Samsung Digimax V70

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Samsung Digimax V70

Review of the Samsung Digimax V70

The Samsung Digimax V70 is a stylish and versatile camera. It offers an extremely generous 7.1 megapixels, compared to 5.1 on its predecessor, the Samsung Digimax V50. This is detailed enough to allow printing up to poster size. The lens is a Schneider Kreuznach lens, renowned for their quality is producing clear images. It comes with 32Mb Secure Digital card, so consider buying a 256Mb or a 512Mb card.

The optical zoom (3x) and digital zoom (5x) are identical to the V50, giving a combined zoom factor of 15x. Macro mode allows focusing as close as 4cm. Optional wide-angle and telephoto lenses are available to extend the camera's capabilities. The wide-angle conversion lens widens the view up to the equivalent of 27mm, enabling picture-taking for subjects as close as 1cm (normal minimum focusing ranges : 4cm~). The telephoto conversion lens increases the optical zoom from 3x to 5.1x enabling a total zoom capability of up to 25x, when combined with the digital zoom.

Useful features include the flip out and rotate LCD screen (pictured) for low and high angle photography and the 10 scene modes (Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach&Snow and Text.) The camera also offers manual controls for the more experienced user. The camera has detailed focus control with Manual Focusing. It also enables manual control of exposure using Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and fully manual options. Exposure may be controlled by the easy to use Jog Dial in conjunction with an AE Lock function.

The Digimax V70 uses MPEG-4, a high-compression, high-quality movie clip file format, which can record up to 3 or 4 times longer than MJPEG, the usual format for DSC movie clips. The Digimax V70 can even be used as a camcorder since it supports more than 1 hour of video and audio recording time if you are using a 256MB memory card. The movies can then be played back at TV quality as the Digimax V70 can process movies at up to 30 frames per second. The length of the clip is only restricted by the amount of memory available.

The Digimax V70 can use 9 kinds of power supply using the unique technology of Samsung. The exclusive 1400mAh Li-ion battery enables users to take 440 images on one charge.

Features of the Samsung Digimax V70 include:

• Designed for the more advanced photographer
• Stylish metal body
• Poster-Size Printing capability
• 7 Megapixels
• 3x optical zoom and a further 5x digital zoom to give 15x total zoom
• 2.0" (117,000 pixel) TFT LCD screen allows users to rotate the screen by up to 270 degrees
• 4cm Macro setting allows for high precision close-up shots
• Optional wide-angle SCL-W3755 conversion lens has a 0.7x magnification, widening views by up to 27mm (35mm equivalent) and allowing subjects to be shot as close as 1cm
• Optional telephoto SCL-T3755 conversion lens with its 1.7x magnification increases zoom by up to 1.7x
• Movie format: MPEG-4 high-compression file format
• Supports more than 1 hour of video and audio recording time with a 256MB memory card
• 10 scene modes: Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach&Snow and Text
• Manual picture-taking functions
• Detailed focus control with Manual Focusing
• Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and fully manual options
• Exposure may be controlled by the easy to use Jog Dial in conjunction with an AE Lock function
• The Digimax V70 can use 9 kinds of power
• Exclusive 1400mAh Li-ion battery, enables users to take up to 440 images on one charge
• RGB Colour Effect control menu for setting colour preferences
• Adjust image sharpness in 3 steps
• Photographic effects, such as B&W and Sepia
• My Set Shot Mode for snapshot
• Voice recording for up to 1 hour
• Voice memo to record short voice messages onto pictures
• One-touch playback even when the power is off
• Customizable menu
• Quicker transfer rate with USB 2.0 as compared to existing USB 1.1.

Samsung Digimax V70 reviews

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Reviewed by Louise from UK on 11th Nov 2006
This camera is by FAR the best camera that i have ever bought! it is that good!!! the quality of print is exceptional! the camera is so easy to use and almost self explanatory!! By far the best in its category!!!
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Reviewed by CIPRIAN BOSCU from ROMANIA on 2005/04/06

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