Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Jan 11, 2009 - By Tim Barribeau
The HZ10W from Samsung squeezes a substantial 10x zoom wide angle lens and 10-megapixel sensor into quite a small, well built package. We got our first glimpse of this camera at CES 2009, and after some time working with a pre-production sample, gained some insight into what sort of beast it is. Overall we were quite impressed, as you'll see in this First Impression review. Expect to see the HZ10W in stores in January for $299.99
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Model Design / Appearance
The Samsung HZ10W is crafted of rather serious black plastic, and looks very business like. The only visual accents are a few silver bits of flair, as well as two pieces of black grip material to make hanging on to the camera a little easier.

Size and Handling
The HZ10W feels very good in the hand. It has a pleasant sense of solidity to it, and the decent size grip makes it very easy to hold. It measure 4.1" wide x 2.4" high and 1.4" thick (105mm x 61.4mm x 36.5mm).


The HZ10W feels great in the hand.

Menu

The menu system on the HZ10W looked tack sharp, and was laid out logically and clearly. What did cause some confusion was the fact that there are three different ways of getting to a menu. The Fn (function) button brings you to a quick menu for altering commonly used settings (resolution, focus, metering, drive, ISO, white balance and face recognition). The E button lets you alter color filters; sharpness, contrast and saturation; and film modes. Finally, pressing the OK button brings up the menu system where you can alter date, time, customizable functions and other such settings.


Ease of Use
Once you get accustomed to where all the choices are stashed, it seems the menu system should be easy enough to navigate.
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