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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Recharging Time | Approx. 4.0sec. | |
| Sharpness | Soft, Normal, Vivid | |
| Effect | Normal,
B&W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Negative, Custom Composite, Photo Frame, GIF Animation |
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| 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.) |
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| 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, Caf�, 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Image Size |
Normal Shooting Mode |
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| 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. |
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| Image Play | Type | Single image, Thumbnails, Slide show, Movie Clip |
| Editing | Trimming, Resizing, Rotate, Effect | |
| Interface |
Digital output connector
: USB 2.0 |
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| Power Source | Rechargeable
battery : 3.7V Liion battery (SLB0837(B)) AC adapter : SAC46 * Included battery may vary depending on sales region. |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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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