Wednesday, October 25

DPReviews My Camera

Everybody's favorite digital photography website posted an in-depth review of my new Samsung NV10 last week, and I wanted to share some highlights...



"...the new 'Smart Touch' user interface; one of the only serious attempts at improving the ease and speed of access to advanced controls we've seen in over a decade of digital camera development..."



"In playback mode...You scroll through images using a 'slider bar' (sliding your finger along the buttons under the screen). This is the only time I found the Smart Touch system annoying; it's way too easy to 'overshoot' and it's actually quite hard to scroll one image at a time; it really needs a 'next and previous' button." (I totally agree)

"The biggest - and to be honest the NV10's most serious flaws - are the excessively high saturation and contrast levels (which can't be changed)."

"let's be honest; high ISO on a 10MP this small doesn't really work, does it?"



"'ASR' mode...works - sort of - but it can't work magic, and there is a serious impact not only on image quality (a huge leap in noise and loss of detail) but on performance too...adds 4 or 5 seconds to the 'shot-to-shot' time...this certainly isn't a replacement for optical stabilization (or even a feature that deserves its own spot on the mode dial).

I'm going to really put it through its paces in New York this weekend...

Labels: handy

posted by Brad at 10/25/2006 12:46:00 AM | permalink | 5 comments

5 Comments:

• Can't wait to explore NYC with you & your new camera this weekend!...but "put it through its paces"? Is that another one of your "mature" sayings? ;)

  By  Anonymous, at 10/25/2006 1:37 AM 

• I'm full of mature sayings, but immaturity must be like Jell-O cuz there's always room...

  By  Brad, at 10/25/2006 2:14 AM 

• Obviously, camera class didn't help you put it through its paces. Filters on Day 3...what a joke. You'll have to show me your pics for Day 2.

  By  Anonymous, at 10/26/2006 4:17 PM 

• cameras are great...anyways, r u gonna be drinking at 6am on saturday Nov 4th for homecoming?
  Busta

  By  Anonymous, at 11/01/2006 9:39 AM 

• i told lund to call me when you guys start drinking - that's the only way i am going to get out of bed that early in the morning. i'm too old...

  By  Brad, at 11/01/2006 4:13 PM