Samsung NV40 Review

Review Date: May 8th 2008
Author: Mark Goldstein

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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 1/2.33?CCD
Effective Pixel Approx. 10.5 Mega-pixel
Total Pixel Approx. 10.7 Mega-pixel
Lens Focal Length Schneider Lens f = 6.2 ~ 18.6mm
(35mm film equivalent : 34 ~ 102mm)
F No. F2.8 (Wide) ~ F5.2 (Tele)
Digital Zoom Still Image mode : 1.0X ~ 5.0X 
Play mode : 1.0X ~ 11.4X (depends on image size)
LCD Monitor 2.5" color TFT LCD (230,000 pixel)
Focusing Type

TTL auto focus(Multi AF, Center 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

Auto : 1 ~ 1/1,500 sec.  Manual Mode : 16 ~ 1/1,500 sec.
Night : 8 ~ 1/1,500 sec.  Fireworks : 4 sec.
Exposure Control Program AE
Metering Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Face Detection
Compensation �2EV (1/3 EV steps)
ISO Equivalent Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (Up to 3M Size)
Flash Modes Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red-eye Fix
Range Wide : 0.5m ~ 4.5m,  Tele : 0.5m ~ 2.5m (ISO Auto)
Recharging Time Approx. 5 sec.
Shake Reduction Dual IS (OIS + DIS)
* OIS(Optical Image Stabilization), DIS(Digital Image Stabilization)
Sharpness Soft+, Soft, Normal, Vivid, Vivid+
Effect Effect

- Photo Style Selector : Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic
- Color Effect : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative, Custom Color
- Image Adjust : Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation
Edit

- Image Edit : Resize, Rotate, Trimming
- Color Effect : Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative, Custom Color, Color Filter, Add Noise, Shaded, Elegant
- Image Adjust : Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red Eye Fix, ACB
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

� Auto, Program, Manual, Dual IS, Scene, Night, Portrait
� Scene : Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self shot, Caf�, Food
� Continuous: Single, Continuous, AEB, Motion Capture
� Self-timer : 10 sec., 2 sec., Double, Motion Timer, Remote controller
Movie Clip � With audio (recording time : max 2 hours)
� Size : 640x480, 320x240 (3X Optical Zoom with sound recording)
� Frame rate : 30 fps, 15 fps
� Color Effect & WB selectable
� Movie Stabilizer (User Selectable)
� Movie Editing (Embeded) : Pause during recording, Still Image Capture, Time Trimming
* Due to the noise while optical zooming, user can select to record sound or not.
Storage Media

� Internal Memory : About 20MB
� External Memory(Optional) : MMCplus(up to 2GB guaranteed 4bit 20MHz)
                          SD (up to 4GB guaranteed)
                          SDHC (up to 8GB guaranteed)
* 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 : AVI (MPEG-4)
� Audio : WAV
Image Size

- Normal Shooting Mode 
 10M : 3648x2736 pixels 
   7M : 3072x2304 pixels
   5M : 2592x1944 pixels 
   3M : 2048x1536 pixels
   1M : 1024x768 pixels

- Wide Shooting Mode
   7M : 3648x2056 pixels

- Print Shooting Mode
   9M : 3648x2432 pixels
Capacity (256MB) 10M : Super Fine 49  Fine  94  Normal 136
9MP : Super Fine 55  Fine 105  Normal 151
7M  : Super Fine 68  Fine 129  Normal 183
7MW : Super Fine 64  Fine 122  Normal 174
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

Single image, Thumbnails, Multi Slide show
* Slide show : Slide show with Effect & Music
Interface

- Digital output connector : USB 2.0 (20pin)
- Audio: Mono
- Video output : NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
- DC power input connector : 4.2V (20pin)
- Connector Type : 20pin
Power Source - Rechargeable battery : SLB-1137D (1100mAh)
- Adaptor : SAC-47, SUC-C3 (20pin)
* Included battery may vary depending on sales region.
Dimensions (WxHxD) 94.5 x 59 x 18.8 mm
Weight 133g (without batteries and card)
Operating Temperature 0 ~ 40 �C
Operating Humidity 5 ~ 85%
Software Camera Driver Storage Driver (2000/ME/XP/VISTA, Mac OS 10.1 ~ 10.4)
Application Samsung Master
For Windows - PC with processor better than Pentium II 450MHz
  (Pentium III 800MHz recommended)
- Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista
- 200MB of available hard-disk space
- Minimum 128MB 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 10.1 ~ 10.4
- Minimum 256MB RAM (Over 256MB recommended)
- 110MB of available hard-disk space
- USB port
- CD-ROM drive
   
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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