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Samsung L74 Wide

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3.7
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User ratings:
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3.7 out of 5
6 user ratings
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3 stars
16 %
2 stars
16 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
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Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • The camera itself feels quite durable

Cons

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  • framerate is limited to 20 frames per second
  • Bulky body and temperamental touch-screen disappoint

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 7 Mpx
  • 3072, 2304 px
  • 5.8
  • Multi point
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Samsung L74 Wide - Pros & Cons

Samsung L74 Wide

Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • The camera itself feels quite durable
  • Exposure and focus were fairly reliable throughout

Cons

  • samsung Gear in this story Gear
  • framerate is limited to 20 frames per second
  • Bulky body and temperamental touch-screen disappoint
  • compromised display quality and it is also somewhat unresponsive
  • 3in LCD struggles to display images clearly in bright conditions
  • Image Quality Fringing is visible
  • touch screen interface is a pain
  • Wide's photos also suffered from heavy fringing
  • poor image quality
  • slow shooting
  • and irritating interface

Samsung L74 Wide - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
7 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3072 x 2304 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Samsung L74 Wide - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors7.0 Mpx
Effective pixels7.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution3072 x 2304 px
Other resolutions
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1024x768
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.6 x
Digital zoom5.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture5.8
Focal length equiv28 - 101
Focus adjustmentAuto
Saturation adjustmentyes
AutofocusMulti point
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range31.5 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
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Photography features
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.0
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Documents
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight6.14 oz
Width4.11 in
Height2.43 in
Depth0.86 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1100.0 mAh
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Date imprintingyes
Frameyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1600
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution800 x 592 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage450.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Maximum memory card size4.0 GB
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • SDHC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes

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Samsung L74 Wide Samsung - Editorial Reviews (6)

3.6
Based on 6 reviews
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  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
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CNET
Published: 30.05.2007
Samsung Digimax L74 Wide

Samsung Digimax L74 Wide

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Photo Review
Published: 17.02.2012
Samsung L74 Wide
4.0

A well-built digicam with touch-screen control and on-board tour guide.With its matte black body, slim lines and huge LCD touch-screen, Samsung's 7.2-megapixel L74 Wide is an attractive looking digicam which, as its name suggests, sports a wide zoom lens. The 3.6x optical zoom range starts at the equivalent of 28mm in 35mm format and extends to 101mm, a useful range for everyday photographers.

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Imaging Resource
Published: 31.01.2007
Samsung L74 Wide Review

Samsung L74 Wide review, find out how the L74 Wide stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

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Trusted Reviews
Published: 09.07.2007
Samsung L74 Wide Review
3.9

What Digital Camera test review of the Samsung L74 Wide

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TechRadar
Published: 30.07.2007
Samsung L74 Wide review
3.0

Can a touchscreen add somn iPhone class to Samsung's latest?

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DPReview
Published: 29.01.2007
Samsung L74 Wide

The first of three new Samsung cameras today is the L74 Wide. With a 28 mm wide angle lens, seven megapixel CCD, 450 MB of internal memory, MPEG-4 SVGA video recording and a 3.0" Touch Screen LCD it's good to see at least one manufacturer pushing the features envelope (if still with disappointing image quality). The L74 is priced at US$ 350 and should be on sale this Spring.