Samsung PL170 Review
July 8, 2011
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Gavin Stoker
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Samsung PL170 Specifications
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Usage note |
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| Image sensor | Type | 1/2.3″ (Approx. 7.76mm) CCD |
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| Effective Pixel | Approx. 16.1 Mega pixel | |
| Total Pixel | Approx. 16.4 Mega pixel | |
| Lens | Focal Length | Samsung 5x Zoom Lens f = 4.7 ~ 23.5mm (35mm film equivalent: 26 ~ 130mm) |
| F No. | F3.3(W) ~ F5.9(T) | |
| Digital Zoom | Still Image mode: 1.0x ~ 5.0x Play mode: 1.0x ~ 13.5x (depends on image size) Extra Optical Zoom: Max 2.0x | |
| Image Stabilization | Dual IS (OIS + DIS) (1) | |
| Display | Type | TFT LCD |
| Recording | Main Display: 3.0" (7.6cm) QVGA (230K) Front Display: 1.5" (3.8cm) 61K TFT LCD | |
| Focusing | Type | TTL auto focus (Multi AF, Centre AF, Face Detection AF, Object Tracking AF, Smart Face Recognition AF) |
| Range | Normal: 80cm ~ infinity, 150cm ~ Infinity (Tele) Macro: 5cm ~ 80cm (Wide), 100cm ~ 150cm (Tele) Auto Macro: 5cm ~ Infinity (Wide), 100cm ~ Infinity (Tele) | |
| Shutter Speed | Auto: 1/8 ~ 1/2000 sec., Program: 1 ~ 1/2000 sec., Night: 8 ~ 1/2000 sec., Fireworks: 2 sec. | |
| 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, 1600, 3200 | |
| Flash | Modes | Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix |
| Range | Wide: 0.2m ~ 3.5m, Tele: 0.5m ~ 2.0m, (ISO AUTO) | |
| Recharging Time | Approx. 4 sec. | |
| Sharpness | Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+ | |
| White Balance | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom | |
| Still Image | Shooting | • Mode Dial: Smart Auto, Auto, Program, Dual IS, Beauty shot, Night, Scene, Smart Movie *Front LCD (Hot Key) - Easy Self Shot: Front LCD (hot Key): Front Mode Self Shot Mode Long Key Self Shot *Front Mode: Normal, Self Shot,Children mode, Jump shot *Front Mode Setting Tap: Smile on / off, Children Smile on / off, Children Sound, Front Display demo *Smart Auto: Portrait, Night Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Night, Backlight, Landscape, White, NaturalGreen, BlueSky, Sunset, Macro, Macro Text, Macro Colour, Tripod, Action, Fireworks *Scene: Magic Frame, Object Highlight, Landscape, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Back Light, Beach&Snow • Drive: Single, Continuous, AEB, Motion Capture • Self Timer: Self-timer: 2 sec., 10 sec., Double (10 sec., 2 sec.) (Front LCD will be turned on when selecting Self timer) |
| Effect | • Smart Filter2.0: Miniature, Vignetting, Soft Focus, Old Film 1, Old Film 2, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish Eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, Custom RGB • Image Adjust : Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation | |
| Edit | • Image Edit: Resize, Rotate, Trimming • Smart Filter2.0: Miniature, Vignetting, Soft Focus, Old Film 1, Old Film 2, Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fish Eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, Custom RGB • Image Adjust: Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red Eye Fix, ACB,Add Noise | |
| Image Play | • Single image, Thumbnails,Smart Album, Advanced Slide show, Movie Clip (2) | |
| Voice Recording | Voice Recording (max. 10 hours) Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.) | |
| Date Imprinting | Date&Time, Date, Off (user selectable) | |
| Movie Clip | Recording | With Audio or without Audio - Sound Alive On / Sound Alive Off / Mute ('Sound Alive On' is default) Max Recording time: 20min Size: 1280 x 720 (30 / 15fps) High Quality, 1280 x 720(30 / 15fps) Standard Quality, 640 x 480 (30 / 15fps) , 320 x 240 (30 / 15 fps) Zoom: Optical 5x (3) |
| Effect | • Smart Filter2.0: Palette Effect 1, Palette Effect 2, Palette Effect 3, Palette Effect 4, Half Tone Dot, Miniature, Vignetting, Sketch, Fish Eye, Defog, Classic, Retro, Negative, Custom RGB | |
| Edit | Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming | |
| Storage | Media | Internal Memory: Approx. 27MB External Memory (Optional): Micro SD Card(up to 2GB guaranteed) Micro SDHC (up to 8GB guaranteed) |
| File format | Still Image: JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0 Movie Clip: H.264 (MPEG4.AVC) Audio: AAC | |
| Image Size | 16M : 4608 x 3456, 14MP : 4608 x 3072, 12MW: 4608 x 2592, 10 M: 3648 x 2736, 5M: 2592 x 1944, 3M: 1984 x1488, 2MW: 1920 x 1080, 1M: 1024 x 768 | |
| Interface | Digital Output Connector | USB 2.0 |
| Audio | Microphone: Mono Internal Speaker: Mono | |
| Video Output | AV: NTSC, PAL (user selectable) SCC-AV20 HDMI 1.4: NTSC, PAL (user selectable) (4) | |
| DC Power Input | 4.2V 20Pin | |
| Power Supply | Rechargeable battery: BP70A Adaptor: SAC-48, CB20U05A Connector Type: 20pin (5) | |
| Physical Specification | Dimensions (WxHxD) | 95.3 x 57.3 x 19mm |
| Weight | 153.3g (w / o Memory, battery) | |
| Operating Temperature | 0 ~ 40 °C | |
| Operating Humidity | 5 ~ 85% | |
| Software | Intelli Studio | |
| Special Feature | • 16.1 Mega-pixel • 5x 26mm Slim Optical Zoom Lens • 3.0 ”Main Display (230K), 1.5" Front Display (61K) • Dual Image Stabilisation: Optical IS + Digital IS • Front Display: Self Shot (Still&Movie), Children mode (Still&Movie), Jump shot, Easy Self Shot (Still), Portrait Highlight (Still) (User can change the flash file of children mode by downloading new file from Samsung Website or making with Intelli Studio) • Self Timer(Front LCD On: 2 sec., 10 sec., Double (10 sec., 2 sec.) • Smart Face Recognition (Register 8 people manullaly and 20 people automatically / My Star: 8 people who are registered manually ) - Face recognition AF, Face List, My Star (Register manually),Smart Album (Face) • Smart Auto , Smart Movie • Smart Album (Smart Album Category: Type, Date, Colour, Week, Face) • Perfect Portrait System (Face Detection, Smie shot, Blink Detection, Smart Face Recognition, Beauty shot, Self Portrait- Front LCD) • Beauty Shot (1,2,3Steps) • Object Tracking AF • High Definition Movie Recording: - 720p Resolution @30fps / H.264 Movie File • HDMI CEC • Multi Slide Show | |
| System Requirement in general | For Windows | Intel Pentium 4, 3.2GHz or later / AMD Athelon 64FX, 2.6GHz or later Minimum 512MB RAM (1GB) Windows XP / VISTA / 7 250 MB (Over 1GB recommanded) CD-ROM Drive USB 2.0 Microsoft 9.0c or later Over 1024 x 768 pixels, 16 bit colour monitor or later (1280 x 1024 pixels, 32 bit colour recommanded) Over 64MB video card (nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or later / ATI x1600 series or later) |
| For Macintosh | Power Mac G3 or later Mac OS 10.4 or higher Minimum 256MB RAM 110MB of available hard-disk space USB port CD-ROM drive | |