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Samsung NV24HD 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Ultra Wide Image Stabilization Zoom (Black) The elegant 10.2 mega-pixel NV24HD represents the very best in compact camera technology. At the heart of the NV24HD is Samsung’s DRIM engine, the latest in image processor technology. The DRIM engine allows the camera to capture High Definition photos and movies through a crystal clear 24mm ultra wide angle lens, providing you maximum flexibility without sacrificing style.
Customer Review: Video is great, still shots need improvement
Let me begin by saying I am not one of those camera heads that does a tremendous amount of research before buying a camera and then tests the new camera, out trying each setting so I can do my own detailed review. I am by no means any kind of expert. The main reason we bought this camera is that we wanted the HD video functionality it offers.

I think the camera delivers nicely on the videos BUT I am disappointed to see that we can’t purchase the cradle that allows you to hook directly to your HD TV to watch your videos. Here I am ready to throw some money at Samsung and they don’t even offer it, so I wait. But I do love the videos and the fact that they use the H.264 codec so the quality is great, & file sizes of videos are handled efficiently.

On to the rest of the functionality. Love the smart buttons, gives you the feel of a touch screen without touching the screen. Love the wide angle as well. However, the last 3 cameras we have purchased were Canon PowerShots and they have always had very good picture quality all the way around in my opinion. When taking pictures indoors during the day for instance we have had several pictures turn out blurry. With the flash on at night also some less than perfect shots. Comparing them to the only other type of camera that we’ve ever owned, the Samsung falls short a bit. The only other beef I have with it is the software that comes with (Samsung Master). When downloading pictures you are not given many options like deleting the files once they’ve been downloaded, etc. Again comparing to the software that comes with Canon which seems much more thought out (probably because Canon has been doing it longer).

Overall though, we are satisfied with our purchase and look forward to using it (and for that CRADLE to come out!).
Customer Review: Nice camera but problem with charging battery
I ordered this camera for my sister who has HDTV. She wanted to film a wedding. I practiced with the camera so I could give her a quick intro.
Screen nice and clear and takes nice photos. It warned that battery can only be charged when directly inserted into a contact, i.e. no power strip.
It worked at my home. However, at the Palm Beach hotel in Miami (fancy hotel) when plugged directly into an outlet, it refused to charge the batteries (she had ordered two additional lithium batteries). In addition even when it is charging an arrow turns red, but it never turns green or stops glowing red, hence only way to check is to disconnect camera and then open camera to check status of battery. We ended up returning camera to the vendor. Plug into camera also leaves some leverage. Unable to watch video on laptop which has Vista.

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