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Samsung NV3 Reviews Analysis

Digital camera - compact with digital player/voice recorder - 7.2 Mpix - optical zoom: 3 x - supported memory: MMC... More product details

Samsung NV3
alaSCORE 88

318 reviews

November, 2009

74 / 100

57 Experts

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261 Users

What people think about the Samsung NV3: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 318 reviews from across the web.

image quality

4.5

  • Image quality is lackluster
  • Image quality is lackluster, Battery life is below average
  • poor picture quality
  • poor picture quality, bad flash settings,
  • but I am sure if you get a decent one you will get better quality
  • Good image quality - high colour saturation
  • picture quality
  • Styling, picture quality, ability to play MP3 and videos
  • Good photo quality
  • Compact, Stylish, High res LCD, PMP capability, Good photo quality, ASR, Widescreen movie recording support
  • Sound quality from the supplied headphones are no good, but I am sure if you get a decent one you will get better quality
  • resulting in loss of picture detail
  • Excessive file compression, resulting in loss of picture detail, as seen easily at 1:1
  • in the recorded image file
  • 2MP but doesnt effect the picture quality whatsoever
  • Not very good picture quality and anti-shake technology
  • Just soso image quality, feel little warm after long time use
  • cant see subject when taking a photo in the dark
  • Very good photo quality (though see issues below
  • Electronic anti-shake feature seems to work (though see issues below
  • image quality
  • Good-quality photos
  • Good-quality photos, useful MP3 extra
  • Picture quality, MP3 Player
  • Great video quality, excellent picture quality, exceptional macro pictures, picks up quietest sounds, decent set of features and programming options
  • excellent quality
  • well built, excellent quality, perfect pictures
  • great picture quality
  • Superb image quality both in daylight and at night
  • Superb image quality both in daylight and at night, with a large variety of picture modes such as scene
  • Bought this for my teenage daughter - great sound quality from the MP3 as well as excellent picture qualtiy .Very happy
  • Image quality is very nice and also the video quality is superb
  • yakes a fabulous quality of pictures in all conditions
  • Excelent Picture Quality
  • It provide good picture
  • good picture
  • Takes good picture
  • good mp3 quality
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price

5

  • Slow continuous shooting at this price
  • Price is still expensive for most, although does offer great features
  • But still at the price and the quality it gives is the best
  • make the price some what low
  • Very good value for money
  • Price
  • I bought this thing from Dubai International Airport and it costed me cheaper than the listing price here
  • great value for money
  • its stylish, yakes a fabulous quality of pictures in all conditions, great value for money
 

performance

2.5

  • Extremely slow night mode
  • Zoom speed too slow
  • VERY SLOW at image capture and recycle times for process were bad
  • Color saturation too high on images Controls took a bit to get used to Zoom speed too slow
  • slow machine
  • Ultra-quick focusing
  • Fast
  • USB 2.0 High Speed support
  • Fast warm up
 

memory

0.5

  • Very little built-in memory
  • Intermittent overexposed pics, Redeye, Outdoor visibility of the LCD, ASR slows down shot-to-shot speeds, Very little built-in memory
  • Can't swap memory cards while on a tripod
  • Small internal memory
  • needs extra investment for memory card
  • Perhaps not for the more hardcore user, needs extra investment for memory card
  • no internal storage
  • no internal storage, but with the price of memory cards (SD
  • I am still experiancing problem in downloading music even though i have purchase the recommended memory card
 
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focus

5

  • Good focus times and cycle times
 

color

0.5

  • The auto white balance
  • Average auto-white balance
  • Color saturation too high on images
  • color saturation drops at high ISOs
 

lens

3

  • Placement of lens
  • Placement of lens, poor quality of images (noise and fringing), 2.5mm headphone socket isn't the standard here
  • 3x optical zoom lens
  • Slim design 7.2 mega pixel camera, Includes MP 3 player, 3x optical zoom lens, 2.5 inch LCD screen
 

zoom

2

  • unresponsive zoom rocker
  • so you have to stand 20-30ft away & just zoom in if you want to pick up the vocals decently
  • I've tried to record karaoke, and have found the mic is too sensitive for it, so you have to stand 20-30ft away & just zoom in if you want to pick up the vocals decently
  • Poor quality when goes into digital zoom
  • No zoom
  • optical zoom available (sound mutes when zooming in/out)
  • optical zoom can be used
  • Very good movie mode: widescreen support, optical zoom can be used
  • the zoom and size
  • excelent zoom
 
  • good zoom
  • Nice looking, good zoom, pre-set frames
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LCD

5

  • Outdoor visibility of the LCD
  • LCD outdoor visibility isn't the greatest
  • LCD is very bad for low light shots because you can't see anything on the screen to
  • The black bodyand LCD screen very susceptible to scratches
  • The black bodyand LCD screen very susceptible to scratches, mote than any other digital camera I own
  • Excellent 2.5" screen - very clear
  • 2.5 inch LCD screen
  • High res LCD
  • Nice LCD (except for outdoors
  • Colourful screen and snaps
  • washed-out LCD screen in bright light
  • Slippery/round-corner design, thick cover, lower flash power, hard to connect the AV cable, average photo quality and LCD resolution, washed-out LCD screen in bright light, slow machine
  • high resolution 2.5" LCD display (though see issues below
  • Large, high resolution 2.5" LCD display (though see issues below
  • Split screen photos (2
  • great LCD display
  • great LCD display,handsome packaging,love it
  • bright screen
  • Superb Screen
  • The product is a very stylish with a large screen so you can clearly see how good your pictures are
  • Just Great.....LCD screen brill & user friendly if used as basic camera(auto mode), easy to carry around
  • Has a comfortable wrist strap, heavy duty casing, and a large viewing screen
  • 7.2MP -2.5" LCD -Takes good pictures
  • Very nice looking Nice LCD (except for outdoors
  • LCD is nice and big
  • Great reload time, LCD is nice and big, very attractive and slim, all in all AWESOME
  • Large Screen
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video

5

  • battery runs low quickly with video recording but lasts a good while
  • the video quality is bad and the mic is over sensitive
  • The casing gets hot when using video mode, but not too hot
  • poor video
  • Video player built in with very good compression
  • Very good video mode - 720 x 480
  • Loud built in speakers for stereo MP3 or Video playback
  • Widescreen movie recording support
  • Video recording
 
  • Split screen photos (2,3 or 4), MP3, Video recording, loads of extra setting to play with and enjoy
  • Good Video
  • Good quality of voice recording
  • Small and compact with all the features you need wheather taking photo`s or video
  • I even try video in very poor light condition still it produced the best quality video which is one unique quality in it
  • The video quality is as good as many camcorders on the market right now
  • The video quality is as good as many camcorders on the market right now, therefore less things to carry on your holidays
  • video quality is good for capturing video moments and picks up sound really well
  • good picture, video quality is good for capturing video moments and picks up sound really well
  • can use like a camcorder if using video
  • Can zoom in while filming in video mode
  • Very small and durable with an MP3 player, 7.2MP images and NTSC/VGA video
  • 7.2MP images and NTSC/VGA video
  • can store al ot of video on this little cam -Tiny
  • Movie mode is very useful, can store al ot of video on this little cam -Tiny, really one of the smallest cameras out there
  • Xvid supported long time video shooting
  • very good looking, good mp3 quality, Xvid supported long time video shooting
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design

5

  • Slippery/round-corner design
  • Good looks
  • and looks good with a compact stylish body
  • Styling
  • Stylish
  • Very nice looking
 
  • Neat design
  • very stylish and well built body
  • Compact, very stylish and well built body
  • Stylish design
  • Stylish design, build quality
  • Style and slim design
  • MP3 Player Good Images Sleek Design
  • slick design
  • steel body, media camera, slick design
  • sleek design
  • Looks good
  • Looks good, plays MP3, MP4
  • powerful & stylish
  • slim design and excellent shots first time
  • nice looking
  • Very stylish
  • its stylish
  • looks
  • looks, features
  • great looks
  • It's small and stylish to take out on a night out and it take the best pic's you love to remember
  • Nice design
  • very good looking
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resolution

2.5

  • PICTURES LACK IN DETAIL AND RESOLUTION
  • average photo quality and LCD resolution
  • high resolution 230
  • Excellent 2.5" screen - very clear, high resolution 230,000 pixels - but perhaps a bit small for true PMP?
 

sensor

0.5

  • (Red-eye fix available in playback mode)
  • The only one bad point that i can see about it that sometimes it produces too much red eye effects though your red eye reduction function is on
 

battery

1

  • we found the battery cover kept coming undone
  • 7 megapixels is a bit of an overkill, we found the battery cover kept coming undone
  • Battery life is below average
  • Consumes battery
  • Battery life was lower than expected
  • Long battery life
  • Impressive battery life
  • Very good battery life Easy to keep charged
  • good battery life (bearing in mind the size of the screen
  • about 3 hours with it on
  • until I took out battery and reinserted
  • Battery life could be better
  • battery
  • short battery life
  • Excelent Picture Quality, Blur-free shots, excelent zoom, good battery life (bearing in mind the size of the screen, about 3 hours with it on, about 9 without it on)
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menu

0.5

  • ASR slows down shot-to-shot speeds
  • feature slows down shot-to-shot speeds dramatically
  • Difficult to navigate in thre menu
  • menu takes a little getting used to
  • menu takes a little getting used to, not much else
  • menu takes a little while to get used to
 
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shutter

0.5

  • Speakers often confused for shutter release button
  • shutter delay
  • shutter delay, poor video
 

usability

5

  • Controls took a bit to get used to
  • Manual controls would've been nice
  • Tiny controls
  • I tried folowing the manual
  • I tried folowing the manual, instructions on their website, and googling for help
  • easy to use
  • Easy to use and set up
  • simple
  • simple, small, easy to use,
  • Takes good pictures and is intuitive to use
  • the manual is stunningly unclear and printed microscopically
  • MP3 player a bit complicated to use
  • Small, compact, sleek design, easy to use
  • Small, powerful & stylish, Easy to use, Long battery life
  • small, easy to use
  • stylish, Easy to use, Long battery life
  • stunning design and easy to use
  • Small, great picture quality, stunning design and easy to use
  • small yet a solid camera easy to use long battery life
  • compact and easy to use
  • stylish, compact and easy to use
  • Very easy to use with good picture quality
  • this is a lovely looking and easy to use camera with a really good photoshop programme
  • Easy to use and packs of features
  • Easy to operate and to hold
  • excellent features simple to pick up and shoot
  • it's really easy to use and takes super pic's
  • It's small and stylish to take out on a night out and it take the best pic's you love to remember, it's really easy to use and takes super pic's,
  • It is very easy to use
  • It is very easy to use, they are so many good features that it is hard to remember them all
  • simple to use
  • Lightweight, does more than just pictures, simple to use, great day shots
  • it has really good quality photos and it easy to use
  • Everything, it has really good quality photos and it easy to use
  • simple controls
  • sleek body, simple controls, MP3 player with speakers
  • simple, sleek, excellent customer service
  • Large Screen, easy to use
  • Easy to use, variety of functions
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build quality

5

  • build quality
  • Small compact design and sturdy casing
  • strong build
  • Hardwaring, strong build
  • 1st class build quality
 
  • fabulously compact and sturdy
  • build quality, great looks, excellent features simple to pick up and shoot
  • Very small and durable with an MP3 player
  • Solid construction
  • Solid construction, lots of features
  • Solid build
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energy efficiency

1.5

  • Should come with a USB/power cradle (optional
  • Should come with a USB/power cradle (optional, at extra cost, and unavailable as yet
  • usb/power cable
 

flash

0.5

  • Lots of Red-eye in flash photos of people
  • The double flash can cause those getting their picture taken to break their smile early
  • bad flash settings
  • Shots come out blurry and flash picks up tons of dust particles leaving "white orbs" ruining about 50% of any photos taken indoor with a flash
  • specks of dust come out on flash
  • AF-assist lamp
  • AF-assist lamp, decent low light focusing
  • poor flash
  • Unsurprisingly, poor flash
  • sometimes i feel that the flash can be a bit bright
  • Complicated access to special features, you need to buy a flash card
  • you need to buy a flash card
  • lower flash power
 
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interface

0.5

  • Unattractive interface
  • Unattractive interface, Extremely slow night mode
  • interface a little clunky
  • Perhaps not for the more hardcore user
  • mp3 player doesn't seem to user friendly
  • User Friendly
  • ASR slows down pic taking -MP3 player could have better features/better interface
 
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exposure

0.5

  • ISO / White Balance / RGB settings hidden behind the exposure control (+/
 

viewfinder

0.5

  • No optical viewfinder
  • LCD view has a strange yellowish tint which is not present
  • LCD view has a strange yellowish tint which is not present, fortunately, in the recorded image file
 

appearance

2

  • awkward movie format in media-player mode
  • Less detail in images than expected - images appear over-processed
  • goog with the trendy look
  • Sleek &
  • Good features but best was the look and style
  • look
  • sleek body
 
  • sleek
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black level

0.5

  • Black paint can become scratched
  • Black paint can become scratched, will break if dropped too hard/much
 

tuner

5

  • FM radio tuner
 

voice guidance

5

  • easy to record voice commentary
  • Tough, bright screen, easy to record voice commentary
 

portability

3.5

  • Heavy fringing
  • low light capabilities has to be better
  • Terrible quality in low light or inside
  • Low light images were not sharp and it had a hard time focusing even with the assist
  • light
  • thin-profile case
  • Attractive, thin-profile case, Plays music through built-in speakers
  • Attractive, thin-profile case
  • Light weight
  • Mp3 Player / PMP, Text viewer, Light weight, Fast
  • Turns on easily in pocket/bag
  • Compact
  • decent low light focusing
  • pocketable & advanced photo functions
  • Lightweight
  • Lightweight, slim design and excellent shots first time
  • Clear photo's from average distance and fits in pocket nicely
  • Really slim - small enough to fit in my handbag
  • Light weight easy to use
  • Slim makes it easy to carry
  • Also the samsung nv3 is very slim which make it easier to fit in most handbags or even pockets
  • slim and small 4 putting in your pocket
  • very attractive and slim
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size

1.5

  • Redeye a big problem
  • Menus a little fiddly
  • Full size pictures seem grainy
  • kinda big
  • kinda big, not very good with real long uses,may freezee or stop working for a few minute
  • Large
  • with a large variety of picture modes such as scene
  • nice size and shape for easy holding and photos are of a professional quality
 

connectivity

0.5

  • Proprietry / Non-standard Samsung USB Cable / Connection
  • Headphone jack is 2.5 mm jack and not standard mini-plug (3.5mm)
  • audio quality in movies is bad (too sensitive to wind
  • jack of all trades
  • Unusual stero jack socket
  • Can charge through the USB cable
 

screen

4

  • THE MAIN THING ONE WOULD BUY THIS DEVICE IS TAKING PICTURES
  • it it is a good multifunction device
  • TalKing about functions, it it is a good multifunction device
  • is a multimedia device
  • Great pictures, User Friendly, Good Speakers, Many Options, Superb Screen, Good Video, Reliable
 

remote control

0.5

  • no manual control
 

sound

5

  • Sound quality from the supplied headphones are no good
  • rubbish sound quality
  • No case, rubbish sound quality
  • Sound
  • Very good video mode - 720 x 480, 20fps and VGA, 30fps, Sound, optical zoom available (sound mutes when zooming in/out)
  • Clear sound on radio and calls
  • nice sound from speakers
  • good to play MP3 files, nice sound from speakers
 
  • excellent sound quality
  • Small, light, excellent sound quality
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