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Samsung NV10 Digital Camera - Black (10MP, 3 x Optical Zoom) 2"5 LCD | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: £118.00
New (6) from £118.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 3278
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Resolution: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 38.2 x 23.6
MPN: NV10
Model: NV10
EAN: 8801089775528
ASIN: B000H0DLJA
Release Date: July 17, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Nice but buy at your own risk...! June 17, 2008
I bought one of these after reading a glowing review from a well known computer magazine that recommended this - and still does today - as the best budget buy compact camera on the current market.
I'd have to admit that the black metal body of the camera does feel reassuringly strong however I did wonder about its ability to resist scratches where they would show up more compared against a sliver camera. The camera also has a nice weight but I'm afraid function wise, the rest left me feeling very average.
The photos were nice to look at on a computer but I don't think they were as good as my Fuji S5800 which I also bought quite recently. This quite surprised me, since from reading magazine and online reviews, I expected them to be at least as good, if not better. Of course, if I'd played with the settings on the NV8 more I may have improved the quality but then the same could be said for the Fuji.
The NV8 has face detection which the Fuji lacks, and while this is the first camera I've had with this technology, it didn't seem to work that well for me. Although it can apparently detect up to ten faces, I could never get it to pick up more than three or four despite more faces than that being clearly in the frame.
The touch sensitive buttons up and along the back of the camera were certainly gimmicky but barely necessary in my opinion and I still prefer the dial type setting. Even cameras of this price are full of wizardry and I don't think it's expecting too much for the user to at least take a little time to learn the main functions without feeling the need to compensate for them, or at least thinking they should.
The battery life was amazing however, even when I tried to deliberately discharge the 2000mh rechargeable batteries inside it through continuously taking photos and I got bored after over 150 shots. In the end, I had to switch to video mode and leave it running!
Now so far, so good but here comes the bad news. In the end my camera had to go back to the shop due to the flash opening by itself and/or not firing properly. I carried this in the same top pocket where other small cameras have previously - and happily - been carried for years but on this camera the pop-up flash did indeed keep popping up. I felt it only a matter of time before the flash would suffer from some sort of damage, possibly even snapping off, and it's this that possibly caused the intermittent malfunction. When I took it back to the shop, I was offered the display model which upon inspection also had a damaged flash. So having seen two broken cameras, mine and the shops, I decided not to risk another model and it seemed this could be a design problem. It's also interesting to see that the new Samsung NV30 - which could be seen almost as an upgrade to the NV8 but with a silver body - now sports a built in flash thus eliminating the pop-up from the NV8.
So overall, it was a nice camera in the short time I had it but I was extremely disappointed with the flash problem. You could of course carry it in a hard case where the flash will be protected but this seems such a major design flaw to me that you shouldn't even need to be compensating for it in the first place. So while I'd give it four stars for performance, the suspect flash is such a terminal fault that personally I couldn't possibly recommend it for someone else to buy in case it snapped off, leaving them with a broken camera.
 Excellent Value for money May 11, 2008
After reading reviews for months to buy a compact camera, I have managed to locate this Samsung NV10. To tell you the truth I am more than happy. And with the price of under 100 it can't be better.
I do filming for weddings etc and get to see hundreds of digital cameras taking shots of Bride and Groom. I haven't seen even one that takes an instant picture soon as the button is pressed. The NV10 does take the shot quite quickly I have to say. Faster than any I have seen.
And that is not the only thing which is impressing. The design is great and feels solid and has a pop up flash when it needs. The other brilliant thing is the touch screen. Actually the screen is not touch operated. It's the buttons that are located at the sides of the screen. They operate on by just touching it. No need to press except for few. I have been playing with it for few days now and loving it.
The picture quality is great, takes picture very fast and looks SEXY.
I have also brought the case to go with the camera. Together they Rock!
I am planning to get another one from Amazon. So that should tell you everything.
I have given it 5 stars as I am totally happy with it in everyway.
 3 cameras in a row were faulty May 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I only wish I had recieved a working camera, however the 1st one I recieved would not charge, the 2nd one had faulty menu buttons, and the 3rd had a faulty screen.
While the 1st one had enough charge in the battery it was amazing, absolutely loved the menu buttons, hence why I kept trying. A shame really, but then for only 100 what can you expect?
I have returned the last camera for a full refund as obviously 3rd time lucky did not occur with this item! Hopefully I can also return the 8gb SD card I bought with it but can no longer use...
Bargain May 3, 2008
99.99 for this camera is unbelievable. I'm no expert in this field but it does its job perfectly. Its small enough to fit in your pocket but at the same time is really robust. I like its retro style and other people often comment positively on this when I use it.
 Boring little camera April 25, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Quick review...
Go for a Cannon :D
I bought this camera 6 months ago. Got to use it and really it works well.
My only criticism is the size, the matrix buttons (or whatever it's called) as it could have been replaced with a 4 direction pad...
but worst of all, and you can't see that from these shots, is that when you need the flash it pops out before taking the photo but then you have to close it manually. If you leave it out so you can quickly take the next photo, it won't fit in its case.
trust me, go for a Cannon, that's their domain and they're really good at it.
now if you really insist then... mine is for sale :D
see ya
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