Quantcast
Subscribe to magazine

PCW Shop & Compare

Samsung NV30 Silver Digital Camera

NV30 Silver Digital Camera

Compare Prices

* Total cost includes estimated tax and shipping in the continental US. Prices and availability are subject to change by merchant without notice. Sales taxes and shipping costs are only estimates. Please check with merchant for details.

SIMILAR PRODUCTS
Most recent User Reviews for

Samsung NV30 Silver Digital Camera

  • Reviewed by:

    08-21-08

    Duration of ownership: 1 Days

    Strengths: None

    Weaknesses:Fatter than advertised/Bad chroma noise in Dual IS mode/Focussing glitches/Slow autofocus/Limited continuous shooting mode

    Overall Evaluation: This is a horrible product. The official website flash intro shows the camera to have a depth of 18.8 mm including all protrusions. That was not the case. It was almost 25 mm at its widest point, and the lens assembly itself was a good 2-3 mm outside the 18.8 mm mark. Buyers who want an ultra-slim camera should look elsewhere.The camera comes with manual controls, but for some reason they saw fit to limit the continuous shooting mode to 1/30 seconds or faster. It is therefore impossible to take continuous long-shutter-speed shots in the hopes of getting one without camera shake. Having to press the shutter release for every shot means introducing a little shake into every shot.When I first turned the camera on, it wouldn't focus on anything. When I turned it off and on again, it could focus, but who knows if the problem will recur.The autofocus speed is horrendously slow. Never had to wait so long for a camera to focus. Moreover, in continous shooting mode and shooting at a stationary object, it has to take a while to refocus between shots, making the shot-to-shot time much slower than my old Canon SD700IS.I'm not sure what the Dual IS mode did, but shots at ISO200 looked very noisy. Especially chroma noise. Looking at the sample photos on the Samsung website, I thought I could live with the noise, but it turns out I can't. This is not a good indoor camera.This camera was such a disappointment that I've had to return it for a refund.

See more user reviews »

Featured APC Accessories

  • APC Back-UPS ES Safeguards your equipment from damaging surges and spikes that travel along your utility & data lines.
  • APC SurgeArrest Performance Highest level of protection for your professional computers, electronics and connected devices, as well as provides surge protection.
Shop & Compare Sections