Customer Reviews

Samsung Digimax L77 7.1MP Digital Camera with 7x Advance Shake Reduction Optical Zoom

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
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The description makes it sound so sophisticated: "Advanced Shake Reduction"."An embedded Gyro-sensor recognises hand shake and memorises the camera shake data when the picture is taken, automatically adjusting the image for perfect clarity." ... It's a little annoying because it doesn't just work automatically, but you have to manually change the camera into this EPS-mode, and while in this mode, the flash is inoperable. Also, page 18 of the manual warns you: "5. Avoid moving the camera while the [Capturing] message is displayed to achieve a better result." This anti-shake mode doesn't seem to work AT ALL. Photos with and without it look identical. It doesn't help indoor photos AT ALL, and outdoor photos look exactly the same with it on or off! By the way, what does EPS stand for? The manual never says anywhere. Every single low-light photo taken in this mode was blurry. Any not blurry photo taken in this mode was not blurry if you turned the mode off. However, with lots of light and a 7X zoom, "EPS" definitely removes the shake.

Unbelievably, all the icons are etched on black buttons making them totally impossible to see. Who's idea was it to put black on black? You can't even see them when it's light, and if it's dark....good luck. You just look at it and shake your head ... and don't count on EPS to help with your shaking!

The exposure control seems to have trouble when using flash. If your subjects are in front of something white, the photos look perfectly exposed. If they are in front of a dark background the flash photos are overexposed every single time. Nope, manual spot mode doesn't fix the problem. It seems there is a problem with the firmware or something. The flash doesn't turn down properly. This problem can be duplicated time after time so it's extremely consistant.

The photos are better than the Canon TX1 I just returned; Canon TX1 flash photos were horrible. However, the L77 photos seem to be lacking the great color saturation of the Fujifilm cameras I've previously used. On the bright side, I'm rather amazed how Samsung fit the 7X zoom lens in this small body; the lens never protrudes from the camera. And, I love the black case and the blue metal accent trim around the protruded circle on the body. The best feature is the 640X480 30fps MP4 video, however the results have a hard/digital feel. My Kodak V570 had smoother MP4 recordings. A little pricey, but stylish and at least it fits comfortably in your pocket. I would say it's OK, but there's probably a better camera out there for the money; but you might have to give up MP4 for motion JPEG.

The subject said it all. The spec looks good, exactly what I want. but after using it for a while, I'm not very enthusastic about it anymore. There is a bad pixel that not only shows up in the LCD screen but also in the pictures taken. decide to return it.

Pro:
1. 7x zoom
2. compact and light weight
3. capture movie in mpeg4, 7x optical zoom available in movie mood

Con:
1. image quality is awful with maximum zoom, image stabilization not working at all
2. shutter speed and time between pictures is sort of slow (noticably comparing to casio Exilim model)
3. audio muted while zooming during video mode

I would recommend checking other vendor models. With this price there are better options.

Took the camera to France for 8 days on it's maiden voyage. Took over 700 photos at 3Megapixel setting on one 2 GB card. No problems using auto or any specific programable setting. Small size makes it easy to carry around and have handy at any time. One wish I have is that user could select a preference for flash on or off when set on auto. As it is default programmed, you must turn flash off, or it will flash if light condions favor flash use.

I've had this camera for a month now and it's been good to me so far. It's user friendly. My six year old knows how to use it. I haven't tried all the features yet but the ones I've tried has been satisfactory.
I don't know about the shake reduction part cause the pictures I took when I shook still came out semi blury. The other feature I didn't really like was the time it took between shutters but the camera did snap the pictures up before everyone moved. I guess I just gotta get used to it cause before this one, I had a Kodak Share and it was the bomb. But it was very bulky (& it got stolen). This time I wanted something I could carry in my purse without the bulk & weight.
The other thing that I liked about this is that I can just use one hand when snapping a picture. Like when I'm driving and I catch a beautiful sunset. The display is so huge that I don't have to really focus on what I'm trying to capture while driving. (don't try that if you're not experienced, lol). Yeah, so over all, very good! Oh and the price is sooooo right!
Another thing is that the Consumer report rated this item a "CR best buy". With that you can't go wrong.

I purchased the Cannon Digimax L77 for my wife at Christmas. It had great reviews from Consumer Reports and is a steadfast consumer name in electronics and photography. The camera takes great pictures and has quick successive shots. It came with the A.C. charger for its tiny battery.The only real problem I see with it is that I couldn't find any D.C. or car chargers for the battery. It would be nice to have a system for the car where you could plug the entire camera into the power outlet in the car and charge the battery in the unit instead of having to take that tiny battery out to plug it into a charger ( I can just see that little battery rolling around the floor of the car while trying to install the battery into the car charger, going over some bumpy roads.) I looked on Samsung's site and found no such devices for their camera. Now I wished I had stuck with the Cannon Elf's I have purchased for all my kids. Now, that's a great little camera with great features and accessories !

The camera was deliver on time in very good condition, and the camera it self is a really fine camera

The Samsung L77 works well for me. While the pushbutton controls are quirky, a little practice and I've become pretty good at operating this camera. I very much like the 7X optical telephoto lens because that allows me to carry only one camera, and in my shirt pocket! I also very much like that this camera does all that inside and nothing sticks out when turned on, or when adjusting the telephoto lens. The quality is high. The metal case is durable. The rechargable battery lasts well, and the charger is fairly small and charges in less that an hour. A second battery was inexpensive so I can keep going.

When I got this camera, I liked the fact that it was 7.1 MP and had 7x optical zooming in such a compact design. However, I am disappointed by the image quality of this camera. When in under bright lights and ideal conditions, the image quality is good. However, in low light or if you turn the anti-shake off, the image quality is horrible. It is too bad because I really wished this could be a good grab and go kind of camera. But I've had too many unexpected blurred pictures to really give this camera a good review. I gave it 2 stars because the image quality is quite acceptable if the conditions are good.

I ordered this camera after reading many reviews from others that have purchased this camera. When I got it I was happy with it's size and quality however...you can't buy an extra battery ANYWHERE! I brought it in to many different camera stores and nobody even heard of the camera. And all the paperwork that comes with the camera didn't even provide you with a place to order extra batteries. I even went to the Samsung website and this camera wasn't on there...how could this not be on their site? Needless to say I returned this item ASAP!

Camera seems to do it all. A lot of useful features for the price. The 7x optical zoom is amazing!