Brand Name: Samsung
Model: TL220
Optical Sensor Resolution: 12.2 MP
Optical Sensor Technology: CCD
Optical zoom: 4.6 x
This review is from: TL220 Digital Camera/silverI bought this camera at the same time my girlfriend bought her Canon SD1200 and I thought mine was better because CNET gave it a much better review. It turns out that the pictures this camera takes, while still quite pretty, don't compare to other cameras (I've checked a few other ones) in its price range. The SD1200 and LUMIX DMC-FH20 are more intuitive, more color-rich, and just better. I couldn't believe it, so I took the same pictures with the SD1200 and this one, using different settings, but I could never get the TL220 to take as rich a picture. The touchscreen is fine, not as good as I expected, and the video is better than the SD1200. Ultimately, these cameras are about pictures, and there are better cameras out there than the TL220.
This review is from: TL220 Digital Camera/silverI've owned both the TL225 and the TL220 (this review applies to both in that they are so similar) in the past 9 months and have had the same problems with each model. The main problem is that each camera has displayed "stuck" pixels in every picture taken. The location and color of these pixels varies, but I've owned four models and they've all displayed this problem. The pixels are usually red or green, and typically appear around the center of the picture. This is not a problem with the camera display, but the actual CCD itself. Almost every picture we took of our daughter, born in February, has a green dot in the middle. Once you see it, it's very distracting. And every replacement Samsung has sent us (they replaced the CCD three times and replaced the entire camera twice) has had a stuck pixel somewhere in the picture. I can only assume this is a manufacturing tolerance that Samsung assumed no one would notice.Those problems and other minor issues aside (the camera infrequently locked up and/or stopped responding to input commands), I'd rate the camera at two stars based on MSRP and three starts if you bought it for under $150. It's a pretty standard point-and-shoot model and has a lot of fluffy but not terribly useful features. There's a setting to acutomatically take a picture when the camera detects a smiling face (if you're caucasian, anyway). The front-side LCD is mostly a novelty, although it did work to catch my daughter's attention a few times. There are a slew of image stabilization features, but I found that if I took a picture without blur, it usually contained red-eye effects and ridiculously unrealistic colors. The flash has several settings and none of them seem adequate. Overall, I'd call this a "party" camera. It's good for taking pictures in conditions where you're not going to get a very good picture anyway, it's easy to fit in your pocket, and if you drop it in a pitcher of beer, you probably won't be too distraught.
This review is from: TL220 Digital Camera/silverThe camera takes great photos. The video is also easy to use and you can zoom in and out while shooting. It shoots in High definition and the pictures are high quality on the default setting. You will need a fairly large memory card to hold the videos and pictures because a single picture can be as much as 4 mbs. the camera display on the front is also a nice touch, my girlfriend and i used it in a foreign country where it was hard to get people to take our pictures. So, instead of having to guess for 5 minutes and 10 failed photos where we were and where the background was, this camera made it quick and easy. More time seeing stuff together, less time trying to get a good picture. Thanks Samsung!The battery life is also pretty good. It never failed on a day outing. But charging it before a very long day or two is probably both a good idea and common sense. Also, the front facing screen has some nice features to do with the countdown timer and a clown that helps children focus. However, when on the front facing screen does use up battery life more quickly.
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