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Samsung TL350 - Digital camera - compact - 10.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 5 x - supported memory: SD, SDHC - black |  | Brand: Samsung
Category: Photography
List Price: $399.00
Buy New: $348.95
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New (7) from $348.95
Seller: Adorama Camera
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 19387
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 5
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 21.5
Minimum Focal Length: 4.3
Maximum Resolution: 10
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 2 x 6 x 7
MPN: EC-TL350ZBPBUS
Model: TL350
UPC: 044701012849
EAN: 0044701012849
ASIN: B0036RDP9C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Snap still pictures while recording videos in full HD | | • | Capture more moments with a panorama feature | | • | 3.0" Ultra Clear VGA AMOLED |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Capturing important events can be nerve-racking, whether it's a game-winning homerun or a slide into 1st base, you don't want to miss a thing. The TL350 makes sure every smile is captured with a video and a still shot. Dual Capture makes it easy to shoot both ways, at the same time. And every amazing detail is revealed thanks to 1080p high definition movie recording and 10MP photos. The TL350 even features high-speed shooting so you'll never miss an exciting moment, no matter how fast it happens. Enjoy capturing the memories without any worries thanks to the TL350's smart innovations.
FEATURES: - Double your chances of capturing your greatest memories - Can't decide whether to capture that winning goal in an action-packed video or with a beautiful still shot? Now you don't have to. Snap still pictures while recording videos in full HD. Thanks to Samsung's DRIMeIII Imaging Processor, simply press the shutter button while you're shooting video and the TL350 takes a full-size still without interrupting the video. Not only are movies shot in high quality with 5x optical zoom for close ups, an impressive 10 mega pixels bring out incredible details in every memory you capture.
- Reinvent your home movies in Full HD - If you prefer still shots to movies but want to keep your options open, the TL350 is right for you. You'll get 1920x1080p Full HD quality video at 30 frames per second. So video boasts lifelike color and sharp details that completely reinvent home movies. Its H.264 format has a recording time that's longer than MJPEG video so you have room for extra innings and a stereo microphone ensures audio is crystal-clear. Hook it up to any HDTV or HD monitor with an HDMI cable and get ready to share all the action in full-on HD brilliance.
- Reveal every detail with high-speed shooting - Sometimes in order to enjoy lif
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Great camera! August 25, 2010
Dawid S Swierczek (Chicago, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've heard people say "don't buy Samsung". I knew some of their cameras had a problem with with focus. I've ignored it and I bought this camera. The camera feels like it was made from titanium while others feel like cheap plastic so that's a huge plus for TL350. It has so many options I don't even know where to look for settings I need (although over time I'll learn). But the menu itself is made so that a total newbie can use this camera without a problem (but I recommend reading the manual first).
The Auto setting works great. It controls every setting brilliantly and so far focus works. I personally prefer the Manual setting. For shooting video you can even choose what lighting are you using. I use halogen lamps, and it has that option right in it. Didn't try it yet but sure will.
I've had this camera only for a day, and if any problems occur I will update this review to let you know.
Short USB charger August 21, 2010
Foma
Hello.
Some may be dissapointed about short USB charger.
I think it's not that. It's short, because you can put it into small camera bag, when you have travel.
For home use you may buy USB extension.
And add, that AMOLED display it's really good.
Great camera, better then S90 and LX3 August 10, 2010
SM
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
3 days ago I bought 2 Samsung cameras: TL350 and TL500. Both of them are just awesome!
I also bought Canon S90 and Panasonic LX3 2 weeks ago.
After testing all 4 cameras I found out that even TL350 beats both S90 and LX3.
Quality of both indoor and outdoor images and white balance are visibly better when using TL350 vs. to S90 and LX3.
Pros
- terrific Amoled screen
- good image quality (most important characteristic)
- great white balance for the most situations
- good HD movie quality
- great body construction
- good ergonomics
Cons
- there is no external charger, the USB cord is too short
I highly recommend to buy the TL350.
Tomorrow I am going to send back to the store both S90 and LX3 (thanks to Amazon for its great refund policy)
Arguably, most options in its class; quality stills; exceptional high-speed video; amazing HD movies; with some minor issues August 6, 2010
Reader
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
The camera arrived in a compact box containing the camera, the battery, a wall charger with USB cable, a CD-Rom, Quick Start Manual, warranty, and wrist strap. Apparently to save cost, the 131 page user's manual is located on the disk rather than provided in hard copy format.
It took 2 hours and 20 minutes to fully charge the battery before the camera could be used. The charging cable is quite short about 20", so an extension cord will probably be needed to reach from the power outlet to the camera. The cable provides a relatively large red lighted arrow on the camera side when the camera is charging that turns green when the camera is fully charged. Although the cable has a standard USB profile at one end, the other end has a profile I hadn't seen before. The "mini dashboard", i.e, the two analog dials on top of the camera, one for battery charge and the other for memory usage, do not work in the charging mode. Thus, you can't see charge progress on the battery dial and need to rely on the charging light's 'not charged'/'fully charged' indicator.
Operation of the TL350 is not obvious. For example, a red circled button on the camera back can be pressed to begin and end a movie, This was done to allow the shutter button to be used for still photos while recording a movie. An outstanding feature, but this implementation is not intuitively apparent. Some options are unavailable in certain modes when other modes were previously selected, which options are available or unavailable in what mode is not immediately obvious. For example the 'Image Adjust' mode for changing contrast, sharpness, or saturation appears as unavailable if any 'Photo Style" or 'Smart Filter' choice was previously made.
I found a problem when I first tried to transfer images from the camera to my Windows 7 computer. The camera was not recognized. While other maker's digital cameras worked without problem via my external powered USB extender the Samsung did not. Fortunately, when I connected it directly to my computer it worked without problem. It seems Samsung's USB connection is a bit more temperamental than some others. Once operational, files transferred relatively quickly and without problem
Two, possibly helpful, points: 1)It's not necessary, and perhaps undesirable, to install the current version of the iStudio SW mentioned in Samsung's manual. Its image editing software that's not necessary for file transfer, and it may occasionally cause computer 'hangups'. 2)To conserve battery life when the camera is off and you want to view your stored photos press the playback button to accesses the playback mode only, without lens extension or start sound, and press this button again to turn the camera off when you're done.
The TL350's specifications give its maximum aperture as f/2.4, at the wide end. The EXIF data with my photos shows its minimally better at 2.38. At 28mm, the f/2.4 lens is relatively sharp in the center although a bit soft at the corners. In aperture priority mode the telephoto has a modest aperture range of f/5.8 to f/7.5, and the wide-angle f/2.4 to f/7.2. On my camera, the lens seems sharpest near f/2.4 at the wide and mid ranges, and around f/7 only near the 120mm setting.
One nice feature is the textured right front grip which makes the camera easier to hold without dropping. Unusually, for a modestly priced camera, the TL350 provides raw, manual, aperture priority, shutter priority, and interval exposures modes, and the ability to zoom when taking movies.
Its default settings produces more natural colors, less sharpened images, and less aggressive noise reduction than some of its competitors. Noise is reasonably well controlled at ISO settings of 400 and below. At lower ISO values images are quite good. ISO 80 and 100 images held up reasonably well under enlargement, although some artifacts became visible at higher enlargements. Between ISO 400 and 800 noise is clearly visible. I found ISO 800 was the highest level at which I achieved acceptable, although slightly noisy images. At ISO 1600 noise showed a rough texture. At ISO 3,200 shadows contained 'blotchy' areas of color noise, so its best employed only for emergency use. JPG images at the highest quality setting have been between 2.9 to 4.6 MB, with the occasional smaller or larger file.
This camera has a number of unique and useful features, and a few, arguably, 'gimmicky' ones. Of real value is the AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) display. According to the specifications this 3" screen has a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and 920,00 pixels, this display is really amazingly sharp and usually visible even when used in sunlight. However, I still would have liked even a minimal optical viewfinder, useful not only for bright sunlight scenes where glass reflections make it difficult to easily see the screen, but also to allow the camera to be held against the body for greater stability. I also like the display's various options which can go from image only to overlaid detailed information including a histogram.
It takes outstanding full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels, not the more common 1280 x 720 pixels, video at 30 frames/second with stereo microphone. This camera allows shooting high-speed movies to allow video capture of action that would normally be difficult to record. For example, flying birds, insects, bats (more about this below), children playing, golf swings, etc. Resolution at the 1000 fps mode is perhaps more 'gimmicky' than serious at 192 x 64 pixels. The 240 fps rate, with a resolution of 432 x 320, seems the more usable option. The 60 fps at 1280 x 720 pixels option, although originally specified, was not included at production launch. One evening I noticed two animals flying in my garage. They were moving so fast it was impossible to tell if they were birds of bats. The high speed recording (slow motion playback) option confirmed they were bats. I now leave the garage light on if the garage will be left open in the evening :-).
Three relatively novel features of the TL350 I use and like are: 1) it's ability to take still images and movies simultaneously, 2) its time lapse option, although there are no indicators once the TL350 has been set to this mode, and its quite easy to unintentionally disabled it, and 3) its panoramic option, which produced images with 2 to 3 million pixels; in landscape mode images were about 700 pixels high. One additional, relatively novel, feature is its ability to record 10 fps in high-speed burst mode at full 10M resolution. It also provides 5fps, and 3fps options.
One other arguably 'gimmicky' feature is the analog "retro dials" on the top of the camera. Since the same information appears on the AMOLED screen these dials appear superfluous, particularly since they don't work when the camera is in charge mode.
This camera is not without some disappointments. In high contrast situations, small sensor cameras typically blow out highlights or lose shadow details. That's still the case here. The stills and video are usually outstanding, but its auto white balance seems poor in low light. Some of Samsung's cost cutting decisions (e.g., the very short USB cable, requiring the same cable used for charging to be disconnected to transfer photos, the user's manual on disk, only 22 MB of internal memory, and the failure to provide an external battery charger so a separate battery could be charged while the camera is in use) are somewhat disappointing. A slightly greater disappointment is the Drive Mode Dial located on the camera's back. Its used to select, e.g., movie speed, self-timer, bracketing, interval settings, etc. Its hard to know why Samsung's designers chose a rotating cylinder-style dial which, at least on my TL350, is somewhat difficult to use, when a simple thumb-wheel would have seemingly been easier and quicker.
In the past I've bypassed Samsung cameras in favor of competing models from, e.g., Panasonic, Canon, Fuji, Sony, etc. However, based on my experience with this model, Samsung's digital camera technology now appears competitive.
Bottom Line: The camera is relatively fast and responsive. Noise control at ISO 800 and below is higher than I anticipated for a sensor this small. It has a truly exceptional 24 mm wide angle lens, interval timer, 1920 x 1080 HD, and high-speed movie options. Surprisingly for a camera in its class, it offers manual, shutter priority, aperture priority, interval options, and raw mode. In most shooting situations the TL350 made the right decisions to produce excellent results. Its lack of some options not intuitively obvious in some modes, along with some minor but unfortunate cost cutting decisions, are probably its chief deficiencies. The camera is generally quite easy to use, except for the 'Drive Mode Dial'. Although it does not always provide the sharpest still images in its class it comes very close, and its HD/HQ movies are, arguably, the best in its class. Put simply, its combination of capabilities is just not found on other compact digital cameras. Its deficiencies are minor compared to the totality of it's capabilities. It's energy efficient AMOLED provides exceptionally sharp, bright, and saturated images, while conserving battery life. Although I can't confirm the maximum number of photos that can be taken before the battery needs recharging, my experience shows its over 200. Outfitted with an 8GB SDHC card, particularly useful in movie modes, the camera will record about 1,470 still photos at its highest quality setting. Overall, an exceptional camera.
awesome cam that can do what other point and shoots can't August 1, 2010
Jeffrey Rubin (florida)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Look, let's be real here. You can get a feel for a camera from handling one in store, but only to the extent that you can assess ergonomics.
do you know how many times the display model has fallen out of its mount and onto the floor, been manhandled by customers, etc.? how many damaging slams has the lens taken? And so on.
The real proof of this item's value is what it can do that competing cams can't match: YOU can shoot real HD video AND 10 MP photos at the SAME TIME! this greatly enhances your chances of capturing the kinds of memories you'll want to save and cherish.
I've got a sony TX-7. wonderful cam. i'm not giving it up. but when there's a rare occasion and i want to make sure i document it properly, the sony will give way to the samsung.
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