Samsung Digimax V50

Posted 08/11/2004 Click to take a 360-degree QTVR tour of the Digimax V50The Samsung Digimax V50 is a palm-sized five-megapixel digital camera that features a superior Schneider multi-coated 3x optical zoom lens for clear and natural looking pictures. The camera can be powered by various kinds of power

With a 5-megapixel sensor, Schneider 3x zoom lens, and dual SD/MMC and Memory Stick Duo card slots, Samsung's Digimax V50 is the flagship model in the current line-up. This model supports VGA movie capture at 30 frames per second and the MPEG-4 compression used lets you record up to 110 seconds of top quality video on the supplied 32MB SD card, making it worthwhile for those who want high quality in both stills and movies. However, its shooting controls are complex and adjustments to white balance and ISO settings, exposure compensation, long time exposures (up to 15 seconds) and R, G and B colour adjustments can only be made through a sub-menu controlled by an 'S' button. The icons displayed with this button are small and difficult to read, but the range of adjustments is generous.

Features & Controls The Digimax V50 is equipped with a 3X Schneider Varioplan zoom lens, 7.7-23.1mm (equivalent to 38 - 113mm in 35mm format) f/2.8 - f/4.9, multi-coated all glass lens with aspherical elements. When powered down the lens automatically retracts and is protected by a builtin