ST1000(CL65) review #2 Performance/Functions/Conclusion

Here is a user review about ST1000 GPS digital camera.

The ST1000(CL65) with GPS/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth.

I’m going to finish this review with my personal comments.

Camera meets wireless!! Easy and simple to share, the ST1000(CL65)

Most of all, the ST1000(CL65) has 12M pixels and 6.3 - 31.5mm (f 3.6 ~ 4.8) Schneider Inner zoom lens. Due to the inner zoom lens, it looks slimmer.

Let’s take a look at the image quality of the ST1000(CL65)

It was taken with 6.3mm wide angle. (Image size is 9M pixels with 16:9 ratio.)

(This product is a sample product for a test, so it might be different from an official product in performance and quality.)

<Maximum wide angle 6.3mm Images>

After cropping the picture (340x340), the quality of the central area is good, but the surrounding area is slightly bad.

This was taken with maximum tele angle 31.5mm. (Image size: 9M pixels, Ration: 16:9)

<Maximum Tele angle 31.5mm image>

Like before, I cropped it (340*340).

There was no big quality difference between central and surrounding areas, but the quality was a little degraded.

Lastly, 5x optical zoom in maximum tele angle wasn’t that good quality. Actually, other digital cameras don’t have good quality in optical or digital zoom.

<Maximum Tele angle + 5x optical zoom image>

I checked noise by ISO. (Cropped)

I took shots with F3.8 9.30mm and F4.0 1.490mm. (Shutter speeds changes by ISO.)

<Noise image by ISO>

　

The ST1000(CL65) supports up to ISO 3200. There are some digital cameras supporting 6400. However, higher ISO means more noise, so they are not preferred much. No matter how the light is low, ISO 800-1600 is used, but it was okay up to 400, but from 800, it starts to show some noise. (800/1600 are not that bad.)

Lastly, I checked White Balance of the ST1000(CL65).

<Images by White balance>

There are 6 white balances. It makes different color feelings by them, so you need to be careful to select it, but I think Auto is fine. It also supports Custom which is user setting.

There are some ways to judge the performance of a digital camera. Image quality? Color feeling? Noise at high ISO? Personally, I check it by noise at high ISO, image quality of maximum tele/wide angle, and color comparison.

　Let’s find out the functions.

Most of all, the ST1000(CL65) supports Full HD touch screen. (Samsung calls it Haptic UI.)

All menus and most of the functions are controlled with the touch. AF and release are also possible with the touch.

<Main/Menu screen of the ST1000(CL65)>

　

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