Samsung Digimax 430 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Samsung Digimax 430 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Manufacturer: Samsung
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Backed by a 4-megapixel image sensor, this Samsung Digimax 430 digital camera captures the times of your life in vivid still images, as well as in short VGA movie clips with audio. It delivers an outstanding 11x total zoom and macro-focuses to a superb 5cm. Features such as its multi-card memory slot and PictBridge direct printing support eliminate the fuss from digital photography. Features: 1/2.5" CCD, 1.5" color TFT LCD, 37-104mm f/2.9-4.8 SHD lens, optical viewfinder, TTL auto focus, 80cm-infinity, 5-80cm (wide) and 50-80cm (tele) focus ranges, mechanical and electronic shutter with 16-1/2000 sec. shutter speeds, program auto exposure (multi/spot metering), auto ISO equivalent, auto/auto and red-eye reduction/slow sync/fill-in/off flash modes with 0.3-2.5m flash range and 7-sec. flash recharging time, sharpness select, normal/B&W/sepia/RGB color effects, 8-mode white balance, voice memo, selectable date imprinting, single or continuous shooting, self timer, 11 scene modes, 640x480 (30 fps) or 320x240 (15 fps) movie clips, multi memory card slot supporting Memory Stick Duo or SD/MMC, 2272x1704 to 640x480 image sizes, JPEG (DCF) 1.0, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge1.0 and EXIF 2.2 still image formats, AVI (MJPEG) movie and WAV voice, and 6-mode image reviewing. USB connector. Includes: Storage Driver (Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP or Mac OS 9.0-10.2), Digimax Viewer and ArcSoft PhotoImpression software. Imported. 4-1/3Lx1-1/2Wx2-1/3H".

Average customer rating:

(update) nanual mode works better than default
Excellent Piece of Machinery
small and sharp
amazing
Very Pleased

Samsung Digimax 430 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Samsung
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

PhotoImpact 6.0
Samsonite Worldproof 1.4 Digital Camera Bag -Blue/Black
Sony VCTR610 Lightweight Tripod for DCR-DVD201, 203, 403 & HDR-HC3 Camcorders
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 [Old Version]
Lexar Media 256 MB Memory Stick (MS256-281)

Product Features:

4-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 11-by-15-inch enlargements
3x optical zoom combines with 4x digital zoom for a total of 12x zoom
Movie clips with audio; 1.5-inch color TFT LCD monitor
Store images on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (32 MB SD card included)
Powered by 2 AA-size batteries (alkaline included, rechargeable NiMH recommended)

ASIN: B0001G6UGG

Product Description

The new Digimax 430 is a compact and stylish digital camera, with dimensions of just 10.6 x 5.5 x 3.2cm. Housed inside this compact silver body is an impressive host of features to give you the results you want. The combination of a digital and optical zoom gets you eleven times closer to your subject. Images are captured on the camera's 4 million pixel CCD to give you clear and detailed results. Preview them in the form of thumbnails, slide-show or even movie clips with sound, on the camera's TFT LCD monitor, or play them back on a TV via the NTSC/PAL connection. On board editing is carried out with the touch of a button. The Digimax has many auto and manual exposure and white balance modes to capture your images in their best light. You also have the choice of many extra useful shooting modes to choose from, created for specific photographic circumstances such a "fireworks", "backlight", "beach and snow", "children" and "landscapes" to name a few! Because the Digimax 430 has a multi-card storage slot, you can store your images on SD / MMC or Memory Stick Duo cards. Download is quick and easy onto a PC and the useful bundled software can be used to enhance your pictures even further. However, you don't need to own a computer to see the end results because the Digimax 430 is PICTBRIDGE compatible, meaning you simply connect the camera to a Pictbridge compatible printer and print off your chosen pictures.

Customer Reviews:

(update) nanual mode works better than default.......2005-05-10

I got this cam this weekend
the pic is good, except one thing
the tint is a little bit blueish
with flash, the pic looks normal
after a while to tweak the cam, found using manual mode, and fine tune to get more ideal effect
on white balance part (use manual mode, then press +/- button to AWB mode, then use d-pad to change), change it to sun or high-lighting (the 2nd or 4th), then the pic is more natural, no more blueish
on video recording, it don't work well under dark enviornment, the quality is OK, not better than DV (it's avi format)
here is my suggestion on using this cam
default mode works better outdoors or with flash; using manual mode, with instruction stated above to get more natural pic
use 2000mA/h or higher Ni-MH battery, or rechargable CR-V3 battery (it can take 50+ pics without flash)
avoid dark enviornment when taking video, and the video player must support DIVX
buy 256MB or higher SD or MS DUO card (this cam supports 1GB SD card, at least with Lexar 32x)
use "point-shift-fire" trick to get more optimized brightness

after manually configured the cam, I am more satisfied with this cam, at least for the price, this cam is more configureable under manual mode

Excellent Piece of Machinery.......2005-04-15

I bought this last November. The main reason was because it was on sale but absolutely no regrets. It is a wonderful camera. I had done some research on amazon on one of the top name brands and found that many were displeased with it. Then when I read the reviews on this on, I just had to write a review to complement the already great reviews. The only thing I should stress is that the buyer also buy a pair of rechargable batteries with this. Besides that nothing else for this A material.

small and sharp.......2005-01-26

This samsung camera is great, the pictures come out excellent; I compared the quality to other cameras and it is by far the best I've seen for such a good price! Also the mini clips are so good, it's like having a video recorder! And the camera is really small in size, that's a plus! I would recommend it to anybody.

amazing.......2005-01-18

i recieved this camera for my birthday. i was very excited to have it. that night i took it with me to take pics of a concert i was at the pics turned out great! i love this camera. the movie option is incredible too. i take this camera everywhere i go. it was easy to use when i got it i didnt even have to read the manual. piece of cake and wonderful camera.

Very Pleased.......2005-01-08

I just received this camera for Christmas and I am very impressed by it. I have a really expensive 35mm camera, and I'm finding this camera to have more features than my 'nice' camera.

I thought this camera took great pictures in the dark. You must be sure you have it set in the right settings, but I took outstanding dark indoor pictures w/ no flash. It has settings for you to adjust the +/- EV lighting to make dark or bright pictures. I like that you can adjust the shutter speed, record sound, and video. You can also adjust the primary colors to fade florescent lighting or to bring out the colors in a blue sky day. I can't wait to take some slow motion pictures of streams.

The quality is more than enough for your 4x6in. pictures. I had to downsize the quality for people pictures, because my computer is too slow to handle such big pictures. I can only imagine how well really good photography pictures will come out.

The camera is very light and you will want rechargeable batteries. I look forward to years of pictures with this little camera!

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