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Samsung GX-1S Digital Camera Review

by Patrick Singleton
Published on April 20, 2006

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Auto Mode (7.5)
The GX-1S's Auto mode controls aperture, shutter speed, and white balance. ISO defaults to automatic, but can be manually set. Metering and autofocus patterns can be manually set, as can file resolution and quality, but image parameters including saturation, contrast, and sharpening are automated. This mode is included in the scene modes. It's called “Normal.”

Custom Image Presets (7.5)
The GX-1S has seven scene modes, including Normal.  This is a reasonably sizable selection for DSLRs, and should accommodate most users graduating from compact cameras.
 
Normal
Standard full auto
Portrait
Reduces depth of field, may decrease sharpening
Landscape
Increases depth of field, sharpening, and saturation
Macro
Increases sharpening
Moving Object
Increases shutter speed to freeze motion
Night Scene Portrait
Combines flash with long exposure time
Flash OFF
Like Normal, but without flash
 
Drive / Burst Mode (6.25)
The GX-1S delivered a little better than 2.5 frames per second in burst mode in our tests. Though that's not as good as some competing cameras (the Nikon D50 and the Canon Rebel XT both hit 3 fps), it is in the ballpark. However, while burst shooting with the GX-1S may be convenient for shooting portraits, the burst is not fast enough for high-speed sports or wildlife.

One particularly nice feature on the GX-1S is that the self timer engages the mirror lockup. When users depress the shutter with the self timer on, the mirror automatically locks up and begins the countdown. This is an incredibly simple and logical feature that we wish all cameras included.

Playback Mode (7.5)
The GX-1S's playback mode benefits enormously from the camera's excellent LCD. At 2.5 inches and 210,000 pixels, it provides clear text and a very good view of images. The GX-1S can show 9 thumbnail images at a time, 1 image, full-frame, 1 image with shooting data, or an image magnified up to 12x. Images can be deleted one at a time, in groups, by selecting them from the thumbnail display, or all at once. The GX-1S also allows the user to protect images from deletion. Slideshow view displays all the images on the SD card in succession, at an interval which can be set anywhere from 3 to 30 seconds.

Movie Mode (0.0)
The GX-1S does not offer a movie mode, as conventional DSLRs are not capable of shooting video.


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