Samsung NV100HD Review
(also known as the TL34HD)

Review Date: December 19th 2008
Author: Gavin Stoker

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Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Specifications
Page 6
Conclusion

Specifications

Image Sensor Type 1/1.72" (1.49cm) CCD
Effective Pixel Approx. 14.7 Mega-pixel
Total Pixel Approx. 15.0 Mega-pixel
Lens Focal Length Schneider Lens f = 6.0 ~ 21.6mm
(35mm film equivalent : 28 ~ 102mm)
F No. F2.8(W) ~ 5.9(T)
Digital Zoom Still Image mode : 1.0x ~ 5.0x 
Play mode : 1.0x ~ 13.7x (depends on image size)
Image Stabilization Image Stabilization Dual IS (OIS + DIS)
* OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), DIS (Digital Image Stabilization)
Display Type TFT LCD (Touch)
Feature 3.0" (7.62cm) hVGA (460,000 pixel)
Viewfinder Viewfinder N/A
Focusing Type TTL auto focus(Multi AF, Center AF, Touch AF, Face Detection AF)
Range Normal : 80cm ~ infinity
Macro : 5cm ~80cm (Wide), 50cm ~ 80cm (Tele)
Auto Macro : 5cm ~ infinity (Wide), 50cm ~ infinity (Tele)
Shutter Speed Shutter Speed Auto : 1 ~ 1/2,000 sec. 
Manual Mode : 16 ~ 1/2,000 sec. 
Night : 8 ~ 1/2,000 sec.
Fireworks : 4 sec.
Exposure Control Program AE
Metering Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Face Detection AE
Compensation �2EV (1/3EV steps)
ISO Equivalent Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (At 3M Size)
Flash Modes Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix
Range Wide : 0.3m ~ 5.4m, Tele : 0.5m ~ 2.7m (ISO AUTO)
Recharging Time Approx. 5 sec.
Sharpness Sharpness Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+
White Balance White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom
Still Image Shooting Auto, Program, Manual, Dual IS, Night, Beauty shot, Scene
Scene : Portrait, Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self shot, Cafe, Food
Continuous : Single, Continuous, HS Continuous, Motion Capture
Self-timer: 10 sec, 2 sec, Double, Remote controller
Effect Photo Syle Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic
Color Effect : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative
Image Adjust : Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation (5 steps)
Edit Image Edit : Resize, Rotate, Trimming
Color Effect : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative
Special Effect : Color Filter, Add Noise, Shaded, Elegant
Image Adjust : Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red Eye Fix, ACB
Image Play Image Play Single Image, Thumbnails, Advanced Slide show
* Slide show : Slide show with Effect & Music 
Voice Recording Voice Recording Voice Recording (max. 10 hours)
Voice Memo in Still Image (max. 10 sec.)
Date Imprinting Date Imprinting Date&Time, Date, Off (user selectable)
Movie Clip Recording With Audio or without Audio (Max Recording time : 20min)
Size : 1280x720(30fps & 15fps) High Quality, 1280x720(30fps & 15fps) Standard Quality, 640x480(30fps & 15fps) , 320x240 (60fps & 30fps)
(3.6x Optical Zoom with sound recording)
* Due to the noise while optical zooming, user can select to record sound or not.
Effect Color : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative
Edit Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
Storage Media Internal Memory : About 40MB
External Memory(Optional) : MMCplus(up to 2GB guranteed 4bit 20MHz)
SD (up to 4GB guranteed)
SDHC (up to 8GB guranteed)
* Internal memory capacity is subject to change without prior notice. 
File Format Still Image : JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0
Movie Clip : MP4 (H.264(MPEG4.AVC)
Audio : WAV
Image Size 14M : 4384x3288 pixels
13M P : 4384x2920 pixels
10M W : 4834x2464 pixels
8M : 3264x2448 pixels
5M: 2592x1944 pixels
3M : 2048x1536 pixels (at ISO 3200)
2M W : 1920x1080 pixels
1M: 1024x768 pixels
Interface Digital output connector USB 2.0
Audio Microphone : Stereo
Internal Speaker : Mono
Video Out AV : NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
HDMI 1.2 : NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
* Remarks : HDMI function is available when connected to the cradle(optional)
DC power input 4.2V
Cradle SCC-NV5 HD (Optional)
Power Source Power Source Rechargeble battery : SLB-1137D (1,100mAh)
Adaptor : SAC-47, SUC-C4
Connector Type : 30pin
* Included battery may vary depending on sale region. 
Physical Specification Dimensions (WxHxD) 94.9 x 59.5 x 19.9 mm
Weight 138g (without battery and card)
Operating Temperature 0 ~ 40�C
Operating Humidity 5 ~ 85%
Software Software Samsung Master, Quick Time Player 7.4, Adobe Reader
Special Features Special Features 14.7 Mega-pixel
28mm Wide 3.6x Schneider Optical Zoom Lens
3.0" hVGA(460K) Touch Screen LCD
Smart Touch 2.0 User Interface (Gesture Control)
Dual Image Stabilization : Optical IS + Digital IS
High Sensitivity ISO 3200 (At 3M Size)
Face Detection AF & AE (incl. Smile Shot & Blink Detection)
Beauty Shot & Self Shot Guide
High Definition Movie Recording
  - 720p Resolution @30fps
  - H.264 Movie File
  - Dual Mic Input
HDMI CEC (Optional HDMI cradle needed)
Multi Slide Show
Recycle Bin
System
Requirement
For Windows PC with processor better than Pentium? 500MHz (Pentium? 800MHz recommended)
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
250MB of available hard-disk space (Over 1GB recommend)
Minimum 256MB RAM (Over 512MB recommended)
USB port
CD-ROM drive
1024�768 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor
(24-bit color display recommended)
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or later
For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or later
Mac OS 10.3 or higher
Minimum 256MB RAM
110MB of available hard-disk space
USB port
CD-ROM drive
System
requirements

for 720P
H.264 Movie
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)
For Macintosh 1.8GHz Power Mac G5 or 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster Macintosh computer
At least 256MB of RAM
64MB or greater video card
     
Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Specifications
Page 6
Conclusion

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