Here is the digital camera adding analogue emotion, Samsung VLUU NV9 review.
A few years ago, there was prediction that compact digital camera market would be dead, because of cell phone cameras, so DSLR and cell phone camera would remain. However, looking at compact digital cameras, recently, it’s really surprising. With continuously improved quality and additional functions DSLR can have, it always changes.The VLUU NV9 Samsung has released is also one of them. It has not only 10.2M pixel, Dual IS, optical and 5x zoom, but also MP3 playback, video, and analogue emotion. Let’s take a look at the Samsung Vluu NV9 analogue emotion added.
Design
It’s the front of the NV9. I can see the flash and lens on the top. Lens is iris 3.7-4.9 and focus length f=6.8-3.4mm lens. As optical 5x zoom, considering the small body size, the zoom is quite good.
The most impressive thing at the back is the 2.7 inch QVGA screen. At the right side, I can see zoom switch, and at the bottom, control buttons.
At the side, there’s a strap ring, charger/sink, and earphone port.
At the bottom, there’s a place for battery and a hole for tripod. SD memory is used.
It’s the top which is the point of the NV9. From the left, power button, battery&memory status, shutter, and function dial are located.
Most of all, the battery & memory status reminds me of car gauge design, and was praised as an ‘analog in digital’. It’s very useful, because you can see battery and memory in a glance of an eye.
It’s common type function dial, but there are some icons not familiar. I’m going to mention again at the function, but Dual IS and beauty shot catch my eyes.
Packaging
It’s common paper box type packaging.
The NV9 body, manual, install CD, AV cable, earphone, neck line, and sink/charge cable are included.
Because the adapter is a built-in USB port type, it can be used for not only the NV9, but also MP3 players, cell phone, pmp, etc. which can be rechargeable with USB.
The sink/charge cable looks like a new TTA 20 pin connector for cell phones, and I put it in a cell phone, but it’s not.
It’s AV cable which can be connected to a TV. It’s peculiar that it has only voice cable. It looks like to be connected as a mono.
Because it supports multimedia functions such as MP3, video playback, earphone is included for back package. It’s a little unsatisfactory that earphone type is not a standard 3.5pi, but 20 pin connector type, so the bundle earphone can only be used.
Special function
In the NV9 dial, there are some icons I haven’t seen from other digital cameras. The first thing is the ‘Shooting guide’ as an book icon.
It’s a ‘help’ function which summarize tips beginners easily miss. As you can see on the screen, they are various difficulties which beginners can have, and sorted by situation such as ‘function when focus is wrong’, ‘function when a picture is shaken’, and ‘function for brightness adjustment’, so it’s easy to follow.
Shape of hand shaking written DUAL is ‘Dual IS’ function
As the NV9 has ‘OIS (Optical Image stabilizer)’, when pushing this button, you can use this function. But in the dark place and when taking a zoom shot, pictures are shaken a lot.
At that time, setting the dial on ‘Dual IS’, it minimize the shake with OIS and DIS at the same time.
IS is not applied on the left picture, while IS is applied on the right picture. (Centro Crop)
The biggest feature of the NV9 is a convergence digital camera which provides MP3, PMP, and text functions. As a compact size digital camera, it supports those functions, so I don’t have to carry separate MP3 player or something. It makes my pocket lighter.
It’s not as good as a real player, but most basic functions of MP3 and PMP are supported, I don’t think it’s inconvenient. Also, multi-tasking is also supported, so you can take a picture with listening to music. But, it’s a little inconvenient that we have to make ‘PMP’ folder for video, and ‘MP3’ folder for music in the SD card.
The 5 small holes next to the power button are built in speaker.
For video, it supports .sdc, and converting program is provided. (Integrated codec is have to be installed to convert, and .sdc video uses Xvid (MPEG-4) and MPEG 2Ch. * Converting speed is different by the CPU. Using Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 CPU, it took 1/5 of playing time.)
The NV9 has various functions for ‘Human shot’ One of them is the beauty shot function. When taking a picture with this mode, it deletes the acne or something on the face. Not knowing the photoshot, having acne on your face doesn’t matter. Just taking a shot with the beauty shot, most people will be pretty and white.
Other functions
Optical 5x zoom is supported. Left side is a normal picture, and the right side was take by 5x optical zoom.
It can be regarded as a optimized camera for human shot, and it supports various functions about human shot. Other than the beauty shot, blink detection which prevent blink by taking continuous shot, smile shot, and face recognition focus function are supported.
For a self shot, Self guide function makes sound when your face gets into the screen exactly, and it helps your self shot.
Other than the self timer taking 10 sec after pushing a shutter, it supports ‘Motion timer’ function. It takes a picture, when all objects stop, so it’s useful, when taking a group shot.
General Review
I use DSLR much rather than a compact digital camera, and as a so-called ‘Canon-fan’, have some preference for a certain maker. Therefore, when I took this product, I got some prejudice ‘Samsung camera is not that good.’. But, after using the product for a few days, that prejudice was gone.
That’s because the performance of compact digital cameras has flattened not ‘Samsung camera technology is now world level’. This small sensor has 10M pixel. It’s meaningless to argue over the quality. Considering the purpose and major customers of compact digital cameras, it’s more.That’s why we focus on price, design, and additional function, and considering that, I think the NV9 is on the advantageous place.
Current price late 200 thousand won, and additional functions such as neat design with analog gauge, shooting guide, beauty shot, self guide, blink detection are attractive.
Besides, the convergence with MP3, PMP, and text viewer functions looking a little reckless seems useful when thinking of people using a cell phone as an MP3 player.
Of course, there are some inconvenience such some delay of 0.2-0.5 sec on image processing, and failure when focusing, but they are bearable to use.
I recommend this camera to those who want ‘interesting various functions’, ‘Human shot’, and ‘comfortably taking a picture in life without thinking too much’
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