The Samsung Digimax NV10 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 35 - 105 mm in 35mm format. 5x digital zoom is also available.

• Self timer with a 2 or 10 second delay
• Use as voice recorder
• Add 10 seconds of sound to photos
• Colour effects - Black and white, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Negative
• Adjust sharpness levels

For close up focusing you can focus from 4cm away from the subject in macro mode.

The LCD monitor is a large 2.5 inches. It is made up of 230,000 pixels. I found it to work well even in sunny conditions. There is no viewfinder.

The flash pops up on top of the camera. This can help to keep red eye at bay. The flash modes are Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off. The maximum range of the flash unit is 3.2m. The range of the flash falls to 1.7m when you zoom in.

The special scene modes available are: Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Text, Close-up, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow. By nominating a scene mode you give the camera some extra assistance to help it choose the optimum settings for the shot.

You can record sound and also use the zoom when recording a movie. The maximum resolution for a movie is 640 x 480 pixels and the top recording speed is 30 frames per second.

With the Digimax NV10 you have access to manual exposure. Shutter speeds can be set in the range 15 - 1500 seconds and the aperture between F2.8 - 7.1 (wide) and F5.1 - F13.1 (tele).

Other more advanced features include metering (Multi, Center weighted, Spot), exposure compensation (±2EV (1/3EV steps)), ISO equivalent (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000) and white balance (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten + 2 custom settings). Continuous shooting is also available.

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to connect the Digimax NV10 to a television set, computer and compatible printer. Samsung Digimax NV10

Description:	10 megapixels and a 3x zoom lens
Ease of Use:	7
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	8
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	6
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	5
Build Quality:	8
Total:	74
Verdict:	"I was left disappointed by the picture quality I achieved with the Samsung Digimax NV10. Reading the Samsung website I see this camera has won a number of awards, but it failed to produce the goods in a number of my test shots."
Review Date:	October 2007
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Camera	Rating
Canon Powershot A720 IS	85
Canon Powershot A650 IS	84
Canon Powershot A590 IS	84
Canon Powershot A2000 IS	84
Canon Powershot A1000 IS	83
Samsung L210	80
Samsung Digimax NV20	79
Panasonic DMC LZ8	79

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Samsung Digimax NV10