Samsung TL34HD Digital Camera Review

Samsung TL34HD

Digital Camera Review

2.4 The TL34HD from Samsung is their new touch-screen, 14.7-megapixel point-and-shoot camera. Housed in a sleek metal case, it wowed us with good to excellent results in almost every test we could throw at it, especially white balance and automatic noise. While it didn't fare as well in low light or in video mode as could be desired, the TL34HD delivered an all around excellent performance, a solid feature set with some degree of manual control, in an attractive package. It retails at $299 and seems to us to be good value for a strong camera. Full details follow.  
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Specs Table
Samsung TL34HD Specs
Type Point-and-shoot  
Length 3.74  
Width 0.78  
Height 2.34  
Weight 4.80  
Pixels 15.00 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 14.70  
Sensor Type 1/1.72 inch (1.49 cm) CCD  
Image Size 4384 X 3288  
Aspect Ratio 4:3  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Unknown  
Media internal memory: about 40 MB / external memory (optional): MMCplus (up to 2 GB guaranteed 4 bit 20 MHz) SD (up to 4 GB guaranteed) / SDHC  
Image Format still image: JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0 / movie clip: MP4 (H.264(MPEG4.AVC)) / audio: WAV  
File Size 14M  
Compression still image: JPEG (DCF), EXIF 2.21, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge 1.0 / movie clip: MP4 (H.264(MPEG4.AVC)) / audio: WAV  
Lens Schneider - KREUZNACH lens  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder no  
Diopter Adjustment n/a  
LCD 3.0\  
Auto Focus Type TTL auto focus (Multi AF, Center AF, Touch AF, Face Detection AF)  
Focusing Modes Multi AF, Center AF, Touch AF, Face Detection AF  
Detecting Range 5 cm to infinity  
AF Assist Illuminator yes  
Metering Modes Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Face Detection AE  
Shutter Speed Auto: 1 ~ 1/2,000 s / Manual Mode: 16 ~ 1/2,000 s / Night: 8 ~ 1/2,000 s / Fireworks: 4 s  
Self Timer 2 or 10  
Modes Auto, Program, Manual, Dual IS, Night, Beauty shot, Scene / Scene: Portrait, Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self shot, Cafe, Food / Continuous: Single, Continuous, HS Continuous, Motion Capture / Sel  
Speed Yes  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Portrait, Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Self shot, Cafe, Food  
Exposure Compensation ±2EV (1/3EV steps)  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix  
Resolution 4384 X 3288  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (at 3M size)  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom  
Playback Options image edit: Resize, Rotate, Trimming / color effect: Normal, BW, Sepia, Red, Blue, Green, Negative / special effect: Color Filter, Add Noise, Shaded, Elegant / image adjust: Face Retouch, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red Eye Fix, ACB  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Battery Power Source rechargeable battery: SLB-1137D (1,100mAh  
Zoom Wide 28  
Zoom Tele 102  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 5.90  
Zoom Digi 5.00  
Movie Mode Size: 1280 x 720 (30FPS, 15FPS) High, Quality, 1280 x 720 (30FPS, 15FPS), Standard Quality, 640 x 480 (30FPS,15FPS), 320 x 240 (60FPS, 30FPS)  
Storage Type internal memory: about 40 MB / external memory (optional): MMCplus (up to 2 GB guaranteed 4 bit 20 MHz) SD (up to 4 GB guaranteed) / SDHC (up to 8 GB guaranteed)  
LCD Pixels 460000  
Resolution Maximum 4384 X 3288  
Resolution Minimum 1024 x 768  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 8.67   2.75 
Resolution 10.10   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 4.63  
Noise Manual ISO 10.89  
Model Design Appearance 7.00   1.25 
Low Light 6.08   2.25 
Size Portability 6.00   1.1 
Handling 6.00   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 8.50   0.85 
Front 8.00   0.6 
Back 6.00   0.6 
Left 5.00   0.5 
Right 5.00   0.5 
Top 7.00   0.6 
Menu 9.00   0.95 
Bottom 6.00   0.5 
Auto Mode 7.00   1.5 
Auto Focus 8.75   1.5 
Focus 0.00   1.25 
ISO 8.50   1.25 
White Balance 8.50   1.25 
Exposure 5.00   0.5 
Metering 7.00   1.1 
Shutter Speed 7.00   0.9 
Aperture 5.50   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 8.00   0.75 
Drive Mode 7.00  
Picture Qualit Options 9.90   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 7.00   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.00   0.9 
Movie Mode 6.90  
Viewfinder 0.00   0.8 
LCD Screen 7.50   1.25 
Flash 5.25   1.25 
Zoom Lens 7.80   1.5 
Memory 4.00   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 8.10   1.75 
Shot Shot 9.23   1.75 
Shutter Shot 10.00   1.75 
Software 3.00   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 2.00   0.4 
Direct Print 6.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 6.00   0.95 
Battery 6.00   0.75 
Other Features 2.00   0.55 
Value 8.00   1.85 
Dynamic Range 6.93   2.5 
Video Performance 4.79   1.75 
Processing Speed 6.07   1.75 
White Balance Performance 16.06   1.8 
Total (weighted)   441.41

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