Samsung has announced a trio of new compacts in its NV (New Vision) series, upping the resolution in the range-topping NV20 to 12 megapixels with 8 and 10 MP sensors available in the NV8 and NV15. All three feature the same attractive styling and innovative ‘Smart Touch’ interface as before – albeit with tweaks. The NV20 is the first camera from Samsung to feature a new and improved image processing system – it will be interesting to see how that performs when the cameras arrive at the end of August.
Samsung NV20 digital camera specifications:
| Format | Compact |
| Price (street) |
$313.79
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| Also known as | |
| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
4000 x 3000 |
| Low resolution |
2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768 |
| Image ratio w:h |
4:3, 3:2, 16:9 |
| Effective pixels |
12.1 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
12.0 million |
| Sensor size |
1/1.72 ” (7.40 x 5.55 mm, 0.41 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
29 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CCD |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Unknown |
| ISO rating |
Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
| Zoom wide (W) |
34 mm |
| Zoom tele (T) |
102 mm (3 x) |
| Digital zoom |
Yes, 5 x |
| Image stabilization |
Yes |
| Auto Focus |
TTL |
| Manual Focus |
No |
| Normal focus range |
80 cm |
| Macro focus range |
4 cm |
| White balance override |
6 positions plus manual |
| Aperture range |
F2.8 – F5.1 |
| Min shutter |
15 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/1500 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, pop-up |
| Flash range | |
| External flash | No |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Auto red-eye, Slow Sync |
| Exposure compensation |
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
| Metering |
Multi, Center, Spot, Face Recognition |
| Aperture priority |
No |
| Shutter priority |
No |
| Focal length multiplier |
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| Lens thread | No |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes |
| Movie Clips | Yes, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30/15 fps (AVI MPEG-4) |
| Remote control | Unknown |
| Self-timer | Yes, 2 or 10 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
No |
| Orientation sensor | No |
| Storage types |
SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal |
| Storage included |
20 MB Internal (TBC) |
| Uncompressed format |
No |
| Quality Levels |
Super fine, Fine, Normal |
| Viewfinder |
None |
| LCD |
2.5 “ |
| LCD Dots |
230,000 |
| Live View |
No |
| USB |
USB 1.0 (1.5Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
No |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
Lithium-Ion rechargeable |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | |
| Dimensions | 97 x 60 x 19 mm (3.8 x 2.4 x 0.7 in) |
| Notes | |
| Resolution Chart | |
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