Samsung's three new digicams: the i7 PMP, 10 megapixel NV11, and wide-angle L74

As you know by now, Samsung can get a little freaky when it comes to cameras. Be it their 10 megapixel cameraphone or that crazy new VLUU i70 with HSDPA we checked over the weekend. Those products like all their "world's first, biggest, fastest" claims are mere props meant to you lure you into their mainstream lineup of gear. You know, like their new i7 (pictured), NV11, and L74 digital cameras. Ok, the i7 isn't your run-of-the-mill digicam as it sports an MP3 player and rotating 3.0-inch LCD 'round back for use as a video player pumping simulated SRS 3D sound. As a camera, it delivers a 7.2 megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom Samsung NV lens, Advanced Shake Reduction technology, an ISO 1600 setting, and the ability to record SVGA quality MPEG-4 video. The NV11 is the followup to their award winning but lambasted NV 10. We're still looking at a 10.1 megapixel shooter only now with a 5x Schneider-Kreuznach optical zoom lens, 2.7-inch LCD, ASR stabilization, and the ability to record 30fps VGA video in MPEG-4 format. The L74 goes wide with a 28mm wide-angle 3.6x optical zoom lens like Panny's DMC-FX01 before it. It also brings a 3.0-inch LCD, ASR anti-shake, face recognition, ISO 1600 sensitivity, and the ability to record to MPEG-4 at SVGA resolutions. No prices or availability but we should expect these to escape Korea (and their VLUU branding) later in the year. Pics of the other two after the break.

[Oscar Velandia @ Feb 26th 2009 10:59AM]

Tengo la camara i7 pero no he podido cargar videos a la camara desde el pc, favor me indican que programa o formato es el que recibe la camara, gracias

Cordial saludo

Oscar Velandia

[Pete @ Jan 29th 2007 10:27AM]

Well they certainly have some interesting design folks working for them. Not sure about the actual usability of this particular design, but at least they aren't sticking with the standard grey shape and button configurations that everyone else seems to play it safe with.

Just wish they'd try something a little different in their DSLR line-up, to differentiate themselves from the Pentax models.

[Tony C @ Jan 29th 2007 10:28AM]

LOL -- That rotating LCD is a bit of an engineering/cost waste... Why didn't they just use an accelerometer/sensor to reorient the displayed photo like my Canon SD630 does?

[flareak @ Jan 29th 2007 11:25AM]

Tony - its probably for playback. Its true that our canon's have that feature, but when you look at it with the camera oriented horizontally, a vertical picture is shrunk to an ugly thumbnail.

[Tony C @ Jan 29th 2007 1:06PM]

Playback, I turn my camera and the photos reorient too, ala the vaunted feature on the iPhone. Yes, turn it the wrong way and it's letterboxed/sideboxed, but really... Is turning it again really a problem?

So, people would rather physically spin just the LCD panel rather than the whole camera? Sorry, but I still don't see the necessity...

Now if it hinges out, flips around, to the side, up or down, that's a completely different matter. THAT would be worth it.

[joe @ Jan 29th 2007 5:23PM]

clean design. i love it.