The Samsung Digimax S760 is a 7 megapixel camera. It has a 3x optical zoom lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 38 - 114mm in 35mm format. 3x digital zoom is also available .

• Self timer with a 2 or 10 second delay
• Use as voice recorder
• Settings for 6 x 4" prints and TV playback
• Add 10 seconds of sound to photos
• Colour effects - Black and white, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Negative, Custom RGB
• Adjust sharpness levels

For close up shots the Digimax S760 can focus from 10cm away from the subject. Face detection focusing is available too. This can help to produce sharper portrait shots.

The LCD screen is 2.4" in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 pixels. There is no viewfinder.

The maximum range of the flash unit is 4m. This falls to 2.1m when the zoom is used. The flash modes are Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync and Flash off.

The scene modes available are: Children, Landscape, Close-up, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow and Night.

Movies can be recorded with a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied while shooting. Sound cuts out while you zoom in and out.

Among the more advanced functions are exposure compensation (Multi, Spot, Face Detection), metering (Multi, Spot, Face Detection), white balance (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom) and ISO sensitivity (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000).

The Digimax S760 has a manual mode. This allows you to set shutter speeds in the range 8 - 1/2000 seconds and to switch the aperture f/2.8 - 8.4 (wide) f/5.2 - 15.3 (tele).

Samsung supplies cables and software to connect the Digimax S760 to a television set and computer. Samsung Digimax S760

Description:	7 megapixels and a 3x zoom lens
Ease of Use:	9
Features:	7
Colour:	8
Macro:	7
Indoors:	7
Value for Money:	9
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	8
Build Quality:	8
Total:	79
Verdict:	This is one of the best entry level digital cameras on the market. I was very impressed with my test shots. The Digimax S760 produced a series of shots that are some way above average. The camera is also easy to use and has a low price tag.
Review Date:	March 2008
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Camera	Rating
Canon Powershot A580	82
Canon Powershot A470	81
Olympus FE-360	81
Olympus FE-20	81
Olympus FE-370	81
Samsung Digimax S760	79
Panasonic DMC LS80	79
Sony DSC S730	77

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Samsung Digimax S760