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Samsung NV20 Review
Review Date: October 15th 2007
Author: Mark Goldstein
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Specifications
| Image
Sensor |
Type |
1/1.72
(Approx. 1.48cm) CCD |
| Effective
Pixel |
Approx.
12.1 Megapixel |
| Total
Pixel |
Approx.
12.4 Megapixel |
| Lens |
Focal
Length |
Schneider
Lens f = 7.3 ~ 21.9mm
(35mm film equivalent : 34 ~ 102mm) |
| F
No. |
F2.8
~ F5.2 |
| Digital
Zoom |
Still
Image mode : 1.0X ~ 5.0X
Play mode : 1.0X ~ 11.36X (depends on image size) |
| LCD
Monitor |
2.5" (6.35cm)
color TFT LCD (230,000 dots) |
| Focusing |
Type |
TTL
auto focus (MultiAF, Center AF, Face Recognition AF) |
| Range |
Normal
: 80cm ~ infinity (Wide), 80cm ~ Infinity (Tele)
Macro : 4cm ~ 80cm (Wide), 50cm ~ 80cm (Tele)
Auto Macro : 4cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 50cm ~ Infinity (Tele) |
| Shutter |
Speed |
Auto,
P, ASR, Effect : 1 ~ 1/1,500 sec.
Manual : 15 ~ 1/1,500 sec.
Night : 4 ~ 1/1,500 sec.
Fireworks : 4 sec. |
| Exposure |
Control |
Program
AE |
| Metering |
Multi,
Spot, Centerweighted, Face Recognition AE |
| Compensation |
±2EV
(1/3 EV steps) |
| ISO
Equivalent |
Auto,
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (at 3M ) |
| Flash |
Modes |
Auto,
Auto & Redeye reduction, Fillin flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Redeye Fix |
| Range |
Wide
: 30cm ~ 4.5m
Tele : 50cm ~ 2.4m |
| Recharging
Time |
Approx.
4.0sec. |
| Sharpness |
Soft,
Normal, Vivid |
| Effect |
Normal,
B&W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Negative, Custom
Composite, Photo Frame, GIF Animation |
| White
Balance |
Auto,
Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten,
Custom |
| Voice
Recording |
Voice
Recording (max. 10 hours)
Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.) |
| Date
Imprinting |
Date,
Date & Time, Off (user selectable) |
| Shooting |
Still
Image |
Modes:
Auto, Program, Manual, ASR, Effect, Scene
* Scene : Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, BIZ, Closeup, Text, Sunset,
Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow,
Café, Food, SelfShot
Continuous : Single, Continuous, High Speed, AEB
Motion Capture : 7fps, max. 20 shots
Selftimer : 2 sec., 10 sec., Double (10 sec., 2 sec.), Remocon (optional) |
| Movie
Clip |
With
Audio or without Audio (recording time : max. 4GB or
6 hours)
Size : 640x480, 320x240
Frame rate : 30 fps, 15 fps
Optical Zoom : Optical 3X and Mute in Zooming
Movie Stabilizer (User Selectable)
Movie Editing (Embedded) : Pause during recording, Still Image Capture,
Time Trimming |
| Storage |
Media |
Internal
Memory : 20MB
External Memory : SD (up to 2GB guaranteed)
SDHC Card (up to 4GB guaranteed)
MMC Plus (Up to 1GB, 4bit 20MHz) |
| File
Format |
Still
Image : JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge
1.0
Movie Clip : AVI (MPEG4)
Audio : WAV |
| Image
Size |
Normal Shooting Mode
12M : 4000x3000 pixels
10M : 3648x2736 pixels
7M : 3072x2304 pixels
5M : 2592x1944 pixels
3M : 2048x1536 pixels
1M : 1024x768 pixels
Wide Shooting Mode
9M : 4000x2248 pixels
Print Shooting Mode
10M : 4000x2664 pixels
|
Capacity
(256MB) |
12M
: Super Fine 41 Fine 79 Normal 115
10MP : Super Fine 46 Fine 88 Normal
128
10M : Super Fine 49 Fine 94 Normal
136
9MW : Super Fine 54 Fine 103 Normal
149
7M : Super Fine 68 Fine 129 Normal
183
5M : Super Fine 93 Fine 173 Normal
242
3M : Super Fine 143 Fine 255 Normal
345
1M : Super Fine 419 Fine 617 Normal
732
* These figures are measured under Samsung’s standard conditions and
may vary depending on shooting conditions and camera settings. |
| Image
Play |
Type |
Single
image, Thumbnails, Slide show, Movie Clip |
| Editing |
Trimming,
Resizing, Rotate, Effect |
| Interface |
Digital output connector
: USB 2.0
Audio : Mono
Video output : NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
DC power input connector : 24 pin
|
| Power
Source |
Rechargeable
battery : 3.7V Liion battery (SLB0837(B))
AC adapter : SAC46
* Included battery may vary depending on sales region. |
| Dimensions
(WxHxD) |
96.5
x 60 x 18.6 mm |
| Weight |
151.7g
(without batteries and card) |
| Operating
Temperature |
0
~ 40 °C |
| Operating
Humidity |
5
~ 85% |
| Software |
Camera
Driver |
Storage
Driver (Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.0 ~
10.4) |
| Application |
Samsung
Master, Samsung Biz Reader, Acrobat reader, User manual |
| Special
Feature |
New
Image Processor
ACB (Auto Contrast Balance), Image Noise Reduction, Fast ASR
Face Recognition AF&AE with Redeye
Fix
Smart Touch
ISO 3200 (at 3M)
World’s renowned Schneider Lens
Business Card Reader
Motion Capture
Special Effects (Composite, Photo Frames, GIF) |
| For
Windows |
PC
with processor better than Pentium II 450MHz (Pentium
800MHz recommended)
Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista
Minimum 128MB RAM (512MB recommended)
200MB of available hard disk space (Over 1GB recommended)
USB port
CDROM drive
1024x768 pixels, 16bit color display compatible monitor (24bit color
display recommended)
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or later |
| For
Macintosh |
Power
Mac G3 or later
Mac OS 9.0 ~ 10.4
Minimum 64MB RAM (256MB recommended)
110MB of available harddisk space
USB port
CDROM drive |
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