Reviews of the Samsung Digimax L74 Wide
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CNET Review
The Good: Wide lens; large screen; World Tour Guide is a fun if not terribly useful feature.
The Bad: Slow performance; noisy, fringe-filled photos; touch screen interface is a pain.
The Bottom Line: A wide lens and nifty tour guide feature simply can't redeem the Samsung L74 Wide from its poor image quality, slow shooting, and irritating interface.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 63/100 and users 83/100. Comparing these reviews to 272857 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.
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No Rating
digitalversus.com
Review Summary: Very well constructed and stylized, it was ''love at first sight'' with the Samsung L74W; however, we were later disappointed by its image quality. In the end, we prefer the Canon A570 IS which is much less classy but is more precise and stabilized.
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No Rating
popphoto.com
Review Summary: The L74's wide-angle lens, 3-inch touchscreen interface, and unique Tour Guide feature set it apart from competitors, but photographers who demand first-rate image quality will likely be disappointed.
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cameras.co.uk
Review Summary: The Samsung Digimax L74 offers a wide angle lens and large, touch LCD screen. It has 7 megapixels and a 3.6x optical zoom lens. When it comes to picture quality it sits roughly in the middle of the pack. It has a few different features worth taking a look
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No Rating
gadgetspeak.com
Review Summary: The solid battery is stated to have a life of 100 minutes (around 200 shots) between charges and assuming you have a large enough SD card the 100 minutes should also work in movie mode. I found the 800x600 mode used around 14MB of storage per minute of mo
Manufacturer: Samsung
Part number: CJ020201S
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Color Black
- Weight 6.1 oz
- Width 4.1 in
- Depth 0.9 in
- Height 2.4 in
Main Features
- Resolution 7.2 megapixels
- Sensor resolution 7.2 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 7,200,000 pixels
- Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 100
- Digital Zoom 5 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Back light, Landscape, Cafe, Text, Macro, Anti shake, Night mode, Self-portrait, Fireworks, Sunset, Dawn/dusk, Food, Portrait mode, Children, Beach/snow
- Special effects Negative, Vivid, Blue, Black & White, Color Mask, Soft, Sepia, Frames, Custom Effect, Red, Neutral, Green
- Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 16 sec
- Exposure Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
- Exposure Modes Automatic, Program
- Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
- White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
- White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (warm white), Cloudy, Fluorescent light (cool white), Daylight
- Digital video format MPEG-4
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Color support Color
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture MPEG-4 - 800 x 592, MPEG-4 - 320 x 240, MPEG-4 - 640 x 480
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 450 MB Flash - Integrated (soldered memory - 450 MB )
- Floppy Drive None
- Digital Storage Media None
- Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 87 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 3072 x 2048 : 189 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 591 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2048 : 73 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 3072 x 1728 : 163 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 375 Joules - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 219 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 313 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 114 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 233 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 62 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 1728 : 88 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 : 512 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304 : 169 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 160 - With 256MB card, Fine JPEG 3072 x 2048 : 134 - With 256MB card, Normal JPEG 3072 x 1728 : 226 - With 256MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 129 - With 256MB card
- Flash memory 450 MB - Integrated
- Memory soldered size 450 MB
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 4.7 mm - 17 mm - F/2.8-5.6
- Focal Length 4.7 mm - 17 mm
- Lens Manufacturer Samsung
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
- Additional Features USB 2.0 compatibility, DPOF support, Face detection, Audio recording, PictBridge support, Digital noise reduction, Built-in speaker, Resizing an image, Brightness control, Direct print, Contrast control, Touch-screen control, Digital image rotation, Backlight compensation, Digital image stabilization (video mode), In-camera red-eye fix, Auto power save, In-camera movie editing, Date/time stamp
Camera Flash
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 16.4 ft
- Type Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective flash range 1 ft - 16.4 ft
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
- Mounting Built-in
- Resolution 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Lens Systems
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Type Zoom lens
- Focal length 4.7 mm - 17 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 101 mm
- Focus adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 31.5 in
- Macro Focus Range 5-80cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.6
- Optical Zoom 3.6 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Features Built-in lens shield
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable
- Included Accessories Battery pack
- Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
System Requirements for PC Connection
- System Requirements Details MacOS X 10.1 or later - PowerPC G3 - 256 MB - 110 MB, Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista - Pentium II - 128 MB - 200 MB
- Hardware MacOS X 10.1 or later - PowerPC G3 - 256 MB, Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista - Pentium II - 128 MB
- Min hard drive 110 MB=200 MB
- Operating system Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - 10.4, MS Windows ME, MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripherals USB port, CD-ROM drive
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1100 mAh ( Included )
Software
- Type Samsung Digimax Master, Drivers & Utilities, Samsung Digimax Converter
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page<\/ref> for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 4.2
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.8
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.9
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.1
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.4
- CNET Labs Wake up time 4.4
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