under water feature means your camera is safe to dive with, usually between 3 and 5 metres. Most dSLR cameras will require expensive separate housing so consider investing in a waterproof digital compact first.
Dimensions (mm)	60x96.5x18.5
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (g)	148.7
The weight of the product in grams.
Flash	Yes
Whether or not your camera has an in-built flash. Flashes are essential for fully capturing a low light image.
Resolution (Pixels)	3648x2736
A camera sensor, that captures the photograph, is measured in pixels. The number given here is the horizontal amount of pixels followed by the vertical quantity of pixels. The more pixels a camera sensor has, the bigger and higher quality the image will be.
Shortest Shutter Speed	1/1500
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Longest Shutter Speed	15"
This is the longest exposure your camera will take. The longer you take a photo for, the more light is let in and the more motion is captured. Long shutter speeds can give fantastic, artistic results. Try photographing the night sky at 30s or longer to see how the rotation of the Earth causes the stars to curve through the scene.
Max. Aperture Lens 1	f2.8-5.1
Measured in f-stops the aperture of a lens dictates the maximum amount of light captured. If you want to do low light photography look for something with a wide aperture like f2.8. The widest aperture is given as a range as it changes when your lens is zoomed in.
In-Built Memory (MB)	20

USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.

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Manufacturer's Description

The NV10 comes in an 18.5mm thin black aluminium body with Samsung’s unique blue ring on its extendable lens barrel, and a pop-up flash. A 10.1 mega pixels, 1/1.8" CCD, not normally used in slim cameras, is used to give better detail.