The description makes it sound so sophisticated: "Advanced Shake Reduction"."An embedded Gyro-sensor recognises hand shake and memorises the camera shake data when the picture is taken, automatically adjusting the image for perfect clarity." ... It's a little annoying because it doesn't just work automatically, but you have to manually change the camera into this EPS-mode, and while in this mode, the flash is inoperable. Also, page 18 of the manual warns you: "5. Avoid moving the camera while the [Capturing] message is displayed to achieve a better result." I tried to hold the camera as still as I could, and frankly, the EPS doesn't seem to do anything. By the way, what does EPS stand for? The manual never says anywhere. Almost every single photo taken in this mode was blurry. Any not blurry photo taken in this mode was not blurry if you turned the mode off. So, what's the point of EPS? You got me. If a mode like this really works, it should just work automatically and turn itself off automatically if it can't work with the flash. How are you supposed to know in advance a photo might be blurry? The user's manual offers no help in this area.

Unbelievably, all the icons are etched on black buttons making them totally impossible to see. Who's idea was it to put black on black? You just look at it and shake your head (and don't count on EPS to help with your shaking!)

The photos are better than the Canon TX1 I just returned; Canon TX1 flash photos were horrible. However, the L77 photos seem to be lacking the great color saturation of the Fujifilm cameras I've previously used. On the bright side, I'm rather amazed how Samsung fit the 7X zoom lens in this small body; the lens never protrudes from the camera. And, I love the black case and the blue metal accent trim around the protruded circle on the body. The best feature is the 640X480 30fps MP4 video! A little pricey, but stylish and at least it fits comfortably in your pocket.

The description makes it sound so sophisticated: "Advanced Shake Reduction"."An embedded Gyro-sensor recognises hand shake and memorises the camera shake data when the picture is taken, automatically adjusting the image for perfect clarity." ... It's a little annoying because it doesn't just work automatically, but you have to manually change the camera into this EPS-mode, and while in this mode, the flash is inoperable. Also, page 18 of the manual warns you: "5. Avoid moving the camera while the [Capturing] message is displayed to achieve a better result." The manual doesn't tell you but the shake reduction **ONLY** works in bright outdoor light when you are doing a telephoto zoom. (and it works *great* if this is the case) It doesn't work AT ALL on low-light indoor or dark photo type shaky-ness. By the way, what does EPS stand for? The manual never says anywhere. Every single low-light photo taken in this mode was blurry. Any not blurry photo taken in this mode was not blurry if you turned the mode off. However, with lots of light and a 7X zoom, "EPS" definitely removes the shake.

Unbelievably, all the icons are etched on black buttons making them totally impossible to see. Who's idea was it to put black on black? You just look at it and shake your head ... and don't count on EPS to help with your shaking!

The photos are better than the Canon TX1 I just returned; Canon TX1 flash photos were horrible. However, the L77 photos seem to be lacking the great color saturation of the Fujifilm cameras I've previously used. On the bright side, I'm rather amazed how Samsung fit the 7X zoom lens in this small body; the lens never protrudes from the camera. And, I love the black case and the blue metal accent trim around the protruded circle on the body. The best feature is the 640X480 30fps MP4 video, however the results have a hard/digital feel. My Kodak V570 had smoother MP4 recordings. A little pricey, but stylish and at least it fits comfortably in your pocket. I would say it's OK, but there's probably a better camera out there for the money; but you might have to give up MP4 for motion JPEG.

The subject said it all. The spec looks good, exactly what I want. but after using it for a while, I'm not very enthusastic about it anymore. There is a bad pixel that not only shows up in the LCD screen but also in the pictures taken. decide to return it.

Pro:
1. 7x zoom
2. compact and light weight
3. capture movie in mpeg4, 7x optical zoom available in movie mood

Con:
1. image quality is awful with maximum zoom, image stabilization not working at all
2. shutter speed and time between pictures is sort of slow (noticably comparing to casio Exilim model)
3. audio muted while zooming during video mode

I would recommend checking other vendor models. With this price there are better options.

Took the camera to France for 8 days on it's maiden voyage. Took over 700 photos at 3Megapixel setting on one 2 GB card. No problems using auto or any specific programable setting. Small size makes it easy to carry around and have handy at any time. One wish I have is that user could select a preference for flash on or off when set on auto. As it is default programmed, you must turn flash off, or it will flash if light condions favor flash use.

Camera seems to do it all. A lot of useful features for the price. The 7x optical zoom is amazing!

I purchased the Cannon Digimax L77 for my wife at Christmas. It had great reviews from Consumer Reports and is a steadfast consumer name in electronics and photography. The camera takes great pictures and has quick successive shots. It came with the A.C. charger for its tiny battery.The only real problem I see with it is that I couldn't find any D.C. or car chargers for the battery. It would be nice to have a system for the car where you could plug the entire camera into the power outlet in the car and charge the battery in the unit instead of having to take that tiny battery out to plug it into a charger ( I can just see that little battery rolling around the floor of the car while trying to install the battery into the car charger, going over some bumpy roads.) I looked on Samsung's site and found no such devices for their camera. Now I wished I had stuck with the Cannon Elf's I have purchased for all my kids. Now, that's a great little camera with great features and accessories !

I've had this camera for a month now and it's been good to me so far. It's user friendly. My six year old knows how to use it. I haven't tried all the features yet but the ones I've tried has been satisfactory.
I don't know about the shake reduction part cause the pictures I took when I shook still came out semi blury. The other feature I didn't really like was the time it took between shutters but the camera did snap the pictures up before everyone moved. I guess I just gotta get used to it cause before this one, I had a Kodak Share and it was the bomb. But it was very bulky (& it got stolen). This time I wanted something I could carry in my purse without the bulk & weight.
The other thing that I liked about this is that I can just use one hand when snapping a picture. Like when I'm driving and I catch a beautiful sunset. The display is so huge that I don't have to really focus on what I'm trying to capture while driving. (don't try that if you're not experienced, lol). Yeah, so over all, very good! Oh and the price is sooooo right!
Another thing is that the Consumer report rated this item a "CR best buy". With that you can't go wrong.

I ordered this camera after reading many reviews from others that have purchased this camera. When I got it I was happy with it's size and quality however...you can't buy an extra battery ANYWHERE! I brought it in to many different camera stores and nobody even heard of the camera. And all the paperwork that comes with the camera didn't even provide you with a place to order extra batteries. I even went to the Samsung website and this camera wasn't on there...how could this not be on their site? Needless to say I returned this item ASAP!