Samsung EX1 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera

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+ This digital camera scores high on build quality. - It has no outstanding negative points.

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Samsung EX1: See full product description

Ease of use	8.5
Image quality	9.1
Features	8.9
Build Quality	9.4
Value for money	9.1
Overall rating	9.1

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Confirmed purchaser Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use and powerful in low light. Build quality is impressive.
Bad points:: No wrist strap included, only neck strap which makes it little bit uncomfortable to use. Pretty heavy for a compact camera.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Features	8.0
Build Quality	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Mar 2011

John, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Good solid build, flip out screen really useful good in low light conditions
Bad points:: Batterry charges in camera not in seperate charger

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Features	10.0
Build Quality	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 18 Jan 2012

Christopher, Derbyshire Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Flexible from point and shoot to full control over shooting, including RAW format. Excellent display screen visible even in sunlight. Fold out screen very useful for awkward shooting positions, also for shielding from bright light where necessary. Fast 1.8 lens a real bonus in low light, interior shots. Fast focus - no real delay from shutter to picture. The bracket mode is useful to vary exposures of same shot. The more I use this camera the more I like it. The menu system is clear and easy to use. A button to easily change exposure type is a real bonus. Very nice exposure compensation wheel on front - easy to use. Live view histogram guides exposure setting where required.
Bad points:: RAW format saves very large file but you can convert these to smaller DNG using the Adobe free RAW to DNG converter program. The Silkypix RAW converter software is useless, works but very fiddly. Advice - convert to DNG and use more widely available software to process your RAW files. Have a look at shareware program RAWTHERAPEE - very good.
Some slight lens distortion at full wide setting. Rather limited zoom, but ok for me. Not a movie camera except for occasional use - the record button on the back is close to where you hold the camera, better somewhere else.
Battery recharging required more frequently than I expected. Get a spare battery and have it charged and with you!

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Features	10.0
Build Quality	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Jan 2011

John, Cumbria Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Lens, build and image quality.
Bad points:: None come to mind.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Features	9.0
Build Quality	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Feb 2011

Nigel, Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Lots
Bad points:: No camera bag :-/

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Features	8.0
Build Quality	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Nov 2011

Lukasz, enniscorthy Experienced amateur

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: everything
Bad points:: maybe battery could least for longer

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Features	9.0
Build Quality	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Jul 2011

pablo,

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Luminosidad, angular de 24mm, controles manuales, RAW, pero sobre todo la relación calidad precio.
Bad points:: La ruedita del frontal que controla la velocidad esta mal diseñada, casi no la notas y has de mirar para encontrarla, claro que yo tengo las manos muy grandes :)

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Features	9.0
Build Quality	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Jun 2011

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Product Features

Camera Type	Compact
There are 2 main types of camera: The SLR and the Compact. SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. SLR cameras use a prism to reflect the exact image as seen through the lens and so offers a more accurate viewfinder. SLR cameras have detachable lenses offering greater flexibility if you wish to take a variety of different photographs. Compact cameras have a built in lens and an ‘above lens’ viewfinder which is less accurate but they are often cheaper, more sleekly designed and easier to carry anywhere with you to capture that moment perfectly without having to fiddle with complex settings or a bag full of lenses.
Resolution (Megapixels)	10.9

Optical zoom ratio	3.9
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Screen size (Inches)	3
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Digital zoom ratio	3
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Type of image stabiliser	Yes
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
3D	No

Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Media format	SD Card
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Media format	SDHC Card
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
PictBridge	Yes
An industry standard allowing images to be printed from camera to printer, without needing a computer. CIPA PictBridge Standard Website
Macro Mode	Yes
This mode allows close-up photograpy of small objects such as insects and flowers.
Video recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Manual Focus	Yes
Almost all modern cameras have autofocus. Manual focus allows you to override the autofocus and set the distance yourself. This is especially useful if your camera is struggling to focus in a low-light or confusing scene.
Timer	Yes

Weight (g)	160
The weight of the product in grams.
Flash	Yes
Whether or not your camera has an in-built flash. Flashes are essential for fully capturing a low light image.
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/1
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Longest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/16
This is the longest exposure your camera will take. The longer you take a photo for, the more light is let in and the more motion is captured. Long shutter speeds can give fantastic, artistic results. Try photographing the night sky at 30s or longer to see how the rotation of the Earth causes the stars to curve through the scene.
Viewfinder	LCD Monitor
RAW Format	Yes
GPS Receiver	No

In-built memory (Megabytes)	1024

Release date	2010-05-26
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Height in mm	6.5

Depth in mm	3.0

Serial Shot Mode	Yes
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Autofocus	Yes
Changeable Lens	No
Highest focal length (Millimetres)	72

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	24