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Samsung NV10 Digital Camera I have been using a Sony Cyber-shot 3.2 Megapixel camera for about 6 years. It cost me $349.95 at the time. It is bigger, requires a belt case, and does much less than this small, hefty, solid black Samsung product. The NV10 has a MSRP of $290.00 but I have found it in Circuit City at $264.00 and Amazon at $250.00. I Setting up the camera was a breeze. I installed and charged the battery using the included USB cable and compatible AC to USB adaptor. I added a 512 MB memory card to augment the 20 MB internal memory (Now holds about 188 photos at 10 MP per shot) and I was ready to go. It would be best to buy one or two extra batteries as battery life is not as long a I would like to see. Purchase several 1 Gig memory cards if you are traveling or just like to take many shots where ever you are. It is possible to set the megapixals to 1, 3, 5, or 7 instead of 10 MP to conserve memory. 7 MP still gives very good results. I also installed the DigiMax Software and the Camera driver from the included CD on the ThinkPad Model Z61t so I could use it for these tests. I have carried the NV10 in my shirt or pants pocket for about a month now as I tested it in Key West. I found it easy to use as a point and shoot camera. The 3X optical zoom is adequate and the 5X digital zoom option (makes for a 15X combination) is better than many I have seen but I would use it sparingly. Moving away from the auto settings took a little study. The included manual is
I have included more test photos at the end of this article Here are my thoughts: The Smart Touch buttons. The Pop-up flash Advanced Shake Reduction Advanced Movie Function Scene Mode and DigiMax Master The NV10 is a well made and very capable camera that provides all the options needed for someone who wants to expand to some manual settings as they build experience. I found the photos to have good color and focus. I was happy with the recovery time between shots. Even while using the flash. I am very comfortable with the Smart Buttons concept. I be happy to own this camera! |
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very comprehensive. After a few days I was able to use the button system that is on left and bottom sides of the large (2.5 Inch) color LCD monitor without referring to the manual. I suggest using the camera in AUTO mode for a while and, when you feel comfortable with that, take a complete tour of all the options by pushing all the Smart Buttons to see what is offered to expand your ability to control your results. I was amazed. I highly recommend using the AUTO MACRO mode to get good close-up results. 
