Samsung PL150 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera
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Most helpful reviewsterry, eastbourne Experienced amateur
- Good points:
- everything great camara
- Bad points:
- none
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Confirmed purchase: 25 May 2011
suzanne, huddersfield Point & shoot
- Good points:
- the kids feature is great
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- Reviewer left no comment
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Confirmed purchase: 24 May 2011
Confirmed purchaser Point & shoot
- Good points:
- Bought this for my teenage daughter who wanted the two screens, easy to use, lots of quirky features, overall she loves it
- Bad points:
- none as yet
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Confirmed purchase: 21 May 2011
dean, dartford Point & shoot
- Good points:
- with the front lcd screen its great for young girls wanting to take pictures of themselves with friends! my 11 year old loves it!!
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- Reviewer left no comment
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Confirmed purchase: 15 Jun 2011
Perry, Edinburgh Point & shoot
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Front screen
Face Detection & face recognicion
5 x zoom
In-camera software
pocketable
Build quality - Bad points:
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Sometimes can "hunt" for focus
Can't seem to force flash on when using self-portrait mode
Micro HCSD (most come with adapters, though)
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Confirmed purchase: 13 Jun 2011
Confirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- nice compact size,plenty of features, it made a nice present for my girlfriend
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- Reviewer left no comment
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Confirmed purchase: 11 Jun 2011
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Product Features
| Camera Type | Compact |
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| Resolution (Megapixels) | 12.4 |
| Optical zoom ratio | 5 |
| Screen size (Inches) | 3 |
| Digital zoom ratio | 5 |
| Type of image stabiliser | Electronical Image Stabiliser |
| Touchscreen | No |
| 3D | No |
| Colour | Black |
| Media format | SD Card |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Video recorder | Yes |
| Manual Focus | No |
| Timer | Yes |
| Weight (g) | 136.6 |
| Flash | Yes |
| Body Only | Yes |
| WiFi | No |
| Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second) | 1/1 |
| Longest shutter speed (Fractions of a second) | 1/8 |
| Waterproof | No |
| Viewfinder | Yes |
| USB port | Yes |
| Dimensions (mm) | 99.2x59x19.9 |
| RAW Format | No |
| GPS Receiver | No |
| Release date | 2010-03-02 |
| Height in mm | 59 |
| Width in mm | 99 |
| Depth in mm | 20 |
| Serial Shot Mode | Yes |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Changeable Lens | No |
| Highest focal length (Millimetres) | 135 |
| Lowest focal length (Millimetres) | 27 |
Also known as: Samsung, PL150
Digital Cameras Buyers' GuideManufacturer's Description
Whether you’re taking a self-portrait in your living room or posing with friends on vacation, the new PL150 gets it right every time. Its dynamic Dual Display feature lets you see the shot on the 3.0 230k TFT LCD and 1.5 Front LCD before taking it, so you can smile for the camera and be the photographer at the same time. The PL150 can even automatically frame and take the shot for you, capturing the moment perfectly. And say goodbye to tripods; its Tilt-back body was also designed with taking the ultimate self-portrait in mind. Factor in its Smart Auto 2.0 feature that uses scene recognition to make sure you get the photo you’re imagining, and you have a surefire memory maker in your hands.
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Here’s a list of the questions other shoppers have asked owners of the Samsung PL150
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does the camera have a noise on it for young children too look at the camera?
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Yes when you use the child mode a funny cartoon shows up and it makes charactor noises...A great addition and it works children look straight at the camera and laugh
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yes it does
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Yes when you use the cartoon clown on the screen on the front of the camera, and it is quite loud and effective.
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What type of memory card does the PL150 camera take?
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SanDisc microSDHC.
I found a 8GB card on Amazon for £9.99
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Do you always have to have the front LCD screen on, or is there a way of switching it off if you want when taking photo's?
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The front LCD screen is only on when you need it, you have to turn it on.
It is easy to operate with a button on the top of the camera. -
there is a button at the top of the camera beside the power button that turns the front screen on and off
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what is the picture quality, at day and night, of people as well as background?
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Picture quality by day is very good, but I haven't used it enough at night to answer your question although I am happy with the resuls so far. As a newcomer to digital photography I am still learning how and when to use the different settings within the camera, but so far I am very impressed with it.
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Picture quality is very good both at day and night and there are setting and scene modes which make it easy to choose the right settings. i have found though at times the photos in low energy bulb rooms is slight yellow but this is common with most cameras of this standard. i like the camera but the only draw back I am not keen on the fact that it uses a mini sd card. I also found the software to transfer the photos to facebook or pc is not all that. For the cost though I paid around £119 on sale a good camera. Anything more and i would opt for a better quality camera.
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the picture quality is good on the camera at both night and day, the only flaw i have come across is that the front screen doesnt use the flash, so if its poor lighting and your using the front lcd the quality isnt that great, though that could be my fault and i just dont know how to put the flash on with that screen.
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is there a big gap of time in-between taking photos
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not specifically no it takes a bit longer when using the front lcd
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Not that I have noticed.
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is it good
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I think it's very good.
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HI DOES THIS HAVE THE OPTION TO SET THE MODE AUTOMATICALLY LIKE THE SONY DSCW320B CAMERA, IT ADJUSTS THE SETTING TO THE VIEW YOU ARE TAKING AUTOMATICALLY FOR YOU..I WOULD BE USING IT MOSTLY FOR THE GIRLS ON HORSE BACK CROSS COUNRTY ECT.
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it is originally set up in automatic mode, my mum used it on me when i was doing a horse-riding, jumping lesson and if you edit the functions there is a jumping option which takes, i think 3 photos in a row, to ensure you get a good movement shot.
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It has some automatic modes, but I am not familiar with the SonyDSCW320B. You have to choose the mode. The speed & focus will adjust to the view & light conditions.
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HI DOES THIS HAVE A POINT AND SHOOT MODE SETTINGS...
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yes it has all setting you would expect with a camera
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yes
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what's the quality of the flash? and the picture quality at night?
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Haven't taken many pictures with flash but those I have are good.
Sorry I'm not able to compare it with similar cameras.
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the flash is fantastic and picture quality extreamly good with night photos
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Is the battery built in and charged up, or can it take AA batteries that I much prefer, being able to carry spares in case they run out when I am out
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it has a built in battery which to be honest if you charge up the night/day before you need it, will easily last you when your out
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Battery is built in and has a very good "life" . My advice would be not to worry about it.
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Do you have any warranty from manufacturer?
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There is a warranty card that comes with the camera, it doesn't seem to give much more than your normal rights should cover. I would always take items back to where I purchased them. that is one reason why I got my camera from Tesco.
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Does the camera come with cable to download your photos onto laptop? I read one review that said it didn't but cannot find anywhere else that tells you that.
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the cable that connects to the laptop is the charger. the cable comes out the charger and plugs into the computer via usb...sorry hard to explain, its like an ipod charger in that sence.
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Yes it does, the charger cable disconects from the 3 pin electric plug so that you can plug into a USB port. It's very easy to use.
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Has anyone used the Macro feature to take a close up picture of one object in the scene and the rest not focused?
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This camera is like the vast majority, it is not possible for it to focus on a close object and have the background in focus. If your clever you take 2 photo's one of the object and one of the background and use a photo editing program to merge them.( I haven't tried it but it can be done.)
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I am thinking of buying this camera, but before I do, can you anwer a question? Is there a camera on the market which has an 'eye viewer' which my present camera has and I find very very useful when the sun is strong and one cannot see anything thro the viewfinder. Thanks.
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Hi Cherry, I think you would have to have an SLR for an eye viewer but I could be wrong. The camera above doesnt have one although the screen on the back is nearly as big as the camera itself which is handy. Havent seen enough sun since I bought the camera to know if I will be able to see the screen clearly enough in bright sunlight. Hope this helps.
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Does it come with the Battery charger? If not, do you know where can I buy it?
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Yes, it is sold with the camera. It' a small unit a bit like a three pin (13amp) plug. You plug it into a mains socket and connect with the same lead that allows you to connect to a computer. The lead comes with the camera too.
You should not have to buy them separately.
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Hi does this camera have a smile detection so when using for self portrait it takes the photo when you smile, and is there much of a delay.
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Yes it has smile detection, I have never used it but have just tested it and there wasn't much of a delay, it did work however this mat or may not have been a reliable example?.
I hope this is of help.
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What is the video quality like ?
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As good as other cameras I have used.
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My question is... Does this camera have a black and white and sepia mode? Or any other colour modes.
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It does indeed,enjoy
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I am not a technical person at all, i just want to know if you can take videos and upload them to a laptop, thanks xox
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yes...thnx..
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Confirmed purchaser Point & shoot
Score 9.0/10Confirmed purchase: 29 May 2011