Samsung has revealed a new series of interesting-looking premium cameras under the ‘NV’ (New Vision) banner. The all-black cameras are the result of two years of consumer research and feature a new user interface and several unique features. We’ve had our hands on pre-production versions of all three cameras for the last day or two and so far have been impressed with the build and design. First up is the NV3 – a 7.2MP ultra compact with multimedia capabilities and – unusually – stereo speakers built-in.
Samsung NV3 digital camera specifications:
| Format | Ultra Compact |
| Price (street) |
$159.76
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| Also known as | |
| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
3072 x 2304 |
| Low resolution |
2816 x 2112, 2592 x 1944, 2272 x 1704, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 |
| Image ratio w:h |
4:3 |
| Effective pixels |
7.1 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
7.4 million |
| Sensor size |
1/2.5 ” (5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
29 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CCD |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Unknown |
| ISO rating |
Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000 |
| Zoom wide (W) |
38 mm |
| Zoom tele (T) |
114 mm (3 x) |
| Digital zoom |
Yes |
| Image stabilization |
No |
| Auto Focus |
TTL |
| Manual Focus |
No |
| Normal focus range |
80 cm |
| Macro focus range |
1 cm |
| White balance override |
6 positions plus manual |
| Aperture range |
F3.5 – F4.5 |
| Min shutter |
15 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/2000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Flash range | 3.4 m |
| External flash | No |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Auto red-eye, Slow Sync |
| Exposure compensation |
-2 to +2 EV in 1/2 EV steps |
| Metering |
Multi, Spot |
| Aperture priority |
No |
| Shutter priority |
No |
| Focal length multiplier |
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| Lens thread | No |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes |
| Movie Clips | Yes, 720 x 480 @ 20 fps, 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 card, Internal |
| Storage included |
15 MB Internal |
| 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) | 155 g (5.5 oz) |
| Dimensions | 95 x 57 x 18 mm (3.7 x 2.2 x 0.7 in) |
| Notes | Also has MP3, PMP and Text features |
| Resolution Chart | |
| Colour Patches |
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