Samsung's NV series

[CptOfGondor]

Wow, I'm quite impressed with the design of their NV line of cameras. Certainly a big jump from their usual style of digicams. The NV7 is looking especially attractive resembling the profile of the Lieca DigiLux2/Pana LC1.

Although a mechanically link zoom would have been nice. I hope this is a new step for Samsung in terms of reputation in the image quality area.

For those of you who own Samsung's current line of cameras, how is the image quality?

[R3MF]

does the slim-line 3x Zoom version really have 720x480 video?

i ask because it sounds like a great feature, but while the blurb says 720 the spec sheet says 640......................?

and if yes; at what fps does it record 720 at?

[speaklightly]

I am especially interested in the NV-7 OPS which seems to be a rather fully featured camera, at least be looking at the specifications. The is certainly a forward thinking step for samsung, it will be interesting to see what comes of the professional reviews

Speaklightly.

[Rex914]

The NV7, unfortunately, uses a 1/2.5" type CCD which I think is the same as the one used all over in the A710, Sd 800 IS and the like. It's not a bad sensor, but it's still not a 1/1.8" type CCD which I believe the NV10 has (as well as the A630/A640/G7).

I'm still rather interested in seeing how the unique user interface works out. Nobody's reported on that part yet.

does the slim-line 3x Zoom version really have 720x480 video?

i ask because it sounds like a great feature, but while the blurb says 720 the spec sheet says 640......................?

and if yes; at what fps does it record 720 at?

Jeff already reviewed the camera a few weeks ago. Check his review out.

[jimr-pdx]

how can it be that their 'bargain' NV3 does wide images and videos, yet the NV7 and 10 do not? That's a significant change between models with no possible logic - - a 10Mpxl system can't do that? Could be a firmware adjustment, I suppose, but it seems like a missed opportunity.

I recently watched while the L70 (and perhaps even an L80?) disappeared from the Samsumg website - the new models look good and my tests were nice, but clearly some chaos is going on at Samsung.

[speaklightly]

I went ahead and purchased a Samsung NV-7 OPS camera at Circuit City. Here is a look at the first photo, just resized only, directly from the camera.

Speaklightly

[R3MF]

bought an NV3 for the G/F.

both she and I are very pleased with what it can do.