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Samsung SL720

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Pros

  • street photography camera gives a good balance of picture quality plus portability

Cons

  • Samsung SL720 has not got manual focus
  • Samsung SL720 is heavier as compared with other competitors
  • has got only Contrast Detect Auto Focus and does not have Phase Detect Auto Focus

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.08x4.56 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 5.8
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Samsung SL720 - Pros & Cons

Samsung SL720

Pros

  • street photography camera gives a good balance of picture quality plus portability

Cons

  • Samsung SL720 has not got manual focus
  • Samsung SL720 is heavier as compared with other competitors
  • has got only Contrast Detect Auto Focus and does not have Phase Detect Auto Focus
  • the display screen offers no touch support
  • as a landscape camera is not really good within the current market
  • no optical viewfinder
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Does the Samsung SL720 have Weather Sealing
  • Does the Samsung SL720 have Touch Screen
  • have built-in Wireless
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder

Samsung SL720 - 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
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Samsung SL720 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 3984x2656
  • 3968x2232
  • 3264x2448
  • 2592x1944
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 1024x768
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom5.0 x
Minimum aperture3.4
Maximum aperture5.8
Focal length equiv< 28
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range31.5 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
Image stabiliserNo
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4.6
Flash modes
  • 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
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight5.26 oz
Width3.77 in
Height2.34 in
Depth0.94 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1050.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensorno
Album organizationyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Photo effects
  • Negative film
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeHD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MP4
Analog signal format systemPAL
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
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage76.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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