Backed by a 4-megapixel image sensor, this Samsung Digimax 430 digital camera captures the times of your life in vivid still images, as well as in short VGA movie clips with audio. It delivers an outstanding 11x total zoom and macro-focuses to a superb 5cm. Features such as its multi-card memory slot and PictBridge direct printing support eliminate the fuss from digital photography. Features: 1/2.5" CCD, 1.5" color TFT LCD, 37-104mm f/2.9-4.8 SHD lens, optical viewfinder, TTL auto focus, 80cm-infinity, 5-80cm (wide) and 50-80cm (tele) focus ranges, mechanical and electronic shutter with 16-1/2000 sec. shutter speeds, program auto exposure (multi/spot metering), auto ISO equivalent, auto/auto and red-eye reduction/slow sync/fill-in/off flash modes with 0.3-2.5m flash range and 7-sec. flash recharging time, sharpness select, normal/B&W/sepia/RGB color effects, 8-mode white balance, voice memo, selectable date imprinting, single or continuous shooting, self timer, 11 scene modes, 640x480 (30 fps) or 320x240 (15 fps) movie clips, multi memory card slot supporting Memory Stick Duo or SD/MMC, 2272x1704 to 640x480 image sizes, JPEG (DCF) 1.0, DPOF 1.1, PictBridge1.0 and EXIF 2.2 still image formats, AVI (MJPEG) movie and WAV voice, and 6-mode image reviewing. USB connector. Includes: Storage Driver (Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP or Mac OS 9.0-10.2), Digimax Viewer and ArcSoft PhotoImpression software. Imported. 4-1/3Lx1-1/2Wx2-1/3H".
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I purchased this camera for my four year old granddaughter. Going for a toy camera wasn't an option. This is a solid performer. The LCD screen is small for me but works great for younger eyes. Also the resolution is low but fine for 8 x 10's. I bought it used & everything is working as it should be.
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2007
This camera was given to my husband and I as a gift about 2 years ago now (Dec. 2005). This thing has a battery life of zero. From day one, we could only take 6 or 7 photos before the camera died and the batteries had to be replaced (we always use premium alkalines). The recharger that came with it was no help - recharged batteries don't work. My mother-in-law also received the camera then and hers has the same problem. As far as I'm concerned, the picture quality doesn't matter -- I can't use this camera without bringing a stack of batteries with me. Totally worthless.
1. Don't buy this camera if you take mostly indoor pictures! - dim pictures-regardless of the settings. We have compared this Camera to three other digital cameras for indoor pictures - it's not very good under average to poor lighting conditions. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 highest) - I rate camera about a 3 or 4 for indoor use. We are returning the camera for a refund because of this problem.
2 The Digimax 430 takes only two AA batteries, when it should probably have been designed to take 4 AA batteries - so the battery life is rather short (particularly in video mode) We were using only the regular 'Duracell' Alkaline batterys for all out photo tests - So you may be able to do better with a longer lasting type.
Good Points:
In all fairness, the outdoor shots were very good - stills & video.
The craftsmanship and design of the camera body is very good.
The optical zoom worked well and was clear and in focus.
The video mode worked real good - but did drain the batteries a bit faster.
The sound and mike pickup was remarkably good(using video) for such a small camera.
The Menu and controls are easy to use and well thought out.
The Camera case is nice and also has some soft padding.
The packing, manual, software and cables were satisfactory.(Separate manuals, one in English, other foreign)
Summery:
Good for outside pictures and video - nice design, very small size - not the best for indoor use.
I got this cam this weekend the pic is good, except one thing the tint is a little bit blueish with flash, the pic looks normal after a while to tweak the cam, found using manual mode, and fine tune to get more ideal effect on white balance part (use manual mode, then press +/- button to AWB mode, then use d-pad to change), change it to sun or high-lighting (the 2nd or 4th), then the pic is more natural, no more blueish on video recording, it don't work well under dark enviornment, the quality is OK, not better than DV (it's avi format) here is my suggestion on using this cam default mode works better outdoors or with flash; using manual mode, with instruction stated above to get more natural pic use 2000mA/h or higher Ni-MH battery, or rechargable CR-V3 battery (it can take 50+ pics without flash) avoid dark enviornment when taking video, and the video player must support DIVX buy 256MB or higher SD or MS DUO card (this cam supports 1GB SD card, at least with Lexar 32x) use "point-shift-fire" trick to get more optimized brightness
after manually configured the cam, I am more satisfied with this cam, at least for the price, this cam is more configureable under manual mode
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2008
I got this camera as an anniversary gift from my boyfriend. It was affordable, and it looks very modern and sleek. I dont have any problems with taking indoor or outdoor pictures, and it gives a healthy glow to the picture that makes skin, fur, or anything with texture look beautiful. Great for a first camera cause its not hard to use, and doesn't have as many buttons as other cameras but still takes good quality pictures. With most un generic brands of batteries, it takes pictures for a good 4-8 hours.
I bought this last November. The main reason was because it was on sale but absolutely no regrets. It is a wonderful camera. I had done some research on amazon on one of the top name brands and found that many were displeased with it. Then when I read the reviews on this on, I just had to write a review to complement the already great reviews. The only thing I should stress is that the buyer also buy a pair of rechargable batteries with this. Besides that nothing else for this A material.
I needed a cheap but decent camera for work. After reading some of the other reviews, I decided to purchase this Samsung. I have used it on and off for 3 1/2 wks now. This camera is very easy to use and the pictures are perfect. For the price, it was worth the purchase. I
