Abstract: It's an axiom of photography that a camera is only as good as its lens. You may have the world's highest resolution sensor, the fastest auto-focus, perfect metering and flawless noise control, but without a decent lens it's all for nothing. That's not to ...
Abstract: Last week I received a Samsung NV7-OPS from the good folks at Samsung USA. The first thing I noticed was the rather large lens piece; very impressive. Often overlooked on cameras in this segment is what I consider to be among the most vital aspect &ndas...
Abstract: SummaryFor a gadget girl like me the Samsung NV7 has so many features and fancy stuff that I was itching to play with it. All the little funky buttons are intriguing. It feels solid and there is a good zoom too. However, you soon get fed up with the fu...
Abstract: The Samsung NV7 OPS ($349) is the top-of-the-line model in the Korean manufacturers line of premium digital cameras. It packs a 7 Megapixel CCD, 7X optical zoom lens, optical image stabilization, full manual controls, and a very unique user inte...
Superb build and finish, Huge feature set in a very compact body, Extensive photographic controls & some fun features, Unique styling & user interface, Bright, punchy, fairly detailed ISO 100 images, Big, fairly fast (F2.8-4.0) 7x zoom, Reasonably fast pe...
Excessive noise at ISO 200+, visible noise at ISO 100, Smearing of low contrast detail at all ISO settings (Noise Reduction), Unimpressive ISO 400-1000 results; suitable only for small prints, Corner and (mild) edge softness, Excessive contrast and satura...
I dont often get excited about new compact cameras when I first see them, but last summer when I got my hands on a (very) early pre-production sample of the NV7 OPS I was genuinely pleased to see a company like Samsung taking the risks with design an...
The new NV series represents Samsungs bid to grab a large slice of the digital compact camera market, a stepping stone to eventually becoming one of the top 3 players, and therefore competes with the likes of Canon, Sony and Kodak. The Samsung NV7 is...
Published: 2006-07-03, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Long zoom for its size; pause during movie capture; voice notes.
No optical viewfinder; LCD washes out and has narrow viewing angle; all-around noisy photos with poor white balance; camera automatically mutes audio while zooming in movies.
The Samsung NV7 OPS novel, engaging interface cant compensate for merely adequate performance and so-so photo quality.
