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The Samsung L700 is yet another megapixel camera with a 3x Optical Zoom to be announced today.
This one features a 2.5 inch LCD display, advanced in camera video editing, MPEG-4 video (30 frames per second) 11 scene modes, ISO of up to 1600, 20 megabytes of internal memory, auto macro mode and voice memo recording.
Get a Price on the Samsung Digimax L700
The Samsung L700 can record MPEG-4 video in VGA (640x480) at 30fps, for smoother video and a bigger view of the movie on LCD and TV screens. Users can also take advantage of the camera’s unique movie shooting functions, including a movie stabiliser, continuous video recording, improved in-camera video editing and the ability to use the 3x optical zoom while recording.
As with all Samsung digital still cameras, the L700 features a built-in image editing function allowing users to edit a variety of images without the use of a PC. The Trimming function can be used to cut an undesired part of an image and save only the required part.
Other Samsung L700 features include:
Trusted Reviews has a review of the Samsung L700 and writes, "Picture quality is, unfortunately, one area where the L700 is rather below average. I took it out for a test shoot on a bright sunny spring day, exactly the sort of conditions under which a camera like this would be used for holiday snaps, and I found the results to be disappointing. Almost every shot was over-exposed, colours were under-saturated and highlights blown out. As well as this colour reproduction was inaccurate, with reds looking very orange. ... With the L700 Samsung has produced the very definition of an average 3x zoom digital compact camera. It has no real weak points apart from its poor low-light focusing and over-exposure in bright light, but little about it stands out either. It is well made, performs adequately, has all the features and options you really need and takes reasonably good pictures. It is also reasonably good value for money, but it lacks the style or innovation of some other recent Samsung models."
CNET has a review of the Samsung Digimax L700 and writes, "For a budget camera, the L700 produces decent enough photos, though close inspection reveals some image-quality flaws. While the camera's meter does a good job of determining exposures, even in some tough scenes, we saw image artifacts in all of our test shots. Text and hair often appeared fuzzy , and extremely fine details such as threads and wood grain sometimes completely disappeared into an indistinguishable blur. ... At the more commonly used setting, ISO 400, noise stayed at moderate levels. While it was very visible as a fine grain on a computer monitor, it won't be as visible in most prints, though there was a noticeable loss of finer detail as the noise and corresponding in-camera noise reduction tended to soften images shot at this setting."
Photography Press has a review of the Samsung L700 and writes, "When it comes to performance, the L700 is fairly middle of the road. The camera is easy to use, but nothing out of this world. ... The L700 is one of those digital cameras, that isn't brilliant, nor is it shockingly bad, its just mediocre. As we've said in the review, the design isn't really that inspiring, the picture quality average and the price reflects this."
Megapixel has a review of the Samsung L700 and writes, "Overall, the Samsung L700 yields very good images, particularly if these are destined to be printed. The L700 reacts quickly to its controls, including its shutter release, and its photos can be printed out to 10.2 x 7.6 inches (26 x 19.5 cm) at 300 dpi easily and with excellent results, placing it on the same footing as most expensive cameras. In fact, the L700 probably has one of the best cost-to-value ratios for cameras currently on the market."
Imaging Resource reviews the Samsung L700 and writes - "The Samsung L700 is a reasonably attractive, nicely built and affordable digital camera aimed at the entry level end of the market. Despite some quirks, the design is reasonably user-friendly, and image quality is fair at lower ISO sensitivities. Crank the sensitivity up a bit though, and the resulting images get rather soft and noisy. Add in an autofocus system that fails to achieve focus lock too often in low light, and you won't want to be shooting in those conditions too much. The lens design shows promise in terms of sharpness and has relatively minimal distortion, but needs smaller steps across the zoom range and does suffer from lens flare as well as chromatic aberration unusually far into the center of the image. If you're mostly planning on taking outdoors snapshots in good weather though, then the Samsung L700 could fit the bill as an affordable, pocket-friendly camera for day trips."
Get a Price on the Samsung Digimax L700
Posted by Darren in our Samsung category on January 08, 2007