Samsung S700 7.2MP 3x Optical/5x Digital Zoom Camera (Black)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 1 x 2.4 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• ASIN: B000LVOAUY
• Item model number: Digimax S700BLACK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,989 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 11, 2006

Product Description

Great pictures are just a click away with this Samsung Digimax S700 7.2 MP digital camera ! The Digimax S700 has a user-friendly ergonomic body design which delivers comfort anda steady hold for better shots! The Samsung Digimax S700 is a high resolution digital camera equipped with a true-color filtered 7.2 megapixel CCD and a 15x total zoom ( 3x optical, 5x digital ) , allowing you to produce high-quality, detailed photos for printing up to poster size! Its large 2.5-inch LCD has improved contrast and color reproduction for easy imaging framing and reviewing. The Digimax S700 supports ISO 1000, making it one of the most light-sensitive models in its class. Using faster shutter speeds is great for moving subjectsso you can be sure to capture crisp images in low-light conditions. The Samsung Digimax S700 features a print button whichmakes direct printing easier than ever! Simply connect the S700 to any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the illuminated print button and print! You can also use this button to transfer your images directly to a computer!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Image quality, don't be fooled, January 31, 2007

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D. White - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung S700 7.2MP 3x Optical/5x Digital Zoom Camera (Black) (Electronics)

What a disappointment.

First, I'll note that the 8 megapixel version of this camera is selling for $129 on amazon as I write this.. and I wouldn't buy that one either, though it looks like the same camera with an upgraded chip... then again, it could be worse since their Megapixel ratings are misleading at best.

I felt samsung was probably a decent brand based on some of their other kinds of products, but no. I've had a lot of experience with photography over the years, am no amateur, but was looking for a competent, inexpensive snapshot camera which used SD cards and AA batteries, and in a pinch would take video at a decent resolution.

This ain't it, but I'm stuck with it.

The worst thing is that even though rated at 7.2 megapixels, its images are MUCH worse than the 3.2mp olympus I had previously. Even at the highest quality image settings you can see the grainy color pixelation artifacts even on the 2.4" screen of the camera!

The audio drops out unpredictably during the shooting of video, and the video itself is choppy, poor quality, and eats memory since it's MPEG2. Useless, and looks much worse than MPEG4 somehow.

And it wouldn't format the SD card I initially bought. A call to Samsung tech support gave me the news that they only guarantee it to work AT ALL with sandisk brand memory cards, so I had to eat the price of the card I had and order an expensive sandisk card.

The screen is viewable, and based on that I'd say the camera is worth about $30, but to a kid, not to anyone who wants to seriously save their pictures.

This was obviously designed from the ground up as a camera meant to sell for a tiny fraction of its fictitious "retail price", and I assume that's the case with the 800 model too. Beware.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works fine for me, February 24, 2007

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King's Daughter (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung S700 7.2MP 3x Optical/5x Digital Zoom Camera (Black) (Electronics)

I use Duracell's Rechargeable 2650 mAh batteries with this camera and it works GREAT! It lasts about 500 pictures or so. I recommend the Powerex MH-C204W Worldwide 1-hr Conditioning Travel Charger for high mAh batteries b/c you can condition and rejuvenate the batteries after a number of charges. It also subjects aged batteries to a conditioning algorithm that first fully drains the batteries and then recharges them so that it'll perform as if new.

Anyhow, this camera is wonderful: 7.2 mp is plenty enough for me - I don't take pictures worth selling so the resolution is perfect for everyday memories. I love the macro feature for close-up photos and the auto focus feature (lightly tapping the snap button once before pressing it again to take the photo) is really helpful. I also use this for my real estate agent's listing pictures and it does very well indoors or a cloudy day. I think Samsung could do better with the video capturing however. The sound was choppy and skips if you zoom in/out while recording. But oh well, I think a camcorder should be its separate entity anyway. It's fairly light - the batteries make up most of it's weight. Transfering photos onto my computer is simple, fast and easy. I have a perfect pre-cut screen protector on it so no worries there. It didn't come with a case but I got a cheap, perfect-fit Case Logic case at Target for $3.99 w/a hidden slot for extra batteries and it fits in my coat pocket.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but another battery eater., November 24, 2009

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Neils C. Dunn "tigersays" (Gaithersburg, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung S700 7.2MP 3x Optical/5x Digital Zoom Camera (Black) (Electronics)

When will they either make stronger batteries or cameras that don't suck up the power like an aardwark on ants. Otherwise a pretty nice, though not so special, camera.