Samsung Digimax L85 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom
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List Price: $430.49
Features
• 8.4-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 17 x 22-inch prints
• 5x optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display
• World's first digital still camera to feature High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), for photo-sharing on HDTV
• Three kinds of manual exposure adjustment including Aperture Priority
• Records VGA-quality video (640 x 480 resolution) at 30 frames per second, with MPEG4 video compression |
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Samsung Digimax L85 8.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom Customer Reviews
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Has Some Nice Features For The Money
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I have had this camera a little over a week and have taken about 1000 pictures with it. So, while this is not a long-term review, I have spent quite a bit of time with the L85 during the short period I've owned it.
First off, this Camera has a really nice look and feel to it. Not one part looks or feels cheap. Even the battery/memory card door features a precise slide mechanism. It makes you want to go out and take some pictures...or just hold it and press buttons for no particular reason.
I got mine from Walmart for $158.00 and that included shipping, the HDMI docking/recharging station, a remote, and a nice little camera bag. A great deal, unfortunately, they just sold out.
I love all the manual controls...something that can be hard to find in a camera this small. I wish it had an optical viewfinder, but I knew that it didn't when I bought it, so I am not subtracting any points for that.
Plan to spend a little time playing with it if you want to figure out all the features. The Manual is fairly good and is definitely a help if you can force yourself to actually read it. I went back and forth between reading the manual for a while and then playing with the camera for a while, and was able to figure out what I wanted to fairly easily. Some features are not available in certain modes, so that can be annoying until you figure out what is what.
The L85 is great for outdoor shots, but not the best for indoor and lowlight situations unless you want to use a tripod. The LCD works very well in most situations, but in bright light you will have to engage in some "faith-based" shooting, but it is probably no worse than any other cameras that lack an optical view finder.
If you love the styling and you want to do some manual creative tinkering and can get one for $150.00, buy it, but otherwise, I would get something newer with higher ISO's. If you want a point and shoot only, and don't want to mess with manual settings at all, then definitely go with another camera. This camera is a nice size and weight to not be a burden on daily walks. I would like to get a DSLR, and probably will eventually, but don't think I will ever want to carry it every day with me. The Digimax L85 is small and light enough where you can, and still get some creative control. It would be a great second camera for someone who already has a larger camera.
I hate flash pics, so I don't use it much, so I can't really comment on that.
One concern I have is that there is dust getting under the LCD cover and there is no way that I know of to get it out. I have only had it for a week, so I will have to see if it becomes a problem over time. Without an optical view finder I will be up the proverbial sh_t creek if I can't use the LCD.
Pros:
Really nice Style, look, and feel.
Full manual controls.
Exposure times up to 15 seconds for creative low light shots.
5x optical zoom.
Good quality images (but not exceptional)
Compact enough, but sizeable enough to get a good grip.
None of the surfaces show fingerprints (except for the LCD Screen)
Choice of Jpeg or Tiff format
Nice Macro and super-macro features.
Cons:
Dust gets under LCD cover (may be an isolated problem with my camera)
Tripod mount is way off to one side of the camera making balance tricky when using a mini tripod.
No optical viewfinder.
Poor low-light performance(ISO 400 max)without tripod.
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