Comments on: Samsung HZ10W Review

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:34:47 +0000

So now that you said you love the 24MM wide lens..how do I set it for the 24MM? I just bought the camera and the directions do not show or explain this to me…help!!!

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:45:24 +0000

Hello,
Does anyone know how to remove the gridlines alltogether?

Many thanks,
Anna

By: S.W. Anderson

S.W. Anderson — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:23:31 +0000

Nice, thorough review. I just got a HZ10W. I’ve only taken a few shots with it, but so far am mostly pleased with it. I love the 24mm capability, and for a camera with so many features the menu system is well laid out.

I agree about the flash placement. You have to be very conscious of how you’re holding this camera at all times. First, its glossy-smooth surfaces make it a little slippery. Second, it’s easy to block the flash and/or microphone.

Low-light shooting has always been a tradeoff situation, even in film days. Push Tri-X to 800, it wasn’t too bad. Go beyond that and you got serious grain, or if using a special high-speed developer like Acufine you got less grain but a bit less sharpness. Unless there’s some kind of breakthrough in in-camera image processing, small-sensor cameras will always deliver compromised images at higher ISO levels. I think the camera designers and engineers would respond they’re giving us the ability to capture images in amazingly adverse conditions. So, we should be happy with getting the picture at all instead of fretting about some noise and color degradation.

My ardent wishes for this and other newer cameras: a decent-sized optical viewfinder, no matter how big the LCD is, and a threaded lens rim, for using filters. IMO there’s no excuse for omitting either feature.

By: Toby

Toby — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:45:50 +0000

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