Samsung MV800

usability, portability, price, image quality, zoom

performance, screen, reliability

88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

price, usability, image quality, portability, design

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94% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Flip-out LCD. Compact and light. Responsive touch screen. Numerous shooting modes.

Soft photos. Uses microSD memory. Poor low-light performance.

Performance and Conclusions Not a particularly speedy camera, the MV800 takes about 2.3 seconds to start up and grab a shot, requires you to wait a full 1.6 seconds between photos, and records a 0.4-second shutter lag. Its performance is on par with...

Mostly metal body is both sleek and stylish ; Captures sharp 16-megapixel photos with pleasing color ; Nice wide 5x optical zoom lens with Dual IS ; Acceptable noise levels up to ISO 800 ; Modern "App style" user interface, very similar to a modern day...

Very weak flash ; Flash recharge time is up to 8 seconds ; While the flash is recharging, the camera is non-responsive ; AE issues in lower lighting conditions ; Rear shutter release can be hard to operate with one hand ; Uses microSD/SDHC cards, which...

Samsung continues to create some extremely fun to use cameras, and the MV800 is no exception. This stylish camera is loaded with fun to use settings, and the hinged LCD is sure to be a hit among the social crowds. We did find a few shortfalls with the...

If point and shoot's your thing, then you'll be delighted with the new Samsung NV800, which offers by far the most hand-holding features that we've ever seen on a compact camera, coupled with a great touchscreen that largely succeeds in mimicking a...

In years gone by cameras were a luxury item but as with many products they evolved into a stage where there would be one per household… maybe two but nowadays we all walk about with cameras in our pocket. Smartphones have become indispensable to many...

Compact size ; Flip up screen ; Customizable home screen ; HD video recording ; Variety of features that are great for home photographers

I'm not a fan of the MicroSD storage ; I don't feel the high price is justified by the average picture/video quality ; View the discussion thread.blog comments powered by DISQUSback to top ; Start ; Prev ; 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; Next ; End ;...

The MV800 is a really good little camera - it offers a lot of simple yet great features and a convenient flip-up screen all in a

Too many fun software features to count ; Compact (and beautiful) design: should fit comfortably in any pocket ; Straight-forward interface: easy enough for a grandma to understand

Touchscreen wasn’t as responsive as I’d have liked — flipping through pictures was a bit tedious ; No microphone input, despite 720p video capture capability ; Samsung may have overdone it on some funky features — Pose Guide, I’m talking to you

The Samsung MV800 isn’t a serious camera, but that’s fine. If you (or someone you know) is looking to have fun the MV800 is an excellent sub-$300 option. It’s cute, small, has more than enough features to keep you totally occupied, and it’ll probably...

Strong resolution test results; Great interface design

Spotty noise performance; Noise reduction wrecks low-light photos

As a tool for photography, the MV800 has almost no specs or features that stick out to us, the camera nerds that work for this website. Image quality is average at best—actually, it’s pretty crummy in anything but bright lighting. Shot-to-shot times...

Flip-screen is ideal for self/group portraits, Smartphone-like controls easy to master, Lots of easy-to-use creative tools and effects

No built-in social networking integration, Flip-screen doesn't swivel, Much better value at £150 than £200

expensive considering its basic shooting abilities and is otherwise an attractive and well built camera. As ever, full judgement will come when we get one in for a full review.

Flip-out screen ; Fun art filters ; Sleek

Poor quality screen ; Touchscreen sometimes unresponsive

The key feature of the Samsung MV800 is of course its tilting screen, which makes it one of the only compact cameras to feature an adjustable screen, especially at this price point. While other screens articulate round to the side of a camera, the...