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Samsung PL170

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3.5
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User ratings:
9
3.8 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
11 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
5
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3.2 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
25 %
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Pros

  • The front screen is a nice idea and therefore self-portraits are easy
  • The menus are well laid out and easy to navigate
  • Both monitors are clear to view in all lighting conditions

Cons

  • lacks Auto focusing
  • chromatic aberration in the trees and a hint of purple fringing in
  • significant amount of detail is lost

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3.3
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Samsung PL170 - Pros & Cons

Samsung PL170

Pros

  • The front screen is a nice idea and therefore self-portraits are easy
  • The menus are well laid out and easy to navigate
  • Both monitors are clear to view in all lighting conditions
  • incredibly good in low light events and getting good bokeh

Cons

  • lacks Auto focusing
  • chromatic aberration in the trees and a hint of purple fringing in
  • significant amount of detail is lost
  • the flash the camera takes around three seconds from shot to shot
  • looks blurry around the edges when viewing a full size
  • images lack in detail and look blurred around the edges particularly when
  • Time lapse shooting Storage slots Single Pricing
  • Samsung PL170 is not good as a vlog camera
  • the display screen offers no touch support
  • lacks manual focusing
  • Does the Samsung PL170 have Weather Sealing

Samsung PL170 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Samsung PL170 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom5.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture3.3
Focal length equiv26 - 130
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Number of focus points6
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Movie
  • Scene
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Shutter priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formatsAAC
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Dimensions
Weight5.41 oz
Width3.75 in
Height2.26 in
Depth0.75 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity740.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
GPSno
Date imprintingyes
Album organizationyes
Frameyes
Tripod mounting supportedyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effectsNegative film
Image stabilizeryes
Supported aspect ratios4:3
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Display resolution320 x 240 px
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
ViewfinderNone
Second displayyes
Second display diagonal1.5 in
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
HD typeHD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
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Storage
Internal storage27.0 mB
Compatible memory cardsMicroSDHC
Maximum memory card size8.0 GB
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.21
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes

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Samsung PL170 Samsung - Editorial Reviews (5)

3.2
Based on 5 reviews
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  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1