Samsung S860 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Black) by Samsung
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Digital camera reviews of Samsung S860 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Black)
Digital camera Review: Fantastic Camera, Fantastic Price
Summary: 5 Stars
My son bought this camera for himself along with the accessory kit from Amazon for under $100.
I have been messing around with it to compare it to my Fujifilm F50fd, these are the features that I noticed that mine does not have...
1. There's an in camera help option, so you don't need to refer to the manual.
2. While filming in movie mode, you are able to zoom, though while zooming you loose all volume (my camera can't zoom when filming).
3. One of the playback modes in the camera allows you to have special effects, complete with music while in playback mode.
I have to say, I was so pleasantly suprised by both the quality of the photos as well as the video quality. I think that this is a fantastic little camera at a very affordable price, that's great for budding photo enthusiasts!
The accessory kit that it came with, was also just perfect, it came with the case, 2 rechargeable batteries and the charger - saving mad money on disposable batteries. An excellent buy!
**UPDATE TO INITIAL REVIEW - this should be a 1star camera**
DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA!!!!
After only 5 mths of having it, it has stopped working (we can not turn it on), I also had recommended this camera to a friend of mine and hers stopped working within the same week as mine did - I am now going back to my trusted and true Fuji to buy a replacement for my son - what a waste of money!!
Digital camera Review: Fantastic camera
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great buy. This is the first digital camera I've ever owned and I'm in love.Digital camera Review: Get what you pay for
Summary: 2 Stars
I needed a digital camera to take pictures of items for eBay listings. I didn't need anything amazing, just something that works and produces a clear image. I purchased this Samsung S860 because I have had good luck with Samsung products in the past and the price was sweet for how many megapixels it had. When I got it home, I fired it up and the first things I noticed was the staticky viewscreen. I could see what I was pointing at, but it was pretty fuzzy. Not a big deal so long as the picture quality was alright. The camera build quality also seemed very lacking. I felt like if I dropped it even a few inches it would crack and break. Doesn't feel nearly as sturdy as it looks on Amazon. The three pictures I took, two of them were acceptable and one of them either I didn't get the focus right or it didn't take a good picture. I'm no master of a camera so it's possible I just wasn't using it right. The buttons on the camera did not seem logical to a new user and I couldn't figure out how to delete pictures I've taken without resorting to the manual. Up to this point, I'm still satisfied though. I install the Samsung drivers on my PC so I can download my images. Plugging in the USB cable alerted me to a complete lack of quality in the plug itself. Its shaped so the plug can only go in one direction, but after the second time I tried plugging it in, the metal had become bent along with the prong on the inside. Still was able to get it to plug in, but now it's too tight and I really have to look close and make sure its going in the right way. Still, I wasn't prepared to curse my purchase, so I left the camera on the USB plug overnight. When I took it off in the morning, I tried turning on the camera and all that happened was the lens extended out but the viewfinder did not turn on and the power light did not stay on. I tried turning it back off but nothing would happen, the lens was still extended. Removed the batteries to try again, and still nothing. The camera would no longer power on or completely power off. Very frustrated, I call Samsung technical support. They had me remove the batteries for 30 seconds and try again, and still nothing. But before they would be willing to service the camera, they told me I was going to have to buy new batteries and see if that fixes it. Sorry, but I'm not spending any more money on this so I have already packaged it back up and am returning it to Amazon. I guess I'm just going to have to spend more money on a different brand camera.
I didn't need much from this camera, but it failed to deliver even the basics, so I do not recommend this camera to anyone who wishes for more than a paperweight.
Digital camera Review: Good camera for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
My husband needed a quick and easy camera to take with him on work trips. This camera is small, sleek and with basic settings. We've had a bit of trouble on focusing on small items close-up, but otherwise great.
Fast delivery. Good service. Would recommend to others.
Digital camera Review: Good features, lousy image quality
Summary: 2 Stars
The S860 has a decent feature set for a cheap camera, but beware the image quality. At ISO80 in bright daylight, the S860 managed to introduce immense noise into reds. I took 8 photos of a building with a red banner and had to run each of them through Noise Ninja to make them presentable.
Better than a camera phone? Sure, but worse then just about anything else.