Samsung L100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001283G4G
• Item model number: L100Silver
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,895 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 7, 2008

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

The Samsung L100 digital camera features a high-quality, 3x optical zoom Samsung NV lens and packs a large, 2.5-inch LCD screen which will automatically brighten or dim depending on the current lighting situation. For reviewing and sharing images with others, the L100 also includes an intuitive Multi-Slide Show. With Multi-Slide Show, you can play back images using five different slide transitions and can also set images to scroll to the cameras' preloaded music or their own favorite MP3 files.

Compact and stylish, the L100 utilizes Digital Image Stabilization to produce sharp, clear images. The camera also features a number of user-friendly features, including Face Detection, Self Portrait and Auto Red Eye Fix modes. Face Detection technology makes taking pictures of family and friends a snap, as it detects up to nine faces and automatically adjusts focus and exposure to ensure better composition and image quality. Self Portrait mode is a unique functionality that takes the guessing out of taking a self portrait. By utilizing Face Detection technology, the L100 automatically detect the subject's face, adjusts focus and exposure, and will only allow a photo to be taken if the subject is centered in the frame. For enhanced versatility, shooters can remove red-eye during image playback, or for even greater convenience, set the cameras to Auto Red Eye Fix to automatically detect and eliminate red-eye from their images as they are taken.

Another user-friendly feature of the L100 is Function Description. Designed to reduce the intimidation factor of various modes, Function Description automatically provides a brief and easy to understand description of each setting when scrolling through the cameras' menus, helping the end-user determine which setting is appropriate for their current shooting scenario. The camera's Photo Help Guide is another intuitive feature incorporated into the digital camera. Photo Help Guide offers the end-user a guided tour of how to take better images as well as easy-to-follow tips instructing them how to obtain excellent results.

The L100 is also equipped with Samsung's advanced i-movie mode, which offers users SVGA resolution (800x592), MPEG-4 video and advanced editing controls. With Successive Recording mode, users can pause, and then resume filming of video clips without having to save the clips as individual files. Additionally, users can operate the cameras' optical zooms and engage DIS image stabilization while filming to compensate for camera shake and to reduce blur.

Product Description

Image resolution up to 3264 x 2448 3x digital zoomDigital Image Stabilization and an ISO equivalent of 1600Face Detection AF and AE to ensure better composition and image quality for portraitsDIS minimizes the effects of hand shake1/2.5" CCD image sensorACB auto contrast balanceSelf portrait modeAuto Red Eye fix3 1/2 W x 2 5/16 H x 13/16 DUses SD memory cardsIncludes Li-Ion rechargeable battery (SLB-10A) USB and AV cables AC adapter camera strap and software

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fill In Camera, May 24, 2008

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Joseph A. Goetz "agoetz616" (Hopatcong, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung L100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver) (Electronics)

My Canon PowerShot S50 developed a twitchy on and off syndrome and finally stopped working altogether while on vacation in Germany so I looked at what I could get for about 150 Euros and ended up picking the Samsung L100 with 2 GB RAM. It had image stabilization, more megapixels (8.1) and a percieved quality about it that attracted me, although I didn't know that I could have gotten it for much less here. I am embarrassed to admit that I had to go back to the store for them to show me how to use the self timer, because the quick start manual didn't show how and I couldn't figure it out myself. All I had to do was to press the multi control button right side repeatedly until the timer icon comes up and by pressing the right side of that button repeatedly you select the 2 or 10 second option. Then postion the camera and hit the trigger button and it works fine, with little flashes of light telling you when to get ready by increasing in frequency until it shoots a picture. It has a fairly advanced red eye protection system that works well. I am happy I bought it because the other options available were for more money or for less features at that price. The pictures it takes are very nice.Samsung L100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth It!, October 9, 2008

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L. M. McKee (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung L100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver) (Electronics)

I was not happy with this product. The shutter speed is very slow so it took forever to capture a shot, and by then the subject had moved. I took about 25 pictures of random things including my cats and the children I work with to familiarize myself with the camera. When I turned it on later to look through them all the shots had been deleted by the camera. It just was not worth the price!

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice pictures, not so nice video, January 23, 2010

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Gerald (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung L100 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver) (Electronics)

It's slim and stylish but I think the picture quality is just so, so. The menu is hard to use and the directions, forget it. Maybe good for someone who has time to change the settings(there are a lot), but I wouldn't recommend for just point and shoot ease. The video was I guess about what you'd get from most cameras but at night lights appear with a purple streak. For under a $100 I suppose this camera is acceptable. The best thing about it is the lithium battery. It last forever!