Photography magazines first spied the Samsung TL500 in the Photography Marketing Association trade show in Anaheim earlier this year. Since then, it's become the top seller on Amazon and B&H, and the many qualities of this model intrigued me, photography lover that I am. I have been using one for over a month now, composing shots and shooting everything that comes before me, and I have to admit that experience has been quite special. Let me get in deeper and try to explain why this Samsung digital camera is a winner.
The asking price for the TL 500 is $410 at Amazon and other major online retailers. Anyone who pays attention to camera specs, will recognize that this Samsung digital camera uses the exact same size of sensor - 1/1.7 - as Canon's well-respected S90, and the same minimum aperture size of 2.0 too. What this means for me is, that I'll never have to worry about low light photography ever again. And I especially like the way the lens is an ultra-wide 24mm.
Who would believe that the TL 500's maximum aperture size was a ludicrous F/1.8? That's the widest aperture I've ever seen on a compact camera. Everything about this little winner, the sensor size, the aperture size, the focal length of the stock lens, the ISO 3200 sensitivity of the sensor - is completely focused on low light photography and professional quality effects like blurred backgrounds. It's been a while since I've seen everything in a camera thrown together in exactly the right way for low lightphotography.
One of the problems with close-up lowlight photography is the way camera shake can really creep in, no matter how steady you hold it. I happen to like the image stabilization technology on some of the better Samsung digital camera models, and this one is no exception. Samsung is a world leader in imaging technology with its large flat screens and laser printing solutions; and Samsung pulls off another great demonstration of its imaging chops here in not just the quality of its stability and its shots but also in the way you get to compose and frame your pictures on the huge bright, AMOLED display. And I especially like the flexibility in screen positioning they give you - with swivel and tilt. The TL500 brings you the full complement of enthusiast options in setting aperture priority, shutter priority and all kinds of shooting modes.
If you have your heart set on this Samsung digital camera, but can't quite scratch the asking price together, there is hope at hand in the form of the baby of the line, the TL350. This one is no slouch either - it has fast startup, a 10-shot-a-second burst mode, and it can capture full high definition 30 FPS video. It has the same 24 mm lens, and AMOLED display as well, and it goes for hundred dollars less.
And then there is the AQ100, a curious piece of equipment for today's world. An interest in underwater photography is awfully popular these days, and at less than $200, this Samsung digital camera is squarely aimed at this growing market. It is a great zoom built right into the body, and one of its preset modes includes an underwater setting for pictures in those specialized low light settings. It's priced low enough to just let you make it part of a complete photography collection, and that's particularly attractive as far as I'm concerned.
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