8.4-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
3x optical zoom; captures full-screen, full-motion video with audio and in-camera editing
2.4-inch display, silver finish
Point-and-shoot digital camera; Effects Key allows users to adjust colors and add effects on the fly
Store images in internal memory or on SD memory cards; powered by 2 AA-size batteries
This review is from: Samsung Digimax S800 8.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)I have revised my review after owning the camera awhile and learning alot. I was not allowed to change my starsOne thing that I truly love about this camera are all of the on board effects. There are some truly cool effects on board that this camera can do, not just the typical B&W, Sepia & Negative.The Samsung uses AA batteries. This is huge especially if you have ever been in the desert on an island or some other place that you can't charge your specialty battery. You can find AA batteries EVERYWHERE. get yourself a few rechargeables and you are good to go, but have the assurance that should you run out of battery, you can get AAs anywhere.Pluses:SmallManual controls in addition to Auto & Scene mode.MPEG4 video is much smaller than MPEG2 found in other camerasAA Batteries good battery life, but you can buy AA batteries anywherelarge LCD ScreenMany onboard effects. cool ones too!Grip is ver comfortableMinuses:Red EyeImage Quality is poorBroke after 2 monthsAfter 30 seconds recording video, battery would show 0% and shut down8 Megapixel is deceivingNon standard USB cableAll in all I now give it 2 stars.
This review is from: Samsung Digimax S800 8.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)The Bad* After owning the camera for roughly one month I noticed that half of the lens shield occasionally did not close. I was forced to take the camera back to Sam's Club to exchange it for an identical model.* The camera does not have a "hold" button and is very easy to accidentally turn on by pressing one of several buttons. Don't even think about carrying this camera around lose in your pocket or purse as it will turn on and attempt to extend its lens when you are least expecting it. If the lens cannot be fully extended, such as in a pocket, the camera will beep but will not attempt to retract the lens. You'll have to stop the car on the side of the highway and get out so that you can stand up to carefully wiggle the camera with partially extended lens out of your pocket. I had no problems keeping my previous digital camera in my pocket for years. You'll need to carry this camera inside a hard case or special camera bag. You might also get away with removing the batteries and placing the batteries back in later but this kind of work removes a lot of spontaneity from your photography.* The camera comes with a 256 MB SD card. The cost of the 256 MB SD card (as of the date of camera manufacture) is factored into the camera price. I already own a 1 GB SD card, a 256 MB SD card, and a 128 MB SD card. I resent having to pay for this 256 MB SD card which I will never use. Perhaps I could spend some time reselling the 256 MB SD card but it's hardly worth it and I wouldn't be able to return the camera if the lens cover ever acted up again.* The camera claims to work with up to a 1 GB SD card. As of May, 2006 you could purchase a 1 GB SD card online for $20 USD from Buy.com. Why won't my $300 camera accept more than $20 worth of memory at a time? At the time I purchased the camera I was intending to purchase a 4 GB SD card for it until I read the manual. I suppose I could spend $75 to buy 3 more 1 GB SD cards memory cards but I don't want to keep up with which ones I have used and which ones I haven't, swap them out in the middle of taking photos, tell my computer to download images four times instead of just one, etc, etc. I also feel that the stack of 1 GB SD cards will end up collecting dust (like my 128 MB card) a good 12-18 months before a single 4 GB SD card would.* To connect the camera to your USB port on your computer you need a special proprietary cord instead of one of the standard USB cords available locally. I use my camera for both business and personal purposes which means I have to keep dragging this special cord around between my home computer and work computer. Think of taking the cord back and forth as roughly a doubling of camera size. Of course I could shell out for an additional cord but I refuse to monetarily reward this sort of nonsense.* There is no way to enter personal information into the camera so that if an honest party discovered the camera they could contact you. The serial number is on an easily removed sticker and does not appear on any of the menu screens. If my camera was stolen, and I knew where it was, I don't think there is any way I would be able to prove it was "my camera" to the police. * When taking video the camera stops recording sound if the zo...
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