Samsung Digimax 530 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Samsung Digimax 530 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Manufacturer: Samsung
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
With a keen, 5.0 effective megapixel image sensor and powerful 12x zoom, 38-114mm f/2.7-4.9 SHD lens, this Samsung Digimax 530 digital camera captures the defined, vivid image that your eye sees. Night scene and continuous shooting modes make it easy to photograph moving or poorly lit subjects, while VGA 30 fps movie clip with audio allows you to record short videos. Features: 1/1.8" CCD, 1.5" color TFT LCD, optical viewfinder, TTL auto focus, 80cm-infinity, 6-80cm and 40-80cm focus ranges and 1m, 2m, or infinity fixed focus range, mechanical and electronic shutter with 5-1/2000 sec. shutter speeds, program auto exposure as well as shutter priority AE, aperture priority AE and manual exposure (A/S/M) metering, auto-400 ISO equivalent, auto/auto and red-eye reduction/slow sync/fill-in/off flash modes with 10-sec. flash recharging time, sharpness select, normal/B&W/sepia color effects, 6-mode white balance, voice memo, 10-sec. self timer, 640x480 (SD card) or 320x240 (internal and MMC) movie clips, 32MB internal flash memory with optional up to 512MB SD card memory, 2592x1944 to 640x480 image sizes, JPEG (DCF) 1.0, DPOF and EXIF 2.2 still image formats, AVI (MJPEG) movie format and WAV voice format and 4-mode image reviewing. USB 2.0 interface. Includes: Storage Driver (Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP or Mac OS 9.0-10.2), and MGI PhotoSuite and Digimax Viewer software. Imported. 2-1/3Hx4-1/3Lx1-1/2W".

Average customer rating:

total waste of money... AND BATTERIES
Amazing camera, I have ever seen among the compacter once!!
Amazing Camera...nothing bad to report!
Great camera with excellent quality

Samsung Digimax 530 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Samsung
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

5-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 13-by-17-inch enlargements
3x optical zoom with 5x digital zoom combines for 12x total zoom
Manual exposure; macro mode; 1.5-inch color TFT LCD monitor
Store images on 32 MB internal memory or on optional Secure Digital memory cards (card not included)
Powered by 2 AA-size batteries (alkaline included, rechargeable NiMH recommended)

ASIN: B0001G6UFW

Product Description

The Digimax 530 is a 5.0 megapixel digital camera that is big on quality and small on price. A quality 5-megapixel auto focus digital camera with 3x optical and 4x digital zoom, the new Digimax 530 allows even the casual snap shooter to experience everything the 5-megapixel world has to offer without breaking the bank. The Digimax 530 is an incredible value. Its 1/1.8" CCD captures razor sharp images, and the 1.5" TFT LCD with multiple language support is ideal for image preview and review. The Digimax 530 offers many of the same state-of-the-art technologies found in higher priced 5-megapixel cameras, including multiple flash modes, adjustable white balance and selectable ISO sensitivity (100, 200, 400 and Auto). The camera's super macro mode allows users to capture crystal clear images of subjects as close as 6cm from the lens. Digimax 530 users can capture both still images and movie clips with audio, and the bundled USB and user selectable NSTC/PAL connectors allow for high-speed transfer to a PC. The Digimax 530 has 32MB of internal memory and also has a built in slot for up to 256MB of external SD/MMC memory. The Digimax 530 supports 8 different power sources in AA Alkaline, Ni-MH, CR-V3 Lithium, Digimax I-Pack, Ni-Cd, 2 x Ni-Zn, 2 x Ni-Mn and optional AC adapter. With TTL Auto Focus, Programmed AE and Metering exposure controls, Normal and Night scene modes, and Single and Continuous shooting, the Digimax 530 screams value as it's packaged with features that would normally draw a higher price-tag in other 5 megapixel digital cameras.

Customer Reviews:

total waste of money... AND BATTERIES.......2007-06-07

I have this camera, and it's a battery EATER. It won't take more than 3 pics at a time before it beeps and indicates "low battery" and shuts itself off. I have a mega-pack of batteries and it goes through them like candy. Also, it's not the camera you want on hand for fast action. It takes waaaaaaay too long to turn on, wait while it adjusts, point, hope subject isn't moving, click half way while camera adjusts settings, still hoping subject doesn't move, press button and have camera beep and indicate "low battery" while you know you just put two new ones in! I used to be naive and throw the batteries away just because the camera told me they were used up. That isn't the case, there is nothing wrong with the batteries most of the time. Camera simply won't take more than 3 pics in a row without needing a "battery fix". Horrible, just give me my trusty 35mm Cannon AE1.

Amazing camera, I have ever seen among the compacter once!!.......2006-02-19

Well, I took this camera, as my older one was giving troubles. And I can clearly make out its superior features on the very first day, and sitting down typing this today itself, as I want the future customers - YOU to benefit out of my feelings on the very first day..

I have been photographing since my early teens and am an avid photographer, having operated upon a range of old-model manual cameras in mid 80's, until recently when I came accross a digital camera which I bought last year. However, having felt the necessity to procure a better quality, I bought this one this year, and I am highly satisfied with its performance, given the size and price-line.

I tried shooting in all sorts of conditions on my very first day with it: daylight, cloud, indoors, night-time, closepus, macro-mode..and I find the quality very superior to my earlier camera (s), of comparable specifications..

Images are crisp clear; I even captured the US flag on the empire state building using the zoom feature, and the output is as lively and clear , I didnt even imagine!!
The manual mode along with the auto mode gives amateur as well as experienced one's equal ease and freedom to handle and operate his one!!

Though the dimensions and weight are bit more, but its worth for the quality of foto it produces..

I would highly recommend you to go for this, if you are planning to shop for a mid-range camera in terms of price, and expect an outcome of a higher-end camera !!

Go ahead, get it.. and enjoy photographing, falling in love with it on the very first day !!

Amazing Camera...nothing bad to report!.......2005-09-16

My wife and I got this camera for Christmas in 2004, and it has become the favorite of our camera menagerie. The small size makes it way easier to take on trips than our SLR cameras. It's also very durable - I dropped it in the airport whole trying to take a picture and everything stayed intact!
We took this camera to Cozumel with us and captured some incredible images with it. There are so many features on this camera, more than a novice photographer will ever get around to using, let alone perfecting - which is nice because it gives way more options for taking great, creative photos than other cameras! We have had this camera for coming up on a year now, and i am still learning new things about it!
Bottom line, I love this camera. I am an avid photographer and my wife often has to wrestle this one away from me to get her turn behind the lens! A truly amazing camera for novice or experienced photogrpahers!

Great camera with excellent quality.......2005-02-08

I bought this camera more than a month ago and have been surprised by versatility of the camera and quality of the images.
It makes great shots in almost any lighting conditions - I tried at night, indoors, sunsets, and snow. Colors are natural.
Its macro mode works great.
It has A/S/M manual controls which is very useful for experienced photographers.
It has exposure compensation of +-2EV with steps of 0.5 EV and manual ISO selection.
It has spot metering as well as multi-zone metering.

It's not large and very easy to carry.

To tell you the truth once I bought this camera I started to have doubts whether I need my Nikon N75 SLR since this small Samsung camera almost matches features and quality of a higher end SLR cameras.

Minor downsides include occasional difficulty focusing in low light which can be overcome by using fixed distance settings (1M, 2M and infinity).
It also lacks manual focus found in V50 model.

Depth of field is very good (sometimes too good for close-up shots making it difficult to blur the background) but this is common to most of compact digital cameras.

Bottom line I highly recommend this camera and think that it could suit beginners as well as more advanced photographers.

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