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Samsung NV100 HD review

It looks the part, but is the NV100 HD's beauty only skin deep?

Our Score 2

Last reviewed: 2009-01-04January 4th 2009

Price at launch £172.39
MPN ECNV100BBA
Colour Various
Dimensions 94.9x59.5x19.9
Features Full HD for Still Image
Weight (g) 138
Battery Type Li-ion
Camera Type Compact
Connectivity USB 2.0
Display Size 3
Display Technology LCD
Effective Pixels 14.7
Exposure Modes Backlight, Beach, Children, Close-Up, Document, Fireworks, Landscape, Portrait, Self-Portrait, Snow, Sunset
Exposure bracketing +/-2EV in 1/3EV steps
Flash Modes Auto, Fill-in, Off, Red-Eye Reduction
Focusing Modes Auto
ISO Settings 100, 1600, 200, 3200, 400, 80, 800, ISO Auto
Image Formats JPEG
Image Sensor Type 1/1.7inch CCD
Longest Shutter Speed 8
Max Aperture 2.8
Max. Captured Image Resolution 4384 x 3288
Memory Types MultiMedia Card, SD, SDHC
Metering Modes Centre weighted, Multi-Segment, Spot
Min Aperture 5.9
Min Shutter Speed 2000
Optical Zoom 3.6
White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Manual
White Balance Presets Incandescent
LCD Display? Yes
Max resolution (horizontal pixels) 4384
Max resolution (vertical pixels) 3288

Product Summary

NV100

Samsung NV100 HD

Price at launch

£172.39

For

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Attractive design

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Handles well in low light

Against

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Proprietary connector

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Noisy images

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Aggressive processing

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Difficult to hold

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