 BEST DIGITAL CAMERA FOR THE MONEY! CLEAR, CRISP PICS AND GREAT VIDEOS IN AVI MODE! |
| Review Date: June 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Daisy S, Hot Springs, AR |
| June 12, 2008 I bought this camera yesterday and I am totally overjoyed with it. Before I bought this one and found the RIGHT CAMERA for me, I returned a Kodak Easy Share camera to the store. Why did I do this? Well, the Kodak took great pictures, however, when you shoot a movie (video) it is saved in the MOV mode on the Kodak (Apple format, not Microsoft). So you have to download Quicktime to play a movie in the MOV mode on a Windows PC! Not fun. I wanted both a camera that is easy to just point and shoot for stills and also wanted the AVI video output so when I downloaded my video card on to my PC, I can instantly watch my movies! I found this perfect camera for me with this cute pink Samsung! On my first day I found that the basics of this camera were easy to learn. I used mostly the AUTO mode, and the camera does the work for me in any light! I took some stills in daylight and then inside both from faraway and also some closeups of flowers in my garden with the micro setting and later did an indoor and outdoor video. Everything came out just beautiful and as soon as I loaded my computer with the videos, I watched them from my PC. Plan to put these on a DVD to watch on TV. So far this has been an easy camera to learn for just the basic features that I need. My favorite feature is the clear videos that are saved in the AVI mode, not in the MOV mode. This AVI mode plays perfectly in my computer the Vista Windows Media Player and saves great to watch on a DVD on my TV. Note, that there are so many settings, I just use the AUTO and the DIC for low light and anti shake. By the way, it seems easy to use and does great micro shots as well. This is my newest camera after updating my older HP camera from near 3 years ago with just a 5 pixels. Another great feature I love is the FACE RECOGNITION. I took several pictures of friends and they came out just perfectly, NO RED-EYE and SKIN TONES were perfect. (With my old HP 5 pixel, the skin tones came out too red). My advice if you are looking for a good basic camera that takes great stills and videos, this is the one for you! |
A 24 hours a day keep-it-with-you-at-all-times camera
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| Review Date: August 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Rolf Bertram, Anna Maria Island, FL USA |
I uploaded a grasshopper photo in the samples gallery for this camera. I was surprised to see it as sharp as the photos from my Digital SLRs, except some minor jpg artifacts in the blurred background. This photo was taken at full superbright Florida daylight, meaning short shutter speed and hight apperture value. This makes shake free images and long depth of field easy, even handheld. The camera was set to macro mode, with is a one-touch button and therefore quickly activated.
For professional photography I use a digital SLR, and I published books on Amazon with images from my digital SLRs. But those cameras are huge and heavy. This tiny samsung, in case logic strechy bag, is as small as a wallet. I used it for family trips, and to copy documents from pinboards. Much faster than writing down, or searching for a copy machine. Press the macro button, click done. Press the view button, zoom button, to check the image sharpness, off, done. For family photography it's great. The skin tones come out natural. For long exposures just find a table, a fence post or use the ground, to hold the camera firmly with one hand, and press the shutter button with the other. Night shots of fireworks with 4 second exposure time are easy this way. Alkalines lasted 100 to 150 pics without flash. A 2GB SD holds almost 500 pics at 8MP.
A little scary is, that the on button is not a slide, but a press for 2 seconds. The lens will zoom out, and if that happens inside a tight camera bag, will the lens mechnism survive this? Also, the camera switches on, whithout lens coming out, if pressing the play button. But it has a auto-off mode.
One strange effect happened, when the batteries were low, but still working witout flash. When activating the flash, the camera switched off without pulling the lens in! Well, switching it on and off again pulled the lens in. Anyway, makes sense to always have an extra set of fresh batteries.
Using Lightroom to pull shadows or squeeze highlights is pretty much not of much use. This camera optimizes the image already pretty much to the maximum possible. And the dynamic resolution is just not there for further such editing. Be it due to sensor or A/D or jpg noise.
I personally print from this camera 2 prints on one 4x6, so each print is 3x4", which matches the aspect ratio of the sensor, and also at this small size pretty much all images, handheld or not, are sharp.
Following is a link to my book about Suntan adjustment in Lightroom and Photoshop. This of cause only works when using Digital SLRs:
Suntan: Skin Tone Color Adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop |
perfect for vacation
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| Review Date: July 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Andi Parker, Ft. Worth, Texas |
| I bought this camera two days before leaving on vacation, knowing I wanted something compact and easy to use. It was perfect! After 2 weeks of mountains and prairies, scenic overlooks and family visits, I plugged my camera into the computer and uploaded nearly 200 amazing pictures. It works well both inside and out, in bright sun or overcast. It's small enough to carry in a purse or pocket, and so far appears pretty durable. Even my kids were able to take pictures without cutting off the people's heads! I think this is an excellent camera, especially when the sale price drops it below $100. |
GREAT CAMERA FOR A GREAT PRICE!
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| Review Date: July 14, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Crystal Musgrave, West Virginia |
| I had a FujiFilm 7.3 megapixel camera ($149.99) and I dropped it and broke the lens. Fuji was going to charge me almost the same to fix it. So I thought I would spend that money on a better camera. This camera is so wonderful. It is an 8.1 megapixel and only cost me $88.00 total. I am so happy with this camera. It takes such clear, crisp pictures. I have a 5 year old daughter and she doesnt like to sit still and the shutter speed is fast enough to where I can take a great picture of her before she moves. It also takes wonderful videos, It has two different size of videos 640x480 and 320x240. The videos are clear and the sound on it is awesome. It has a few effects to add to your pictures too. You can make your pictures, black and white, sepia, red, green, blue, negative, and you can customize your own color. You can view your pictures in a slideshow right on the camera. You can choose from 5 different slideshow effects and 3 different music tones. It is really cool. I love this camera so much. It has a lot of great features for such a low price. The face detection is great also, it lets you know if the face isn't in focus. And it helps alot when you take a self portrait. It is so easy to use. My 5 yr. old daughter uses it without any problems. She can change it from still pictures to video in a snap. So if you are looking for a great camera that takes awesome pictures, awesome videos, for a low price...I suggest you give this camera a try. You won't regret it. |
LOVE this CAMERA!
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| Review Date: October 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jazmyn C., Garner, NC |
I have had other digital cameras before, but this one has digital image stabilization, and even helps you to properly take photos of people when there are more than one person in the photo. I am a teacher and enjoy taking pictures of my students while they work, and it is just wonderful for that.
The only thing I don't like is that the LCD turns black after it takes the picture and doesn't show the photo just taken. |
Best entry level camera
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| Review Date: August 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Ruben, Caracas, Venezuela |
| I bought this one for my sister in law as a graduation present. It's really amazing. A couple month earlier I bought a Kodak M713 for about the same price not bad either, but this Samsung is better. WHY? Better picture quality, better motion correction, better shutter times... I haven't tried the transfer program, but can't be worse than Kodak's. Be sure to get an SD card. |
Very pleased with Samsung S860
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| Review Date: September 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Pat Veretto, |
For an inexpensive camera, this one does a great job. I'm not an expert on photography, but I'm very pleased with the pictures I get from this.
The only negative thing is that the camera didn't come with any sort of carrying case or even a carrying strap.
If you buy one, read the book! It can do a lot more than it looks like at first glance. |
Love this camera
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| Review Date: September 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Holly M. Redell, Oregon |
| This is a great camera for an avid amateur photographer. I wanted a camera I could figure out in a short amount of time and this is it. It is lightweight with a good size screen and lots of options. I use it all the time in our vineyard and with our horses. I use the photos on my blogs and to register our thoroughbreds and quarter horses with appropriate documentation. It's easy to use and it's pink! |
Best little camera ever...
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| Review Date: September 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Paul Hollands, Tustin, CA |
| Let me start off my saying, I am not a camera expert nor do I usually even use a digital camera, but after buying the Samsung S860, I have been taking pictures like crazy. It is extremely easy to use and was well worth the money I bought it for. I'm now able to take tons of pictures and load them on to my computer to share with my friends and family. I strongly recommend this camera especially to people who are not expert with digital cameras. |
Thankyou!
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| Review Date: July 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jessica Lynn Haisten, |
| This camera is in excellent working condition.My sister loves it. She takes it with her pretty much everywhere she goes. |
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