Samsung Lumix L201

I'm not a great fan of compact cameras and use a Cannon 35mm digital myself but my wife wanted a small camera thats easy to carry so i bought her the L201 for her birthday. I compared prices and specs of loads of options and the L201 came out as the best choice on paper, its a new model, high pixel rating, loads of functions and a bargin price at some stores. This last should have rung the alarm bells but with shops trying to sell at any price right ...
...I should have been. Fact is the L201 will take good pictures but its not as easy as it should be, but the good points first. The unit is small but has a good weight, which makes it easier to avoid camers shake problems usual with compact cameras, It also has a shake resist system built in, (this is a option rather than a full time function). There are several 'effect' options ,like B/W ,sepia etc ,as well as some simple crop and enhance functions ...

coppinpr 29.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Samsung Lumix L201

I recently brought the Samsung L201 Pink, and was overall impressed. Its an easy to use camera, lightweight and compact and perfect for what I need it for. My picture quality was very good and produced very sharp images. The zoom is a good feature, however it lowers the anti shake protection and images can come out very blurry. It takes pictures pretty quickly, and you see a very brief preview of the photo you have just taken (about 1.5 seconds). ...
...but that could be because samsung don't do one, you have to use other brands and Im not sure which would work and which wouldnt. Also, when I brought it from the pictures I thought the side edges were silver, but they're white. All in all I think this is a great camera if you are wanting a simple point and shoot camera, and are comfortable toggling about with the settings until you find what works for you. ...

TJsMummy 01.06.2009 · Read full review
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I had previously used a battery powered digital camera and found it to be very consuming, not only had I paid such a great deal for the camera but also had to constantly top it up. I decided to invest in a rechargable version; my first thoughts were that it was a little more expensive and wasn't sure how reliable the battery was, thankfully my purchase of the L201 was brilliant. I can take 400 pictures, at around 7 Mega-pixels and still have one ...
...to come by, I purchased a card from Tesco for around £5. I took this to America and stored hundreds of pictures, without charging, leaving all of these on the memory card for the entire trip and returned home with enough battery to review all of my pictures and then upload them to my computer. It looks stylish, is very light and takes excellent photos! It is perfect for intermediate use, however, may not be suited for professional photography, ...

stickyhoney 08.10.2009 · Read full review
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