Updated 15 Feb, 2012, 6:16 pm IST

Samsung ES55

20 Aug, 2009, 10:00 am IST | Nikhil Singh | Point and Shoot

The Samsung ES55 features a CCD sensor that's capable of going up to 10.2 megapixel, and a lens that's capable of 3x zoom. The image quality isn't too great - edges are not too well defined and saturated colors leave artifacts (which aren't too evident though). The camera's color reproduction on the other hand, is brilliant and so its auto-white balance is spot on.

Where ISO performance is concerned, the ES55 was quite impressive since it gave us more than usable shots up to 400 ISO. The cameras ISO sensitivity starts off at 80 and goes up to 1600.

Like most Samsung cameras, the ES55's Night Performance was pretty good. Details were a little lost in some areas of our test shots though, and brightly lit areas were overcompensated for and burnt out.

Where modes are concerned, this one's got all a basic user would need, with a few extras. It has Auto, Program, Digital Image Stabilization (for those extra shaky shots), Scene and Movie modes. What I loved was its extremely easy to use interface and a photo help guide to show you the ropes when it comes to taking great pictures. The camera's macro performance wasn't the best and it couldn't focus on objects closer than 4-inches.

To sum up, at Rs. 7,990 the Samsung ES55 offers good value for money, but don't expect it to excel too much where image quality's concerned. It has all the features you'd expect from a budget compact (with a few bonuses such as a decent program mode), and offers average performance in most areas. If you're looking for a cheap, stylish compact, don't dismiss this one!

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Tags: Samsung , 10 Megapixel

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