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REVIEWS / POINT AND SHOOT / SAMSUNG

Samsung NV3

10 Apr, 2007, 11:31 am IST | Shayne Rana | Point and Shoot

What will they think up next? I bet this company really does have its employees working overtime, specifically, the guys in their Think Tank. These days it seems like having a device dedicated to one feature it can perform is a rather lame idea. Hence, the Samsung NV3.

Design
Being part of the ultra compact series, the Samsung NV3 is just that - Ultra Compact. Its dark purplish-brown and silver finish gives it a certain elegant styling. Even though it seems a wee bit heavy it really isn’t, weighing in at 155g. When you switch the camera on the little cover clicks back in the blink on an eye revealing the lens.

Now the top appears a bit strange at first and if you get confused as to which are buttons and which aren’t, it’s ok. We had the same problem at our end. But let me ease you into it.

From Left to right – The first round "thing" is, well… nothing! It seems like an overgrown bolt and is of no technical use. Then you have the power key and the Jog Dial followed by the microphone and Shutter Release button. And then to balance it out I'm thinking, there's another one of those odd-doesn’t-serve-any-purpose round "things".

On the side is the 2.5mm earphone socket just above the slot for the camera strap.

The rear panel sports the 2.5-inch 230,000 pixel display. What I’m most pleased about, is the button placement. The delete key is right near the main menu dial. This really makes it easier and a helluva lot quicker for deleting images. Even the zoom key is different from your average digicam. The bottom has of course the battery and MMC card compartment and the propriety cable slot.

Tags: Samsung , NV3 , digicam

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