Attractive, well-built, crisp LCD, easy to operate
Mediocre picture quality, smart picture mode sometimes chooses questionable settings
The Samsung ST50 is a very good looking digital camera and the pictures it takes are clean, but photos are sometimes soft when taken at higher zoom levels, and snaps are under-saturated. ...
The appeal of this camera is its small size and attractive appearance. It is a true go-anywhere camera that, used intelligently, delivers great results. Needless to say, most owners will put it into Smart Auto mode and leave it there, which is a pity...
Abstract: Samsung ST50. This 12.2-megapixel camera has a 35-105mm (film equivalent) lens. It is not image-stabilised. The large (75mm) LCD screen is of average resolution and poor in sunlight. Dimensions are tiny, with a face area equal to a credit card an...
The image quality is generally very good, when all the conditions come together precisely. Focus is fast and accurate. Resolution is good. At ISO200 images are very good. Surprisingly it is even possible to get acceptably clean images at ISO speeds up ...
Both auto exposure and auto white balance are erratic. Generally the camera over exposes by at least one stop. And the auto white balance, which is acceptable most of the time, can be easily upset, resulting in some weird colours. The absence of a prop...
The appeal of this camera is its small size and attractive appearance. It is a true go-anywhere camera which, used intelligently, delivers very good results. Needless to say most owners will put it into Smart Auto mode and leave it there, which is a pi...
Attractive styling and finish; good-quality LCD; easy to use
Limited zoom range; mediocre picture quality; 'smart auto' mode makes some questionable decisions
The Samsung ST50 is a very pretty little camera, but it's not the only one, and there's nothing special about it that makes it stand out from the crowd. Instead of loads of technology, we'd prefer a better lens or a wider zoom range ...
