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Samsung S1050

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User ratings:
11
4.1 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
11
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Pros

  • The controls on the camera are easy to use
  • Image quality on the camera is great
  • comfortably hold the camera and take pictures with one hand

Cons

  • the limited space for external controls
  • lack of battery life typical of AA battery-powered compacts and remedied
  • inability to use it with flash

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 10 Mpx
  • 3648, 2736 px
  • 4.4
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Samsung S1050 - Pros & Cons

Samsung S1050

Pros

  • The controls on the camera are easy to use
  • Image quality on the camera is great
  • comfortably hold the camera and take pictures with one hand
  • Quite a clever and quick way to access a more usable ISO speed
  • checking if the image is sharp and in focus
  • comprehensive and fairly easy-to-follow manual
  • visibility and refresh rate of the 3 inch LCD screen are perfectly acceptable
  • Samsung S1050 is comfortable to hold
  • buttons are well-made and easy to operate
  • Flash coverage was good at all ISO settings
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • the limited space for external controls
  • lack of battery life typical of AA battery-powered compacts and remedied
  • inability to use it with flash
  • overexposed parts of the image as flashing on and off
  • no room for an optical viewfinder
  • you won't find on other digital cameras
  • Samsung provides no data on CIPA testing of power usage
  • a significant loss of colour saturation was observed
  • slight coloured fringing was
  • loss of saturation in yellows and greens at ISO 1600
  • Noise was also evident in flash shots at ISO settings above

Samsung S1050 - 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
10 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3648 x 2736 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Samsung S1050 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors10.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 3476x2604
  • 3264x2448
  • 3072x2304
  • 2816x2112
  • 2592x1944
  • 2272x1704
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom5.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.4
Focal length equiv38 - 190
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range31.5 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
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Photography features
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/2
Self-timer delay2.0 s
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
Weight8.96 oz
Width3.89 in
Height2.5 in
Depth1.0 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
Number of batteries supported2
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Date imprintingyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Sepia
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 600 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage45.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • SDHC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
PictBridgeyes

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Samsung S1050 Samsung - Editorial Reviews (11)

4.3
Based on 11 reviews
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  • 1
Samsung S1050 Samsung S1050 Digital Camera Test Review
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Trusted Reviews
Published: 18.12.2007
Samsung S1050 Digital Camera Test Review
4.3

What Digital Camera test review of the Samsung S1050

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Pocket-lint
Published: 21.12.2007
Samsung S1050 digital camera

Samsung S1050 Samsung S1050 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 30.04.2007
Samsung S1050 Review

Samsung S1050 review, find out how the S1050 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

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CNET
Published: 04.09.2007
Samsung S1050

The 10-megapixel Samsung S1050 has lots of neat features, but its photos come up lacking.

Samsung S1050 Samsung S1050 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Samsung S1050 Review - Steve's Digicams

Posted 9/06/2007 Click to take a 360-degree QTVR tour of the S1050 The first model we have seen from Samsung in their

Samsung S1050 Photography Blog
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Samsung S1050 Review - Steve's Digicams

Steve's Conclusion Yet another Samsung model for 2007, the S1050 currently (as of 7/2007) holds the top of the line spot in their

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Samsung S1050 review

In het Samsung S1050 productdossier lees je alles over de S1050. Lees wat de S1050 allemaal kan op onze review- en specificatiepagina.

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ProductReview.com.au
Published: 09.06.2008
Samsung S1050

Samsung S1050 (Compact Camera): 4 out of 5 stars on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

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Photo Review
Published: 17.02.2012
Samsung S1050
4.3

An affordably-priced high-resolution digicam with a 5x optical zoom and large LCD.Samsung's S1050 almost qualifies as a slimline digicam but its protruding lens makes it too large to be truly pocketable. Featuring a 10.1-megapixel CCD imager and 5x optical zoom lens it has a large LCD monitor (but no viewfinder) and many features that will appeal to budding photographers, although it will probably be used mainly as a point-and-shoot camera.

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DPReview
Published: 07.01.2007
Samsung S1050

CES 2007: Samsung has announced 7 new models today. Perhaps the most interesting is the S1050, which has the same styling as the NV10/NV7 launched earlier in the year, though without the innovative Smart Touch user interface. The S1050 is a 10MP model with a 5x optical zoom, lots of exposure modes (including A,S and M) and what Samsung describes as an 'Advanced Shake Reduction' system (but we know as an ISO boosting mode).