Samsung TL34HD

Part of a new crop of digital cameras announced by Samsung in mid 2008, the TL34HD (known as NV100HD outside of the USA) packs a whopping 14.7 megapixel CCD sensor into a compact digital camera. The 3.6x optical zoom lens has a maximum width of 28mm, a moderate wide angle that many compact digital cameras do not include. The movie mode captures video in 720p high definition, and allows for use of optical image stabilization and optical zoom while shooting. The rear of the camera is dominated by a 3" LCD touchscreen, which Samsung claims makes interacting with the menu system faster and more intuitive.

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Samsung TL34HD
MSRP $329.95
Release date October, 2008
Brand Samsung
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Pros & Cons

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Pros:
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huge 14.7MP CCD
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great price:performance ratio
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Uses more standard and cheaper SDHC memory cards
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beautiful 3" LCD touchscreen
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can shoot video in 720p
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Cons:
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Video is recorded in MP4 format that can be a nuisance to work with..need to convert first
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odd design and colours
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have to pay extra for high definition (HDMI) dock output
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fairly limited zoom (even compared to cheaper alternatives )
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Flash is positioned in an awkward place preventing you from holding the camera using a pinch grip
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Details

Main Features

  • 14.7 megapixel CCD sensor ( 4384 X 3288px resolution)
  • 3.6x optical zoom lens
  • 3" touchscreen LCD, 460k pixels 
  • 40MB internal storage, MMCplus (up to 2 GB guaranteed 4 bit 20 MHz) SD (up to 4 GB guaranteed) / SDHC (up to 8 GB guaranteed)
  • image formats: JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0
  • movie clip formats: MP4 (H.264(MPEG4.AVC)) / audio: WAV  
  • Dimensions & Weight: 95 x 60 x 20 mm (3.7 x 2.3 x 0.8 in), 138g (4.9oz)

Secondary Features

  • optical image stabilization
  • 14 scene modes
  • manual exposure controls
  • macro mode
  • self-portrait mode
  • face detection
  • blink and smile detection

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Competitors

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500/FX520

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500/FX520

MSRP  $400.00    Released  May, 2008
Pros
  • Touch screen
  • Very good object tracking
  • Adjustable noise reduction (but can't be turned off)
Cons
  • MJPEG instead of H.264 video compression
  • No zoom during video shooting
  • No optical viewfinder

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Sony Cybershot DSC-T500

Sony Cybershot DSC-T500

MSRP  $399.99    Released  September, 2008
Pros
  • Large 3.5" touch-screen LCD
  • Records HD video; 720p using MPEG4 AVC/H.264 @ 30 fps
  • 5X optical zoom vs. 4X found on T77 and T700
Cons
  • Lower res LCD than the T700; 230k vs. 921k...however, it's the same as the T77
  • Uses Sony Memory Stick only
  • You must use the dock to connect to TV or computer; no direct connection from camera

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

MSRP  $324.99    Released  February, 2008
Pros
  • Large 13.6 megapixel CCD image-sensor
  • Large 2.7" LCD screen
  • Smile shutter feature that automatically snaps 6 photos when the people in the photo are smiling
Cons
  • Only 3X zoom. Other WSC models include a 5X zoom
  • Only available in black
  • Not a touch screen display

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Comments

1.  avatar yale said:

This camera looks too good to be true - and I guess the devil's in the details. Still for the price I'd probably seek out this camera before any other point and shoot.
Nov 03, 2008 5:39pm
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This report was started August 15, 2008 at 3:06 pm by NoxDineen, with the last edit occurring Monday, 11:49 AM by Amanie
This page has been viewed 1400 times, with 45 edits by 6 contributors. See the full report history »

Latest Community Activity

*Amanie @ 12/29/2008 11:49:12 AM

  • changed the report title from Samsung NV100HD / TL34HD to Samsung TL34HD : "changed report title to standard format"
  • edited the description : "changed report title to standard format"
  • updated the features : "changed report title to standard format"

*hazolta @ 12/11/2008 3:20:33 PM

  • tapped as "want it"

*Amanie @ 12/9/2008 9:50:12 AM

  • commented: "Let's sort this one out. My stance: 2 reports with their respective country-specific titles and them pointing to the other as a reference. We can make one (US version) more prominent but I don't think we should force anything. If people are searching and adding to the non-US version, that's fine..."

*Amanie @ 11/21/2008 12:29:30 PM

  • commented: "Yes, I see what you're saying, but I still think we should have 2 reports simply for the reason that if people don't know it's the same product it will be confusing. To mitigate the problem of people adding information to both, perhaps we could go with the "series" format and..."

*yale @ 11/21/2008 11:07:40 AM

  • commented: "The biggest problem with this is the fact that people will add info to one report or the other. I just think it dilutes the usefulness, and isn't the right way to go about things. In my opinion it would be best if we could have 2 product reports that are..."

*Amanie @ 11/21/2008 9:45:06 AM

  • commented: "I definitely don't think it should be a delete, in fact I think it should be renamed to the original Samsung NV100HD. The first line of the summary can be explicit about its relationship with the TL34HD, but if you think about the way people search, they are likely to search..."

*yale @ 11/21/2008 2:43:47 AM

  • commented: "nominated for deletion on November 21 2008 This entry is a dupe of Samsung NV100HD (aka TL34HD). Everything of value here should be transfered over, and a product title that better reflects both model numbers should be devised (I suggest one similar to the one on this product - Samsung NV100HD /..."

*yale @ 11/21/2008 2:40:52 AM

*pbb @ 11/20/2008 4:15:45 PM

  • changed the report title from Samsung TL34HD to Samsung NV100HD / TL34HD
  • edited the description

*yale @ 11/3/2008 6:54:28 PM

  • agreed: "Video is recorded in MP4 format that can be a nuisance to work with..need to convert first "
  • agreed: "Uses more standard and cheaper SDHC memory cards "

*Erik @ 11/3/2008 6:22:27 PM

*yale @ 11/3/2008 5:39:35 PM

  • commented: "This camera looks too good to be true - and I guess the devil's in the details. Still for the price I'd probably seek out this camera before any other point and shoot. "

*Erik @ 11/3/2008 4:55:31 PM

*yale @ 10/27/2008 2:26:21 PM

  • to "Home"

*Erik @ 10/25/2008 1:50:49 PM

  • agreed: "huge 14.7MP CCD"
  • tapped as "considering "
  • agreed: "great price:performance ratio"
  • added a competitor: Sony Cybershot DSC-T500

*yale @ 10/17/2008 5:01:21 PM

  • edited a pro/con: "fairly limited zoom (even compared to cheaper alternatives )"

*yale @ 10/17/2008 2:33:43 PM

*yale @ 10/17/2008 1:55:38 PM

*NoxDineen @ 8/15/2008 3:09:48 PM

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