I was excited to try out this camera based on the reviews I've read. I was very

disappointed with the overall image quality and speed of the camera. I compared this

to my old Canon S30 and I was amazed at the difference in color saturation, contrast,

and low light functionality among others. The Canon won. I have to admit I was taken

in with the 'extra' features like the MP3 and movie players (you can play actual MPEG4

full length movies if you wanted to), text converter, voice recorder, etc. You really

don't NEED to have all those features on a little point and shoot camera. Samsung got

into the camera game late and they have a lot of room for improvement. The build quality

though is top notch.

Problems

- Low light images were not sharp and it had a hard time focusing even with the assist

light.

- LCD is very bad for low light shots because you can't see anything on the screen to

compose. (The Canon didn't do this).

- VERY SLOW at image capture and recycle times for processing were bad. (It could have

been my slower card though).

- Battery life was lower than expected.

If you want an 'all-in-one' camera that produces OK images this is the camera for you.

Una de las mejores camaras ya que cuenta con diferentes tipos de medidas para tomar fotos la verdad lo recomiendo

I received it about a couple of weeks ago.
First of all, it is very small (a little bit bigger than normal cell phones), so it goes into my pockets. <-- it was my first priority. Usually, I love to write down anything or take notes... Now that I can bring this camera anywhere, I don't have to do this any more. Battery goes so so.. Actually, I don't know the difference with other products. Technological point of view, I don't think there would be hugh difference in terms of batteries. My old love was olympus, 4*10^6 pixels.. Battery goes just a couple of hours.. , which is also why I was going with a smaller but energizer-like camera. As far as interface goes, USB cables and software are very easy to use. Most of all, it is quite cheap. :) These might not be your main reasons, but I can play MP3 files (don't need ipod.. ) and play movies as well..

Overally, I'd like to recommend. I am very satisfied.

A great camera... Excelent. i buyed it for crismus, and it was good. love the design and photo is good. it looks secksy and dubbed out it is black and hotte love my Samsung NV3 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom with Advance Shake Reduction its so damn good its not even funny get this camera or ill beat you up, make you take your socks off and anver put them back onnn

I have gone through 4 digital cameras in the past 2 years. 2 Canon's, a Kodak, and Panasonic. A friend recently purchased the Samsung and I was amazed with it's features and most of all the quality of photos & video. I bought one immediately and I have never been happier with a camera. Its easy to use & learn. Its loaded with so many cool features you wont want to put it down. An awesome & attractive camera at an amazing price! Highly recommended!

Cons:
1. Its digital zoom is pathetic. I do know that a high digital zoom will degrade the quality of photos, but that doesn't justify pictures which are totally white noise. By the way, the ISO is set to auto here.
2. If connected to a computer through its USB port while the battery is not fully charged, it will start charging WITHOUT ASKING FOR MY PERMESSION. That's what I hate the most with eletronic stuffs. It's harmful to batteries, including Li-ion ones.
3. It cannot store some certain settings. For example, I set the flash to "force-off" and then turn off the camera; the next time I turn it on and the flash is on "auto".
4. It gives miserably blurred photos when photographing in low light, as another customer review also has mentioned.
5. You need to turn it on to let it connect to a computer; after you disconnect it, it automatically turns off. That is a little inconvenient - I mean you have two options: turn it on manually or smash it onto the ground.
6. It is not easy to switch between different shooting modes. As to what I mean by 'easy', go check Kodak C743 - turn the mode dial and everything is listed there with prompt.
7. It is too small for my hands. FYI, I am a girl with ordinary girls' hands.
8. Its internal memory is too small. Of course an SD card is becoming indispensable these days, but cameras much cheaper have 32MB internal memories.
In one word, I hate this camera. I am not into 'all-in-one' things but if you are a fan, go for it - it even allows you to change the skin for its MP3 player! Like I have said, this samsung nv3 is anything but a camera.

This is a great great unit. I say unit because it is so much more than a camera. But make no mistake, this is also a great camera. This is my second digital camera and suits my needs perfectly. I was looking for a compact camera with true optical zoom to take on my bike rides. The addition of an MP3 player, personal media player (to play DVDs) , voice recorder and text viewer were nice pluses. Let me first talk about the many camera features since this was the most important to me.

All the controls are logical and easy to use once you get past the initial learning curve. Point and shoot...no problem...turn the dial to the clearly marked green AUTO, press the shutter half way to focus and all the way to shoot....nice picture...rich in colors, clear, focused ...perfect. Need to zoom...press up on the zoom...it automatically stops before the digital zoom. The zoom setting shows on the screen with a slider. Need more zoom...push up again for another 5x digital zoom. I've found the digital zoom to work quite well...nice pictures...not too much noise. Focus is a breeze, there is a nice box in the middle of the screen which turns green and beeps when the camera is in focus. The camera turns on quickly and is ready for another shot shortly after the first....much faster than my other digital camera (HP-R717).

So...you want more control...use the scene mode. Turn the dial to scene and press the OK button ...lots of scene types to choose from (sunset, portrait, landscape...etc. no panorama though). Oh and when you turn the dial, the wheel shows on screen clearly showing you which mode you are in....you don't need to look at the writing on the dial....nice...particularly if you need reading glasses like I do.

Want to get really fancy, try the program mode. In this mode you can try the many "effects" programmed into the camera. These include...composite (select from 4 different types of composite pictures...I like this effect a lot), photo frame (a fanciful set of boarders that can frame your picture ...nice fun), color pallet (change the picture to black and white, sepia, red hue, blue hue, green hue or negative), highlight (sharpen the focus and blur the rest of pre-selected portions of the picture). Or perhaps you want to adjust the exposure...hit the +/- button and change at will. You can also change the RGB balance, ISO from 80 to 1000 or the white balance.

In all camera modes you can select macro or super macro mode. These modes open a whole new world of photography for you, allowing you to get in very close to your subject. Want to take pictures of ants...no problem.

Turn the dial to anti shake mode and take two pictures...one with flash and one without. Both pictures are displayed simultaneously along with a zoomed in view and you can select which one you want to keep. Alternately, you can just take the photo without the flash and see only one picture.

Once your picture is taken it is simple to add a voice comment. You can also zoom in on the picture, crop it and even remove red eye if there is any. The red eye removal works very well most of the time and frankly I haven't seen that this camera generates much to begin with.

So now you've got lots of pictures and want to see a slide show. You can select the interval (1sec, 3sec, 5 sec, 10 sec), transitions and play or repeat play....you can't select the starting photo...all are shown. You can even add music of your choice to the show...turn the dial to MP3 first and a push of the button or two and you are there. Unfortunately the camera doesn't rotate pictures for you automatically and though you can manually rotate them, they don't stay rotated. Not a big issue though.

The flash is a marvel in that it can light up large areas...very powerful. I recently took many outdoor Christmas light pictures and was very pleased with the results. One thing I did notice is occasionally the presence of small white spheres in the picture as a result of the flash hitting dust particles in the air. I actually like the effect of this. It doesn't happen all the time so if you don't like it, you can just retake the picture.

Want to take a movie, turn the magic dial to movie press the shutter once to start and once to stop. You can zoom in and out with ease and it doesn't corrupt the sound. I've only tried the low resolution movie mode but there are also higher resolution modes to choose from. The movies are not bad and the sound pick up is very sensitive.

Uploading pictures is easy. Just plug in the USB cable (which also charges your camera....nice), press the shutter and connection is established. The included computer image manipulation software has many bells and whistles and serves me well. You will be very happy with the quality of the pictures. I've no doubt that other cameras take equally good pictures, but I doubt other cameras have all the features of this one.

OK, now that we've established that this is a capable full featured digital camera lets talk about all the other features.

I've got a 2 gig card loaded with my favorite music. The MP3 mode lets me listen to music either on headphones or through the built in stereo speakers. I have to admit I was skeptical about the speakers before I heard them. I was very pleasantly surprised to find how good and loud they sound. Many different sound stages are included so you can adjust the sound texture to your liking. You can select between random play or repeat play or single play or ...etc. You can organize your music into different folders but it won't traverse folders while in play. This means random play only works within a folder. Of course with enough memory you can combine all your music into one folder as well as keeping it in separate folders, then you can random play from the combined folder for a broad selection of random play.

So there you are riding along on your bike, listening to your favorite music and you feel the urge to snap a quick picture....just push the shutter and snap it without missing a beat. You won't have all the features and options available for taking the picture but big deal. If you want it all just turn the dial to the picture mode of your choice and snap away....turn it back to MP3 and start listening to the same music selection...very easy. Pausing and skipping music are also easy, requiring only one button push.

You're stuck in an airport or car and need entertainment....turn the dial to PMP and watch your favorite DVD movie. This requires a bit of preparation in that you first need to convert your DVD to and AVI file format (there are many software packages on the internet that do this). Then convert the AVI to a format the NV3 can play using the included Digimax converter. A full DVD shrinks to about 200meg or so...way cool. I've got several stored on my 2 gig card.

So there you have it, a truly versatile camera/entertainment center. You will find new ways and opportunities to use this unit's many features. I love it and so will you.

The images are blurry. This is a cheap camera. Exactly what it is: cheap. The lens are probably in house manufactured without any expertise in lens making.

I like this camera. It's not at professional level, but it's a great entertainment tool. Closeup pictures are impossible to take with this camera, because they do come out blurry at times. However, most shots are satisfactorily clear. You can play mp3s, movies and take video with this tiny wonder. It's quite easy to use, always finding new features everytime you turn it on. It's my first digital camera and I'm quite happy with it.

The picture quality of this camera does not have 7.2 megapixel quality. The images taken are vastly inferior to a Nikon camera running at 4.0 megapixel. Images were blurry and not sharp and detailed. It does not have that eye-popping stunning look when you put your pictures into your computer. The lens is not german-made (Zeiss used on Sony Cybershot brand) and probably in-house made. Samsung does not have a history of expertise of lens making, despite their campaign to charge a premium for.

Did a lot of research and although SAMSUNG isn't the name you think of when you talk cameras, this does a great job. Comparable to my CASIO exilim which is also great I think the pics are sharper and the video is clearer. Lots of features. You won't be disappointed. When I shopped I found a deal with a 'free' SD card but it was 100.00 cheaper at Amazon without the 'free' card.

difficult to see image on screen especially in low light
several blurred photographs
several red eye photographs

I wish I would have known that this camera does not really work with a Mac. Amazon allowed me to return it with no problems however.

This camera is awesome. It's super small and takes great pictures at 7.2MP. I couldn't have asked for a better compact camera. Yes, at times, it can have a slight red problems, but most compact cameras will have some red eye problem.

The camera takes awesome pictures and movies. It allows you to use the optical zoom while taking a movie (a lot of cameras don't allow this and if they do they cut the sound while zooming), you can pause a video while recording and resume later (leads to some fun films), the composite effect is awesome (allows you to have multiple images in one shot), the various scenes add some fun, and the wise shot feature ensures great pictures. And if thats not enough you can play movies (albeit with some work) and mp3s (effortlessly).

The biggest plus though is still its size. To take pictures you have to have the camera with you and with bulky cameras unless I know I'm going to need it I don't take it with me. With a small camera I can always have it with me allowing to snap some precious moments.

This is my first camera and I don't protest to be knowledgeable in the electronics department. I was looking for a camera that takes decent photos and has a decent video camera function also I didn't want to have to carry around a bulky device on my trips. This camera was perfect for all three options. The digital quality is amazing for both the still photos and the video camera functions. The sleek slim design is very impressive. I haven't use the MP3 functions and I don't suppose anyone would. The external speakers really suck but then again its a camera not a radio. Use the Headphones instead. Right out the box it shouldn't take you more than five minutes to learn the basic functions of the camera wich was a major plus.

I don't know what people are raving about. The picture quality on this thing is absolutely horrible. I can see a better picture without my glasses than wearing glasses looking at a picture taken with this camera. I dont know the techy term but I think its called noise or lens aberation or something. I know its not a quality german lens like zeiss, or nikon or canon, but this camera i just horrible. Maybe ok for your 6 year old kid.

Ok if you know your way around a camera and are looking for nice slim shot camera just to have around. Then this is a great camera. I have a very nice digital SLR camera but i really wanted something that i could just take with me. I will admit that the auto setting are not the best you can get, but it will get the job done. However if you switch the camera over to Program mode you have a whole bunch of settings to choose from. I am very impressed with what this little camera can do. It has by far the most advanced setting of any slim shot camera i have used. As for the 7.2 MP, you never really need to push this camera to do that, your pictures will probably turn out alot better if you use 6 MP settings. Just because it might speed up the shutter time and processing time. I am really a fan of long-exposer pictures, but i find myself in situation where i want to take the picture but i didnt bring my huge camera bag. This little camera can take these sorts of pictures. Just put in the night shot setting and push the +/- button and the setting will come up and your good to go. Findiing your way around this camera was quite easy. There are not a lot of buttons so a few hours of experimenting and you will have it down. Dont bother reading the manual is doesnt really help. As for the PMP in the camera, it is a nice touch. Although if you have a Apple computer putting movies on the camera will take a little work, but it can be done. Putting text files on it couldnt be easier just save the file as a TXT and throw it on your camera and again you will be good to go. Since I have a Mac i definetly use itunes but most of my music is protected and in mp4 format. This camera will not play mp4's, just mp3. Again all it takes is a little work and you can get those song on to your camera. Just find a converter and convert the song you want and put them in a different file on you computer just to have. I would have gave this camera a 3 but the advanced feature and easy learning curve really jumped it up a point. I love this camera and it will serve well for anyone. Dont be worried that the PMP features have taken away from the quality of the camera. It feels as if this camera has been cut out of solid block of metal. One last note, just becareful of shooting, although it have a very nice lens, it is also sensitive at time to movements, but it is not bad compared to many other cameras. All of them have this problems so dont let this scare you off. Just have the right settings and this problem will be corrected. I love it. I love it. I love it. Samsung is headed in the right direction with the slim shot camera market. Also check out the NV7 and NV10 if you want that extra boost in lens quality and functionality.

I agree with almost all positive reviews I read here. Only thing is after I use the camera for 10 min the front of the camera gets pretty warm (warm enough to be uncomfortable to hold). Anyone else experiencing this? Please leave a comment.
PS: I am going to contact Customer service and ask.

I absolutely love this camera! Granted it's the first digital camera I myself have ever owned but I have plenty of friends with cameras. The NV3 is by far the best I've ever used. It has some extras like MP3 and MPEG4 playback that may seem unnecessary at first but you won't be able to let it go once you set everything up to your liking and drop in atleast a 2GB SD card for an insane amount of storage. Battery life great, flash great, picture quality is just below SLR quality! I love it, Samsung has outdone themselves with this one.

This versatile camera offers so many features that you can't go wrong. It's pictures are soo clear and vivid and it automatically enhances everything for you. You can put in frames and edit the picture right from your camera no need to go to your copmuter. Also someone wrote that its not compatible with macs which isn't true I have a ibook G4 and i was able to put my photos on, songs, videos and text files. Very appealing design and small enoguh to take with you on the run!

Well....this was my first camera ever and I do attest accurately that the advertisement holds VERY TRUE for most of the features. The picture quality is fantastic, the special editing the camera is capable of (built-in templates), and the different modes that the camera can be positioned to take photos.

One weakness I do want to point out is that it could be hard to determine which mode to take the appropriate picture in (outdoors, bad lighting etc). Therefore, I STRONGLY urge you to read the instructions which state, "Please experiment with this camera before taking photos" (basically I paraphrased it).

Other than that, this camera rocks!!! Advantages outweigh the disadvantages by far.

it is what it is... this camera does everything and takes amazing pictures, i have never regreted the purchase of this camera not once.

After reading all the reviews and comments on the web, I went for it and I'm very happy with it. OK, maybe it's not in the very top notch for pic quality, but at 7.2mp, you can't go far wrong! Everything works as advertised. Video & sound totally in sync... mp3 playback excellent with earbuds provided. Experiment with the 7 modes (jazz, classical, etc.) to find your preference... they really make a big difference. Text function works fine. Once you get past the initial learning curve, the functions are sensible and intuitive. Hint: If it seems to be hung up, just flick the main thumb dial to the next mode and back again... that'll clear any hang-ups!
I've had no real problems up and downloading anything once I figured it out. Create 3 files on your k-disk: mp3, PMP, and TEXT... and fill them accordingly... it'll work out fine.
I have a 2 gig card and haven't had any problems yet but Samsung only guarantees it with 1 gig... so two 1-gig cards might be a better way to go. The guy's right about the automatically-charging-while-cabled-to-your-PC thing but, hey, ya' can't have EVERYTHING perfect.
It's rugged. I've dropped/slammed mine a few times with no problems(use the wrist strap!). If you like multifunction gizmos, you won't be disappointed. It's the future now. Looks great. Works great.
(I carry mine in my pocket in a little form-fitting cloth bag I made in 20 minutes.) If you're asking me, it's very cool, highly portable (small, 5 oz.)and well worth the money especially if you're on the go a lot and like to have a good-quality cam and music with you most of the time.

Very good picture quality. Very small and easy to carry around. The mp3 quality is good and even the speakers do a decent job considering the size of the device. A few minor complaints. The flash in auto mode flashes twice so your unaware subject will move after the first one and ruin the photograph. There is no problem with the other modes. Beware if you have a mac. I haven't been able to figure out how to put video on the thing which is not what I really bought it for so who cares. The mp3 function works fine with a mac and uploading pictures is no problem through iPhoto. In conclusion: A great little camera that is perfect for going out and decent for mp3's (great value for the money by the way). Video format needs to be reworked for mac but should work well with Windows.

This little camera is great at capturing the wonderful moments of my little boy growing up. I love that I can carry it in my pocket or purse and will never miss anything. The video quality is awesome too! I agree with the PP that the flash can mess up some pictures as the subjects move after the first flash, but it's a minor glitch.
I'm so happy with this camera. I've really enjoyed the Red-eye reduction mode on the camera. Makes for editing a lot quicker.

A great camera for everyday people for everyday purposes of memorable photos. It takes good-quality photos and has multiple features that may trigger an interest in users. MP3 and PMP player another plus, adding to the versatility to this great product. This camera does all the things an electronics-savvy person would dream about. Does its purpose as a camera and adds features like MP3 to increase the entertainment value. A great buy for a great product.

I had never purchased a digital camera before, and I have been very pleased with this one's performance, so far. It is very easy to use and pretty unintimidating. My reccomendation, to you, is that you set it to "auto" for any casual photography (that was what suggested to me by the camera salesman, and he was right!). Also, this camera has great settings that you can set up, once you have set your dial to "scene." There are various different shooting settings, depending on what kind of light you are photographing your subject in (backlighting, fireworks, snow, etc.). This is a fun camera to play with, too. I have shot numerous short films and they upload very easily to your computer. The Samsung is compatible with, both, PCs and MACs. Also, the shutter is very sensitve and protects the lense from any dust particles. In fact, in the event that there is dust, the camera will prompt you to turn the camera on, then off. Once you have shut the camera off, take a dry lense cleaning cloth and gently wipe the lense service, using short, soft strokes. The problem should be resolved. *two thumbs up*

It is very good camera. Value for the money you spend. It incorporates camera and mp3 player.

This is a nice camera but the sony's anti shaking is too much better. The mp3 player is a nice feature but by the end of the day I still use my Ipod instead.

Well I was wowed by the claims this camera made despite my better judgement of how little performance one gets out of supposed convergence devices. I just hapeened to be traveling in Thailand and needed botha a camera and MP3 Player. I payed double what is being quoted online about 3 months ago - but I knew and didnt care at the time because it was cheaper and more convenient than buying two devices.I have experienced two major issues with this camera: first at least with mine the flash photos outdoors at night are full of gohst bubbles while the video mode in low light outdoors is relatively good, Secondly it was ridiculously difficult to get MP3s onto the camera from websites overseas( I havent tried at home). Several internet cafe workers were unable to make it work ( one was but he was a "specialist" called in from a neighbor cafe) and the people at t he MP3 ( ok "illegal") megastores in Cambodia and elswhere were equally clueless. Im really saying that if you think you can easily solve your travel media problems buying this "device" and your not an on the go techwise type forget. I might be ignorant about the MP3 part but t here is no excuse for the crappy flash shots . I really dont understand people saying that t he flash is good unless mine is just malfunctioning.I f you must buy it , buy it a t home , learn how to use , load it up and make sure you can take it back and have tiem to buy something else before you go. I should mention a third issue: HEAT--this thing generates alot of heat all on its own and your supposed to use it in less than tropical daytime heat. All these heat isssues in a black camera in a black leather case. i was sur e I had burned the thing out twice but it turned out to be just a loose battery. Anyway I know Im not tech savy so if your not dont think this thing is as easy and fun and versitile as it sounds.

I haven't played with camera yet. But what I see from the pics I have taken. They Look Great in camera. lol lol

I have this camera for about 4 months now and the pictures it takes are really great, much sharper and much nicer colors then my previos Casio Exilim. Nevertheless, it became defect without reason (date and time periodically resets, which is really bad if you rename your pictures using this information, to sort them with your friends), and I tried the online help. The online website is pretty poor, first of all you have to know that you won't find any information on the samsung homepage, but on one called samsungcamera. Then, you don't get the downloads you need, and setting up an customer request works doesn't work with all browsers nor every time. Even worse, you get an answer but cannot read it, as it doesn't accept your login information. The telefon-support then treated me like a stupid fool, not even listening to what was wrong with the product. I will send it back to amazon, they can do with it whatever they want...

Overall: Very good product with very a very good picture quality, but the worst support, online as well as on the phone, that I have ever seen.

This camera takes great pictures and plays mp3s. It's really convenient and a very nice camera.

It takes good pictures and videos with sound.
It looks really good.
Has lots of features (that you will not use).
It is well priced.
I love the fact that you can charge it while the battery in in the camera. (Canon get a hint please).
One minor thing: The front of the camera becomes a little warm after a lot of flash photography. Nothing to worry about and it does not get hot, just warm. (It was not just mine that got warm, I tested another one that my friend has).

I loved this camera when I first got it:
- The shutter speed is really good when you take pictures of things in motion (I was taking pictures of my friends while they were tubing on a boat and the pictures turned out completely focused and clear)
- The coloring is pretty decent
- Close-up mode works well
- You can convert your photos to different colors (sepia, black and white, blue-tone, red-tone, etc.)
- The shake reduction is really nice (but I wouldn't quite say "advanced").


So...why am I only giving it two stars? Because the thing is fussy as hell! And REALLY obnoxious!
- Pictures in the dark generally turn out really poor.
- When pictures taken in the dark actually DO turn out...they turn out with white dots all over them! (I'm aware that this means the lens is dirty, but literally EVERY time I take a picture in the dark they show up...no matter how much I clean the lens beforehand!)
-The digital zoom only works well half the time, you have to take the picture about eight times before you get one that's semi-well-focused.
- If you hold the button down for too long, the camera takes about a minute to take the picture and even if you let go, it generally won't stop.
- The lens cover has gotten stuck numerous times and is really difficult to get back into its right place. (I don't even know why they would make it that way)
- If you're having somebody else take the picture, make sure you tell them which button to push! The thing has two buttons on top, plus two little knobs that everyone mistakes for buttons. (I know this doesn't really matter much, but it gets annoying...it pretty much goes like this: "move your finger, no the other one, okay, push the button with the blue dot, not the blue light, the blue dot! Okay there...damn you just took the picture while I was talking!"
- My viewing screen got scratched up after only a month or so of having the camera, so if you plan on buying it, make sure you have a special pouch or bag to put it in, otherwise it will end up eternally dirty and scratched.
- Some of the blackness of the camera has scratched or chipped off (I generally take really good care of my cameras, so this isn't just because of poor handling)

I'd been looking for an all in one gadget cam ever since I saw the "Daisy Photo Clip DM334" in England (4 years ago).I could/can not find the Daisy anywhere in the USA,,So when I saw this cam (NV3) I had to get it ..It is a gadget person's cam.
I also found that MOST of the girls I've met love this camera.The black color and small compact size seems to make them want to take pictures(I'm Serious) or just hold it and take pics of me..lol..
The Mp3 player is nice although I won't use it too much(only for pics and video space..)The PMP video/movie viewer just blows my mind..I tested it out with some converted DVD movies(picture and sound Quality were top notch)..I tested out the video mode at a party...The party was wild ,,the video was/is....something to be remembered...lol...This cam makes video better than the camcorder I bought 5 years ago(REALLY)...
U can't go wrong with this NV3 Gadget Cam..
It also reads text..I have a few short stories on this Gadget..Some Bible verses also....
As usual,this was a Good purchase In tha Amazon...Samsung,,,Keep it up....

I have purchased this camera in May before my trip to Mexico. I was skeptical about buying a Samsung camera, however it was the only one I have found that could record VGA quality video with sound with the ability to use the optical zoom. Compared to my previous camera, Nikon L2, this one rocks. During the day its picture quality is comparable to other cameras in the market, where this one shines is at night. Considering that the flash light is extremely small, it has quite a big punch. This camera easily lit up a medium sized room. Back to the video feature. I can easily record over an over worth of video on a 1GB SD card in 640x480 resolution at 30fps. Samsung's decision to use an Xvid codec was the reason for this unique ability to record so much video in so little space. This camera is good, but it is not perfect. It comes with Digital Image Stabilization, however using this feature is not recommended. It delays the shot to shot to roughly 5-6 seconds. Way to long for today's standard. I would suggest upping the ISO sensitivity manually and using a fill flash setting to get similar results. Next issue that I have found was that the camera creates excessive red eye problems that are hard to fix from within the camera. Some of the pictures that I took of my wife came out looking like she was possessed by something :) Another problem that I found was that during video recording with the anti-shake feature on, the side to side movement of the camera become very jagged. Considering that you can pick this camera up for less than $200, its small size and solid aluminum body, the extra features like MP3 and video playback with the build in stereo speakers. Its one hell of a deal. I highly recommend this camera.

I got a great camera that takes excellent pictures, has plenty of cool features (MP3 player, text reader, etc) and was perfect for the price. It's got a great slim design, about the size of cell phone, and has survived the short drop test (twice). the only drawback is the double flash, most people think the picture is taken after the first flash, so when the second one goes off every one is caught off guard. Besides that, which is not really a big deal, the NV3 is fantastic.

Compre la camara pues al ver los buenas referencias a su favor, pero no me gusto del todo. Yo no se mucho de camaras pero al menos se cual toma buenas fotos, me imagine que esta seria una de ellas, pero al tomar algunas fotos, algunas salian con puntos blancos como si hubiera polvo en la atmosfera, y casi muchas me siguen saliendo asi, yo pense que estaria sucio el lete, pero lo he limpiado un monton de veces y no veo ningun cambio, pense en regresarla en unos dias mas, pero me paso algo triste, ayer se me cayo y se me raspo de un lado, asi que no podre regresarla. Me quedare con ella pero no podre tomar fotos que en el momento deseo que salgan bien, sino tomar varias a la misma vez a fin de que salga una que no tenga puntos blancos. Les recomiendo regresarla si les llega a suceder igual a mi. Antes que se arrepientan.

I bought this camera after returning the Nikon coolpix s51. I am so happy that I did. This camera has all the functions you could need and more, not to mention the picture quality is awesome. I was expecting a huge disappointment because of my previous experience with digital cameras but this was a great investment. If your looking for a camera that will take awesome family photos and something compact this is it.

can aney one help me i have samsung nv3 tell me how lond do i chard the battery