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Introduction
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01.Physical Tour
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02.Components
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03.Design / Layout
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04.Modes
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05.Control Options
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06.Conclusion
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07.Specs / Ratings
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08.Comments
Samsung SL420
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ConclusionManual Control Options
There isnt much in the way of manual control here, no aperture-priority, shutter-priority or full manual exposure settings or manual focus, but you can use exposure compensation to override the automatic system readings,.and take a manual white balance reading by shooting a neutral card under available lighting. There is also a feature Samsung calls ACB meant to provide brightness compensation in difficult lighting situation.
Focus
Auto Focus
In addition to standard auto focus, the SL420 offers a variety of face detection options, including self-portrait, smile shot and blink detection to let you know immediately if your subject blinked as the photo was taken, encouraging you to quickly grab aother shot.
ISO
ISO settings range from 80-1600 at full resolution, with ISO 3200 available at a reduced 3-megapixel resolution..
White Balance
In addition to automatic white balance, there are five manual white balance presets: daylight, cloudy, fluorescent daylight, fluorescent white and tungsten. It is also possible to take a manual white balance reading, a valuable feature often omitted from compact point-and-shoots. .
Metering
As you'd expect, the SL420 supports multi-point metering for a balanced overall exposure, center-weighted metering and spot metering for precise exposure of the subject at the middle of the screen (which can be locked and kept unchanging if you hold down the shutter button halfway after the exposure is set).
Shutter Speed
With no manual shutter speed control, we won't know the actual range of settings available to the auto exposure system until we receive a spec sheet from Samsung.
Aperture
The lens has a maximum aperture range of f/3.5 at its widest setting and f/5.5 at maximum zoom. The f/3.5 setting is disappointingly slow.
Image Stabilization
The SL420 features both optical and digital image stabilization systems to support shake-free handheld shooting..
Picture Quality / Size Options
Six image size settings are provided - 10MP, 9MP, 7MP, 3MP and 1MP - with three JPEG compression levels (normal, fine and superfine) available for each.
Picture Effects Mode
Samsung provides an interesting creative opportunity in the Photo Style Selector feature. Users can choose from eight preset color palettes while shooting: normal, soft, vivid, forest, retro (sepia), cool, calm, classic (black and white) and negative. If none of these suits your creative impulses there is also custom, which provides do-it-yourself slider settings for levels of red, green and blue.
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