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Samsung WB690

Samsung WB690

48 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
zoom (11)
price (8)
usability (7)
portability (6)
durability (2)

Negative
image quality (2)
viewfinder (2)
battery (1)
screen (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 48 reviews of Samsung WB690. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the durability and price. The portability and usability also get good feedback, whereas there are mixed reviews on the performance and lens. Many are negative about the battery and screen.

zoom, usability, portability, price, durability

image quality, viewfinder, screen, battery

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Samsung WB690 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (ciao.co.uk)

Samsung Camera. Good features, good price.

I bought this camera, to replace a 5 year old Kodak. The one feature I was looking for was a long exposure time, as most of my photos are taken underground or at night. I also wanted something capeable of recording HD video, and this camera does it at...

cheap, long exposure, HD video recording

Tripod socket seems shallow

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Samsung WB690

if you want good quality pictures don't buy it. I read lot of comments saying good and bad things but when i bought it and tested i returned.

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Samsung WB690

great little camera, does what it says on the box ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Samsung WB690

Simple and easy to use

none so far!!

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Samsung WB690

Orange shades in the photos. Terrible night photos.

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Samsung WB690

very easy to use. And excellent pictures when using the zoom

colours not as bright as I expected

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Samsung WB690

Excellent picture quality, luckily I had a Samsung before so got to grips with this one quite quickly. This is full of features and the zoom is great .The Camera feels sturdy, it is a little larger and heavier then many pocket cameras & is shaped so is...

the Menus are a little complicated and sometimes takes a while to find the feature you want ,use the "smart" function if you like to take quick snap shots. This is a little larger and heavier then many pocket cameras.The Manual is on a disc so you cant...

Jul, 2012

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