SAMSUNG PL55

Here is user review about Samsung PL55 DSC.

1. Easy & Enjoy

 

 

Intelligent Camera PL55 remembering my precious day

Various functions, ultra wide angle lens, ultra slim design, etc. They were good, but I was wondering I really needed them. After buying a high level expensive camera, we actually didn’t use all of the functions of the camera a lot of times. Just expensive cameras mean nothing. Normally, we just take a picture for fun with it. Considering a practical camera to take a life, an auto compact camera like the PL series from Samsung is the best. Just by pushing the shutter, the PL55 takes a great picture and it fulfills the needs of customers properly.

 

 

Interesting functions, easy control, and great quality

Holding the PL55 for a day, the camera makes me have a question like “Do I need a more expensive camera?”. Everything such as Smart Auto, Perfect Portrait, and various additional functions is great enough. For my parents, a trip with friends, a diary, it’s so nice. The PL55 following the PL50 has a stronger optical 5x zoom lens and all the additional functions of Samsung cameras with a simple interface and satisfactory results. It will be a popular model in 2009.

 

 

Vivid image and optical 5x zoom lens

The biggest change is the optical 5x zoom lens. Recently, cameras supports optical 5x zoom rather than optical 3x zoom. As it says, zooming is quite important when taking shots outdoors. 24.5mm of thickness which is not that slim is because of the lens. Actually, the image quality is quite great from wide to telephoto angle, and the slightly thick body provides a better grip. However, I don’t like that there’s no OIS.

 

Maximum Wide angle                            

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Optical 3x zoom                                 

 

Optical 5x zoom maximum telephoto angle                           

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Maximum telephoto angle + Digital zoom

 

The F value is rather large in wide angle, and Macro mode is 10cm according to the specification, but the actual Macro was better than that.

 

 

 

Great Grip, Strong and colorful metal design

A little thick and circular appearance is familiar and comfortable. The strong metal design gives more luxurious feeling. By adding a little volume on the front grip, the grip becomes more stable. AF and built-in flash are located on the front top and a microphone is below. The combination of a black barrel and body color looks so elegant. It comes with silver, blue, red, and black colors. I think men will prefer black and silver, while women like red and blue.

 

 

The design of the top is accented by black lines and slightly dented, so when your thumb is on a button, you feel comfortable. From the left side, a power button, speaker, and shutter button are located.

 

Intelligent 6.86cm(2.7”) 230K pixels LCD

The LCD is a recent standard 6.86cm (2.7”) 230K pixels for compact digital cameras. It has smooth frames and vivid quality. Viewing angle from left, right, and down side is great, a shot with various angels is possible. The color is cool. Even though there’s some rough noise on very dark spots, the overall quality is really good. Brightness can be set to Auto, dark, normal, and bright, but the Auto spends a little more battery. However, there’s no histogram or 3 division guide lines.

 

 

Lever type zoom button, Mode dial, and other buttons are ideally arranged. Mode dial consists of Smart Auto, Beauty shot, and Advanced DIS mode making up the absence of OIS.

 

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