Great camera but comes with some considerable design flaws (Samsung NV8)

Member Name: peeweepeter

Product:	Samsung NV8
Date:	25/06/09 (33 review reads)
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Advantages: Good quality photos, videos, looks good, feels good.

Disadvantages: No sound while zooming, poor flash design.

A very nice looking camera with a solid, reassuringly heavy feel to it. It sits very comfortably in the hand, and is responsive and takes very good quality photos. Also available is a video mode, which allows continuous recording of high quality video.

The touch sensitive buttons seem gimicky at first, but after spending some time with the camera I have really begun to appreciate how quickly they allow the user to navigate the various menus, and I must say that it seemed very cumbersome to return to my standard Samsung camera aferward.

My two main gripes with the camera involve the zoom function for videos and the flash. In my opinion there is a major design flaw with the flash, as it is designed to pop up when required.

However, recently my flash became stuck in the up position, making it difficult it put in a pocket. I sent it off for repair, and Samsung returned it within a few weeks free of charge, however from what I've read on the internet this is quite a common problem, and I have a feeling I will be seeing it reoccur in the near future.

Finally, a minor annoyance which appears to be quite common in Samsung cameras is that while videoing, the camera does not record sound when the zoom is being altered. A minor point, but it can be frustrating when watching back videos.

Summary: Would recommend highly but for the aforementioned problems. Go for a more recent model.

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