Samsung NV24HD 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Ultra Wide Image Stabilization Zoom (Black) | 
| Brand: Samsung
List Price: $399.95
Buy New: $229.88
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 2229
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 250
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 15.5
Minimum Focal Length: 4.3
Maximum Resolution: 10.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
MPN: NV24HD
Model: NV24HD
UPC: 044701008774
EAN: 0044701008774
ASIN: B001283GIM
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 10-megapixel resolution for high-quality prints; capture high-definition 720p video | | • | 3.6x optical zoom; Dual Image Stabilization; ultra-wide angle 24mm Schneider lens | | • | Face Detection technology; Self Portrait mode | | • | 2.5-inch LCD touch screen for easy control | | • | Capture images to SD cards (not included) |
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Product Description
Representing the very best in compact camera technology, the SAMSUNG NV24HD boasts a 24mm wide-angle and a 3.6x optical zoom lens so you have a wider shooting range. Capture images and record videos in high definition - then watch them on your HDTV in high-quality 720p resolution. Images are richly colored, crisp and clear, simply the best quality available in a digital camera. Crystal-clear digital images can be viewed on a HDTV for the ultimate slideshow through a single HDMI cable. What's more, the NV24HD is enabled with Anynet+ technology, so all you need is one remote to take control of the action. A wider 180 viewing angle, enhanced color reproduction, ultra-high contrast ratio, and quick near-zero millisecond response time are just some of the advantages of this new, thinner, AMOLED screen. Unlike standard LCDs, the bright 2.5? AMOLED screen reduces the glare from sunlight so you can see your images under any lighting condition. Dual Image Stabilization eliminates the blur caused by camera shake and delivers clear, crisp images every time, even under difficult lighting situations. Integrating the best lens shifting mechanisms of Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) with the sophisticated algorithms of Digital Image Stabilization (DIS) corrects even the tiniest of shakes. Whether you're indoors or out, snapping a landscape or friends around a table, the 24mm Ultra Wide Angle lens gives you a wider shooting range from a shorter distance and more flexibility for a greater variety of high-quality options. The 24mm Ultra Wide Angle is a perfect marriage of advanced versatility with the convenience of a stylish, compact camera. auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (only 3M) ISO 20MB Internal Memory (additional memory recommended to store more photos and video) Media Card Slot - SDHC Card (up to 8GB), MMC plus (up to 2GB) USB Connector, Video Output, DC Input Approximate Unit Dimensions - 3.9?(W) x
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 One of the only true wide angle compact cameras, but... May 15, 2008
T. Johnson (USA)
25 out of 33 found this review helpful
I ordered and received this camera from Amazon after seeing the ad from Samsung that it had the equivalent of a 24mm lens (on a full frame 35mm camera). 95% of these compact cameras have the widest equivalent to a 35mm which is fine for snap shot of friends, but really bad for photos of a room, or a landscape. the camera has a great feel, made of matte black metal. I have a lot of cameras and so I had others to compare it to-- that is where it falls down. You can't control the automatic noise reduction and even with the sharpening turned all the way down, and the images stabilization turned off, the files look very processed and the detail is very poor.. My favorite "happy snappy" is the Canon SD800 IS. Even though the technical maga pixel count is lower on the canon, and using interpolation to upres the canon file to the same res, using a professional focus chart from Century optics, you can see that the files from the Canon are WAY cleaner, and more color neutral and over all more pleasing. Even though the SD800 IS doesn't have as wide a lens (equ to 28mm) I much prefer it. That said, it is really amazing to get HD video out of this little guy!
 Do you homework 1st the NV24HD is what it claims to be May 29, 2008
Randall Kopf (Fountain CO)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I'm glad I did not read the poor reviews @ Amazon before I bought my NV24HD. Instead I relied on the Mfr SPECS and bought it. This is a GREAT camera. Anyone who says less does not understand modern technology. This camera fits a small niche... First it is a Point & Shoot with "Wide Angle" Optics. So if your expecting a Handycam with 30x Zoom this is NOT your camera. You should be doing limited zooming with this camera as it is limited to 24mm Wide to 85mm Portrait range. The camera is perfect for family environment. It takes amazing photos and the HD video is decent compared to any P&S considering it's size. Is the HD Video perfect? no but IMO it's pretty decent. While there are minor issues with the camera the key word is "minor". I don't agree the issues other reviewers cite are relevant I.e. its bad for landscape? Well Duh? The NV24HD delivers and is made really well. The AMOLED display is amazing, place this beside any other P&S with both on and see for your self how much more this offers with the Wide Angle Optics. If you have a need for a P&S and can accept Wide-Angle to Portrait range optics you owe it to your self to get this camera.
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NV24HD Digital Camera by Samsung really delivers!!! May 1, 2008
Randall E. Kopf (Fountain, CO United States)
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
I received my Samsung NV24HD Camera on April 30th. I bought a 8gb SDHC Type6 Card with it. The camera meets every expectation I had. The picture quality and movie quality is truly great. I say "Wow Mom Wow" really it's that good. I took photos of some tulips and it was really windy out but the sun was shining through them. The camera had no problem with amazing results both with photos and video. All settings were the highest quality. The 10 sec HD video was a small 9.4 megabytes again it was true HD. I am adequately impressed with the various shooting modes. Controls on other cameras typically are buried in setups are found on the NV24HD on screen in each mode you shoot in. "M" manual mode has immediate control every setting possible F-Stop ISO Etc.
The playback and review of photos and videos is fast and easy. It is very fast to zoom in on/out on pictures and navigate Pan using the edge sliders. The AMOLED has to be seen to be appreciated. While there are larger displays on current point and shoots this screen is a serious display for resolution and color depth and saturation. Looking at it while moving outdoors to indoors is amazing as it adapts on the fly. The navigation of the camera operating system is brisk and fast. It will keep pace when you are in a hurry. I took a picture using DIS (dual image stabilization in a very dark area of my pet. The photo was amazing for the light it picked up considering it did not use a flash. The resolution was diminished naturally but as a snapshot it would be almost impossible to get a shot light that otherwise without flash.
Via USB there is a option to Connect to PC or PRINTER and transfer via VISTA is just like any SD drive transfers. On the PC the Samsung MASTER software is too slow and performs poorly compared to something like Picasa by Google.
IMO this is a Prosumer grade camera and there is nothing cheap about it.
The wait is well worth it.
See photos I took at:
http://rebelrazer360.spaces.live.com/default.aspx
 nv24hd disappointment May 20, 2008
bobbyo
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
I just got the new nv24hd and it is a bit of a disappointment. The zoom operates much faster than the autofocus, so images are always blurry while zooming. Movie images snap into focus about a second after I stop zooming. (This is zooming while taking a 720p HQ movie of still objects in a well-lit environment.) The Zoom is also fast--too fast, in fact. The camera zooms from minimum zoom to maximum zoom so quickly that it is hard to get the camera to zoom to a specific level between the extremes. The zoom rocker-switch does not allow fine control of the zoom, and there is no setting for slow zoom, nor is there a "don't zoom faster than the autofocus can handle" zoom.
Also, if you like to take an audio 'voice memo' with your pictures, this is not the camera for you. The camera can take up to 10 seconds of "voice memo" audio after taking a picture, which is short but bearable. (Grandparents & family *love* hearing a sound-bite audio memo with each picture.) However, unlike image size, focus area, and other settings, the 'voice memo' setting resets to the default (off) after every picture. That means there is no way to have this camera automatically take a voice memo after every picture; you have to press several buttons to turn the voice memo feature back on before each and every photo that gets a voice memo. (I spent 45 min, mostly on hold, with Samsung tech support to confirm that there is no workaround to get an audio voice memo after every photo.) Casio & Sony have great voice-memo-after-every-picture settings (Canon & panasonic cameras, and apparently Samsung's nv24hd, do not have passable voice-memo-after-every-picture options).
On the plus side:
The wide angle is noticeably wider than on my Canon SD850 (28mm).
The OLED display is very bright and crisp, easily visible from any angle.
The unusual user interface, with ipod-ish buttons along the side and bottom of the display, is very intuitive and easy to work with.
The camera build feels very solid and reliable, but small and light.
Conclusion:
I really like the specs of this camera on paper, and I paid top dollar to get it as soon as it came out.
Since I bought this camera for the wide-angle still photos + 720p movies, I expect I'll return it. The blurry images whenever the zoom is used means zoom is not really useful in the movie mode. So the 720p is nice but blurry images when zooming + inability to limit zoom to a pace the autofocus can handle make the movie mode a real disappointment. And the all-but-useless voice memo settings make me wonder what other badly configured options await as I learn more about this camera...
Broken video kills an otherwise good camera May 21, 2008
J. Myers (Denver, CO)
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought this camera for two reasons: The 24mm lens, and the H.264 720p video. The lens is as advertised, the video is not.
Image quality is average, it seems to have trouble with deep blues (sky, water). Lens could be better and has huge flare in bright light as do most compact cameras. 24mm in a compact is excellent. The ISO 3200 is fun and could be useful in a bar situation or somewhere you absolutely cannot use a flash and otherwise would not be able to take a picture, but don't plan on framing it. 1600 is almost as bad.
The H.264 encoded MP4 video files the camera generates are malformed, and do not work properly in any video editing software I have tried (windows or mac). They will usually play, but any attempt to transcode or rescale the video either crashes the application or results in varying errors (other H.264 files from other cameras work fine). Also, the Quicktime player stumbles over the first few frames of the video (windows and mac) and you cannot scrub back and forth at the start of a video due to the bad file. This is worse than it sounds, as you cannot resize the video to a dvd or to an ipod (or anything else) and I can't do any editing of it whatsoever off of the camera. A shame, as without this major deal breaker it would otherwise be a good camera.
It should also be noted that while this camera technically records 720p video at about 6Mbps, a good standard definition camcorder will produce superior and in some cases sharper images. I had attempted to scale them down to DVD resolution, however this appears to be impossible until a workaround is discovered.
Other minor gripes are the poor low light performance of the video, even compared with other (non-HD) still camera video modes, and the very gimmicky picture mode selector wheel. The included software is horrible, I would get the PDF manual off of the CD and download the free picasa from google.
If the video is fixed in the future, I would rate it a 4.
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