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Samsung SL605 12.2 MP Digital Camera with 5X Optical Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD Screen (Black) |  | Brand: Samsung
Category: Photography
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $98.99
as of 9/7/2010 21:04 CDT details
You Save: $31.00 (24%)
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 10541
Format: CD
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: N/A
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 24.5
Minimum Focal Length: 4.9
Maximum Resolution: 12.2
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 2.3 x 0.8
MPN: SL605BK
Model: SL605BK
UPC: 044701014010
EAN: 0044701014010
ASIN: B0036RBER2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | 5x, 27-135mm equivalent wide-angle lens. 12.2 MP | | | Anti-scratch Mask and rubberized construction around buttons, on bottom and around LCD display for durability and protection against dust | | | Smart Night Mode for superb photos in low-light situations | | | Digital Image Stabilization helps prevent blurry photos at slower shutter speeds |
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Product Description
Laugh in the face of dust and dirt (and take great photos!) with the SL605 digital camera from Samsung. While a durable, dust- and dirt-proof exterior protects against damage from pesky dust and dirt particles, a 1/2.33" image sensor serves up crisp, colorful, high-detail 12.2-megapixel still photos. Look to sixteen Smart Auto modes for optimal, hassle-free performance, and to a Perfect Portrait system for flawless shots of the human face. Further, a 2.7" LCD viewscreen offers a large, colorful platform for composing and reviewing shots, and automatically adjusts its brightness in response to levels of ambient light.
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Camera Standard August 12, 2010
Netname
I got this camera for $100. Tip: Buying black costs $10 more than the other colors, just buy silver.
Pros:
- Rubberized buttons
- Comes with a free plastic faceplate case (pretty much useless, but it's the though that counts).
- 12.2mp
- 5x Optical Zoom
- Angled shoot button
- Auto settings
Cons:
- The screen is a tad bit slow
- You have to go all the way to menu to change the modes
- Don't know yet...
The camera's auto setting basically takes care of everything. It adjusts to whatever your taking a picture of, in the dark, someone's face, or lots or movements. There is an icon that shows that it changed the setting automatically. Of course you can always go manual mode and choose yourself. Menu system is fun and flashy.
Zoom is great, much better than the standard 3x optical zoom the other cameras have. Picture quality is good in light, haven't tried it in the dark yet.
Having more megapixels isn't always better. It is the same case with this camera. It is all about the lenses, and this camera has decent lenses, too bad it doesn't have schneider lenses.
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Also, remember to get a fast sd card. A class 4 or more should do... i think... Otherwise pictures save slow.
All the features I want in a point-and-shoot at a killer price August 6, 2010
DrummerBoyInCalif (Culver City, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I own a Canon DSLR. It's great and all and I'll never replace it (until it breaks, that is), but for some outings where I just want to take "we were here" photos like at amusement parks and dinner out with friends, the SLR camera can be cumbersome, so I shopped around for a compact camera under $100.
SL605 was just about the only model I could find under $100 with the features I wanted: at least 8MP resolution (has 12.2MP), a standard rechargeable battery that charges over a cable like in your cell phones (instead of AAA batteries you have to take out), video mode, a modest zoom capability, and a decent LCD screen. The shutter lag (my biggest complaint against compact digital cameras) on the SL605 is nothing like the SLRs, but quick enough to get all your still shots and portraits. Other cameras with similar features all seem to cost at least $30-$40 more.
I was pleasantly surprised to find additional features like auto slide show mode (with built in music) and auto eye-detect focusing (which doesn't work all the time, but I know of no camera that does). Maybe I'll find more features once I read the manual.
The camera comes with a nylon wrist strap, battery, charger cable (that doubles as USB cable), a clear plastic front cover for scratch protection (tacky for me so I don't use it), and a software CD. The SD card (not included) is about the only thing you need to buy to get going.
Someone gave this camera a 2-star rating saying "blurry pictures" -- I'm willing to bet the person probably has to practice holding the hand steady... Anyway, mine works fine.
Happy clicking.
Very Good for the Price August 6, 2010
I-Man
My old camera was a Kodak easyshare that was about 4 yrs old. This one has lots of features and is very compact. It does not do well at all in low light no matter the time of day. In good lighting it does a wonderful job and takes great pictures. I do not like the software that comes with it because it is not very user friendly and I still have not figured out how to send pictures through email.
 Not as good. May 29, 2010
Avidphotographer
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this camera based on the reviews I read online. I was quite disappointed. The picture quality in the smart mode is quite horrible. The pictures tend to be very blurry and out of focus. Video can be even worse. Zooming in & out during video shoot causes a lot of color changes & brightness changes. Removing the camera from the smart mode helps. Night shots are quite bad too.
Overall I am very unsatisfied and would not recommend this product.
Good camera for the money April 27, 2010
S. M. Jagodzinski (Kentucky)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
So my Kodak 8MP camera finally died I we needed to get a new one fairly quickly. I decided to look at something under 150 dollars and was initially looking at Kodak, Canon, and Sony. I stumbled on this one and I must say it is a very respectable camera.
My take:
- Housing is solid
- At the highest resolution I can take 1100+ photos with a 4GB card
- Picture quality is GREAT even in low light
- Video was better than expected. I have a nice Camcorder but this will be great as a backup. Very clean and not choppy like previous cameras I have owned.
- I like the "auto" shooting. We moved from close to far and light to dark with no problems. Great pics every time.
- Menu is easy to navigate and quick to access.
- I have not gotten a chance to test battery life but I plan on getting a backup anyways.
- SDHC memory is cheap and the 4GB card I purchased from Amazon for 12 bucks works fine.
- The only drawback I have is that on initial pictures sometimes I was holding the camera wrong and covering the flash. The camera is very flush so you need to make sure to hold it correctly in low light so the flash is 100%.
Overall, I have not had the camera long enough to see how "durable" it is, but 1st impressions are very good.
I purchased this for $99 bucks on sale and for that price it is a no brainer. I would have been happy to pay the $130 dollar regular price. It has options that most of the 200 dollar cameras have and it feels solid unlike most of the lower priced options.
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