| The Samsung HZ15W includes a world first 10x optical zoom and 24mm ultra wide angle Schneider lens and cements Samsung's position as an innovator in the new and important High-zoom category - compact cameras equipped with the sort of advanced zoom lens technology traditionally seen only in SLR cameras. This new technology gives people even greater control and helps them take better, professional standard photos; enhancing the entire photography experience, from shooting to sharing images with friends and family. The 12-megapixel HZ15W also includes HD movie capture so people can "Pause and Re-record" high definition videos and super sharp movie-quality recordings in one movie clip - a Samsung patented function. The cameras also include "Smart Auto" (Scene Recognition) technology: 11 optimized picture pre-settings such as Portrait, Night portrait, Macro and Macro Color, to help people take the perfect shot regardless of the conditions. |
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 Great pocket camera with excellent zoom quality |
| Review Date: January 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. Johnson, |
| I own a Samsung full HD camcorder SC HMX20C, have had it for about 7 months, and the video results are astounding. So in searching for a pocket camera, this Samsung HZ15W had the features I most needed, and expected the inner workings to produce excellent quality photos. It did not disappoint. The 10x zoom produces excellent pictures, macro pictures are very detailed, and the 8g memory card has great capacity. I'd buy it again in a second. |
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| Review Date: December 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: John W. French, Grand Prairie, TX USA |
| The quality of the pictures is stunning and it seems easy to use. Very nice, a bit larger (wider) than I expected though. Maybe Samsung could make them in colors; it would have been nice to have something other than black. The settings are also easy to set except for the time. We haven't figured that out yet as mine, from Amazon, was missing the manual. Or maybe it doesn't have one. I'm very happy with the camera. I bought a 4g memory card and it's enough for us to take many, many pictures. |
Very Satisfied
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| Review Date: December 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: TJL, PA |
I purchased this camera primarily to get better quality videos than my older Kodak. I have been very pleased with that result. The only flaw I have found is that if a photo is rotated 90 deg, it reverts to the original configuration. Not a major issue since I deal with that in my photo editing software.
I mainly put photos and video on a DVD to view on a HD TV at 16:9 aspect ratio. The 10 mp setting is 16:9, so that's what I use. Like many feature laden cameras, if you really want to understand it, you need to invest time to read and understand the manual - a somewhat formidible task, but unavoidable.
Within the past year I have purchased this camera, a Samsung HD TV and a Samsung DVD player. They all work very nicely together. I have found the Samsung brand to be excellent! |
Happy with the wide angle for point and shoot
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| Review Date: December 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: stinhoutx, Mission, TX USA |
| I had wanted a camera with a wide angle lense for sometime now for point and shoot use because of the difficulty framing shots in small group settings, like family birthday parties. I mean, a proper photographer that knows how to do this would have the equipment to support that, wouldn't they? We just want quick, simple, and ready to go. The camera has more capability than the simplest point and shoot digital cameras, but probably not robust enough for professed aficionados. I have used the high speed frame capture while pranking someone with a bottle of diet cola and some mentos with excellent results. The battery suits our purposes and we have had enough juice for a couple of casual sessions with each charge. There are a number of modes that offer some manual controls, be we keep it on auto most of the time. |
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| Review Date: December 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Peter C. LaBudde, Jackson, WI |
I had used Sony for years, but after a "fiasco" with them I was turned off by the Sony corp. I usually am brand loyal so for me to purchase some other brand was tough. I researched and I have to say the Samsung has some nice features to work with. You can edit and crop photos, like only Sony could, so that you can change pixel level, but even re-frame and crop. Nice to do on the run. 10x optic zoom is very nice. Clear pictures. Lots of features, that I still need to learn. It has about every feature, that I can think of, in a good camera. |
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