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Samsung ST550
Point, touch, shoot
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Key Specs
Connectors:USB2.0, HDMI, Display:3.5-inch rear LCD, 1.5-inch front LCD, Memory type:SD, Optical zoom:4.6x, Price:$354
Display complete specs ›The ST550 is one of Samsung's latest launches and the Korean giant reckons the camera's ‘robust features ensure a perfect picture with every click. Or touch.'
Samsung designed this camera to be a touch-based model and as a result there are only four physical controls; power, capture, zoom control and playback. Using the camera involves spending a lot of time swiping and clicking away on the massive 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD and we're happy to say that we had no issues at all.
The LCD is very responsive to even minor touches so you don't have to focus on making a pronounced stab to get the camera to react. The LCD also gives haptic feedback and this helps to boost confidence further. The menu system itself is intuitively designed and thus is very easy-to-use. That said you will be forced to use two hands to use some of the camera's features. The 3.5-inch LCD isn't the only LCD on the ST550 however; there's also another 1.5-inch LCD sitting near the camera's lens. This enables you to take self portraits and we found it works quite well. That said a detachable swivel LCD is far more flexible than a stationary one.
The camera features a 12.2-megapixel CCD image sensor which grabs pixels via a 27mm Schneider-Kreuznach wide angle lens. The lens offers 4.6x optical zoom and using the ST550, we found it returned brilliant photographs. It captured skin tones accurately, grabbed even minute details and offers a number of manual mode options that allows you take good low-light photos.
hoshank
Pros: toch screen
Cons: nothing
it is a breilent cammera plz any body said me how mach is it price in pakistani money
nickmcgrath
Pros: I have an old apple power book from 2003, the photos I take with 12.2 pixels look absolutely fantastice
Cons: I need a better instruction book to work out manual settings I feel like I am using only ten percent of the cameras potential
Excellent. Worth every cent. I am a photography beginner and this camera has made it a very enjoyable experience. The dual LCD is an added bonus but not the best thing about it. I would say picture quality is.
Jessica
Pros: Dual LCD
Cons: the color
ST550 is the greatest invention among all the cameras. And their price is very reasonable. I dont think it is that much expensive, and when you get one with that money, you will realise that it is very worthy.