Samsung PL210 Review

4.0

June 17, 2011 | Matt Grayson |

Buy a PL210 14.2 Megapixel Compact Camera - Black (7.6 cm 3" LCD - 10x Optical Zoom - Optical, Electronic IS - 4320 x 3240 Image - 1280 x 720 Video - PictBridge - HD Movie Mode)

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Specifications

Image sensor	Type	1/2.3" (Approx. 7.76mm) CCD
	Effective Pixel	Approx. 14.2 Mega pixel
	Total Pixel	Approx. 14.5 Mega pixel
Lens	Focal Length	Samsung Lens f = 4.85 - 48.5mm (35mm film equivalent : 27 - 270mm)
	F No.	F3.3 (W) - F5.9 (T)
	Digital Zoom	Still Image mode : 1.0X - 5.0X (Optical x Digital : 50.0X), Play mode : 1.0X - 13.5X (depends on image size)
Focusing	Type	TTL auto focus (Multi AF, Centre AF, Face Detection AF, Object Tracking AF, Smart Face Recognition AF), Movie AF (CAF)
Focusing	Range	Normal : 80cm - infinity, 200cm - Infinity (Tele) Macro : 5cm - 80cm (Wide), 150cm - 200cm (Tele) Auto Macro : 5cm - Infinity (Wide), 150cm - Infinity (Tele)
Exposure	Control	Program AE
	Metering	Multi, Spot, Centre-weighted, Face Detection AE
	Compensation	±2EV (1/3EV steps)
	ISO Equivalent	Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600, 3,200 (Full Size)
Flash	Modes	Flash Off, Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Red-eye fix
	Range	Wide : 0.3m - 3.3m (ISO Auto), Tele : 0.5m - 1.8m (ISO Auto)
	Recharging Time	Approx. 4 seconds
Storage	Media	External memory: Micro SD Card (up to 4GB guaranteed) Micro SDHC (up to 8GB guaranteed) Internal Memory : 30MB
	File Format	Still Image : JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0 Movie Clip : AVI (MJPEG) Audio : WAV
	Image Size	14M : 4,320 x 3,240, 12M P : 4,320 x 2,880, 10M W : 4,320 x 2,432, 10M : 3,648 x 2,736, 5M : 2,592 x 1,944, 3M : 1,984 x 1,488, 2MW : 1,920 x 1,080, 1M : 1,024 x 768
Interface	Digital Output Connector	USB 2.0
	Audio	Microphone : Mono, Internal Speaker : Mono
	Video Out	AV : NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
	DC power input	4.2V
Physical Specification	Dimensions (WxHxD)	100.4 x 58.5 x 19.7mm
	Weight	148g
	Operating Temperature	0 - 40°C
	Operationg Humidity	5 - 85%
Image Stabilization	Image Stabilization	Dual IS (OIS + DIS) (1)
Display	Type	TFT LCD
Display	Feature	3.0" (7.62cm) 230K
Shutter Speed	Shutter Speed	Smart Auto : 1/8 - 1/2,000 seconds, Program : 1 - 1/2000 seconds, Night : 8 - 1/2,000 seconds
White Balance	White Balance	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Measure : Shutter
Still Image	Shooting	- Mode : Smart Auto, Program, Dual IS, Scene, Movie - Smart Auto ? White, Macro Colour, Portrait, Night Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, Action, Tripod, Night, Macro, Macro Text (with Smart Guide), BlueSky, Sunset, NaturalGreen, Fireworks - Scene ?Magic Frame, Beauty Shot, Portrait Highlight, Night, Landscape, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Beach & Snow - Drive : Single, Continuous, AEB, Motion Capture - Self-timer : Off, 2 seconds, 10 seconds, Double
	Effect	- Smart Filter : Miniature, Vignetting, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish Eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, Custom RGB - Image Adjust : Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation (5 steps)
	Edit	- Image Edit : Resize, Rotate, Trimmin - Smart Filter : Miniature, Vignetting, Soft Focus, Old film 1, Old film 2, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish Eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, Custom RGB - Image Adjust : ACB, Red Eye Fix, Saturation, Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Add Noise
Movie Clip	Recording	- Size : High Quality 1,280 x 720 (30fps & 15fps) - Per one file : Max. 4GB Standard Quality 640 x 480 (30fps & 15fps), 320 x 240 (30fps & 15fps) - Zoom : Optical 10X (W / LDC) ? Smart Movie : Landscape, Blue Sky, Natual Green, Sunset ? Due to the noise while optical zooming, user can select to record sound or not.(Voice recording selectable : Sound Alive On / Sound Alive Off / Off) ? Max Recording time : 20 minutes ? Setting : OIS On / Off
	Effect	- Smart Filter 2.0 : Palette Effect 1, Palette Effect 2, Palette Effect 3, Palette Effect 4, Miniature, Vignetting, Fish Eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, Custom RGB - Setting : OIS On / Off
	Edit	Pause during Recording and Playing, Still Image Capture
Voice Recording	Voice Recording	Voice Recording (max. 10 hours) Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 seconds)
Special Feature	Special Feature	- 27mm Wide angle, 10x zoom - 14.2Mege Pixels - Optical Image Stabilisation & Digital Image Stabilisation - 3.0" LCD (230K) - HD Movie(720p@30fps) - Smart Auto (Still & Movie) - Smart Filter 2.0 - Sound Alive - Smart Face Recognition & Face Tracking
Sharpness		Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+
Date Imprinting		Date&Time, Date, Off (user selectable)
Power Source		Rechargeable battery : BP85A Charger : BC1UA5 Connector Type : 20pin (2)
System Requirement in general	For Windows	Intel Pentium 4, 3.2GHz or higher / AMD Athlin 64FX, 2.6GHz or higher Windows XP service pack2 / Vista Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB and above recommended) 64MB or greater video card (nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or higher / ATI X1600 series or higher recommended)
System Requirement in general	For Macintosh	1.8GHz Power Mac G5 or 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo or faster Macintosh computer At least 256MB of RAM 64MB or greater video card