Samsung TL100
Manufacturer: Samsung Part number: TL100
- CNET Editor rating: Not yet rated
- Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 7 reviews
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- Description:
- The TL100 is a 12 MP digital camera that with a 3x optical zoom, makes taking great photos easy. Its ultra slim exterior exudes style and simplicity, but still packs powerful features. The Samsung Perfect Portrait system includes beauty shot which automatically retouches facial imperfections. And the Smart Auto feature selects the scene mode best for the environment you're ... Read more
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CNET editors' blog post
By Joshua Goldman, 01/07/09
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The Samsung TL100 is just a basic ultracompact point-and-shoot with not much going on except its small size. The 12-megapixel camera is just 3.7 inches wide by 2.2 inches high by 0.6 inch deep.
Like any decent point-and-shoot camera in its class, the TL100 has a largish LCD at 2.7 inches and a 3x optical zoom. It also has the shooting options currently in vogue: face, smile, and blink detection, auto scene recognition, and full-resolution ISO settings up to 1600.
It's reasonably priced for the specs, too, and will be available for purchase starting in April 2009.
User reviews
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Great, slim, light-weight camera
by reeder156 on September 2, 2009
Pros: Light-weight, slim, big display screen, easy point and shoot modes
Cons: Mediocre battery life. Slow response time in between taking pictures.
Summary: Great deal on a camera that has a lot of features for a small price. The camera is very sleek looking and very slim. The EASY shoot mode is perfect ...
Summary: Great deal on a camera that has a lot of features for a small price. The camera is very sleek looking and very slim. The EASY shoot mode is perfect for point and shoot pictures. The battery life is not that great, but it charges so quickly that it doesn't matter that much. The display on the back is huge and very clear.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great by day, not so much at night...
by NovaBUSFan on July 23, 2011
Pros: The picture quality is great, and it can focus on small object like coins or small flowers! That's what's good.
Cons: Sometimes, when taking a daytime photo, you get these bars on the picture, but that isn't a huge problem most of the time. When you're in a dark room, you get an orange tint, pictures or video... oh, and the video... Let's just say that sound wise, my old
Summary: All in all, it's a fitting replacement to my old S760, but it has flaws that could have been perfected better, considering the person who sold it to me ...
Summary: All in all, it's a fitting replacement to my old S760, but it has flaws that could have been perfected better, considering the person who sold it to me payed somewhere in the $200 CDN range when it was new. Otherwise, it's a good point and shoot!
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Giant flaws I just couldn't get over
by milkblue82 on March 28, 2010
Pros: It is very nice, sleek and light and I loved the big display screen. It also felt durable. It definitely stands out as a nice looking camera, but that's about all the good it had.
Cons: Flash is too bright, pics came out fuzzy, stabilizer wasn't very helpful and the instructions came in a CD only for PC and not Mac.
Summary: Here is the breakdown of the things I couldn't come to terms with.
1. Flash pictures came out too bright and if you took out the flash, pictures came ...Summary: Here is the breakdown of the things I couldn't come to terms with.
1. Flash pictures came out too bright and if you took out the flash, pictures came out orange and fuzzy. I messed with settings and just couldn't come up with good pictures.
2. The load time was slow when you scroll through pictures on the camera. I had to wait a couple seconds before being able to move to the next picture.
3. The menu was frustrating. Every time I made a selection it left the menu. I would have to go back to the menu all over again and find where I left off on making setting selections every time.
4. Close up pictures came out sharp but like I said before, without the flash it still looked fuzzy and with the flash the image looked great. However, there seemed to be a spotlight look where the edges of the picture came out dark.
I really tried to make myself like this camera. It was just too attractive and I am a Samsung fan. However, when it came right down to it, I wasn't comfortable with settling with this purchase. I returned it back to the store a week later after messing with it in as many settings as possible. It just isn't worth buying. I bought a Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS to replace it and I haven't had it very long but I can tell a big difference. It doesn't have any of the flaws the Samsung had. I am happy now! -
not worth it at all
by meonetwo on February 4, 2010
Pros: the size is great
Cons: multiple charging issues
very slow response for operation
not good photosSummary: The battery has to be in to charge the camera. No backup battery charging this way since there is no separate charger. Charge cable is one foot! long. Camera has ...
Summary: The battery has to be in to charge the camera. No backup battery charging this way since there is no separate charger. Charge cable is one foot! long. Camera has to sit on the floor. Cable end going into camera is tiny and was very difficult to put in and dust flap gets in the way the whole time.
Battery/card door pops open with the slightest touch.
When playing back a photo, it takes forever to scroll around. My 2 1/2 yr old canon sd800 is 3-4 times faster.
Display had ghosting of image. Aim at something, move and you see a dragged/ smeared version of what you were looking at.
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Great for everything EXCEPT evening and night shots.
by Evolved4m on September 17, 2009
Pros: An overall great digital camera with decent quality and pictures.
Cons: TERRIBLE for shooting photos at night or where lighting is dim (bars, clubs, etc.)
Summary: Bought this camera for my girlfriend as a birthday gift... and she HATES it. I don't blame her neither.
This camera has easy navigation, decent picture quality, and plenty ...Summary: Bought this camera for my girlfriend as a birthday gift... and she HATES it. I don't blame her neither.
This camera has easy navigation, decent picture quality, and plenty of features. Battery life is great as well. The Beauty Shot feature is great for that "magazine cover" look. The only downside is the camera cannot shoot night shots no matter what setting I tried. I would pass on this camera just for that sole reason. There are plenty of other cameras at this price range with better overall quality. -
Best Samsung I've Seen
by brentpaxton on July 8, 2009
Pros: Ultra-thin
Large LCD Screen
Crystal Clear Pictures
Trendy DesignCons: Slight purple fringing
Summary: Great camera that is well worth the price tag. This camera shows the great potential for Samsung in the digital camera market. This camera is miles ahead of most Nikon ...
Summary: Great camera that is well worth the price tag. This camera shows the great potential for Samsung in the digital camera market. This camera is miles ahead of most Nikon point and shoot cameras.
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Decent camera, but one slight flaw
by SharpAsSharingan on March 29, 2009
Pros: lightweight, slim look, good looking menu, easy to use, recommended for firsttimers
Cons: slow shutter speed, mediocre IS (Image Stabilization)
Summary: I enjoyed this product and hope to see a newer yet better version. But, i've never seen a photography class product like this from Samsung.
Summary: I enjoyed this product and hope to see a newer yet better version. But, i've never seen a photography class product like this from Samsung.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Samsung
- Part number: TL100
- Description: The TL100 is a 12 MP digital camera that with a 3x optical zoom, makes taking great photos easy. Its ultra slim exterior exudes style and simplicity, but still packs powerful features. The Samsung Perfect Portrait system includes beauty shot which automatically retouches facial imperfections. And the Smart Auto feature selects the scene mode best for the environment you're shooting in.
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Enclosure Color Black
- Resolution 12.2 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 12,400,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,200,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33"
- Digital Zoom 5 x
- Image Stabilizer Electronic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE,
Blink Detection technology - Digital Video Format MPEG-4,
AVI - Image Recording Format JPEG
- AV Interfaces Composite video/audio
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 1600,
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 3200 (3Mpix),
ISO 80,
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic - Shooting Programs Action,
Back light,
Tripod,
White,
Macro text,
Night portrait,
Self-portrait,
Backlight portrait,
Night mode,
Macro,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Negative,
Red,
Blue,
Green,
Cool,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Classic,
Calm,
Forest - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Cloudy,
Fluorescent light (daylight),
Fluorescent light (cool white) - Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 8 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 EV step
Lens System
- Type Samsung,
3 x x Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 18.9 mm - F/3.0-5.6 - Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 31.5 in
- Macro Focus Range 4 in - 31.5 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Features Built-in lens shield
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features AF illuminator
- Effective Flash Range 8 in - 15 ft
Additional Features
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Additional Features Digital image rotation,
Face retouch,
Scene Detection Technology,
In-camera red-eye removal,
Audio recording,
Resizing an image,
Cropping an image,
Saturation control,
Smile Detection technology,
Date/time stamp,
DPOF support,
Built-in speaker,
Advanced Shake Reduction (ASR),
Auto Contrast Balance (ACB),
Auto power save,
PictBridge support,
Digital image stabilization (video mode),
Built-in help guide,
Sharpness control,
Contrast control,
USB 2.0 compatibility Display
- Type 2.7 in LCD display
- Display Features Built-in
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x DC power input - Memory Card Slot SD card
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP,
MS Windows 2000,
Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or later,
MS Windows Vista - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories USB cable,
Power adapter,
Hand strap - Body Material Aluminum
Software
- Software Samsung Master,
Drivers & Utilities Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 720 mAh ( Included )
Memory / Storage
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
MultiMediaCard,
SD Memory Card,
MultiMediaCardplus - Internal Storage 31 MB Flash
- Included Memory Card Integrated,
31 MB - Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000,
JPEG 3984 x 2656,
JPEG 3968 x 2232,
JPEG 3264 x 2448,
JPEG 2592 x 1944,
JPEG 2048 x 1536,
JPEG 1024 x 768 - Video Capture MPEG-4 - 640 x 480,
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480,
MPEG-4 - 320 x 240,
MPEG-4 - 320 x 240,
MPEG-4 - 800 x 592 Dimensions & Weight
- Width 3.7 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 2.2 in
- Weight 4.3 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Samsung
- Address:
105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 - Phone: 1-800-726-7864
- Fax: 1-973-601-6001
