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February, 2010
Samsung TL500

SamsungTL500

Summary Samsung TL500

Prices Price
Camera only Unknown
Score Snapsort rank
Among similar cameras #11 of 16
details
Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 3x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/1.8 Screen resolution Help 920k dots
Wide angle Help 24 mm Movie format Help 480p @ 30fps
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Also known as: Samsung EX1

Samsung TL500Samsung TL500

Pros

The Samsung TL500 vs other recent pro digicams

Supports RAW Shoots RAW Help
Better editing
Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
920k dots
Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Thickness Thin Help
1.1"
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/1.8
Wide angle Great wide angle lens Help
24 mm
Size Really small Help
Compact 114x63x29 mm
Screen type OLED Screen Help
Bright and vivid

Cons

The Samsung TL500 vs other recent pro digicams

Zoom Below average zoom Help
3x
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Announced Old Help
February, 2010
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/1500 of a second
Movie format Low resolution movies Help
480p @ 30fps
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Weight Very heavy Help
386 g
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
16 seconds

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Avatar for Volker Peter SCHENK Volker Peter SCHENK (6:50 AM, August 29, 2011)
That camera is amazing. I shoot the same focal length 24-70mm on my Pro NIKON D700. This gear is very intrusive, especially, when you want to travel light. In the Winter 2010/2011 I stayed in Cannon Beach, OR and had a chance, to compare the 2 RAW  shooter in the "Belt" class (How I define a camera you have always on you, in a pouch on your belt) Here is a link to the test on one evening, that speaks for itself. While a 24-70mm pro lens is limited to a max F-stop of 2.8, the TL500 offers 1.8 in a high quality Schneider optics. The camera is all metal, even the battery door and has this extreme quality feeling. The excellent AMOLED screen is fully articulated and folding inwards to protect the screen, very usable with this size of cameras (I badly scratched the screen of my NEX with my car keys in the pocket). You can see the photos of that evening here:
http://volkerschenkphotography.smugmug.com/TOOLS-HARDWARE/24-70mm-RAW-Shooter/24-7072mm-RAW-Shooter/14895821_DL2hp6 A rather good image stabilization allowed all shots to be taken handheld. Unfortunately, neither this camera nor the excellent NEX competitor NX10-11 are very popular due to non existing marketing on SAMSUNG's side.