The Samsung NV24HD is the subject of a new review posted at PhotographyBlog.
Samsung hopes this $350 10 megapixel compact camera that also records video in 720p will replace both your digital camera and your camcorder... here's PhotographyBlog's opinion on that:
"Samsung's aggressive marketing pushes can't disguise the fact that, in spite of the gimmicks, at the compact level it has consistently delivered fairly average products. By contrast its DSLRs are great, though its partnership with Pentax undoubtedly helps the both of them. But back to the NV24HD, which, while it certainly stands apart from the hordes in terms of both design and user interface - love or hate the latter - sadly falls down when it comes to its inconsistent image quality performance. And, given that the camera isn't really aimed at the photo enthusiast who will be happy to tweak their images to perfection, or try and try again, that's disappointing. At the point and shoot level there are more reliable alternatives for its price and headline specification. However, the Samsung NV24HD's more esoteric features - including the funky photo styles, placed right at the fore of its operation - are indeed fun and less run-of-the-mill than many, meaning it feels churlish to bash this model with too large a stick. So, in summary, the Samsung NV24HD is a collection of interesting ideas that, taken as a whole, don't quite work as well as they should. And thus, as much as it pains us, it's hard to give this retro-futurist contender our unequivocal recommendation. 'Interesting' is, unfortunately, not quite the same as 'brilliant'."
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