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Samsung WB 30F review

Samsung WB 30F

CHOICE Expert Rating

47%
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Good points

Good Points

  •  Built-in Wi-Fi
  •  Small and light
  •  Wide angle (24mm) )
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Ease of use poor
  •  Flash lacks power
  •  Image quality in manual mode poor
  •  Pictures in low light are noisy and tend to have long exposures, which can result in motion blur
  •  Poor auto focus performance in low light
  •  Poor monitor usability in poor light
  •  Poor movie playback
  •  Poor quality of movie image in good light
  •  Poor sound quality
  •  Very poor face detection performance
  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light
  •  Zoom is not smooth

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
47%
Picture quality score – auto mode
54%
Picture quality score – manual mode
29%
Ease of use score
43%
Movie quality score
36%
Monitor/viewfinder score
58%
Flash score
47%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
24 – 240
Lens factor
10
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
3.1 – 6.3
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/2000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
16
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CCD
Sensor size
Not applicable
Effective resolution (MP)
15.9
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
98 x 57.9 x 27
Weight (g)
148
Tripod socket
Plastic (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
1.9
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.55
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.5
ISO rating
80 – 3200
Exposure correction (lower)
-2
Exposure correction (higher)
2
Continuous shooting mode
2.3
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
4
Closest focus wide (m)
0.08
Closest focus tele (m)
0.13
Closest focus macro (m)
0.05
Focus points (auto mode)
Not stated
Monitor size (mm)
60 x 45
Monitor ratio
4:3
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
none
Viewfinder type
Not applicable
Viewfinder diopter
Not applicable
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec MPEG-4.AVC/H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
30
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
2
Audio recording format
Mono
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC, microSD
Internal memory (MB)
9.5
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2
Flash type
fixed built-in
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
Not stated
Image editing software
Not stated
RAW converter software
Not applicable
Video editing software
Not stated

Cost

Price
$169.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Not applicable
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Not applicable
Lens hood supplied
Not applicable
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable hand strap

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